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Tag: Video Games

  • Sony Will Let Microsoft Make First Move

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    And now we play the waiting game.

    Sony’s CEO Kaz Hirai has officially stated that Sony is leaving the floor open for Microsoft to unveil their new console first.

    “Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?”

    Now all we need is for Microsoft to announce that they are going to wait on Sony to unveil their new Playstation and we have the loneliest holiday season in gaming ever. No matter which side flinches first we will still know everything my E3 this year.

  • THQ Offers Another Massive Game Sale

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    In the wake of THQ’s “fire auction” sale on Tuesday in which all of the companies developers and game properties will be sold off to the highest bidder, the company has a huge sale going on Amazon.com. For just $25 you will get an incredible 19 games to download including Darksiders 1&2, Homefront, Metro 2033 and more.

    Seeing a good company like THQ dissolve this week is certainly a sad episode in gaming (damn UDraw) and seeing all the great games on this sale list shows how good of a lineup the company had. So go pick up this bundle because I doubt you will find a better $25 to spend on games.

    Check out the list of games you will get for only 25 bucks.

    1.Company of Heroes – Tales of Valor
    2. Company of Heroes Game of the Year
    3. Darksiders II
    4. Darksiders
    5. Homefront
    6. MX vs ATV Reflex
    7. Metro 2033
    8. Nexuiz
    9. Red Faction Armageddon
    10. Red Faction Guerrilla
    11. Saints Row 2
    12. Saints Row: The Third
    13. Supreme Commander
    14. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
    15. Titan Quest Gold
    16. Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II – Gold Edition
    17. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
    18. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War Gold
    19. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II Retribution

     

  • God Of War: Ascension Single Player Trailer

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    Sony has released this 30 second video for [amazon_link id=”B0050SXCQ6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]God of War: Ascension[/amazon_link]. In it, Kratos is chained up and is all mopey and depressing. You know…Kratos. Then he gets all revenge-y and we see some great looking gameplay that the series is always known for.

    Go check out the video below and get your Kratos fix until March 12th when God of War: Ascension is released.

    Video courtesy of IGN

  • Waiting On That Tomb Raider Demo? Keep Waiting.

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    Crystal Dynamics has announced that there will be no demo released for the upcoming reboot of [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link], saying that they did not want to spoil the story in any way and also did not want players to start the game and have a week or so break before having to pick it back up. Seems logical especially given how long we have been waiting on this game, holding off an extra week to get the full version should not bother anyone (except your hardcore trolls).

    Also bucking with a recent industry trend is the fact that the game will not offer any kind of season or online pass for it’s downloadable content. This has become the norm for many big titles to offer a $20 or $30 package right at release that includes all future DLC in one package. To me, this says that they may not have a whole lot of DLC planned to justify a $30 charge.

    [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] will release on March 5th.

  • Far Cry 3 DLC Available Today, Expands Single And Multiplayer

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    Today Ubisoft released the ‘Deluxe Bundle” DLC pack for the amazing shooter [amazon_link id=”B0050SYV70″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Far Cry 3[/amazon_link]. The pack contains every pre-order bonus that was offered with the game before release through the various different websites and store deals in one simple download. For only $10 or 800 MS Points you will receive The Lost Expeditions, The Monkey Business Pack, The Warrior, and The Predator Pack as well as new animals to hunt and more single and multiplayer weapons.

    The ‘Deluxe Bundle’ will include:

    • Six new single player missions
    • Two new single player weapons: Tribal Knife and Hunter’s M700 Predator Rifle
    • Four new animals to hunt: the Mountain Lion, Thylacine, White Tiger and Red Vulture
    • One new character: Hurk and his monkeys
    • Two multiplayer weapon unlocks: Type-10 Flare, Shotgun and Predator Bow
    • Two new end of match movies for multiplayer starring Hurk and his monkeys

    For 10 bucks that a good amount of content to add on to an already massive game.

     

  • White Playstation 3 Coming Stateside

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    Finally!

    North America will finally be able to pick up the super slim white version of the [amazon_link id=”B009DYE3JI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Playstation 3[/amazon_link] on January 27th. The system will come with a 500GB hard drive and one year of Playstation Plus service for $299.99. The Playstation Plus service is Sony’s online program which gives you access to demos early, discounts in the Playstation Store and best of all, an Instant Games Library where you can download a host of popular titles to your hard rive to play free of charge. Playstation Plus is $50 a year so you are in reality paying only $250 for this beauty.

    So for those of you that prefer your Playstation’s less Vader and more stormtrooper, today is your day.

  • Could A Fallout TV Show Be In The Future?

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    Bethesda filed for a trademark that has people wondering about the possibility of a television show based on their huge series [amazon_link id=”B001REZLY8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Fallout [/amazon_link]. The application calls for Bethesda to have the rights to the Fallout name for “entertainment services in the nature of an on-going television program set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world”.

    With the massive success of The Walking Dead, a Fallout series should not be too far out of the realm of possibility. With this trademark Bethesda could have something in the works or simply be covering their bases for all the uses of the Fallout name. Only time will tell.

    But if a Fallout series is in the future, you have to get Ron Perlman to be in it it. Right? Just pay him whatever he wants.

  • Lego City Undercover, Luigi’s Mansion 2, More Get Release Dates

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    This morning Nintendo announced their spring line-up which gave release dates for a lot of anticipated games on the 3DS and Wii U. You here that Wii U owners?? There is relief on the way!!! Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Monster Hunter 3 and Shin Megami Tensei lead the way for the 3DS while the Wii U’s most aniticipated may easily be the open-world GTA-lite clone Lego City Undercover.

    Here are the spring releases for Nintendo:

    • [amazon_link id=”B002I0K3PM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lego City Undercover[/amazon_link] (Wii U) March 18
    • [amazon_link id=”B009EWHKAI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Monster Hunter Ultimate[/amazon_link] (Wii U, 3DS) March 19
    • [amazon_link id=”B0053BCP40″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon[/amazon_link] (3DS) March 24
    • [amazon_link id=”B00AYABWYE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity[/amazon_link] (DS) March 24
    • [amazon_link id=”B00AZ70ZA8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct[/amazon_link] (Wii U) March 26
    • [amazon_link id=”B00APBF8A6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Shin Megami Tensei: Soul Hackers[/amazon_link] (3DS) April 16
    • Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) April 21

     

  • We Will Get To Play The Cave Sooner Than Expected

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    One of the games I have anxiously been awaiting to play is The Cave, the new adventure game from Double Fine Studios and industry legend Ron Gilbert, who created [amazon_link id=”B00642R92A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Monkey Island[/amazon_link]. Now the wait is almost over because it has been announced that The Cave will be released on January 22nd on the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Playstation Network and January 23rd on Xbox Live.

    The Cave is a side-scrolling adventure where you pick three characters from a cast of seven (much like Maniac Mansion) and make your way through a magical cave using all three members of your party to solve the puzzles within.

    The Cave will cost 1200 MS Points or $14.99 depending on your platform.

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  • Splinter Cell: Blacklist Delayed Until August. Watch The New Trailer.

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    Ubisoft has announced that [amazon_link id=”B0086V5V8G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Splinter Cell: Blacklist[/amazon_link] has been delayed and will release on August 20, 2013. Now that may sound like a bad thing, especially if you have been patiently waiting on the game, but this gets Sam Fisher out of the “release window of death” that is spring 2013. With February-May loaded with releases there were bound to be some games that got lost and I am glad that Splinter Cell moved to later in the year. Some other games (Fuse) could take this move as a sign of what to do.

    Along with the release change there was also a new trailer released today. The aptly named ‘Inauguration’ sees actual footage of past presidents taking the oath of office as Sam and his team try to diffuse a situation that could lead  to a national incident. And no, Michael Ironside is still not doing Sam’s voice in this game, so we are just all going have to get used to that. If you need to hear his oh so soothing voice go watch [amazon_link id=”B000UAFDP2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Starship Troopers[/amazon_link] or any SyFy Saturday night movie.

    Here is the new trailer courtesy of IGN.