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  • In Space, No One Can Hear You Get Cancelled. (UPDATED)

    Photo courtesy digitalspy.com
    Photo courtesy digitalspy.com

    Reports are swirling that EA has officially put the “dead” in Dead Space and effectively cancelled the franchise after sales for Dead Space 3 did not meet expectations. EA has been laying off employees in their Los Angeles and Montreal studios as part of the company’s restructuring plans, which now includes no more Dead Space.

    EA’s expectations for the game were too high and everyone knew it. Last year, CEO John Riccitiello said he thought that Dead Space 3 could sell 5 million copies. Remember when selling a million copies used to be considered  a hit and sequel worthy?

    Despite the sad news, Dead Space 3 received a glowing 9.5 review from us and should be experienced.

    UPDATE

    EA has responded to the story this morning saying that the Dead Space franchise is still alive and well at Visceral Montreal and remains one of their most important IP’s.

     

  • Gears Of War: Judgment Aftermath Trailer

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    Photo courtesy ew.com

    A pleasant surprise happened last night during the new Gears of War: Judgment reveal on Xbox Live. A new single-player unlock called Aftermath was announced which puts players into the story of Cole and Baird during the events of Gears of War 3. During Gears 3, when Marcus and Anya head forward to Azura, they send Cole and Baird to go and find reinforcements. This is where Aftermath kicks in and will have about an hour new story that will also connect back to what you are playing in Judgment.

    Watch the video below and see a bit of Aftermath as well as the developers talking about the new “smart spawn” system and what they hope to achieve with the game.

    [amazon_link id=”B002I0H2AG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Gears of War: Judgment[/amazon_link] releases on March 19th.

  • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Premiere Trailer

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    Photo courtesy officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk

    Ahoy! Avast! And get ready for almost a year of pirate jokes until Assassin’s Creed IV comes out. I know, I know, I will grow just as tired of thinking of them and writing them as you will of reading them, but what are we gonna do? This is the hand that Ubisoft has dealt us and we might as well run with it.

    Back to subject.

    Hey! Have you been wondering just where in the heck you can find that pesky trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag at?! Why it is just below and it features that scourge of the seven seas Blackbeard, though sadly, not the Ian McShane version.

    God, I miss Deadwood.

    He is preaching up all the mateys at the local pub about the legend of Edward Kenway, a legendary pirate who would go on to father a boring British guy and grandfather an even more boring Indian grandson.

    Those Kenway’s sure do like sampling the world’s culture’s, don’t they?

    Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flack releases on October 29th for every system imaginable. I am pretty sure there is a 3DO version also.

  • Say Hello To The Greatest USB Drive Ever Made

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    Photo courtesy joystiq.com

    USB drives are everywhere. Chances are you have one on you right now. Hell, I stepped on one on my floor last night walking to go get some Pop Tarts. So it takes a special kind of design to get me to want to buy a new one and actually take care of it.

    Behold! The Mega Buster USB drive.

    Capcom will be selling these beauties next week for 20 bucks a pop and it will come pre-loaded with all kinds of Mega Man goodness. You will get a link to download the Street Fighter X Mega Man game, soundtrack, wallpapers and two digital art books.

    You want it, just admit it. It’s easier when you admit things.

  • It Is Never Too Early For Tomb Raider Cosplay

    All photos courtesy geektyrant.com
    All photos courtesy donttellme.deviantart.com

    We here are counting down the days until this Tuesday when Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link] is finally released on the world. The good people over at Geek Tyrant are making the wait a little bit easier by finding this set of cosplay photos for Lara’s newest adventure.

    The cosplay comes courtesy of Alexa Karii who really does the character justice in her photo set. Go and check out her other cosplay sets on her DeviantArt page and leave a nice comment for all the hard work.

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  • A Host Of Screenshots Arrive For The Witcher 3

    All photos courtesy gameinformer.com
    All photos courtesy gameinformer.com

    It is an exciting time to be a video game fan. The promise of new consoles on the horizons means we get to finally see just what next-gen means for the next 5-10 years. CD Projekt Red has released a slew of new screens from The Witcher 3 using their new engine that will also be running their Cyberpunk 2077.

    The Witcher 3 will be a full open-world experience with CD Projekt Red claiming that the story will take up to 50 hours to complete. I played the Witcher 2 for around 10 hours and could not get myself to finish it. Not saying it was not a well made game, it just was not catching me. I admit that I will end up getting The Witcher 3 because I am a sucker for fantasy games and give it another try.

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  • Beyond: Two Souls Release Date Revealed

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    Photo courtesy hooscity.se

    Today Sony has announced that [amazon_link id=”B0050SX7BQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Beyond: Two Souls[/amazon_link] will release on October 8th for the Playstation 3. The game is developed by Quantic Dream, the makers of Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy. It stars Ellen Page in the role of Jodie who is quite more than she appears to be.

    Quantic Dream had Page fully act out her role with the use of their motion capture technology which gives the characters unprecedented realism in their performances.

    It was also announced that Willem Dafoe is a part of the cast as well. Green Goblin is portraying Nathan Dawkins, a paranormal scientist who works for the government and is fascinated by Jodie.

  • Why Is Star Wars: 1313 Not Moving Forward?

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    Photo courtesy attackofthefanboy.com

    Way back when at E3 2012, Lucasarts showed off amazing looking footage for a brand new Star Wars game titled Star Wars: 1313. It was dark and gritty and it was beautiful. So much so that when the show was over debate began on whether this was actually our first look at a true next-gen game. Then….nothing. No developers talking up how hard they were working on it, no hints on what systems or possible releases dates. It went off the radar.

    So what gives?

    Seems Kotaku may have turned over the right rock and figured out where the game has been hiding. It appears that the game has been put on hold since the Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm last year to focus completely on getting J.J. Abrams’ Episode VII going into production. There is no word on if the game will be moving forward after a certain amount of time or if it will simply fall onto Disney/Lucas’ immense back burner.

    I do hope that the higher ups at Disney do not just think of one avenue of media to make money off of Star Wars. The Lucasarts game history is a checkered one, yes, but also one that is filled with classic games and I hope that Star Wars 1313 is given a chance to be fully realized and see the light of day.

  • New Xbox Bundle Combines Batman With Darksiders

     

    Photo courtesy joystiq.com
    Photo courtesy joystiq.com

    Microsoft is releasing a new bundle for the Xbox 360 that will combine a 250 GB hard drive with Batman: Arkham City and Darksiders 2. The Spring Value Bundle will costs $299.99 and is available now at all retailers.

    Along with the games you will also receive a free month of Xbox Live.

  • Tomb Raider: The Final Hours Reaches Its Final Video

    Photo courtesy videogamers.com
    Photo courtesy videogamers.com

    It is finally time to see the last video in the Tomb Raider: The Final Hours series. Over the past six months the series has introduced us to the actors portraying the characters, the creation of the unique music, the first hands-on for the public at San Diego Comic-Con and last time, the immense strain that the developers felt as they tried to finish final bug testing on their way to release.

    This final video has host Zachary Levi interviewing the department heads on this final run until the game gets into the hands of gamers. Crystal Dynamics has done a great job with the lead up to the game and its time is almost here.

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