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Spyhunter Returns After 11 Year Absence

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Spy Hunter, the classic arcade driving franchise from now defunct publisher Midway will be introduced to a new generation of gamers on the 3DS and PS Vita thanks to Warner Bros Interactive.  This marks the first entry in the franchise in more than a decade, the last game also titled Spyhunter was released in 2001 for the PS2. In Spy Hunter  you take the wheel of the G-6155 Interceptor Super Car equipped with nitrous boosts, high tech gadgetry and of course explosive weaponry.  Alongside the announcement of the game Warner Bros released a brief trailer. If you want to see

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Warlock: Master of the Arcane Giveaway

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

The sinister cabal that pulls my strings like a puppet has told me that the time has come to initiate Operation Warlock Wednesday. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, we’re giving away copies of Warlock: Master of the Arcane. If you are unfamiliar with Warlock, it’s a turn based strategy game set in the Majesty universe. Our benefactors want you to think of it in terms of Civ 5 with werewolves, giant rats, and sorcery. In truth, it’s a buffet of dark knowledge that corrupts all who partake. Never mind, I was thinking of something else. Warlock pretty much is Civilization

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Doom 3 BFG Edition Coming To Consoles This Fall

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

ID Software’s landmark FPS Doom 3 will be released on the Xbox 360 and PS3 this fall with full trophy/achievement support. The BFG Edition of Doom 3 also packs in the first original doom titles and the Resurrection of Evil expansion packs that was released in 2005. Achievements and 3D support aren’t the only new features for this edition of Doom 3.  Activision has also included an additional 7 act add-on to the campaign titled “the lost missions”. The original Doom 3 multiplayer experience will be ported to Xbox Live & PSN as well, but no solid details were provided

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The Soundcheck | Iron Maiden 6-Pack

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jesse Lord

Now that I’m all rested after taking a nice vacation last week with my lovely wife, I’m back and ready to play catch-up with the weekly DLC releases!  You’ll also notice that I’ve settled on a name for these features – you can now call these posts “The Soundcheck!” So for last week’s DLC we got a mega-pack of Iron Maiden epics under the appropriate title “Maiden Epics” in the Rock Band store.  The tracks are as follows:

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Confrontation/Yesterday Giveaway

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Hello everyone. I hope our American readers had a (happy/ debauched/somber/exciting/uneventful) Memorial Day weekend. I know I did. That being said, we have two fine titles to give away today courtesy of Focus Home Interactive. The first is a copy of the point and click adventure Yesterday (you can read Eric’s review  here). We also have two copies of Confrontation, a tactical RPG based on the miniature skirmish game of the same name. As per our M.O., You will find Steam keys for the game hidden in our articles, Twitter, Steam group, or Facebook page.

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Microsoft Posts “Secret” Avatar Motocross Screens

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Microsoft’s official XBLA blog, Play XBLA, posted some interesting “secret” screenshots this morning showcasing an unannounced title featuring Avatars. The two screenshots show the Xbox Avatar’s riding motorcycles in a dessert environment complete with palm trees and another has an avatar performing a handstand while flying through the air.

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Halo 4 Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Halo 4 is going to have a huge impact come Election Day, this November. If you’re thinking of picking up Master Chief’s latest ass kicking space adventure you might want to take these newly revealed Pre-Order bonuses into consideration. As is usual with gaming now-a-days Amazon, EB Games and Play.com all have different bonuses up for offer. EB Games (confirmed only for Canada at the moment) – Camo battle rifle & Festive Armor Amazon – Web Armor Skin Play — DeadEye Helmet Gamestop (US) – Forrest Armor Skin. Source

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Cast A Spell Using Your Hands In Harry Potter For Kinect

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Just because the long running series of films ended last year doesn’t mean Warner Bros can’t returnsto the Harry Potter universe with this fall’s release of Harry Potter Kinect. This latest trip to Hogwarts promises to revisit key moments from the entire eight book series. Just how will Kinect spread the magic of Hogwarts? Players will be able to cast spells using physical gestures or by calling out the spell’s name using Kinect’s built in microphone. Along with the announcement of the game Warner Bros released several screenshot which you can check out after the jump.

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Jet Set Radio Returns To PS Vita, Xbox & PS3

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

SEGA Europe and SEGA of America announced in a joint press release that SEGA’s Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio will be returning on the PlayStation vita some time later this year. JSR Will also be released on the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network as well. This isn’t a straight port of Jet Set Radio either. All versions will render the vibrant version of Tokyo gamers have come to love in high definition. SEGA also confirmed that the original soundtrack from the Dreamcast version will be returning in this version. Om the PS Vita SEGA has implemented camera integration as well

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Jagged Alliance: Back in Action & Yesterday Giveaway

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

Today we are giving away two copies of Jagged Alliance: Back in Action and one copy of Yesterday (courtesy of Kalypso Media and Focus Home Interactive respectively).  You will find Steam keys for the game hidden in our articles, Twitter, Steam group, or Facebook page. Furthermore, if you are interested, you can read Eric’s review of Yesterday here.

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Atlus’ Persona 4 Arena Confirmed For Europe

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Atlus Games and Zen United announced today they will be bringing Personal 4 Arena to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360 later this year. Persona 4 Arena is a fighting game featuring characters from both Atlus’ Persona 4 and its predecessor Persona 3 FES. In addition to the standard fighting game fare – multiple special moves and using gaurds/defensive techniques strategically Arena features a special type of attack using a Burst Gauge system. Arena marks a bit of a departure for the Persona series whose more modern entries are traditionally an action RPG combined with a relationship simulator.

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Call of Duty MW3 Collection #2 Hits Xbox Live

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The latest collection of add-on maps have been released on Xbox Live. Collection #2 adds 3 multiplayer maps, 2 Spec Ops Missions and 2 “Face-Off” Maps.  Face-off is a new mode where the focus is on close quarters combat rather than the larger areas that the COD franchise is known for. Modern Warfare 3 Collection 2 adds the following maps – Getaway,  Lookout:, Sanctuary, Foundation, Oasis, Kill Switch, Iron Clad. The maps were originally part of the COD Elite service, which drops maps more perioidically but requires a $44.99 a year commitment. Alternatively you can purchase Collection 2 for 1200

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Reminder: PlayStation Network Down Until 2 AM Eastern

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

This is a reminder to all of you hardcore PlayStation players out there who might have let this one slip – The PlayStation Network is undergoing maintenance today. That means that you might not be able to sign in to the service on a PlayStation 3, Vita or PSP. It goes without saying that online play and the PlayStation Store could also be affected at the moment.

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Metro Last Light’s Short Film Lets Us Watch The Bombs Drop

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Metro Last Light, the follow up to post apocalyptic first person shooter Metro 2033, might have been delayed until 2013 but that doesn’t mean the game shouldn’t come out swinging during the pre-e3 madness. In the latest live action short, released to promote the game, we follow average citizens of Moscow as the bombs begin to fall. As you would expect the world is full of panic as nuclear death quickly approaches! Does this trailer have army dudes screaming at the citizens while brannishing an AK47? Yup, seems like an average day in Russia to me (kidding of course). Check

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