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Darksiders 2 DLC ‘Abyssal Forge’ Coming October 30th

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Joshua Rust

The second DLC for Darksiders 2 is set to release next week. If you happened to miss the first DLC, Argul’s Tomb, check out our review here! Releasing on October 30th for 800 MSP will be the Abyssal Forge. Here is the official description of the DLC: “The Abyssal Forge is a living machine designed to harness the unfocussed dark power of the Abyss and create the most powerful legendary weapons. “The Maker who built this abomination, known only as the Mad Smith, was shunned by his own people and sealed away in the Shadow Lands with his creation. However, the

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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Launch Trailer

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

From a long past evolving from a Mario clone into a DS game that looked more original, and finally into the stunning game that was released this week, Giana Sisters is a platformer that deserves a look. From German developer Black Forest Games it’s fantastic visuals bring a new flair to the genre by allowing gamers to switch between a punk and cute version of the heroine. However, not just her look changes, the whole world (or dream rather) changes along with her! She also gains different abilities depending on who you’re switched to. Take a look at the game below

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A Look Back At ‘Great Giana Sisters’ from 1987

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

Recently released for PC and now available on Steam, ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏,’ has a very interesting past that many may not be aware of. This is actually the 25th anniversary of the Giana Sisters much like many other game series recently. However you probably havn’t heard of the original ‘Great Giana Sisters’ have you? The reason for that more than likely is that Nintendo had the game pulled from shelves due to the original being a Super Mario Bros. clone. This is actually quite unfortunate since the game itself clearly shows some of the concepts from this weeks Giana

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The History Behind ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏’

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Les Major

Rae has already provided a great preview for Giana Sisters in our new section, ‘What’s New On The Shelf,’ but I’d like to elabourate on the background of this game and why you should be interested. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams‏ is quite the tale of an indie project going successfully right. German developer Black Forest Games created “The Great Giana Sisters” back in the 80s which was a Super Mario Bros clone. Nintendo had the game pulled from shelves, yet however in 2009 there was a Giana game released on the DS.

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What’s New On The Shelf: October 23rd

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Welcome to “What’s New On The Shelf”, a hopefully weekly segment that gives you the rundown on all of the latest games to be released at retail in North America (with the exception of PC because let’s be realistic Digital Distribution owns that platform). For right now this only includes physically boxed product but hopefully we’ll expand this feature depending on how well it is received! Without further-a-do let’s get going, because there a lot of releases leading up to the last week of October.

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Zynga Layoffs Hit Multiple Studios; 100+ Laid Off.

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Jason Bassett

Zynga seems to be hit with the worst luck, it seems. It appears that Zynga has announced layoffs on nearly 100+ people within multiple departments within the company. Zynga has announced that a major scale down of their game The Ville and has pulled the plug on another IP called Zynga Bingo and laid off all of the team that was working on the game. Another horrible part of this is that the Boston studio has closed completely. The Boston division was working on title called: Indiana Jones Adventure World  and a Chicago based office may also be into trouble, but there is

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Dragon Age III: Inquisition Details & Concept Art

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joshua Rust

There have been rumors of what’s to come in Dragon Age III: Inquisition. Here are some new details that we know for sure. – It has been in pre-production longer than Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, or Mass Effect 2. – Cinematic designer Jon Perry states that “one level in DA3 is big as all levels in DA2. – There is a possibility that you will be able to own/control your own tower – It will feature character customisation “in a big way” including “follower customisation” – “The storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all

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INDIEGALA 10 Begins

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Daniel Shannon

The tenth IndieGala has started. As with previous iterations, you’ll get to pay what you want. Furthermore, you may choose how to divvy up your donation between the developers, Indie Gala, or Charities. This time the Charities are the Able Gamers foundation and the Italian Red Cross which is raising funds to help Emilia Romagna, a region of Italy that was recently hit by an Earthquake. You may watch the trailer and read about the games after the jump.

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Bioshock Infinite Shows Off America

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jason Bassett

BioShock Infinite looks like it’s going to be another beautiful game. With the newest incarnation of the franchise leaving the aqua-metropolis known as Rapture and know going into a completely different direction: an American sky city known as Columbia. The city is known for it’s vast amount of color and it’s one of the most beautiful cities that we have seen in a video game this year. With that said, take a look at a new trailer that recently surfaced. Showing more of the air-city and some of the newer techniques that protagonist Booker DeWitt will be using in the

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Mass Effect 4 Will Be ‘Shepard’-less

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Joshua Rust

That’s right everyone – Shepard will not make it to Mass Effect 4 (or the equivalent name to the next game). In a recent interview, art and design producer Fabrice Condominas from BioWare Montreal, told VG247: “There is one thing we are absolutely sure of – there will be no more Shepard, and the trilogy is over. “This is really our starting point. Now the Mass Effect universe is vast, and very, very rich. So at this point in time, we don’t even know what kind of time frame we’re going to be in. All we’re doing is more gathering ideas

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Is ‘Haunts’ Kickstarter’s First Failed Game?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

There’s been a lot of buzz about Kickstarter lately. With several big name projects popping up including names like Doublefine, Ron Gilbert and others. It was only a matter of time before one of these projects went belly up and it appears Haunt, by Mob Rules Games is the first such causality. A turn based title with horror elements, Haunts aimed to allow players take the role of either average humans exploring a haunted house or the monsters who resided inside. The game would have featured a distinct black, white and red visual style, not unlike the pallet used in

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The Heroes Who Made Quest For Glory Need U

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Les Major

Not to be confused with all the recent U puns for the Wii-U, the creators of Quest for Glory are back looking to make a new PC game with some hardcore fans and some of the folks from Jolly Rover, MacGuffin’s Curse, and Emerald City Confidential! Unlike most Lori and Corey Cole adventure games, this one focuses on a named “hero”  Shawn O’Conner. He’s an thief who ends up getting caught in his thieves guild initiation. It’s either jail or reform school for Shawn, so he chooses to be sent off to Hero-U! The play style sounds a bit different too,

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New Sleeping Dogs DLC Coming This Halloween

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Les Major

Nightmare in North Point is Sleeping Dogs first DLC with a story campaign. Not only is it coming out October 30th just in time for Halloween, but it’s style is absolutely beautiful! The trailer has a wonderful feel of a Chinese horror movie and this really looks like a worthwhile addition to the game. Take a look! No price has been released yet it seems.

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Steam Sales This Weekend Let No Sleeping Dogs Lie

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Les Major

Undercover drama Sleeping Dogs is 50% off on steam this weekend for $24.99! From the creators of the True Crime series this open world action game takes you to Hong Kong. For half price this looks like a fantastic deal. I’ve been eager to check out Wei Shen’s story and it looks like a great time to join in. Payday: The Heist is also on sale for 75% off at $4.99. This team co-op game focuses on fending off the cops as you try to make a daring bank robbery. It’s also a free play weekend for Payday so if you want

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Bioshock: Infinite Gets Premium & Ultimate Songbird Editions

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Joshua Rust

Announced today are two new editions of Bioshock: Infinite that are now up for preorder at your local gaming store! The “Premium Edition” goes for $79.99 while the “Ultimate Songbird Edition” goes for $149.99. Here are the contents of the “Ultimate Songbird Edition”: 9.5 inch Songbird statue A 3-inch baby version keychain of the sold-out Murder of Crows vigor bottle replica. A 5 x 7-inch lithograph by Jorge Lacera. A 25 millimeter, resin-cast Handyman miniature from the upcoming BioShock Infinite board game by Plaid Hat Games, makers of Summoner Wars. A mini art book, full of BioShock Infinite concept art

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