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Footage of LucasArts’ Cancelled Darth Maul Game Leaked

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

The recently shuttered LucasArts had a last generation title in production centered around Darth Maul – the Sith lord who will ever been linked with one of the few awesome fight scenes in the prequel trilogy and of course double bladed light sabers. Footage from an unfinished build has made its way on to YouTube, alongside details in the May issue of Game Informer.

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LEGO The Hobbit Is Available Today!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Les Major

Over the years, the LEGO games have found an endearing charm that many gamers have found hard to resist. With light hearted takes on some of our favourite movies, Travellers Tales has created some grand adventures. Today gamers can go there and almost back again in LEGO The Hobbit which includes adaptation of Peter Jackson’s first two movies based on the J. R. R. Tolkien classic. Rumour has it that the third instalment’s game content will be released as DLC closer to the movies release. Want to see the trailer? Travel along further into this article for

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Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut Goes Next Gen Next Week

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Les Major

April 8th will see the release of Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut which among graphical improvements will also improve on the original in various other ways. As a download title for PS4 and Xbox One, the Director’s Cut will be available for just $19.99! Strike Suit Zero is a proud Kickstarter success story. For more details and the trailer, read on!

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On The Shelf: New Releases for March 18th 2013

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Every week new releases hit the store shelves. How do you know which games to pick up? Every so often we here at Broken Joysticks bring you a list of the upcoming titles that will be available at retail. This week sees two huge releases – Snake returns in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Square Enix’s masterpiece Final Fantasy X gets a re-release on the PlayStation 3 and Vita.

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Atelier Escha & Logy Now On Store Shelves

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tecmo Koei’s long running Atelier series gets another release stateside with the announcement that Atelier Escha & Logy has shipped to retailers for the PlayStation 3. This latest iteration offers more than just the usual Atelier trimmings we’ve come to expect – aside from gorgeous graphics and adorable characters – Escga & Logy also bring with them the new imbue system. This system allows players to customize their weapons and armour by amending a wide variety of properties. Tweaks to the series staple synthesis system mean that as players progress they will unlock the ability to craft more complex potions/items

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Emerge From The Shadows In Batman: Arkham Knight

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

The Dark Knight swoops his way onto the brand new Xbox One & PlayStation 4 this Fall with the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. Billed as the final chapter in RockSteady’s long running Arkham series – following 2009’s Arkham Asylum and 2011’s Arkham City – this brand new title will finally allow players stop baddies while cruising through Gotham City in the bat-mobile. Prior games featured the signature car but Knight marks the first time that players will actually be able to get behind the wheel. Aside from the reveal of the lead platform we also know more about the

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Come On Down To South Park… Tomorrow!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Les Major

Just one more sleep until South Park: The Stick of Truth is released! The long delayed RPG epic by Obsidian Entertainment is looking fantastic and PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 owners will be able to move their ‘new kid’ to the quiet mountain town tomorrow. How much does the game look like the television show? Check out the videos after the break for a great preview of just how much this title represents the series it’s based on.

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Next Gen Vs Current Gen: Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

  Want to take a look at how Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes compares between console generations? Well, wonder no longer because Konami has released a two minute comparison video that shows us the differences between the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Alongside this visual comparison, Konami also revealed the resolutions and frame rates for each version. Next Generation players on either platform will be able to enjoy Ground Zereos at 60 frames per second but there are some caveats – only the PS4 version will run natively at 1080p. On

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Irrational Games Closing, Ken Levine To Focus On Digital Games

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

In a surprise move that sent shockwaves throughout the gaming community earlier this week, Irrational Games founder Ken Lavine has announced that the studio will be downsizing from its current format as an AAA studio to one with just fifteen members. Considering the critical and financial success both the original Bioshock and last year’s Bioshock Infinite have enjoyed this move might seem out of left field, but Mr.Lavine has attempted to explain the rationale behind this decision in a rather lengthy blog post. Developers affected by the closure will be offered financial and logistical support according to Levine to help

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New Features Trailer for FF X/X2

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Jason Nason

SQUARE ENIX today released the New Features trailer for FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster. The game features completely remastered visuals, updated music, and new content. FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster will available on March 18 as a single disc bundle available on the PlayStation 3. The collector’s edition for the PlayStation 3 system will be sold exclusively at the Square Enix Online Store for $79.99.

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Swordplay Shown In Hellraid Dev Diary

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Joshua Rust

Perhaps one of my most anticipated titles for 2014, yes I’m not like most other people, is Hellraid. From the studio that brought us Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide, comes a dark fantasy twist from Techland with the awesome gameplay that made the Dead Island franchise so popular. For those unfamiliar, you can check out some of the screenshots that have been released. You can also see the first gameplay trailer that was released almost a year ago.

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Transformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark Announced

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Joshua Rust

Today at the New York Toy Fair Activision announced a new Transformers video game, presumably to coincide with the release of the next Transformers movie, titled Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark. With unfortunate layoffs at High Moon Studios, it appears that the new Transformers game will be in a new developers’ hands: Edge of Reality (whom is most memorable for The Incredible Hulk tie-in). Activision, with the announcement of the new game, have also released a teaser trailer to go along with it…

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Worms Battlegrounds Announced By Team17

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joshua Rust

The extremely popular Worms games are getting ready to make their next-gen debut on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Worms Battlegrounds is the next title that will be released in the Worms franchise. Details are scarce at the moment, but Team17 states that it is targeting a 2014 release date for Worms Battlegrounds and it will be released as a digital download title. Stay tuned as more information becomes available!

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Metro and Outlast Added to PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Jason Nason

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Sony has added a few more games to their PlayStation Plus Instant Game Collection, which will be available to donwload after today’s store update. One of the two new games will be PlayStation 4 title Outlast with PS3 game Metro: Last Light filling in the other slot. Also a few game discounts are also being dished out. Check out the list below. Outlast (PS4) Outlast Hell is an experiment you can’t survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum

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Rambo the Video Game Gets UK Release Date

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Jason Nason

Reef Entertainment announced yesterday that RAMBO THE VIDEO GAME will be released in EUROPE on February 21st, 2014. The game will be released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The game will be released in North America on PlayStation 3 and Windows PC in Q1 2014. Rambo the Video Game will put players in Rambo’s boots and take them on an action-packed adventure through the iconic action-sequences and story-arcs of FIRST BLOOD, RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II & RAMBO III. The game will feature the original movie voice-tracks of John Rambo and Col. Samuel Trautman as well as

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