MLB The Show 13 Gets Fan Selected Canadian Cover

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

MLB The Show has had an alternate cover for the Canadian version since last year’s game. Sony Computer Entertainment Canada announced that an online poll is now open on their Facebook page to determine which cover, out of a set of three, will be adorning MLB The Show 13. Like last year’s game Toronto Blue Jays player Jose Bautista will be featured front and center on the Canadian edition. So, if you are a baseball fan make sure to cast your vote. MLB The Show 13 is out on Playstation 3 and Playstation vita on March 5th!

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New Fire Emblem Awakening Trailer

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo released a new commercial for their upcoming trip game Fire Emblem Awakening today. The trailer sheds some light on the game including the fact that certain choices in the game will impact your outcome later. “Every decision counts,” the trailer warns. “This is life; this is death.” Seems like a pretty ominous especially when you have a reset button. But the implications are obvious and rather exciting. It’s nice to have consequences and differing outcomes based on your choices rather than one vanilla story and end result. Branching storylines, if this is what will be implemented, are fantastic.

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Kojima: Metal Gear Rising Originally Starred Grey Fox

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance once was set to star the original cyborg ninja, Grey Fox (Aka. Frank Jager), according to series creator Hideo Kojima. Speaking with IGN he states the original idea was shot down in favor of newly augmented bad ass Raiden after considering feedback given to him by staff at Kojima Studios. He felt that passing on some of the responsibility regarding the direction of the series to younger designers was key to its continued success. “It was my staff in Kojima Productions that insisted on Raiden, and I respected their idea … In my personal opinion, I

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New Max Payne 3 DLC Coming January 22nd [UPDATED]

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Jason Nason

On January 22nd, Rockstar Games will be releasing the final Max Payne 3 DLC pack for all platforms. The company promises that the pack will be an action-packed pack which will contain new co-op and competitive modes, plus “other awesome treats” for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer. Rockstar has revealed more of what is in the Deathmatch Made in Heaven Pack in greater detail today. The details are listed below. The official artwork for the pack in above.

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Sony Japan To Release Red & Blue Super Slim PS3s

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Two new colors of PlayStation 3 have been announced by Sony Japan. Called Amazon Blue & Garnet Red, these shiny reflective Super Slim PS3s are sure to be a hit with the Japanese market as well as collectors, who will likely import them for a lot more than the 24,900 ($279 USD) suggested asking price. Garnet Red & Amazon Blue join  Classic White as new colors announced for Sony’s current generation machine. The Classic White Bundle is available for $299 in Canada with a year of PS+ bundled in the box. Perhaps if you’re a patriotic American and you’re feeling

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Project X Zone Coming To North America And Europe

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

Announced just a few minutes ago via Katsuhiro Harada’s twitter, Project X Zone will be coming out in North America and Europe this summer. For those who don’t know, Project X Zone is a tactical role playing game bringing characters across various series from Capcom, Namco Bandai Games and Sega such as Street Fighter, Mega Man X, Resident Evil, Virtua Fighter, Sakura Wars, Resonance of Fate, Tekken, .hack and Xenosaga to name a few. . This will be third game in Namco’s X series of games and the second to be released in North America after Cross Edge. Below is a

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Starbreeze’s New IP Is ‘Storm’ – Defines Their Future

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Joshua Rust

T0day Swedish developer Starbreeze Studios has announced that they are working on a co-op Sci-fi FPS that will define the future for them – or so their website states.  Very few details are known about Storm, except that it is a Sci-fi co-op FPS that is being developed “behind closed doors” and that it is “a long-term project.” A lone image has been posted on the company’s official website. I’m hoping for Starbreeze to make some magic as they did all those many years ago with games like The Darknessand their take on The Chronicles Of Riddickfranchise. Those two games

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SimCity Beta Coming Soon

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Jason Nason

According to the official Twitter account for SimCity the game will be in open Beta from January 25th – January 28th. You’ll need to sign up for an Origin account if you don’t already have one and you’ll get to play an hour of the upcoming title. I for one am very excited for the release of the game. I’ve been a fan of the series for ages and have played the titles on numerous platforms. I even play the SimCity Social game on Facebook.

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Extended Trailer

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Joshua Rust

News regarding the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has been in limited supply. Heck even this trailer is just an extension of the one already released. But it’s better than nothing right? Right? [youtube id=”OGv2CDo8qQo” width=”600″ height=”350″] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII currently doesn’t have a set date, but is expected to release this fall. If you could have any Final Fantasy game re-released in HD on PS3/Xbox 360 which would you choose and why?

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Halo 4 Spartan Ops Episodes 6-10 Preview Trailer

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Joshua Rust

Halo 4’s Spartan Ops is a lot of fun to play, especially with friends. Starting this coming Monday (the 21st) the weekly episodes of Spartan Ops will return in full force as episodes 6 – 10 will be released throughout the coming weeks. Here is a preview of what’s to come in the next episodes. [youtube id=”G2mq9YTou-g” width=”600″ height=”350″] Which reminds me, I really need to get back to completing some challenges! Of the 5 episodes released so far, which has been your favorite?

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January 17th Nintendo Download

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

No love for DSiWare this week as the week’s releases are confined to the Wii U and 3DS. Nintendo released the highly anticipated Fire Emblem Awakening demo today as well as Kirby’s Star Stacker for the 3DS Virtual Console and the quirky Tokyo Crash Mobs. Otherwise there’s a couple of older 3DS retail titles added to digital download and the addition of Amazon Instant Video to the Wii U. Somewhat of a slow week on the download front this week.

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New Xbox To Replace Xbox Live Chat With Skype?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

While I’m usually hesitant to post what could be a rumor, there are a lot of facts that point this to being true. Computer and Video Games UK has heard that Microsoft is looking to merge their previous communication tools into a Skype future so to say. Which would mean not only the new Xbox but PCs and tablets as well.

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Sony Announces Classic White PS3 Instant Game Collection Bundle

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

The PlayStation 3 gets a winter refresh with the announcement of the Classic White PS3 Instant Game Collection Bundle. This brand new bundle comes packed with a special white 500 GB PlayStation 3 console, a white dual shock controller and one year of PlayStation Plus. This brand new package will be available for $299.99 in both the United States and Canada. The hard drive in this newest bundle is certainly a lot larger than some of the other bundles on the market which in the past have included the 160GB & 250GB slim. Sony’s latest offer, In my opinion is

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Nintendo Dates Upcoming Games

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has revealed the release dates of some upcoming titles for the next few months, for the Wii, Wii U, DS and 3DS consoles. “During the holidays we saw new players respond positively to new game-play experiences using the Wii U GamePad controller and the true 3D of Nintendo 3DS,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With such a diverse lineup of games on the horizon, people will experience a variety of ways to play, whether they’re using the GamePad to scan for criminals or seeing ghosts in 3D on the Nintendo 3DS

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