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New DawnGuard Trailer Will Suck Out Your Soul

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

I hope none of you are burnt out on Skyrim just yet, as Bethesda has released the first official for the game’s first expansion, Dawnguard. No details have been announced regarding the expansion just yet but from the quick glimpses in the embedded trailer we know that Dawnguard involves a sect of vampires who are looking to capture the mythical elderscrolls for their own devilish use. Other neat aspects of the trailer show off the already announced mounted combat and the previously leaked crossbows!

Check out the trailer after the jump. Dawnguard will be available on Xbox Live later this summer for $15 USD and on other platforms at an unspecified date.

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THQ Promises To ‘Turn Up The Attitude’ In WWE 13

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Did a 1990s nostalgia movement begin without someone alerting me? THQ is looking to recapture the excitement of the WWE Attitude era from the late 90s – early 00s with the release of WWE ’13 this fall for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

THQ promises that prominent attitude era super stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin will return for WWE ’13. Perhaps we will also see The Rock in this game? He did make a pretty awesome appearance at Wrestlemania this past April.

WWE 13’s single player campaign will be centered completely on the Attitude Era and will focus on eight to be announced super-stars from that time. THQ promises a full roster reveal, multiplayer details and more in the coming months.

 

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Battlefield 3 To Receive The Premium Treatment With New Service

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Electronic Arts is following in the footsteps of Activision’s successful Call of Duty Elite service by offering a premium service that provides 5 expansion packs (including the already released Back To Karkand) with a two week headstart over the general public, as well as priority server access and strategy videos. Is all of this worth $50 a year?Read More

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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 a souped up car suddenly sprout twin rocket launchers and a gatling gun this trailer is for you. Sadly it lacks any real game play footage.Read More

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Insomniac Announces New Ratchet & Clank Game

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Andrew Minott

Today Insomniac Games announced that subsequent to the upcoming HD remake bundle of their decade-old series, they will be launching a new downloadable title this holiday season called Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault.

Intended to provide an experience more like the classic PS2 games, FFA will bring a return “to the series’ classic feel, camera, controls and weapons.” The game will also include some kind of unspecified multiplayer component. Like 2008’s Quest for Booty, Full Frontal Assault will be available only as a downloadable title on the Playstation Store.

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Little King’s Story Returns On PlayStation Vita

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Konami’s Little King’s Story series returns this summer with the announcement of New Little King’s Story for the PlayStation Vita. Unlike the last game in the series New Little King’s Story will be available as a digital purchase alongside a retail release.

In New Little King’s Story players take the role of King Corobo who must reclaim his kingdom from the evil Devil King. Not much else is known about the plot of the game, but more details should be forthcoming. Check out gameplay details and the first story trailer after the jump.Read More

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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 at press time as to what improvements have been made.

Update: Activision has released a trailer which we have included after the jump.

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Paradox Interactive Hosting A War of The Roses Live Stream

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Paradox Interactive announced today that their latest title, A War of The Roses, will receive the livestream treatment this Wednesday on Twitch.Tv. The livestream will feature the president of Paradox Interactive as well as a several developers from Fatshark, the game’s developers.

A War of Roses is a 15th century  war game that pits two rival branches  of the Royal House of Plantagenet against each other. Players will control their commander through a third person perspective, leading them into battle in either a single player campaign or online multiplayer where new upgrades and abilities can be earned through a points system.

Make sure to check out the live stream on Paradox’s Twitch.TV account at 7PM British Standard time  this Wednesday (that’s 12 Am Thursday for everyone on the East Coast).

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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.Read More

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12 Minutes of Grainy Halo 4 Beta Footage Leaked

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Halo 4 is going to be one of the biggest games at Microsofts E3 conference, scheduled to take place in just a week’s time. Fans of Halo got a bit of an unexpected treat over the weekend with an eleven minute video of the game’s multiplayer beta leaking online. If you can stomach shakycam footage filmed off of a CRT monitor, then you two can enjoy footage from Halo 4’s internal multiplayer beta.Read More

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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.Read More

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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 as other features.

Are you excited to see the return of JSR? I sure am, as the original was one of the last games I played on my dreamcast. We’ll see more of the game at E3 in just over a weeks time.

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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).

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SEGA Announces The Cave

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Adventure games have seen somewhat of a revival this year with Double Fine’s Kickstarter project raising a lot of money and positive press for the company. One adventure game just wasn’t enough for them as they announce a partnership with SEGA to publish Ron Gilbert’s The Cave sometime in early 2013.

In The Cave you will assemble a team of unlikely heroes to traverse a vast array of different landscapes. What other game can boast that you’ll be scaling the walls of a medieval castle one minute and trying to stop the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile the next?Read More

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