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The Walking Dead: Episode 3 Haunts PS3 Today

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Seung Lee

If you’re a fan of The Walking Dead (games, comics, TV show, etc.), then you might be ecstatic to hear that the latest installment of the point-and-click adventure game will be available on the PS3 through the PlayStation Store, starting today. Xbox 360, PC, and Mac users will have to wait until tomorrow, August 29 to immerse themselves in the zombie-infested world.

Episode 3 will cost $4.99 on the PSN, and 400 MS Points on XBLM. PC and Mac users can purchase the game off of various online marketplaces, such as Steam, or through Telltale Games’s Season Pass. International release info has yet to be released, but the company is working on it. If you think you might be interested in The Walking Dead games, but want honest opinions on how good they are, check out our review on the first episode here, and the second episode here. You might also want to visit The Walking Dead games’ official site here.

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Madden NFL 13 | Review

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Seung Lee

Just as the sun always comes up in the morning, there’s a new Madden game out every year. Back when Madden NFL 12 was released, I heard some people mutter the words, “another year, another Madden.” Admittedly, I haven’t played a Madden game in a while (in fact, the last game I played was 2005!), but this year’s edition definitely feels like it tries to break the mold that’s built up on the franchise over the years.

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Zombie Studios Announces Special Forces: Team X

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Joshua Rust

From the creators of Blacklight: Tango Downand Blacklight: Retribution comes an all new game called Special Forces: Team X. Zombie Studios and Microprose have teamed up to bring you an arena-style combat game with four player teams and tons of customization options.

Those are just a few of the features in the game, check out this list below to see even more!

  • Dynamic Map Tile System – The multiplayer maps in STX are customized in real time by players able to vote on selected tiles in the beginning of each round. The game features 9 unique map tiles, creating over 100 multiplayer map combinations.
  • Stylized Action – Take part in the fast and brutal action gameplay with bloody executions and headshots.
  • Player customization – Customize your Special Forces Operator any way you want! Customize your weapons, change your appearance, and select player skills and taunts. Find your perfect loadout for the way you play.
  • Heavy Weapons – Heavy Weapons spawns throughout the maps and if you see one available in its weapon box, pick it up, it might just change the tide of battle.
  • Team Play Bonus – Stick with your team and be richly awarded by your actions. Players that work together in groups of 2 or more will have an advantage in firefights.
  • Authentic Weapons – In Special Forces: Team X equip your Operator with real world weapons. Select through a range of Sig Sauer’s, Kalashnikovs and Colts, or pick up a FAMAS, TAVOR, BW-15 or a Mossberg 500.
  • Multiple teams – Go beyond the standard 2 team matches, and experience the controlled chaos with 3 and 4 teams in TDM, HVT and HZ. Sometimes fighting more than one team is better for your rank progression.
  • Attack Dogs – Bring a ferocious canine with you to the battle and send the dog on enemies behind cover.
  • Gametypes – Special Forces: Team X introduces new gametypes, these are Hot Zone and High Value Target, both that can be played with multiple teams. The game also features the standard gametypes TDM, CP and CTF.

To go along with the listed features, here is the announcement trailer as well!

No release date or pricing has been revealed at this moment, but it is headed to the Xbox Live Arcade instead of a full retail release. Stay tuned here at BrokenJoysticks as more information becomes available.

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Zombies Are Invading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Seung Lee

Valve has teamed up with a mod team over at PlagueFest, a community site that works on mods for games like Counter-Strike: Source and ArmA II, to create a zombie mod for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This content will be available on only the PC version of the game (99% sure here), and you won’t have to wait to test it out, because it’ll release on the same day as Global Offensive.

This certainly isn’t the first time that we’ve seen zombies in a first-person shooter. Treyarch’s recent Call of Duty games and ArmA II are the most popular  in the market right now. Will Global Offensive be able to match these games? We’ll have to see.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive releases on the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac on August 21. Check out the game’s official website here.

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Avengers: Battle For Earth GamesCon 2012 Trailer

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Joshua Rust

Avengers: Battle For Earth has me sitting on the proverbial fence. One one side, the comic nerd in me, wants this game so badly because a Marvel Comics game has never been able to be played this way. There-in lies the other side of the fence. The Kinect Only has always been a hit or miss when it comes to Kinect games.

I won’t this game completely as I have not seen the first bit of gameplay for it. But normally the Kinect games are really good (such asKinect Sports)or just awful. There’s normally an absence of middle ground.

With that being said, I am excited about this in my nerd sorta way. So, here is the trailer straight out of GamesCon 2012 and some screenshots as well:

So, what do you all think about these Kinect only games? Do you think Avengers: Battle For Earth has any potential at all?

   

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Celebrate The Olympics With NBA 2K13

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Seung Lee

It’s the 20th anniversary of the USA’s “Dream Team” for the Basketball event at the Olympics, and 2K Games is celebrating by including the 1992 and 2012 teams in NBA 2K13. Jay-Z, the executive producer behind 2K13, states that he made the decision to have these two crews in the game so that people could settle “one of the greatest sports debates of our time.”

I’ve never heard people hype up the 2012 team, and probably for good reason. You just can’t compete against people like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Scottie Pippen. Although, Pippen appears to be absent in the featured image above with the 1992 team.

NBA 2K13 will be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, and Wii on October 2, 2012. Check out the game’s official website here.

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Skylanders: Giants Chills Out With This New Character

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Joshua Rust

Activision has a monster on their hands. Skylanders are becoming as collectible as Pokemon. The original title boasted a lofty 32 different characters – 4 from each of the 8 elements. That doesn’t even include all the variants that are out there of these collectible video game characters. Skylanders are popular and they are selling like hotcakes!

With the announcement of the new game, Skylanders Giants, we all knew that both there would be even more new characters to come. Today, Toys For Bob and Activision have announced a new character that will join the fray: Chill. So just who is this new character? Check out the profile below to learn a bit more about her!

Element:  WATER
Character Type: New Skylander
Bio:  Chill was the sworn guardian and personal protector of the Snow Queen.  As captain of the queen’s guard, her many heroic deeds had earned her the respect of the entire Ice Kingdom.  But when the Cyclops army began to expand their empire into the northern realms, the Snow Queen was taken prisoner during her watch, and Chill has never forgiven herself for letting it happen.  Ashamed and embarrassed, she left the Ice Kingdom behind and swore never to return until she could reclaim her honor.  Now as a member of the Skylanders, she remains courageous and strong, while always on the lookout for her lost queen.

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Catwoman Revealed For Injustice: Gods Among Us

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Broken Joysticks

At Gamescon today, NetherRealm Studios revealed a new character for their DC Fighter, Injustice: God Among Us, Catwoman. Her combos rely on her agility, claw attacks and using her whip as well. She joins Superman, The Flash, Batman, Wonder Woman, Solomon Grundy, Harley Quinn, Nightwing and Cyborg. Below you can view her trailer.

The game is slated to be released in 2013.

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Sleeping Dogs Won’t Be So Sleepy With Six Months Of DLC

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Seung Lee

It’s a recent business practice that I can’t stand: creating “new” content for purchase immediately after a game releases. Capcom has been guilty of doing this for a while (see Street Fighter x Tekken), and now Square-Enix is going to join in on the trend. Sleeping Dogs will have six months of planned DLC, which is already frustrating to hear.

I can appreciate wanting to extend the lifespan of your game, but not when the DLC in question seems to consist of nothing but clothing packs and weapon packs. You can expect a number of downloads for Sleeping Dogs, such as a Retro Triad Pack that features a “killer old school outfit with its own player buffs and funky kung-fu van.” Then, in September, there’ll be a high-speed Racing Pack and a SWAT Pack. So, the DLC seems to be somewhat cosmetic and unimpressive for those who simply want to play the game. I suppose if you really enjoy Sleeping Dogs, that you might want to check this DLC out, depending on how much it costs.

See Square-Enix’s press release on the matter by reading more.

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Assassin’s Creed III For PC Will Be Stalking Templars Nov 20th

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Les Major

Ubisoft has confirmed there will be a PC release of Assassin’s Creed III in addition to it’s other versions. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions are set for a Halloween release of October 31st with the Wii U version following up as a release title for Nintendo’s new console. The PC version will be released November 20th.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th  century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton,  of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the  Assassins and Templars. The game stars Connor as an Assassin in the war for  liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date.

With an all new game engine and fresh animations not only does it sound like ACIII will be a smoother experience but the American Revolution backdrop looks fantastic with the more we see of the game. Including such amazing new features as naval warfare the sequel is living up to the expectations of improving the franchise with each new release.

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Jet Set Radio Rerelease Tagged For $9.99

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Les Major

Jet Set Radio is set to tear up consoles yet again starting in September! Playstation Plus members are the first to get a chance to pick up the classic skater game on Sept 11th. Non-plus PS3 users will get the game a week later on the 18th. After that the Vita version will be available on October 16th. The rerelease will be available to Xbox Live Arcade and Steam users September 19th.

Originally available for the Dreamcast this game was called Jet Grind Radio in North America. The rerelease is priced at 800 Microsoft points on XBLA and $9.99 across the other venues.

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Durango Development Kit Spotted on Ebay

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

An EBay user going by the handle of SuperDae has posted an Xbox “Durango” development kit on Ebay that has sold for an astonishing $20,000.  It is unknown if this auction is the real deal, but pictures of a supposed development kit for the Xbox 360’s successor where posted online early last month and they featured a similar generic black computer case.  Authenticity pending, this sale could be a major blow for Microsoft who have worked tirelessly to deny the existence of an Xbox 360 successor.

“SuperDae” also posted supposed development images from the next version of Microsoft’s Kinect online earlier in the month. Supposing that this auction and twitter account belong to the same person, we’re getting a sneak peek into the kits that developers have been said to be in position of since this past February. The “Kinect V2” screenshots showcase a much cleaner image, when compared to the grey and black infrared images we’re accustomed too from the motion sensing device. Rumors state that this second version of the Kinect will feature individual finger detection, a feature originally scheduled for the Kinect V1 before the removal of the on board processor.

The hardware inside of the Xbox Durango development kit is comparable to a modern, midrange, gaming PC. Sporting more than 8 GBs of memory, an Nvidia graphics chip and intel processor it is very likely this non-descript black box uses off the shelf parts, rather than a custom architecture like the Xbox 360 and previous generation consoles.

Surely the caper of the Durango development kit, and subsequent leaks, is only going to continue to grow. As more happens we will be sure to report on it!

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Online Multiplayer and Wallace Wells DLC Coming To Scott Pilgrim

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Les Major

Ubisoft’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World released way back when on August 25, 2010, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, will be receiving a new DLC pack this month. This new download, which will cost 400 Microsoft Points, includes online multiplayer and Wallace, presumably as a playable character. This information comes from majornelson.com, which dates the Xbox 360 version’s release for August 19th. Ubisoft PR rep Alex Monney stated that details for the PS3 version are on the way.

With Wallace Wells as a playable character, it’s assumable that much like the Knives Chau DLC, he will have his own ending in the game. Wallace is Scott’s roommate from the comic series, so he should make for an interesting addition to the game’s cast. It’s also worth mentioning that the colored version of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life is being released this week.

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