August 2012

Trine 2 Expanding With Goblin Menace

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Les Major

Frozenbyte is expanding Trine 2 with an all new campaign featuring six unique levels, new skills that are also useable in the base game, and all the  general improvements and tweaks will be available to all players. Trine 2 features platform puzzler action allowing you to swap instantly between three different characters.

“Trine 2: Goblin Menace is an expansion that we wanted to cultivate  with a lot of time, effort and love,” said Lauri Hyvärinen, Frozenbyte  CEO, and continued: “We feel this expansion is our best work to date.  If you have a chance, come visit us at gamescom to see for yourself!”

Trine 2: Goblin Menace will debut on Steam in the fall 2012. Trine 2:  Goblin Menace will also be included in Trine 2: Director’s Cut for  Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, coming later this year. More information,  including additional platforms, release date and pricing, will be  announced later.

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The Expendables 2 Videogame Available Now On XBLA, PSN and PC

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Les Major

Expendables 2 just hit theatres and to coincide with that release the video game is on XBLA, PSN and PC now too! Available for 1200MSP on XBLA or $14.99 for the PSN or PC version, the game features four playable characters from the movies roster. Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) are available for four player co-op. Featuring twin stick combat and vehicular combat sequences too.

Our own Eric Bastelak wasn’t too impressed with the game unfortunately in his review however for hardcore fans of the franchise you may want to check it out just for the story. The video game ends off where The Expendables 2 movie begins. The video game focuses on an adventure to rescue an extremely valuable, kidnapped billionaire.

I’m loving the return of classic action movies and it’s great to see a series with so many big names brought together like this! I’ll definitely be checking out the movie soon, and I’m sure at some point I’ll be giving the demo to The Expendables 2 videogame a whirl too.

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Report: Onlive Purchased By Third Party, 50% of Staff Gone

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

One of the pioneers of instantly streaming games, OnLive has been purchased by an unknown third party if reports from Joystiq are correct.  50% of the service’s staff were apparently let go as of 10AM this morning and said employees were seen leaving the company’s headquarters carrying moving boxes full of various supplies & possessions.

So far Onlive has not commented on these reports thus far. The closest thing we’ve got to an official acknowledgement is the fact that Onlive does not comment on rumors and speculation and that games now available on the service will continue to be available for the coming weeks.

Right now we don’t know how these developments will affect OnLive’s existing products, which have been available on PCs, as a standalone receiver attached to a television and more recently built right into to Vizio brand TVs. At the beginning of this fiasco the rumor was that the entire company had gone under, so it is hard to tell fact from fiction at this time.

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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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Sony Thinks It Is Too Early To Cut Vita’s Price

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The PlayStation Vita is certainly struggling in Japan with prospects being a little better here in North America. Many potential vita owners have been waiting for a price drop before snapping up Sony’s latest handheld and unfortunately it could be 2013 at the earliest before Sony relents on it’s $249.99 price point.

Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida said to EuroGamer, in an interview with GamesCom “At a certain point in the future we would like to address the pricing issue for some of the people who are waiting,”.

The hardware maker reported that it had sold 1.8 million PS Vita and PSP handhelds last quater, but refused to say how many of each system it had sold. In Japan the Vita has seen a 150% jump recently due to the release of Persona 4: Golden but the hardware isn’t exactly flying off the shelves, selling 13,000 units per week at last count.

For those in the mood for a deal on the handheld, you won’t be getting one officially, but several Canadian outlets have offered PS Vitas at regular price with a 4GB memory card, a copy of Gravity Rush and a carrying case.

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Persona 4 Golden Limited Pre-order Vita Skin

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

Persona 4 Golden is coming exclusively to the PS Vita this Fall. Atlus has announced a pre-order bonus skin for your Vita! Manufactured in Japan by Dezaegg, this Vita skin is the same one made available to Japanese fans, including the original title for the game, Persona 4: The Golden.

Included are eight exclusive matching wallpapers as well, each featuring a main character from P4G. The game is a remastered version of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 released for the PS2. Mixing social simulation and dungeon exploring the Golden version features a new character, more voice acting and animated cut scenes. P4G also adds a new wireless feature allowing players to call on others for support when their party members are close to dying.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Getting PC Release

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Jeff Wade

Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 is getting a PC release to coincide with it’s console brethren in 2013, according to a recent press release first spotted by German games site JPGames.

The port is being done in house at developers MercurySteam, and dark lords willing, could go a long way in fixing the technical issues and slowdown present in the first Lords of Shadows. MercurySteam states that this will be the last Castlevania game that they work on, creating a trilogy along with the recently delayed 3DS title Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate.

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Ghost Recon Online Enters Worldwide Open Beta

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

Announced at Gamescom 2012, free to play title Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online has entered open beta! You can start playing today by signing up at: www.ghostrecononline.com

Ubisoft has in game events and updates planned to support the third person shooter. GRO gives players the option to choose between three different classes of Ghost (Assault, Specialist or Recon). Featuring a leveling system you’ll be able to unlock new equipment and skils as you rise through the ranks. Players can use either in-game points or real currency to purchase and equip their Ghosts with weapons, gear and other boosts.

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Just Dance 4 Busts Out Full Track List

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

Featuring more than 40 tracks from a variety of genres Ubisoft revealed the full song list recently to Just Dance 4! Planned for release on October 9th for Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3, the game is also set to be a launch title for the Wii-U.

The Wii-U version adds an up to 5-player gamplay with an exlusive Puppet Master Mode. This mode allows one player with the Wii-U GamePad to switch dance routines on the four other players in real-time. It allows the operator to create choreographies and choose playlists for the other players. The operator also has the ability to write on screen live dedications and take pictures and videos to share online.

Wii-U also includes three exclusive new tracks:
* The Girly Team – “Ain’t No Other Man”
* Cher Lloyd ft. Astro – “Want U Back”
* Jessie J – “Domino”

Read more for the full track list!
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Mann VS Machine Update Launches On TF2

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

Released on August 15th, Team Fortress 2 now has a co-op mode allowing players to take on waves of robots! With at least one new map and new achievements, the added mode features robots based on the games classes. At the end of each wave you’ll be able to upgrade your character’s abilities and weapons.

Team Fortress 2 is Valves hit classic that is now even free to play on Steam! Released in 2007 it still holds true to being a fan favourite. I’ve seen lots of cosplayers giving the different classes a go, lets see how many of the robotic versions make the convention scene now!

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Rock Band Blitz Full Track List Released

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

I’ve seen lots of posts comparing Rock Band Blitz to the classic Amplitude, and if that turns out to be an accurate representation of the game I’m very much okay with that! Being released on August 28th on PSN and the next day for XBLA it looks like a fun addition to the series for $14.99 and 1200MSP respectively. Not only do you get the full set list shown below if you read more, but the included songs also play on Rockband 3 at no additional charge with full instrument support!

The following songs were just recently announced:

* Foo Fighters – “These Days”
* Kelly Clarkson – “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
* Maroon 5 – “Moves Like Jagger”
* Queen – “Death on Two Legs”
* Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Give It Away”
* Soundgarden – “Spoonman”

For the full track list, read more.

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Neo Geo X Gold Entertainment System Announced

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Les Major

Neo Geo is making a return this December in the form of a portable with pre-loaded titles that can also be connected to a TV. The system itself comes with 20 games which is appropriate for the Neo Geo’s 20th anniversary celebration, a joystick gamepad, handheld device, and a ‘Neo Geo X Station’ to charge the handheld and connect it to TV’s or monitors via HDMI or A/V out hookups.

The system is set to be released on December 6th and retail for $199.99 USD. Neo Geo X Gold is scheduled for a worldwide release. For more details and info on included games, read more.

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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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