Some bad news to follow after the announcement of Dragon Age III yesterday: BioWare’s co-founders, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, are officially leaving both the studio and the gaming industry. These sudden departures aren’t without good reason, however. The two men have made blog posts which help clarify why exactly they’re leaving.
September 2012
Grand Theft Auto III PSN Date Revealed?
Posted on September 18, 2012 by Broken Joysticks
After a long wait, Grand Theft Auto III will finally hit the Playstation Store after months of delay due to issues surrounding certain tracks of the game’s soundtrack. However the news is coming from Sony Hong Kong’s website and they have it listed for September 25th. This source could be trusted as in the past the Hong Kong PS Store has matched release dates with the US and EU. Rockstar has not officially confirmed the date for the release however. While we await the release of GTA V, why not kick it old school? Read More
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New Super Mario Bros. 2 | Review
Posted on September 18, 2012 by Les Major
New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a true sequel to the original DS title, following a similar flow and feeling to the overall game. If you’ve been eager for more levels to explore in the traditional Mario platformer style, this game is for you.
There is a lot of content we’ve come to know and love in Mario games, as well as a mix of new surprises here. There’s red coins to collect in a short time frame, three star coins per level, and invisible blocks scattered about ready to be discovered. Building on that the prominent feature of this sequel is different methods of collecting coins.Read More
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World of Warcraft Theramore’s Fall Scenario Now Live
Posted on September 18, 2012 by Les Major
For those geared up and leveled up enough to take on the challenge, Theramore’s Fall is now available to all level 85′s leading up to the Mists of Pandaria expansion launch! After launch, you’ll be able to que up for Scenarios at level 90 in Mists of Pandaria, which is what the Theramore’s Fall level requirement will convert to after this week. These are small instances that group three adventurers together.
So how is the first released scenario and how does it tie into Christie Golden’s wonderful Tides of War novel?Read More
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Fable: The Journey Demo Hits The Xbox Marketplace Today
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Joshua Rust
Fable: The Journey has been under fire from the start of its announcement with Kinect. I’ll be the first to say I was skeptical at first. I think as gamers we haven’t had those “core games” brought to Kinect the way it was first advertised by Microsoft. But when one of their bigger titles got announced as Kinect only, the internet went up in flames.
I’m not saying that I will or won’t like this Fable game. I’ve liked all of them to a degree so far, but I a willing to give this one a chance. So, can you all do the same? After all, you can try the demo that has launched today on the Xbox Marketplace. At the time of this article, I’ve yet to download it yet but will be doing so soon.
You can find the Fable: The Journey (at 1.22 GB) demo by clicking this link. Let us know what you think after you’ve played it!
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LittleBigPlanet PS Vita Has A New Trailer For You
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Seung Lee
Tarsier Studios (the team behind Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic) and Double Eleven (which hasn’t really made too much of a name for itself, yet) are coming together to create LittleBigPlanet for the Vita, with an all-new story. The developers have also released a new trailer for the game, which you can watch by reading more. Rest assured, it makes LBP on the PSP look like rubbish.
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Insomniac Games Shows Off Fuse Trailer & Details
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Joshua Rust
Fuse, formerly Overstrike, is being developed by Insomniac Games. This makes their first title to make the leap over to Xbox 360 (still hoping for Resistance…). A lot of new information, including an interview at CVG and a trailer, has been released for your eyes!
Ted Price, CEO of Insomniac sat down for an interview with CVG. Here is what he had to say about it.
Fuse demonstrates what Insomniac does best: outlandish and gruesome weapons design, over-the-top action and a touch of humor. We’re especially excited to see how players utilize lethal teamwork by combining their Fuse weapons to stop a deadly arms race.
This is a personal issue for me, because I really like playing games with high-impact weapons”. “Where you feel like you’ve done a lot of damage, and you’ve ruined that enemy’s day, and we weren’t doing that with the weapons we had before. Even though in the video they looked cool, they weren’t turning people on here and they weren’t turning people on that we had come in and play the game.” When the team made the change to center on fuse and its offensive potential (rather than what were essentially just four support abilities), “it was like a breath of fresh air around here, because we finally got to let loose and experiment, go much further.
Keep reading after the jump for the video!
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Sonic Adventure 2 & Nights into Dreams Release October 2nd
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Sega continues their recent trend of releasing HD ports of previous generation classics with the release of Sonic Adventure 2 HD and Nights into Dreams HD early next month. Both of these games will be available individually for $9.99 on Playstation Network and Xbox on October 2nd & 5th respectively.
Similar to the DX Addon for the HD Port of Sonic Adventure the sequel will have an optional $5 add-on. The “battle mode” addon allows players to gain access to the previously GameCube exclusive multiplayer modes. Nights Into Dreams also has its own expansion content, Christmas Nights, an add-on that was originally available through gaming magazines and special orders. Unlike Battle Mode Christmas Nights will be available free of charge.
I cannot wait to rip up the streets of San Francisco in City Escape, even just for old time’s sake. Sure, the game might be dated but that level makes the $10 entry price worth every penny!
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Dragon Age III: Inquisition Made Official
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Rumors have swirled around a third Dragon Age game for months and now we finally have official details. Over on the Bioware Blog Mark Darrah announced that the game has been in some form of production since work on Dragon Age Origins concluded in 2009 and will involve veteran Bioware staff as well as some newcomers.
The game, titled Dragon Age III: Inquisition, will be powered by DICE’s insanely powerful Frostbite 2.0 engine and this will allow players to customize their character armor. Bioware is not ready to talk about the story of the game just yet, and in the past they have said that they didn’t want to announce Dragon Age III until they had “something to show”.
No specific platform was listed for DAIII but presumably it will be coming to Xbox 360, PC and PS3, just like the previous games. Given the rumored late 2013 release of DAIII AND the next Xbox, could Bioware give Microsoft’s latest hardware a boost out of the gate?
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Borderlands 2 DLC May Visit The Sand Dunes Star Wars Style
Posted on September 17, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Speaking at GearBox Software’s Community Day CEO Randy Pitchford gave us a bit of tease as to the content of the upcoming Borderlands 2 DLC. He says that the DLC is insired by the sand cruisers in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Apparently Randy has always wanted to skid along the sand, and just maybe we’ll get to share in this experience digitally with him.
He said:
“I’ve always wanted to ride a sail barge and drive a Sand Skiff, I’ve always wanted to do that, and we’ve got some cool stuff that’s along those lines.”
The original Borderlands received 3 downloadable episodes and GearBox plans to continue this tradition by releasing 4 expansions to Borderlands 2 by next June. Borderlands 2 releases tomorrow for the Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3.
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Minecraft 1.8.2. Update Coming Soon
Posted on September 16, 2012 by Joshua Rust
This month is the planned release for the next update of the ever popular Minecraft on Xbox 360 – or at least it is tentatively scheudle for some time this month according to this Twitter feed.
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What does this newest patch have in store for the the Minecraft fans? Keep reading after the jump to find out!
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ESRB Outs Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection
Posted on September 15, 2012 by Joshua Rust
The ESRB has become famous/infamous for revealing new titles. Appearing today on the ESRB site is the Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collectionfor Xbox 360 & Playstation 3.
It is rated T for Teen for Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor, Mild Blood, Use of Tobacco.
Here is the sypnosis as posted on ESRB.com
This is a fighting game in which players engage in one-on-one battles against characters from the Dragon Ball Z universe. Players frequently punch, kick, and use special attacks (e.g., fireballs, colorful energy bursts) to drain opponents’ health. Impact sounds and loud cries of pain can be heard during each battle. Animated cutscenes also contain violent acts, including the depiction of a character chopping a giant creature’s tail. A handful of sequences portray wounded fighters with bruises, cuts, and blood stains on their bodies. One male character’s outfit becomes tattered during combat, exposing part of his buttocks in the process; and a pre-battle sequence also includes instances of crude humor (e.g., “I’m . . . suddenly gettin’ a pain in my gut. Ohh gotta hang . . . on . . . oh” and “Defeat Vegeta within the time limit to make it to the bathroom!”). One arena mode depicts a man smoking from a pipe on its menu screen.
No release date or information has been released.
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Rock Band DLC For September 18th, 2012
Posted on September 15, 2012 by Joshua Rust
I wonder how much longer EA/Harmonix plans on releasing new tracks for this game? Not that I have a problem with it, I think it’s great that they continue to deliver on their promise of releasing new content.
So here are next weeks tracks, releasing on September 18th, 2012.
• The Offspring – “Days Go By” O X
• Smash Mouth – “Why Can’t We Be Friends” O
• Smash Mouth – “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” O
Tracks cost 160 MSP each.
Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for 80 MSP. Tracks marked with “O” have Key/Pro Key charts included.
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Try 5th Cell’s Run Roo Run For Free On iOS
Posted on September 14, 2012 by Seung Lee
As the game’s title hints at, Run Roo Run has you playing as a hat wearing kangaroo. There are various stages to complete, and you need to jump over every obstacle that they throw out. Even if you don’t sound particularly interested, you should still try the game out, because it’ll be free for the next week on Apple’s App Store, as part of Apple’s Free App of the Week program.
Run Roo Run will work on iPhones and iPads. Check out the game’s site here. You can also watch a short gameplay video by reading more.
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Earth Defense Force 4 Announced With Trailer
Posted on September 14, 2012 by Joshua Rust
If I can say one thing about the Earth Defense Force series…it’s crazy fun. Just announced is the sequel called Earth Defense Force 4 – as of now.
EDF4 boasts co-operative multiplayer for “large numbers of people” and a new female class character called the “Wing Diver”. Apparently she can zip around the map causing all kinds of pest control.
Here is the first trailer for EDF4:
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No exact date has been given, but it’s expected to release in 2013.
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