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Daily Scoop: November 15, 2012 – Encounters is heating up

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Nicole Kline

So in last night’s Encounters session, things got pretty intense! The drow and orcs have laid siege to Mithral Hall, and the heroes had to find a way in. There were actual fights that happened this time, and I got to garrote one of the characters for, like, three straight rounds. It was pretty glorious. The war is really starting to ramp up!

As for deals, Amazon is currently offering bonus credit if you trade in select Wii or 3DS systems. Trade in a Wii to get an extra $50 towards a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, or trade in your 3DS for an extra $50 towards a Vita. This is really, truly, seriously making me want to pack up my beautiful red Wii that is covered in dust and exchange it for an R2D2 Xbox 360. So many tough decisions…

Just one t-shirt today! (more…)

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Nintendo Download: Epic Mickey Power of Illusion, Hotel Transylvania, Myst, More

Posted on November 15, 2012 by John Scalzo

For the final pre-Wii U update to the Nintendo Download, the publisher has decided to put a heavy focus on 3DS titles, including this Sunday’s Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.

If a Mickey sidescroller doesn’t thrill you, several other previously retail-only 3DS games are available to download today. They include movie tie-in Hotel Transylvania, brain trainer American Mensa Academy, and the ultimate adventure game, Myst. The 3DS eShop-exclusive Monster Shooter is also available today.

Two new additions have also made their way to the DSiWare Shop. There’s the N-like platformer Jump Trials and the puzzler Working Dawgs: A-Maze-ing Pipes.

More information on all of these games can be found after the break. (more…)

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Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Best Buy

Posted on November 15, 2012 by John Scalzo

Best Buy will open at midnight on Black Friday this year and the blue shirts have plenty of great gaming deals for you.

Borderlands 2, Assassin’s Creed III, Forza Horizon, and Epic Mickey 2 seem to be the most popular games to discount this Black Friday and Best Buy has responded with a $34.99 sale price for each (except for Epic Mickey 2, which is $29.99). The retailer has also cut the price on Medal of Honor: Warfighter, Darksiders II, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted to a very nice $29.99. Those are “Doorbusters” so you’ll want to get their early on Friday morning if you’re interested in picking them up.

Finally, all you Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures fans will be happy to know that Best Buy has single character packs priced at $2.99 (regular price: $8.99) for Black Friday.

Hit the jump for a complete list of Black Friday game deals from Best Buy. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: November 14, 2012 – Happy Monthiversary!

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Happy monthiversary to my sweet, darling boyfriend, Anthony! It’s been 15 months of happiness, cuddling, high fives, Dungeons and Dragons, video games, board games, rolling dice, holding hands, eating water ice, and sharing books. I love you!

All right, enough embarrassing my boyfriend! Time for some deals. As part of its countdown to Black Friday, Amazon has Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympics for 20% off, as well as Sonic Generations for a whopping 64% off. The digital deal is pretty great as well – they’re offering Prototype and Prototype 2 for just $9.99. Scoop ’em up!

There are some fantastic t-shirts up for sale today as well! (more…)

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XBLA Today: Planets Under Attack, Warlords

Posted on November 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

Welcome to this week’s Xbox Live Arcade update, which includes the strategic spacefaring combat of Planets Under Attack:

Humanity discovered a new galaxy rich with resources and wonders and it’s up to you to conquer it! Guide your space fleet through the depth of space, discovering new star systems and colonizing planets. Beware, you are not alone in the universe and other races also starve for living space and are ready to fight for it. Not to mention mysterious treasures, dark secrets, treacherous rivals and Bosses! Planets Under Attack is a fast and fun strategy game, easy to understand and to control, offering dozens of hours of tactical fun.

And the medieval combat of Atari’s rebooted Warlords:

Show no mercy and take no prisoners as you fight to the death for title of the almighty Warlord. Defend your castle from mischievous minions and ferocious fireballs in this whimsical reinvention of the beloved classic. In the ultimate battle of speed, strategy and survival, command your troops with shrewdness and skill to capture control points, collect power-ups and destroy the other warring factions!

Planets Under Attack can be downloaded for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), while Warlords will only set you back 800 Points ($10).

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Check out the second Grand Theft Auto V trailer

Posted on November 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

As promised, Rockstar has released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V and it is a doozy. Full of the Hollywood-style action appropriate to its Los Santos location, the new trailer gives gamers their first look at bank robber Michael, low-life Trevor, and repo man Franklin. If you weren’t excited before, you should be now.

Grand Theft Auto V will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 next Spring.

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DMC: Devil May Cry demo available next week

Posted on November 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

Capcom has announced that a demo of DMC: Devil May Cry will be available to download from the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace next week.

The demo, which will contain two levels and a boss battle, will be available in North America on November 20 and in Europe on November 21. Players who download the demo will get a taste of “a few of the game’s difficulty modes,” as well as the remixed Son of Sparda mode (which requires completion of the demo to unlock). A variety of weapon upgrades and “maybe a few secrets” also await those who test out Dante’s next adventure.

The full version of DMC: Devil May Cry will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on January 15, 2013. A PC version will follow sometime later in the year.

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WWE WrestleFest runs wild on the XBLA on December 19

Posted on November 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

WWE WrestleFest was originally released for iOS devices back in February with the promise of a future release on the PlayStation Network and the Xbox Live Arcade. Nine months later, it looks like THQ is finally ready to bring the remade arcade game to consoles.

The release date news comes courtesy of an updated Xbox.com profile for the game. The page doesn’t give us any idea how much WWE WrestleFest will cost, but we know when it’ll be released: December 19, 2012. So in exactly five weeks we’ll be able to suplex and slam our way through the 90s arcade classic, which now features a whole passel of current WWE wrestlers as well.

Sony hasn’t made an announcement concerning the PSN version of the game, but a mid-December launch to match the XBLA version seems likely.

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