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Darksiders II, NSMB2, Kingdom Hearts 3D reign supreme as August’s bestselling games

Posted on September 7, 2012 by John Scalzo

The Death that stars in Darksiders II isn’t taking a holiday, but he did take the top spot in The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games in August.

Two other August releases, New Super Mario Bros 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, round out the top three, making August the first time all Summer that three new releases lead the bestseller list. New releases Sleeping Dogs (#6) and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (#7) also made the list.

The remainder of the August top ten looks very similar to previous months and you can find it after the break. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: September 6, 2012 – Nearly the weekend!

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Whoa! Tomorrow is Friday already! Welcome to the weekend. I love short weeks. In fact, I think it would be great if all weeks could be shorties like this one. Wishful thinking…

Let’s see… not a lot going on, deals-wise. But you can check out what Amazon’s got for under $30. There’s some good stuff there, including Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for the staggeringly low price of $19.81. Whew. Scoop it up!

A couple of really rad shirts wait for you after the jump! (more…)

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Nintendo Download: Prince of Persia, Balloon Pop Remix, more

Posted on September 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

The Super NES rendition of Jordan Mechner’s original Prince of Persia leads this weeks’s Nintendo Download. It’s joined by balloon popping, a Sudoku variant, and some kind of chicken killing simulation…

Prince of Perisa (Wii Virtual Console) – Survive perilous levels, rescue the princess from the evil Jaffar and claim the royalresidence before the hourglass is empty. Beware of obstacles such as unpredictable floors and ceilings, hidden spikes and walls of flames.

Balloon Pop Remix (3DS eShop) – Balloon Pop Remix takes the classic Balloon Pop formula and turns it on its head. Usethe stylus to draw lines on the puzzle board and all the balloons in the line’s path willpop, leading to mesmerizing chain reactions.

Hwyawake by Nikoli (3DS eShop) – “Heyawake” is a puzzle in which you fill in the spaces according to the rules. It’s called “heyawake” (“split rooms”) because the face of the board is divided into rooms.

Crazy Hunter (DSiWare) – Capture the hens that lay the golden eggs that are scattered around the world by creating a giant tower tall enough to reach the clouds where the hens are.

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger returns to the Wild West

Posted on September 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

Ubisoft and developer Techland are bringing the Call of Juarez series back to its Wild West roots. The series previously took a short detour into the modern day with 2011’s Call of Juarez: The Cartel.

Announced today, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger follows an unnamed bounty hunter as he chases down “the West’s most notorious outlaws” (including Butch Cassidy!). Check out the live action trailer above and start drawing your “Wanted” poster for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game now.

No release date for Call of Juarez: Gunslinger was announced, but I bet it’ll be released sometime in 2013, by gum.

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Mario Warfare brings gunplay to Mushroom Kingdom… already better than 1993 film

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

A trailer has hit for “Mario Warfare,” an upcoming web series from an outfit known as Beatdown Boogie. It looks like someone has thrown all of our favourite Mario characters, the bravado of Call of Duty, and the bullet choreography from The Matrix into a crazy blender. The resulting trailer looks to be being something that is quite funny, and already outshines the notoriously awful Super Mario Bros. film.

No date has been set for the debut of the first episode (“And don’t ask!” the trailer threatens), so keep a watch on Beatdown Boogie via Facebook and Twitter for more information.

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Double Fine’s The Cave is coming to Wii U too

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

While already scheduled for release on the PC, PSN and XBLA, Double Fine finally confirmed during their PAX Prime presentation that their upcoming game The Cave will also be coming to the Wii U. The downloadable title will be a great compliment to the GamePad’s screen.

With the usual brand of humour associated with Double Fine’s Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer, the title has been described as “an adventure game so odd and compelling that it can only be described as odd and compelling.”

“The concept of The Cave has been bouncing around in my head for many, many years, and then the little voices that tell me to do things said it was time to make the game,” explained Gilbert. The game itself is said to utilise concepts from Gilbert’s own 1987 classic, Maniac Mansion, with the player able to select three playable characters (from a group of seven) including a knight, a monk, a pair of street urchins, a time traveller and a hillbilly, to enter the magical talking titular Cave. Each character will have their own personality and traits used to solve the puzzles found within.

[Source: CVG]

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Capcom doesn’t object to a Western release for Ace Attorney 5

Posted on September 5, 2012 by John Scalzo

Capcom confirmed that the next game starring Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney 5, was in development for the 3DS in the pages of Famitsu earlier today. Now, they’ve confirmed the game will be available in North America and Europe as well.

Speaking to Siliconera, Brian Keltner, Capcom’s PR Manager, kept his statement short and sweet:

Capcom is planning to release Gyakuten Saiban 5 (Ace Attorney 5) in the West. We’ll have more news soon.

This was pretty much a sure thing already, but it’s nice to have confirmation.

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Daily Scoop: September 5, 2012 – More games, more problems

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I love games. Video games, board games, card games… it’s becoming kind of a problem, if you know what I’m saying. If I had more time to play them, it might be alleviated a bit. But I cram all my free time with them. Last night, it was Cards Against Humanity (with the new expansion!) and Super Dungeon Explore, with just a pinch of Ascension. Tonight? Dungeons and Dragons and Rainbow Moon, and maybe Chrono Trigger if I’m lucky. My heart is not complaining. My classwork and wallet are.

Anyway! A big thanks to Mike Ryan for his Bonus Scoop he wrote yesterday about Kid Icarus: Uprising. Way to keep a sharp eye out!

What have we got for you today? Well, Best Buy is having a buy two, get one free sale on 3DS games, including Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. I started buying some of them until I remembered I’m supposed to stop buying games for real, and then I had an argument with myself while holding my wallet and staring at the computer screen.

This is really what my life is like.

Amazon is still having their back to school sale, including Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for $39.99, the ultimate edition of Fallout: New Vegas for $29.99, and Max Payne 3 for $39.99. Scoop ’em up, folks!

Just one cool t-shirt for you today… (more…)

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