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Daily Scoop: May 11, 2012 – It’s Friday, I’m in love!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Nicole Kline

I’m actually in love every day, but today is an especially happy, love-filled day! I’m off from work, I’m home, it’s beautiful outside, I’m playing video games and editing, and I woke up next to the love of my life. It’s a good day!

Just one quick deal that will be gone soon: Amazon’s got a lightning deal on the Pokemon Black Nintendo DSi Bundle! This beautiful piece of machinery is just $129.99 from $179.99. Seriously, scoop it up!

Two browncoats shirts today, but only one for gaming fans… (more…)

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Little Orbit announces E3 2012 lineup

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Melissa Niedringhaus

Little Orbit today announced it’s product lineup for the 2012 E3 Expo.

First on the list is Young Justice: Legacy, which is a licensed action RPG based on the “Young Justice” television series on Cartoon Network. In the game, players control a squad composed of 12 possible characters from the series in locations all across the DC Comics world of Earth-16.

Next up is Mistborn: Birthright, an RPG based on the Mistborn series created by bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. The game is set hundreds of years before the first book in the original series, and will put Allomancy in the hands of players as they take control of a young nobleman who must learn to use his newfound abilities to save his family. Mistborn: Birthright is due out in late 2013.

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Bethesda’s Dishonored will honor store shelves on October 9

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Scalzo

Bethesda has announced that Dishonored, their steampunk-inspired first-person assassination game, will be released on October 9. The PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game is in development at Arkane Studios, where they are surely toiling away at the title right now.

Has Dishonored snuck under your radar until now? Here’s a new plot summary from Bethesda:

Dishonored is set in Dunwall, an industrial whaling city where steampunk- inspired technology and otherworldly forces coexist in the shadows. You are Corvo, the once-trusted bodyguard of the beloved Empress who has been murdered. Framed for the crime, you become an infamous assassin, known by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card. In a time of uncertainty, when the city is besieged by plague and ruled by a corrupt government armed with frightening technologies, dark forces bestow supernatural abilities upon you – but at what cost? The truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city, and the life you once had is gone forever.

Dishonored will also be on hand at this year’s E3 Expo, ensuring we won’t have to wait until October to get our next look at a masked avenger smashing a walking skeleton with a Victorian gentleman inside.

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Give me an Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer or give me death!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Scalzo

“Give me _____ or give me death!” is never going to get old. Sorry about that.

Anyway, here’s the first gameplay trailer from this October’s Assassin’s Creed III. Being a fan of tomahawk kills isn’t required, but it certainly helps.

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Avengers: Battle For Earth coming to Wii U, Xbox 360 Kinect

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Scalzo

Well that didn’t take long.

Three days after Marvel confirmed that an Avengers game was in the works, Ubisoft has gone and announced The Avengers: Battle For Earth. The game will be released this Fall as a Kinect-required Xbox 360 game and for the Wii U as part of its launch lineup.

“We are excited to team up with Marvel Entertainment to bring some of the most iconic comic book characters from the Marvel line-up to life in motion-gaming,” said Geoffroy Sardin, Ubisoft EMEA Marketing and Sales Director at Ubisoft. “Fans of the Marvel universe and superhero games are going to love the extensive combinations of characters, motion-controlled moves and competitive gameplay.”

The Avengers: Battle For Earth will take its storyline from 2008’s “Secret Invasion” arc and star 20 different Marvel characters including Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, and Thor… in other words, The Avengers.

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Prototype 2, Kinect Star Wars lead April 2012 NPD report

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Scalzo

Activision’s Prototype 2 took the top spot in the latest NPD report of bestselling games. Another new release, the Xbox 360-exclusive Kinect Star Wars, “did the Han Solo” all the way up to #2.

The remainder of the list is overflowing with familiar faces from last Fall including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (#3), NBA 2K12 (#5), and Just Dance 3 (#9). It wasn’t a Fall release, but Mass Effect 3 continues to hold strong at #8 now that the controversy over the game’s ending has come to… an end.

In terms of dollars made, the game industry suffered a 32% drop in overall sales from April 2011 ($630.4 million versus $930.9 million) when Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat ruled the charts.

You can check out the NPD Group’s complete list of bestsellers for April 2012 after the break. (more…)

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Monster World takes over this week’s Nintendo Download

Posted on May 10, 2012 by John Scalzo

Sega’s Monster World franchise takes over this week’s Nintendo Download as two games from the series (that were originally released on the Genesis) were added to the Virtual Console today. For Monster World IV, this is the first time it’s been available outside Japan.

Also in this week’s update there’s a DSiWare shooter and yet another rendition of Sudoku for the 3DS:

Sudoku by Nikoli (3DS eShop) – Enjoy 50 high-quality sudoku puzzles created by Nikoli, who gave the world-famous puzzle its name.

Paul’s Shooting Adventure 2 (DSiWare) – The player controls Paul and his brother, twins of a super hero family who were born with innate super powers. The two brothers have the ability to take flight and attack with powerful projectile energy.

Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Wii Virtual Console) – The once-beautiful kingdom of Wonder Land has been thrown into chaos by a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon called MEKA dragon. The dragon and his monstrous henchmen conquer the peaceful world, turning it into Monster Land.

Monster World IV (Wii Virtual Console) – For the first time outside of Japan, experience the final chapter in the classic Monster World series! One day, a young, green-haired girl names Asha, hears spirits calling out for help. Upon hearing the spirits, she leaves her village and sets forth on a grand adventure into Monster World.

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Daily Scoop: May 10, 2012 – Today is my Friday

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Well, technically today is Thursday, but it’s really my Friday, as I’m off from work after today until Tuesday. Woo! I’m going to get some much needed R&R, as well as do some massive cleaning in my apartment. Oh, and play Dungeons and Dragons, and celebrate Mother’s Day with my family, and write, and read, etc…

No new deals today, so I thought I’d point everyone in the direction of Amazon’s bonus offers page, which has all of their current offers in video games. Get a $10 credit and the Deadly Force Burst with Max Payne 3, $10 credit and access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club with Borderlands 2, and the exclusive High Seas Fortress stage with Resident Evil 6, among others.

Just one gaming-related shirt today, and it’s for Zelda fans… (more…)

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