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Dance Central 2, Kinect Sports 2 out on Oct. 25; Kinectimals With Bears coming Oct. 11

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Who’s ready to dance? I think Microsoft and Harmonix hope the answer is “everybody” as they’ve announced that Dance Central 2 will be released on October 25. It’ll reach store shelves on the same day as another Kinect sequel, Kinect Sports Season 2.

If you’re looking for even more sequels to last year’s Kinect launch lineup, Microsoft has also given an October 11 release date to Kinectimals Now With Bears! Oh my!

Are you breaking a sweat from all the Kinect-ness? Hit the break for even more Dance Central 2 news including the latest additions to the game’s soundtrack. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: August 16, 2011 – Another day, another night of Borderlands

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Nicole Kline

So, Ryan Littlefield and I were up late again playing Borderlands. Shocking, I know. We collected a bunch of brains, levelled up a few times, and finished all the missions in the first DLC. Woo! Oh, yeah, and there’s also a teaser for Borderlands 2 which has me freaking out. It’s a good day to love treasure hunting on Pandora!

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is Activision’s Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle for the Wii. It’s $19.99 today down from $29.99. Also up is a Lightning Deal in video games – the Nickelodeon Fun N Fit Bundle for the Wii. It’s just $39.99 today down from $75.95, and it works with the Wii Balance Board.

No gaming t-shirts, but there’s another “Game of Thrones” shirt up, this time over at Ript: (more…)

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Noel Gallagher blames UK riots on video games

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

I’m still not entirely clear on the reasons behind the London riots, but former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher thinks he has the answer… video games:

“We live in this age of violence – and I don’t care what other people say: Brutal TV and brutal video games are a reason for this pointless violence as well. The people are immune to violence, they are used to it. And if they get caught they aren’t punished the right way. The prisons are already full? Then build new ones!”

Bear in mind, this is a man who bludgeoned his brother with a cricket bat for talking too loudly. So he’s definitely an expert on why someone would want to partake in a bit of the ultraviolence. But something tells me that Noel isn’t a big gamer.

So then what’s his excuse for being a drunken psycho… wait, I think I know now.

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Borderlands 2 teaser trailer goes guncrazy with the Gunzerker

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

Well here’s a nice late night surprise. A few minutes ago, 2K Games released the first teaser trailer for Borderlands 2! The short clip focuses on new character Salvador the Gunzerker and his “shoot first, ask questions never” gameplay style.

Borderlands 2 will be available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, but if you can’t wait that long the game will be playable at both Gamescom 2011 (from August 17 – August 21) and PAX Prime (Booth #3417 from August 26 – August 28).

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Gears of War 3 gets stereoscopic 3D mode

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Scalzo

If you thought Marcus Fenix and the rest of Delta Squad were frightening before, wait until you see them bursting out of the screen in stereoscopic 3D. Executive Producer Rod Fergusson confirmed that Gears of War 3 will include the eye-popping visual mode in an interview with Eurogamer.

“We asked, could we do it? It felt like something we wanted to have. It was a feature we didn’t want to be deficient in. […] It’s still fledgling technology,” Fergusson said. “It’s still a niche feature. But it was something we could support, so we felt, why not?”

Sadly, this means that Gears of War 3’s visuals will have to be rendered at a sub-720p resolution. Fergusson delivered the bad news himself: “It’s a little bit jaggier in certain areas. Instead of 720p you’re at five something.”

But fear not Xbox 360 owners, Fergusson used the same interview to reveal that “full” 720p stereoscopic 3D support is coming to the console sometime in the future. But obviously not before GoW3’s September 20 release date.

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First Lollipop Chainsaw trailer is full of candy, rainbows, pigtails and blood

Posted on August 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Lollipop lollipop // Oh lolli lolli lolli // Lollipop lollipop…

The Chordettes’ 1958 classic “Lollipop” serves as the backdrop for the first trailer for Suda 51’s Lollipop Chainsaw. That piece of pop music candy is the perfect accompaniment to a cel-shaded cheerleader slicing and dicing zombies with a magical chainsaw.

Lollipop Chainsaw will be released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 by WB Games sometime in 2012. So start practicing your splits and high kicks now.

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Daily Scoop: August 15, 2011 – PAX approaches!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Oh man, I just realized PAX is next week. Let it be known I am officially freaking out. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Let’s see… Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Atari’s Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum which is just $14.99 today for the PC. They’ve also got their new weekly deals up – Dungeon Siege III is $32.99 on consoles and $25.99 on PC, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is $14.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360, and to top it all off, they just announced their Summer Road Trip Handheld Gaming Event. Don’t tell Ryan Littlefield, or he’ll make me buy all the Professor Layton games.

No gaming t-shirts, but I always love references to “A Game of Thrones,” whether I buy ’em or not. Today’s is over at Tee Fury, and it’s called “Game of Crossbones:” (more…)

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Mr. Freeze tries to ice Batman in the latest Arkham City trailer

Posted on August 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Cutting an imposing silhouette that bears a bit of a resemblance to BioShock‘s Big Daddy, Mr. Freeze says “ice to see you” in the latest Batman: Arkham City trailer. You should definitely give it a watch, it’s so cool.

OK, that’s enough icy puns for one article, I wouldn’t want you to give me the cold shoulder. Batman: Arkham City will be available for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 18.

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