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Soul Calibur V wants your name in the game

Posted on July 22, 2011 by John Llewellyn Martin

A tale of souls and swords… and you! Well, at least a name of your choosing. Namco Bandai Games America is holding a promotion that lets fans name a non-player character in Soul Calibur V, the next iteration in the weapons-based fighting series.

All you have to do is go to soularchive.jp/npc_recruitin, fill out a character name and fighting style, and answer a few questions related to Soul Calibur. Some of the questions include your favorite tactics, whether or not you prefer online play, and they even ask if you think the game’s director, Daishi Odashima, is annoying. So if you’ve ever wanted to fight a character named “FUZZYDEATHBUNNY” who wields a snake sword, you have until 11 PM on August 5, 2011 to make that dream a reality.

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Daily Scoop: July 22, 2011 – A challenger appears!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Nicole Kline

So as everyone knows, I don’t have an Xbox 360. In fact, I’ve never owned any Xbox products, ever. I’ve been thinking about getting one, and I’ve officially started a “help Nicole get an Xbox 360” fund (which right now has about $150 in it). I’ve been debating on which one to get, and had almost settled on this puppy – until yesterday. Amazon announced the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars Bundle, and I totally lost it. A console that looks – and sounds – like R2D2?!?! And I only need $300 more! WOO!!

Anyway, onto the deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Logitech PlayStation 3 Vantage USB Headset for $19.99. Logitech makes great products, so if you’re looking for a good headset to use while playing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, I recommend this one.

No t-shirts today, folks. It’s too hot to wear a shirt, anyway! The heat index right now is 111 degrees. DO NOT GO OUTSIDE. Ever again. Or at least until it drops about 20 degrees.

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Gotham City Impostors invade Comic-Con in new trailer

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

Gotham City Impostors has taken many people by surprise. Evidently, Monolith and WB Games have taken Team Fortress 2 and tarted it up with a Batsuit, utility belt, and a dash of Loony Toons. I think until more is known about this upcoming downloadable first person shooter, we are just going to have to be left scratching our heads. But at the very least, we can headbang to the new trailer.

Gotham City Impostors will be available in Winter 2012 for $14.99 (or 1200 Microsoft Points).

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Battlefield 3 “Operation Metro” gameplay trailer released

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

I know a lot of you are salivating over Battlefield 3 and can’t wait for it to be out on October 25. So let’s just skip all the useless words and get right to the gameplay video of the Operation Metro map.

War never looked so good.

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Nintendo Video service now beaming 3D video content straight to your 3DS

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

I guess when Nintendo said the 3DS’ Nintendo Video service was “coming soon” yesterday, they really meant it.

The Nintendo Video service will be releasing exclusive 3D videos from Jason DeRulo, Foster the People, CollegeHumor, and the always intriguing Blue Man Group. You can also get video of extreme sports, animation from some indie studios, and 3D trailers for upcoming Hollywood blockbusters. On July 27, OK Go will debut a new music video with the 3D version exclusively on Nintendo Video.

All you have to do is download the Nintendo Video app from the eShop. That’s it. As long as you’re near a wi-fi hotspot and have SpotPass enabled, the video queue will automatically be updated.

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New tracks, 4-player support for Just Dance 3

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

You now can have the choice to humiliate yourself at a party along with three of your friends: Ubisoft has announced 4-player support for Just Dance 3 at Comic-Con. Just Dance 3 is out on October 11 for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360, so you might want to start limbering up now.

Along with the new mode that allows four simultaneous players to “jump in and jump out” of gameplay, Just Dance 3 will now allow you to record your own choreography to share online. Challenge your friends to match your own herky-jerky movements and join you on the Facebook tag wall of shame.

In addition to all of this, there are some new tracks to shake yo’ booty to:

  • The Sugarhill Gang – “Apache (Jump On It)” (You all know the dance and don’t want to admit it)
  • The Girly Team – “Baby One More Time” (The Britney Spears song?)
  • Cee Lo Green – “Forget You” (Doesn’t this have another name?)
  • Madness – “Night Boat to Cairo” (Walking like an Egyptian is optional)
  • Tommy Sparks – “She’s Got Me Dancing” (I would hope so… I mean, it is in the game title)
  • The Buggles – “Video Killed The Radio Star” (Hopefully not choreography featured in GTA: Vice City)

I don’t need a game to teach me how to dance. I can do the Macarena all by myself, thank you.

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Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection has some extra goodness

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

If it already wasn’t awesome enough that two of the greatest PS2 games are being remade in splendid high def, Sony and Team Ico decided to sweeten the pot with some bonus content right there on the disc. September 27 is going to be a great day.

When you get your copy of the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection for a bargain $40, you will be treated to a code for two XMB dynamic themes (one for each game) as well as a host of video content squeezed in right there beside both games on one Blu-ray disc. This includes an extended look at the upcoming The Last Guardian.

This remastered collection will give people a chance to play two amazing games that may have slipped under their radar. How can they fit so much awesome on one disc?!

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Behind the scenes of Gears of War 3 at Comic-Con

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Chris Urie

The conclusion of the Gears of War trilogy is approaching. Come September 20, you will once again join Marcus Fenix and his team to fight hoards of the Locust. But this time around, the Gears team at Epic Games is going for a whole new feel for the story.

Epic’s Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski said, “Gears was really about a battle. Gears of War 2 wanted to make you feel like you were a part of a war. With Gears of War 3 we wanted to take the scale of the story down, make it personal.”

See just what they are talking about in the behind-the-scenes video above that premiered at this year’s San-Diego Comic-Con.

In addition to the video, Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson of Epic Games hosted a 60-minute panel. They touched on the emotional insight that they poured into the the final Gears game. Evidently, Gears of War 3 will be the longest and meatiest single player campaign Epic has ever produced. You will get to dive deeper into the characters you have spent countless hours with and join them as their story comes to a close.

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