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Duke Nukem Forever coming to Mac in August

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Despite the general disappointment from bourgeois game journalists, Duke Nukem Forever‘s strong sales have pushed for the game to be coming to Mac. Aspyr Media is handling the port, which will be available on Steam in August, supporting Steamworks features such as Steam Play.

“We are thrilled to play a part in bringing this gaming experience to the Mac,” said Michael Rogers, President of Aspyr Media. “Duke Nukem Forever represents many of the best aspects of gaming: shooting aliens, saving ladies in distress, and great tag-lines. We think Mac gamers will love taking a bite of Duke’s special pain cake.”

For more information on the project, visit the official site of the Mac release.

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Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta details revealed, available 6/28 2PM Pacific

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

We’ve been dying to get more information on the upcoming multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and now they’re in. Taking up about 1.7 GB of hard drive space, the beta will last about three weeks, with stereoscopic 3D support and splitscreen co-op. PlayStation Plus subscribers and InFamous 2 owners will be able to download it tomorrow at around 2 PM Pacific time (5 o’clock for us east coasters) with more details on when others may be able to download it incoming.

Head over to Naughty Dog’s site for more details.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies go “In the Jungle” in Annihilation DLC

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

“Call of the Dead” from the Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation DLC was a hard act to follow for Treyarch. Instead of trying to up the star-studded cast of its previous effort, they decided to just bring you more interesting Zombies settings with new gameplay mechanics. Ride on a rail or down an aqueduct while you cut down the endless horde of the undead with all new weapons. Annihilation will cost you $15 and arrives on Xbox Live tomorrow with a future date for PC and PS3.

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Xenoblade inspires fan campaign to bring game to America

Posted on June 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

Are you a Wii owner who is sick and tired of Nintendo’s decision not to localize many of the games they publish in Japan? Titles like Fatal Frame IV, Dynamic Slash, Pandora Tower, The Last Story and Xenoblade have all been published by The Big N in Japan and have never made it across the Pacific. If the last game in that list, the Monolith Soft-developed Xenoblade, interests you, then perhaps you should hook up with Operation Rainfall.

The group plans to flood the offices of Nintendo of America’s President, Reginald Fils-Aime, with letters from July 11 through the 13th. They also plan to call Nintendo’s customer service line (1-800-633-3236) to request Xenoblade as well as mass emailing the company with the same message. It’s unlikely this campaign will do anything (if I were Reggie, I’d call in sick that week), but Nintendo really needs to do a better job of listening to their fans (I’m still waiting on Mother 3).

If you want to join the movement, be sure to visit Operation Rainfall’s website.

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Summer of Arcade 2011 release dates released

Posted on June 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft has revealed the release schedule and price points for this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion. Beginning on July 20 and ending on August 17, five highly anticipated games will be added to the Xbox Live Arcade for your gaming pleasure. The full release schedule is as follows:

July 20: Bastion (1200 Microsoft Points)
July 27: From Dust (1200 Microsoft Points)
August 3: Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (1200 Microsoft Points)
August 10: Fruit Ninja Kinect (800 Microsoft Points)
August 17: Toy Soldiers: Cold War (1200 Microsoft Points)

Like in years past, players who purchase every game during the Summer of Arcade will receive a free bonus. This year, Microsoft plans to reward the completist Summer of Arcade shopper with a free download of Crimson Alliance, a “fast-action RPG game from industry-leading Certain Affinity” that’ll be available through the XBLA on September 7.

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Activision registers GoldenEye 007 Reloaded domains

Posted on June 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

A true Sherlock Holmes for the Internet age, Superannuation has discovered a quartet of domain registrations relating to a new James Bond game from Activision:

* GoldenEyeReloadedGame.com
* GoldenEye007GameReloaded.com
* GoldenEye007Reloaded.com
* GoldenEyeReloaded007.com

As you can see, the URLs appear to be connected to a game titled GoldenEye 007 Reloaded and I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to conclude that the game is likely yet another take on the classic N64 FPS. Activision originally remade the game last year, exclusively for the Wii, with new voiceover work by Daniel Craig and Judi Dench. Could these new URLs mean that GoldenEye’s famed multiplayer will “reload” on the PS3 and Xbox 360? Let’s hope so.

Obviously, Activision is remaining mum about GoldenEye 007 Reloaded, but the CEO of Activision Publishing, Eric Hirshberg, told investors that a new James Bond game would be released this Fall at the company’s quarterly financial briefing in May.

Whatever happens, it looks like James Bond will return.

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Sony launches $15 Dual Packs for PSP this week

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

With the PlayStation Vita just on the horizon, Sony is still giving you reasons to stock up on PSP titles. Starting this week at retail and on the PlayStation Store, you’ll be able to grab a new line of “Dual Packs,” $15 packages containing two PSP favorites. In addition to Syphon Filter: Logan’s Shadow and Killzone: Liberation pictured left, you’ll be able to grab another pack containing Secret Agent Clank and Daxter, as well as one including Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo.

I’ve been meaning to stock up my PSP ever since the PSN came back up and it would look like now is as good a time to do it. No word on other upcoming Dual Packs, but let’s keep our fingers crossed for the rest of the SOCOM games to pop up.

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Forza 4 Limited Collector’s Edition announced

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Forza Motorsport 4 is coming October 11, and Microsoft has announced the Limited Collector’s Edition for the most diehard fans of the franchise.

In addition to the “Ship Bonus” car pack exclusively for pre-orders, a “VIP Car Pack” will net you another five additional cars. You’ll also get ten unannounced American classic muscle cars, as well as a custom designed BMW from the “Forza Motorsport 4 BMW Design Challenge.” The 2012 BMW M5 will also be available in the bundle, with a downloadable theme featuring the car and special recognition in lobbies and leaderboards. As far as tangible goods, you’ll get a host of stickers and a 96 page art book, “Cars of Motorsport 4 Presented by Top Gear.”

Head over to the official page for full details.

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