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Binary Domain gets gameplay trailer; still looks like Terminator game

Posted on April 29, 2011 by John Scalzo

When Sega’s Binary Domain was first unveiled, it’s generic look turned off a lot of gamers. And this new gameplay trailer, Binary Domain’s first, doesn’t really change that. The game is clearly riffing on the storylines of The Terminator and The Matrix while borrowing robot design concepts from I, Robot. It’s really rather blatant.

But Binary Domain also looks like it could be a pretty awesome squad-based shooter when it’s released in early 2012 for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Red Faction: Armageddon delayed a week, demo announced

Posted on April 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

THQ has pushed back their next Martian excursion by a week. Red Faction: Armageddon will now be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 7, instead of its original May 31st date. No reason was given for the delay, but perhaps it was done to give gamers a chance to watch the tie-in movie, Red Faction: Origins, which premieres on the SyFy Channel on Saturday, June 4.

At the same time THQ announced the delay, they also revealed that we’ll get a chance to get our asses to Mars on May 3rd with a demo on Xbox Live and (hopefully) PlayStation Network.

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Ubisoft dates Driver: San Francisco

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Bret Morace

Ubisoft has announced that the next installment in the Driver series, Driver: San Francisco will be released August 30. The game is set to be released for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac. The Wii will get a slightly different game bearing the same name on the same date.

The game takes place several months after the events of Driver 3, and takes place inside Tanner’s coma-induced dream after his collision with Jericho. In this world Tanner has gained the ability to shift between other drivers on the fly. Unlike Driver 3, players will be limited to the car, as developer Ubisoft Reflections wish to return to Driver’s roots.

You might say its a “comeback” for the series, which is coincidentally the name of the new trailer you can view above.

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Daily Scoop: April 28, 2011 – I hope Sony catches ’em all

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The ApocalyPS3 has gotten a lot of press lately, and Sony made a new announcement, now saying that our credit card information may not have been compromised. They’re working to rebuild and restore the PSN and Qriocity, and they’re working with law enforcement to find the parties responsible for this. I hope Sony makes like a Pokemon trainer and catches ’em all. Maybe the hackers will evolve into normal humans.

Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is HORI’s PS3 Wireless Fighting Stick 3 for $59.99 down from $79.99. With up to 400 hours of battery life, you can button mash until your fingers bleed. Amazon also announced Ten Days of Free Games, with today’s game being Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave. Promising!

No daily t-shirts today, but one of the new Portal 2 shirts had me ROFLing when I saw it:

And no, it’s not too late to get me a birthday present.

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Portal 2 to get DLC this Summer

Posted on April 28, 2011 by John Scalzo

Have you seen all there is to see in Portal 2 yet? Well, prepare yourself, because Valve is hard at work on some downloadable content to extend the game.

Doug Lombardi, Valve’s Vice President of Marketing, recently sat down for an interview with Fast Company (just a warning, there are massive spoilers at that link) and revealed the developer plans to announce more details on Portal 2 DLC next week:

Fast Company: There is a comic online, but beyond that, is there more Portal coming?

Lombardi: We will be announcing some DLC for it, so folks can keep a look out for more content coming this summer. We’ll be putting more details out about that in a week or so. We’ll support that with more videos or more comics.

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Your Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete: Peyton Hillis

Posted on April 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis didn’t just win the Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote, he demolished his competition, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. The Madden NFL 2004 coverboy only managed to capture 34% of the vote to Hillis’ 66%. Hillis had an impressive 2010-2011 season, but this vote was clearly a huge upset.

All told, more than 12,000,000 votes were cast throughout the entire tournament and Hillis steamrolled some pretty hefty competition (including head-to-head victories over Ray Rice, Matt Ryan, Jamaal Charles and Aaron Rodgers).

Madden NFL 12 (with Peyton Hillis on the cover) will be released for the PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360 on August 30.

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Amazon announces Ten Days of Free Games

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Bret Morace

Today, via their Twitter account, Amazon has announced the “Ten Days of Free Games.” The first free game available is Chicken Invaders: The Next Wave, a downloadable game that seems to be a riff on Space Invaders. Though this game seems to be nothing more than a quick casual game, you never know what might appear in the next ten days. Hopefully, more hardcore games are to follow.

Follow @amazongames on Twitter to see what comes next and go to Amazon to claim your game now.

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Outland, Nin2-Jump, Trouble Witches on XBLA today

Posted on April 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

It’s wacky side-scroller day on the Xbox Live Arcade today. A trio of 2D titles were added to the download service including Outland, the latest game from the creators of Super Stardust HD. Also available this week is Nin2-Jump, a ninja platformer from Cave; and Trouble Witches Neo, a new shooter from SNK.

More information about all three of these games can be found after the break. (more…)

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