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Activision announces star-studded voice casts for Spider-Man: Edge of Time, X-Men Destiny

Posted on July 19, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision has dug deep into their corporate pocketbook to pull out the Hollywood voice talent that’ll headline Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny this Fall.

Spider-Man: Edge of Time will star Josh Keaton as The Amazing Spider-Man and Christopher Daniel Barnes as Spider-Man 2099. They will be joined by Val Kilmer as Walker Sloan (a mad scientist in the 2099 universe), Laura Vandervoort (Lisa on “V”) as Mary Jane Watson and Katee Sackhoff as the Black Cat. Interestingly enough, her “Battlestar Galactica” castmate, Tricia Helfer, voiced the character in 2008’s Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.

For X-Men Destiny, Activision has enlisted the voice talents of three sci-fi veterans. Milo Ventimiglia (“Heroes”), Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch) and Scott Porter (“Caprica”) will play three all-new mutant characters: Grant Alexander, Aimi Yoshida and Adrian Luca.

“These amazing casts of talented Hollywood actors help bring the rich storylines of Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny to life,” said Vicharin Vadakan, Director of Marketing, Activision Publishing. “Players this fall will get to control the destiny of their own mutants or save Spider-Man and through this voice talent feel like they are part of the action.”

Playable demos of Spider-Man: Edge of Time and X-Men Destiny will be available at this weekend’s Comic-Con in San Diego.

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Sega delays Shinobi and Crush3D for 3DS

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

What’s up with all the 3DS release date changing today? I don’t know, but Sega has jumped into the fray. Both Shinobi and Crush 3D for the Nintendo 3DS are being delayed. Shinobi, which was supposed to come out in September, will see store shelves on November 15. Crush 3D, also supposed to be out in September, will instead come out on February 21 next year. GamesIndustry.biz claims a sales perspective drove the decision, with one developer stating, “We had to delay the release of [Crush 3D] because of the success of the platform.”

Iwata recently blamed the less-than-expected sales of the 3DS on a weak launch lineup and the witch hunts alleging health problems. Let’s hope no more anticipated titles suffer from the lack of excitement for the handheld.

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Pokemon Rumble Blast toying with your 3DS October 24

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Well, that was fast. Pokemon Rumble Blast, the sequel to the excellent WiiWare hit Pokemon Rumble, will arrive on the Nintendo 3DS on October 24. The game features the same intuitive controls and real-time gameplay as its predecessor, as you control toy pokemon scouring a variety of levels and eventually fighting a boss, a giant toy pokemon. Multiplayer features include both local wireless and StreetPass. Passing by a fellow rumbler will allow you to battle their toy pokemon as well as check out their Mii.

When one door closes, another one opens for the 3DS it would seem, let’s hope this game is as addictive as the original Rumble.

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Capcom cancels Mega Man Legends 3

Posted on July 19, 2011 by John Scalzo

Megafans have been clamoring for Mega Man Legends 3 for a long time, but that hasn’t stopped Capcom from canceling the game. In a post on the Capcom-Unity blog, the publisher revealed that “different sectors of the company […] felt that the Mega Man Legends 3 Project [did not meet] the required criteria” to go into full production. The downloadable Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version has also been canceled.

While I understand that games get canceled all the time, Capcom’s decision to solicit feedback from fans during the project’s development makes the cancellation feel like a slap in the face.

Finally, Capcom wanted gamers to know that Kenji Inafune’s departure from the company had nothing to do with the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3. I have a feeling few Mega Man fans believe that.

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Sega plans to unveil something new at Comic-Con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Are you going to be in San Diego this weekend for Comic-Con? If so, you’ll have a chance to witness the announcement of Sega’s latest game. No details about the mystery game were revealed, however, a playable demo will be available.

Speaking of playable demos, the publisher also revealed that they plan to set up a portable arcade in San Diego to showcase more of their upcoming releases. The “Sega Pop-Up Arcade” will be located at 345 6th Avenue (between K Street and J Street) and it’ll be open from Wednesday, July 20 all the way through to the end of the show on Sunday, July 24. Best of all: no quarters required!

Hit the jump for a complete list of every demo Sega plans to bring to Comic-Con. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: Monday, July 18 – May I have this dance?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Sadly, my dance is done… I finished reading A Dance with Dragons last night. Spoiler alert: there are dragons in it! And characters die. Martin is almost as bad as Joss Whedon.

Anyway, onto the deals! Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Trion’s Rift for the PC. It’s only $9.99 down from $49.99 today, so if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to WoW, now’s your chance!! Amazon’s also got new weekly deals – there’s L.A. Noire for $37 on PS3 and Xbox 360 (which I think you should definitely buy), Super Monkey Ball 3D for $19.99, and two promotional credit deals – one is for $50 for the Xbox 360 250 GB console with Kinect, and the other is $25 for Kinect with Kinect Adventures. Not too shabby!

No gaming shirts today, but Tee Fury has an amazing Star Wars shirt: (more…)

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Nintendo brings first publicly playable demo of Zelda: Skyward Sword to Comic-Con

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John Scalzo

Nintendo’s Comic-Con 2011 presence will include the first publicly playable demo of the Wii’s swan song, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition to Link’s latest adventure, Nintendo will showcase playable demos of more than a dozen upcoming games including Super Mario 3D, Mario Kart 3DS, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Kirby Wii. All of these games will be on display at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, which will be located in the San Diego Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis & Marina across from the San Diego Convention Center, home of this weekend’s Comic-Con.

Hit the jump for the complete list of playable games. (more…)

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Duke Nukem Forever takes a number two on June bestseller list

Posted on July 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Duke Nukem Forever gives players the option to fish a turd out of the toilet bowl and smear it all over the walls of the game world. So it seems rather fitting that Duke’s latest adventure has landed in the #2 spot in The NPD Group’s list of bestselling games for the month of June. The Mighty Duke was toppled by Rockstar’s L.A. Noire; the detective yarn is celebrating its second straight month at the top after it lead the May NPD report as well.

A trio of other June releases also earned their way into the top ten. Sony’s InFamous 2 took the #3 spot, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D hookshotted its way into #5 and Cars 2 stopped for gas at #9.

You can find the full top ten after the break. (more…)

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