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Hitman: Absolution is absolutely full of Hollywood actors

Posted on October 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

Having a cast full of Hollywood actors isn’t quote the big deal it used to be, but leave it to Hitman: Absolution to collect one of the strangest groups of thespians I’ve ever seen.

David Bateson returns to portray the voice of Agent 47, but the motion capture work to bring the assassin to life was done by Lost‘s William Mapother. Ethan Rom did always walk in a creepy manner.

Other members of the cast include an extraordinary badass (Powers Boothe), the world’s most famous former porn star (Traci Lords), one of Bill’s Deadly Vipers (Vivica A. Fox), Bill’s real-life brother (Keith Carradine), and the deranged child star of Orphan (Isabelle Fuhrman).

The complete cast list can be found after the break. Hitman: Absolution will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 20. (more…)

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Borderlands 2 Review: There’s No Place Like Pandora

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Nicole Kline

When Borderlands came out in 2009, it blended together the perfect mix of role-playing elements with first-person shooter fare. Affectionately referred to as an FPSRPG, the game’s Diablo-style loot system had players upgrading their guns and shields while working their way up levels and through skill trees. Each of the four characters – Brick the Berserker, Lilith the Siren, Mordecai the Hunter, and Roland the Soldier – were enjoyable in their own way, adding some flavor to the somewhat utilitarian story. Gearbox Studios bragged that Borderlands 2 was going to take everything about the first game and made it bigger – bigger characters, deeper story, better loot. Do these ambitious changes work in the sequel? (more…)

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Activision’s Walking Dead game gets new title; contest to appear in the game announced

Posted on October 25, 2012 by John Scalzo

Now that the third season has begun, Activision is ready to announce the official title of their first person shooter based on The Walking Dead television show. Since Telltale’s adventure game already laid claim to The Walking Dead, Activision and developer Terminal Reality have decided to go with The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

And if you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a zombie (and if so, what is wrong with you?), Activision has a contest for you. The publisher has sprinkled hidden clues throughout this season’s episodes of The Walking Dead. If you spot one, and enter it at AMCDead.com, you’ll be entered into a drawing to have your face put into the game. Well, a little more than just your face…

Each week one lucky winner will be chosen to appear as a character in the game! Terminal Reality will then use photos of his or her facial likeness to create a unique character whose backstory and chilling death scene may be encountered by players during The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.

I call dibs on “killed while trying to turn my hand into a chainsaw.”

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SimCity breaks ground on March 5, 2013

Posted on October 25, 2012 by John Scalzo

Originally scheduled for release in February, EA has announced that SimCity will be released on March 5, 2013 (March 8 in Europe). As they say, that’s close enough for government work. You know, because you’re the mayor…

You can check out the latest trailer for the game, “How to Deal with Disasters,” above.

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New trailer for BioShock Infinite wants you to fight “Beast of America”

Posted on October 21, 2012 by John Scalzo

With an assist from Nico Vega (and their song “Beast”), Irrational Games has cut together a beautiful new gameplay trailer for BioShock Infinite. The trailer is a showcase for the new Sky-Hook weapon, as well as Elizabeth’s contributions to the combat. And it is amazing. Oh, and beautiful, did I mention beautiful?

BioShock Infinite will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on February 26.

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New Releases: Medal of Honor Warfighter, Forza Horizon, Street Fighter X Tekken Vita

Posted on October 21, 2012 by John Scalzo

This week offers a slight break in the non-stop avalanche that is the Fall game rush, but there’s still a few interesting new releases including…

Hit the jump for even more new releases, including this year’s slate of Cabela’s games. (more…)

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Learn more about the heroine of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation with this trailer

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

This badass trailer for Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation gives you some of the backstory of the franchise’s first female assassin, Aveline de Grandpré. This lovely lady makes fighting injustice look easy.

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation will be available for the PlayStation Vita on October 30, 2012.

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BioShock Infinite Ultimate Songbird Edition announced

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Irrational Games just upped the competition for best collector’s edition ever with the new Ultimate Songbird Edition for BioShock Infinite. This version of the game – which costs $149.99 – comes with the Songbird statue, an art book, a resin miniature for their upcoming board game based on the video game (yay!), a lithograph, a sweet keychain, a digital soundtrack, three gear powerups, and downloadable content specific to whichever platform you buy it on. Oh, and it comes with the game, too.

Don’t want that giant statue? Order the Premium Edition instead, which comes with everything except the statue, and will cost you $79.99. You can pre-order your copy of either edition (or the game-only box) at your retailer of choice now. Personally, I’m excited to hear more about the board game, BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia by Plaid Hat Games. Just take my money, Ken Levine.

BioShock Infinite will be released on February 26, 2013 for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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