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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn officially announced for PC and PS3

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Square Enix has rebuilt Final Fantasy XIV from the ground up, complete with a brand new world and storyline as well as a new name: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. This MMORPG will take place in Eorzea on the planet Hydaelyn. The game “centers on the core concept of rebirth, featuring a new world to explore and storyline to experience,” according to the announcement.

Naoki Yoshida, Producer and Director of Final Fantasy XIV, said, “Since announcing our plans for the future of the title last October, we have been working tirelessly to include all of the elements that we have promised in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. This new title not only becomes a symbol of a completely new Final Fantasy XIV, but also marks the beginning of a new stage as the latest title in the Final Fantasy series. I hope you’re looking forward to it!”

If you’re one of those people looking forward to it, check out the official website. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be out “soon” for PC and PS3.

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Daniel Craig leads 007 Legends voice cast

Posted on July 27, 2012 by John Scalzo

Activision’s upcoming Bond game, 007 Legends, is said to be the first game based on the superspy’s exploits that ties together the storylines from multiple movies. So appropriately, Activision has signed up voice actors from across the series.

As expected, Skyfall star Daniel Craig will once again step up to voice James Bond’s smooth wit and cool one liners. He’ll be joined by Rory Kinnear, who’ll reprise his role as MI6’s Chief of Staff, Bill Tanner. A third Skyfall cast member, Naomie Harris, will also make an appearance in the game.

Besides Skyfall, the villainous duo from Moonraker will be well represented in 007 Legends. Michael Lonsdale will return to voice Hugo Drax and Richard Kiel will play the (mostly) mute Jaws.

The words these actors speak will come from screenwriter Bruce Feirstein, who has quite the history with the Bond franchise himself. Feirstein wrote GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough as well as the Bond games Everything or Nothing, From Russia With Love, Blood Stone, and GoldenEye 007: Reloaded.

Finally, Activision has recruited David Arnold (Die Another Day, Tomorrow Never Dies) and Kevin Kiner to compose the soundtrack for 007 Legends.

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Skylanders Giants buzzes into stores on October 21

Posted on July 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

Meet Swarm. Swarm is a giant bee warrior and he’s going to be stinging his way through the enemies of Skylanders Giants when it release this Fall.

Oh… speaking of release dates… Activision also announced that the game will be available in stores for the 3DS, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on October 21. A PC version is also planned, but it’s currently without a release date.

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“Death Comes For All” in this new Darksiders II trailer

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Darksiders II is coming out in just a few weeks, and this new trailer doesn’t make the wait any easier. This is an all-gameplay trailer, too, which means everything you’re seeing is what you’ll be playing. I have to say, I like the character design for Death. He’s less Grim Reaper and more… well… bad-ass horseman. I dig it.

Darksiders II comes out on August 14 for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

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WoW: Mists of Pandaria emerges from the fog on September 25

Posted on July 25, 2012 by John Scalzo

After months of testing, Blizzard has finally announced a release date for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. The MMORPG’s next expansion will be available to purchase in stores and through WorldofWarcraft.com on September 25. In addition to a standard edition priced at $39.99, two special editions of Mists of Pandaria will also be available.

If you plan to download Mists of Pandaria, you’ll have the option of buying the Digital Deluxe Edition for $59.99, which will include the following in-game goodies:

  • World of Warcraft In-Game Mount: Take to the skies of Azeroth astride the mystical Imperial Quilen flying mount.
  • World of Warcraft In-Game Pet: Journey across Pandaria with the Lucky Quilen Cub at your side.
  • StarCraft II Battle.net Portraits: Bring the Horde and Alliance rivalry to the far reaches of the Koprulu sector with exclusive Infested Orc and Night Elf Templar Battle.net portraits.
  • Diablo III Banner Sigil and Accent: Display your status as a hero of Pandaria with the iconic markings of World of Warcraft’s newest playable race, the pandaren.

But if you’re looking to score a physical disc and a box full of swag, you’ll want to look for the Collector’s Edition. The Collector’s Edition, which will retail for $79.99, will include all the in-game items from the Digital Deluxe Edition as well as a few extras that’ll make you say wow:

  • Behind-the-Scenes DVD and Blu-Ray: Learn about the creation of Pandaria with this two-disc set featuring over an hour of commentary, insider interviews, and developer roundtables.
  • Collector’s Edition Soundtrack CD: Experience 20 orchestral pieces from Mists of Pandaria.
  • The Art of Mists of Pandaria Book: Explore this 208-page hardcover tome featuring never-before-seen pieces from the expansion, from early concepts to final 3D renderings.
  • Chen Stormstout Mouse Pad: Equip your desk with this special-edition mouse pad featuring the legendary pandaren brewmaster.
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Quantum Conundrum to receive two DLC packs before Summer’s end

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Square Enix has announced that Airtight Games’ Quantum Conundrum will be receiving a double dose of DLC by the end of Summer. The first pack, entitled “Desmond’s Debacle,” will explore an entirely new wing of the Quadwrangle mansion with the former butler and “Chief Button Collector” himself. It will launch on Steam on July 31, and two weeks later on the PSN and Xbox Live.

A month later, players will be able to invest in “IKA-aramba!,” with a mission to rescue the titular IKE (Interdimensional Kinetic Entity). In this DLC, players will have to “leap seemingly endless chasms while traveling through a newly discovered wing of Quadwrangle Manor.” How many undiscovered wings does this mansion have? The second pack hits Steam on August 28 and, once again, two weeks later on the PSN and Xbox Live.

Both packs will be available for the rather reasonable price of $2.99 (or 240 Microsoft Points) for PS3 players, Xbox 360 owners, and Steam users.

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Free Penny Arcade 3 DLC to be released in August

Posted on July 23, 2012 by John Scalzo

Today’s Penny Arcade news post from Jerry “Tycho” Holkins dropped a few tantalizing teases about the first (free) DLC expansion for Penny Arcade’s On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3.

Zeboyd Games is hard at work on the first piece of DLC, “The Lair of the Seamstress,” and plans are in place to release it next month in close proximity to the Penny Arcade Expo (August 31 – September 2). These are very tentative plans, and things could change, but that’s the current plan.

Holkins also revealed that a second DLC package is in the works, which will reveal the fate of the Player Character from the first two Rainslick episodes. You might want to have a box of tissues handy.

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Borderlands 2 has a 58-hour campaign… and development has been completed

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Gearbox is certainly giving gamers value for money with the much anticipated sequel to their cel-shaded FPS, Borderlands. In a genre known for its stingy single player campaigns as developers focus on multiplayer, it is heartening to hear what Steve Gibson, Gearbox’s VP of Marketing, had to say about Borderlands 2‘s 58-hour campaign:

“What we like to think about it is, Borderlands is a hobby. Some guide guys just did a playthrough of Borderlands 2 and they reported back to us that it takes 58 hours to play through the campaign – and that’s just one playthrough with one character. So the depth with which people can get into that… Yeah we look at it as a hobby, and that isn’t even counting the new Badass Points system and how that’ll affect every character you do. We want it to feel like you get more for your money, we’re happy for people to pay their money once and feel that they get ongoing value.”

The Badass system Gibson refers to Achievement-esque tokens that the player will receive for performing certain tasks or feats. These can then be cashed in to improve character stats across the board, so if you start the game with a new character class, your Badass ranking will carry over.

Considering the original game took 30-40 hours to complete depending on how many side-quests you chose to do, it looks as if Gearbox has cooked us up quite the psycho stormbrew. The company has announced that the game has been sent for certification, which means it is fully finished, locked, and loaded. The team is now hard at work on post-launch content, including the new playable character, The Mecromancer. The new female cyborg character DLC will be released 60 to 90 days after the game launches, and will be free to members of the Borderlands Premiere Club i.e. those who place a pre-order of the game.

[Source: GamerZines, Gearboxity]

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