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Bethesda’s Dishonored will honor store shelves on October 9
Bethesda has announced that Dishonored, their steampunk-inspired first-person assassination game, will be released on October 9. The PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game is in development at Arkane Studios, where they are surely toiling away at the title right now.
Has Dishonored snuck under your radar until now? Here’s a new plot summary from Bethesda:
Dishonored is set in Dunwall, an industrial whaling city where steampunk- inspired technology and otherworldly forces coexist in the shadows. You are Corvo, the once-trusted bodyguard of the beloved Empress who has been murdered. Framed for the crime, you become an infamous assassin, known by the disturbing mask that has become your calling card. In a time of uncertainty, when the city is besieged by plague and ruled by a corrupt government armed with frightening technologies, dark forces bestow supernatural abilities upon you – but at what cost? The truth behind your betrayal is as murky as the waters surrounding the city, and the life you once had is gone forever.
Dishonored will also be on hand at this year’s E3 Expo, ensuring we won’t have to wait until October to get our next look at a masked avenger smashing a walking skeleton with a Victorian gentleman inside.
Give me an Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer or give me death!
“Give me _____ or give me death!” is never going to get old. Sorry about that.
Anyway, here’s the first gameplay trailer from this October’s Assassin’s Creed III. Being a fan of tomahawk kills isn’t required, but it certainly helps.
Sleeping Dogs: Taking It For a Walk With Producer Dan Sochan
Sleeping Dogs was playable at PAX East this year, and as we were playing, we got a chance to talk with Dan Sochan, a Producer at developer United Front Games. Sochan was friendly and informative, and gave us tidbits about the game as we took protagonist Wei Shen out and smashed some enemies into anything we could on the streets of Hong Kong. Read on for more about this amazing upcoming game. (more…)
Posted in Features, Interviews, PC, Previews, PS3, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged PAX East 2012, Sleeping Dogs
Slow down time and watch the Max Payne 3 launch trailer
It has been nine long years since Max Payne last graced our game consoles and PC monitors. That’s nearly two lifetimes in the video game world. But all that changes next week when Rockstar releases Max Payne 3 on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Yup, Max is back, and he’s got the launch trailer to prove it.
So check out the trailer above and if you’re holding out for the PC version, remember that it launches on May 29.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Max Payne 3
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria on track for 2012 release
During Activision’s latest quarterly financial report, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime revealed that World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is on track for a 2012 release. The expansion was previously given a “when it’s done” release window by the company.
After talking a bit about the expansion’s beta test and the steady subscriber numbers of WoW, Morhaime casually mentioned that Mists of Pandaria will be out by the end of the year:
At the end of Q1, global subscribership for World of Warcraft remained at 10.2 million. Maintaining our subscriber levels puts us in a great position as we drive toward the launch of Mists of Pandaria later this year. We opened the beta in late March and have rapidly expanded testing through a good portion of our community, including the 1.2 million players who signed up for the World of Warcraft Annual Pass.
Two Blizzard games in one year? That’s madness! But in case you were wondering, Morhaime didn’t have anything to say about StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm other than that the development team is still working on it.
Posted in News, PC
Tagged World of Warcraft
Hitman: Absolution targets November 20 release; Sniper Challenge officially announced
Square Enix has unleashed a double tap of Hitman: Absolution information today. First, they’ve tagged the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game with a November 20 release date, putting Agent 47’s next mission at the tail-end of the Fall gaming frenzy.
But to assuage fans for that far-off release date, they’ve also officially announced Hitman: Sniper Challenge. The GameStop pre-order incentive was leaked a few days ago, so most of the details are already out there. But we now know that the fabulous prizes gamers will be competing for include in-game perks for Absolution such as “Controlled Breathing” and “Extended Clip.”
Oh, and a trip to Denmark to meet the team at IO Interactive (and have their likeness digitized into the next Hitman game) will be awarded to the top sniper. In-game unlockables are cool and all, but that’s a prize.
The Hitman: Sniper Challenge will be available to download on May 15 for anyone who pre-orders the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Hitman: Absoluton from GameStop. PC players will be able to download it from Steam on August 1.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Hitman: Absolution
Daily Scoop: May 9, 2012 – Oh So Fine
It’s Wednesday, and it’s the last day of this season of Dungeons and Dragons Encounters. I am a little sad to see it go, but I’m eager to start the next season. I want to play as a kobold and be a necromancer so I can be Johannes Kobold: The Necromancer. Don’t get it? You should!
Amazon’s having a digital deal on Double Fine’s games, and they’re calling it the Oh So Fine Bundle. For just $9.99, you can get Costume Quest, Psychonauts, and Stacking, or you can get each one separately at a discount, if you don’t need them all.
Today is a fantastic day for t-shirts and a terrible day for my wallet. (more…)
Posted in Daily Scoop, Etcetera, News, PC
Celebrate Wolfenstein 3D’s 20th anniversary by playing it in a browser
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since Wolfenstein 3D introduced the world to mecha Hitler the first person shooter? Bethesda and id Software can, as today they’ve launched a free-to-play browsed-based version of the game for your enjoyment. Wolfenstein 3D: The Browser Game can be played at Bethesda’s Wolfenstein page or at the Wolfenstein Facebook page.
If you’d prefer to do your Nazi-killin’ on the go, Bethesda has also slashed the price on the iOS version of Wolfenstein 3D. It’s now available as a FREE download from the iTunes App Store for a limited time.
Finally, we’ve got a special edition of the Bethesda Podcast after the break with Wolfenstein creator John Carmack. He shares his insights into the creation and the development of the game while playing a few levels of his first industry-changing game. (more…)