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The Skyrim Creation Kit gives players even more to explore

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Chris Urie

So you’ve poured hundreds of hours into the land of Skyrim. You’ve fought civil wars, shouted dragons out of the sky, and accidentally lit a few villages on fire (you say accidentally, but your evil cackling has made me question that). You’ve fulfilled your destiny as the Dragonborn and smote Alduin on the mountainside.

What now?

Just when you thought the land of Skyrim had enough to do, Bethesda plans to roll out the Skyrim Workshop and Creation Kit “soon.” Like the Elder Scrolls Construction Set before it, the Creation Kit puts the software used to develop the game right into your eager little hands. Didn’t think the Throat of the World was tall enough? Add a few hundred feet. Wish there was a cabin in the woods with NPC’s spouting lines from Evil Dead? Do it. The world of Skyrim is a sandbox, and you are now Akatosh.

Sadly, all the wonderful mods that people are sure to make will only be available on the PC version of the game. But, maybe if we are nice, Bethesda will collect the best ones and provide them as delicious DLC for all the good console Dragonborn.

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Mass Effect 3 voice cast announced

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Nicole Kline

As if fans weren’t already excited enough, BioWare announced the all-star voice cast they’re using for Mass Effect 3.

Of course, Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale return as Shepard and FemShep, respectively, and Martin Sheen will reprise his role as the Illusive Man. Other celebrities returning are Keith David as Captain Anderson, Lance Henriksen as Admiral Steven Hackett, Tricia Helfer as the Normandy’s A.I., Ali Hillis as Dr. Liara T’Soni, Seth Green as Joker, Carrie-Anne Moss as Aria T’Loak, and Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda.

But there will be some new voices as well, most notably Freddie Prinze, Jr. as one of Shepard’s allies, James Vega, and Jessica Chobot as news reporter Diana Allers. Prinze, Jr. even had an opinion about video games: “I have always loved science fiction and I have always loved games and Mass Effect is really the first time both come together successfully. It is a completely immersive game where you really feel like you’re part of this journey inside this universe. It will make you think, you will care about the character you are playing, and you will care about the characters that you bring into battle with you.”

Wow. Really? The first successful science fiction video game? I think some would balk at that.

Mass Effect 3 will be out on March 6.

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Make contact with this Aliens: Colonial Marines cinematic trailer

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John Scalzo

There’s no gameplay. There’s no dialogue. There’s not much of anything except for a super classy look at the Colonial Marines doing their thing in Sega’s upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines.

I’d still rather be playing this game this Spring, but this trailer is a nice consolation prize for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and prospective Wii U owners everywhere.

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Daily Scoop: January 30, 2012 – An awesome t-shirt appears!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Mmm, another Monday. How I missed you, Monday. What? You know how to detect sarcasm? Well don’t you just get smarter with every passing week!

Ahem. Excuse me. The Deal of the Day in video games over at Amazon today is twofold – first, they’ve got $50 off the price of the Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle with Kinect, marking it down to $349 from $399.99. The second is the PC download of Risen, which is on sale for just $5.99 today. They’ve also got new weekly deals as well. Kinect games Jillian Michaels Fitness Adventure and Hulk Hogan’s Main Event are $19.99, PC game Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is $39.99, and the accessory Cideko Air Keyboard Conqueror is $64.99. They’re also having a warehouse sale, where you can save up to 25% on select used games.

Today’s video game t-shirt comes with a COUPON!! Hit the jump for details! (more…)

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See The Office recreated in Counter-Strike

Posted on January 29, 2012 by John Scalzo

We know that the officeworkers of “The Office” favor Call of Duty over Counter-Strike, but the latter game is the one that gets an amazing recreation of the set in the video above. Created by YouTube user Blitzkrieg1981, nearly every detail of the office is present and accounted for including Reception, Michael’s office, the Conference Room, the Annex, the Break Room, and the first floor hallway (which is home to Michael Scott Paper).

Of course, for true versimilitude, the mod also needs to include all of the melee weapons Dwight has stashed all over the building. Or maybe a threeway Mexican Standoff.

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New Releases: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Soul Calibur V, NeverDead, More

Posted on January 28, 2012 by John Scalzo

The 2012 video game year can officially begin… NOW! It’s been a long (and mostly dry) month, but publishers are finally ready to start unloading their big guns.

This week we can look forward to Final Fantasy XIII-2 Square Enix’s latest RPG sequel; Soul Calibur V, the next entry in Namco Bandai’s fighting franchise that still burns; and NeverDead, Konami’s dismemberment action game.

You can check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)

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The Witcher 2 coming to Xbox 360 on April 17

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Nicole Kline

CD Projekt RED has announced they’re bringing their popular PC RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, to the Xbox 360 on April 17. Two retail versions will be released, including the standard edition (which is actually called the Enhanced Edition) and a special edition known as the Dark Edition. The Enhanced Edition will contain all of the PC version’s currently released downloadable content, as well as Enhanced Edition-exclusive features such as new quests and locations as well as “the introduction of major new NPCs who intensify the struggle for power in the Northern Kingdoms.” All of the Enhanced Edition features will be available for free to those who already own the PC version.

The Dark Edition will include the entirety of the Enhanced Edition as well as all the special edition trappings including a soundtrack CD, an artbook, a Quest Handbook, and a Witcher medallion.

The head of CD Projekt RED studio, Adam Badowski, said, “The Xbox 360 version is a complete adaptation of the game to the new platform, we’ve rewritten the code so it feels native to the console. This latest version of The Witcher 2 has been expanded in many ways, and some experts believe it to be one of the best-looking games ever to make it to consoles.”

There will also be a brand new CGI introduction to the game, directed by Tomasz Baginski, a BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee. Additionally, the Xbox 360 version will also have lots of new cinematics. I wonder how it will compare to the PC version?

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Warp release date announced for PC, PS3

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Trapdoor recently announced the PC and PS3 release dates for their upcoming game, Warp, via their Twitter feed.

The title will be coming to the PC and PSN on March 13, nearly a month after its release on the XBLA. It’s the first game in the latest XBLA House Party, available for Xbox 360 users on February 15 for 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

I’ve been excited to play this game since last year’s PAX East. It promises to be a great downloadable game!

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