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Battlefield 3 TGS trailer focuses on the vehicles of war

Posted on September 15, 2011 by John Scalzo

Japan’s aversion to first person shooters is pretty well known, so EA and DICE took a different tack when developing Battlefield 3‘s Tokyo Game Show trailer. Instead of focusing on the street level battles between soldiers like many of the American trailers do, the Tokyo Game Show trailer puts a heavy emphasis on Battlefield 3’s vehicles. Jeeps, helicopters, tanks, fighter jets… they’re all here.

So what are you waiting for? Drive up to the top of this article and check it out.

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Max Payne 3 gameplay trailer is sunny and superawesome

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Proudly proclaiming that “This trailer was made entirely from in-game footage,” the first trailer for Max Payne 3 gives the world a first look at the gritty glitzy and grimy sunny world of Max’s new stomping grounds, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

OK, it’s a little odd seeing a Max Payne game that takes place in the daytime, but this trailer is an awesome piece of action movie candy.

Max Payne 3 will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in March 2012 (for real this time!).

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CoD Black Ops Rezurrection infects PC, PS3 on September 22

Posted on September 13, 2011 by John Scalzo

Get ready to reinfect your game system, Activision and Treyarch have announced they will release the Call of Duty: Black Ops “Rezurrection” pack for the PC and PS3 on September 22.

Coming a month after the Xbox 360 version, the PC/PS3 version will again be priced at $14.99 and include all of the same features:

  • Brand new “Moon” map: The first Call of Duty level to catapult players into orbit, delivers outrageous new weapons, high-tech gear and unstoppable hordes of low gravity zombie beasts, delivering the most epic, challenging and otherworldly Zombies experience yet.
  • The four original Zombies maps: Players can relive the nightmare of “Nacht der Untoten,” escape the Zombie madness in the asylum of “Verruckt,” battle back the undead Imperial Army of “Shi No Numa,” and pull the plug on “Der Riese,” the zombie factory that started it all.
  • A downloadable Call of Duty Zombies soundtrack.
  • A “Moon”-themed PS3 theme.

In honor of Call of Duty’s one small shamble for a zombie and a giant moan for zombiekind, Treyarch will be hosting a Double XP Weekend from September 23-25.

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EA officially announces Syndicate reboot

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

After years of rumors and leaks (including one just this weekend), Electronic Arts has officially announced that Starbreeze (of Chronicles of Riddick fame) is working on a reboot of Syndicate.

Scheduled for an early 2012 release on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the Syndicate reboot will eschew the real-time strategy nature of the 1993 original, opting instead for a sci-fi shooter feel. However, the new Syndicate will retain the cyberpunk aesthetic and corporate intrigue that featured heavily in the original game. This includes a four-player co-op mode made up of missions from that game and a storyline that should makes fans feel right at home:

Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations – Eurocorp, Cayman Global, and Aspari – are at the forefront of this brutal war for control of the pivotal American market.

In the world of Syndicate, everything is digitally connected, including the people. Players aren’t limited to the weapons in their hands. Through DART 6 bio-chip technology implanted in their head, players can slow down time and breach the digital world around them to take down their foes using a variety of upgradable hacking mechanics. Syndicate’s blend of fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story combined with innovative chip breach gameplay instantly immerses players in a unique digital world.

EA and Starbreeze have released an initial batch of screenshots of the new Syndicate, which you can view after the break. (more…)

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New Releases: NHL 12, God of War: Origins, White Knight Chronicles II, More

Posted on September 10, 2011 by John Scalzo

Welcome to another week of new games! This week EA Sports is lacing up their hockey skates, Kratos is coming at you in 3D and D3 Publisher has bundled together two RPGs for twice the fun. Also, the Bit.Trip series is getting collected in two separate compilations and the insane geniuses at Twisted Pixel are putting out a game starring an undead marionette bent on revenge.

  • The ice skates belong to this year’s only hockey sim, NHL 12 (PS3, Xbox 360).
  • Kratos will go 3D thanks to the stereoscopic 3D mode found in God of War: Origins Collection, a PS3 remake of his two PSP adventures.
  • D3’s double RPG is White Knight Chronicles II, which also includes a free copy of the first White Knight Chronicles game.
  • The Bit.Trip series will be coming to the 3DS as Bit.Trip Saga and the Wii as Bit.Trip Complete.
  • Finally, Twisted Pixel’s The Gunstringer proves once again that the developers are a happily demented bunch.

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

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See part one of Battlefield 3’s “Operation Guillotine” trailer

Posted on September 9, 2011 by John Scalzo

EA and DICE are at it again with another series of gameplay trailers for Battlefield 3. This time, we follow U.S. Marine Sgt. Blackburn through the city of Tehran as he executes Operation Guillotine, a joint operation to capture key members of the PLR leadership.

Want more? Part two drops on September 16 and the full game launches for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 25.

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Check out the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S in Need For Speed: The Run

Posted on September 9, 2011 by John Llewellyn Martin

If you’re hard up for some Porsche action, the Limited Edition versions of Need For Speed: The Run will give you access to the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S. The game will feature an “illicit, coast-to-coast race from San Francisco to New York”, according to its website. With 500 horsepower and 800 lbs of torque, not to mention those sexy contours, you’ll be tearing up the country’s virtual asphalt in style. It’s probably the next best thing to owning the actual car. And at $49.99 for PC and $59.99 for PS3 and Xbox 360, a copy of Need for Speed: The Run is slightly more affordable.

The 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S will be exclusive to the Need For Speed: The Run “Limited Edition,” which is actually the only version of the game available on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, so pre-order now (or not) and live out your Porsche dreams on November 15, 2011.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution grafts onto #1 spot in August NPDs

Posted on September 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

I know what you’re thinking… what about Madden? Well, for some strange reason, The NPD Group’s tracking team considers August 30 a part of the September report. Perhaps they’ve taken a few too many hits to the head (BOOM!). But whatever the reason, So Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the bestselling game in August.

Deus Ex may have won, but the industry as a whole lost. A 23 percent drop from August 2011 meant that sales were way down across the board. The lack of a new Madden game in August actually explains that drop pretty well though. Only Nintendo’s repriced 3DS system, which sold 185,000 consoles from August 12 to the end of the period, could be considered a success. Sony’s price cut for the PS3 also increased sales of the HD console.

You can check out the complete top ten for August 2011 right here:

1. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
2. NCAA Football 12 (Xbox 360, PS3)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360, PS3, DS, Wii, PC)
4. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (DS, Wii, PS3)
5. Cars 2 (DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
6. Just Dance: Summer Party (Wii)
7. Just Dance 2 (Wii)
8. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Wii, Xbox 360, DS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)
10. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3)

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