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Return to the Moon for another CoD Black Ops Rezurrection trailer
Activision and Treyarch have reopened the Call of Duty Zombie Labs for another live-action look at the new and creative ways they’ve developed to dispatch zombies in zero gravity. Needless to say, it’s pretty gruesome.
After the public service announcement, we’re treated to another video of “Moon,” The newest zombie-infested Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer map. It’s part of the Rezurrection map pack, which also includes all four Zombies maps previously seen in Call of Duty: World at War.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops Rezurrection Pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and will available to download for the PC and PS3 on September 22.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops
EA pulls the lever on full Battlefield 3 “Operation Guillotine” trailer
Just when you thought Battlefield 3 couldn’t look more amazing, they release the “Operation Guillotine” trailer, showcasing Xbox 360 gameplay for the first time. I am struck speechless. So rather than waste your time reading anything that I have to say, which would be superflous, go watch the trailer. Go ahead… What are you doing still reading this?! Watch it!
Battlefield 3 is out October 23 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Battlefield 3
New Releases: Gears of War 3, Persona 2, Kirby Mass Attack, More
Are you ready to finish the fight with the Locust and the Lambent? I hope so because Microsoft and Epic Games plan to release Gears of War 3 in three different configurations this week: a standard edition, a Limited Edition and a $150 Epic Edition. A Gears of War 3 Xbox 360 console bundle is also on the schedule.
Atlus is making a different hugely anticipated game available this week with Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Innocent Sin for the PSP. Innocent Sin was originally released on the PSone in Japan, but has never made it to America until now.
Rounding out this week’s big releases is a pair of DS games: the crazy platforming of Kirby: Mass Attack and and monster-raising of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2.
Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Gears of War 3, Kirby: Mass Attack, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
For Learning! Snag a free copy of Portal until September 20
Valve has seemingly perfected the “demented schoolteacher” genre with the two Portal games. Encouraging players to look at science and puzzle-solving in new ways, they’ve become more than just games. And now, Valve has taking that a step further with their new Learn With Portals site.
Designed as an educational destination for teachers and students, Learn With Portals wants to make “physics, math, logic, spatial reasoning, probability, and problem-solving interesting” cool. Step one in this coolification of learning: give away a free download of Portal from now until September 20.
So teleport yourself over to Learn With Portals and download your free copy today. For Science. For Learning. For Fun.
Battlefield 3 TGS trailer focuses on the vehicles of war
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.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Battlefield 3
Max Payne 3 gameplay trailer is sunny and superawesome
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!).
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Max Payne 3
CoD Black Ops Rezurrection infects PC, PS3 on September 22
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.
Posted in News, PC, PS3
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops
EA officially announces Syndicate reboot
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…)