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The first The Evil Within screenshots and details are within

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Alex Foote

evilwithin-4Last week, Bethesda announced that the legendary Shinji Mikami is working on the upcoming survival horror title The Evil Within. Yesterday more details about the game plus some frightful screenshots of the title has been revealed.

In The Evil Within you play as Detective Sebastian Castellanos, he comes across unnatural forces around an asylum and, after being knocked unconscious, Sebastian wakes up in a world where monsters really do exist.

Speaking to IGN earlier this week, Mikami-San spoke of his desire to bring back the survival horror genre saying, “[T]he thing that I want to focus on [with The Evil Within] is having the perfect balance between horror and action.” He also spoke about how having limited ammo brings excitement to the game and he mentioned the game will lack heavy weapons like assault rifles to blast through your foes.

The Evil Within releases in 2014 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and “next-generation consoles.” You can check out the first screenshots after the break. (more…)

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Rumor: Batman: Arkham Origins to have a multiplayer mode

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Alex Foote

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According to reports on Kotaku, the third instalment of the Arkham series, Batman: Arkham Origins, will include a multiplayer mode which will allow players to take on the role of the game’s villains.

Kotaku says that “two independent sources” contacted them, of which one of them had contacted them before with some “pre-reveal tips” about the game that proved to be accurate.

The report states that you will take control of Bane’s and the Joker’s goons. In at least one of the multiplayer modes, players will be given the task of killing The Dark Knight and his sidekick, Robin. The villains said to be included in the multiplayer mode are Killer Croc, Deadshot, Firefly, Black Mask, Deathstroke, and “some kind of Electroman character” – who will possibly end up to be revealed as Electocutioner.

Batman: Arkham Origins will will swoop down for the Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 25.

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Thomas Was Alone, Dead Island: Riptide, Star Trek, more added to PS Store

Posted on April 24, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Another big day for the PlayStation Store as indie platformer Thomas Was Alone, zombie melee-er Dead Island: Riptide, and movie tie-in Star Trek are now available to purchase with your download dollars. Like the rest of the games in Sony’s Spring Fever promotion, Thomas Was Alone is a Cross-Buy title, meaning you’ll be able to pick up the PSN and Vita versions in the same download.

Also available this week is Ubisoft’s World War II dogfighter, Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII; the latest game in the Soul Calibur series, Soul Calibur V; Capcom’s standalone Dragon’s Dogma expansion, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen; and the retro shooter God Mode.

Finally this week, Sony has added a pair of Vita games, the ninja-riffic Draw Slasher and the ridiculously titled Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R… I mean, seriously now… there are four extra modifiers in that title. Even Capcom won’t go that far.

Hit the jump for more details on all of these games and a few others (including a new PSP game!). And be sure to visit the PlayStation Blog for a complete list of this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)

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Believe it or not, Deep Silver released the Dead Island: Riptide “torso edition” in UK, Australia

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Back in January, the Internet went into complete meltdown after Deep Silver revealed the “bloody torso statue” at the center of the Zombie Bait Edition of Dead Island: Riptide. Normally, a limited edition statue wouldn’t cause much of a stir beyond the hardcore special edition collectors, but the “Zombie Bait Edition” was set to include a statue that depicted a mutilated (read: armless and legless and headless) woman wearing nothing but a Union Jack bikini.

Deep Silver apologized for the statue saying, “We sincerely regret this choice.” The statement also said: “[W]e are committed to making sure this will never happen again.” No matter how much they said they regretted it at the time, the company has gone ahead and released the “Zombie Bait Edition” as originally planned in the UK and Australia. I guess if you promise to make sure something never happens again, it has to happen at least once.

According to CNET Australia, a Deep Silver representative told them that “an extremely limited quantity of the Zombie Bait Edition has been made available to some retailers for those customers who wish to purchase it.”

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Nordic Games wins big at THQ auction: Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs ATV, more

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

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An unlikely winner has emerged in the second round of the THQ sweepstakes: Nordic Games. The small publisher, located in Austria, bid $4.9 million to obtain the majority of THQ’s remaining properties including Darksiders, Red Faction, MX vs ATV, Destroy all Humans!, Summoner, Titan Quest, Frontlines, Juiced, Full Spectrum Warrior, and over 150 other titles. A full list of Nordic’s acquisitions will be unveiled soon, probably sometime after the purchase hearing current set for May 13.

But now the question becomes, what happens next? What does Nordic Games, best known for publishing the Painkiller series, plan to do with all of these properties? According to Lars Wingefors, Nordic’s CEO, the company plans to embark on an in-depth analysis of each property and will eventually move forward with sequels to many of them.

“First and foremost we are very happy about this deal which also turns over a new leaf for the entire Nordic Games Group. In the long term, we either want to cooperate with the original creators or best possible developers in order to work on sequels or additional content for these titles,” Wingefors said.

To that end, Nordic Games has set up a special section in their official forums to solicit fan feedback on how to proceed with their new toys.

The first half of the THQ auction was held in January, with Deep Silver, Ubisoft, Crytek, Take-Two Interactive, and Sega participating.

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God of War: Ascension, GOW Legacy PS3 Bundle lead interesting Amazon Gold Box day

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Are you in the market for a PS3? If so, Amazon has a great deal for today as part of their latest Gold Box promotion. Today only, he retailer has slashed the price of the God of War Legacy PS3 Bundle by $70. Regularly priced at $349.99, it can be yours for $279.99. The bundle, which includes a Garnet Red PS3 with a 500GB hard drive, God of War: Ascension, and the God of War Saga collection, is every God of War fan’s dream. And if you’ve already got a PS3 setup and all the other God of War games, Amazon has also taken 33% off the price of God of War: Ascension today ($39.99).

Ten “Lightning Deals” round out today’s sale, let’s see if we can guess what they’ll be:

EXPIRED 12:00 AM (Pacific) – Gears of War: Judgement
5:00 AM (Pacific) – Halo 4
7:00 AM (Pacific) – Agent 47 he takes on his most dangerous and personal contract to date. (Best Guess: Hitman: Retribution)
9:00 AM (Pacific) – Team up to take down the Necromorph threat. (Best Guess: Dead Space 3)
11:00 AM (Pacific) – Envelop yourself in a richly detailed, 3D sound field as you… (Best Guess: headphones)
1:00 PM (Pacific) – Give yourself an audio advantage! (Best Guess: more headphones)
3:00 PM (Pacific) – What choices will you make to escape alive? (Best Guess: Tomb Raider)
5:00 PM (Pacific) – Race on some of the best driving roads in the world (Best Guess: Forza Horizon)
7:00 PM (Pacific) – Put 13 great sports at your fingertips! (Best Guess: Kinect Sports or a similar minigame collection)
9:00 PM (Pacific) – Experience the LEGO The Lord of the Rings heroes come to life in a… (Best Guess: Lego Lord of the Rings)

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Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection coming to PS3 in June

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Alex Foote

metalgearsolidlegacycollection-boxAfter a tweet from creator Hideo Kojima seemingly outed the package last week, the Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection has finally been officially announced by Konami.

The Legacy Collection will be available exclusively on the PlayStation 3, and will consist of Metal Gear Solid, the somewhat rare Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions (both will be the PSone versions), the HD Collection versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and the “Trophy Edition” of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Not only will you get all that, you will also receive not one, but two, digital graphic novels written by Ashley Wood.

The Legacy Collection will be available in stores sometime in June, and we’ll bring you an official release date as soon as Konami announces it, so stay tuned!

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger draws on PC, PSN, XBLA in May

Posted on April 22, 2013 by John Scalzo

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Ubisoft has announced that the Wild West return for the Call of Juarez series, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, will be released in May.

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a downloadable game and will be available on PC download services, the PlayStation Network, and the Xbox Live Arcade on May 22. If you’re interested in purchasing Gunslinger, the ante is $14.99 (or 1200 Microsoft Points).

You can find the game’s latest trailer, titled “The Code of the West,” after the break. (more…)

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