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In the jungle, a new Borderlands 2 trailer revealed tonight
In the jungle… the mighty jungle… I love Gearbox tonight. Wimoweh! Wimoweh! Wimoweh! Wimoweh! Wimoweh!
Yup, the little ditty that made The Lion King such a hit with the kiddies (Elton who?) has turned up in the latest trailer for Borderlands 2. Naturally, there’s plenty of mayhem and monsters and guns, lots of guns! Check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
Borderlands 2 will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on September 18.
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Tagged Borderlands 2
Cyborg, Nightwing join the cast of Injustice: Gods Among Us
NetherRealm slowly dripfed gamers the complete character roster to the Mortal Kombat reboot and it looks like they plan to do the same thing with their next game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. A playable demo of the game available during Comic-Con’s preview night revealed that Cyborg and Nightwing will be joining the game.
So Cyborg is Jax and Nightwing is Jade, right?
[Source: Kotaku]
Posted in News, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Comic-Con 2012, Injustice: Gods Among Us
First Expendables 2 game trailer will punch you in the face
Terry Crews and Dolph Lundgren aren’t screwing around. They want you to know that a game based on The Expendables 2 is in the works and that you can watch the debut trailer above. All the action of the movie, and none of the veiny arms.
And it’s a good thing Chuck Norris wasn’t in this trailer, or else we’d all need new monitors.
The Expendables 2 will be released on July 31 on the PlayStation Store as part of the 2012 PSN Play promotion. PC and Xbox Live Arcade gamers will be able to download it on August 17.
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Tagged The Expendables 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s villain is the 99% in this new trailer
Usually, supervillains are among the 1% of the 1%, what with their volcano fortresses, supermodel bodyguards, and orbiting death lasers. But the big bad of Call of Duty: Black Ops II has grander ambitions. He’s Raul Menendez, a man who is idolized as “The Messiah of the 99%.”
He is also a megalomaniac bent on world domination.
Check out the trailer above to get your first glimpse on the dual nature of Menendez and remember that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will launch for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on November 13.
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Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Quantum Conundrum Review: Fluffy, Frustrating, Fun
There are some heavy expectations when your name is preceded by the informal title of “Portal co-creator,” but Kim Swift has proven she can handle the pressure. Her new game, Quantum Conundrum, is a fun brain-twisting puzzler reminiscent of her more famous previous work. However, a few significant issues keep it from achieving GLaDOS-level heights. (more…)
Dead Space 3 developers tell you how not to die in this 20-minute gameplay video
Those of you eagerly anticipating the next title in the pant-staining Dead Space series should watch the above video as Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis narrates twenty minutes of glorious gameplay footage from Dead Space 3.
The footage takes place around Act Two of the game; assuming the chiseled Steve is using movie lingo, about a third of the way in. It appears to show Isaac and his partner Carver having survived a crash landing on the Hoth-esque ice planet Tau Volantis. The new hostile environment brings with it a host of new, scarier necromorphs for Isaac to dispose of with typical messy fashion.
Dead Space 3 will be available for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in February 2013.
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Tagged Dead Space 3
Gearbox still grinding away at Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
For those who were hoping for a Gearbox double bill of Borderlands 2 and Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 this year, you will be slightly disappointed, as the latter has now been pushed to 2013. However, it is not all bad news, as that means the game hasn’t been cancelled, as previously rumoured. According to Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, Furious 4 is still in development, and has “evolved” from what people are expecting:
“I think people are going to be surprised by what they’ll see, and it’s still evolving. One of the reasons why we’re not talking about it now is that it’s evolving and we need to make further changes before we can start talking about it.”
The premature speculation surrounding the game’s alleged demise seems to have been caused by a trademark application for the game was rejected. It has now been clarified that the initial rejection was granted to a joint application by both Gearbox and publisher Ubisoft. Gearbox has since filed for an individual trademark, which will hopefully pass through unhindered.
The World War II shooter is said to differ from its predecessors by injecting a hint of Borderlands craziness, with four zany soldiers tearing across Germany on a mission to take out Hitler. Whether or not the influence of Inglorious Basterds will still be there after the game’s “evolution” is something we will have to wait and see.
[Source: CVG]
Check out this 15-minute Injustice gameplay video
Ed Boon made an appearance at this weekend’s Evo 2012 tournament to show off Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm’s DC Comics fighter that is currently scheduled for a 2013 release on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U.
The Mortal Kombat creator demoed four characters: Superman, The Flash, Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy!), and Solomon Grundy. In total, 24 character slots were visible during a quick glimpse of the selection screen. Each character takes plenty of inspiration from their comics counterpart and Boon was particularly keen to show Injustice’s destructible environments, multi-level arenas, hidden weapons, and the Clash System.
Most of these features have made appearances in many of NetherRealm’s previous games. But everything looks bigger and… dare I say it… more super in Injustice: Gods Among Us.
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Tagged Injustice: Gods Among Us