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Daily Scoop: May 15, 2012 – What are you playing today?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Nicole Kline

We’ve got three serious releases today: Diablo II, Game of Thrones, and Max Payne 3. Which of these games are you spending your hard-earned money on, and giving all of your time to? My answer is obvious: Diablo III. Though I do really like Max Payne… no! Don’t look back!

Let’s see, what are the deals today? Well, Amazon’s got Gears of War 3 on sale for $39.99. And Target has a plethora of games on sale in their video game deals event. Check out page after page of deals, including Dead Rising for $14.99, Dead Space 2 for $19.99, Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition for $14.99, Mass Effect 3 for $39.99, and Uncharted 3 for $29.99. Scoop those deals up!

One gaming-related shirt for you today… (more…)

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Birds of Steel Review: A Quick Flight Over World War II

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ryan Littlefield

Before playing it, I was subconsciously convinced that Konami’s Birds of Steel was an airborne rendition of Konami’s classic Nintendo hockey game, Blades of Steel. After starting the game, and realizing that no one was wearing ice skates or hitting hockey pucks, I was a bit disappointed. But alas, this review is not for Blades of Steel, it’s for Birds of Steel – the half-flight-sim, half-aerial-combat title which is the spiritual cousin to IL-2 Sturmovik, and was created by the same development team at Gaijin Entertainment. (more…)

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Download Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown from PSN/XBLA on June 5/6

Posted on May 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

Sega has announced that Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, the latest addition to their fan-favorite fighting franchise, will be available to download from the PlayStation Network on June 5 and from the Xbox Live Arcade on June 6. Both versions will be priced at $14.99 (that’s 1200 Microsoft Points in Xbox 360-land).

Sega will also be adding character customization DLC packs to the PSN and XBLA for all 19 fighters on June 5/6. Each pack will be priced at $4.99 (which is 400 Microsoft Points) and include 600-950 customization items. Two other mega packs, one consisting of nine characters’ worth of DLC items and the other with 10 characters’ worth, will be available to download for $14.99 each. (again, that’s 1200 Microsoft Points).

If you ever get sick of customizing your favorite character and want to do some actual fighting, here’s what you can expect from Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown:

Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown brings the latest arcade version of the Virtua Fighter 5 series to consoles worldwide, adding two new characters… Virtua Fighter 3 favorite Taka-Arashi and newcomer Jean Kujo… and dynamic and interactive fighting arenas. Console-only features include a robust and detailed Training Mode, eight player Online Room Match Mode, and a match record feature to replay, save, and upload fights.

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Daily Scoop: May 14, 2012 – On the eve of Diablo III

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Are you excited yet, people? It’s almost time for Diablo III to ruin your life. I know my boyfriend and I are thrilled at the prospect of all of our free time being smashed by this game!

Amazon’s got some new deals up today, some of which are pretty tempting:

Just one shirt today, and this one’s for Zelda fans… (more…)

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Crystal Dynamics buries Tomb Raider until early 2013

Posted on May 14, 2012 by John Scalzo

Darrell Gallagher, the Studio Head at Crystal Dynamics, has revealed that the developer’s long-awaited reboot of Tomb Raider won’t make it out this Fall as previously planned. Instead, the game’s release has been pushed back to early 2013 for “polish” and to implement some “finishing touches”:

We’re doing things that are completely new to Tomb Raider in this game and the additional development time will allow us to put the finishing touches into the game and polish it to a level that you deserve. We believe this is the right choice and I guarantee it will be worth the wait.

You know, the game looked pretty darn polished when Crystal Dynamics showed it off at last year’s E3 Expo. But speaking of E3, the developer once again plans to make Tomb Raider the showpiece of the Square Enix booth. To get the gamers of the world excited, they’ve released a new screenshot dubbed “The Reach,” which supposed to offer a hint as what the E3 demo will look like. Hit the jump to see Lara Croft make “The Reach.” (more…)

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New Releases: Diablo III, Max Payne 3, Game of Thrones, More

Posted on May 12, 2012 by John Scalzo

It’s finally time to give the devil his due, Diablo III will be available in stores this week. With a whole mess of big releases, this marks the end of the “new game drought” that has been plaguing gamers all throughout the month of April. And Diablo III isn’t even the only long-awaited return this week…

  • Max Payne is back for another round of stylized neo-noir action in Max Payne 3 for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360.
  • George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones makes the jump to the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 courtesy of Atlus.
  • The Test Drive series returns to its roots in Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (PS3, Xbox 360).
  • Rising Star Games makes it US debut with Cave’s sidescrolling shooter Akai Katana (Xbox 360).
  • And there’s Battleship, the game-based-on-the-movie-that-was-based-on-the-board-game is now available for the 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

This week is so chock full of new releases, there’s even more after the break! (more…)

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Face Off brings 1v1, 2v2 maps to CoD MW3 on May 16; Content Collection 2 coming May 22

Posted on May 12, 2012 by John Scalzo

Do you miss the olden days of FPS multiplayer when it was limited to 1v1 and 2v2? Well, Infinity Ward wants to bring those days back with Face Off Mode, the latest addition to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Two Face Off maps, “Erosion” and “Aground,” will be made available to premium Call of Duty Elite subscribers with an Xbox 360 on May 16. Face Off maps are designed to be “smaller, super-concentrated maps specially designed to encourage strategy, skill, and teamwork like never before.” All Xbox 360 owners will be able to try out these more intimate maps as part of Modern Warfare 3’s Content Collection #2, which will be added to the Xbox Live Marketplace on May 22. Two more Face Off maps, “Getaway” and “Lookout,” will also be included in Content Collection #2.

Five more maps will be included in Content Collection #2: three multiplayer maps (“Sanctuary,” “Foundation,” and “Oasis”) and two Special Ops missions (“Kill Switch” and “Iron Clad”). “Oasis” and the two Spec Ops missions aren’t available for CoD Elite subscribers yet, so it looks like the length of time that regular Modern Warfare 3 players have to wait to play these maps is shortening.

As always, PC and PS3 players will receive all of these maps at a later date.

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Rumor: Lego Lord of the Rings game set for this Fall

Posted on May 12, 2012 by John Scalzo

When Lego sets based on the Lord of the Rings movies were first revealed, the collective Internet naturally assumed that a Lego Lord of the Rings video game wouldn’t be far behind. That assumption is one step closer to becoming a reality as Lego fansite BrickUltra has discovered a teaser poster for Lego Lord of the Rings: The Game.

The poster includes minifig versions of Frodo, Aragorn, and Gandalf along with logos from developer TT Games and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Several platform logos are also listed on the poster including the 3DS, Wii, Xbox 360, and a generic “PlayStation” logo. A Kinect trademark appears in the fine print along the bottom, so expect Kinect support as well.

Lego Lord of the Rings: The Game will likely be released this Fall, which will put in stores just in time for the Christmas rush and the opening of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit.

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