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Daily Scoop: December 8, 2011 – The weekend approaches!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Nicole Kline

The good news is that the rain cleared up and it looks gorgeous outside. The bad news is that the weather has dropped 20 degrees! This season needs to stop being so bipolar all the time.

On the tenth day of Amazon’s 19 Days of Deals, they’re having a sale on Sony’s “Long Live Play” games! They’re up to 50% off today only. Games include Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for $39.99, inFAMOUS 2 for $29.99, and Killzone 3 for $19.99 – wait, Killzone 3 is $19.99? *Shakes fist at Amazon* damn you!! I am not allowed to buy anymore games!! *Grumbles*

There are two amazing t-shirts today, one with a Pokemon theme and one with a Zelda theme: (more…)

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Activision unveiling Amazing Spider-Man trailer at Spike TV VGAs

Posted on December 7, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision released the first gameplay trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man during the New York Comic-Con (check it out above). Today, they’ve announced that a “WORLD PREMIERE EXCLUSIVE TRAILER” (emphasis theirs) for the game will make its debut during this Saturday’s Spike TV Video Game Awards.

Sadly, it’ll probably end up being the same trailer as a teaser at the game’s official website features footage identical to the Comic-Con trailer.

But we’ve also learned that screenwriter Seamus Kevin Fahey will be crafting the story of the Beenox-developed game, which will take place after the events of the new movie. His previous credits include episodes of “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” and “Battlestar Galactica.”

Gamers will be able to websling all around an open world Manhattan next Summer, when The Amazing Spider-Man comes to the 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

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Final Fantasy VI, Dragon Age II, more added to PS Store

Posted on December 7, 2011 by John Scalzo

Square Enix continues their classic RPG bombardment of the PlayStation Store with the addition of Final Fantasy VI to the PSone Classics lineup. Considered by many gamers (who obviously have never played Earthbound) to be the greatest RPG of all time, it’s now available to download for $9.99.

A trio of other games rounds out this week’s PlayStation Store update:

PSN Games
Wanted Corp ($9.99)
Play as a pair of intergalactic bounty hunters in this cooperative action-shooter to capture escaped intergalactic convicts who put up a big stinkin’ fight. Partake in pretty sweet destruction and defeat countless creatures in the name of makin’ fat wads of cash. environments.

PS3 Full Games
Dragon Age II ($29.99)
Embark on an all-new adventure in the Dragon Age saga. You are Hawke, one of the few who escaped the destruction of your homeland. Now, forced to fight for survival, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history.

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit ($29.99)
Multi-award winning including AIAS Best Racing Game & BAFTA Best Multiplayer Game. Blistering speeds, brutal busts and heart-stopping getaways are connected via Need for Speed Autolog, connecting friends for epic multiplayer events.

Finally, PSP owners will be able to download Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 on their portable PlayStation handhelds this week.

For more information on all of these games and a complete look at this week’s new game add-ons (including the Resistance 3 “Brutality Pack” and the Battlefield 3 “Back to Karkand” pack), head over to the PlayStation.Blog.

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Resistance 3 Review: It Won’t Be Hard to Resist This Game

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Insomniac Games had a lot to live up to with the newest entry in the Resistance series. The ending of Resistance 2 was so devastating, so powerful, so moving, that it was impossible for me to predict what was going to come next. I imagined some sort of intense space opera moving from there, possibly where humans went out into space, searching the rift that was created at the end of the second game. I created whole storylines in my head, many of which involved Hale somehow still being alive. But what I didn’t imagine was the utter and complete disappointment that would be Resistance 3. (more…)

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Saving Benny: The Bromance of Fallout: New Vegas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Andrew Rainnie

Howdy Folks! This article includes spoilers for Fallout: New Vegas. There is also some swearing, partly because the game is rated Mature, and partly because the writer is Scottish. You have been warned. Have a good ‘un.

“You sick, vindictive fuck!”

These were Benny’s last words to me when I finally gave up trying to save him, opting instead to crucify him and pushed forward through the rest of Fallout: New Vegas, a brilliant yet bug-ridden game that entertained as much as it frustrated. By the bitter end, after numerous screen freezes and load errors, stuttering frame rates and other exasperating glitches, I stumbled through to the final fight, killing Legate Lanius and handing General Lee Oliver the conditions for the New California Republic’s withdrawal from New Vegas as dictated by Mr. House. All this while wearing a spacesuit helmet. I watched the epilogue narrated by the various characters I had met, but through it all, someone was missing. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: December 5, 2011 – Kaaaaart!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s only been out for a little over 24 hours, and yet I can’t stop playing Mario Kart 7. It is so much fun! Especially the gliding, and the going underwater, and the retro circuits, and… yeah. Pretty much everything. The only problem with all Mario Kart games made after Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is that the DD music is always stuck in my head. Not that that’s a bad thing…

So today is day 7 of Amazon’s 19 Days of Deals, and it’s Music & Dance Day! Leading the pack on these deals is Just Dance 3 coming in at $25.99 on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. That’s what I call a scoop!

No game shirts today, but I love Nowhere Bad‘s “Vote Bueller:” (more…)

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PS3 exclusive The Last of Us to debut at Spike TV VGAs

Posted on December 4, 2011 by John Scalzo

The “World Premieres” at the Spike TV Video Game Awards are usually rife with sequels, but there’s always a few original games to stoke our fever for new stories. This year’s broadcast, which is scheduled for Satuday, December 10 at 8 PM, will include a PS3-exclusive known as The Last of Us.

The teaser trailer above features archival footage of riots and the aftermath of a global pandemic while a voice talks about the world that was before revealing it’s “all gone.” Another video, a 14-second closeup of an ant, is available at the game’s official website.

I’m not quite sure what’s going on here, but I want to find out.

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New Releases: Fortune Street, Adventures of Tintin, Just Dance 3 for PS3, More

Posted on December 3, 2011 by John Scalzo

2011 continues to wind down, but a steady trickle of bigtime games continue to make their way onto store shelves.

This week, players will get a chance to try out Nintendo’s board game mashup, Fortune Street (Wii); Ubisoft’s latest movie-to-game adaptation, The Adventures of Tintin (3DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360); and the PS3 version of Just Dance 3.

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

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