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UFC Undisputed 3 enters the octagon in January 2012

Posted on June 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

Just like they said during their quarterly financial report, THQ has officially announced that UFC Undisputed 3 is in development. The third game in the MMA fighting series is due for release in January 2012 on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

UFC Undisputed 3 will add a huge number of new modes to the franchise’s already packed feature list. The biggest addition is definitely Pride Mode, which features the more brutal style of fighting found in the now defunct promotion. Pride fights include “soccer-style kicks, head stomps and ground knees to the head,” all of which are barred in typical MMA fights.

Besides Pride Mode, the entire game is being rebuilt with an emphasis on making the series more accessible. UFC 3 will include “devastating new moves, responsive striking controls, refined visual presentation and the introduction of a brand new submission system” as well as the option of using traditional or simplified control options. Two new weight classes, featherweight and bantamweight, and more than 150 playable fighters round out the new features.

“We are excited to launch UFC Undisputed 3 in January 2012 and expect it to be the best version yet,” UFC President Dana White said. “We’ve added two new weight classes and several new features to the game that will bring UFC fans closer to the Octagon than ever before.”

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PlayStation Store back online with 17 new games; “Welcome Back” details coming

Posted on June 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

It missed Sony’s “end of May” promise by one day, but as of late last night, the PlayStation Store is now back online! However, there’s still no word on the “Welcome Back” offers and Sony would only say that more details would be coming soon.

The consolemaker plans to push out multiple updates a week to get the store back up to speed and today’s update is rather huge (though quite lacking in anything really noteworthy):

Downloadable PS3 Games

  • Alien Crush ($5.99)
  • Bonk’s Adventure ($5.99)
  • Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls ($14.99)
  • Sega Rally Online Arcade ($9.99)
  • Star Raiders ($9.99)
  • Red Johnson’s Chronicles ($12.99)
  • Under Siege ($19.99)
  • Back To The Future: The Game – Episode 3 (Free With Season Pass)
  • Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp ($9.99)
  • Bomberman ’94 ($5.99)
  • Learning With The Pooyoos: Episode 1 ($8.99)

PSone Classics

  • Missile Command ($5.99)

Downloadable PSP Games

  • Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean ($29.99)
  • Alien Crush ($5.99)
  • Bonk’s Adventure ($5.99)
  • Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars ($29.99)
  • Bomberman ’94 ($5.99)

More information on all of this week’s new games, demos, add-ons, themes and videos can be found at the PlayStation.Blog. The next PlayStation Store update will occur on Friday, June 3. Sony also has special E3-themed updates planned for next week.

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Make your Mama pround with Majesco’s E3 lineup

Posted on June 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

Mama wants to pay attention as Majesco has a hefty slate of games lined up for next week’s E3 Expo.

Not surprisingly, the company’s E3 lineup is lead by two new games starring Mama: Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic for the 3DS and Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures for the DS. They also plan to showcase the side-scrolling vampire slaying in BloodRayne: Betrayal (PSN, XBLA) and a sequel to their latest exergaming hit, Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii).

Check out the rest of the E3 lineup from Majesco after the break. (more…)

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THQ officially announces Darksiders II

Posted on June 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

THQ confirmed that Vigil Games had begun work on Darksiders II a few days after the first Darksiders hit store shelves. Now, nearly 18 months later, the publisher has officially announced that Darksiders II will be released for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime in 2012.

Darksiders II takes place concurrently with the first game, this time following Death during Earth’s final hours. While searching for War in the midst of the Apocalypse, Death will encounter “a dramatically larger world […] as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and [a] vast array of new enemies and bosses.” In the end, humanity may not need a hero to save them, but Death.

Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President of Core Games, commented: “We have taken the best parts of Darksiders and improved on them with a host of new mechanics and features. You will see great things from this epic game.”

THQ also revealed that Darksiders II will grace the cover of the July issue of Game Informer. Check out the exclusive art from Vigil’s Joe Madureira. It is pretty awesome.

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Catwoman slinks into Batman: Arkham City as a playable character

Posted on June 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

We all knew that Catwoman would be appearing in this Fall’s Batman: Arkham City, but Rocksteady has now told GameSpot that the femme fatale feline-phile will also be a playable character in the game’s single-player story.

As you might expect from Selina Kyle, her attacks are more acrobatic and graceful than Batman’s. She’ll wield her trademark whip and a bolo for ranged attacks as well as razor sharp claws on her gloves.

Check it all out in the trailer above. And remember, today’s word of the day is “slinky.” You’ll understand why after you watch the video.

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The Next Level: The Games of June 2011

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Warp Zoned Staff

Next week’s E3 Expo has sucked up a lot of the gaming industry’s mojo, but there are still plenty of big games in June to talk about. Especially because the biggest game of all-time, Duke Nukem Forever will finally be released after a long, Long, LONG wait. Hit the break to find out what else the Warp Zoned staff is looking forward to this month. (more…)

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Aliens: Colonial Marines dated Spring 2012

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

The license seems to have been in limbo forever, but Sega and Gearbox are proud to announce that Aliens: Colonial Marines will be coming to PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 next Spring, 2012. Gearbox President Randy Pitchford called the game a “dream project” for the studio, while Senior VP Gary Knight of Sega said, “Aliens: Colonial Marines will be THE definitive Aliens gaming experience.”

The latest stab at video games by the Alien franchise hopes to be a full fledged “new chapter” in the universe, down to the weapons used by the characters. Colonial Marines will also bring you to familiar territory of LV-426 and Hadley’s Hope when it releases next year.

Sega will bring Aliens: Colonial Marines to next week’s E3 Expo and has unveiled a new teaser trailer, which you can find after the break. (more…)

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Deep Silver bringing Dead Island, Risen 2 to E3

Posted on June 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

Deep Silver has announced they’ll be bringing two games to this year’s E3 Expo: the zombie FPS Dead Island and the pirate RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters.

More information on both games can be found right here, in case they haven’t pinged your gamer radar yet:

Dead Island (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Dead Island, the upcoming gruesome zombie action game with RPG elements by renowned developer Techland, combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customisation of a vast array of weapons. All of these gameplay features are presented in a dark story inspired by classic zombie movies with a gritty and engrossing campaign that can be played with up to four players in co-op mode.

Set in an open world tropical island, hordes of different festering zombies await players around every corner while they embark on a variety of thrilling missions through the holiday resort. With firearms and ammunition being scarce the player must rely on discovering and utilising items as weapons for self-defense and fighting off zombie hordes in intense melee combat. A diverse range of items can be collected and will later serve to transform the player’s ordinary makeshift weapons into serious instruments of destruction.

Risen 2: Dark Waters (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
Piranha Bytes combines Risen’s authentic role-playing gameplay with a fresh setting, new content, further-developed technology and multiple, thematically varied islands. With its highly interactive game world and dynamic day/night rotation – influencing countless aspects of the world – Risen 2 allows players to plunge into one of the most intense role-playing worlds ever created.

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