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Bought Dragon Age II? Get Mass Effect 2 for PC free

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Adam Woolcott

It’s been out just about a month now, but Dragon Age II has apparently been a rousing success, because BioWare and EA are celebrating in a pretty big way. Between now and April 30, purchasers of Dragon Age II on any of the three platforms it released for can get a free PC download of one of 2010’s (and perhaps 2011 if you’re playing it on PS3 for the first time) best games, Mass Effect 2. There’s only one real downer to the party, however; the free download doesn’t include the Cerberus Network, which cuts off the free DLC that comes with purchased copies.

Getting it is a simple task – just visit BioWare’s Dragon Age portal, and follow the instructions. All you have to really do is make sure you’ve redeemed your Black Emporium “online pass” and you’ll be ready to adventure with Commander Shepard and company… for the great cost of zero dollars.

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Angry hackers declare war on Sony, go after CEO’s kids

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

The self-proclaimed “hacktivist” group Anonymous has declared war on Sony in response to their recent legal actions against members of the hacking community. The group has threatened attacks on Sony’s websites, and many comments on the official PS Blog suggest PlayStation Network service outages are also their work.

A reconnaissance campaign has also been launched to gather as much public information as possible on the judge in the upcoming litigation, Sony’s lawyers, employees, and their relatives. One user on their IRC channel asked “no one found ANY info on Stringer’s kids?” in relation to Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer.

I honestly can’t believe all this started from the removal of the Other OS feature and Linux support. Have any of these “hacktivists” even tried using Linux on the PS3 before it was removed? Trust me, it isn’t worth bringing back.

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Fools! Final Fantasy V being remade on PSN

Posted on April 5, 2011 by John Scalzo

Square Enix’s European arm has announced that Final Fantasy V will be coming to the PSOne Classics Store soon as a special PSN-exclusive edition.

Final Fantasy V on the PlayStation Store will be based on the PSOne version (with its Active Time Battle system) that was released as part of the Final Fantasy Anthology. Even though that version of FFV is playable in your PS3, Square Enix is adding “all-new [and exclusive] CG cinematic sequences” to the game in hopes of encouraging PS3 owners to buy the new PSN version. As with all PSOne Classics, it’ll also be playable on the PSP.

An American release has yet to be announced, but I’m sure one will be announced sooner or later.

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Johnny Cage fights dirty in latest Mortal Kombat trailer

Posted on April 4, 2011 by John Scalzo

While the stupid “Johnny” tattoo across his chest is not a good look at all, Johnny Cage is back and as cocky as ever in the latest trailer for Mortal Kombat. Also, be on the lookout for the most painful X-Ray move ever.

Mortal Kombat will be available for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 19th (which is just a little over two weeks away!).

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Capcom, Namco won’t interfere with the other’s Street Fighter/Tekken crossover game

Posted on April 3, 2011 by John Scalzo

While Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat is still just a pipe dream of teenagers from the 90s, Capcom and Namco Bandai are moving full speed ahead with their Street Fighter and Tekken throwdowns.

But if you were worried that making two separate games based on the battle would be overkill, fear not, because apparently the two publishers have agreed not to interfere with anything the other does with one of their most sacred franchises. Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono recently sat down with The Guardian to promote Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition and delivered the news in the awesome way that only he can:

When we first decided to go ahead with this project we agreed not to interfere with each other at all! So Namco Bandai has no say in anything we do in Street Fighter X Tekken and vice versa for Tekken X Street Fighter – we have no idea what that’s going to look like and we cannot object to whatever Namco does!

If they go down the Dead or Alive route and Chun-Li comes out rather sexy, we STILL can’t say anything!

This news was already awesome, but Ono’s example showing just how much freedom each developer has in developing their “X” game is something you rarely see in inter-company crossovers.

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BloodRayne: Betrayal goes 2D on PSN, XBLA this Summer

Posted on April 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

Even Uwe Boll can’t kill the BloodRayne franchise (maybe it helps that Rayne is already undead). Majesco has announced that they’ve teamed up with WayForward (the developers of Contra 4 and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge) to resurrect the Nazi-killing vampire in BloodRayne: Betrayal.

Instead of the 3D action titles of olde, WayForward will be bringing BloodRayne: Betrayal to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade as a 2D side-scrolling hack ‘n slash. In what’s described as her “final mission,” the half-vampire teams up with a group of slayers to “stop an evil vampire massacre.” So is Majesco saying there are good vampire massacres? Hmm…

Betrayal will “[introduce] new characters and gruesome environmental puzzles” as well as include a “full arsenal of lethal weapons” in its quest for bloody vampire action. The game will also likely include co-op play as Rayne is said to team up with “a mysterious new friend” on her mission.

BloodRayne: Betrayal will be available to download this Summer.

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First Saints Row: The Third gameplay trailer

Posted on April 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

Above, you’ll find the first 2.7 seconds of gameplay footage from Saints Row: The Third. Hopefully, THQ and Volition plan to release more information about the game, which is scheduled for a Holiday 2011 release on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, soon.

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The Agency canceled; SOE reconfirms EverQuest 3, PlanetSide 2

Posted on April 1, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sony Online Entertainment has announced has they’ve laid off over 200 employees at studios in Denver, Tuscon and Seattle. Due to these cutbacks, the publisher has also confirmed the cancellation of The Agency, the long-in-development espionage MMO that was planned for the PC and PS3.

In a public statement, SOE said these layoffs would not effect current games like the recently released DC Universe Online. They also reiterated that EverQuest 3 and PlanetSide 2 are still in development.

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