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Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable probes PS Vita on January 8

Posted on December 20, 2012 by John Scalzo

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D3 Publisher has sent along word that if the world doesn’t end in a few hours, we’ll get to play Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable on our Vitas in 2013. To be more specific, we’ll be able to download apocalyptic alien shooter from the PlayStation Store for $39.99 on January 8.

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable adds seven new levels to the game (bringing the total to 60) and reintroduces the jetpack-powered Pale Wing corps from the Japan-only Earth Defense Force 2. An online multiplayer mode has been added to EDF 2017 Portable as well.

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Retro City Rampage coming to XBLA, WiiWare in January

Posted on December 20, 2012 by John Scalzo

Vblank Entertainment has announced that Retro City Rampage will be available to download from the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii Shop Channel in January.

However, if you don’t want to wait you can grab the PC version now for $9.99 (regular price: $15) direct from the developer’s website or on Steam. The $9.99 price will also be applied to the PS3/Vita version (buy one, get both!) on December 24.

Either way, a winner is you!

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Lego Lord of the Rings, Batman: Arkham Asylum, more added to PS Store

Posted on December 19, 2012 by John Scalzo

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Ready for another weekly dose of new PlayStation downloads? Here’s what’s new on the PlayStation Store this week…

  • Lego Lord of the Rings (PS3) – Just in time for your Hobbit after-viewing party comes the Lego version of Tolkien’s trilogy.
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – Batman’s first adventure inside Arkham is now on the PS Store.
  • Kareteka (PS3) – Martial arts remake from the creator of Prince of Persia.
  • Zombie Driver HD (PS3) – Overhead driving game where you have to… drive over zombies!
  • Bully, Red Dead Revolver, and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix – A trio of Rockstar-published PS2 Classics.
  • Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Vita) – Sonic and company are back for another round of racing.

Hit the jump for more information on this week’s new releases (as well as a few more). And be sure to check out the PlayStation Blog for details on this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Black Knight Sword, more added to PS Store

Posted on December 12, 2012 by John Scalzo

“The Trilogy” is complete, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available to download from the PlayStation Store in “PS2 Classics” form.

Joining the open world classic in this week’s update are Black Knight Sword (a platformer from Suda 51), Judge Dee: The City God Case (a hidden object game), Mix Superstar (a music mixer), and Ben 10 Omniverse (which is based on the popular Cartoon Network cartoon).

Finally this week we have Big Sky Infinity, a twin-stick shooter for the PSN/Vita that features randomly generated stages that change based on your skill level. Also, it’s a Cross-Buy title, so if you buy it for one platform, you get it on the other for free.

Hit the jump for a closer look at all of these games and hit up the PlayStation Blog for a complete rundown of this week’s new game add-ons. (more…)

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The Walking Dead shambles away as the big winner at the 2012 Spike TV VGAs

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

The tenth annual Spike TV Video Game Awards have been handed out and The Walking Dead has come away the big winner, trouncing more ambitious (and expensive) titles such as Halo 4 and Mass Effect 3.

The episodic adventure game based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series won Game of the Year, Best Adapted Video Game and Best Downloadable Game. Developer Telltale Games also won Studio of the Year while Melissa Hutchinson was honored in the Best Performance By a Human Female category for her role as Clementine.

The other big winner of the night was thatgamecompany’s Journey, which nabbed three awards: Best PS3 Game, Best Independent Game, and Best Original Score. Gearbox’s Borderlands 2 also took home three awards: Best Shooter, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best Performance By a Human Male (Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack). The viewer-voted Best Character award was also given to Borderlands 2’s Claptrap.

Hit the jump for a complete list of winners from this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, which also includes XCOM: Enemy Unknown, New Super Mario Bros. U, Sound Shapes, and many others. (more…)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II nukes the competition in November 2012 NPD report

Posted on December 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Halo 4 set records in November 2012. The Wii U also opened strong with sales of over 400,000 consoles. And the Christmas rush resulted in big numbers for new releases like Assassin’s Creed III, Just Dance 4, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. But that still didn’t stop The NPD Group from reporting that retail game sales dropped 11% from November 2011.

“Despite an overall retail video game decline of 11 percent, November had the smallest year-over-year decrease we have seen for dollar and unit sales so far this year. This is a sign of momentum going into the December holiday period,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.

You can view the complete top ten from last month after the break, and remember, despite what The NPD Group says, the console game market is still in good shape. (more…)

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Retro City Rampage readying for XBLA, WiiWare release

Posted on December 6, 2012 by John Scalzo

Vblank Entertainment has revealed that Retro City Rampage will soon be available to download from the Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo’s WiiWare service. According to Vblank, both versions are currently going through “console certification” in North America and Europe and, barring any setbacks, will be released soon.

Retro City Rampage was first released for the PC, PS3, and Vita in North America on October 9, and since then, Vblank has been hard at work on tweaking the game to make it better. These tweaks (which are currently available on the PC/PS3/Vita as a title update) include “faster cars, tips screens, shop icons on the map, additional tutorials, checkpoints, level balancing and more.”

Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long to get another chance to play Retro City Rampage. And for our friends across the Atlantic, the European release of the PS3/Vita version of the game was also said to be nearing completion as well.

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PSN Today: Guardians of Middle-Earth, Far Cry 3, Uncharted: Fight For Fortune, more

Posted on December 4, 2012 by John Scalzo

While the retail release pipeline has slowed to a trickle in the month of December, Sony is still soaking the PlayStation Store with a massive amount of new content.

This week’s biggest new addition to the PlayStation Network is Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3. The first person shooter is joined by WB’s Guardians of Middle-Earth MOBA, the original Mass Effect (and the Mass Effect Trilogy), the fighting game Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, and many others. Six different PSone Classics (previously only available in Japan) have also made their way onto the PlayStation Store.

Uncharted fans may want to fire up their Vitas this week as Sony also added Uncharted: Fight For Fortune, a strategy card game featuring characters from the series, to the portable’s game store.

You can read more about all of these games (and a few others) after the break. And a complete list of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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