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Sleeping Dogs: Nightmare in North Point Review: Sink Your Teeth Into This DLC

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Nicole Kline

If you read my review of Sleeping Dogs, you definitely know that I love it. So when “Nightmare in North Point,” the first DLC to extend the story, was announced, I was excited. It looked similar to what Rockstar was going for when they released “Undead Nightmare” for Red Dead Redemption, or what Sucker Punch did with Infamous 2’s “Festival of Blood:” a fun expansion that gave the game a horror element that had nothing at all to do with the main story. While it’s a blast to play, “Nightmare in North Point” is disappointingly short, and left me wanting much, much more. (more…)

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Rockstar “considering” other platforms for Grand Theft Auto V

Posted on November 19, 2012 by John Scalzo

As of right now, Grand Theft Auto V has officially only been announced for the PS3 and Xbox 360. But what about the PC, and more importantly, the Wii U? Well, according to an IGN interview with Rockstar President Dan Houser, anything is a possibility.

IGN: GTA V is only confirmed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Why not the PC, Wii U and so on?

Houser: Everything else is up for consideration. That’s all I can give you. The main thing is we are not… we are a third-party publisher. We’re not Nintendo, we’re not Sony, we’re not Microsoft. We love all of them in different ways. But we can do what we want wherever there’s the appropriate business opportunity and chance to find a market.

So there you have it. It’s not not coming to the PC and Wii U, but nothing is ready to be officially announced. That said, I would be shocked if Grand Theft Auto V didn’t make it to the PC and Wii U in some form before the end of 2013.

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Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Amazon’s Weeklong Lightning Deals

Posted on November 18, 2012 by John Scalzo

There’s no need to decode cryptic messages and no need to wait for Black Friday, because Amazon has laid out their weeklong batch of video game Lightning Deals right here: Amazon’s Black Friday Week Lightning Deals.

So if you’re looking for a good price on a variety of EA Sports titles, Lego games, or hot new releases like Darksiders II and Dishonored, then Amazon is the online retailer to see.

You can find the complete list of deals and discounts after the break. (more…)

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New Releases: Wii U, Hitman Absolution, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, More

Posted on November 18, 2012 by John Scalzo

The Wii U is finally here! If you managed to pre-order one, you’re likely playing it right now. And you also probably know that 29 games will be available on day one including New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, ZombiU, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Assassin’s Creed III, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Mass Effect 3. Wow.

In non-Wii U release news, Square Enix will release Hitman: Absolution, the first game in the series in over six years, for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Also available this week is Sony’s PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale (PS3, Vita), Activision’s Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), and Sega’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PS3, Vita, Xbox 360, Wii U).

Disney Interactive and game development legend Warren Spector have teamed up again to bring a second Epic Mickey title to stores. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360) is available today, along with its 3DS spinoff, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion.

Finally, Atlus plans to release Persona 4: Golden for the Vita this week.

Looking for more new releases? You can find them after the break. (more…)

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Next Borderlands 2 DLC is Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage

Posted on November 17, 2012 by John Scalzo

Gearbox has revealed the next downloadable expansion for Borderlands 2 and it’s going to be called “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage.”

The expansion focuses on weapons dealer Mr. Torgue and his Badass Crater of Badassitude. Just like the Captain Scarlett DLC, it’s been given a price of $9.99 (1200 Microsoft Points) on the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Best of all, “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage” will be available next week… November 20 to be exact!

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Black Friday Game Deals 2012: Toys R Us

Posted on November 16, 2012 by John Scalzo

Are you a Toys R Us kid? If you’re looking for an amazing Black Friday bargain, you better be.

The country’s biggest toy retailer has tagged more than 60 games for inclusion in a special “Buy 1, Get 1 For $1” promotion. The discount covers DS, 3DS, Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 games including major new releases such as Dishonored, Sleeping Dogs, Madden NFL 13, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, and Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Toys R Us is even discounting Wii U games with a “Buy 1, Get 1 40% Off” deal. The Toys R Us Black Friday sale actually begins on Thanksgiving Day at 8 PM, so you may have to leave dinner early for this one.

Hit the jump for the complete list of Toys R Us game deals (and a sale on almost all Skylanders figures). (more…)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II sets single-day sales record

Posted on November 16, 2012 by John Scalzo

For the fourth year in a row, a new Call of Duty game has set some kind of sales record. This year, Activision is proud to announce that Call of Duty: Black Ops II has set the new standard for the first day sales of an “entertanment launch.”

According to Activision’s internal estimates and retail costumer information, Call of Duty: Black Ops II earned more than $500 million in worldwide sales on Tuesday, November 13. At $60 a game, that averages out to over 8.25 million copies sold. This bests the previous one day sales record, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which scored $400 million in worldwide day one sales last year.

The previous holder of the “biggest game launch of 2012” title only managed to hold the record for seven days. Halo 4 debuted to $220 million in worldwide sales on November 6 and would go on to add an additional $80 million throughout its first week of availability. But all those statistics are only good for second place now.

While Black Ops II may have made the most money for an “entertainment launch” in a single day, it failed to reach as many people as 2011’s most popular movie. In North America alone, over 11 million tickets to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 were sold on July 15, 2011, giving it a one-day box office total of $91 million and an edge of three million people over Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards nominees announced

Posted on November 16, 2012 by John Scalzo

It’s hard to believe that Spike TV has been handing out their Video Game Awards for ten years, but that’s exactly what will happen when the 2012 edition of the awards shows airs on Spike TV (and simulcast on Xbox Live) this December.

Once again hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this year’s “Game of the Year” will come from a list that includes Assassin’s Creed III, Dishonored, Journey, Mass Effect 3, and The Walking Dead. Journey actually scored seven total nominations, making it one the most honored games at the 2012 VGAs (an honor it shares with Halo 4 and Borderlands 2).

This year’s slate of “Spike TV VGA World Premiere Trailers” (always the highlight of every VGA show) will include several unannounced projects as well as hugely anticipated 2013 releases like The Last of Us, Gears of War: Judgment, and South Park: The Stick of Truth.

The 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards will take place on Friday, December 7. The complete list of nominees can be found after the break. (more…)

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