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New Releases: Amazing Spider-Man, Spec Ops The Line, Record of Agarest War 2, More

Posted on June 23, 2012 by John Scalzo

Spider-Man, Spider-Man. Does whatever a spider can. Spins a web, any size. Catches thieves, just like flies. You’ll see him next in The Amazing Spider-Man.

That’s right, the wallcrawler will make his glorious return to video games this week with the 3DS, DS, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 adaptation of the soon-to-be hit movie. Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man.

Also available this is 2K’s military shooter, Spec Ops: The Line (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) and Aksys Games’ wild RPG, Record of Agarest War 2 (PS3).

Do you want more new games? Hit the jump for a complete list of this week’s releases. (more…)

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BioWare reveals Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut will be available to download on June 26

Posted on June 22, 2012 by John Scalzo

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for, BioWare has announced that the Mass Effect 3 “Extended Cut” will be available to download for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on June 26. The free download is roughly 1.9 GB in size and, according to BioWare, it has been stuffed to the gills with new ending scenes that will expand on the fates of characters you’ve gotten to know across the three Mass Effect games. The developer is even encouraging players to play through the game again, just to see how their choices have been expanded upon in the ending with the Extended Cut.

That might be pushing it, but Executive Producer Casey Hudson and Lead Writer Mac Walters recently sat down with BioWare Community Manager Jessica Merizan to discuss the Extended Cut, and they make a pretty good case for why the Extended Cut will satisfy fans.

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Mike Tyson sinks his teeth into a WWE ’13 appearance

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Ever want to play as the “baddest man on the planet?” Then you better pre-order WWE ’13, because then you’ll be able to control “Iron” Mike Tyson himself from his “Attitude Era” days, the fondly remembered pro-wrestling era of the mid-to-late 90s.

WWE ’13 will be available on PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on October 30. I wonder if there will be an Easter Egg playing as Tyson where you can punch Zach Galifianakis.

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Xbox Live Rewards to hand out prizes based on Achievements

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Xbox 360 Achievements are about to give you more than just bragging rights. According to the Xbox Live Rewards official Twitter account, soon your Achievements will allow you to earn rewards:

The Xbox Live Rewards program gives you points for doing things like renewing your Gold Membership, buying items on the Marketplace, and taking surveys. These points can be spent just like Microsoft Points, feeding right back into the monster. And now, all those hours you spent playing BioShock without dying are going to pay off – in real life money. Righteous.

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See “The Amazing Stan Lee” websling through New York in this new trailer

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Andrew Rainnie

Not content with his various cameos in Marvel’s plethora of superhero films, comic legend Stan Lee is gearing up for his first playable appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man game. Available only as a pre-order bonus through Amazon, Stan “The Man” will exhibit all of Peter Parker’s webslinging abilities as he attempts to track down the missing pages of a new comic script that are blowing across the Big Apple.

“I really think the fans will love it,” says the ever smiling creator of Spider-Man and many others. “They seem to enjoy my cameos in the movies, and this takes it a step further.”

Fans will have to wait until July 3 to find out what part he plays in The Amazing Spider-Man film.

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XBLA Today: Magic: The Gathering 2013

Posted on June 20, 2012 by John Scalzo

Here’s you Xbox Live Arcade update for the week… Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013. Available for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), it brings the collectible card game to life on your Xbox 360 in new and exciting ways:

Face a greater challenge in the latest version of this hit franchise. Play with friends or the AI, take on new encounters and opponents, and face up to three other players in the Planechase multiplayer format. Featuring ten customizable decks, Magic 2013 offers new game items to unlock and introduces the option to choose what lands to tap when you cast your spells.

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XBLIG version of Penny Arcade 3 delayed for a very retro reason

Posted on June 20, 2012 by John Scalzo

Zeboyd Games was all set to release Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 for the PC (through Steam) and the Xbox 360 (through Xbox Live Indie Games) on June 25. They even pushed up the game’s release by two weeks because it was done early. But I guess the XBLIG version needed a few more days to cook.

Apparently, if you’re using a Memory Unit and you pull it out at the exact moment your game is saving, your Xbox 360 will crash. The whole thing is giving me “Hold Reset While You Press the Power Button” flashbacks. Which I guess is more-or-less fitting due to Penny Arcade 3’s pixelated flavor.

But as retro cool as a buggy Memory Unit is, it means that Penny Arcade 3 won’t make its June 25 release date on the Xbox 360. A new release date wasn’t announced, but the XBLIG service requires a seven-day waiting period after a failed Community Peer Review.

So hopefully Penny Arcade 3 will be released on the Xbox 360 sometime in July.

[Source: Penny Arcade]

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Summer of Arcade 2012 begins July 18; all games priced and dated

Posted on June 20, 2012 by John Scalzo

We already knew that Deadlight, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Hybrid, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, and Wreckateer would be included in this year’s Summer of Arcade. But now, thanks to Major Nelson, we know the promotion will begin on July 18 as well as the release schedule and how much each game will cost.

Ready? Here we go…

  • July 18: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (1200 Microsoft Points)
  • July 25: Wreckateer (800 Microsoft Points)
  • August 1: Deadlight (1200 Microsoft Points)
  • August 8: Hybrid (1200 Microsoft Points)
  • August 15: Dust: An Elysian Tail (1200 Microsoft Points)
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