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Sega sets an October 12 release date for Guardian Heroes

Posted on September 6, 2011 by John Scalzo

Radiant Silvergun isn’t the only one of Treasure’s treasures that’ll be arriving on the Xbox Live Arcade soon. Sega has announced that Guardian Heroes, the developer’s awesome beat ’em up (originally released for the Saturn) will be available to download from the XBLA on October 12.

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), Sega promises that Guardian Heroes “isn’t just about beating up bad guys, with a storyline full of twists and turns players will enjoy one of five completely unique boss fights, as well as more than half a dozen possible endings.”

To prove it, they’ve released a new gameplay trailer, which you can see above.

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Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition Review: Fighting Like It’s 1999

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Adam Woolcott

If you are a casual fan of fighting games, it would be understandable if you saw the jump from Street Fighter II to Street Fighter IV as a little confusing. After all, while Street Fighter II is considered one of gaming’s most important jewels, Street Fighter III seemed to be something of a ghost. Releasing after the peak of fighting game mania, SFIII only saw a console release on Sega’s ill-fated Dreamcast, severely limiting the audience compared to, say, the PlayStation or the PlayStation 2. However, thanks to Xbox Live Arcade, Street Fighter III is getting a chance to appeal to a brand new audience. Dubbed Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition, this release is designed to finally bridge the SFII and SFIV gap for the people who barely knew the third game existed. (more…)

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Daily Scoop: September 5, 2011 – Day of Laborin’

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Nicole Kline

So, it’s an American holiday, which means I’m awake and doing laundry. Something about that doesn’t seem quite right, but hey – sometimes you just gotta wash the towels, if you know what I’m sayin’! It’s made better by this amazing Zelda Reorchestrated website Ryan Littlefield found. Zomg.

Amazon doesn’t have any daily deals today, but they do have their new weekly deals up:

Ript‘s “See Transylvania First” is severely testing my willpower right now: (more…)

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CoD Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition contents confirmed

Posted on September 3, 2011 by John Scalzo

Everyone that attended the first ever Call of Duty XP festival will receive a coupon good for a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3‘s “Hardened Edition” when it releases on November 8. For the rest of us, Activision has confirmed exactly what will be included in the “Hardened” steel packaging. It’ll include…

  • The aforementioned SteelBook packaging.
  • A One-year subscription to Call of Duty Elite.
  • Call of Duty Elite in-game bonuses including emblem, playercard, weapon camouflage, clan XP boost and more.
  • Exclusive PS3 “Animated Timeline” theme.
  • Exclusive Xbox 360 “Spec Ops Juggernaut” Avatar outfit.
  • 100-page field journal with military sketches and written entries detailing the Modern Warfare saga.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game disc with exclusive artwork.

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 “Hardened Edition” is available to pre-order now for $99.99 at online retailers everywhere including Amazon.

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Find Makarov sequel premieres at Call of Duty XP

Posted on September 3, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision’s two-day Call of Duty event, Call of Duty XP, is just about coming to a close in Los Angeles. During the two-day festival celebrating COD, the publisher unveiled a sequel to the awesome Find Makarov fan film.

Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish was created by We Can Pretend, the same production team behind the first fan film. Although, now that they have Activision’s blessing, it’s not really a fan film anymore, is it? Three other companies assisted on the Soap-centered tale: Meteoric, The Junction VFX, and Stealing Time.

You can check it out above and hopefully we’ll get more of these videos as part of Activision’s new Call of Duty Elite TV initiative.

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Call of Duty Elite Premium features detailed

Posted on September 3, 2011 by John Llewellyn Martin

Call of Duty XP is in full swing and fans are being treated to a host of unique experiences such as the chance to run through Modern Warfare 2‘s “The Pit” training course and play paintball in a replica of the “Scrapyard” map. But accompanying these activities is some fresh Call of Duty news, like the detailed features of a premium Call of Duty Elite membership.

Should you opt to pay $49.99 a year for Elite status (or jump on the Hardened Edition of MW3, which includes a yearlong subscription to Call of Duty Elite), you’ll be able to access:

  • A year’s worth of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC available monthly during the “nine-month DLC season”
  • Daily competitions for in-game/real-world prizes
  • 24/7 Competition calendar
  • Clan Competition
  • Up to 24 minutes of HD gameplay video capacity
  • Call of Duty Elite TV videos including Ridley Scott’s “Friday Night Fights” and DumbDumb’s “Cocked Hammers” and “Noob Tube!”

These are just some of the premium features that were detailed at Call of Duty XP. For a full list of what the free and premium plans have to offer, as well as a comparison chart, visit CallOfDuty.com.

The Call of Duty Elite free and premium memberships will launch with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on November 8, 2011.

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New Releases: Resistance 3, Dead Island, Star Fox 64 3D, More

Posted on September 3, 2011 by John Scalzo

The calendar has turned over to September and we know what that means… the stingy Summer of games is over and the Fall release rush is finally here! This week’s new release slate blows away almost everything we’ve received in the last three months. There’s truly something for everybody:

Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)

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Get CoD Modern Warfare 3-branded stuff this fall including an Xbox 360, Jeep, Mountain Dew

Posted on September 2, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sure, you’re planning to pick up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this November. But do you plan to make your life revolve around the shooter franchise? Well, Activision is hoping that you do.

First up, they’ve got a special Modern Warfare 3-themed Xbox 360 system. The system will be priced at $399.99 and include a 320GB hard drive, two controllers, a Bluetooth headset, special startup and shutdown sounds and a copy of the game. The controller and the headset will both be available separately as well.

So you’ve got the game and you’ve got the system, but how do you plan to get to the store? Jeep is hoping you drive there in a 2012 Call of Duty Special Edition Wrangler. The custom four-wheeler was designed with input from Modern Warfare 3 developers. The development team also helped out with the creation of the new Mountain Dew Game Fuel Tropical flavor. Finally, every package of Doritos you purchase in October will include an offer for Double XP in Modern Warfare 3.

All of these products will be available after the game’s November 8th launch. But I gotta wonder, where’s the Call of Duty-branded guns?

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