New Releases: Walking Dead Complete Season, 007 Legends for Wii U, More

Posted on December 9, 2012 by John Scalzo

Telltale’s episodic adventure game based on The Walking Dead has finally been collected and compiled for a disc-based release and it’ll be available in stores this week for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The timing couldn’t be better, especially after its big win at the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards on Friday.

Also available this week is the Wii U version of 007 Legends, the adventure game Haunted for the PC, and a Pets and Vets Bundle for the DS.

That’s it for this week’s new releases and that’s likely it for 2012 as well.

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Capcom gives Street Fighter X Mega Man fangame the official seal of approval

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

Well this is a surprise. Capcom has announced that Street Fighter X Mega Man, a fangame created by Seow Zong Hui has been given an official blessing by the bigwigs and will be available as a free download through the Capcom-Unity blog on December 17.

So what is Street Fighter X Mega Man? It’s a PC game that brings Mega Man back to his 8-bit roots for a battle against eight Street Fighters. Each Street Fighter character has been given an 8-bit makeover, but their powers (including Ryu’s Hadoken, Dhalsim’s stretchy arms, and Chun Li’s Lightning Kicks) are all included. Naturally, Mega Man will be able to equip each Street Fighter’s special attack after defeating them in a one-on-one fight. In addition to eight Street Fighter-themed levels, the game will include an original soundtrack supplied by noted chiptune maestro Luke Esquivel (aka “A_Rival”).

You can check out the first screenshots from Street Fighter X Mega Man at the Capcom-Unity blog.

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Spike TV VGAs: First season of Halo 4 “Spartan Ops” resumes on January 21

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

Microsoft and developer 343 Industries revealed that the first season of the Halo 4‘s Spartan Ops campaign will resume on January 21. Five Spartan Ops episodes have already been released and five more are currently planned. And if you’ve been following the story so far, this Spike TV Video Game Awards “World Premiere” trailer is sure to stoke your interest.

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Spike TV VGAs: “You have no idea what you’re up against” in Gears of War: Judgment trailer

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

Epic Games handed off the Gears of War series to their friends at People Can Fly last year and the Polish development team has been hard at work on Gears of War: Judgment ever since. After making its debut at this year’s E3 Expo, we got another look at the game during last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards.

You can check out the ugly “Grub” in the trailer above and be sure to add Gears of War: Judgment’s March 19, 2013 release date to your calendar.

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Spike TV VGAs: I cannot tell a lie, this is the first Assassin’s Creed III King George trailer

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

One of the first things you learn in school is that George Washington was a great man, a great general, and a great President. But what if he wasn’t? That’s the hook behind the Assassin’s Creed III DLC episodes destined for release sometime in the near future.

Ubisoft gave the world its first look at “The Tyranny of King Washington” during last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards and, in this alternate reality, it looks like Mr. Cherry Tree gets his chance to be very, very bad.

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Spike TV VGAs: Dark Souls II is back to kill you

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

This world premiere was brought to you by Jessica Alba, who was as sexy as ever. As soon as I saw the first few moments, I said, “Oh god, oh god, is this another Dark Souls game?” The first words… as a knight is walking across a barren land… are, “You are the undead, forever without hope, forever without light.”

The knight reaches a cave and sees the giant skeleton of a dragon. A group of frightening humanoids with masks. Then the same knight is filled with arrows. Hopefully, this is the start of a badass fight with a dragon but, knowing From Software, is more like you getting killed in the tutorial. Yes, it’s Dark Souls II… and it’s coming for you.

Dark Souls II is in development for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. No release date has been announced.

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Spike TV VGAs: The Phantom Pain trailer asks a lot of questions

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Moby Dick Studio’s The Phantom Pain definitely had a strange world premiere at this year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards. A soldier wakes up from a coma in a hospital, and he’s got a hook hand and is in pretty bad shape. But suddenly, the hospital is attacked, and soldiers in full uniform start killing off the patients in the hospital as the building burns around them. Questions flicker across the screen – “Why am I here?” and “Have I gone to hell” and “Why do they want me?”

Suddenly, one important message flickers: “Open your eyes.” A man on fire appears to change into a beast, and a great beast overtakes a helicopter. There was definitely a lot of strange stuff going on, and I’m still not sure what the game was about (though rumors are swirling that it’s somehow related to Metal Gear Solid 5). Whatever it is, it looks badass.

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Spike TV VGAs: Respect my authoritah and watch this South Park RPG trailer

Posted on December 8, 2012 by John Scalzo

I haven’t watched South Park in years. I don’t know why, really, I guess we just grew apart. But man, the 2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards “World Premiere” trailer for THQ’s South Park: The Stick of Truth was pretty entertaining.

South Park: The Stick of Truth is in development at Obsidian and will be released for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 next Spring.

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