New Releases: Madden NFL 13, Ratchet & Clank Collection, God of War Saga, More

Posted on August 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

Summer is almost over, but that just means there’s still one more week for publishers to put out a few more Summer games.

An August tradition, this week’s biggest new release is Madden NFL 13. The EA Sports mainstay will make it to the Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, and Wii this week, with a Wii U version scheduled for release later this year.

Also available this week is a quartet of Sony-published PS3 collections including the Ratchet & Clank Collection (which is available on the PS3 for the first time), the God of War Saga, the InFamous Collection, and the Journey: Collector’s Edition.

Finally, peripheral maker Mad Catz has jumped into the game publishing business with Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Wait, I almost forgot one… Sandman: Whispered Stories, a budget PC title, is also new in stores this week.

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Sony Pictures registers 14 domains relating to a “Console War Movie”

Posted on August 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

How exactly do you make a movie out of the console war? I have no idea, but Sony Pictures Entertainment is going to try.

The film giant (which shouldn’t be confused with Sony’s video game arm, Sony Computer Entertainment) has registered 14 domain names to promote a “Console War” movie. The domains include:

  • console-war.net
  • console-warmovie.com
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  • theconsolewar-movie.com
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  • theconsolewar.net
  • theconsolewarmovie.com
  • theconsolewars-movie.com
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Currently, none of the domains resolve to a workable website and, presumably, any personnel decisions relating to the film have yet to be made. But as outlandish as this sounds, there could be a good film here. The Social Network, which was long thought of as “that Facebook movie,” was nominated for multiple Oscars and telemovie Pirates of Silicon Valley nicely chronicled the rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as it stood back in 1999.

[Source: Fusible]

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Explore “Star Wars Hell” in this Star Wars 1313 developer diary

Posted on August 26, 2012 by John Scalzo

The development team behind Star Wars 1313, including Creative Director Dominic Robilliard, has unleashed their first developer diary detailing the grim and gritty world they’ve created. Dubbed “Descent to the Underworld” by the team, it’s the first real look inside the “Star Wars Hell” they’re creating for Coruscant’s 1313 level. One of the developers even said that the location can be thought of as a parallel to Dante’s Inferno (the book, not the game).

However, the bounty hunter at the center of it all remains nameless. Hopefully, we’ll learn more about him soon.

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Skin Pack 2 adds 45 skins to Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John Scalzo

Microsoft has released a second Skin Pack for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and it is packed with 45 more skins for all your Minecraft adventuring. The pack is priced at 160 Microsoft Points ($2) and includes characters from Castle Crashers, Gears of War (pictured above), Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini, Left 4 Dead, Viva Pinata, and a bunch of indie favorites.

You can scope out the complete list after the break and view screenshots of the new skins in action at PlayXBLA.

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Daily Scoop: August 24, 2012 – Time for me to game

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Nicole Kline

Wow! My life has kind of been taken over by Sleeping Dogs. I am kind of getting used to being recognized as a big-time member of the Chinese mafia, which is probably not a good thing in real life. I don’t think it’s going to get me a free frappuccino or anything.

No deals today! Sorry. It’s Friday. No one cares. Everyone just wants to go home! Especially me, as I’ll be on vacation for 10 days straight once this day is over. Booya!

There is, however, a game-related t-shirt you can see after the jump…

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These Grand Theft Auto V screenshots are strictly business

Posted on August 24, 2012 by John Scalzo

Rockstar Games has decided to close out the week with a final batch of of Grand Theft Auto V screenshots. Today’s theme is “Business” and Rockstar is clearly taking care of it as they give us new images featuring two high-speed police chases, a biplane getaway, and a helicopter sniper taking out a thug. You can peep all four screenshots after the break.

Rockstar has promised that more screens will be released “in a few weeks” and in case you missed this week’s other new GTA5 screenshots, we’ve got you covered: “Leisure” and “Transport.”

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Nintendo Download: Vector Racing, Metal Slug X, Abyss

Posted on August 23, 2012 by John Scalzo

Nintendo is going way back in time with today’s additions to the Nintendo Download services.

The title of this week’s headline title, Vector Racing, says it all… It’s a racing game that uses old school vector graphics! Well slap me silly and call me Jeff Bridges! You can download it from the 3DS eShop now.

Here’s what else Nintendo has on offer this week:

Vector Racing (3DS eShop) – Enjoy a new, high-speed racing game that recalls the video games of yore. Use one of six different machines to race across 12 courses — some easy, some insane — in four different modes.

Metal Slug X (Wii Virtual Console) – This game is based on Metal Slug 2, but adds the new “Iron Lizard” and “Drop Shot” weapons. It also adds many new enemies and allows players to adjust the game’s difficulty level by changing the position of bosses and other things.

Abyss (DSiWare) – Your mission will be to find the “Gaia” energy stones by exploring the depths. To do so, you must control Nep2no by counteracting gravity and the surrounding darkness with the aid of a Light that will go out little by little.

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Daily Scoop: August 23, 2012 – A lovely day for gaming

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Nicole Kline

It’s a gorgeous day today, and would be spent perfectly indoors playing video games with the windows open, perhaps with a frosty beverage at hand and a fuzzy, sleepy kitty on your lap. Alas, it is also a Thursday, which means work is where most of us are. Sigh…

Not much in the way of deals today, other than video game stuff for under $10 at Amazon. Check that list out! It goes on for pages and pages!

One totally awesome shirt up today…

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