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THQ has used their quarterly financial report to give Darksiders II an August 14 release ate. Originally set for a June 26 release, the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game was pushed back two months to allow for more polishing.
“We look forward to launching Darksiders [II] beginning on August 14 in North America,” CEO Brian Farrell told investors. Let’s hope he’s equally looking forward to the release of the Wii U version, which will be a launch title for Nintendo’s next system.
[Source: Joystiq]
Naughty Dog has released a new trailer for The Last of Us. Titled “The Truck Ambush,” it features Joel and Ellie escaping from a band of outsiders after a truck ambush. Hmm.
As this trailer, The Last of Us continues to look amazing and will no doubt be a big hit on the PS3 when its released. Whenever that is.
THQ has announced that the Obsidian-developed South Park RPG (which may, or may not, be titled South Park: The Stick of Truth) has been delayed.
The PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 game, which was previously scheduled for a Fall launch, will now be released in early 2013. No reason was given for the delay, but it likely has something to do with THQ’s continuing money woes.
THQ plans to release the South Park RPG in a very crowded quarter for the company. Metro: Last Light and Company of Heroes 2 are both already scheduled for an early 2013 launch.
Sony has pushed out another massive week of updates for the PlayStation Store. So if you’re in the market for a new downloadable game, be sure to read on.
There’s also a few more titles after the break (along with more details on all of these games). And if you’re looking for a list of the new game add-ons that were added to the PlayStation Store today, check out the PlayStation Blog.
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In an effort to help enhance people’s experience when playing Pokémon Black Version 2 or Pokémon White Version 2 on the 3DS, which was developed for the DS family of systems, and can only be played in 2D, Nintendo has announced two companion titles that can be downloaded from the 3DS eShop this Autumn.
Pokémon Dream Radar allows players to discover and catch hidden Pokémon using the Nintendo 3DS camera, motion control, and augmented reality technology. Pokémon caught in this way can be transferred into Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2. Pokémon Dream Radar includes some hard to get Pokémon, so downloading this title can help you build your roster.
Pokédex 3D Pro includes detailed information about all of the Pokémon featured in the history of the series, tools for sorting, comparison, and ranking, and details on what abilities each Pokémon can learn and how it evolves. All Pokémon are unlocked from the start, and you can take photos of Pokémon in the real world using the 3DS camera.
For more information about any of these games, visit the official Pokémon website.
Konami’s Silent Hill: Book of Memories has gone through several different release dates this year. The Vita game was initially given a February release date alongside the handheld’s launch. When that date came and went, it was pushed back to March and then delayed a third time into May.
Now, with half the days of May gone by, it’s been delayed again.
Speaking to Game Informer, Konami has confirmed that Silent Hill: Book of Memories will now be released in October. So update your calendars accordingly.
We’ve got three serious releases today: Diablo II, Game of Thrones, and Max Payne 3. Which of these games are you spending your hard-earned money on, and giving all of your time to? My answer is obvious: Diablo III. Though I do really like Max Payne… no! Don’t look back!
Let’s see, what are the deals today? Well, Amazon’s got Gears of War 3 on sale for $39.99. And Target has a plethora of games on sale in their video game deals event. Check out page after page of deals, including Dead Rising for $14.99, Dead Space 2 for $19.99, Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition for $14.99, Mass Effect 3 for $39.99, and Uncharted 3 for $29.99. Scoop those deals up!
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Perhaps Blizzard overreached with Diablo III. In development for over four years (and possibly as far back as 2001), the game is more ambitious than anything the series has seen before.
Naturally, that has lead to a variety of error messages plaguing players on the game’s launch day.
Blizzard currently lists five errors in the game’s official forum, with Error 3006 being the most serious. Joystiq describes it as a game-breaking bug that occurs if a player swaps an equipped item with a Templar. After the error occurs, players are unable to log back in to Battle.net, even if they restart the game.
Blizzard is looking into to these errors and will hopefully have a fix ready soon.
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