Tetris released today for free on Android Marketplace

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

There seems to be a lot of Tetris talk going on today! In addition to the whole Tetris Axis announcement by Nintendo, EA had an announcement of their own – a free version of Tetris was released on the Android Marketplace today.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bernard Kim said, “Tetris is one of the most distinctive, well-known and popular video game franchises in the world and it gives EA the opportunity to grow its already-expanding customer base on the Android platform. Tetris has a strong legacy in the mobile gaming world and we’re excited to bring a free version of Tetris to yet another great platform.”

Guess I know what I’ll be doing for the rest of the night!

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Tetris: Axis announced for 3DS

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Get ready for Tetris like you’ve never seen it before! Tetris: Axis will be released on the 3DS on October 2, bringing a whole new level to a game we all grew up on.

The game features up to 20 different game modes as well as multiplayer battles – up to eight players can fight each other, even if only one has the game. There will also be functionality with both AR cards and SpotPass.

Tetris Axis will kick off the 3DS’ fall lineup, and will be followed by Pokemon Rumble Blast on October 24, Super Mario 3D Land in November, and Mario Kart 7 in December. Hopefully somewhere in there we’ll get an announcement for Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D as well.

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Gears of War 3 “Season Pass” announced

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Gears of War 3 is taking the L.A. Noire route, offering players the option to purchase a “Season Pass” instead of buying all the DLC separately. The season pass – which comes in at $30, or 2400 Microsoft Points – will save consumers 33% on the total cost of the content.

There will be four installments included in the pass, which will be available when the game launches on September 20. It will also include a special bonus – the “exclusive” Liquid Metal Weapon Set. The first DLC pack will launch in November.

I, for one, am actually into this idea. DLC is so ridiculously expensive initially and ends up dropping to nothing after I stop playing the game. Consider me incentivized.

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Professor Layton and the Last Specter dated

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Get ready to put on your thinking cap! Professor Layton and the Last Specter will be released on October 17 for the Nintendo DS.

The fourth game in the series, Last Specter will be the first in a new trilogy, set as a prequel to the original trilogy – three years before Professor Layton and the Curious Village. Not only does this game boast the most puzzles in the series, the North American version also has a bonus RPG that will have over 100 hours of extra content.

Excited? I know Ryan Littlefield is.

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Halo Fest videos of Halo 4 are badass

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Wow. There’s a lot of intensity going on in this panel opening video for Halo 4 from Halo Fest (which was part of this weekend’s PAX Prime). Franchise Development Director Frank O’Connor, Executive Producer Kiki Wolfkill, and Studio Creative Director Josh Holmes from 343 Industries pour out some of their thoughts on the game, obviously relieved to finally be talking about this project.

Hit the jump for another cool video that shows some Halo 4 concept art.

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Zelda: Skyward Sword limited edition includes gold Wiimote, soundtrack CD

Posted on August 29, 2011 by John Scalzo

Nintendo first announced a special limited edition of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword at E3. Today, they’ve unveiled the gold Wii Remote Plus that’ll be bundled with the game as well as a special soundtrack CD featuring music from the 25th Anniversary Symphony concert. But if you’d rather not spend the $69.99 required to get the limited edition, Nintendo plans to include the soundtrack CD with every copy of Skyward Sword. You’d better move fast, though, as the CD will only be included with the “initial production” of the game.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be released on November 20. Oh, and Nintendo wants everyone to know the gold Wii Remote Plus will simply be golden in color and will not contain any actual precious metals. Thanks Nintendo!

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Daily Scoop: August 29, 2011 – Bye, PAX

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Ah, PAX – we hardly knew ye. There was a plethora of news (and the Penny Arcade game is getting a third episode, for real!). I watched from afar (when the hurricane wasn’t knocking out all my power) and missed you. Hopefully some friends grabbed me some swag!

Anyway, onto the deals! Today’s Deal of the Day in video games over at Amazon is Konami’s Karaoke Revolution Glee Bundle for the Wii. It’s $30.99 down from $49.99, and has 35 songs from season one of the hit show. Scoop it up!

Amazon’s also got new weekly deals up – and there are a lot of them!

To round it all out, there’s an awesome t-shirt called “The Battle of Nintendor” over at Ript, and I want it:

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Just Dance with Scorpion, Smoke, Sub-Zero and Reptile at PAX

Posted on August 29, 2011 by John Scalzo

Ubisoft brought Just Dance 3 to this weekend’s PAX Prime and in between giving gamers the chance to try out the new Kinect-powered Xbox 360 version, a quartet of ninjas from the Mortal Kombat universe stopped by to shake their groove things to “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” by KISS. OK, it was just a bunch of guys cosplaying as Scorpion, Smoke, Sub-Zero and Reptile. Still pretty awesome though.

Just Dance 3 will be released for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on October 11. Ninja costumes not included.

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