Summer of Arcade 2011 begins July 20; Toy Soldiers 2, Bastion, Fruit Ninja, more included

Posted on June 7, 2011 by John Scalzo

Microsoft has announced they’re bringing back the Summer of Arcade for a fourth go around this Summer.

Beginning July 20th, the promotion will last for five weeks and feature five of the biggest Xbox Live Arcade games in development. The full lineup includes:

  • Toy Soldiers: Cold War, the sequel to the popular Toy Soldiers, but now with a “G.I. Joe” twist
  • Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, a side-scroller that reminds me a little of last year’s Limbo with a UFO
  • Fruit Ninja Kinect, the popular iPhone game comes to the Xbox 360 and your whole body becomes a slicing and dicing machine
  • Bastion, an action RPG that really impressed us at this year’s PAX East.
  • From Dust, a god game from the creator of Out of This World

Microsoft hasn’t nailed down the Summer of Arcade release schedule yet, so nobody knows what order the games will be released in just yet. Hit the jump for more details on all the games and be sure to check out the Summer of Arcade E3 trailer at Xbox.com.

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Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 is full of basterds

Posted on June 7, 2011 by John Scalzo

There’s a thin line between “delightful homage” and “copyright infringement” and Gearbox’s next game, Brothers In Arms: Furious 4, dances right along it. Furious 4 brings the Duke Nukem Forever developer back to World War II with a squadron of soldiers who use some rather… unorthodox… methods when fighting Nazis behind enemy lines.

The game will offer a four-player co-op allowing you and all your friends to play as Stitch, a crazed guy who employs a tazer; Crockett, a Texan who carries a six-shooter and a cattle brand; Chok, a Native-American who throws a mean hatchet; and Montana, the big bruiser with the minigun (every game’s gotta have one). Their mission is to track down Hitler himself while battling a “secret” army full of Nazi “experiments.”

So yeah, it’s basically Inglourious Basterds: The Game.

Ubisoft will release Brothers In Arms: Furious 4 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012.

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Sony @ E3 11: Jack Tretton delivers heartfelt apology

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Now that the presser’s over, I wanted to add one extra thing: Sony CEO Jack Tretton’s apology. Tretton stood up on stage at the start of the press conference to address the “elephant in the room” – namely, the PlayStation Network outage. He said “you’re welcome” to the press for giving them bad news to report on, thanked both third party developers and retailers, and gave a heartfelt message to PlayStation fans. “It is you that both causes us to be humble and amazed in the dedication and support you give the PlayStation brand,” Tretton said.

Aww. We <3 you too, Jack. And for the record, I loved your tie.

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Sony @ E3 11: PlayStation Vita will start at $249.99

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Not only will the PlayStation Vita be available starting holiday season of this very year, but the price is right. There will be two models available at launch – WiFi only version of the handheld will be $249.99, while the 3G model will be $299.99.

Now there’s our “Welcome Back.”

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Sony @ E3 11: Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken coming to PS Vita w/ Infamous’ Cole

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Capcom’s crossover fighter between the two legendary franchises, Street Fighter X Tekken will not only be coming to PlayStation 3 (and Xbox 360), but will also be gracing the PSP’s successor, the PlayStation Vita. Also, Infamous‘ Cole McGrath will be joining the cast of the game on all PlayStation platforms.

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Sony @ E3 11: Details announced for LittleBigPlanet on PlayStation Vita

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Everyone knew LittleBigPlanet would be coming to PlayStation Vita, but it was hard to imagine exactly what that entailed. With the touch screen interaction, it’s easier than ever to play, create, and share in the LittleBigPlanet world. The game will have all the tools from LittleBigPlanet 2, and players will have full access to their costumes from the PlayStation 3 games.

No word on any release dates so far for any of the Vita games.

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Sony @ E3 11: ModNation Racers announced for PlayStation Vita

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

ModNation Racers was demonstrated on the PlayStation Vita. It looked a lot like the two games that are already out, but there was one cool announcement: if you buy ModNation Racers on the Vita, you’ll have access to all the user-created content made for the PlayStation 3 version.

No release date was announced.

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Sony @ E3 11: “Social Action” RPG, Ruin, announced for PS3, PlayStation Vita

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Nicole Kline

Sony announced a “social action” (or “impactful combat”) RPG called Ruin for the PlayStation Vita. It has many aspects of regular RPGs, including character development, and looks a little bit like Diablo II on a handheld. But the enemies you fight are other players, turning it into a strange and interesting hybrid. This will work seamlessly with the PlayStation 3 version – simply save it on the cloud and you can continue your game right on your console.

No word on when this game will be released.

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