Free DLC for PES 2011 coming March 15

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Soccer fans, you got the best kind of DLC coming your way – the free kind. Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will contain a free pack on March 15. Team updates include Winter transfers and movements up to the end of the January transfer window for 135 Club teams, Spain’s new team kit and Sweden’s national team’s away kit. Also included are ten new boot styles from Adidas, Nike, Puma and Umbro. Sounds like some nice free swag, compliments of Konami.

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Nathan Drake battles Katherine Marlowe in Uncharted 3

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Naughty Dog and Sony put on a very popular press event at the Game Developers Conference last week. The subject: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

Besides showing off the game’s stereoscopic 3D mode, they also introduced the world to Katherine Marlowe, the thorn in Nathan Drake’s side and the villain of Uncharted 3. Check out the trailer above for more on Marlowe or hit the jump to learn a little more about her backstory.

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Fallen Frontier blazes a trail to PAX East

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

Moonshot Games was founded by three former members of Bungie back in 2009 and since then they’ve been hard at work on Fallen Frontier. Now, they’re ready to show off their side-scrolling shooter with a new trailer and a playable demo at this weekend’s PAX East event.

Using cartoonish characters against realistic backgrounds, Fallen Frontier looks a little like a cross between Contra and Bionic Commando. Not only does it resemble the classics of yesteryear, but the game checks all the boxes with two-player co-op and a wide variety of weapons.

Moonshot calls Fallen Frontier “an engaging film noir style mystery” about a jaded lawman travelling across the stars to seek vengeance. While it doesn’t have a release date or even confirmation of what platforms it’ll land on (though Xbox 360 button prompts are seen in the trailer), I’m very excited.

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Alice: Madness Returns gets a gameplay trailer, kinda freaky

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

There’s been some great trailers for Alice: Madness Retruns, but we finally got to see it in action. The beautiful art design we’ve seen in cutscenes has certainly carried over into gameplay, as American McGee’s dark take on Wonderland is beautifully rendered in the trailer above. The game is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 on June 14.

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GK Films acquires Tomb Raider film rights, possible reboot

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

Hotshot producer Graham King and his GK Films company have acquired the license to prepare a film adaptation of Eidos’ (and now Square Enix’s) prolific Tomb Raider franchise. King himself and Tim Headington are planned to helm the project, with an expected release of 2013. King has worked with former Laura Croft actress Angelina Jolie on The Tourist, but people close to the project suggest it will be a reboot for the franchise, telling an origin story instead of a continuation. GK Films stated their aim is to “create daring new adventures for the young and dynamic Lara Croft.”

Like the Resident Evil film franchise, (which is also getting a new entry), the first two movies did a pretty good job of escaping the video game film curse. In addition to a new game currently in development, Tomb Raider Trilogy HD is releasing for the PS3 on March 22.

[Source: The Hollywood Reporter]

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Daily Scoop: March 8, 2011 – Celebrate good times!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Nicole Kline

It’s the eighth day of March, and you know what that means…it’s my birthday! I’m going to celebrate it like any normal gamer – by spending the entire day at work and then going home to try to wrap up my PAX appointments and squeeze in as much gaming and cake (which is not a lie today) as humanly possible before passing out far too late. And I heard a rumor that Mike Gutierrez was planning on some sort of dinner surprise for me as well – my guess is he’s either going to make one of his famous (and awesome!) meals from scratch or we’re going to order a pizza. Both of those options sound amazing.

Anyway, enough about me! Today’s Amazon Deal of the Day in video games is Atari’s Test Drive Unlimited 2, which we recently reviewed. It’s $34.99 down from $49.99 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and $27.99 down from $39.99 for the PC.

No game-related shirts today, but I love this one from Ript Apparel, because it makes me think of the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival:

So pretty.

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Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Kid Icarus playable at PAX East

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

The launch of the 3DS is less than three weeks away and Nintendo plans to woo the public with some big playable demos at this weekend’s PAX East event. The console maker plans to showcase playable demo stations for six launch day titles:

  • Dead or Alive Dimensions
  • Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
  • Nintendogs + Cats
  • Pilotwings Resort
  • Steel Diver
  • Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

That lineup is great and all, but Nintendo is also pulling out the big guns with playable versions of Kid Icarus: Uprising, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Capcom’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D.

If you’re in the Boston area, I’d suggest getting in line now.

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Presidents of the United States of America catch ’em all

Posted on March 8, 2011 by John Scalzo

They sat in a boggy marsh with lump, they crushed a peach in their fist and they performed a duet with Sir Mix-A-Lot. But do you believe that The Presidents of the United States of America can also catch ’em all?

The 90s alt-rock gods (in my mind at least) performed their Pokemon tribute song “Can’t Stop (Catchin’ ‘Em All)” at the Pokemon Black and White launch party this weekend in New York City. If you couldn’t make it down to the Nintendo World Store, don’t worry, we’ve got the song right here:

This is definitely one group of Presidents that I’d never want to impeach.

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