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New Retail Releases: Rage 2, A Plague Tale, More

Posted on May 13, 2019 by John Scalzo

It’s time once again for a look at this week’s new retail releases.

Bethesda and id Software, along with an assist from Avalanche Studios, are bringing back the Rage universe this week with the release of Rage 2 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Rage 2 retains the original game’s Mad Max-inspired Wasteland, but adds in a dash of over-the-top zaniness and and a colorful new graphical palette.

Also set to launch this week is A Plague Tale: Innocence, a harrowing look back at the plague-ravaged French countryside of 1349. Taking control of a young woman who must protect a brother she barely knows, players will need to avoid the Inquisition and an army of deadly rats. A Plague Tale: Innocence will be available on retail shelves for the PS4 and Xbox One, while PC players will be able to download it through their favorite digital storefront.

Finally this week, Sniper Elite V2 Remastered gives fans of the franchise a chance to relive the second entry’s World War II setting. This Remastered version of the game (for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One) will include updated graphics, new playable characters from Rebellion’s Zombie Army Trilogy, and all previously-released downloadable content. Sniper Elite V2 Remastered will be available as a digital download on the PC.

You can find the rest of this week’s retail releases after the break. (more…)

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Diablo III named best-selling game of May 2012 after collecting a ton of loot

Posted on June 15, 2012 by John Scalzo

Can you guess the best-selling game of May 2012 according to The NPD Group’s monthly calculations? Go on, guess, it’s not really a mystery… The best-selling game of May 2012 was Blizzard’s Diablo III.

Diablo III’s loot frenzy was the lone bright spot for the game industry this month as total sales were down 28% from May 2011 with console hardware taking the biggest hit (a 39% drop).

But that’s not for lack of trying. A ton of new releases broke into the top ten this month including Max Payne 3 (#2), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (#3), Sniper Elite V2 (#7), and Dragon’s Dogma (#9). But I guess they didn’t put up the sales numbers to compete with last May’s biggest game, L.A. Noire.

The complete top ten can be found after the break. (more…)

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