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Saints Row IV PAX Demo, now for the world to see

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I gave Saints Row 3 a pass.  Why?  I don't really know because I really enjoyed the first two.  I just wasn't feelin' number 3 for whatever reason.

Perhaps that reason was that I never saw any gameplay footage that was anything like this, just released to the public, PAX East pre-alpha demo footage that shows off Saints Row IV's weaponized dubstep, presidential nut-punches, mechs, super-powers, and aliens.  It makes Saints Row IV look like an amalgam of all my favorite open world titles, and it's set to hit stores on August 20, nearly a full month before GTA V.  I'll be jonesing for some open-world action so hard by that point, I may have little choice but to check out Saints Row IV.  

Watch the trailer and tell me you don't feel the same way.


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Thunder Wolves trailer and screen shot explodeganza

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Thunder Wolves is now available for pre-order on Steam, which will officially have to be renamed "Smoke" by the time Thunder Wolves gets done with it.  It will be available on Steam on May 15, but 360 and PS3 gamers are going to have to wait.  How long?  Who knows?  If Thunder Wolves knows, Thunder Wolves ain't telling.

If you do pre-order Thunder Wolves on Steam, then be prepared to deal with a 20% discount that means $9.99 is all you'll pay.

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Make your choice: brawns or beauty? [Dragon’s Crown]

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Atlus has a pair of new trailers for the upcoming brawler Dragon’s Crown, and it is looking AWESOME. The videos, which you can find below, show off two more of the game’s numerous character classes: the fighter and the sorceress.

When you pick up the game for either your PS3 or Vita in August, these are only two of your options when you head out into this gorgeous hack and slash adventure. Cooperative play, epic boss battles, and a new adventure every time that you play the game, its all here for your enjoyment.
 
 

Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate coming soon?

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It appears that Dead Or Alive 5 may be getting its own Super Hyper Turbo Alpha EX Plus 2 Arcade Edition 2013 Version update soon as Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate was announced sometime last week. 

A teaser trailer was shown at a Japanese tournament which you can view below. 

The update for Xbox 360 and PS3 will add Ninja Gaiden's Momoji to the roster, along with a brand new Sky City Tokyo stage. There has been no official announcement yet from Team Ninja but eventhubs.com reports that the game will be getting the exclusive content that was featured in the Playstation Vita version of the game. There don't know if any other content will make it into the update but I assume an official announcement from Team Ninja will come soon.

I love Dead Or Alive 5 so i'm really hoping this is simply an update you can download instead of a whole new game you have to buy. 
 

News Roundup - 05/08/2013

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Time and Eternity screenshots + bonus official trailer

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Time and Eternity is a new single-player RPG from Nis America that will hit the PS3 exclusively this summer.  It features a beautiful hand-drawn art style and 2D character sprites moving on a 3D background and tells a story of a groom murdered at his wedding and the bride that travels through time to save him, so it's probably pretty funny.  

To learn more, visit www.nisamerica.com and Time and Eternity's official site.
 

EA extends FIFA license through the end of 2022

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There's a lot of talk that goes on about how EA's exclusive rights to produce NFL games is a bad thing, yet no one ever talks about whether or not it's bad for the other football, so I expect that today's news that EA has extended their agreement with FIFA through the end of 2022 will get a rise out of exactly nobody.

It helps that EA's FIFA games seem to be a little more respected in the gaming community than their Madden titles.  Maybe that's because football, as it's called in the rest of the world, has a certain inherent simplicity that lends itself to video games that the bloated beast that is American football just doesn't.  Or maybe it's that FIFA Soccer fans here in America are just happy someone treats soccer with the respect it deserves even if that someone is Electronic Arts.

Whatever the reason, we all now have nine more years of FIFA Soccer titles to look forward to, whether we want them or not. 

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Kingdom Hearts HD gets a date and pre-order goodies

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One of the games that I am SUPER excited for this year is the PlayStation 3 release of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. The original game is one of my all time favorites and I can’t wait to replay it with a fresh coat of paint, plus the various sequels included in the pack. Sony has announced both a solid release date for the title and a batch of pre-order goodies for those willing to reserve the title at participating retailers.

The game will launch on September 10, 2013. Some retailers will be offering an exclusive, limited edition artbook highlighting the evolution of the franchise and its characters. We’re talking about early sketches, character renders, and even finalized art pieces that were cut from the final versions of the game.

News Roundup - 05/07/2013

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Exercise your Presidential powers in Saints Row IV

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If you thought Saint's Row The Third was over the top, think again as Saint's Row IV looks to take it even further. You, as the President of the United States, have super powers and you aren't afraid to use them. This new trailer takes a look at some of the  things you can do such as fly, levitate objects, toss vehicles around, and smash through objects.

Aliens are attacking 'Murica and it's up to you to stop them. You can see some of the few alien types in the trailer with the requisite showing of a boss alien to battle. And you're going to take them all down in style as the trailer also shows some of the custom outfits available. 

Saint's Row IV will be out August 20 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
 

Dark Horse sells out of Dragon Age: The World of Thedas art book

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Dark Horse Comics and BioWare have announced that recently-released art book Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1 has completely sold out of copies and will now receive a reprinting of more copies for eager fans. Pre-orders are now available for the reprinting which is scheduled to release on July 10. The World of Thedas is a must for Dragon Age fans as it covers nearly every aspect of the series ranging from regions and religions to monsters and magic.

NHL 14 Cover Vote continues. Take it to Twitter!

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The cover vote for EA Sports' upcoming release of NHL 14 is down to the Round of 16.  While the voting continues on the regular  NHL.com website, fans now have an option to take it to Twitter on Thrusdays to double up the voting.  Some of the matchups include Original Six battles between Tyler Seguin of the Boston Bruins against James van Riemsdyk of the Toronto Maple Leafs.  Whoever your favorite player is, be sure to get over to NHL.com to vote and remember to hit Twitter on Thursday to support your player again! [READ MORE]

First Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC character, Lobo, is now available

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I don't know much about the Marvel universe.  I know even less of the DC universe.  So even though I'm about to tell you that you can go an download the first DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us, Lobo, I have no idea who or what "Lobo" is.  It says he's an intergalactic bounty hunter known for being brutal.  Whatever, I couldn't pick him out of a line up if now for today's trailer.  

Anyway, you can download Lobo right now from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microsoft Points.  It will be available on the PSN "shortly" for $5.00.

Along with Lobo, the Teen Titans skin pack and Bad Girls skin pack are also now available on the XBL Marketplace and the PSN for 240 Microsoft Points/$3.00.  You can read more about those here.
 
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Sealed play comes to Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014

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We asked for true deck building in the Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise and now it looks like we are getting it in the form of sealed play. Sealed play, along with the Slivers creature type, will make their debut when Magic 2014 launches this Summer.

Sealed play will allow players to obtain and open booster packs and build custom decks against the computer and other players. Sealed pools have 84 cards, just like the real game, and there is even a six-deck ladder where players can take on mono-colored sealed decks and a boss. As for the introduction of slivers, the game will feature the following: Sliver Construct, Predatory Sliver, Groundshaker Sliver, Megantic Sliver, Blur Sliver, Striking Sliver, Thorncaster Sliver, Battle Sliver, Sentinel Sliver, Bonescythe Sliver, as well as the Hive Stirrings card which will generate a number of Sliver tokens.

Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers will be available this Summer for PC, XBLA, PSN, iPad, and Android.

Bethesda big announcement is Fall--... A NEW WOLFENSTEIN!

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Haha! Everybody was SO excited at the possibility of Bethesda announcing Fallout 4 yesterday (I am looking at you John and Travis).. too bad that didn’t happen. Instead, Bethesda pulled a fast one and revealed a game that nobody saw coming: Wolfenstein: The New Order.

That’s right, a new entry in the classic Wolfenstein series is on its way courtesy of MachineGames. The new version is a re-imagining of the franchise and is coming to the PC, 360, PS3, and next generation consoles. There is no specific release window at this time and the details are coming tomorrow through a series of exclusive stories at Gamespot. Until we get all the information, we can at least soak in a very dramatic teaser trailer (courtesy of Gamespot) and dry your tears over the lack of a new Fallout.
 

News Roundup - 05/06/2013

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Teen Titans and Bad Girls skin packs coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us tomorrow

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Lobo will be coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us tomorrow but the game will also be getting two skin packs for various characters as well. 

The Teen Titans pack contains skins for Deathstroke, Cyborg and Raven.

The Bad Girls pack contains skins for Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman and Catwoman.

In addition, the compatibility pack for Lobo will contain a free Batman Flashpoint skin.

Here is all the info about tomorrows DLC drop that you need to know. 
  • -Lobo will be available for $4.99, or free to Season Pass holders.
  • -Batman's Flashpoint skin is FREE with the compatibility pack.
  • The Bad Girls & Teen Titans skin packs will be available for $2.99 each, and are not included in the Season Pass.

Awesomenauts are...1!

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It's been about one year since Awesomenauts was launched worldwide on the PS3 and Xbox 360.  Since that day, over a dozen updates have been made that includes adding items, new characters, and a new map, along with the usual balance adjustments that come with a lot of games today.  To celebrate, Ronimo Games has released a new video that showcases the progress the game has made since it's inception back in 2010, including some footage that has never been shown before.  Ronimo Games has also released a video showing off an upcoming skin known as Leon Pirate.  Leon Pirate will be the first premium skin and will be released with updat 1.18.  The skin will also replace the audio for the character, which according to the video makes the character have a French accent...or just speak French entirely.
 
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Magrunner: Dark Pulse wears its Portal influence on its digital sleeve

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Amazingly, Portal didn't spawn a million copies.  It has, however, now spawned one: Magrunner: Dark Pulse.  Magrunner: Dark Pulse is a downloadable title that will be available for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.  It doesn't feature portals, but it does feature people running around in challenge rooms solving puzzles with their Gruckezberg magnetic gloves that allows them to manipulate objects and bypass obstacles.  

Watch the video and see for yourself.  For more info, follow the jump.  Also visit Focus Home Interactive and frogwares.com.
 
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Now Loading for the week of May 6, 2013

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Things are grinding to pretty much a complete halt this week after a hectic month of April. Don’t worry though, this won’t last forever and things will pick up again next week with the very promising Metro: Last Light which kicks off a string of non-stop, high profile releases over the next 2 months. Nintendo fans are about the only ones who have anything worth celebrating this week with a digital release that brings Mario and Donkey Kong together once again. Aside from that, there is just a little guy named Lobo joining the Injustice roster on both platforms.

This week’s lineup (yes, this is everything officially launching this week):
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Lobo DLC for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
  • Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move for Nintendo 3DS

Weekend News Roundup - 05/05/2013

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Here's an hour of Battlefront III

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There were many stories on Star Wars: Battlefront III last year. Some developers even claimed that the game was 99% done and all they had were bug fixes to do when the game was cancelled. Well, now you can actually see the game as PtoPOnline has recorded his play through with a build of the game on Twitch

I'm sure there will be many folks who watch this and crave for the release of the game. It's unfortunate that the game was cancelled when it was so close to being shipped and we'll probably never know why the powers that be pulled the plug on it at its current state. But, for now, enjoy what would have been.

Fuse Digital Comic explores character backgrounds

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Insomniac is getting the word out about their first multiplatform title Fuse. With the newest announcement, players can delve into the backstory of all four characters, as well as the first big story mission, in a digital comic.

Radical Interactive has the reins on this comic, adding more depth to the intel docs found within the game, they said.

Check out the trailer below for a look into the characters' lore.


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Team up with Overstrike 9 on May 7

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Insomniac Games and EA announced that a demo for the upcoming cooperative shooter Fuse will be available May 7 on Xbox Live and PSN.

Players can team up with one other friend in split screen mode, or three others online, but also play alone as the four characters of Overstrike 9 squad. Each of the characters will work together in the demo to find the source of Fuse –– the alien substance that grants supernatural powers –– in an arctic weapons depot.

For an in-depth look at our cooperative session with Insomniac CEO Ted Price, head here to see Fuse in action before it releases May 28.

 

Netherealm Studios makes it official. Batgirl is the next DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us

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No sense in them holding off on the announcement now. Yesterday it appeared that someone screwed up as DLC for Batgirl in Injustice: Gods Among US showed up on the Xbox Live marketplace unannounced and for free. You could try downloading it, but you would receive and error once it reached 100%. It didn't take long for this info to hit the web and gamers to start speculating. 

Well Netherealm went ahead and confirmed the news via their Facebook earlier today and released an official in-game screen shot.

They didn't release any other details besides for saying that a gameplay video will be revealed sometime next week.  

I still have mixed thoughts about this, but I guess I'll just wait to see how she plays in-game and I really hope she is drastically different than Batman.