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Now Playing: Gods Among the Sleep Edition

by: Randy - posted: 5/24/2013 4:00 PM - Add a Comment

So, the Xbox One reveal is a thing that happened, but we’re here to talk about games that you can play right now. Defiance is free-to-play from May 23 (yesterday) until this Sunday, 1 PM (Pacific). SimCity is now up to version 4.0, and despite what John Yan is saying, probably none of us at Gaming Nexus is logging back in. And you Far Cry 3 map editors can now spin your VHS tracking knobs with Blood Dragon content.

What are you playing this weekend?

Russell Archey | staff writer | Twitter @neoscyther
I finally finished up with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Yes, you read that right. I finally finished the main quest in Skyrim--and boy did I overdo it. Full dragon plate armor, free destruction spells, the works. Well enough about that. This weekend I'm planning to enjoy an old classic thanks to Steam's Unreal Deal being only $10 until May 27, so I'll likely be playing something with the words "Unreal Tournament" in it somewhere.

Sean Cahill | staff writer | Twitter @seancahill2
Unfortunately with one hand fully bandaged, I'm going to have to play some old school role-playing games and nothing new, so I dusted off the Wii and plan on playing Final Fantasy VI a bit.

Nathan Carter | staff writer | Twitter @natedoggcata
It’s Memorial Day weekend, and that means all hands on deck where I work, so I won't be able to do much gaming. If I get time, I'll probably try to get some practice in with Injustice: Gods Among Us. Other than that, it will probably be quick games of Left 4 Dead 2 when I can. My regularly scheduled gaming will continue next week when I get my hands on Donkey Kong Country 3DS.

Sean Colleli | staff writer
I'll be finishing up Resident Evil Revelations on Wii U. If Capcom keeps going like this, we might actually get the sequel to Resident Evil 4 that it deserved. After that, I'll be enjoying Super Metroid on the Wii U Virtual Console, and maybe some more System Shock 2 on Steam.

Jeremy Duff | senior staff writer | Twitter @duff3c
I will be spending my weekend finishing off FUSE before its launch, and boosting up my virtual card collection in Prime World Defenders. Between that and welcoming the true start of summer with the opening of the pool season, I should find a means of enjoying the extended weekend.

Charles Husemann | editor-in-chief | Twitter @chusemann
I'm going off into the woods for the weekend so it's going to be nothing but iPad games like Temple Run 2, Bookworm Heroes, and Jetpack Joyride. I'll also be playing fun outdoor games like "Which kinds of snakes are poisonous again?" "No, I thought you packed that," and "WHAT WAS THAT NOISE? OH GOD, WHY DID I WATCH ALL THE FRIDAY THE 13TH MOVIES THE WEEK BEFORE SPENDING A WEEKEND IN A CABIN IN THE WOODS?"

Randy Kalista | staff writer | Twitter @randykalista
Hoping to lose a little sleep as I roam Among the Sleep's alpha. My own post-toddler (is that an age? "Post-toddler"?), well, she gets to trippin' in the middle of the night sometimes, images of her dream world leaking over into her real world. Good times. Checking out this horror game played from the perspective of a two-year-old is probably my worst idea ever. Love the game's title though. Among the Sleep. I mean, I guess that's where you'd eventually find yourself if you were told to "go to" sleep.

Mike Mahardy | staff writer | Twitter @mmahardy
I'll be finishing up FUSE for review, as well as the yearly playthrough of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night that always throws off my backlog schedule. Other than that, I'll keep playing Injustice: Gods Among Us, as it has me completely hooked. I particularly love Green Arrow and Lex.

Batgirl Available for Injustice: Gods Among Us

by: Mike - posted: 5/21/2013 1:42 PM - Add a Comment

Warner Bros. released their newest DLC today for Injustice: Gods Among Us, bringing Batgirl to Xbox Live Marketplace for 400 Microsoft points. The DLC will release May 22 for $4.99 on PSN.

Available alongside the Batgirl DLC is the Red Suns skin pack. This add-on features several skins from the Soviet alternate reality of Superman from the Red Son graphic novel. The Killing Joke Batman skin will also be available. Both are 240 Microsoft points or $2.99.

Nintendo Direct 5-17-13 talks about a few games but Best Buy is the big news

by: John - posted: 5/19/2013 10:00 AM - Add a Comment

Nintendo Direct's been a pretty good way to inform the public on anything happening at Nintendo. E3's around the corner and that's usually the place that new games are playable and by a select group. The public could only watch, but that's going to change this year.

Reggie Fils-Aime announced at the end that they are partnering with over 100 Best Buy stores to allow the public to play select games there during E3. No specific games were announced, but it's a good bet that it would be many of the titles being shown at E3. This is a pretty nice move on Nintendo's part to grab some publicity and let a large population try out their upcoming games, not just those attending E3. I hope more companies start doing this.

Wii U and 3DS to get a new Sonic game through exclusive partnership between Nintendo and Sega

by: Russell - posted: 5/17/2013 9:12 PM - Add a Comment

During today's Nintendo Direct, it was announced that an exclusive partnership between Nintendo and Sega will bring a new Sonic game to the Wii U and 3DS titled Sonic Lost World. While not much is known now, more info will be revealed before E3 2013 which begins on June 11th. However, that wasn't all that was announced on today's Nintendo Direct.

Several other things were announced such as Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for the Wii U, a new Mario...um, I mean Luigi game, more Game Gear games coming to the Virtual Console (including several Sonic games), and more. Check out the official press release for more info and a list of everything that was discussed at Nintendo Direct, or you can check it out for yourself.

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Warner bros. puts a charming twist on the DC Universe

by: Mike - posted: 5/17/2013 5:33 PM - Add a Comment

Warner Bros. announced Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure, a new title that fuses the charming world of Scribblenauts with the universe of iconic heroes such as Batman or Superman.

A new trailer presents some of the puzzles protagonist Maxwell will have to overcome during his travels through locations such as Gotham City, Metropolis and the Fortress of Solitude, as well as a character creation tool that combines villains with heroes alike.

Check out the announcement trailer below, along with the first batch of screenshots.

Now Playing: System Shock FUSE Edition

by: Randy - posted: 5/17/2013 4:00 PM - Add a Comment

GeoGuessr, a Google Experiment using Google Street View, has people getting lost and found all over the globe. Among the Sleep, an indie horror game played through the eyes of a two-year-old, went into open alpha on Tuesday, nabbing its $200,000 Kickstarter along the way. But with System Shock 2 hitting Steam this week, Gaming Nexus is gaming like it's 1999.

What are you playing this weekend?

Russell Archey | staff writer | Twitter @neoscyther
I got System Shock 2 last week and have enjoyed it so far, except for those stupid monkeys that my wrench never seem to hit, but that may be my own fault (and yes, I was crouching). As much as I try to take a break from it, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim keeps drawing me in. The good news though is that I'm near 100 in smithing, which was my last goal before taking on the final set of quests, so hopefully I'll be able to finish this one up this week and can finally move onto something else.

Nathaniel Cohen | staff writer | Twitter @seven_hells
I'd never played System Shock 2, but now that I'm just about finished with it, I have to say that while I love the complexity of the gameplay, I miss the complexity of the story. I sort of expected System Shock 2 to have a BioShock-style story, but it's actually really bare bones, and the twist--even though I knew about it beforehand (doesn't everyone at this point?)--seems extra obvious. I would love a BioShock game with the stats and character building of System Shock 2. Also, I’m about to fire up Freespace 2 for the first time. Wish me luck, guys.

Sean Colleli | staff writer
I knew it would happen, but I'm completely sucked in by System Shock 2 again. It's great to finally have such a classic on Steam, and it reminds me why I was just a bit disappointed by all the BioShock games. Ken Levine seems more focused on making games with really complicated stories, instead of really complex gameplay, which is fine, but it's cool and a little sad that Irrational will never match the depth and terror of System Shock 2 again.

Jeremy Duff | senior staff writer | Twitter @duff3c
Things are finally slowing down for my game life this weekend. In addition to fitting in a few rounds of Injustice: Gods Among Us where I can, I will be getting my co-op on with Mike Mahardy in some FUSE.

Charles Husemann | editor in chief | Twitter @chusemann
My gameplay this weekend will be another edition of Farm Simulator: Suburban Edition as I finally get around to buying and planting new plants in my garden. Will probably work a bit on MechWarrior Online and resist the siren call of Metro: Last Light.

Randy Kalista | staff writer | Twitter @randykalista
Last week's dip into the Xbox Indie pool refreshed me, so I'm cannonballing back in. Zoning out on the clink of quarters jangling down the coin slot in Arcadecraft. Fighting my three-year-old for control of the gamepad on the Atari Breakout-like Wizorb. And nodding my head knowingly to DLC Quest which, despite being a couple years old, might still be the funniest commentary on modern gaming since.

Mike Mahardy | staff writer | Twitter @mmahardy
I'll be playing FUSE with Jeremy. Now that Metro: Last Light is out, I might replay a few of my favorite levels throughout the game between rounds of Injustice: Gods Among Us and Mass Effect 3 multiplayer.

Tons of DLC coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us next week

by: Nathan - posted: 5/16/2013 5:00 PM - Add a Comment

The amazing DLC for the amazing Injustice: Gods Among Us continues next week and you have the opportunity to download a plethora of content.

So for next week you can expect...

Batgirl - $4.99 or free if you have the seasons pass.

Luchador Bane - Free with the Batgirl compatibility pack.

Killing Joke Pack - $2.99. Three skins for The Joker based on the graphic novel "The Killing Joke." You get Tourist Joker, Final Confrontation Joker and Red Hood Joker.

Red Sons Pack - This was a free DLC add-on if you pre-ordered the game at Gamestop. If you didn't it will be available next week and includes skins for Superman, Solomon Grundy and Wonder Woman. No price has been announced yet.

I will admit i'm not really a fan of DC Comics. Not that I dislike them, but its hard for me to find a starting point to start reading considering there are decades of content to have to go through. With that being said, I absolutely LOVE Injustice: Gods Among Us. I recently added Solomon Grundy and his brutal chain combos to my arsenal along with Green Arrow, Harley Quinn and Hawkgirl. I'll probably pick up Batgirl and see what she can do.

Super Metroid now on Virtual Console for a mere 30 cents

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 5/16/2013 5:32 AM - Add a Comment

One of the greatest games of all time and a personal favorite of mine, Super Metroid, is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console. Even better, it's part of the Famicom 30th Anniversary event, so it's only 30 cents until June 2nd. Super Metroid pretty much broke the mold when it came out on the SNES in 1994. It would inspire dozens of adventure comes to come, most prominently the later 2D entries in the Castlevania series, not to mention setting the gold standard for the Metroid series as well. I've been counting down the weeks and months since Nintendo announced Super Metroid was coming to the Wii U VC, it's the definition of a steal at 30 cents, so do yourself a favor and download this classic to your Wii U today.

Resident Evil Revelations Dev Diary 3: Shock and Panic

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 5/13/2013 12:40 AM - Add a Comment

One of the things the Resident Evil series lost over the last couple installments was the terror and panic that constantly stalked you in Resident Evil 4. In the latest dev diary for Resident Evil Revelations HD, programmer Go Ozawa and composer Kota Suzuki explain how they used their development skills to instill that same sense of shock, dread and panic in the game, bringing it back to the series' roots. I missed RE Revelations on the 3DS so I'm very excited to try it on Wii U later this month. Focusing more on horror and panic can only be a good thing after the jumbled mess that was RE6.

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Relive Super Mario Bros. 2 this week

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 5/13/2013 12:32 AM - Add a Comment

Super Mario Bros. 2 reminds me a lot of Bioshock 2. It's one of those sequels that is unfairly maligned and under-appreciated, just because it's a little bit different or wasn't part of the series creator's "original vision," whatever that means. The heck with it. Mario 2 is still a lot of fun, and it will be available on the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday for about $5. I downloaded Kirby's Adventure last week and so far I like the Wii U's VC interface; the save state ability is very useful, especially now that I'm a busy often-interrupted adult and not a kid who can spend hours playing Nintendo. Personally I'm a little more excited about the limited 30 cent release of Super Metroid later this week (I never get tired of that game) but it's nice to have Mario 2 again as well.

Now Playing: Neverwinter Last Light Edition

by: Randy - posted: 5/10/2013 4:00 PM - Add a Comment

GameStop stops taking your PlayStation 2 as a trade-in next month, EVE Online shared its tenth birthday with Orson Welles, and EA just announced The Sims 4 for 2014. By the way, if you were to buy The Sims 3 plus all of its expansions right now, it would cost you $539.78.

What are you playing this weekend?

Russell Archey | staff writer | Twitter @neoscyther
I'll be spending more time with Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. So far I'm kind of liking it as it doesn't control like the past games. In fact, it's kind of like Pipe Dream, of all things. It's a different way to play the series and requires a different strategy than the past games.

Sean Cahill | staff writer | Twitter @seancahill2
Now that my semester is over and I have a lot more free time outside of work, I'll be kicking Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen into high gear. I've been going back to Tomb Raider to try and knock that off the list (47 percent complete) so it can go on the completed stack. Outside of that, I might indulge in some World of Tanks while testing out a couple new mice and a headset.

Nathan Carter | staff writer | Twitter @natedoggcata
I’ll be putting in some more practice with Injustice: Gods Among Us. I started playing Hawkgirl who is now my anti-Solomon Grundy, Deathstroke and Aquaman spam weapon, and I have Green Arrow and Harley Quinn as my backups. I’ll probably be playing some more Zombie Tycoon 2, which is a really fun real-time strategy for consoles. I have never been a fan of RTS because, for me, it’s usually clicking a bunch of boxes that fill your screen and I have no idea what is going on. Zombie Tycoon 2 simplifies all that, and what you have is a very fun and addicting game. Finally, I am about two years late to the party but I actually picked up and started playing Dragon Age 2 which I really enjoy. Now, I never played the first game. Why does everyone hate Dragon Age 2 again? Doesn't seem like anything is wrong with it to me.

Nathaniel Cohen | staff writer | Twitter @seven_hells
I'll be spending some relaxing time on Far Cry 3’s Rook Island, stabbing dudes, getting inked, and popping hallucinogenic substances. Other items on my to-do list include more Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, and spending some quality time with System Shock 2.

Sean Colleli | staff writer
I'm in full-on review mode for Zeno Clash II, so I'll be exploring the world of Zenozoik for the most part. I'm also wrapping up my reviews for all the cool tech Nyko released for the Wii U, so I'll be revisiting my modest Wii U library for some final testing.

Jeremy Duff | senior staff writer | Twitter @duff3c
Along with Mike, you can make that two for Metro: Last Light. I love this franchise so much. And Mike, the second one is just as lovely. I have a preview build on the debug Xbox 360 with the first couple of hours of the game on it. You're in for a treat.

Travis Huinker | staff writer | Twitter @travishuinker
I plan to spend some quality time with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and hopefully set some time aside for playing the recently-released Neverwinter with John.

Charles Husemann | editor-in-chief | Twitter @chusemann
Another week a bunch more MechWarrior Online to play. I've gone whole hog with a long-range missile boat build and I'm working on tweaking it so that I can safely deliver the "rain of pain" from a distance without taking any direct fire.

Randy Kalista | staff writer | Twitter @randykalista
One of two things is about to happen. Either 1) I square away my EVE Online account and start turning Gaming Nexus into gameEVE nexONLINEus as far as coverage is concerned--John loves this idea--or 2) I flip through my recent shopping spree of Xbox Indie Games and start bashing them into my face one at a time: Snops Attack! Zombie Defense, qrth-phyl, Kodu Game Lab, radiangames Fluid, Arcadecraft, and Quiet, Please! I somehow managed to avoid the top 20 most downloaded, all of which have the word "miner" in the title.

Mike Mahardy | staff writer | Twitter @mmahardy
I'll be playing Metro: Last Light. Metro 2033 is one of my favorite shooters of this generation, so I can't wait to dig into 4A's sequel, especially since they have creative license to deviate from the book's story now. Other than that, I'll be putting more time into Injustice: Gods Among Us and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

First gameplay video of Batgirl in Injustice: Gods Among Us revealed

by: Nathan - posted: 5/10/2013 1:44 PM - Add a Comment

25 years ago in the classic graphic novel The Killing Joke, The Joker shot and paralyzed Barbara Gordon right in front of her father. Now its time for a little payback. Netherealm Studios has released the first gameplay video showing off Batgirl who will be coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us as DLC.

Thankfully it appears that Batgirl plays differently from Batman. She appears to be faster than Batman and uses more dashing attacks such as an anti air shoulder tackle, batarang projectiles and a teleport grapple move that can be used at full screen. It appears also as if her super move can only be activated while in the air, which is interesting because I believe that would make it the only super move to do so out of all the characters.
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Batgirl will be available free if you bought the seasons pass or $4.99 if you buy it individually. No release date has been announced yet.

We also got a glimpse of The Joker's Killing Joke skin which will be part of "The Killing Joke Skin Pack" which will be sold separately.

NHL 14 Cover Vote continues. Take it to Twitter!

by: Sean Cahill - posted: 5/7/2013 12:53 PM - Add a Comment

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

by: Nathaniel - posted: 5/7/2013 12:41 PM - Add a Comment

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

by: Nathan - posted: 5/6/2013 6:53 PM - Add a Comment

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.

Now Loading for the week of May 6, 2013

by: Jeremy - posted: 5/6/2013 10:30 AM - Add a Comment

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

Wii U Update is live

by: Sean Colleli - posted: 5/5/2013 1:37 AM - Add a Comment

If you weren't already aware, Nintendo has released the latest Wii U firmware update, bringing the console up to version 3.0.0. I've tinkered around with it a little and it does offer some decent improvements, like letting you stream downloads to the console in the background, even when it's turned off. The patch also drastically shortens the Wii U's atrocious load times, although it's still a little slow for my tastes.

It's nice that these updates are finally rolling out, but I wouldn't hold it against you if you didn't know about it yet. I haven't had much reason to turn my Wii U on since I wrapped up my Monster Hunter 3 review so the update took me a little by surprise. I did grab a few downloadable titles--Kirby's Adventure NES on the Virtual Console (Nintendo is still running the Famicom 30th Anniversary sale with select games for only 30 cents) and Tank!Tank!Tank! is now a free download, so playing around with the new VC features is fun.

As always the Wii U is a great system just bursting with potential, and it's cool to see the improvements that the updates bring, but there's just so little to do with the console right now. Nintendo better have some killer stuff in their Nintendo Direct pressers leading up to E3, because I'm getting worried that Wii U might go the way of the Dreamcast before the year is out.

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

by: Nathan - posted: 5/3/2013 7:45 PM - Add a Comment

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.

Now Playing: Blood Dragon's Dogma Edition

by: Randy - posted: 5/3/2013 4:00 PM - Add a Comment

Beyond: Two Souls has a 2,000-page script but will only have 10 hours of gameplay. Activision's CEO is one of the highest-paid in America, while EA lopped off limbs left and right. But it's wasn’t all bad this week--Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon’s pulpy VHS shtick won hearts and minds, and critical darling Fez finally spun its way onto PC.

What are you playing this weekend?

Russell Archey | staff writer | Twitter @neoscyther
More than likely I'll be working on my next review piece, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move. It's been awhile since I've played a Mario vs. DK game, so I'm really looking forward to spending time with this one.

Sean Cahill | staff writer | Twitter @seancahill2
I'll be sitting down for some Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on the 360 for the latest review piece. Outside of that, after beating BioShock Infinite in the past couple of days, I'll probably return to Tomb Raider to finally beat that and, perhaps, Far Cry 3.

Sean Colleli | staff writer
It's time to hit the indie Steam backlog, probably with some They Bleed Pixels. I might also pick up DLC Quest; my girlfriend tells me it's pretty funny. Then again, I might also get Mars: War Logs, Zeno Clash II, or of course Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. Decisions, decisions.

Jeremy Duff | senior staff writer | Twitter @duff3c
This weekend I need to sink a bit of time into The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, which is shaping up to be way better than I expected. I might also have to dip my toes back into Soul Sacrifice because, well, those monsters aren't going to slay themselves.

Charles Husemann | editor-in-chief | Twitter @chusemann
This weekend will be spent working on Farm Simulator: Suburban Edition as I finally get around to cleaning up the garden areas in my backyard and start working on taming the yard. On a digital game front, I'm going to be spending time with MechWarrior Online as I continue level grinding on my next sets of mechs to elite status. Time permitting, I'm going to try and progress a bit on BioShock Infinite and possibly even start a playthrough of Half-Life 2 as a recent HL2DM session has reignited my love of the game.

Randy Kalista | staff writer | Twitter @randykalista
My 14-day trial of EVE Online expired, so my character's early explorer/archaeology career is on ice indefinitely. They've done extensive work with the tutorials. It unlocked entire branches of gameplay too complicated to figure out on my own before. So now I need a pick-me-up. I would revisit The Walking Dead or Planescape: Torment but, ugh. Downers. Some Sacred Citadel beat 'em up action might do the trick. Jeremy and I co-op'd a bit, but it crashed as soon as we reached the first boss, some ancient, 'roided-up Treant.

Mike Mahardy | staff writer | Twitter @mmahardy
I've been getting back into nightly loot fests in Diablo III, so those will be punctuated by attempts to finally become a fighting game fan. I have a tendency to try out most new fighting games, but after trying Injustice: Gods Among Us at GDC, I think my love for the license will pull me through.

Batgirl possibly outed for Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC

by: Nathan - posted: 5/2/2013 7:13 PM - Add a Comment

Oh boy... someone is going to be in trouble for this.

A couple of weeks ago, someone on the Gamespot forums posted that they had discovered the names of the four DLC characters. Listed were Batgirl, Zod and Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. I frequent a lot of fighting game and Mortal Kombat fansites and let me tell you, the response to these characters has been pretty negative.

To make matters worse for those hoping this list was false, it seems that someone accidentally let the cat out of the bag early on the next DLC character for Injustice today. Spotted at the Eventhub.com forums, "Batgirl" accidentally showed up on the Xbox Live marketplace today for free. Although you could download the character it you would get an error once it reached 100%. In any case, I would say that there is a good chance that Batgirl is coming to Injustice soon and that the leaked list of DLC characters is real.

Of course, I'd love to try out and see the characters in action before forming an opinion. That being said, I also find this list rather disappointing. There is such a small number of female characters in this game that I was hoping we would get more than one as DLC and something that wasn't just Batgirl. Black Canary, Power Girl, Poison Ivy and the list better choices goes on and on. Zod actually makes sense since he is the villain in Man Of Steel, which is coming out this Summer, and I would assume they would want to cross promote that.

Finally, as much as I love Mortal Kombat, I loathe the idea of Scorpion in this game. I already cleansed my mind of the atrocity that was Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and I don't want to be reminded of that. Plus his inclusion makes no sense in terms of the storyline. How are they going to explain Scorpions inclusion in the DC Universe now?

NHL Cover Vote, Round Two and predictions for the Stanley Cup Finals.

by: Sean Cahill - posted: 4/29/2013 4:51 PM - Add a Comment

Fan voting in the first round of the cover vote for NHL 14 has been completed with no real surprises. From here, the NHL will commence the second round by narrowing it down to a Top 16 bracket, with eight being selected from each conference in a battle of East vs. West. Besides the cover vote, EA Sports has completed the simulation of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and predicts that the New York Rangers will defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in the finals for the right to hoist up Lord Stanley's most famous piece of silverware. The NHL Playoffs begin tomorrow, with President's Trophy winner Chicago taking on the Minnesota Wild. [READ MORE]

Lobo, coming to Injustice: Gods Among Us May, 7th

by: Nathan - posted: 4/28/2013 12:40 PM - Add a Comment

Injustice: Gods Among Us has only been out for a few weeks but a new character will be joining the cast on May 7th and we have a trailer for you below.

His official move list hasnt been announced yet but we can get an idea about his special moves from the new trailer. It appears he has a low shotgun blast, a mid shotgun blast, a grappling hook that acts like Scorpions spear from Mortal Kombat, an anti air grapple hook, a pop up grapple, and it looks like his power move may be the ability to load his shotgun with bullets which can be used for additional damage. This is all just speculation though. We will find out everything when he is released.

No price has been announced yet but you can buy the seasons pass for Injustice for $14.99 and get the character along with three others as they are released for a discount.

Nintendo will not have an E3 press conference this year

by: John - posted: 4/25/2013 12:03 AM - Add a Comment

Nintendo has announced they are forgoing the E3 press conference this year, instead holding smaller events at the show. Nintendo's press conference typically runs right before the start of the first day of E3 at the Nokia Theater, but this will be the first year in a while (maybe ever?) that they won't be doing something before the convention.

It's funny that they mentioned this today as I was talking to a few of my colleagues and mentioning that I'm skipping out on this year's Nintendo press conference as I would like to take care of other things and I never did get much out it. They've announced products that never show (Vitality Sensor anyone?) and some of their games were shown using competitor's consoles (Wii U graphics in third party games). They've been using the Nintendo Direct events to announce their new products, which is nice in some aspects.

Now, it will just be Sony's press conference that will be held before the show as Microsoft's usually a day before. I don't know what kind of presence they'll have in on the convention floor itself, but it will be weird to not have one of the big three produce some kind of press conference for the event.

NHL 14 Cover Vote set to launch!

by: Sean Cahill - posted: 4/24/2013 10:26 AM - Add a Comment

EA Sports has made sure to appeal to the fans as much as possible before the launching of many of their famed sports franchises, and the cover vote has been the best way to make them feel a part of the process of launching a title. Sticking with this new-found tradition, the cover vote for NHL 14 is about to kickoff as the playoff race in the lockout-shortened season is at its absolute fever pitch. There are 60 NHL stars to choose from, which are listed below. The vote starts with fans of the teams choosing the player from their team, then are pitted against each other in the vote itself. The schedule will complete on June 2 when the winner is announced after several rounds of voting. Be sure to check out EA Sports' website for more information. [READ MORE]

Cover Art Revealed for NCAA Football 14

by: Sean Cahill - posted: 4/24/2013 10:24 AM - Add a Comment

EA Sports released the cover art for the upcoming version of NCAA Football, featuring former Michigan QB Denard Robinson as the cover athlete. The cover vote came down to a final vote between Robinson and ex-Texas A&M Wide Receiver, Ryan Swope, but ultimately, Robinson came out on top. NCAA Football 14 is slated for a release early this Summer, giving players plenty of time to enjoy the game before the start of the college football season. [READ MORE]