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Jacky Bryant and Ein coming to Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate!

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:29:00 GMT

by: Nathan Carter
NEWS - We already knew that Ninja Gaiden's Momiji was joining the Dead Or Alive 5 cast and today we info about two other fighters joining the tournament.

The Virtua Fighter tournaments may be over but that doesn't mean Jacky Bryant is going to stop fighting as he joins the cast along with DOA fan favorite, Ein, who will make his first DOA appearance since Dead Or Alive 2 and comes with new character and costume designs.

We also have info about two brand new arenas that will be packed in with the game as well. "Lost World" has players fighting above the clouds on a steep vertical stone cliff. Players need to be aware of their surroundings as one blow will send them flying off the cliff to more fighting levels below. "Forest" takes place in, well, a forest surrounded by beautiful autumn foliage and a single road that gets steep as it approaches the mountains.

Finally, Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate will pack in brand new costumes for fighters in the game. Hitomi will sport a new hairstyle with a new denim jacket and jean outfit. Kasumi sports a new blue cardigan and Christie wears a new police officer uniform. Many more costumes will be revealed as we get closer to launch.

Finally, we have brand new screen shots and videos showing off all three new characters as well as the new stages and new outfits.

Dead Or Alive 5 Ultimate will be released this fall on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. We know there is a retail version but we have no word yet on if this will be DLC for those who already own Dead Or Alive 5. As someone who owns DOA 5 and DOA 5+, I really hope this is case.

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Now Playing: Gods Among the Sleep Edition

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

by: Randy Kalista
NEWS - 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.

Gus Fring stars in new Destiny trailer

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - That's Giancarlo Esposito to those that have no idea what Breaking Bad is. In whatever way you know him best, he narrates, via bed-time storytime, the following trailer for Bungie's still-mostly-mysterious sorta MMO, Destiny. The trailer will appear on television on Saturday, May 25 during Game 3 of the NBA Western conference finals, you know, in case your computer explodes in between now and whenever you actual try to watch the trailer.

The trailer is called "Law of the Jungle" and gives but a taste of what might be in store for gamers when they finally get their hands on Destiny. We'll know more after Sony's PS3 E3 press conference on June 10.

Visit www.DestinyTheGame.com and www.bungie.net for more details. If you're more socially inclined then find it at www.facebook.com/DestinyTheGame and on Twitter at @DestinyTheGame.

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EA Sports using Ultimate Team packs as FIFA pre-order bait once again

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:37:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - Now that the European football* season is pretty much over with only the UEFA Champion's League Final left to be contested on Saturday, fans will have to find their footie fix somewhere else until next August. I can't speak for others, but FIFA Soccer is where I'll turn when Beautiful Game withdrawal becomes too much to bear.

Now despite FIFA 13 itself being pretty good, there's still a ton of room to improve and the improvements being bandied about now (enhanced shooting, smarter AI, more options when you're on the ball) are definitely areas that can stand improvement in FIFA Soccer 14.

However, not everything is changing because just like last year EA Sports is using the promise of 24 weekly free Ultimate Team gold packs as a pre-order incentive. If you're not familiar with FIFA Ultimate Team, it basically turns its particular brand of football in to a collectible card game where you assemble your squad from players you get in virtual packs you can spend in-game points and/or real money on. Along with players, you get all sorts of other cards from buffs, balls, kits, and even stadiums.

Your Ultimate Team is a true Frankenstein's monster built from the disparate parts you get in card packs. Gold packs are top shelf card packs with a higher rate of rare players and items than the other standard card packs. If you pre-order the "Ultimate Pass" pre-order package, you'll receive 24 weekly gold packs for free which is more than enough to build a solid starting squad. This Ultimate Pass is only available until September 23, with the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC versions of FIFA 14 set to release the next day on September 24.

The EA Sports Ignite-powered Xbox One and PS4 versions of FIFA 14 will be out "in the next 12 months" and will be available for pre-order "soon." If you want to see what Ignite-powered next-gen games will look like, you can check out this video from a few days ago.

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*Yeah, I'm calling it football. So what? There's more than one kind of football. The whole soccer/football argument is little more than an outdated tribal rivalry anyway.

Epic Mickey 2 painting a pretty picture on the Vita this June

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - Sony has announced that an enhanced version of Epic Mickey 2 will be launching on the PlayStation Vita on June 18, 2013. The game is a port of the PlayStation version of the game and includes a variety of new features thanks to the handheld’s capabilities. The title will make full use of the front touch screen on the Vita for things such as your paint, paint thinner, and Oswald’s electric beam and orientation-based controls will be added to things such as driving levels.

The game will be available exclusively through the PlayStation Network for $35.99 next month!

Purchase Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at Best Buy and get SMB: The Lost Levels for free

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:00 GMT

by: Russell Archey
NEWS - While browsing Facebook this morning I saw that Nintendo had posted an offer that will be exclusive to Best Buy. If you purchase Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (available today) at Best Buy, you'll receive a free digital download code for Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels on the 3DS Virtual Console. According to BestBuy.com, the code for The Lost Levels will be emailed typically within thirty minutes, but could take up to eight hours. Here's hoping it's not as much of a hassle as it was when Kid Icarus Uprising came out and you got 3D Classics: Kid Icarus for free. Still, you're not only getting the latest Donkey Kong Country game but also one of the toughest classic Super Mario games out there. Definitely worth it in my opinion.

News Roundup - 05/23/2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:25:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS -

Buy Alan Wake for $1 if you choose to
What Xbox One boxes will look like
Techland announces Dying Light
Infinite Crisis profiles the newly announced champion Shazam
Modern Warfare 3/Call of Duty: Ghosts tech smackdown
GTA V pre-order details
Are there insanely huge trucks in Hardware: Shipbreakers? Yes, yes there are
Nintendo Download for May 23, 2013
First PC screens for Mortal Kombat look as good as you would expect
NVIDIA launches new flagship video card in the GeForce GTX 780
Patch 4.0 out today for SimCity

Buy Alan Wake for $1 if you choose to

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:00 GMT

by: Nathan Carter
NEWS - Humble Bundle's weekly sale is in full swing and this week you get a chance to buy the psychological thrillers Alan Wake and Alan Wake American Nightmare for whatever you feel you should pay for it. The great part of Humble Bundle is that gamers can decide where the money goes. It can go to the developers, Humble Bundle, various charities or it can be split between all of them.

Also you should know that you don't just get both games as they both come with tons of extra content as well.

Alan Wake is the collectors edition of the game and includes bonus episodes "The Signal' and "The Writer" along with the game soundtrack, illustrated PDF book, developer commentary videos and even never before seen content that Remedy has saved for a special moment such as this. American Nightmare will include the game soundtrack.

A full list of bonus content can be found below.

Video

Early Alan Wake Demo Videos
Harry Garrett Show (in-game video of Alan Wake being interviewed)
”Making of” Videos
Alan Wake “Writer in the Cabin” clips
”Night Springs” Episodes (fictional TV show)
”Balance Slays the Demon” Music Video
Alan Wake "The Movie" (full playthrough of the game)

Art

The Library of concept art and production photos
Alan Wake Wallpapers
Night Springs Comic Book
Psycho Thriller Comic Book
Alan Wake Visual Identity Guidelines
Alan Wake Cardboard Cutouts

And more

Alan Wake Score Sheet Music
Alan Wake Screenplays
The Alan Wake Files Book

The sale lasts for another six days so be sure to grab it while you can.

As i'm typing right now, over 180,000 bundles have been sold and has raised over $400,000. Not too shaby!
The sale can be found at the following link. https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

Be sure to also check out Sean Colleli's review of Alan Wake and Travis Huinker's review of American Nightmare.

Finally, be sure to check out Sam Lake, Creative Director of Remedy's address to the fans about the future of Remedy, Alan Wake, their future projects and the bundle itself.

What Xbox One boxes will look like

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:49:00 GMT

by: John Yan
NEWS - Straight from Major Nelson's Google+ page, here what the box for Xbox One games will look like. Simple, nothing too fancy. You'll get the green border with white lettering for the Xbox One designation at the top. Now, not many games were talking about at the presentation last Tuesday, but that's what E3's for so hopefully, Microsoft lets out all the stops on game announcements then.

Techland announces Dying Light

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:00 GMT

by: Mike Mahardy
NEWS - The city is overrun by infected citizens. Daylight is fading fast, and supplies are running low. You have no choice but to race against time, and race against the setting sun. Because once it sets, the real predators come out. This is Dying Light.

With a seamless day and night cycle, survival aspects and next-gen graphics, Tehcland aims to capture the essence of their survival title Dead Island, and the appeal of scavenging in Minecraft, in their upcoming title Dying Light.

"The next-gen technology allows us to create a truly dynamic open world that features a game-changing day/night cycle," Pawel Marchewka, Techland CEO said. "Inventive free-running mechanics also allow for nearly unrestricted exploration and weapon-crafting to further enhance the action survival experience."

Dying Light is announced for both current and next generation consoles, with a 2014 release date, following closely on the heels of Techland's other recently announced title, Hellraid.

Infinite Crisis profiles the newly announced champion Shazam

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:00 GMT

by: Mike Mahardy
NEWS - In Infinite Crisis, Warner Bros. upcoming MOBA featuring characters form the DC Universe, heroes and villains collide in a battle of alternate universes. The newest video profile features Shazam, a hero intent on being at the center of the fray to disrupt the enemy team with lightning and magical attacks.

His melee-based attacks are best used up close, although he's one of the more versatile characters, being able to switch between two forms. Check out the trailer for Shazam's full list of attacks.

Warner Bros. is also taking applications for Infinte Crisis' closed beta. Head here to sign up.

Modern Warfare 3/Call of Duty: Ghosts tech smackdown

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:51:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - Does anyone else find the poor German Shepard all kitted out for battle in the new Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer a bit disconcerting? I swear that I saw a laser gun on its back. I don't normally have strong feelings when it come to animal rights, but well-trained dogs don't exactly excel in the free will department. That dog, and the real dogs its based on, are basically combat slaves with the emotions of infant children. Maybe now thanks to the new graphics tech the Xbox One wields, even dogs have entered the Uncanny Valley.

Whatever, it sure did look impressive, right? I guess that's all that matters in this particular context. You can see the full battle-dog comparison, along with battle-human, and battle-jungle comparisons in the following Modern Warfare 3/COD: Ghosts comparison trailer.

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GTA V pre-order details

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - Besides BioWare RPGs, no upcoming new release makes me want to enter cryogenic stasis more than a Rockstar open-world title. GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption sit right up there with my favorite games of all time, and I have no reason to expect that GTA V will be the title that lets me down. What GTA IV had that sucked me in was a strong sense of place, and I can feel that same sense of place oozing out of Grand Theft Auto V's screenshots. That's like getting a sunburn from your buddy's vacation photos.

It's really too bad that the nitrogen-flux matrix on my cryostasis machine blew out the last time I tried to use it. Thank the Maker I was only testing it on the neighbor's cat. The neighbors weren't happy, but at least I didn't need someone to explain to my children why their daddy was now an empty husk.

Anyway, I'm getting off topic.... Rockstar has announced a GTA V Special and Collectors Edition and revealed their details along with pre-order bonuses.

The GTA V Special Edition will include the full game (natch), a SteelBook filled with exclusive artwork, a Blueprint Map of Los Santos and Blaine County, the Stunt Plane Trial mini-game, bonus outfits, new weapons, and the three playable characters, Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, will receive a boost to the recharge rate on their special ability meter.

The GTV V Special Edition will run you a cool $79.99.

The GTA V Collector's Edition includes everything in the Special Edition plus a GTA V Security Deposit Bag with Logo Key inspired by the in-game heists, a GTA V 9FIFTY Snapback Cap from New Era, custom characters to use online, unique vehicles and an in-game garage to store them in, and the game will come in a collectible outer box with the GTA V logo foil embosses across its surface and a matte, scuff-resistant film lamination.

The GTA V Collector's Edition will run you an even cooler $149.99.

Finally, everyone who pre-orders the standard game, Special Edition, or the Collector's Edition will get the in-game ability to pilot the Atomic Blimp.

You can pre-order them starting now right up until GTA V's September 17 release date or while supplies last.

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Are there insanely huge trucks in Hardware: Shipbreakers? Yes, yes there are

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:11:00 GMT

by: Randy Kalista
NEWS - At this very moment, my three-year-old daughter is sitting on the sidewalk in front of our house, watching construction workers cut holes in the street and insert underground pipes. Huge trucks are involved, and her toddler brain is hardwired to want to know what's up with those huge trucks.

Blackbird Interactive, the indie team putting together Hardware: Shipbreakers, knows this about people--knows that enormous vehicles can trigger a dopamine drip in our cerebellum.

This Hardware: Shipbreakers trailer showcases a huge truck. Like what-the-heck huge. Along with the concept art-like art style, I'm in love with what I'm seeing from this online real-time strategy game. It's definitely registering a dopamine drip at the base of my brain.

Nintendo Download for May 23, 2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - Nintendo fans can boot up their system of choice today and check out the latest batch of downloads in the Nintendo Download. The pickings are a little bit slim this week; however the reviews of the 3DS version of DKC have been through the roof. Definitely check that one out if you get the chance!

THE “DENPA” MEN: They Came by Wave for 3DS on eShop
Donkey Kong country Returns 3D for 3DS on eShop
Groove Heaven for 3DS on eShop
NARUTO Powerful Shippuden for 3DS on eShop

First PC screens for Mortal Kombat look as good as you would expect

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:55:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - Finally, oh finally, NetherRealm is answering the call of its fans and releasing Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition for the PC. We knew that already thanks to Nathan, but now we are getting our first glimpse at the project and it pretty much looks exactly like you would expect. The PC version of the game will likely be the best looking version to date, depending on the strength of your system of course. However, that isn’t why I am excited: I can’t wait to see what the PC gaming community does with the game when they get their hands on it. Whether mods are officially supported or not, you know that the crafty PC gamers are going to find a means of manipulating the game’s content (just look at Street Fighter IV).

Anyways, look for the game later this Summer and check out what you have to look forward to below:

NVIDIA launches new flagship video card in the GeForce GTX 780

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:00 GMT

by: John Yan
NEWS - Want the latest and greatest consumer video card? Then look no further than the GeForce GTX 780. Today, NVIDIA unveiled their latest flagship video card and it sounds like it's going to be hella fast.

Up to 35% faster than the GeForce GTX 680, the card has 2,304 CUDA cores and 3GB of memory to give you plenty of power. It runs quieter than the previous card. With GPU Boost 2.0, you can do things like set a card to run a certain temperature and the card will adjust its clocks to make it run cooler.

GeForce Experience is a convenient piece of software to let you download game ready drivers and also adjust the games at its best settings. You don't have to do settings by hand anymore if you don't want to to get the best visual experience.

One of the things I'm most excited about that's launching with the card is Shadow Play. Shadow Play can auto record the last 20 minutes of your gameplay and will take advantage of the video card to encode the video into H.264. It can be set always on so you don't have to even think about it. Now, there's no Twitch integration yet, but NVIDIA's going to be improving on this and if they add that in, say goodbye to buying software to do your streaming needs if you're using a NVIDIA card.

NVIDIA was extremely nice enough to send us a card so expect a review next week. If you want the card, you can grab it today for a price of $649
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News Roundup - 05/22/2013

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS -

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition coming to PC later this year
Van Helsing begins his quest on Steam
DLC and season pass is coming to Metro: Last Light
EA Sports ignites next-gen sports on Xbox One
New DLC available for Strike Suit Zero, plus all Strike Suit content 50% off on Steam

Patch 4.0 out today for SimCity

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:22:00 GMT

by: John Yan
NEWS - The fixing of SimCity continues as patch 4.0 should be delivered today. Looks like some fans of the game who purchased it early get access to a new park called SimCity Launch Park. It doesn't say what qualifies you to get this park as it just says early adopters will have access. Does it mean those that pre-ordered? Perhaps those that purchased before patch 1? Guess we'll know today.

Leaderboards are finally back in. Sort of. They will be activated by regions so the first ones up are EU West 3, Pacific 1 and Pacific 2. The others will be rolled out in due time.

The last time I played was pre-patch 1 so it's been a while. I think I'll jump back in sometime to see how the game is after all the patching. It's got to be better, right?

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition coming to PC later this year

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:47:00 GMT

by: Nathan Carter
NEWS - If you frequent Mortal Kombat forums like I do, you would know that Mortal Kombat fans have essentially been begging Netherealm Studios to release a PC version of 2011's Mortal Kombat since it was released. They have signed petitions and have tweeted Netherealm Studios relentlessly hoping for a PC version. Well guys, your hard work has paid off as Warner Brothers have announced that a PC version of Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition will be released later this year.

The Komplete Edition comes packed with the four extra DLC characters Skarlet, Rain, Kenshi and Freddy Krueger along with 15 Klassic Mortal Kombat skins and three Klassic Fatalities for Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Ermac.

The Komplete Edition of Mortal Kombat is coming to PC's digitally on July 3rd and a physical retail version will be released on August 6th for Windows PC.

For more information be sure to check out their official website, their Facebook page, and their Twitter.

Be sure to also check out Cyril Lachel's reviews of Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat on the Vita which packs in all the content of the Komplete Edition and so much more including an exclusive Vita Challenge Tower, exclusive costumes not in any other version and new fatalities.

Van Helsing begins his quest on Steam

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:34:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - NoecoreGames has officially launched its action RPG The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing on Valve’s Steam service. The game retails for $14.99 but is being offered for 10% until May 29.

I took a brief look at the game last week and had a lot of fun with it, although I know that I barely scratched the surface of the adventure. The final build brings the full alchemy system and the ability to design and develop your own hideout for a meta game where you face off against waves of monsters. You can check out the official launch trailer for the game below:

DLC and season pass is coming to Metro: Last Light

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:06:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - I haven't played Metro: Last Light yet. I wasn't a big fan of the first game's stealth and swarming melee enemies. But many of you have no doubt already saved Moscow from a Nazi-monster invasion (That's what happens, right?). If you're one of those people, and think your Metro: Last Light experience is over then you obviously need to swap out the air filter in your gas mask because the fumes are getting to you. Metro: Last Light is getting a series of single-player dlc and a season pass so you can get it all at a modest discount. It also grants players a new semi-automatic shotgun called the Abzats whose secondary fire mode fires six shells at once.

The Faction Pack and Chronicles Pack expand the Metro: Last Light story. The Tower Pack adds solo challenges. Finally, the Developer Pack gives players new tools to explore post-apocalyptic Moscow.

The season pass, available right now for download from Xbox Live, the PSN, and Steam, costs $14.99/1200 MSP. The first dlc pack will be out in June.

To learn more, follow the jump.

EA Sports ignites next-gen sports on Xbox One

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - The Ignite engine is EA Sport's next-gen sports engine. It got its first big introduction yesterday as part of the whole Xbox One (boy, that sure is nicer to type than "Xbox 360") announcement. It upgrades rendering, physics, animations, artificial intelligence, locomotion, and pretty much everything else that makes an EA Sports game what it is.

The four titles announced that will take advantage of Ignite are Madden NFL 25, FIFA Soccer 14, NBA Live 14, and EA Sports UFC. In these games, Ignite will allow the AI-controlled players to make more natural decisions, ostensibly the decisions an actual human would make. Ignite can handle four times the calculations per second which, ideally, means faster decision-making at the very least. Ignite can also handle 10-times the animations that previous engines could. I don't even think I need to explain that one.

Anyway, you can watch the following video for some idea what next-gen games using Ignite will look like.

For full details, follow the jump. You can also find EA Sports on the web and Facebook and get all the lastest news at ea.com/news. You can also visit Madden 25, FIFA 14, NBA 14, and EA Sports UFC on the web.

New DLC available for Strike Suit Zero, plus all Strike Suit content 50% off on Steam

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:11:00 GMT

by: Russell Archey
NEWS - Born Ready Games has expanded the Strike Suit universe with new DLC content for their space action game Strike Suit Zero. The new Heroes of the Fleet DLC will include five new missions to the game and is available now for $6.99, but that's not all. Born Ready Games has also released a new Mod Tool that includes Steam Workshop support and can be downloaded for free for anyone who currently has Strike Suit Zero...but that's STILL not all.

What if you're reading this and thinking "well I don't have Strike Suit Zero so this doesn't apply to me"? Well, this part will. Until May 26th, all Strike Suit content on Steam will be 50% off. You can also get a "mega bundle" that contains Strike Suit Infinity, Strike Suit Zero, the Heroes of the Fleet DLC, the Raptor Strike Suit, and the digital art book for only $19.99. If you were to buy everything individually while it's on sale, that alone would get you the art book, so it's like buying the art book and the rest of the content is free...if you want to look at it that way.

News Roundup - 05/21/2013

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:36:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS -

Xbox One, sharing games, and you. -Update-
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes arrives on Wii U
Total War: Rome will be a series of novels
Batgirl Available for Injustice: Gods Among Us
Call of Duty: Ghosts reveal trailer
Don’t sell that Xbox 360 just yet...
World of Tanks Update 8.6 announcement.
343 Industries reveals Halo live-action series
Forza 5 revealed for Xbox ONE
Some additional Xbox ONE bullet points
The next Xbox is the... Xbox ONE
That’s a whole lot of Metal Gear hitting the PS3 this July!
Microsoft's plans for the Xbox reveal

Xbox One, sharing games, and you. -Update-

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:00 GMT

by: John Yan
NEWS - So we all heard that you'll have to register the game on your Xbox One. It sounds like it will be a serial number type deal. Kotaku has a report talking with Microsoft's Phil Harrison. Yes, the same Phil Harrison who was front and center with the PlayStation 3.

So you get a code to enter into the system that ties the game to your Live account. Multiple people in your family can play the game on that console, so it sounds like if you have multiple profiles, you'll be OK there.

Now let's say you want to bring it to your friend's house. They'll have to pay a fee to install it and if it's a new game, it's going to be the full price of the game. Ouch. I'm not sure how long the wait will be before the game's install fee decreases and to what amount, but don't look to take new games over to a friend's house and expect to play it. And you can probably deduce how this is going to affect used games.

Now, Microsoft's looking at making a way to let you sell your games online. So, Microsoft's going to control the used game market for the Xbox One it seems. For those that play Diablo 3, this might sound a little familiar to you. Blizzard, probably seeing how much money they are losing out when people trade items on their own, built a way to do selling and trading into the game. Microsoft, probably seeing the money being lost in the used game market, is looking to make it part of their ecosystem.

This certainly presents an interesting scenario. If the PlayStation 4 doesn't restrict people from installing used games, which system do you think Gamestop is going to push when families come in looking to purchase something for their kids to play games.

-Update- You will be able to take your games over to a friend's house and play it, as long as you login with the profile that you registered the game with as detailed by Major Nelson.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes arrives on Wii U

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:19:00 GMT

by: Mike Mahardy
NEWS - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes comes to Wii U today, along with new features exclusive to this version.

Players can use the touch pad to view the world map off-TV, and even play the game completely on the touch pad away from the TV. Alternatively, friends can join to play separately on the television screen and touch pad.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super heroes is already available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC and 3DS.

Total War: Rome will be a series of novels

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - Yeah, you read that right. Your one-stop location for historically-based pre-mechanized combat, Sega and Creative Assembly, have commissioned a series of novels based on their RTS franchise. These novels will be written by David Gibbins, author of the "Jack Howard" series of archaeological thrillers - two words you'd never expect to see together in such a relationship.

The first novel will be called Total War: Rome - Destroy Carthage. Gibbins is working alongside Creative Assembly to spin a fictional narrative that still manages to remain true to the source material. It follows the adventures of centurion Fabius Petronius Secundus from his first battles against the Macedonians until the Siege of Carthage itself.

I've never read any of his stuff before (my historical fiction begins and ends with Bernard Cornwell), however, I might have to check out his "Jack Howard" series just to see if it's what I'm afraid it will be: a Clive Cussler/Dirk Pitt rip-off.

To learn more, you can follow the jump.

Batgirl Available for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:42:00 GMT

by: Mike Mahardy
NEWS - 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.

Call of Duty: Ghosts reveal trailer

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
NEWS - Today’s Xbox ONE reveal conference was capped off with the worldwide premiere of the first, official trailer for Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Ghosts. From what was explained at the conference and what I gather from the trailer, it appears as though the United States has fallen to a foreign enemy and the game will chronicle the tale of a group of American freedom fighters known as Ghosts who are striking back. Does anyone else get a Homefront vibe? Not that such a vibe would be a bad thing...

You can check out the full trailer below and look forward to the game this November:

Xbox One: initial reveal reactions

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
Article - The Gaming Nexus staff chimes in with initial reactions to the reveal of the Xbox One.

Anomaly 2

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT

by: Travis Huinker
Review - An action-packed and explosive game that's sure to please tower offense and defense fans.

Thunder Wolves

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Dave Gamble
Review - Ever have one of those days when you just want to see things explode? Then Thunder Wolves might be just the tonic you need.

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Tom Bitterman
Review - Will removing "Elemental" from the title help?

Adapting to Reality in GRID 2

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Mike Mahardy
Preview - With Grid 2's release only a few weeks away, developer Codemasters looks back on lessons learned during the game's development.

Thunder Wolves Interview

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Charles Husemann
Article - Want to know more about this new helicopter game?

Razer DeathAdder

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Sean Cahill
Review - Razer's Deathadder 2013 is everything a gamer needs in a reliable mouse.

Resident Evil: Revelations

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

by: Sean Colleli
Review - Revelations gives Sean a lot of new hope for the Resident Evil Series.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Second Opinion

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:10:54 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
Second Opinion on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Mortal Kombat Second Opinion

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:06:25 GMT

by: Jeremy Duff
Second Opinion on Mortal Kombat

Saboteur Second Opinion

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:18:30 GMT

by: Ben Berry
Second Opinion on Saboteur

Resident Evil 5 Second Opinion

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:49:34 GMT

by: Nathan Murray
Second Opinion on Resident Evil 5