If you watched any of the E3 press conferences today you probably saw Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Criterion Games makers of Burnout Paradise is set to re-imagine the Need For Speed: Most Wanted franchise (for like the 5th time it seems). This reboot of the Need For Speed: Most Wanted franchise will allow players to drive around an open world and choose the path they want to take. Players can discover hidden secrets, challenge rivals, challenge friends, or troll the cops. Everything you do will count towards your goal of becoming #1 on your own personal Most Wanted List. 

To me this sounds like Burnout Paradise combined with the cops from Need For Speed: Most Wanted and you know what? Thats not a bad thing. 

Need For Speed: Most Wanted will be released on October 30th 2012 for 360, PS3, Vita, PC, iOS and Android 

Check out the press release for all the info.  [READ MORE]

• Pinkerton Road formed by Jane Jensen and Robert Holmes 
• Load "Rest In Piece, Jack Tramiel" ,8,1 
• Mr. Scratch wants you to play Alan Wake's American Nightmare
• There's been a possible GTA V release date sighting
• Borderlands 2 DLC already announced 
• Zen Pinball 2 heading to PS3 and Vita this spring 
• RUMOR: Wii U will cost at least $300
• Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 announced 
• Now Loading for the week of April 8, 2012: Digital Frenzy Edition

3/30/2012

• Anomaly Warzone Earth debuting April 6 on XBLA
• World of Tanks update 7.2 released to the masses
• UFO Interactive posts a new trailer for their upcoming 3DS eShop game Johnny Kung Fu
• Discover what witchers are in newest Witcher 2 trailer
• Add a custom voiceover to a Prototype 2 trailer
• Lollipop Chainsaw: Behind the music
• World of Warplanes....and dragons?
• Weekend Combo: Marauders and Mutants Edition
• PSA: Target selling Nintendo 3DS for $145
• Best Buy on the same path as Circuit City?
• Mad Catz wants you to build the controller of your dreams
• SOE reveals Alpha gameplay footage of PlanetSide 2
• New Crusader Kings II DLC lets you create your ruler your way
• RBN DLC for 3/29 (360) and 4/3 (PS3)
• Irrational Games’ Ken Levine joins an elite group
• More Evanescence for your Rock Band library on the way
• Awesomenauts release date announced

3/31/2012

• Steam Weekend Deal: Gotham Imposters and Trine 2
• Hegemony Gold comes to Steam
• Razer is making the Naga left-handed
• Atlus drops prices for re-vitalized PSN

Back at the beginning of the month I made a post stating that if you pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising at Amazon.com, Best Buy, or GameStop, you'll be able to get a code for a free download of 3D Classics: Kid Icarus emailed to you, presumably when the game launches or shortly thereafter.  Well, with the release date of 3/23, today would be your last chance to pre-order the game and get your free code for 3D Classics: Kid Icarus.  If you've never played Kid Icarus on the NES, it's a fun game and definitely worth checking out.  Just don't expect it to be too easy.  It is an NES game afterall.

3/16/2012

• Can't wait for Mega Man Unlimited? Give this game a shot.
• Indie Spotlight: Waveform
• ME3's first multiplayer challenge goes live this weekend
• Learn how to help keep the galaxy safe one multiplayer map at a time
• Eric Cartman's two worst fears: Scott Tenorman and gingers
• See Game of Thrones' combat in action
• Gunstringer now on demand with El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure DLC
• More Marvel Pinball on the way (for the Vita too!)
• Prototype 2 apparel pits Heller against Mercer
• MK Vita looks brutally awesome
• GDC 2012: Mortal Kombat Vita (Hands On)

3/17/2012

• Steam Weekend Deal: Anno and Dungeons
• Tommo and Blaze announce NeoGeoX
• Blacklight Retribution coming April 3rd
• Screenshots and release date today for Yesterday
• Codemasters extends their Formula One license
• Santana and Men at Work hitting Rock Band DLC next week

• Virtual World Touring Car Championship 2012 available for free
• Armored Core V approved for manufacturing
• Let's get this party started for the ninth time, this time with vehicles and boss battles.
• New Kingdom Hearts screens welcome you to The Grid
• ZeniMax and Mojang settle dispute over "Scrolls"
• MW3 behind-the-scenes multiplayer video
• Spec Ops: The Line community trailer
• All the DiRT 3 you crave, in one convenient package
• Two more Prototype 2 pre-order bonuses announced
• Paradox takes us back to a different age with Salem
• Witcher 2 360: Making of an intro
• Now Loading for the week of March 11, 2012: Post-Shepard Blues Edition

It seems like it was only yesterday that Madden 12 was predicting the outcome of the Superbowl almost down to the final score. But that was last season.  Now Madden NFL 13 is here and ready to dominate the world; and they're starting with something so quintessentially March that it would seem strange to do it any other month: the large-scale bracketed tournament.

But it's not teams competing, it's players.  That's right, it's time for you to vote on Madden NFL 13's cover athlete.

The nominees are, by team:

• AFC

Ravens                                                                                         
Terrell Suggs vs. Ray Rice
Jets
Mark Sanchez vs. Darrelle Revis
Steelers
Troy Polamalu vs. Ben Roethlisberger
Bills
Stevie Johnson vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick
Browns
Joe Thomas vs. Joe Haden
Dolphins
Reggie Bush vs. Brandon Marshall
Bengals
Andy Dalton vs. AJ Green
Patriots
Wes Welker vs. Rob Gronkowski
Texans
Arian Foster vs. Andre Johnson
Chargers
Phillip Rivers vs. Antonio Gates
Colts
Dwight Freeney vs. Robert Mathis
Broncos
Tim Tebow vs. Von Miller
Jaguars
Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Blaine Gabbert
Chiefs
Dwayne Bowe vs. Derrick Johnson
Titans
Jake Locker vs. Chris Johnson
Raiders
Sebastian Janikowski vs. Shane Lechler
 

• NFC

Bears
Jay Cutler vs. Matt Forte
Rams
Chris Long vs. Brandon Lloyd
Lions
Calvin Johnson vs. Matt Stafford
49ers
Vernon Davis vs. Patrick Willis
Vikings
Percy Harvin vs. Jared Allen
Seahawks
Marshawn Lynch vs. Earl Thomas
Packers
Aaron Rodgers vs. Clay Matthews
Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald vs. Patrick Peterson
Falcons
Matt Ryan vs. Julio Jones
Eagles
Michael Vick vs. LeSean McCoy
Saints
Drew Brees vs. Jimmy Graham
Giants
Victor Cruz vs. Jason Pierre-Paul
Panthers
Cam Newton vs. Steve Smith
Cowboys
Jason Witten vs. DeMarcus Ware
Buccaneers
Josh Freeman vs. LeGarrette Blount
Redskins
Brian Orakpo vs. Ryan Kerrigan
 

Starting today and running through March 21, you can visit the Sportsnation Facebook page to vote.

To learn more, follow the jump or visit EA Sports and Madden NFL on the web.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and decide whether to vote for Andy Dalton or A.J. Green...

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Beginning March 10th, gamers who own Pokemon Black or Pokemon White can get one of two Legendary Pokemon: Reshiram for Pokemon White and Zekrom for Pokemon Black.  It appears that all you have to do is just have access to the Nintendo Wi-fi connection, as I'm not seeing anything about taking the game to a local participating retailer like Gamestop or anything.  You can also use the legendary Pokemon you receive to unlock exclusive content at the Pokemon Global Link (www.pokemon.com/pgl) and get a C-Gear skin that matches the Pokemon you receive.

Now I recall when I got the three legendary dogs (Entei, Raikou, and Suicune) a while back that they were level 50 or so and had some nice moves.  Reshiram and Zekrom on the other hand are level 100.  Yes, level 100.  For more info on how to obtain the legendary Pokemon and what all moves and such come with them, check out the official web site for the event.  Keep in mind that the event runs through April 8th.  Time for me to break out my copy of Pokemon Black and dust it off. [READ MORE]

• Three new characters join the Skylanders gang
• Pre-order Darksiders II, get upgraded to the Limited Edition for free
• Rift celebrates its one-year anniversary with new trailer
• Tecmo bringing a little Virtua Fighter to DOA5
• Move up the social circles of space in Redshirt
• BioWare has cooked up a War of the Worlds for the Twitter age
• Dust 514 will be free-to-play on PS3
• Meet Ratohnaké:ton, the next assassin taking the creed (AC3)
• Line of Defense news
• Steel Battalion Heavy Armor available for Kinect on June 19
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City reveals 'Nemesis Mode' DLC, only for Xbox 360
• Hot off the flames: Dragon's Dogma gameplay trailer and screens
• Now Loading for the week of March 4, 2012: Battle for Earth Edition
• And the Halo 4 ViDocs begin...

• Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion video
• New MMORPG gets a closed beta date
• It’s never too late to learn to design games….
• Epic Games bringing the big guns to their PAX East panel
• Tap out the Simpsons for free on iOS
• Indie Spotlight: FTL - Faster Than Light
• First in-game screenshots from MechWarrior:Tactics are hexy (and they know it)
• Rock Band Network getting a whole lotta new stuff
• Angry Birds Space gets second tease
• Dungeon Overlord getting an update
• Tropico 4's "Modern Times" expansion get a release date
• Upcoming Silent Hill games have been delayed...but only slightly
• Risen 2: Dark Waters pre-order bonus announced
• One if by land, two if by sea, three if by blade-wielding assassin
• Minecraft 1.2 is out now, doubles height limit
• ROCCAT unveils the hybrid of gaming mice.
• Pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising at Best Buy and get a free code for 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
• RUMOR: PlayStation 4 will NOT use the Cell processor
• BioShock Infinite gets a release date

While walking around Best Buy yesterday I noticed a new sign had recently gone up over by the gaming department.  How I missed this until now is beyond me since I work there, but if you pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising for the 3DS, you'll receive a code by email for a free download of 3D Classics: Kid Icarus.  The code will be sent around the time that 3D Classics: Kid Icarus is released.  It also seems that this can be done either in store at the pre-order kiosk or online.  This definitely just gave me a reason to pre-order Kid Icarus: Uprising.  I mean, I was going to get it anyway, but a free copy of the NES classic?  Heck yeah!

Kid Icarus Uprising makes its long awaited launch on March 23rd, and to get the hype train moving Nintendo is sponsoring a multiplayer tournament at Gamestops around the country. The tourney starts March 8th, with the winners from each regional location moving up the bracket until the final competition at the Broadway Gamestop in New York. The four regionals take place in San Francisco, Orlando, Los Angeles and New York.

Is it just me, or has Nintendo gotten a lot friendlier with Gamestop as of late? Giving them exclusive retail rights to Xenoblade Chronicles and the Circle Pad Pro, hosting their competitions there...I liked when Nintendo did this stuff at their official Nintendo World Store in Times Square. Kid Icarus or not, I still won't set foot inside a Gamestop unless absolutely necessary.
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2/24/2012

• Get first day of rental free next week with Redbox
• Do you believe in the Ghosts?
• Sometimes there is just no good way to work a "K" pun into your Mortal Kombat headline
• PlanetSide 2 offers up my favorite video of the week
• Gamers can chose the next Spirit Animal Monument for Zuma Blitz
• If you mess with the Rhino, you get the horn
• Snowboards + wingsuits = awesome
• Sega bringing back Jet Set Radio
• Hopefully this coffee table book won't help start a war
• Bohemia Interactive reveals some new info for ArmA 3 in 2012
• Tribes: Ascend open beta begins Friday

2/25/2012

• Steam Weekend Deal Part Deux: Deus Ex Human Revolution
• Steam gets even more serious with Serious Sam Complete Pack
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City dated for the PC
• Max delivers more Payne with the Mini-30
• Brutal conditions abound in Raccoon City
• Huey Lewis and the News return to Rock Band DLC next week
• PSA: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Pre-Order sale at Newegg