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Dragon Age II? Could it Be?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

So I cracked open a copy of the hot off the press Dragon Age expansion from the suddenly prolific RPG gurus at Bioware only to discover the following card inserted into the game’s packaging:

Sorry for the crappy webcam pic, awash as it is with overhead flourescent lighting, but you can clearly see a nice rendering of the Dragon Age poster child, the Blood Dragon, and a single date…

02/01/2011

Dragon age II? Another Dragon Age expansion? Your guess is as good as mine. Either way i applaud Bioware’s brilliant efforts at teasing the crap out of us. Given the relatively distant date given, my money is on a sequel.

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What in the Holy Hell?!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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Here’s the final character reveal for the upcoming Super Street Fighter 4: Hakan, a Turkish wrestler who lubes himsels up with oil and, well, squeezes the crap out of his enemies. Click the jump to watch IGN’s trailer of this brawler who now officially will plague my nightmares.
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SOCOM 4 Inbound! Coming this Fall!

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

This just popped up over on the Official Playstation Blog:

“I wanted to drop in and deliver some truly exciting news – on behalf of everyone here at Zipper Interactive, I’m pleased to announce that SOCOM 4 is indeed in development and is slated for release exclusively on PlayStation 3 this fall…

Oh, and before we let you go, we wanted to send a message to our SOCOM and MAG fans all over the world. First, if you play MAG and wonder what this means for the game’s future, wonder no more – we’re still fully committed to supporting MAG for a long, long time and the addition of another game in our lineup doesn’t change that. Second, it’s been great to hear from SOCOM fanatics located in every corner of the globe as we led into today’s announcement. We’re extremely excited to be attached to this beloved franchise again and knowing that so many people wanted us to return to something that already meant so much to us has been both inspiring and touching – so thank you to all of you who wanted it to happen! We look forward to living up to your expectations.”

As a longtime fan of Zipper Interactive’s work on the series (they created the franchise and were responsible for its first two sequels on the PS2), and someone who song an ungodly amount of online time into SOCOM 2, this is some mighty exciting news.

Word is they are very intent on delivering a top drawer single player campaign, and allusions have already been made to the storytelling in Uncharted as being a prime example of the approach being taken. This excites me immensely. I’m sure more details will be forthcoming. The first trailer airs exclusively on tonights episode of Gametrailers TV, but i’m sure it’ll be all over the web by tomorrow.

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March Releases – Of fantasies final and gods of war

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
"Funny - that tumultuous storm looks a lot like March 9th! ARES!*"

"Funny - that tumultuous storm looks a lot like March 16th! ARES!*"

March is another lively one, but PS3 owners get the edge as Kratos finally makes his next-gen presence felt in God of War III. Also coming is the ridiculously long in development Final Fantasy XIII, and for the first time, X-Box owners get to share in the fun (albeit with 3 discs of content, an 18 gig optional install and inferior graphics, but who’s complaining?) EA’s first volley in the war against Call of Duty, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is also on store shelves right now, and it’s a doozy! The Pokemon train keeps on a-rollin,  and there’s even a bit of love for PC gamers. Also, March 16th looks insane. OHMIGOD! That’s a Dragon Age: Origins expansion! Sorry Kratos, sorry chick with pink hair who stars in Final Fantasy XIII, i’ve got darkspawn to slay.

03/02
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (multi)
- Supreme Commander 2 (PC)
- MLB 10: The Show (PS3)
- Major League Baseball 2k10 (multi)

03/09
- Final Fantasy XIII (multi)
- Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition (Multi)
- Yakuza 3 (PS3)

03/14
- Pokemon Heart Gold (DS)
- Pokemon Soul Silver (DS)

03/16
- God of War III (PS3)
- Dragon Age: Awakenings (Multi)
- Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)
- Metro 2033 (PC/Xbox360)
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy (multi)
- Fragile Dreams: Farewell to the Moon (Wii)
- Resonance of Fate (Multi)

3/23
- Just Cause 2 (multi)
- Red Steel 2 (Wii)

3/30
- Grand Theft Auto 4: Tales from Liberty City (PS3)

I’ve got Battlefield: BC2 spinning now, and God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII are musts, but it’s Dragon Age: Awakenings that i’m really looking forward to. What are you buyin’?

*=It’s always been an inside joke with us that Kratos ends every sentence by screaming “ARES!” at the top of his lungs. We also thought it would be awesome if Oscar Winner Linda Hunt narrated our day to day lives…

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GTI CLUB SUPERMINI FESTA!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

GTI Club Supermini Festa!, the all-new high-speed racing title, is now available via download on PSP and PSPgo. A descendent of the popular arcade game, GTI Club Supermini Festa! is a fast-paced racing game that hurdles players across global terrains in mini-customizable cars. Gamers must speed through tight bends, the back roads of urban sprawls, up steep mountain roads, down cavernous caves, and tackle a wide variety of driving conditions as they race to the finish line for the checkered flag.
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Ninety-Nine Nights 2 Coming Stateside, Possibly Only Me Happy

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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Konami has picked up the North American publishing rights to the hack-and-slash sequel and, frankly, I’m overjoyed.  I really enjoyed the first game, nonsense story and painful voice acting and all.  Typically, the Dynasty Warriors formula isn’t my bag, but for some reason I really latched onto the mayhem of Ninety-Nights.  Something about wiping out 100s of dudes with a single movie is really appealing.

The game, an Xbox 360 exclusive, is bound for this summer.  Gameplay video after the jump.

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February releases – In the pipe… Five by five!

Monday, February 1st, 2010

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February looks to be a solid, if not stacked top to bottom month for new shizzle for all hands. Even the Pee-Cee gets a little nerd uber-love… not only another MMO, but an MMO wherin your five year mission is to seek out new life, to boldy go where no man has gone before… unless of course the player base stinks, in which case your mission may last less than 18 months.

2/2
- Star Trek Online (PC)
- White Knight Chronicles (PS3)
2/9
- Bioshock 2 (multi)
- Dante’s Inferno (multi)
2/16
- Alien Vs. Predator (multi)
- Miles Ellsworth: Ace Attorney Investigations (DS)
2/18
- Deadly Premonition (xbopx360)
2/23
- Sonic & Sega Allstars Racing! (multi)
- Heavy Rain (PS3)
2/25
- Risen (xbox360)

Right now my buy list consists of White Knight Chronicles, Alien Vs. Predator, and Heavy Rain… I snagged in import of Risen back in the fall, and while flawed, it’s definitely a contender for those who dig on open world RPG’s. The North American version is promising some needed control fixes and enhanced graphics to boot.

I’m sure more than a few of you will be returning to Rapture, and EA’s colorful (read: EXTREME) interpretation of classic literature is sure to turn a few heads…

What are you grabbing?

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MASS EFFECT 2 – Launch Trailer

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

This is a MUST SEE

I’ve just started to dig into ME2, and i can assure you – this game will be epic! Mark your calendars for January 26th boys and girls, and be prepared to experience what will undoubtedly be one of the very best games in the Xbox360’s library.

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