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Injustice: Gods Among Us Champions of Week 4 Battle Arena Announced with New Gameplay Videos

Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have revealed the chosen reigning Champions of the fourth week of Injustice Battle Arena, and released two new gameplay videos celebrating the victors.

With these latest victors, the preliminary rounds of the battle close, and next week the continuing contenders will face off against each other in the quarterfinals. Fans can now watch two all-new videos featuring the first extended gameplay of Superman, Sinestro, Green Arrow and Hawkgirl.

In a result of fan voting over the last week, Superman smashed Sinestro to pieces in a showing of otherworldly power:

While Green Arrow came out on top of Hawkgirl in an epic match of wits, agility and raw force:

Find out next Monday which first round champions will enter the ring for the first quarterfinal matches of Injustice Battle Arena. Voice your opinion via Facebook, YouTube or Twitter and join the debate!

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. The title debuts a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favourite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Green Arrow, Cyborg, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and many others.

Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale.

For more information on the game, visit www.injustice.com.

BEYOND: Two Souls gameplay and behind the scenes videos with Willem Defoe

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Mar 1, 2013

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Sony today announced Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man) is to star alongside Ellen Page (Juno,Inception) in BEYOND: Two Souls; the latest title from critically acclaimed development studio Quantic Dream, makers of the award-winning Heavy Rain. We have some new videos to share.

BEYOND: Two Souls will feature Oscar nominee Ellen Page in the lead role of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through her link to an invisible entity. Ellen is supported by Willem Dafoe who plays Nathan Dawkins, an enigmatic scientist working for a government division studying paranormal activities. Dawkins’ professional curiosity in Jodie, driven by personal tragedy, is a central theme in BEYOND: Two Souls, and provides a rich and evocative narrative that only Dafoe’s subtleties of performance could fully realise.

Here is the behind the scenes video:

And here is the gameplay video:

BEYOND: Two Souls is due for release in October 2013 on PS3.

Willem Dafoe announced as voice talent on BEYOND: Two Souls

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Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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The power of Hollywood enters the world of gaming as Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announces that Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man) is to star alongside Ellen Page (Juno,Inception) in BEYOND: Two Souls; the latest title from critically acclaimed development studio Quantic Dream, makers of the award-winning Heavy Rain.

A Stellar Cast for a Genre Defining Game:

BEYOND: Two Souls will feature Oscar nominee Ellen Page in the lead role of Jodie Holmes, a young woman who possesses supernatural powers through her link to an invisible entity. Ellen is supported by Willem Dafoe who plays Nathan Dawkins, an enigmatic scientist working for a government division studying paranormal activities. Dawkins’ professional curiosity in Jodie, driven by personal tragedy, is a central theme in BEYOND: Two Souls, and provides a rich and evocative narrative that only Dafoe’s subtleties of performance could fully realise.

Writer and Director David Cage of BEYOND: Two Souls, comments “Ellen and Willem were casted for their immense talent and they bring with them the same passion and dedication you would see in the movies they star in. Never before have I seen this caliber of acting performance in a video game.”

Play Through A Lifetime:

In BEYOND: Two Souls, gamers will play through fifteen years of Jodie’s story, experiencing the most striking moments of her life. As she traverses the globe, Jodie will face incredible challenges set against a backdrop of emotionally charged events, the likes of which have never before been seen in a video game.

Like its predecessor Heavy Rain, BEYOND: Two Souls will allow players to shape the course of the story through their decisions and actions taken in the game.

Actor Willem Dafoe comments, “It’s a beautiful story and because the player participates in the scenario and chooses the character’s actions, the possibility of where the story goes is fantastic.”

Cage adds, “We are really proud of what we have created and I hope that fans will appreciate BEYOND: Two Souls for the intensely original, rich and affecting experience it will offer.”

The Next Chapter for Quantic Dream:

Developed exclusively for PlayStation 3 BEYOND: Two Souls blurs the lines of movie-making and gaming by featuring a brand-new engine, an immersive and evocative story and the best theatrical performances in gaming to date.

The methods used by developer Quantic Dream to track facial, voice and body animations simultaneously create a true performance from the actors, and result in the most realistic and emotionally charged gameplay experience to date.

BEYOND: Two Souls is due for release in October 2013 on PS3.

App Update: My Movies for Android 1.93 Now on Google Play

Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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Brian has just released version 1.93 of My Movies for Android.

My Movies for Android is the fastest, easiest and most impressive way you have ever kept track of your movie collection. Using our high quality movie database of more than 350,000 titles on DVD and Blu-ray, you quickly get access to a large quantity of details of the titles in your movie collection, including movie trailers, high resolution covers and much, much more.

What’s in this version:

– Added: Simple or Medium options for the Dune remote.
– Change: No longer alerts user about already having a TV Series.
– Change: Checks if user have latest version of a profile before allowing an incorrect data report.
– Change: Buttons in trailers and releases area updated.
Various minor fixes.

You can find My Movies for Android in Android Market in two editions, My Movies for Android Free and My Movies for Android Pro – the applications are identical with the exception that the free version is limited to maximum 50 titles, and only 10 items in trailers and title release lists.

The Pro version is available for £3.99 in the UK. The free version allows you to fully evaluate the software before buying the pro version – if your collection already contains more than 50 titles, the free version simply only lets you synchronize the first 50.

Click here to open the pro application on Google Play.

Click here to open the free application on Google Play.

Sky Buys O2 and Be Broadband Services

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Chris Hare

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Mar 1, 2013

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Today Sky announced (March 1) a deal with Telefónica UK, owner of the O2 mobile brand, to acquire its consumer broadband and fixed-line telephony business in a deal worth up to £200 million.

The acquisition of around half a million consumer broadband and phone customers served by the O2 and BE brands will make Sky the second largest provider in the UK broadband market.

Sky will pay £180 million to Telefónica UK for the consumer broadband, home phone and line rental customers. These customers will move to Sky for their services on completion of the transaction.

An additional amount, not exceeding £20m, will be payable by Sky depending upon “the successful delivery and completion of the customer migration process by Telefónica UK”. Since entering the home communications market six year ago with the acquisition of EasyNet, Sky has built a business with 4.2m broadband customers and 4m telephony subscribers, as of December 31, 2012.

The company also has 3.6m triple-play customers, who take broadband, pay-television and home phone from the company.

Dead Island Riptide DLC pre-order bonuses announced

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Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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Deep Silver today released the first gameplay footage for Dead Island Riptide.

Deep Silver today revealed more details about the upcoming DLC packs for players pre-ordering Dead Island Riptide, the next instalment of the Dead Island franchise.

Pre-order DLC #1: The Survivor Pack
·       A BBQ Blade! This special pre-order pack contains an exclusive weapon only available here! How better to dispose of the wretched zombies than with a sharp blade? Add in some workbench-modifying and hook it up to a few fuel tanks to bring some heat to a zombie’s heart! The so-called “BBQ Blade” lets you wade through zombie hordes with ease!
·       An XP/stats booster! Want that extra edge to level up faster than your peers? Here’s your chance!
·       A special shop! The Survivor Pack will grant you access to a shop offering a special discount on weapons and items! Happy shopping!
The Survivor Pack DLC will be made available to everyone who pre-orders the game before its release in regions where it is available.

Pre-order DLC #2: Fashion Victim
Tired of seeing your character go around wearing the same clothes all the time? The “Fashion Victim” pre-order DLC includes a set of new skins for all the player characters (Logan, Purna, Sam B., Xian Mei, and “the new guy” John Morgan) in co-op mode.
In the UK, the Fashion Victim DLC will only be available through preorders from GAME Ltd

Content will be redeemable via download on Xbox LIVE for versions of the game on the Xbox 360and PC and via the PlayStationStore.

These DLC packs will also be available to buy individually with the release of Dead Island Riptide. The Survivor pack will be available for 400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 or for £3.99 on PlayStation Network and Steam. Become a Fashion Victim for 160 Microsoft Points or for £1.49.

Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23, 2013 in the USA and Canada and on April 26, 2013 in the rest of the world for the PlayStation 3, for Xbox 360 and for Windows PC

STAR TREK The Video Game EXCLUSIVE interview with Brian Miller from Paramount Pictures

Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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We have talked about the STAR TREK The Video Game a bit on the site, and we recently got to have some hands-on and interview Brian Miller, who is the Senior Vice President from Paramount Pictures and also the games producer.

The award-winning Star Trek game casts players for the first time ever as Kirk and Spock in a totally original co-op experience worthy of gamers and fans. Set in the new canon of director and producer J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) reboot, players will be immersed in the game’s rich story and action packed combat.

Set after the events of the Star Trek (2009) reboot, continue the sweeping journey through the new universe with a completely original story.

Under development by acclaimed Ontario-based developers Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Dark Sector, The Darkness 2), Star Trek features an original story by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, in collaboration with the writer/producers of the new Star Trek films, Bob Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof.

In the interview with Brian, we talk about the new game, getting the movies cast involved, we also talk about the Red Shirts and we ask him the age old Trek fan question. Oh, and there’s some new gameplay footage in there too.

Over to Brian:

The action-packed combat game is set to launch in the UK & EU on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC April 26th, prior to the May 17th theatrical release of Star Trek Into Darkness. The game is based on a stand-alone storyline that continues the adventure of iconic characters Kirk and Spock as they work together to stop the legendary ‘Gorn’ enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.

Watch out for our preview very soon.

Preorder Trials Evolution: Gold Edition and get early access to beta

Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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Today, Ubisoft announced that the closed beta for Trials Evolution: Gold Edition has begun. From today to March 14^th digital versions of the game that have been preordered before the end of the beta will give an early access to the whole Trials Evolution: Gold Edition experience.

During the beta, Ubisoft and RedLynx are organizing a track creation competition using the game’s incredibly powerful track editor. Winners will see their tracks featured in Track Central at the launch of the game, in addition to receiving exclusive prizes detailed hereafter.

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition features all the original game’s content newly optimized and enhanced for PC, as well as all of the tracks from the original Trials HD game, recreated using Trials Evolution: Gold Edition’s physics and graphic engine.

The game will also feature an exclusive list of Uplay achievements and reward Trials players with exclusive content as detailed below:

Action 1: Gold Digger

Obtain your first gold medal in single player career

Action 2: Decorated

Obtain 100 total medals in single player career

Action 3: Faultless

Zero fault any hard track in single player career

Action 4: Platinum Privileges

Obtain your first platinum medal in single player career

Reward 1: Trials Evolution GOLD wallpaper

With this wallpaper, turn your boring desktop into a wild Trials ride!

Reward 2: Rider Gear: Top Hat

Every classy Trials rider needs his or her very own top-hat (and awesome moustache!)

Reward 3: Rider Gear- Ancient Armor

Forged in the depths of Mount Lynx, this armor has no magical properties whatsoever!

Reward 4: Rider Gear: Space Suit

In the Space Suit, nobody can hear you scream. Actually they can but it just seems way cooler!

And here is the new trailer:

For more information about the competition visit:

http://redlynx.com/games/trials-evolution-gold-edition

For more information about the pre-order offers visit: http://www.redlynx.com/community/blog/260

To pre-order the game, please visit: http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/en_GB/pd/productID.272038000/sac.true

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition launches on PC digital 21^st March & PC retail 22^nd March 2013.

Deep Silver announces Metro Last Light release date

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Andrew Edney

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Mar 1, 2013

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Deep Silver today announced the release date for Metro: Last Light. The first person shooter and highly anticipated sequel to the extraordinary Metro 2033 will be available from May 14, 2013 within Northern and Latin America and May 17, 2013 across Europe for PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and PC.

“The new release date is the ideal way to strike the balance between bringing the best out of Metro: Last Light and not keep the fans waiting longer than necessary.” , said Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media. “We won’t leave that time unexploited and will work closely together with 4A Games to make the game even better. It will receive all the attention it deserves.”

“Since it has been made public that we took over the Metro franchise, the fans keep asking for a release date. Now we can finally announce when they will be able to get their hands on the game! We would like to thank all of the Metro fans for their patience. And we can assure them that we have a lot more coming their way with the franchise.”, said Menno van der Bil, International Commercial Director, Deep Silver.

In the year 2034, a nuclear war has turned the world into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In Moscow, the tunnels of the Metro have become a new home for the former inhabitants of the city. Within the catacombs, they fight for their survival, fending off hordes of hideous mutants born from the toxic atmosphere, as well as other factions desperate to take control of what little hospitable land remains. As they fight, they also search for a doomsday device that could be the key to their victory. A civil war is inevitable. During these dark hours, the players will embody Artyom, and become the last light for all of mankind.

The plot of Metro: Last Light was written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, acclaimed author of the novel Metro 2033 which inspired the creation of both video games. Also, Glukhovsky is responsible for all dialogues in Metro: Last Light. Glukhovskys novels Metro 2033 and Metro 2034 have sold more than 2.000.000 copies worldwide. In 2013, his latest book Metro 2035 will be also available outside of Russia.

For more information about Metro: Last Light, please visit www.enterthemetro.com.

Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale (Day 4) Call of Duty

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Chris Hare

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Mar 1, 2013

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Today it is Call of Duty time for the Ultimate Sale for Xbox 360 Day 4 not the best saving today on some of the titles.

Call of Duty World at War £11.99/ $9.99 Saving 50%

Call of Duty 2 £8.99/ $9.99 Saving 50%

Call of Duty 3 £8.99 / $9.99 Saving 50%

Modern Warfare £11.99/ $9.99 Saving 50%

Modern Warfare 2 £11.99 / $9.99 Saving 67%

Modern Warfare 3 £24.99 / $29.99 Saving 50%

Call of Duty – Black Ops £14.99 / $19.99 Saving 60%

Call of Duty – Black Ops 2 £44.99 / $49.99 Saving 17% not the best saving on Call of Duty – Black Ops 2

The Final Hours of Tomb Raider Episode Five: The End of the Beginning Part Two

Andrew Edney

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Feb 28, 2013

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Crystal Dynamics today launched the fifth in their series of behind the scenes documentaries entitled, The Final Hours of Tomb Raider: The End of the Beginning – part two.

This episode marks the bittersweet conclusion to an incredible journey. The team prepares for launch as host Zachary Levi discusses the next steps for Tomb Raider with senior Crystal Dynamics staffers.

Working relentlessly under tight deadlines to tackle quality assurance, integrate multiplayer with sister-studio Eidos Montreal, and fine-tune the single player campaign, engrosses the entire team as they polish off the “game of their careers.”

Here is episode five part two:

I am a huge fan of the new Tomb Raider game, and you can check out both our preview of the first three hours of the game and also some gameplay footage.

You also might be interested in reading the interview I did with lead writer Rhianna Pratchett, and watch out for our review in the next few days.

Not long now until March 5th!

New STAR TREK The Video Game screenshots released by NAMCO BANDAI

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Andrew Edney

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Feb 28, 2013

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NAMCO BANDAI today released some new images from their forthcoming STAR TREK The Video Game.

The action-packed combat game is set to launch in the UK & EU on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC April 26th, prior to the May 17th theatrical release of Star Trek Into Darkness. The game is based on a stand-alone storyline that continues the adventure of iconic characters Kirk and Spock as they work together to stop the legendary ‘Gorn’ enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy.

I recently interviewed Brian Miller from Paramount Pictures and got some time on the time, so watch out for both of those posts soon.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 new screenshots released

Andrew Edney

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Feb 28, 2013

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The Straw Hats Pirates strike back on PlayStation 3 with the sequel of the hit One Piece Pirate Warriors and we have some new screenshots to share.

Join Captain Monkey D. Luffy and his teammates for crazy new adventures set in the mysterious and dangerous ‘New World’.

The game will also include previously unreleased arcs such as Skypiea and new characters including Eneru for the first time ever on PS3.

One Piece Pirates Warriors 2 will be available in Summer 2013 on PlayStation 3.

In the meantime, check out the trailer below:

So what do you think of it? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

How Will Wright Play’s The New SimCity

Andrew Edney

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Feb 28, 2013

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How does the creator of the original SimCity play the new SimCity?

Maxis Studio invited videogame luminary Will Wright to play the game before it is launched and last week, he interviewed Creative Director Ocean Quigley on the design choices behind the new game. Now Lead Designer Stone Librande turns the tables on Will Wright and asks him about how he builds his cities.

Here is the video:

Developed by the renowned Maxis studio in Emeryville, SimCity delivers unprecedented depth of simulation with the new GlassBox Engine, where everything is simulated, including up to 100,000 individual Sims in a city, to every Kilowatt of power pulsing through a region of cities. The model-like world and detail of the simulation make this the most responsive and personalSimCity ever. This is also the most expansive city management game yet where multi-city gameplay across regions delivers a larger playing field. Play a single city or up to 16 cities at once each with different specialisations, it’s your choice.

Multiplayer is also a first for the series, adding a new dimension to the game, as decisions impact both the city and the region, creating new ways to play by collaborating or competing to earn achievements. Finally, SimCity is a live service that simulates real-time updates and pushes them to players in the form of new challenges. Through this platform, Maxis is also able to provide a continuous stream of new gameplay features and content. Whether you play by yourself, with your friends or the rest of the world, SimCity introduces an infinite world of possibilities. What kind of mayor will you be?

SimCity will be released in March 2013 for the PC and Mac.

So are you interested in the new SimCity? If so let us know by leaving a comment below.

Check out our interview with George Pigula about SimCity