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Summer of Arcade draws to a close on Xbox Live

August 16, 2012

Arcade/Deus Ex/Dust/Just Cause/Saints Row/XBLA/xbox live update

Well friends, it’s the last week of Summer… of Arcade. And taking the yearly promo out in style is DUST: An Elysian Tail, which is getting some pretty nice word of mouth. There’s a lot more than that this week though, so get to clicking. Quite a bit of DLC…

Cognition senses a new trailer

August 16, 2012

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Phoenix Online Studios and Reverb’s Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller has its first trailer. The vid introduces the title character, her strange gift, and her hunt for a cold-blooded killer. Cognition is a thought-provoking mystery following Erica Reed, a Boston-based FBI agent, haunted by the unsolved case of a serial killer who…

Madden 13 demo contest takes the field

August 16, 2012

Demo/Madden NFL 13/ny giants/PS3/Xbox 360

Fans will probably be picking up the 2013 Madden NFL no matter what later this month. For those few still on the fence, your demo is here and it has a little incentive for you. Available right this very second on the PSN and Xbox Live, the demo for Madden…

Review: Sword of Hope II (3DS eShop Virtual Console)

August 16, 2012

adventure game/JRPG/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Sword of Hope/Virtual Console

It’s hard getting into Sword of Hope 2. There’s retro, and then there’s so retro that it’s alien. With a screen that is 80 per cent made up of menus, and the tiniest, static images representing the entirety of the game’s “graphics,” Sword of Hope 2 is alien. Get past…

rockstar-reveals-real-nyc-locales-from

August 15, 2012

max payne 3/Rockstar Games/Rockstar Research

Rockstar Research has previously taken us on a road trip to South America to see some of the locales the developer modeled the game after. Now they have us headed to the big city and some small bars. Max Payne has seen his view change from the cold, dark streets…

frogger-pinball-goes-frenzy-free-on-ios

August 15, 2012

Frogger Frenzy Free/iOS/Konami/pinball

Konami announced today that a free version of their Frogger Pinball Frenzy is now available for download onto iOS devices with Frogger Frenzy Free. Frogger loving holdouts rejoice, as you can now get your froggy pinball on for nothing. And in addition to the chunk of the game that you…

time-eternity-will-be-released-in

August 15, 2012

Bandai Namco Games/Release Information/RPG/screenshots/Sony PlayStation 3/Time and Eternity/TokiTowa

Time & Eternity by Bandai Namco has had quite a few screenshots released, but not a lot of information. This RPG game has only had a Japanese release date, but according to Kay Hirono, this PlayStation 3 title will be getting an English release as well. No further details were…

Battlefield 3 Premium Edition coming this Fall

August 15, 2012

Battlefield 3 Premium Edition/EA/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

Billed as “the ultimate Battlefield game pack”, Battlefield 3 Premium Edition will hit this Fall and be prepped for battle with the complete ‘Premium’ load out. If you’re new to the franchise, look no further because this is the version of Battlefield to pick up. Included with the base Battlefield…

ea-announces-command-conquer-generals

August 15, 2012

command and conquer/free 2 play/Gamescom/Generals 2

Publishing giant EA announced at Gamescom today that its upcoming C&C Generals 2 will be folded into a new online, free to play ‘platform’ called Command & Conquer. EA will “spearhead the industry’s digital revolution” with the new platform in 2013. Generals 2 will be the game at the forefront.…

EA Sports needs to make these five Olympic sports into video games

August 15, 2012

EA/EA Sports/Olympics/Opinion/top 5

Rhythmic Gymnastics is not on the list but… couldn’t resist. Son Yeon-Jae <3 The Olympics are done and dusted now, and if you’re anything like me, you’re now suffering from serious sports withdrawal. No more is there hours and hours of athletic awesomeness to look forward to each day. And,…

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