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Gotham City Imposters release date

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It was announced today that Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7th on Windows PC and on February 8th on the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE.

In the first person shooter, 12 players battle for control of an unhinged Gotham City overrun by impostors inspired by the DC Comics characters Batman and The Joker. The game will feature maps and modes inspired by DC Comics’ Batman license. With a range of customisation options players can engage in a unique fast paced game.

Gotham City Impostors is a download only title that will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC.  Fans of the game can go to www.GothamCityImpostors.com for the latest updates and news.

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Today Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment announced that Gotham City Impostors will be available beginning February 7th on Windows PC and on February 8th on the PlayStation® Network and Xbox LIVE®.

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Prototype 2 Pre-order Bonus for Best Buy Revealed

Prototype 2, the sequel to 2009′s Prototype, has a planned release date of April 24, 2012.  This is a direct continuation of the 1st game, in which the player’s character (Alex Mercer) was the ultimate shape-shifting weapon, 1 that could destroy every little thing in his path.  It was a decent game that rivaled inFAMOUS, a similarly open-globe game that released a tiny earlier than it on the PlayStation 3.

Radical Entertainment has just announced the pre-order bonus for Prototype 2, exclusive to those that make the order via the well-liked retailer, Very best Buy.  The bonus, for now just exclusive to those in the North American market place, is Sgt. James Heller’s Hardened Steel Vehicle Armor.

Prototype 2‘s Hardened Steel Automobile Armor makes it possible for Sgt. James Heller to jump into any military car and shrug off even the most devastating attacks,” said Ken Rosman, Studio Head of Radical Entertainment.  “Whether fighting off individual soldiers, helicopters, tanks, and APCs or all the above at once, this upgrade offers Heller a defensive advantage as he goes head-to-head against every little thing the enemy Blackwatch forces throw at him.”

This bonus will be readily available to folks that pre-order the game before August 23, 2012.  There will also be a limited edition poster that will be available to consumers that order at Very best Get that will be available although supplies last.  More details on these items can be discovered here.

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Street Fighter X Tekken Gets New Exclusive Characters for PS3 & Vita Versions

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Capcom has released a video that reveals that Pac-Man and Mega Man, along with Toro and Kuro will be coming exclusively to the PS3 and Vita versions of Street Fighter X Tekken. Pac-Man will be controlling a huge metal robot (practically rusted from the looks of it) and Mega Man will not be the identical as most modern gamers know. This is a ‘larger’ version of Mega Man and, instead of it is iconic Mega Buster, he has a gun.

To view the “Street Fighter X Tekken – PS3 &amp Vita Exclusive Characters” trailer, click on the video below:

Street Fighter X Tekken will be release for PlayStation 3, PS Vita and Xbox 360 on March 6th in North America and March 9th in Europe.

Will you be picking up Street Fighter X Tekken? Let us know in the comments beneath.

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Fall of Resistance

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The very first Resistance released alongside the PS3 with a bang, becoming the platform’s 1st game to pass a million sales, and gaining an instant fanbase. 5 years on, and developer Insomniac Games have announced that they will not be generating any more games in the franchise. What went incorrect?

The initial we saw of Resistance was at E3 2005, where the game was debuted as “I-8″ (Insomniac’s eighth title) as a WWII-inspired alternate history FPS where aliens have overrun Europe. At GDC 2006, it was renamed Resistance: Fall of Man, with Insomniac CEO Ted Value speaking about the positive aspects of the PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray. When it released on November 11th 2006, the game benefited from the otherwise rather lackluster slew of launch titles, with only a couple of notable titles ushering in Sony’s most powerful console but. A subsequent drought in high profile releases triggered by numerous delays also helped push the nicely-reviewed Resistance to good results, helping the game become the 1st PS3 game to sell a million, and ultimately selling an estimated four million copies.

Two years and numerous map packs later, and Fall of Man nonetheless had a wholesome on the internet userbase, but fans wanted more, and Insomniac promised to deliver. On January 11th 2008, Sony revealed the ambitious Resistance 2, announcing that it would include extremely huge 60 player matches and an entirely separate eight player co-op campaign. But when the game releases in November a lot of fans had been put off by how various the game was from the original game. Whilst it was nonetheless a great game, a lot of thought the on-line was just too various, the campaign didn’t quite match up and some felt the weapon balancing was off. Despite that, the powerful brand name helped the game sell over three million copies.

Before the release of the next Insomniac Resistance, Sony Bend tried their hand at a PSP one particular. 2009′s Retribution was third individual and suffered like all PSP games from the lack of a second analog stick. Nevertheless, it was still seen as one particular of the handheld’s better titles and is thought to have sold between 800,000 to 900,000 copies – something that is truly very successful for a PSP game.

After the feedback they received from 2, Insomniac took note of what folks believed of the game, spending a entire additional year on Resistance three, presumably which means that the game had enhanced improvement expenses. Once more, the game was properly received by critics, and this time by most of the fans that played it. But Resistance three only sold 180,000 copies in the US the month it launched, becoming the 7th very best selling game – a considerable drop-off compared to Resistance 2‘s 385,000 very first month total. It’s now believed to have sold less than a million units.

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Jak and Daxter Collection Coming to PlayStation 3 in February

Jak and Daxter Collection Jak and Daxter Collection Coming to PlayStation 3 in February

If you’ve just not too long ago grow to be a gamer with this generation and didn’t get a PlayStation two, chances are that you may have missed out on a excellent quantity of games that were excellent and only exclusive to that program.  PlayStation 3 owners that don’t have a system that is backwards compatible missed out on some wonderful games from the PlayStation 2 era like the Jak and Daxter series.

The series very first released in 2001 and debuted as a puzzle platformer.  The first three games in the series (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak and Daxter two, and Jak and Daxter 3) will be included in an upcoming collection for the PlayStation 3.  This collection will be remastered to help 720p HD visuals and 3D functionality.  Jak and Daxter Collection is coming on February 7, 2012 and will retail for $ 39.99.

[Source: PlayStation Weblog]

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NEWS: Square-Enix planning extensive Lightning DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2

Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu reports that Square-Enix will let players to fight well-known Final Fantasy character Lightning in the Coliseum Arena in Final Fantasy XIII-2. Defeating her will permit players to have her in their party, just as defeating Omega and other classic Final Fantasy bosses will as nicely.

0023012 NEWS: Square Enix planning extensive Lightning DLC for Final Fantasy XIII 2

However, the magazine states that Square-Enix will be releasing numerous downloadable content material particularly tied into her, named “Secret Story Episodes”.

The publisher also has much far more planned for Final Fantasy XIII-two than just DLC. The business hopes to include fellow adventurer Sazh and his son, as well as the Chocolina character, in novels and other multimedia, in addition to downloadable content.

Final Fantasy XIII-two, which is currently available in Japan, will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, hitting North America on the 31st January, with the European release following on the 3rd February.

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Jak and Daxter Collection date set

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Sony has announced it will release the Jak and Daxter Collection in North America on February 7 and in Europe on February 22.

The PlayStation 3 collection will incorporate Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 on a single Blu-ray, remastered in 720p high-definition, with optional 3D. It will price $ 39.99.

Sony also supplied a sneak peek at some of the trophies. Have a look:

  • Pedal to the Metal (Gold): Destroy Metal Kor at Nest
  • The Super Orberator (Gold): Collect 2000 Precursor Orbs
  • Testosterone (Silver): Pass the Tests of Manhood
  • Purple Pain (Bronze): Navigate the Purple Precursor Rings
  • Just the Artifacts Ma’am (Bronze): Discover three Artifacts in Mountain Temple
  • What’s That Smell? (Bronze): Escort Males Through Sewers
  • The Beast Beater (Bronze): Destroy Metal Head Beasts
  • Gate Crasher (Bronze): Masher Defend Spargus’ Front Gate

Thanks, PlayStation Weblog.

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