THQ’s third-quarter financial earnings report has revealed some juicy pieces of information about Darksiders 2 and Metro Last Light.

First, the good news is that we finally have a release date for Darksiders 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the early 2010 hit. Darksiders 2 promises to bring more of the insane apocalyptic gameplay from the original. Platform Nation’s Scott DiMonda wrote a great first look of the game, here’s a snippet of what he had to say.“Darksiders II: Death Lives shows a lot of promise. Death and I will be a match made in heaven, and it looks like we will be spending some quality time together in the future trying to clear War’s name.”. Check out the rest of Scott’s First Look here.

With this earnings report comes information that Metro: Last Light has been delayed to the first quarter of 2013. This really doesn’t bother me and they can take as much time on this game as they like. The gameplay videos released late last year really impressed me. The graphics engine that Metro uses really makes the lighting effect blossom and look great. Hopefully this delay will give them a little extra time to make the game look even better than it already does.

Source: Joystiq, THQ

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We have some new screenshots and a video developer diary for Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar for you to take a look at today.

Very first up let’s give you a small background details for the game:

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar takes you to the plains and forests of ancient Gaul where the proconsul Julius Caesar wages a decade long war to subjugate the barbarian hordes. Sequel to the critically acclaimed Hegemony Gold, Hegemony Rome will immerse you in the history like no other real time technique game on the market place, forcing you to spend close attention to the altering seasons and quickly altering military situation.
Unfolding across an epic map stretching from the Mediterranean coast to the British Isles, Hegemony Rome utilizes the series’ trademark zoom to seamlessly take you from a grand strategic view of your empire correct down to the battlefield at any time. Discover an immersive new globe from the dark forests of Germania across the mighty Rhine to the marshlands of the Seine. A bigger scale map tests your tactics with far more manoeuvring space on the battlefield and visualizes the specifics of ancient life with garrisons standing guard along the city walls and workers tending their crops in the fields.

Now take a look at the video below as Rick, Rob and Britt speak about the inspirations for the Hegemony games, what makes them special, and how Hegemony Rome will move technique gaming forward.

For more info on Hegemony Rome be positive to check out their web site.

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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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Here is the new Darksiders two trailer focusing on the sequel’s new protagonist Death.

I thought Death was already pretty intimidating particularly from the final trailer, but with the history of Death shown, it appears he’s somebody you don’t want to mess with.

Players will take on the function of the horseman of Death as he travels by means of the Abyss to redeem his brother War and undo the apocalypse.
The game promises much more combat possibilities than its predecessor, as Death can dual wield weapons or carry a single heavy weapon.
The world is also stated to be significantly larger, with challenging dungeons and a lot more characters for a richer story.

Darksiders 2 will launch on PS3, Xbox 360 and Pc this summer, and is also set for release on Wii U later this year.

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Here’s some thing that’s certain to give you that Friday feeling – Episode 17 of Access Television is now available on YouTube full with mega PS3 exclusive The Last of Us as game of the week. The team flew out to Naughty Dog towers in Santa Monica to bring you exclusive access to PS3′s most talked about game of 2012, such as interviews with creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley.

Also on the agenda is super-powered action sequel Prototype 2, as the Access Television crew fly out to Canada (they’re really wracking up the air miles) and catch up with developers Radical Games.

Spawn creator Todd McFarlane is also on hand to talk about his most recent project – the sprawling delights of fantasy RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Every thing from the design of monsters to the landscapes has been overseen by the comic book ace, and it actually shows.

There’s your normal does of PS3 news and PlayStation Store content material to feast upon, which includes all the info you need on Access’ ongoing Vita Rooms events, which let you get hands-on with PlayStation Vita before its UK launch on February 22nd.

Access Television is available each and every Friday on YouTube – head to youtube.com/playstationaccess to subscribe and in no way miss an episode.

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Hyperdimension Neptunia is an odd beast of an RPG that was released final year. An expansive Japanese RPG, the game focused not on swords and sorcery, but the war in between consoles. The three primary characters were created soon after the PlayStation three, Xbox 360, and Wii, for example. In reality, the titular character is named for the aborted SEGA console, SEGA Neptune.

NIS America has confirmed that the sequel to the game, Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2, will be released on February 24th in Europe and February 28th in the United States. On top of the regular edition accessible in shops, NISA will be releasing a “Gameindustri Savior Set”, limited to preorder on their on the web store. This bundle includes an art book, playing cards, and the official soundtrack. This bundle is accessible for $ 64.99.

Are you prepared to start off a console war in earnest?

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Electronic Arts confirmed the release date and value for Shank 2 this afternoon.

PSN and Computer gamers will get a likelihood to play the sequel to the Klei Entertainment brawler on February 7 XBLA players will see the game on the Marketplace the following day. Shank 2 charges $ 9.99 for PSN/Computer and 800 Microsoft Points for the Xbox Live Arcade.

Here’s the official word from EA:

Shank 2 returns with a story of redemption as Shank, a former mob hitman with a dark and vengeful past, is thrust back into action when the lives of those close to him are endangered. Expanding on the original game’s wealthy and intuitive combat and manage method, Shank two continues Klei’s tradition of producing fluid brawling controls and stunningly lovely visuals that leapfrogs the competitors in the 2D side-scrolling genre.

The game also introduces an intense new, arcade-style survival co-op mode that has gamers working together to take down their foes, relying on the atmosphere and weapon choose-ups for survival.

What do you think? Did you like the original Shank? I would like to see the sequel’s gameplay function more balance and smoother controls than its predecessor, but I was still a fan of the original game – I loved the visual path and stylish violence.

Shank two ought to deliver much more of the very same fantastic action, but with far more fine-tuning – sounds wonderful to me, and at just $ ten, it’s got an attractive price tag.

Source: CVG

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Trials Evolution, the sequel to 2009’s superb and punishing Xbox Reside Arcade release, Trails HD, appears as even though it is finally nearing completion. In the most recent episode of Inside Xbox, RedLynx director of marketing and advertising and public relations, Jason Bates, talks a bit about multiplayer, level editing, and how the game is coming along in general.

Bates also goes into detail about some other new additions to the game, such as outdoor environments, curved driving lines, improved selection (a single level even makes it look like you are storming the beaches of Normandy), and new mini-games, none of which are repeats from Trials HD. If my impressions from PAX Prime are any indication, RedLynx has got one more hit on their hands, guaranteed to ruin your thumbs.

No release date has been announced yet, but in the meantime, head past the break to check out the new footage, or check it out right from the Xbox dashboard.

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You’ll be hunting ghosts with your 3DS this spring.

I’m with Ishaan more than at Siliconera in being surprised that Tecmo’s spiritual successor/sequel to their Fatal Frame series would be getting a domestic release, specifically 1 that appears to be so (reasonably) nearby. But that’s what is happening when Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir gets its 3DS release on April 13th—a Friday if you did not know.

Spirit Camera takes the usual Fatal Frame tropes and traps your character in a location practically bursting with ghosts, and the only way to defeat them is the capture them with your mystical camera. The console offerings in the series have been kind of handful of and far in between this present generation, but they had been often such unabashedly horror games—not action-horror, not survival-horror, but dedicated mainly to the mood and really feel of worry and the unexpected. That the controls weren’t constantly great you could kind of forgive the sluggish controls which produced your gamepad as much of an enemy as those malevolent, lost spirits.

You can get a taste of what the game is like (in Japanese, at least) from the trailer beneath:

[Source: Siliconera]

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