Sega today revealed that Total War: Rome II is already the fastest pre-ordered Total War game to date, with over six times the number of gamers ordering the title in its first official week as did for previous title Total War: Shogun 2. The Collector’s Edition has also pre-ordered well, with over half the available copies already sold out.
Pre-ordering Total War: Rome II grants the first DLC, The Greek States Culture Pack, free on the day of release, September 3rd.
Sony Computer Entertainment has released a new trailer for Killzone: Mercenary. The PlayStation Vita exclusive will be available on September 10th.
Nintendo has released a new trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. The Nintendo 3DS remake will be available on May 26th.
Konami today announced Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection will be available on July 9th for $49.99.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, this PlayStation 3 exclusive package will include Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Ecition (which includes the original MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2), Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition and two Ashley Wood digital graphic novels which will be released for the first time in North America. In addition, the collection will include an all-new 100 page art book highlighting marketing art from across the globe, spanning the 25 year history of the franchise.
Digital Leisure today announced that Don Bluth’s arcade classic, Dragon’s Lair is now available for the PC on Steam. Dragon’s Lair is available for 10% off during it’s launch week.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new Champion Profile videos for Infinite Crisis, giving fans an in-depth look at Gaslight Joker.
Infinite Crisis is a free-to-play, multiplayer online battle arena game scheduled for release on PC in 2013.
In anticipation of the launch of Marvel Heroes on June 4th, Gazillion Entertainment has unveiled the first episode for the “Chronicles of Doom,” a four-part motion comic series written by Marvel super-scribe, Brian Michael Bendis, which reveals Doctor Doom’s rise to power leading up to the beginning of the story in Marvel Heroes.
In episode one of “Chronicles of Doom,” the Fantastic Four is in hot pursuit of Doctor Doom after he’s spotted recklessly invading their headquarters for a reason unknown.
ZeniMax Online Studios has released a new video for The Elder Scrolls Online. Creative Director Paul Sage describes what you’ll find as you explore every corner of Tamriel.
The Elder Scrolls Online will be available for the PC later this year.
Activision and Treyarch announced that PlayStation 3 and PC players now have access to Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising, the latest DLC Map Pack. Uprising includes four new multiplayer maps, plus “Mob of the Dead,” a new Zombies experience that takes players to the notorious prison island of Alcatraz, where four of Hollywood’s most iconic mobster actors, including Ray Liotta, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri, and Joe Pantoliano, lend their talents to the game.
Deep Silver has released a gameplay ‘Rock’through for Ride to Hell: Route 666. In this video, different classes of gang members and enemies are explained as well as how to arrange formations and how to finish off opposing bikers in close combat.
Ride to Hell: Route 666 is scheduled for release on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this summer.