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8

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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z Coming to Steam

Tecmo Koei announced today that Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z will see a PC release via Steam. Launching day and date alongside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the Steam release will be available in early 2014.

Oct
8

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CoachGlass Unveiled for Madden NFL 25 on Xbox One

EA Sports today unveiled CoachGlass, a new defensive tool for tablets and smartphones that will change the way fans play Madden NFL 25. CoachGlass allows players to see their opponent’s offensive tendencies, personnel groupings and major weapons, and suggests defensive plays designed to counter the offense’s biggest strengths. CoachGlass uses the power of the crowd to pull data from tens of thousands of online matchups, with regular updates providing a fresh stream of content and recommendations to users. CoachGlass will be available for Madden NFL 25 on Xbox One at launch.

Oct
8

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Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition Ships

Bethesda Softworks today announced that Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition is now available in stores nationwide for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition includes the full game as well as all of the official add-on content: Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker’s Arsenal.

Oct
8

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Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition Ships

2K and Gearbox Software today announced that the Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition is now available in stores nationwide for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition includes all of the Season Pass content, two additional character classics, and more.

Oct
7

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WWE 2K14 Creation Suite Revealed

2K today revealed the WWE 2K14 Creation Suite, enabling players to develop their own custom Superstars and championships, and even tailor arenas and entrances to their liking.

Custom Superstar

  • New Superstar Heads allows the user to fully customize select WWE Superstars’ body and attire (including John Cena, CM Punk, Roddy Piper, Daniel Bryan and Undertaker) with the ability to set them as separate characters or alternate attires
  • New ability to apply social media callouts for created Superstars
  • For the first time ever, entrance attires can now be customized within Superstar Threads
  • Custom Superstar save slots have been doubled to 100
  • A host of new parts for more creative freedom

Custom Championship

  • Custom Championship allows the ability to create an original Championship. Customize the color of titles and apply logos, decals and sculptural reliefs to the front and side plates
  • Custom titles can be placed up for grabs in Universe Mode

Custom Arena

  • New arena designs and venue size types
  • New stage designs and much more

Custom Entrance

  • New motions, music, and videos in Custom Entrance mode
  • Ability to cast the positions of tag team and 3 man tag entrance motions
  • Story Designer, Create-a-Finisher, and Custom Logos also return for the most in-depth creation suite yet.

WWE 2K14 will be available on October 29th for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Oct
7

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BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Limited Edition Unveiled

Aksys Games announced today that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, the newest installment of the BlazBlue 2D fighting game series due out next year exclusively on PlayStation 3, will also have a limited edition set. The BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Limited Edition will include a 40-page art book, official soundtrack CD, small figurine of Rachel Alucard (“nendroid”), and a mysterious fourth item. Stay tuned for more information on this special BlazBlue extra.

Oct
7

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition Announced

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, available November 29th for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360 and PC. Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition will include all original game content as well as all downloadable content.

The DLC includes Lobo, Batgirl, General Zod, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna, as well as Scorpion, a character from the Mortal Kombat world, as reimagined by Jim Lee. In addition, more than 40 extra character skins and 60 S.T.A.R. Labs Missions, originally offered as DLC, are now available from the start of the game. Also packaged with the Ultimate Edition of the game will be its music soundtrack featuring an exclusive track from Jane’s Addiction titled “Another Soulmate” and 11 songs from artists ranging from Depeche Mode to AWOLNATION.

Remastered for next-gen technology by High Voltage, the PS4 version will feature Touchpad functionality, video sharing and streaming, and will link to players’ PlayStation Network Feed page during match wrap-ups and pause menus. High Voltage is also bringing the PC version of the game to fans.

The PS Vita version, which is adapted for the handheld by Armature Studio, will feature touch controls for mini-games in the story mode and S.T.A.R. Labs Missions, Ad-hoc and Wi-Fi multiplayer, collectible hero cards, and all DLC released to date.

Oct
7

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SOMA – “Mockingbird” Live Action Trailer

Frictional Games, developers of Amnesia, have released a second live action trailer for their next game, SOMA.

Oct
4

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Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt Announced

2K and Gearbox Software today announced the Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt. Fame, fortune, and loot – both in-and-out-of game – are up for grabs when this four-week sweepstakes begins on October 11th at 10:00am EDT.

Money isn’t all that’s at stake. Thanks to the generosity of PlayStation, Nvidia, Turtle Beach and BradyGames, Borderlands 2 loot hunters will have the chance to win real-life prizes, including:

  • PlayStation Vita handheld systems with copies of Borderlands 2 Vita once released;
  • Customized Borderlands 2 XP SEVEN headsets from Turtle Beach;
  • NVIDIA Shield PC Streaming set-up with a custom painted Tiki PC by Falcon Northwest;
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti GFX cards;
  • Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition Strategy Guides by BradyGames;
  • Lifetime supplies of all 2K titles on Steam – past, present, and future.

Loot hunters can enter the sweepstakes simply by taking down the daily targets once a day for a total of 28 entries. In addition to the weekly sponsored prizes, one lucky loot hunter will win a grand prize of $50,000, and four others will win varying amounts of cash totaling another $50,000. Only U.S. players are eligible for cash prizes and sponsored prizes. However, all players worldwide can participate in the Loot Hunt, and the exclusive community goals granting access to unique in-game loot. Alternatively, U.S. residents may enter the sweepstakes by mailing a postcard to 2K, Borderlands 2 Loot Hunt Sweepstakes, 10 Hamilton Landing, Novato, CA 94949.

The Borderlands 2 $100,000 Loot Hunt ends at 5:00am EST on November 7th. Joining the hunt is simple, go to borderlands2loothunt.com, and log-in using your SHiFT account information. You can also visit the official website for complete sweepstakes rules and prizing, details about daily targets, and daily community goals.

Oct
4

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Ships

Nintendo today announced that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is now available in stores nationwide exclusively for the Wii U. Fans who do not own a Wii U can opt for the limited-edition bundle, which comes with a black Deluxe Wii U console; a GamePad controller adorned with the gold Hyrule crest and symbols from the game; a download code for the digital version of Hyrule Historia, a book that details the chronology, history and artwork of The Legend of Zelda series; and a code to download The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD from the Nintendo eShop.