Sony Computer Entertainment has released the red band trailer for The Last of Us containing new, never before released content. The Last of Us will be available June 14th exclusively on PlayStation 3.
Rising Star Games today announced that Super Black Bass 3D for the Nintendo 3DS is now available in stores nationwide.
Paradox Interactive today announced that as a bonus to those who pre-order Victoria II: Heart of Darkness, the new expansion to the 19th century grand strategy game, select retailers will be offering Victoria I Complete – a gold edition of the original title — for free. Other retailers will offer 75% off Victoria titles, including Victoria II and Victoria II: A House Divided, with any pre-order of Heart of Darkness. Victoria II: Heart of Darkness will be available on April 16th.
Atlus today announced Shin Megami Tensei IV will be available for the Nintendo 3DS this summer.
Building on the styles of Atlus’ Persona, Devil Summoner, and Devil Survivor titles, Shin Megami Tensei IV is the first true successor to 2004’s Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne. The story revolves around the Samurai, the sacred protectors of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. As a newly appointed Samurai, players will struggle with factions that have nefarious designs on the world as they defend their home kingdom from a growing army of demons. Decisions players make throughout the course of the story will have lasting repercussions, as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Shin Megami Tensei IV blends familiar features from previous SMT games with all-new features that take advantage of the Nintendo 3DS, including:
Eidos Montreal has released the announcement trailer for Thief, in development for PC, PlayStation 4 and other next-generation console
Atlus today announced Zeno Clash II, the first-person brawler game, will be available beginning April 30th on Steam for $19.99. Zeno Clash II will also be available on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network (console release dates pending).
Microsoft today announced the Xbox 360 Special Edition Camouflage Wireless Controller. With colours that mimic woodland and arid environments, it’s designed for covert operations and features a D-pad that transforms from a plus to a disc. In Canada, the controller will be available exclusively at Wal-Mart beginning in May for $59.99.
Epic Games has released the first game add-on for Gears of War: Judgment. The DLC includes the return of the multiplayer mode Execution and a new multiplayer map called Haven, which will be free for a limited time only.
In Execution mode, the objective of each team is to kill all members of the enemy team before the time limit runs out. The catch? Unless hit with a one-shot kill weapon like the Booshka, players go into a “Down But Not Out” state and will revive at the end of the bleed-out timer instead of dying. To finish the job, perform an Execution on a downed enemy.
In addition to the new mode and map, special playlists for both Haven and Execution will be available, offering 200% XP boosts for a limited time (VIP pass holders will receive 300% XP boosts). And in addition to the DLC, the first title update will be going live today as well.
2K Sports today announced the start of MLB 2K13’s Perfect Game Challenge. Starting today, April 1st at 9:00:01 a.m. PDT, players can start their journey towards baseball perfection in MLB 2K13 through the contest’s close on April 30th at 11:59:59 PDT.
This year’s contest features more ways to win than ever before, as players can compete to win up to 30 $25,000 prize pools, one per MLB team, with a combined prize of $750,000 being divided among the 30 pools. Competitors will need to monitor the Perfect Game Challenge leaderboards to ensure they maintain their ranking as new high scores are added. By using pitchers from different MLB teams, there is no limit on the number of $25,000 team prizes one player can win.
Once the competition window closes on April 30th, the top four Overall Leaderboard finalists with top ranked and verified perfect games achieved on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will compete in a single-elimination tournament during MLB All-Star Week in New York for the $250,000 grand prize.
For the second year in a row, 2K Sports’ proprietary algorithm will rank individual perfect games based on difficulty (such as the opposing team’s offensive prowess and selected pitcher’s skill) and degree of perfection (such as number of strikeouts and pitching efficiency).
Originally screened as part of Bungie’s GDC 2013 presentation, this video provides a glimpse into the character art, development and design of Destiny — from early sketches and concept art, to animation and in-engine 3D character models.
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