Square Enix today announced the first wave of pre-order bonuses for Tomb Raider. In coming months, three rounds of content will be available for consumers who pre-order the game. The first round of incentives is retailer specific and includes in-game and physical content:
GameStop
Exclusive in-game Challenge Tomb
Amazon
“The Final Hours Edition” of Tomb Raider
Best Buy
Exclusive Tomb Raider: The Beginnings Comic Book and Aviatrix Skin
Bethesda Softworks today announced that Arkane Studios’ first-person action game, Dishonored, is now available in stores nationwide for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the launch of Spy Hunter for PlayStation Vita and Nintendo 3DS. A reboot of the original combat racing series, players once again assume the role of the “Agent,” the driver of the high-tech G-6155 Interceptor supercar, armed with advanced weaponry and ready to take on a global terrorist organization set on world domination.
Kalypso Media today announced that its pirate-themed adventure/empire-building game, Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants, is now available in stores nationwide for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Port Royale 3 takes players to an authentic recreation of the 17th century Caribbean, where they’ll choose either the life an adventurer, or that of a merchant, following quests specific to their choices.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Eurocom today announced the release of Harry Potter for Kinect. Available exclusively on Kinect for Xbox 360, the game allows players to join Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger on a magical adventure through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and beyond.
Nordic Games today announced that Painkiller Hell & Damnation will be available for PC on October 31st. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions will be available on January 22nd, 2013.
Microsoft, Playground Games, and Turn 10 Studios today announced that the demo for Forza Horizon is now available for download from Xbox Live.
In the demo, players will experience the Colorado of Forza Horizon, driving a sampling of cars from Horizon’s lineup across a variety of different event types – from Horizon Festival events taking place on the dusty dirt roads of Colorado’s upper hills to a climactic street race that finds players winding up, around, and over the Finley Dam.
Players who download and play the Forza Horizon demo and then purchase and play the full game online will receive a specially designed 2013 SRT Viper GTS, celebrating Forza Horizon’s “gone-gold” status.
In addition, Forza Horizon – Behind the Scenes Part 3 has been released. This video centers on the concept of “action racing”. Look for Part 4 in the Forza Horizon – Behind the Scenes series on Friday, October 19th.
Focus Home Interactive has released the Of Orcs and Men launch trailer. The action RPG will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PC on October 11th, and on PlayStation Network on October 16th.
In this new Crysis 3 video, Crytek’s Mike Read explains some of the new gameplay elements introduced in the multiplayer of Crysis 3. The details behind Hunter Mode, Crash Site and the NY Feed are revealed, while just hinting at the full Crysis 3 multiplayer experience.
2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now available in stores nationwide for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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