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December 14th, 2009 at 10:14am
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Splinter Cell fans rejoice! Ubisoft has announced that a Limited Collector’s Edition of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction will be available in all European, Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific territories on the 26th of February for both the Xbox 360 and PC.
The Limited Collector’s Edition will include a copy of the game in a unique SteelBook case and an exclusive Sam Fisher statue. It will also include Shadow Armor (a special playable skin), infiltration mode (where players need to eliminate all hostiles in a mission area without being detected), early access to three weapons (SC300, SR2 and MP5) and over 17 tracks from the official soundtrack.
Don’t forget to connect to Xbox Live on the 16th of December at 7pm South African time for the worldwide premiere of the multiplayer modes. Until then you can head over to our hands-on preview to find out more about the game.
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December 11th, 2009 at 05:35am
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You might be wondering exactly how Visceral Games managed to get a level themed after “Violence” into Dante’s Inferno — a game where the lead character spends roughly 100% of his time killing anything near him. We were wondering too, and so it was really nice of Visceral Games and EA to release the above dev diary for the “month of violence” that the game’s marketing campaign is currently embracing to promote the game’s level based on the seventh circle of Hell.
The real question now: what can we expect EA’s marketing team during this month’s theme? We’re not sure just yet, but given its recent track record, we’re hoping no one goes to our Editor-in-Chief’s house to give him a lesson or two in violence.
Dante’s Inferno creators explain ‘Violence’ in latest dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 10th, 2009 at 02:01pm
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EA has released two new screenshots for its upcoming RPG, Mass Effect 2, both showcasing the Engineer combat class. Developer Bioware was kind enough to reveal the Engineers earlier this week in a new trailer for the game, which you can watch here.
Mass Effect 2 will be available early next year, on the 26th of January in North America and the 29th of January in Europe.
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December 9th, 2009 at 07:00pm
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Sure, Capcom’s vertical-shootin’, UFO-jackin’, jetpack-flyin’ third-person shooter Dark Void won’t be landing on retail shelves until January 12, but the developer wants you to spend some time with Will (and The Void) beforehand. If you head over to JetpackAttack.com, you can create and play levels in your browser of a significantly pared down Dark Void spinoff game, Jetpack Attack.
After blasting our way through the first level, we didn’t exactly find ourselves thirsting for more, though it did (no matter how small the scale) sate our urge for some jetpacking action. And hey, if worse comes to worse, you could always trade it in for gold, right?
Play Capcom’s 2D Jetpack Attack while you wait for Dark Void originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 8th, 2009 at 12:08pm
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All set to be fully revealed in the next issue of Game Informer a little later this month, Dead Space 2 was officially announced late yesterday, and now to keep our appetites satiated for the time being, a teaser image from the magazine has been let loose, showing off Isaac Clarke’s new armour while he’s in the process of making quick work of an enemy necromorph with his plasma cutter.
You can have a gander at the full, larger image below:
Source: NeoGAF
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December 8th, 2009 at 09:10am
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Whoa, what’s this? Developers Rebellion and publishers SEGA want to give everybody a head start before we begin hunting for their game on the shelves at our local retailers, so they’ve been kind enough to release an image of the Aliens VS Predator box art.
Surprisingly enough, the image contains both an Alien and a Predator, getting ready to VS one another.
Head on down below for a larger image:
Aliens VS Predator releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC next year, on February 23rd in North America, and February 26th in Europe.
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December 8th, 2009 at 09:01am
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Mass Effect 2 releases pretty darn early next year (January 26th in North America and January 29th in Europe), so if you’re interested in Bioware’s next space opera-esque RPG, you should start brushing up on the multitude of content that’s going to be packed onto those two discs.
For that, you can start right here and watch a quick video featuring the Engineer combat class from the game, revealing what kinds of tricks you’ll be able to pull off if you choose to follow this path:
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December 7th, 2009 at 05:30pm
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Though Assassin’s Creed 2 has been enjoying near-universal praise from critics, apparently some folks have taken umbrage with the game’s intro as it pertains to Ezio before he becomes a calculated killing machine. When VG247 recently asked the game’s writer, Corey May, how he felt about that complaint, he told them that “it was necessary to spend time with Ezio as a carefree adolescent.”
While he admitted that the development team could have “refined the sequence so that it either moved faster or provided the player with more action-oriented activities,” he remained steadfast that “it needed to be more than a token five minutes.” May said the developers will try to “sharpen” the experience next time around, but even if the execution may have been perceived by some as less than perfect, “the idea of the beginning of the game” is what mattered most to him.
We’re behind you, Mr. May. Stabbing dudes sure is a ton of fun, but a little bit of context goes a long way.
Assassin’s Creed 2 writer defends perceived slow start as ‘necessary’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 7th, 2009 at 02:20pm
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BioWare has just released a new trailer for Mass Effect 2, featuring the exploits of strategic tactician “Commander Shepard the Engineer” and his murderous robot. Much like the first game, engineer class players will rely more heavily on strategery and tech management than direct confrontation.
Lead gameplay designer Christina Norman guides us through some combat-heavy gameplay, which depicts the aforementioned android aggressor along with some cool abilities, like freezing enemies on the spot and hacking mechanized enemies. Oh, Mass Effect 2, you had us at killer ‘bot.
New Mass Effect 2 trailer showcases the Engineer class and its killer robot originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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December 7th, 2009 at 10:20am
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Visceral Games and EA have today jointly announced the existence of Dead Space 2, the sequel to 2008’s excellent horror-imbued action adventure game.
The protagonist from the first entry to the franchise, Isaac Clarke, returns in the sequel, which is said to be a “thrilling action-horror experience,” while players will gain access to new tools with which to “gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs.”
Also said to return is Isaac’s plasma cutter, as well as those awesome zero-G environments, while new characters and a more empowering gameplay experience are both promised as Isaac “[takes] the fight to the Necromorphs,” those hideous enemy creatures found in the first game. Executive Producer of Dead Space 2 Steve Papoutsis added:
“We’re thrilled to jump back into the series, making the next chapter in Isaac’s journey,” he said. “The infection continues to spread throughout space and our hero Isaac Clarke is the only person able to contain it. There are still loads of Necromorphs that need killing.
“In Dead Space 2, not everything is exactly as it seems. Expect plot twists that will surprise you and a huge cast of twisted, disgusting monsters that are sure to scare the daylights out of you.”
Dead Space 2 is expected to release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, most probably near the end of next year.
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