Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Announced January 8, 2013
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Ladies and gentlemen, the President of Nintendo, Mr. Iwata.
Welcome to Generation 6 guys. An entire new land with entirely new Pokémon is coming, and we in North America will be getting it the exact same time that everyone in the entire world is. We’ve never seen a Pokémon game look quite like this either. Remember the days we had a flat 2D perspective? These graphics look like they’re getting quite a boost with the move to the Nintendo 3DS.
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y coming worldwide October 2013 exclusively to the Nintendo 3DS.
Dead Space 3 Kinect Trailer January 7, 2013
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Having trouble determining which version of Dead Space 3 you want to buy? I don’t anymore. The Xbox 360 version will include support for the Xbox 360 Kinect. What will the Kinect get you? Take a look.
Dead Space 3 is coming February 5th, 2013 to the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Vita Unboxing January 6, 2013
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I know we’ve been doing a lot of Nintendo DS game unboxings in the post-Christmas time period, so I wanted to be fair and do a Vita game unboxing for all of you. Our resident Vita guru, Twitch, has picked up Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 for the Playstation Vita. This is considered by many to be the definitive version of the game as it includes almost all of the characters from the console version and many of the characters released previously as downloadable content playable without extra download.
What does it look like inside the box? Lets take a look.
The Art of Dead Space Hardcover Book Listed January 6, 2013
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As I’m sure you guys know, I’m a huge fan of video game art books, and I’m a huge fan of the Dead Space game series. In anticipation of the release of the original Dead Space game, a small book called Art of Dead Space was circulated among some of the gaming press and was later sold in very small quantities on the official Viceral Games Online Store. I’ve seen screenshots of a lot of the artwork that went into making the original games and thought they looked completely amazing, and was disappointed that the only time the artwork would be in print would be for a collectible book with such a limited run. I thought that was probably going to be the last time that EA or Viceral games would put the amazing Dead Space art in print. Looks like I was wrong.
A full hardcover book has been listed on Amazon.com titled The Art of Dead Space. It promises to include over three hundred pieces of artwork from four of the Dead Space video games spread over 192 pages. The book lists the artwork included come from Dead Space, Dead Space 2, Dead Space Ignition and Dead Space Extraction. Sadly, Dead Space 3 art is not listed.
Right now it looks like the book is being listed for preorder off Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble for a MSRP of $34.99 US, but the sites have the price discounted by a few dollars. The release date is listed as February 5th, 2013, the same day Dead Space 3 is going to be released.
Pokémon Announcement Coming January 8th January 5, 2013
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Nintendo and the official Pokémon Twitter have teased that a major announcement for the Pokémon franchise will be coming on January 8th, 2013 for both Japan and North America. There are a few possibilities this announcement could involve. They could announce the first Generation 6 Pokémon games, a new Generation 5 sequel, or some other Pokémon spin-off. We just don’t know.
It is very unusual for a Pokémon announcement to go out to a worldwide audience, they will usually come out in Japan first and then be announced for North America later on. Nintendo promises that you can read the news when it comes out over at Pokemon.com.
New Super Mario Bros 2 Unboxing January 5, 2013
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Maniac checks out New Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS, the third game in the New Super Mario Bros series. The game returns Mario back to his classic 2D platforming roots and adds all new single player levels, cooperative multiplayer levels and downloadable content. It was released the same day the 3DS XL was released.
Nintendo promises that some free downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros 2 is out and will be avalible for free download until the end of January. After that, they will be charging money for it.
New Super Mario Bros 2 is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.
Bioshock Ultimate Rapture Edtion Announced January 5, 2013
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For those of you who can’t wait until Bioshock Infinite comes out this spring, and haven’t played the original Bioshock games yet, have I got some great news for you. The Bioshock Ultimate Rapture Edition is coming with both Bioshock and Bioshock 2 and will have a pretty fair price of $29.99 US.
The Ultimate Rapture Edition will include more than just copies of the first two Bioshock games, it will include all of the DLC released for both of the games. Xbox 360 purchasers will be happy to find the Rapture Trials, previously only released for the Playstation 3 version of the original Bioshock will be included with the 360 version of the game for the first time. It will also include content previously only released as paid downloadable content for Bioshock 2 including Minerva’s Den and a ton of multiplayer map packs.
You can read all the details about the Bioshock Ultimate Rapture Edition here.
Bioshock Ultimate Edition is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 on January 14th, 2013.
Elite Beat Agents Unboxing January 4, 2013
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Maniac does a retro unboxing of a classic game for the Nintendo DS. In Elite Beat Agents, you play through songs tapping the DS touch screen in a very specific sequence. Its gameplay was inspired by earlier games like Dance Dance Revolution, and with the wide acceptability of touch screen devices has become the staple for rhythm games. Make sure to keep beat with the agents as their dancing helps people through difficult trials!
Oh and if you’re curious about the episode of Little Miss Gamer I mentioned in the unboxing, you can view it here.
SiN Podcast January 3, 2013
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Maniac talks about SiN for the PC by Ritual Entertainment. It was a pioneering series which brought heavy interactivity and polish to the genre made by a very talented company. Alas, this is a sad story with a sad ending, but there are two very good games and one of the first direct to video animated feaures for a video game to show for it.
This is SiN’s story, give it a listen.
Remedy Teases 2013 Game Announcement January 2, 2013
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Remedy has announced on their official Twitter feed that they will be announcing their new game in 2013. Remedy, the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake have kept quiet on their next project since the release of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare and Death Rally.
However, their official Jobs page does list that they are currently working on two unannounced projects. One is an unannounced game for iOS which would get an expected release for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Remedy is not green on Apple handheld devices, they have released Death Rally on iOS and it did quite well for them.
The other unannounced project includes their next triple-a retail title which they say is going to be released on the future-generation consoles. Currently, the only next-gen console that has been announced is the recently released Nintendo Wii U. Since there has been no official announcement that Sony or Microsoft is even working on a future generation console, this would explain why Remedy has not yet announced the project.
Could this be the highly anticipated Alan Wake 2? Could this be an entirely new project for a new intellectual property? Could we see its announcement combined with a new console announcement? We’ll find out this year!
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