Dishonored to creatively assassinate on October 9th, 2012
Bethesda today announced that Dishonored, their Arkane Studio-developed, unique “supernatural assassin” action title finally has an official release date. New screens and box shots also.
Year: 2012
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There’s more than meets the eye in the new Transformers Prime gameplay trailer
Activision and Hasbro recently announced that they will be teaming up to bring the popular Transformers animated series, Transformers Prime, to Nintendo systems later this year. Today, we have the very first gameplay trailer.
Brave: The Video Game hits the bullseye with a new trailer
Disney Interactive and Disney?Pixar today sent along a new trailer for the videogame version of their upcoming fantasy adventure movie, Brave. The new footage shows off Merida and friends in action, solving puzzles and fighting off enemies.
Fable Heroes review for XBLA
Fable Heroes doesn’t quite do the franchise justice, featuring tepid beat ’em up mechanics with a kid-friendly art style that ends up being the best thing about the game. Read more in the full review behind the link!
Nintendo DSi drops to $99.99, DSi XL to $129.99 starting May 20th
This morning, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo DS family will be receiving a bit of a price cut beginning on May 20th. The Nintendo DSi will slide down to only $99.99 and its slightly chunkier brother, the DSi XL, will set you back only $129.99.
Pre-order Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for PS Vita and get $10 Amazon Credit
Not a bad deal for some portable, classic MGS action for your PS Vita.
EA and Insomniac Games announce Outernauts a new… Facebook game
This morning, EA and Insomniac Games announced a brand new social game for Facebook users. It’s nice to see Insomniac work on a new IP and get involved in the popular social gaming area, so we’ll keep an open mind.
Xbox Live Arcade Update – Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
We certainly loved Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition when we reviewed it earlier in the week, and since it’s the only XBLA game available this week, it’s definitely worth checking out. It’s a time-waster, so be prepared!
BioShock Infinite gets rescheduled to February 26th, 2013
There’s a bit of bad news for those looking forward to the October 16th, 2012 release of BioShock Infinite. After seemingly being announced ages ago, it sounds like a delay into 2013 may be for the best.
PlayStation Store Update – Datura, Spec Ops: The Line demo
The quite interesting Datura for the PS3 is the obvious highlight of this week’s PlayStation Store Update. There’s also a couple of full PS3 titles, a Spec Ops: The Line demo, and an assortment of add-ons. Other than that, not all that much.
Activision and Fox team up for Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse console game
It’s actually kind of surprising that there hasn’t been a new console game based on the Family Guy franchise since the PS2 and Xbox game released by 2K Games back in 2006. This time, Activision and Fox are teaming up for some probably inappropriate gaming hi-jinks.
Get an Xbox 360 with Kinect for only $99*
It’s official, Microsoft is now selling the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect for only $99 beginning right now… sorta.
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition review for XBLA
PC hit Minecraft finally makes it’s way to consoles via this port to Xbox Live Arcade. It’s an excellent port of a fantastic game, and well worth checking out. Read more in the full review!
Bethesda Softworks announces The Elder Scrolls Online
In case you somehow missed the big news, Bethesda Softworks announced that The Elder Scrolls will be going online in… The Elder Scrolls Online for the PC and Mac. Check out the announcement trailer and details.
Deal of the Week: Rage PS3, Xbox 360 for $14.99, Ninja Gaiden 3 $39.99, Fallout 3 & Oblivion Double Pack $19.99
Some extra nice deals on a selection of console games this week.
Buy a PS Vita, Get Mortal Kombat and 4GB Memory Card for free
Get the excellent portable version of Mortal Kombat and a bonus Memory Card when you pick up the Wi-Fi enabled PS Vita at Amazon for a limited time.
Avengers Assemble! Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles coming to PS3, PS Vita, Xbox Live soon
Zen Studios has announced that a new set of pinball tables based on Marvel?s The Avengers is in development and almost ready to be unleashed onto Marvel and pinball fans as part of a four-table pack for Pinball FX2 and ZEN Pinball 2 for Xbox Live and PSN.