Videogame News
Back in October of 2010, DOOM, which was originally published by Activision, was taken off of Xbox Live Arcade due to the content rights expiring. The game is finally available once again thanks to Bethesda and id Software.
Bad news for those looking forward to finally taking Max Payne out for some bullet-time action in the near future. The game has officially been pushed from a shaky March launch to an apparently solid May 15th, 2012 release date.
Did someone not tell us that it’s Halloween today? There’s a duo of creepy, spooky XBLA releases this week, though both are a fair bit different. Check out the details and queue them up to give them a try.
Activision and Radical Entertainment are hard at work promoting the upcoming release of Prototype 2, and they have recently announced a deal with Dark Horse Comics to produce a new comic series for the franchise.
Quite a lot of new PlayStation content available this week, especially if you are looking for downloadable PS3 titles, the Starhawk public beta or creepy PSN zombie games.
Capcom announces six new additions to the Street Fighter X Tekken roster, and tosses in a few new screenshots to boot. This match made in fighting game heaven is soon to become a reality, and it looks like it’s shaping up nicely.
Mortal Kombat! It’s coming to Playstation Vita in 2012, with some Vita exclusive goodies to be announced at a later date. Full press release after the link.
Konami unleashed a whole slew of screenshots for three Silent Hill titles today, along with updated release dates. Now all three Silent Hill titles, including the HD remake of Silent Hill 2 and 3, Silent Hill: Downpour, and Silent Hill: Book of Memories are slated for March releases.
Konami released a new batch of screenshots today for their upcoming title Neverdead, scheduled for release on Xbox 360 and PS3 January 31st.
MadCatz announced today that they’re producing another line of fighting themed controllers and arcade sticks in conjunction with the release of Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken fighting game.
Namco Bandai Games announced today that Armored Core V would be released on March 20th, 2012 in North America, and March 23rd in Europe. Armored Core V is developed by From Software, the developers behind the ever so popular Dark Souls release from 2011.
Capcom announced today the details for the various multiplayer modes in the upcoming Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. In addition to the previously announced Heroes mode, they’ve lifted the veil on three additional modes, including Team Deathmatch, Biohazard, and Survivors mode.
A new batch of Nintendo Download titles hit today, included the much anticipated Zen Pinball 3D, along with a return of Carmen Sandiego.
Choplifter HD hits PSN and Xbox Live today. The Apple II title from 1982 turned Arcade classic by SEGA in 1985 hits home consoles in 2012 with a fresh coat of paint.
Justin Verlander will be on the Conan Show tonight at 11pm est, and during his conversation, he will be making a major announcement regrading MLB 2K12. Wanna be the first to know? You’ll just have to watch and see.
Atlus announces new DLC for The King of Fighters XIII in the form of two additional characters, available now on PSN and Xbox Live.
There’s definitely some good stuff worth downloading this week, even if at least one of them is a demo and the other is a PSone Classic. They both happen to be Final Fantasy related also. Check out all the details.
