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SCEA this morning announced what has been rumored (but pretty much confirmed) for weeks. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is essentially Super Smash Bros. with PlayStation characters for the PS3, but fans won’t care much. Check out the first screens, video interview and details.
Nintendo today dropped a bit of a bomb with the announcement of a brand new Super Mario Bros. game scheduled to be released on the Nintendo 3DS later this summer. They also announced a Kirby compilation for the Wii, and a 3DS System Update that will provide new functionality and more.
Kratos is back! And he might not be quite as pissed as before, since like the PSP games, we will get a bit of the prequel treatment in God of War Ascension. Check out the teaser trailer.
Halo 4 officially has a release date, and it is… November 6th. So any other companies that may have a game releasing on the same day, you might want to move it a bit. Read on for the announcement.
Crysis 3 is officially declaring itself as the first blockbuster shooter of 2013 and with an interesting setting, dynamic sandbox shooter gameplay, and a Rambo-esque compound bow weapon, we don’t doubt it. First screens and details.
Capcom is reviving the Lost Planet franchise with a new developer at the helm, Spark Unlimited in this case, so the Lost Planet that we are all familiar with is a thing of the past… sorta. Take a look at the first trailer, screens and details.
So… still not happy about that Mass Effect 3 ending? Well, while this announcement may not totally change that, EA and BioWare are going to release the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut DLC that will “expand” on the ending… for free. Feel better?
Ready for a downloadable Rock Band experience, without the Rock Band instruments? Harmonix this morning announced Rock Band Blitz, a more arcade music rhythm game based on Rock Band, and surely, their previous music games like Frequency and Amplitude. Check it out.
As rumored and then announced in the latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine, Disney Epic Mickey is indeed heading to the Nintendo 3DS too. Enjoy the first details and media.
Lots and lots of screenshots, and more news on the upcoming console versions of The Pinball Arcade for XBLA, PSN, and Playstation Vita, including pricing details and announced DLC.
Disney Interactive Studios this morning officially announced the multiplatform Disney Epic Mickey sequel and confirmed PlayStation Move support. Read on for all the details! [Update: Large batch of screens and trailer added!]
Square Enix continues to take the Final Fantasy series in unique directions, and with THEATRHYTHM Final Fantasy for the Nintendo 3DS, they may have topped themselves. Read on.
LittleBigPlanet Karting is coming, and today Sony made it official. Being developed by United Front Games, and Media Molecule, the game will take the Play, Create, Share functionality of LBP and Modnation Racers and mash them into a brand new karting game. [Update: More screens and pre-order link]
What else do you need to know? The mega-anticipated dungeon crawling action role-playing game is sending us all to Hell in May.
The good news: EA and Maxis are teaming up to reinvent the famous city-building franchise for the PC. The bad news: You’ll have to wait until sometime in 2013 to get your hands on it.
And just like that, Ubisoft officially reveals Assassin’s Creed III. The existance of the game was sorta leaked out last week thanks to retailer listings and box art, but the company has made it totally official.
Blizzard Entertainment this morning announced that they would be slashing around 600 positions, globally, from the company. Ouch! Read on for the details.
