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Xbox Live News with Pipper – April 25, 2013

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April 25, 2013

Welcome ladies and gents for another boxing match with Microsoft in Xbox Live News with Pipper. These coming weeks show some promise for those wishing to redeem points with arcade purchases as PopCap discounts some titles again. The release of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon might warrant some attention. Go ahead and take a look below, but I’m going to guess you have seen a few of these sales before… (Looking at you Plants vs. Zombies!)

Deals of the Week

Name	Discount Dates	Price
Peggle	Apr 23 – Apr 29	320 (60% off)
Plants vs. Zombies		600 (50% off)
From Dust		480 (60% off)
Catan		320 (60% off)
Peggle Nights		160 (60% off)
Quantum Conundrum		480 (60% off)
Rock of Ages		320 (60% off)
Carcasonne		400 (50% off)
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix		320 (60% off)

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD	Apr 30 – May 6	600 (50% off)
Gotham City Impostors		600 (50% off)
NBA JAM: On Fire Edition		600 (50% off)
Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale		320 (60% off)
SCOTT PILGRIM THE GAME		320 (60% off)
Scott Pilgrim Knives Chau Add-On Pack		80 (50% off)
The Simpsons Arcade Game		400 (50% off)
NFL Blitz		600 (50% off)
Castlevania Symphony of the Night		320 (60% off)
Pac Man CE DX		400 (50% off)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie		800 (33% off)
Zombie Driver		400 (50% off)
X-MEN		400 (50% off)

New Releases

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will hit the XBLA market on May 1st, and those that haven’t already downloaded the add-on “The Redemption” for Assassin’s Creed 3 should probably do so.

Name	Release Date	Microsoft Points
(Games)
Poker Night at the Inventory 2	24-Apr	800
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon	1-May	TBD
(Games Add-Ons)
Assassin’s Creed 3 The Redemption	23-Apr	640
(Games on Demand)
Dark Sector	23-Apr
SOULCALIBUR V	23-Apr
Dragon Ball Z for Kinect	23-Apr
Dead or Alive 5	30-Apr
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad	30-Apr

I would be lying to you if I said, “No Kinect sales this time around.” From April 23rd to 29th, Kinect Central: Kinect Party – Full Unlock will be reduced in price to 320 MSP (60% Off). Kinect Central: Angry Birds Trilogy will also be discounted; however prices will vary by region from April 30th to May 6th.

Have a game that you would like to talk about? Or perhaps you would like to shout out a deal of your own? Jump down to the comments section below or give me a shout at my twitter @darkglenngames. Strive for excellence in all of your gaming adventures by remembering to “Play Hard or Don’t Play At All!”

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Trailer, Screenshots, and Pre-Order Bonuses Announced

Jamie Laike Tsui

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April 25, 2013

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Ubisoft is busy hyping their upcoming downloadable title Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, shown off most recently at Ubisoft’s Digital Days event. A new walk-through trailer has been released demonstrating the open world gameplay as narrated by Creative Director Dean Evans.

The pre-order bonus has been announced for the PC version of the game. Buyers will receive the full 25 track album by the band Power Glove. The band collaborated with Ubisoft Montreal to create a completely original soundtrack for the game. Additionally, the cover art for the album has been released.

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon will be released for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on May 1st, 2013. We will have our review of the title up by release. Stay tuned.

Metro: Last Light Goes Gold, Set for Release

Simon Wolfe

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April 25, 2013

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Less than one day from Metro: Last Light‘s release of the final Ranger Survival Guide video series, developer 4A Games and publisher Deep Silver have more news on the game. It seems that Metro has made it through the certification process, meaning that the game is prepped and ready to manufacture discs for the May 14th release date.

Now, it seems, would be the ideal time for true fans of the series to pre-order Metro: Last Light to get the Limited Edition that will come with the Ranger Mode DLC, that will provide the prefect environment for true Rangers from no HUD, to tough enemies, to less resources, but on the flip side the Russian AKSU rifle and 100 bonus rounds of ammo.

Featuring a plot written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the author of the Metro book series that inspired the games, Metro: Last Light plops players in the middle of the now post-apocalyptic Moscow in the year 2034. Filling the mask of Artyom, players must try and survive all the Metro has to throw at them from mutants, to others factions.

Players will be able to suit up and explore through the tunnels of Metro: Last Light when it releases in North America May 14th, or May 17th everywhere else. Also check out our hands on preview for Metro: Last Light here.

New Trailer for TMNT: Out of the Shadows Starring Michelangelo

Jamie Laike Tsui

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April 25, 2013

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Red Fly Studio and Activision released a brand new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows today. The nunchaku wielding Michelangelo, the youngest of the four brothers, is the star of the trailer. Normally the slacking party animal, Michelangelo shows off his extremely agile form of fighting, based around evasion and large combos in this new trailer. He has the lowest single target damage but compensates with a blazing fast attack speed.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows will be released this summer for Steam, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade. Find out more at the official Facebook page.

Neverwinter Online – Helm’s Hold Devil Trailer

Joshua Moris

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April 25, 2013

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Neverwinter Online – Helm’s Hold Devil Trailer

MMO gamers everywhere are nearly collapsing from falling off their seats in wait for April 30th. While the Neverwinter Online Beta is not yet open, gamers can take advantage of this short amount of free time to view Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment’s new trailer regarding the environment of Helm’s Hold.

Those afflicted by the Spellplague have taken refuge in Helm’s Hold, but a wicked evil has made itself prominent in the area. Legions of devils now inhabit the once safe refuge under the rule of the menacing Succubus Rohini. Have what it takes to defeat her devil-worshiping cult? There may or may not be a dragon involved…

Take a gander at the screenshots graciously provided as well as the Helm’s Hold Devil Trailer below. Let us know how excited you are for the upcoming beta for Neverwinter Online in the comments section!

Theme Park Studio to Support Oculus Rift VR and Razer Hydra

Jamie Laike Tsui

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April 25, 2013

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Pantera Entertainment is joining the growing legion of developers who are working to bring content for the upcoming virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift, and Razer’s motion sensing controller, the Hydra. Theme Park Studio is currently being Kickstarted and has reached $35,000 of the $80,000 goal within ten days. Pantera Entertainment has pledged to provide Razer Hydra support if the game can receive $85,000 in funding. Oculus Rift will be supported regardless of the final total of pledges.

Theme Park Studio is the return to the theme park genre where players can design their own theme parks and the rides that fill the park. The game is slated to be released in September 2013. The Kickstarter funding drive ends on May 20th, 2013.

Sean Schemmel and Kyle Hebert to Return for DBZ Kai Buu Saga

Kane Bugeja

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April 25, 2013

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Sean Schemmel and Kyle Hebert to Return for DBZ Kai Buu Saga

That’s right people, Sean Schemmel and Kyle Hebert, the English voice actors for Goku and Gohan respectively, have both announced that they have begun recording for the Buu Saga.

Dragonball Z Kai, known simply as Dragonball Kai in Japan, summarises the 1989-1996 anime series in order to more closely follow Akira Toriyama’s original Dragonball manga, featuring digital high-definition remastering, a re-recorded soundtrack and some re-animated scenes.

The English dub of Kai originally aired on Nicktoons, but has since been removed after entering its second run, though Funimation has released the series on Blu Ray and DVD. No word yet on when the new episodes will air, as Hebert himself added to the reveal that he was unable to announce any release or broadcast dates at this time.

Guillermo Del Toro To Develop “Monster” Manga Show

Frank Inglese

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April 25, 2013

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Entertainment news website Deadline reported Wednesday that Director Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) is currently developing the manga Monster into a possible television series for HBO. Monster is a suspense Manga originally created by Naoki Urasawa. Del Toro will partner up with Doctor Who’s Steven Thompson to write the pilot that Del Toro will direct.

Deadline’s Description of the story:

The thriller is about the worldwide search by a young doctor for the most evil sociopath that has ever lived. He is a 12-year old boy, and the doctor’s decision to save his life has unwittingly unleashed a Pandora’s Box that leaves the doc battling to stop a plot of mass genocide.

Don Murphy and Susan Montford will be, along with Del Toro, as executive producers. Thompson (noted above) will serve as co-executive producer and Shogakukan, the original mangas publisher, will be a consulting producer which is great for original fans of the manga because it means the development team are trying as hard as they can to get this as close to the manga as possible. That’s a good sign.

New Line Cinema had the feature film rights to Monster back in 2005, they even had a lead writer assigned (Josh Olson, Batman Gotham Knight) yet it went nowhere because, Deadline reported, the project grew far too big for a feature film or two. Urasawa was convinced by Del Toro to let him handle the project and here we are.

Fire And Forget: The Final Assault First Screenshots

Frank Inglese

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April 25, 2013

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Fire And Forget: The Final Assault First Screenshots

Let’s just go back to the 80’s for five minutes and talk about this.

The original Fire and Forget was released back in 1988, yes, 1988 by publisher Titus Interactive. The original game was released on the Amiga, Commodore 64, Amastrad and the atari, basically a whole bunch of old consoles that are severely outdated. No need to worry though because a French publisher, Anuman Interactive, under Joystick Replay, has done us all a favor and remade this game!

Fire And Forget: The Final Assault is the remake that is slated for release on May the 16th, so not too far away, on the PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad and android. The very first set of screenshots have just been released and, let me tell you, they look damn good!

You can see all the new screenshots in the Gallery Section below but before you jump let me just show you a comparison that will pump you up just that little bit more:

Fire-Forget-Remake-02 — Fire and Forget Remake

Like I said: “Damn good!”

The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm’s Deep Expansion Announced

Nick MacLeod

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April 25, 2013

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm’s Deep expansion has been announced by developer Turbine and Publisher Warner Bros. Helm’s Deep will continue the story into the western plains of Rohan and allow players to take a direct role in the battle for Helm’s Deep. Another key feature sure to appeal to players will be the raising of the level cap to level 95.

Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online said :

“With Helm’s Deep, we’re bringing the War of the Ring to players on a monumental scale. Our team is thrilled to create another iconic moment in Middle-earth, and put players in the centre of the action.”

With the ability to advance from levels 85 to 95 there will be new skills and completely updated class specializations available to players. Other features of the update include the ability to fight the battle of Helms Deep and more continuation of the epic story, with the player now able to encounter characters such as Aragorn, Éowyn, and Éomer.