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God Mode’s cover art revealed alongside signed artwork contest

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February 26, 2013

Great news for those of you looking forward to Atlus’ upcoming digital download title, God Mode. Today the company has revealed the game’s cover art which you can see to the right. This way you know what to look for when you are… downloading the title… from a searchable online store…. wait… what?

Anyways, the company also announced that they are currently holding a special “One-of-a-Kind” signed artwork contest. If you check out the Developer’s Corner of the game’s official website you can see how to win the art and what the artwork looks like which has been signed by everyone on the development team of God Mode which happens to be the company Old School Games.

Respawn Entertainment to ‘finally’ appear at E3 2013

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2013

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Remember that studio called Respawn Entertainment that was formed not that long ago by members of the Call of Duty 4 team and other groups? Well it seems they may have something coming soon… maybe… or not… who knows. Anyways, Respawn Entertainment’s co-founder Vince Zampella took to Twitter to let fans know that the team will be at E3 2013.

Of course whether they will be announcing an actual game, or announcing a publishing deal with a major studio, or simply walking around looking at how Activision has moved on without them since the studio formed two years ago, has yet to be seen. Guess we’ll have to wait until June to find out whether Respawn Entertainment can bring something new to the table.

Diablo III for PS3/PS4 can be played offline in co-op

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2013

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Always on DRM is becoming a common practice for most PC games and consumers widely agree that when Diablo III required a constant online connection to be played, things were getting pretty ridiculous at this point. However with the game making the trip to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, will that feature remain active?

Doesn’t look like it. In an interview with GameTrailers, Sony’s John Hight stated that “You can have four people on the same screen. No split-screen, we just zoom the camera out. Or, you know, if you’re offline…” This means that gamers will at least be able to play local multiplayer on Diablo III without connecting to the internet and will likely even be able to play the single player without being online, because it’s an amazing world we live in.

Old School RuneScape: 2007 Version Live!

Joshua Moris

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February 26, 2013

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Important news has sprung concerning the old school version of RuneScape. The community has spoken with an overwhelming amount of users wanting the 2007 version of the title brought back but on its own server. Jagex Ltd has enabled the public to vote and will determine how much attention the server will be given from the community’s voting response. Here is Jagex’s voting criteria:

Currently over 400,000 votes have been compiled nearing close to the 500,000 requirement. Voting will continue to be open until 00:00 GMT on March 1, 2013. Hopefully the community can raise enough votes (750,000) to have the 2007 version as an additional free-to-play server which will receive weekly maintenance and consistent polls for new content.

Need to cast your vote? Look no further –> HERE <–

Note: All players that cast a vote get to play the “Old School RuneScape” free until March 31, 2013 – regardless of the voting results. Check out the video below for the behind-the-scenes details!

Injustice: Gods Among Us adds Hawkgirl and Sinestro to the roster

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2013

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Injustice: Gods Among Us adds Hawkgirl and Sinestro to the roster

Today it was revealed that two more DC characters will be appearing as playable fighters in Injustice: Gods Among Us and this time around we have one hero and one villain. The hero this time happens to be Hawkgirl who is memorable mostly from her time in the Justice League television series and the villain is Sinestro, who happens to be one of Green Lantern’s arch-nemesis.

To go along with this announcement, Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have released the below gameplay footage and screenshots showing both characters in action. Injustice: Gods Among Us is currently set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 in April with a Wii U version coming soon after.

Luigi does the Harlem Shake for the Year of Luigi

Luke Halliday

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February 26, 2013

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Following their announcement that 2013 will be the Year of Luigi, Nintendo have released a brand new video on their official youtube where Luigi himself takes on the viral video sensation known as Harlem Shake. Harlem Shake videos usually involves one person dancing followed suddenly with everyone breaking out into dance.

Nintendo’s version of the Harlem Shake (or should we say the Luigi Shake?) can be seen below. What do you think of this interesting viral video tactic from Nintendo? Did you find Luigi and Nintendo employees doing the Harlem Shake funny? Check out the video and let us know what you think of this strange video in the comments section below.

Fire Emblem Awakening DLC Trailer

Michael Marr

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February 26, 2013

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Today, Nintendo posted a brand new trailer for Fire Emblem Awakening, the latest in the popular strategy RPG series on the 3DS. While the game has already been released in Japan and North America to rave reviews, this additional trailer outlines something brand new to the fold of Nintendo gaming: Paid DLC content.

This latest trailer outlines the specific packs and content that will be released as DLC content. Each of the packs contains numerous additional missions, items, and most notably, additional playable characters. Much to the delight of older Fire Emblem fans like myself, the trailer revealled that these DLC characters are in fact many of the significant characters and support units from past Fire Emblem titles. I for one was thrilled to see the names of Lyn from Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword, Emphraim and Eirika from Sacred Stones and Ike and Soren from Path of Radience returning to the limelight. And that’s just to name a few.

Each individual DLC pack has been priced at $6 each for a collection of multiple characters and items amongst 3 additional missions per pack. The entirity of the content appears to be divided down into 5 individual packs. These packs have been labelled as:

Champions of Yore, containing Marth, Roy and Miciah
Golden Pack, containing much needed additional funding, experience bonues and the coveted Silver card
Lost Bloodlines, containing Alf, Lief and Seliph as well as the paragon skill and dread scroll item
The Smash Pack, containing Elincia, Eirika and Lyn in addition to the Wedding Bouquet item and Iote’s Shield
The Rogues Pack, containing Ephraim, Ike and Cecilia, as well as the limit break skill.

Check out the trailer for yourself below!

Dishonored’s next DLC “The Other Side of the Coin” leaked by Trophies

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2013

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It looks like some trophies have leaked information for Dishonored before Bethesda could announce it themselves. Today trophies for an unannounced piece of Dishonored DLC called “The Other Side of the Coin” were placed on the PS3Trophies website. There are ten trophies overall and this would be the first piece of DLC that would probably expand the game’s storyline rather than simply provide trials.

When we spoke with Bethesda concerning this DLC they would not provide comment on this reveal at the moment, though now that the cat has been let out of the bag we probably should expect an official announcement sometime within the next few weeks.

Mighty Switch Force 2 heading to the Nintendo 3DS eShop

Travis Bruno

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February 26, 2013

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If you happen to be a fan of Mighty Switch Force then you will be ecstatic to hear that WayForward is going to be bringing a sequel to the Nintendo 3DS eShop sometime in the near future. As it was revealed to Destructoid, the game will star Patricia Wagon as the main character once again and the title is set to be released sometime in the first or second quarter of this year.

Director Austin Ivansmith went on to say in the interview that Patty will have “a surprise career change” in the next game, though this change hasn’t been detailed at this point. Apparently Mighty Switch Force 2 will be released at roughly the same price as the original.

Jesper Juul’s New Book ‘The Art of Failure’ Released Today

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Thomas Hellier

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February 26, 2013

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Jesper Juul, famed video game theorist from MIT and author of ‘The Ludologist’ blog, has released a new book today in the USA. The rest of the world can buy the book on March 22nd however you can download the e-version right now. Titled ‘The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games,’ the book focuses on why we continue to play difficult video games, and tries to put its finger on that drive to succeed most of us gamers thrive on. This supposed paradox, expressed through the constant subjugation to humiliating failure to achieve the pleasure of success, gets a thorough dissection. Juul’s core thesis is that this experience parallels tragic literature than light and fluffy entertainment.

Jesper Juul previous book, ‘Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds’, was named as one of 50 Books For Everyone in the Game Industry by Bullfrog Productions Ernest W. Adams. His renown in the gaming world as being one of the leading academics in the field, being one of the few that cuts through the academic huffing and puffing to articulate real, accessible insight.

You can purchase the book here.