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November 6, 2012

Image courtesy of Mark Pakula
As the rest of the world waits impatiently for the stroke of midnight, Australian games are popping in their Halo 4 discs. 250 JB Hifi and EB Games stores held midnight launch parties. Niall “UndueBasher647” Frew, was one of hundreds of people who attended EB Games Campbelltown last night to count down to midnight and was the first Australian to purchase “Halo 4”. Commenting on the experience, he said: “Halo has been my whole life, I feel fantastic! I have been waiting to play Halo 4 for a long time.” Check out pictures of the midnight launches here.

Australia is also getting a real life scavenger hunt called Capture the Poster allowing gamers the opportunity to win one of 400 signed Halo 4 artwork signed by Creative Director Josh Holmes. This artwork has been used for the Halo 4 billboard campaign. 400 posters have been scattered across Sydney and Melbourne. Players will need to join the Xbox Australia Facebook page here to join in the scavenger hunt.

Blizzard Releasing 700 Heart of the Swarm Beta Keys to Raptr Users

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November 6, 2012

700 lucky Raptr users who rank Elite or above on StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty are earning themselves a closed beta key to StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The Heart of the Swarm expansion pack features the former Terran Queen of the Zerg, Kerrigan. The game brings an extensive new single player campaign, new multiplayer content, an expanded progression system, and major changes to Battle.net including clan support.

Raptr is an online gaming community that combines several major social media and instant messenger services together in one social media service and rewards gamers for their play time. More than 600,000 rewards have been given out through their Raptr Rewards program. Check it out here.

Monopoly and The Game of Life Rolls onto Samsung Smart TVs

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November 6, 2012

EA Mobile is bringing two classic board game to the Samsung Smart TVs. Monopoly and The Game of Life is now available with the ability to control the action with the Samsung Galaxy S I, S II, and S III smart phones. Owners will need to download a free app from Samsung Apps on their phones to roll the dice in Monopoly, spin the wheel in The Game of Life, and check on vital in game information. The Game of Life and Monopoly apps for the Smart TV will cost $9.99 each.

Monopoly is the classic board game of real estate domination created by the Parker brothers in 1934. The Game of Life was created in 1860 by Milton Bradley.

Anuman Teases New Retro Video Game

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November 6, 2012

French publishers Anuman Interactive is busy with their next retro reboot with a collaborative mini game. Players will be allowed to break a two highlighted blocks every day to reveal their latest project. As blocks are broken, little pieces of the image begin to appear. Those who are a little impatient can use the image on the top of the site to take a wild guess on their next project. Check out the mini game here.

Anuman Interactive has published retro reboots of games such as Barbarian – The Deathsword, Bluecoats – North vs South and Crazy Cars: Hit the Road under the Microids Games for All label.

Worms Revolution Mars Pack DLC Announced

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November 6, 2012

Worms Revolution is getting a new DLC pack. The Mars Pack takes our beloved Worms to the red planet that an equally beloved rover named Curiosity recently landed on. The DLC pack features five new single player campaign missions; four new weapons, the Buffalo, Poison Gun, Lightning Strike, and the Crate Strike utility; a Mars theme that includes new customization options; and the return of Matt Berry as Don Keystone the narrator.

Worms Revolution Mars Pack will be released on Wednesday November 7th, 2012 for $4.99 USD on the PlayStation 3 Network Store, 400 MSP on Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace, and $4.99 USD on Steam. Check out the screenshots with the new weapons in action below.

Latest Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 trailer reveals ring outs

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November 6, 2012

Today Namco Bandai released a new trailer for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 and this trailer demonstrates a feature that the vocal majority of fans seem to be upset about. This video, which can be seen below, shows off a new Ring Out feature similar to Soul Calibur where players will instantly lose a match if they are knocked off a side of the stage.

This was demonstrated ina fight between Minato and Sasuke, where the Rasengen looks to be a tad overpowered thanks to the fact that Sasuke is launched nearly half way across the stage with one hit. That being said, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 is currently set for release in March 2013.

Grand Theft Auto V now available for pre-order

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November 6, 2012

Grand Theft Auto V now available for pre-order

Rockstar revealed today that Grand Theft Auto V is now available for pre-order at a number of retailers such as GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy and of course at Walmart. Whether you put down simply $5 or $60 you will be able to claim a special limited edition viewfinder as well as a poster. Australian gamers can also pre-order the game at EB Games and JB Hi-Fi while those of you in New Zealand can pre-order it at the same two stores mentioned before as well as some place called Mighty Ape though it is unknown if the little viewfinder is available in these countries.

Today the company also released the above image in multiple formats so gamers can use it as a wallpaper on either their computer, phone or even the PS Vita. The download page can be found here so you can show your support for a game that has a release window of Spring 2013.

Wii U demo stations available throughout the United States

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November 6, 2012

Wii U demo stations available throughout the United States

If you are still skeptical about picking up the Wii U before it is released in a few weeks, then you may have a difficult time purchasing one if you happen to become enamored with the system after playing one of the demo stations that are now available at a number of stores.

Today Nintendo announced that over 5,000 Wii U demo units have been set up across the United States including places such as Target, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart and Toys R us. The company has even set up a handy map that can be found here. This map will allow you to find the demo station nearest you.

Battlefield 1942 is currently free on Origin

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November 6, 2012