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New Crysis 3 Trailer reveals Hunter Edition pre-order bonus

EA Games released a new trailer for Crysis 3. The trailer shows off all the fancy pre-order bonuses players will receive. Players will receive a bonux XP to boost up them up to Level 5 in multiplayer,receive the Hunter Nanosuit Module, which adds additional power and functionality to the super-suit, allowing for muffle footsteps and no suit noises during movement, three exclusive dog tags, and unlock the unique skinned Predator Bow immediately, capable of firing when cloaked. Additionally players will get the Recon Arrow for the Predator Bow, allowing players to tag enemies from a distance in a bright eye catch red.

As a final bonus, those who pre-order will get a key to download the original Crysis for free. Crysis 3 is slated for a February 2013 release.

Preorder your copy Crisis 3 online here.

Check out the trailer below

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Humble Bundle For Android 4 Released

Humble Bundle released their fourth Android bundle today. The original pay what you want bundle provides five games available for Android and PC. Those who pay more than the average price will receive an extra game. This bundle includes physics puzzler Crayon Physics Deluxe, RTS Eufloria, microbial puzzler Splice, side scrolling adventure Waking Mars, and highly acclaimed retro styled adventure game Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. Those who pay more than the average will also get a copy of point and click adventure game Machinarium.

All games come as a DRM free download for Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux, however you will need to pay more than $1.00 to receive a Steam key. All games come with their respective soundtracks as a bonus. Check out the bundle here.

Bioshock for Free and 75% off Valve Digital Downloads at Gamefly

If you have not played Ken Levine’s dystopian shooter Bioshock, you are missing out. Fear not, Gamefly is offering Bioshock for free for gamers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. You will need to provide your credit card information to get in on the deal, however you will not be charged. The game will be downloaded through Gamefly’s own game software. Download your free copy of Bioshock here.

In addition, Gamefly is running a 75% off Valve Week. Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Portal 2, Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 & 2, Counter Strike: Source, Counter Strike: Condition Zero, and Team Fortress Classic are all %75 off. You will need Steam to play these games. Check out the sale here.

Indie Royale Harvest Bundle Released

Indie Royale has the new bundle released, The Harvest Bundle. This bundle follows the usual moving minimum, pay what you want format Indie Royale has traditionally followed. All releases are available as DRM free downloads and some games are available on Desura and Steam.

The Harvest Bundle contains seven games. Renegades retro platformer Mutant Mudds arms players with a water canon and a jetpack, RichMakeGame’s procedural top down twin stick shooter Pineapple Smash Crew, Spaces of Play’s critically acclaimed Lemmings inspired action puzzler Spirits, Spiderweb Software’s retro RPG series Avernum: The Great Trials Trilogy, and Studio Bean’s experimental 2D basketball platformer BasketBelle. Those who pay more than $8.00 will receive a chiptune album from Data Airlines especially compiled for Indie Royale. Check it out here.

Knight Adventure Released

Pangalore released it’s multiplatform social RPG. Available for iPad 2 and newer, iPhone/iPod Touch 4 and Facebook, Knightly Adventure provides players to build their kingdom, cultivate crops, and craft items as they quest for fortune and fame. There are over sixty quests to complete and tons of equipment for players to arm themselves with. “Our goal is to expand social gaming for the growing group of mid-to-core gamers by combining fun ‘Build’ elements and social connectivity with dynamic “Battle” gameplay with hack and slash style combat and quests for continual engagement,” said Doyon Kim, Pangalore co-founder and Chief Product Officer.

Facebook players can check out the game here, iOS users can download the game for free here. An Android release will be released next week for Samsung Galaxy SII, SIII, and Tab with more device support planned for the future.

The Walking Dead Episode 4 Now Available for iOS

The Walking Dead for iOS released Episode Four – Around Every Corner today. The episode is written by Gary Whitta, screenwriter for The Book of Eli and After Earth. The Walking Dead game has been released to rave reviews from both the public and the media. In addition, a new launch trailer was released to celebrate the arrival of Episode Four on The Walking Dead app.

The Walking Dead app is priced at $4.99 for the first episode. The rest of the episodes can be purchased separately or a Season Pass can be purchased for $14.99, a 20% discount compared to purchasing the episodes separately and much cheaper compared to other platforms.  Check out our review on The Walking Dead Episode Four – Around Every Corner here. Purchase the first episode of The Walking Dead game here.

Grand Theft Auto V Game Informer cover revealed

Today Game Informer revealed the cover art for their December issue of the magazine and it is none other than Grand Theft Auto V. The cover art can be seen to the right (click the image for a larger version) and it reveals that there will be three different protagonists this time around.

These protagonists are apparently called, from right to left, Franklin, Trevor and Michael. The game will be returning to Los Santos and the main protagonist will be moving there in an attempt to find a fresh start. Unfortunately for him he is quickly drawn back into the mob. Expect more details to be revealed when Game Informer’s December issue goes live.

Nine minute developer diary for The Elder Scrolls Online released

Today ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda, released a new video which, while presented as a developer diary, is the first gameplay footage ever shown to the public. While we may have seen the MMO in action back at E3, our impressions of the footage can be seen here, the company has not shown the game off to the public until now.

In the below nine minute developer diary you will be able to learn about some of the basics in the game as well as the team’s vision for creating an MMO based off of one of the most successful RPG franchises. Currently The Elder Scrolls Online is set for a release some time in 2013.

Anarchy Reigns ‘Day One Edition’ announced for Europe

It looks like Sega themselves have finally decided on releasing a little bit of news concerning Anarchy Reigns, a finished game delayed over six months with no explanation given. Today it was revealed that European gamers will be able to pick up a special “Day One” edition of Anarchy Reigns when it is released on January 8th.

Anyone who pre-orders the game will receive an instant upgrade to the Day One edition which will include two extra gameplay modes in the form of Dog Fight and Mad Survival, with the former being an aerial battle mode and the latter being a horde mode. Also included in this version of the game is a code that will allow players to access Bayonetta as a playable character.

Currently it is unknown how the North American version of the game will be released, as Sega made sure to say this version of the game was for Europe only. However with the US version also set for release on January 8th, we should expect some sort of news concerning Bayonetta and these two stages soon.

Star Wars: The Old Republic becomes free-to-play November 15

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Star Wars: The Old Republic was seen by many to be a possible WoW killer, what with the immensely popular Star Wars franchise and setting helping push sales. Unfortunately it seems that EA’s venture into a Star Wars MMO has fallen to the lowest level an MMO can go, free-to-play.

Today it was revealed by Game Informer that Bioware has announced exactly when the title will be going free-to-play and that date is closer than you may think, in fact it is next week on November 15th. If you already are a member of the game community and have been paying for a subscription then you will be given a number of complimentary Cartel coins that an be used in a microtransaction shop. The amount you receive will be based on how long you have played the game.