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The History of Tetris

Philip Federico
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TETRIS, hands up who he’s played the game?  It seems that if you haven’t played it or something similar you must be living under a rock or on Mars.  For the rest of you out there that have, have you ever stopped and asked yourself even while playing the game and humming that addictive and unforgettable theme song, how it all began? Who came up with this brilliant idea of sliding different style shape puzzle pieces on top of one another?

Well today’s your lucky day. For your viewing pleasure we have a very interesting and very informative infographic that will guide you through the history of TETRIS from its very beginning up to present day!  Check it out below and let it fill in the pieces, doubts and questions you might of had about the history of this legendary game!

Source : The History Of Tetris

Check out Borderlands 2’s GameStop pre-order bonus in latest trailer

Travis Bruno
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With Borderlands 2’s release date just over three weeks away it is around the time where most people start heading out to retailers and dropping their money early in an effort to assure that they manage to get a copy of the game when it is released and also make sure they get all the neat little bonuses retailers offer.

Well today 2K Games and Gearbox Software released the below trailer showing off what gamers will receive if they choose to take their money to GameStop. Anyone who pre-orders from the company will receive the “Creature Slaughter Dome” bonus area where gamers can fight some of Pandora’s toughest enemies and take their XP and guns to the main game.

David Bateson returns to voice Agent 47 in Hitman: Absolution

Travis Bruno
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If you were concerned that the voice of Agent 47 would change since the last game in the Hitman series was released more than a few years ago, you can put those fears to rest because today Square Enix revealed that the voice of Agent 47 since 2000, David Bateson has returned to voice the character once again.

Alongside Bateson we have William Mapother, the star of LOST, performing the motion capture work for the character. So this means that when Hitman: Absolution hits stores on November 20th there will be some quality talent behind the main character as he takes down his enemies on the PC, 360 and PS3.

Senran Kagura 2 is a possibility

Travis Bruno
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While gamers in the West are trying to throw their money at Marvelous AQL to no avail, the company has been turning its eyes to the Japanese consumer with the hopes that they will enjoy their most recently released title, Senran Kagura Burst.

In an interview with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream, Marvelous AQL’s producer Kenichiro Takaki stated that if Burst happens to sell well and gamers enjoy the title, he would be more than happy to create Senran Kagura 2 for the 3DS.

In fact he even said that a full blown sequel (not Burst) would feature brand new gameplay to create even more stimulating battle mechanics. Does this mean an even more action packed title with even more clothes ripping off? Only Takaki knows…

Gears of War: Judgement Introduces Free-For-All Mode

Roger Ma
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Epic Games has officially announced a Free-For-All mode for their upcoming Gears of War: Judgement. The Gears of War series is renown for its strategic team based combat, Judgement re-introducing the old school deathmatch mode.

Epic debuted the new multiplayer mode at PAX, calling it the most intense and challenging mode yet. Along with the new game mode, two new maps Gondola and Library were unveiled.

Gondola: The Coastal Villa Apartments are part of the exclusive Halvo community located in the prestigious Agora foothills. Residents enjoy a host of interior upgrades, and each unit features an ocean view from a private patio or balcony. This quiet, gated community is located only a short gondola ride from the renowned shops and businesses of our active and thriving coastal community.

Library: The Alexiy Desipich Memorial Library is not a library in the traditional sense, but rather an archive of important documents surrounding his life, career, and personal interests. An avid historian, politician, and philosopher, Desipich is most remembered as the father and creator of the Austere Canon, the basis for the Coalition of Ordered Governments, which was shaped around eight guiding principles: Order, Diligence, Purity, Labor, Honour, Loyalty, Faith, and Humility.

Gears of War: Judgement  is set to be released for Xbox 360 in March 2013.

Cyklus Update Released for Mobile

Simon Wolfe
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Eastasiasoft has released an update for their game Cyklus, bringing it all the way up to version 1.20.  With the newest version of the game comes multilingual text support, as well as general improvements and fixes.  But, what exactly is Cyklus, some of you may be wondering.

Cyklus takes collision avoiding gameplay and gives it a new twist, literally.  Controlling a space ship as it uncontrollably spins, players have to navigate 100 levels, taking account for the rotation as they avoid hitting walls and obstacles.  This might be a little hard to understand just explaining it, but luckily a gallery is available below to show off a few shots from gameplay.  Even more useful a trailer is available below that, so players can see gameplay in action.

Currently, the Cyklus version 1.20 is only available on Google Play HERE, but the new update will be coming to the Apple App Store HERE and the Amazon Appstore HERE soon.

The Wii U will be at PAX Prime

Travis Bruno
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PAX Prime is a pretty large event and many big players are going to be bringing their A-games to show off to those who are attending. Nintendo revealed today that they will be bringing the Wii U to PAX Prime this year and anyone who visits them at booth #462 will find a number of titles to play on the new console.

Wii U games playable at the booth

  • ZombiU
  • Pikmin 3
  • New Super Mario Bros. U
  • Project P-100
  • Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
  • Nintendo Land
  • Scribblenauts Unlimited
  • Trine 2: Director’s Cut

Besides the Wii U games, Nintendo will be showing off unreleased 3DS and DS titles on the 2nd and 3rd levels of the North Galleria in the Nintendo Gaming Lounge. Plus, PAX Prime attendees can collect stickers throughout the convention in an effort to promote Paper mario: Sticker Star. If you can manage to collect all three stickers then you can get a special bonus sticker at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge. Neat!

Settle down with Skyrim’s Hearthfire DLC

Travis Bruno
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Settle down with Skyrim’s Hearthfire DLC

If you thought that the only thing missing from Skyrim was a home you could actually build, furnish and populate on your own, well then you’ll be happy to hear that the next piece of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC will offer you just that. The newly announced “Hearthfire” downloadable content will allow players to purchase a plot of land where they can build their very own home from the ground up.

Players can create anything from a simple cottage to a small mansion complete with an armory, laboratory and even a fish hatchery if you feel like it. Players will be able to customize their house, fight away unwanted visitors and even build a family by moving in with your wife and adopting children. The Hearthfire pack will be available next week on September 4th for only 400 MSP ($5) while PS3 and PC gamers will likely have to wait around a month to play it. Until then, you can check out the DLC’s debut trailer below.

Black Ops 2 Hardened and Care Package Editions detailed and priced

Travis Bruno
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It should come as no surprise that Activision is going to be releasing some special collector’s editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 when the game is released, but perhaps their contents may come as a little bit of a surprise.

The special editions come in two flavors, one is the Hardened edition which comes with some nice bonuses for $79.99 while the Care Package version comes with everything in the Hardened Edition plus some excellent looking physical bonuses like a remote-controlled quadro-copter, but will cost $179.99. See everything included in the packages below.

Hardened Edition:

  • Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
  • Exclusive Xbox Live CLAW Avatar Prop & Zombies Avatar Costume
  • Limited Edition Challenge Coins
  • Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
  • Collectible Steelbook
  • Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

Care Package Edition:

  • Bonus In-Game Content: Nuketown Zombies & Nuketown 2025
  • Exclusive PlayStation 3 System Multiplayer Theme & Zombie Theme
  • MD-27 Dragonfire Drone with Remote Control
  • Limited Edition Challenge Coins
  • Official Soundtrack by Jack Wall With Theme by Trent Reznor
  • Collectible Steelbook
  • Also Included: Exclusive Weapon Camp & Exclusive Player Card Backgrounds

PC versions get a “Digital Deluxe” version, which contains:

  • Nuketown Zombies and Nuketown 2025 map
  • Weapon Camo
  • Two Player Card Backgrounds
  • Soundtrack
  • COD: World at War download token

 Check out the trailer for the Collector’s Edition below!

Indie Gala 8 Released

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Another major indie game bundle release today. Indie Gala 8 was released in support of AbleGamers and the Italian Red Cross. AbleGamers helps those with disabilities and veterans suffering from war trauma overcome their barriers and play video games. The Italian Red Cross has been busy rebuilding the Emilia Romagna region after it was devastated by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake and it’s aftershocks. The bundle itself contains Dangerous Waters, Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness, Sentinel 3: Homeworld, and Superstars V8 Racing for those who purchase the bundle.

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