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Dead Space 3, now with weapon crafting, hits store shelves on February 5

Today during their Gamescom press conference, EA revealed a few new details concerning their upcoming co-op horror game, Dead Space 3. One of the biggest pieces of news was the solidified release date of the title as February 5th in North America and February 8th for those in Europe.

Besides the release date announcement the company also revealed a brand new system that would be introduced in Dead Space 3. This new system will be a weapon crafting system that will allow for flexible customization of Isaac’s weaponry. This expands upon the previously limited weapon upgrade system present in past games and will add a slew of new ways to take down necromorphs.

For those interested, Visceral is also running a contest on Dead Space 3’s official site where players can submit their own weapon ideas. The competition is called the “Tools of Terror” competition and the winner will not only have their weapon put into the game but their own likeness included somewhere in the title.

Final Fantasy VII available for download now on PC

While people stuck in the past may be clamoring over a Final Fantasy VII HD remake of some sort, the rest of the world can enjoy Final Fantasy VII on the PC today because Square Enix’s digital download of the PC version of the game has just been released.

Those who want to pick up the title can do so via Square Enix’s eStore for only $9.99 thanks to a discount running through September 12. Anyone who picks up the title after that will have to pay $2 more at a price tag of $11.99. Besides a PC re-release, the title also features a number of minor additions such as 36 achievements, cloud saves (haha) and a stat booster that will raise the players’ health, magic and money. Sorta like an easy button.

Latest Aliens: Colonial Marines dev diary brings the tension

Today Sega revealed the third developer diary for Aliens: Colonial Marines and in this one members of the Gearbox Software development team are focusing on how they worked on creating the tension and fear players will find in the game while the second half of the video they highlight various locations the players will visit while playing the title itself.

As for the game itself, fans of the Aliens series will still have to wait around a half a year to play this great looking title, but for now you can simply tide yourself over with the aforementioned dev diary found below.

New Contract Mode announced for Hitman: Absolution

Today during a press conference at Gamescom Square Enix had a new game mode to announce for Hitman: Absolution. This game mode is called Contract Mode and will be an online mode that will allow players to create their own Contracts which will then be available to play by anyone online. Of the contracts created by players, five user contracts will be chosen each week for leader board competition, though the rest will still be available for your assassinating enjoyment.

Players will be able to create these contracts through a method called Play to Create where play style and execution set the rules of the level. To do this players will navigate a level of their choosing and select up to three targets for each Contract. The targets can be anyone they want and their execution method will then be the requirement for a Contract, making it so anyone who plays your user Contract will have to do that same method. From what it sounds like, this will allow players to compete with others on who can be the best assassin by one-uping each others’ contract kills.

Catwoman revealed for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Today a new character was revealed for Warner Brothers’ big super hero fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. While she may not be the most “super” fighter around, from the looks of the announcement trailer, which can be seen below, Catwoman will be able to take on the rest of the super powered cast just fine.

From the looks of the character design, Catwoman is receiving another minor make-over from her last video game appearance in Batman: Arkham City, though with the amount of popularity she is gaining we may just see a full blown Catwoman game sometime in the future. Until then we get to watch her take down the likes of Batman and even Superman.

Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel debut trailer released alongside new info

Today during their Gamescom Press Conference, EA had a few things to reveal for their newly announced game, Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. The first big piece of information is the fact that the game will include a brand new Overkill mode that will allow players to deal out extra damage with their partner for a short time. Overkill mode will be activated by taking down multiple enemies at a fast rate of speed.

Also revealed was the debut trailer for the game which gives us a brief look at Alpha and Bravo and where they will be fighting this time around. Check out the trailer below and keep an eye out for more info as the day rolls on.

Medal Of Honor Warfighter Fireteam Trailer 2 Launched

Fresh off the end of the EA Gamescom conference comes the latest trailer for the Fireteam addition to the Medal of Honor Warfighter multiplayer portion of the video game. Players are able to represent their own country as a Fireteam from many different possible nations.

In the trailer we see some of the advantages of a two man Fireteam in some of the maps available within the game. The trailer also gives us a plethora of stats about the system within the game. For example, there are over 1000 different Fireteam customisations available to players.

Be sure to check out the trailer embedded below for more details.

Environmentally Friendly Lost Planet 3 Screenshots

Capcom was excited to show off Lost Planet 3‘s environment in a slew of new screenshots. The screenshots are heavy with breath taking snowy environments, cave systems, and mountain cliffs. There are plenty of enemies and mechs for those who like a little more boom in their pictures. Lost Planet 3 is a third person shooter taking place before the first game. The game stars Jim, a rig pilot who left earth to work on E.D.N. III to set up the colony for generous hazard pay. Lost Planet 3 features first person gameplay mechanics in the rig and third person shooting while on foot and includes several multiplayer modes. Lost Planet 3 is slated for a 2013 release for PC, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.

New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD Screenshots

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures HD Ver. received seven new screenshots at Gamescom today. The fighting game game was originally released for the Sega Dreamcast and is based on the popular Japanese manga series. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures features each character’s unique supernatural powers, Stands, from the manga. For the first time, the game will also feature an eight player multiplayer lobby system and online matchmaking. The matchmaking system will be the same system from Super Street Fighter IV and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. will be released on August 21st for $19.99 on the Playstation Network and on August 22nd for 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Arcade.

Four New DMC Screenshots

Capcom is continuing their steady stream of Gamescom releases with four brand new screenshots for DMC – Devil May Cry. DMC is a reboot of the Capcom classic hack and slash series Devil May Cry. The fifth game of the series, DMC covers Dante’s teenaged years. The game has drawn a lot of controversy over the direction of the game, including the decision to change Dante’s classic look.  DMC – Devil May Cry will be released January 15th, 2013 in North America and Europe and January 17th, 2013 in Japan for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. The PC release is tentatively set for sometime in 2013.