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Diablo 3 auction house delayed for unknown length of time

Travis Bruno
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If you are a fan of Diablo 3 then you most likely know that Blizzard has been handling the release of this huge title rather badly, with pre-purchasers having to wait until the game landed on store shelves, multiple bugs and errors and even the servers going down continuously. Now it seems that Blizzard can’t even manage to keep its promises when it comes to features planned for the game.

The auction house which was meant to be made available on May 22nd has now been delayed as Blizzard community manager Micah “Bashiok” Whipple revealed on the Blizzard forums. The main reason for the delay is thanks to the fact that Blizzard doesn’t know how to run its own servers and as such they have had to delay the auction house’s launch date for the unforeseeable future.

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection gets a solid release date on the PlayStation Vita

Travis Bruno
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While the Japanese may have to wait until June 28th it seems that North American gamers will be able to take the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection with them on the Vita sooner than anyone else. Today Konami revealed that the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection which contains the HD upgraded Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3 will be released on June 12.

As previously mentioned, those who have the PlayStation 3 version of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will be able to transfer their save data over to the PS Vita version of the game. Another new addition is the use of touchscreen controls to make use of the Vita’s capabilities. It is worth noting that Peace Walker HD is not included in this collection like it was on the console version.

Take part in a two week beta for Far Cry 3 this Summer

Travis Bruno
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Perhaps in an effort to stimulate the sales for the soon to be released Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, any GameStop PowerUp Rewards member who purchases said game will receive a code that will allow them to participate in a closed multiplayer beta for Far Cry 3.

This beta was announced by Ubisoft earlier today and will last for two weeks sometime this Summer. Currently the only platforms which gamers will be able to access the beta on are the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 so any PC gamers will be out of luck. If for some reason you don’t feel like picking up Ghost Recon then Ubisoft is going to be offering 500 beta codes on their Facebook so perhaps it would be best to stop over there and take a look.

Borderlands 2 Limited and Collector’s edition contents revealed

Travis Bruno
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Fans of a video game series will sometimes be willing to shell out a ton of cash to try and receive all of the little goodies that a video game publisher releases in their special editions and Borderlands 2 fans will have two flavors to choose from when the game is released on September 18th in North America and September 21st in Australia.

The two special editions revealed today are the Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition which will run you $100 in the US or $120 in Australia and provide you with a Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, an art book, a sticker set, Pandora map, digital comic download code and some bonus in-game content.

Those with a bit more money to spend can drop a cool $150 in the US and $160 for those in Australia on the Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition which contains everything you can see above, the contents of the Deluxe Vault edition as well as a scaled replica of red loot chest, steel book case, “Creatures of Pandora” ID chart, lithograph postcards, Sir Hammerlock’s field notes, Pandora cloth map, and a numbered certificate of authenticity.

It is also worth noting that anyone who pre-orders the game will be given access to the Borderlands 2 Premier Club which will reward members with a Golden Key, Gearbox Gun Pack, Vault Hunter’s Relic and access to the Mechromancer class when it is released. So Borderlands 2 fans, how much money are you willing to drop on this title?

Guillermo Del Toro’s inSane is still alive says THQ

Travis Bruno
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While quite a few people have probably forgotten about THQ’s project with Guillermo Del Toro where they were planning to create a trilogy of games called inSane, there are still a few out there curious about the game. These curious people were especially concerned about the game’s status considering THQ has been losing quite a bit of money lately and has had to let go a number of people.

However these people can put their concerns to rest because THQ’s Executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson stated on his Twitter that inSane “is not canceled.” While this is good news for gamers hoping to eventually see the title come to store shelves, it is worth noting that even when the game was announced it was set for a 2013 release date, meaning there is still plenty of time for things to go wrong.

Telltale’s The Walking Dead hits the one million sales mark

Travis Bruno
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News about a million walking dead around the world may be horrific news for most people, but not Telltale Games. Today the company revealed that their first episode of The Walking Dead video game series has already been downloaded one million times across the Xbox Live, Steam and PSN networks. This is quite a large accomplishment, especially since this is only the first of five episodes.

The Walking Dead fanbase has obviously taken quite a liking to the critically acclaimed series, as Telltale has said that this is their “fastest selling game series to date.” The second episode of The Walking Dead is set to be released in June, and it will be curious to see if this episode will continue to reach impressive sales numbers.

Surviving High School – The Book Coming September

Jamie Laike Tsui
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What do you do when you take over the iTunes App Store? Write a novelization of your game! EA is bringing Surviving High School to a book store near you  this September. Published under the Little, Brown’s Poppy imprint. M. Doty, the original writer of Surviving High School returns to expand on the story of Twin Branches High. A must have for any fan of Surviving High School, the novel will dive deeper into the stories of the main characters and reveal the answer to a major mystery in the game.

The book follows Emily, a student trapped between studying and swimming in an effort to match her older sister Sara’s track to Olympic stardom. Emily’s social life is limited to lunches with her best friend and the occasional sleep over until one day Emily falls in love with school heartthrob Ben Kale. Sara’s secrets begin to come to light and Emily is suddenly left to wonder what she has missed in her life all this time.

Surviving High School is available for iPad here and for iPhone here.

NHL 13 Hyping New Gameplay Revolution

Simon Wolfe
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EA Sports has started hyping a “new gameplay revolution” that will be introduced in NHL 13 with 30-second spot videos about the previous gameplay revolutions.  The first video tells of the Skill Stick, which was introduced in NHL 07 and allowed for more realistic usage of the stick to better move the puck around, as opposed to the old days where it was pretty much always a slap shot.  The second video released yesterday and available  for viewing below, covers the real world physics for colliding players that was introduced in NHL 11, so players could really lay out the opposing team or getting laid out if you’re like me.

It makes sense to change up the formula as EA Sports is known for yearly releases for all the major sports, which often leads to demands of variety or at the very least less market saturation.  Needless to say this is pretty interesting ad campaign to see and I have no idea what they could be add to revolutionize gameplay this time around.  What do you NHL fans think, what gameplay revolution do you think is coming?  Post in the comments and voice your opinion on what is coming with NHL 13.

Rock of Ages Rolls on PSN for NA

Simon Wolfe
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ATLUS and ACE TEAM have brought zany, boulder rolling Rock of Ages to the PSN for Playstation 3 and with it additional features and modes, but unfortunately currently only for North America.  As an added bonus PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the title for free, only for a limited time though, so be sure to get on that or you might miss out on a steal for one of the most unique games of last year.

What all has been added?  “Obstacle Course” is a new game mode where the player boulder competes against a friend or AI in a randomly generated course of defenses, with the winner being whomever reaches the end first.  Additionally, there is an enhanced “War” mode, which features previously unusable units.  As well as tweaks and changes to improve the game in general.  All of which is exclusive to the PSN, for now at least.

It’s nice to see the PSN release made good, especially with the added content.

Resonance Releasing June 19th

Simon Wolfe
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Adventure game fans will be pleased to hear that Wadjet Eye Games’ next title Resonance will be releasing on June 19th to PC and Steam.  They also have a new trailer, which can be seen below, that helps fill in the story for a game that has been five years in the making.  The low down is that a physicist has died and now 4 characters in connected stories are trying to get what he was working on and stop its misuse.

A retro-style adventure game with a story plenty of people are raving about, Resonance is currently available for pre-order through both GOG.com and Resonance-Game.com, as well as being available on Steam on its release date.  But, it may be who of you to check out the pre-order as both offer some interesting pre-order bonuses.

GOG offers all digital with MP3 soundtrack, poster, wallpapers, and special development videos at a 10% discount for pre-ordering.  While Wadjet Eye Games offers a limited edition disc copy that includes a collector’s box, printed poster, with MP3 soundtrack and other things on the disc itself, though for a higher $24.99, but that includes shipping worldwide and pre-ordering guarantees a free download on release day.

Plenty of things to chew over before Resonance‘s release, players can check out a pre-order at GOG.com HERE or Resonance-Game.com HERE.

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