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Skullgirls enters the ring on XBLA and PSN

Jack Joly
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Skullgirls, a 2D fighting game expected to be a big hit within the fighting game community, is available today on PlayStation Network for the PS3 in the Americas, and arrives Wednesday, April 11 on Xbox Live Arcade in the Americas, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand.

Priced at $14.99 on PlayStation Network or 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Arcade, the game’s PSN release in Europe and Australia/New Zealand is still a few weeks away.

Tournament regulars expect the game will become a mainstay in the tournament scene, starting with tournaments in North America, Europe, and Australia sponsored by Autumn Games:

• PowerUp 2012: Cincinnati – April 13-15
• Stunfest: Rennes, France – April 13-15
• ESC: The Elite Series at Wizard World Toronto Comicon: Toronto – April 14-15
• Shadowloo Showdown: Melbourne, Australia – May 4-6
• Toryuken: Toronto – May 19-20
• Ultimate Fighting Game Tournament 8: Chicago – May 25-27
• Northwest Majors: Seattle – June 2-3
• Montreal Annual Tournament: Montreal – June 2-3
• East Coast Throwdown: Morristown, N.J. – June 9-10
• CEO 2012: Orlando, Fla. – June 15-17
• Midwest Championships 2012: Nashville, Tenn. – June 22-24
• ESC: Elite Series (Finals): Toronto – July 28

More tournaments will be announced in the coming weeks and additional details on upcoming tournaments can be found on the official Skullgirls website by visiting http://skullgirls.com/2012/04/skullgirls-tournaments/. ;

Nexuiz PC Beta keys available on a first come, first served basis

Jack Joly
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THQ and Machinima today announced the immediate launch of a public PC Beta for Nexuiz, an FPS already on Xbox 360 thanks to the Xbox Live Arcade House Party action in February.

Places are limited, and access keys can be claimed on a first come, first served basis via Alienware’s website at AlienwareArena.com/Nexuiz

Nexuiz is now scheduled for release on PC on May 3rd, with a suggested retail price of $9.99, and substantial PC-specific enhancements.

“PC is the home of the Arena Shooter” said Kedhrin Gonzalez, Creative Director at Illfonic. “We’ve been working hard to make the PC version of Nexuiz the best we can, and add the features and support that the discerning PC audience expects. This Beta will help us fine tune our online service, and we hope players will have a blast with it.”

The PC version of Nexuiz will include a number of enhancements and changes over the console version including:

  • Dedicated Server Support and Game Browser
  • Enhanced, CryENGINE 3 powered graphics with DX11 support
  • Advanced custom controls, new HUD and a 15% increase to player speed for ultimate twitch-shooter experience – and Immersive feedback utilizing Alien FX by Alienware!

More details can be found on the Nexuiz community forums at Forums.Nexuiz.com

Nexuiz for PC is now available to pre-order from the THQ store at http://thq.me/dTS or on Steam at Store.Steampowered.com/app/96800 with a 10% discount applied to all pre-orders.

Lose Your Shoes in The Sims FreePlay Today

Simon Wolfe
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Lose Your Shoes in The Sims FreePlay Today

Today is the day to get those shoes off your Sims and go barefoot.  EA and TOMS have partnered up and today they want to bring awareness to the millions of kids around the world without shoes through One Day Without Shoes.  TOMS was created to support children without shoes by supplying a pair for free, for every pair they sold.  By hosting this event they hope to spread the word even farther about the need.

How do you participate?  Load up The Sims FreePlay and kick off their shoes, but it only lasts for 24 hours, so be sure to act right away.  Players that do have their Sims go barefoot will get a virtual pair of limited-edition TOMS shoes for their Sims for free.  The Sims FreePlay is available free of charge for Android, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.  Check it out and spread the word.

New Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection released

Travis Bruno
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While we’ve heard a bit about the Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection so far, we haven’t actually seen much of what the game is going to look like when it is released with its HD upgrade as well as Trophy and Move support. Capcom hopes to alleviate that issue today as they have released a small amount of screenshots which can be seen below.

Those eager to play the Resident Evil Chronicles HD Collection when it is released better have some money on the PSN account because the title will only be released digitally and exclusively on the PlayStation 3.

Check out the new Street Fighter X Tekken fighters on the Vita version

Travis Bruno
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Earlier today we learned that the PlayStation Vita version of Street Fighter X Tekken will be able to not only play online using 3G, but it will also be able to crossplay with PlayStation 3 users. Now Capcom has chosen to give us a little trailer featuring all of the new characters that will be featured on the PlayStation Vita version of the game.

You can see the trailer below, but you most likely have seen a lot of these characters before on hacked PS3/360 versions of the title thanks to the fact that they already exist on disc as “on-disc DLC”… lovely. Either way check it out below and see how these characters will look on Sony’s relatively new handheld gaming device.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Assassin’s Creed costume available now alongside free Serah outfit

Travis Bruno
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Assassin’s Creed costume available now alongside free Serah outfit

There has been plenty of DLC released for Final Fantasy XIII-2 since it was released however all of this DLC would cost you at least a few dollars depending on what you wanted. However Square Enix has released a new costume for Serah that will cost you absolutely nothing and that costume is called the Style and Steel outfit.

Also those who are fans of Assassins’ Creed will be happy to know that Ezio Auditore’s outfit for Noel is available today as well, though this one will cost you 240 MSP/$3 if you want to dress like an assassin. Those who enjoy battling in the Coliseum will be happy to know that PuPu and Gilgamesh have also entered the arena and can be fought against, though they will cost 160 MSP/$2 and 320 MSP/$4 respectively if you want to take them on.

Street Fighter X Tekken Vita version to contain cross-platform multiplayer with PS3

Travis Bruno
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Those who are planning on picking up Street Fighter X Tekken no longer have any reason to be concerned with the amount of people that will be playing the game online. The reason for this is because Capcom just revealed that Street Fighter X Tekken will feature cross platform play between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

This means that players can use their Wi-Fi connections and even their 3G connections to play against other users who are on their PlayStation 3 consoles. This will creates a little kerfuffle however, because if Capcom offers easy to use attacks with the Vita’s touch controls then Vita owners will immediately be superior. We shall wait and see.

Resident Evil 6 release date moved up to October 2nd with new trailer

Travis Bruno
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Earlier today at the Capcom Captivate 2012 event a new trailer for Resident Evil 6 was revealed and it has now been placed below for your viewing pleasure. This trailer includes plenty of plot details but also one key date. That date of course is the brand new release date which accelerates Resident Evil 6’s infection rate to October 2nd instead of November 20th.

Those who have seen the trailer already will also see plenty of old friends returning in the form of Ada Wong and Sherry Birkin. Also that mysterious third character everyone was curious about? It turns out that his name is Jake Muller and he is Albert Wesker’s son…

Unity Hits 1 Million Users and Counting

Thomas Giles
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Unity, game engine and tools, was released back in 2005, with just a few hundred users. To date, Unity has been downloaded 6 million times, and has reached 1 million registered developers. At the end of 2010, they had 250,000 developers using their platform, which grew to 750,000 just a year later! This exponential growth continues strong, as the platform spreads in popularity across Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

The system’s monthly active developer base has grown to 300,000, who put in 2.5 million hours into their projects in the last month alone. According to Evans Data’s statistics, this adds up to almost 2% of the world’s software developers using Unity!

Unity is an intuitive and flexible development platform used to make interactive 3D and 2D content. The system can deploy to many platforms, including iOS and the browser with the help of the Unity Web Player. It’s ease of use makes prototyping games quick and straightforward, and has become very popular amongst the indie crowd.

You should check out their Demos made with Unity. And you can always download the full version free today!

Rabbids Invade Facebook and iOS Devices

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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The Rabbids are back! And in their bid for world domination they have decided to take on the two most massive social gaming networks, Facebook and iOS devices! So watch out those of you who love your social gaming, because the Rabbids will soon be coming to an app near you!

Rabbids: Invasion is taking over Facebook! Players can now join Rabbids to help grow their fledgling invasion on a tiny farm, to a massive city. Rabbids plant burgers, stinky cheese, and other odd things that you harvest to supply their business. Rabbids also collect precious toilet paper and go on a shopping trip to buy some swag to impress all the other Rabbids with.

And visiting neighbours? You can do that too, but in Rabbids you get points for harassing your neighbours and creating some mayhem. You also get to personalise your Rabbid avatar with accessories and outfits, and knowing Rabbids, there will be a pretty interesting mix in there. Plus, you can also ‘rabbidise’ your friends and family – because nothing is more awesome than showing people what they’d look like as Rabbids and getting to tease them about it!

Check out the Facebook app HERE

Facebook apps not for you? Well don’t worry, they have something for you iOS users too! With Rabbids Go Phone Again and Rabbids Go HD, in which players can manipulate, tickle, tease and shake their captive Rabbid. Rabbids Go HD is the Rabbids first venture onto the iPad, giving players a chance to really torture their little Rabbid in high def.

Rabbids Go Phone Again is available on the iTouch or iPhone for $0.99 HERE, and Rabbids Go HD is available for $1.99 HERE.

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