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August 18, 2011

Who is the greatest Pokemon player on the face of the Earth? Look above. That boys name is Ray Rizzo, and he placed first in the Masters division of the 2011 Pokemon World Championships. This American, as well Junior and Senior division winners Brian Hough and Kamran Jahadi, who are American as well, certainly deserve their big win. Their prize is a portion of a $100,000 scholarship fund, set up for people who compete in video game and card trading contests. Do you have the dedication to be a Master at Pokemon? Maybe you can get Ray Rizzo to give you lessons.

Forza 4 at Gamescom – The Hockenheim track

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August 18, 2011

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Forza 4 at Gamescom – The Hockenheim track

Just because “Hockenheim” sounds hilarious and made-up doesn’t mean it isn’t real. It is real and coming to your Xbox 360 soon. As part of Forza 4, this German racetrack will let you scream around it in some of the finest cars crafted by man.

Developed by Turn 10 and published by Microsoft, Forza 4 will release for the Xbox 360 later this year in North America on October 11, Europe on October 14, and globally October 20. Check out the latest Gamescom screenshots and trailer below. Are you ready to go full throttle? Which car would you take on the Hockenheim?

At Gamescom 2011, Microsoft also announced that the 2012 BMW M5 would be making an appearance in Forza 4. It looks like this car is shown off in the video.

Bioshock Infinite Gamescom screens show Elizabeth tearing up in more ways than one

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August 18, 2011

Nothing can pull on a person’s heartstrings more than seeing a legitimate looking crying person. Of course there is more than just sadness involved when we talk about Elizabeth’s tears. There is of course her tears which are running down her cheek in the below screenshot, or also the tears in the world itself which can spawn new cover and items or even throw them into an alternate timeline.

The below screenshots come from 2K Games and Irrational Games today for Gamescom and they focus entirely on Elizabeth, the main heroine of the title Bioshock Infinite who the player has to rescue and protect from Songbird. Bioshock Infinite will be released to the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 sometime in 2012.

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Microsoft announces Age of Empires ‘Season Pass’ that will offer six months of content for one price

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August 18, 2011

Age of Empires Online is out and it is free-to-play. The game is an MMORTS and although the game is free to play without any hidden charges, there will still be some content that will be in the game that you will have to pay for. Gas Powered Games, developer of the title, has announced that they are going to be working on new content for the MMORTS all the time and of course this content will have a price tag on it.

For this, Microsoft will be releasing a Season Pass for the game. At Gamescom, Microsoft said that the Season Pass will allow gamers to access all premium content and download it for free. The pass itself will cost $99.99 and last for six months at a time. Although this may be a bit expensive, though at the moment if you bought everything available for the game right now it would cost around $60, so perhaps this pass is actually a must have for hardcore fans of the game.

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 receives ‘Ascend into Darkness’ DLC on September 14th

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August 18, 2011

If you thought that you had done everything that you could possibly do in Dules of the Planeswalkers 2012 then you should be happy to hear that your favorite downloadable card game is about to get itself an expansion, or should I say booster pack? Wizards of the Coast announced earlier today that they will be releasing the Ascend into Darkness DLC package on September 14th across all platforms which the game is available for.

The DLC will include new cards and feresh art for each deck, three new playable decks as well as a handful of new campaign levels. Plus players can take on the role of Archenemey either through online matches or local matches. In Archenemy mode, three players will be bit against a very overpowered opponent. Sounds like a great time for those who can’t get enough of Magic: The Gathering.

Gears of War 3 coming to Germany

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August 18, 2011

To the surprise of nearly everyone, Gears of War 3 was rated “18” in Germany, meaning it can be sold there. It is the first game in the Gears series to be sold in Germany. Whilst speaking at GDC, Epic Games President Mike Capps gave his thoughts on the rating:

“We were so surprised that Gears of War 3 was rated here that we really didn’t have an action plan. I’m very happy that the marketing team at Microsoft was able to put together a booth presence for us at Gamescom with a couple weeks notice. I’ve never even met them, cause we’ve never sold anything [Gears of War] in Germany before.”

He would also like to try to sell Gears 1 and 2 in Germany, and Microsoft is “looking into” that possibility. In Australia, the game is rated MA15+ and in the USA, it is rated M for Mature. Both regions will also get to experience the game on September 20th, 2011.

DirecTV partners with PlayStation 3 to provide Sunday NFL Ticket to subscribers

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August 18, 2011

Currently, PlayStation 3 owners can watch a number of sports games on their console if they have the right services established. While fans of sports could watch either baseball or Hockey, they could not watch football on their entertainment console… until now that is. Earlier today the PlayStation Blog revealed that Sony had entered into a partnership with DirecTV to offer the satellite’s popular NFL Sunday Ticket service which will let viewers watch even un-aired football matches.

The service will cost current DirecTV subscribers an extra $50 to the original price of the Sunday Ticket and can use their PlayStation 3 as an extra receiver. On the other hand if you don’t use DirecTV, you will have to pay a whopping $339.95 to access the service. Those who do use the service will see up to 14 games a week in HD as well as DirecTV’s Red Zone service. Painful to the wallet, but who says that football fans can’t pony up some more cash to see more of what they love.

Far Cry 3’s Gamescom screenshots released; puts bodies in the water

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August 18, 2011

In an effort to keep gamers interested in the Far Cry series, and remind them that they are indeed working on a new title named Far Cry 3, Ubisoft has released a few images for the game for Gamescom. The screenshots don’t show off a whole lot of action, nor what looks like gameplay footage minus one screenshot of what appears to be a sniper rifle taking out a base.

But there is something else to see in these screenshots as well. It appears that the bad guys in Far Cry 3 have a habit of putting their corpses in the water, as not only are we shown bodies tied underwater, but a poor corpse stuck on the riverbank. Whatever happened to decency after killing people with bullets?

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Uncharted Golden Abyss – New screens and video

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August 18, 2011