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SSX to make a Revival on Consoles with SSX: Deadly Descents…

Dustin Spencer
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After many years of waiting, SSX fans can finally celebrate as EA Sports have finally revealed their new title at the Video Game Awards, SSX: Deadly Descents. Recently rumors have been swirling that a new title was to be revealed for the beloved snowboarding series and not only did we receive confirmation, but a new trailer to boot.

After watching the announcement trailer I can say that I am ready for this title as it looks to completely revamp the whole series. The game looks a little darker and has more of an edge to it, but it also gave off a bit of a “Modern Warfare 2” vibe, to me at least. There is no confirmation as of yet of what consoles will be seeing this title, but you can bet the Xbox 360 & PS3 will be the most likely candidates. Watch the trailer below and judge for yourself as this could not only be a revival of a franchise, but the whole snowboarding genre in general.

Forza 4 Speeds into a 2011 Release…

Dustin Spencer
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For all of the racing fans out there, Forza 4 is now confirmed and will be hitting the 360 in the fall of 2011. At the VGAs we also got to see a first trailer for the game to top off the awesome news of this sequel. The live-action trailer shows off some of the terrain and action we can expect with the fourth entry of the game but one thing that was not shown in the trailer was the Kinect support which Microsoft boasted about during this year’s E3.

I expect more to come forward about just how the Kinect will play into Forza 4 in the future, but for now the trailer is a great confirmation that one of the 360’s most beloved racing franchises is still revved up and ready to go next year. Check out the trailer below.

Insane to be made by Guillermo Del Toro and THQ

Travis Bruno
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Feeling an itch for a good horror title? Well if so then there is some great news coming your way in a few words. At tonight’s VGA Guillermo Del Toro, director of Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, announced that he has joined together with THQ to create a new game titled Insane. Danny Bilson from THQ released on his twitter the following regarding the game: “Finally announced inSane! Been workin with GDT for 6 months. Just finished the story beats yesterday. An Horrific Adventure for 2013”

Not much else was released about the game other than a teaser trailer which shows pretty much nothing about the game beyond try to give us a taste of what type of scares we will be seeing in a very vague way. Oh and also the fact that the game will be released in 2013. So while many of the games announced tonight are coming our way in under a year, this one is at least two years away still.

Mass Effect 3 revealed after weeks of teasing

Travis Bruno
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So it looks like all of those different teasers that have been released over the past few weeks all lead up to the announcement tonight at the VGA. BioWare and EA announced that their next blockbuster game will be Mass Effect 3. They also debuted a nice little trailer of Earth being under heavy attack. Wait did I say nice trailer?

As far as the trailer shows the Reapers have made their way to Earth and in little under a week they have decimated most of the defenses and are tearing apart the last of Earth’s defenders. But who is left that can save the world? Well Shepard of course. The narrator himself says “If Shepard doesn’t bring help soon, there won’t be an Earth left to save,” as the trailer pulls out to show Shepard watching the Earth burn.

Mass Effect 3 is set to launch sometime in the holiday season in 2011 so we have around a year to wait for the conclusion to BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy. Catch the trailer itself below.

Thor: God of Thunder gets Dated along with a “Shocking” Debut Trailer…

Dustin Spencer
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Tired of announcement trailers yet? Of course you’re not. Sega were also at the Video Game awards this year and after recenlty revealing more information about their new title, Thor: God of Thunder, the company also debuted the title’s first big trailer. The first bit of good news with this is that the game will NOT use the same story as the movie so playing the game is going to be a completely different experience. The other bit of good news? As of now the game looks like it could make Ironman 2 run home crying to his comic book. The gameplay is looking to be a GOW-esqe type game, but honestly I can’t complain about that as it looks to be a fast paced, action-packed title all the way through based on the trailer.

Thor: God of Thunder also is now slated to release May 3rd, 2011 putting it on store shelves just a few days before the movie hits theaters. So watch the new trailer below and get ready as Thor is ready to slam into consoles in 2011…

Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim announced and set for 11/11/11 release

Travis Bruno
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Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim announced and set for 11/11/11 release

They say a large secret is hard to keep under wraps but surprisingly enough Bethesda has managed to keep this one under wraps until they were ready enough to announce it. What a venue they chose too, because at the VGA Bethesda’s Todd Howard announced that the next game they are developing will also be the next addition to the Elder Scrolls series.

Called the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim it looks like it will take place some time after the events of Oblivion, but still be a sequel to that wonderful game. Also can you say dragons? If that isn’t enough to peak your interest how about the fact that the narrator Max Von Sydow delivers an amazing introduction. Plus the game itself has already been set for a release date of November 11th 2011, not even a year away. Don’t take my word for it check out the teaser below!

Prototype 2 Confirmed at VGAs; Gets a New Trailer…

Dustin Spencer
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The VGA’s are honestly becoming almost as interesting as E3 anymore as many developers are using the award show to hype their games for the next year’s release. Prototype 2 has been buzzing for a week or so now since the mysterious “Murder Your Maker” teaser was released, and now Activision officially confirmed the game for 2012 with an awesome new trailer.

While the trailer is only roughly a minute and a half, but it does a somewhat good job of filling everyone in on the story. Prototype 2 puts Sergeant James Allen in pursuit of the first title’s Alex Mercer. Two years may sound like quite a wait, but I am sure there will be plenty of more information leading up until then, so check back for certain as we will bring any more information as it comes out. You can check out the trailer for yourself below.

Batman Arkham City kicks ass at the VGA

J. Bradshaw
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Unlike the amazingly excellent Arkham Asylum, the teaser trailer from Rocksteady about Arkham City was… um… underwhelming to say the least.  Well, as turns out, the best was saved for the Spike Video Game Awards show.  This trailer explores the bigger enemy in Batman Arkham City and what happens when a pack of highly trained and heavily armored soldiers try to take down a better trained badass who happens to be very good at taking down said enemies.  Look out for the game to hit in 2011.  In the meantime, we will be sharing with you more announcements and trailers for next years blockbusters.

Update on Australia’s R18+ legislation

J. Bradshaw
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Australians looking for quick slap of a stamp on the bill to finally bring R18+ ratings to video games may be disappointed to hear that it will take longer than expected.  Don’t give up all hope yet though!

The Australian federal Cabinet did pass a bill that would authorize the sale of R18+ games to adults.  According to them, this bill would actually make it so that violent games rated at the MA15+ level would be reclassified for adults only, thus saving the country’s youth from the potential effects that zombie slaying may have on them.  We, of course, are more interested in the fact that the R18+ rating would enable gamers that are also FREAKIN’ ADULTS the ability to make their own decisions regarding what really violent game they want to play.

Regardless of how it passes though, the point is that the bill has stalled in the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General meeting.  Not all the members could decide on the issue and Federal Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor is looking to bring the vote up again at the next meeting.  So, Australia did not get the bill passed.  It is still in the works though.  No word on when or how the bill will pass. All in all, a bittersweet decision that will hopefully have  a good ending.

WiiWare/DSiWare releases for this week ending 10th December

Jack Joly
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Here are this weeks WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console releases coming thick and fast:

  • Cave Story (WiiWare, Pixar/Nicalis: 1000 Wii Points)
  • Super Bonk (Virtual Console: Hudson, 900 Wii Points)
  • GO Series Presents D-Tank (DSiWare, Gamebridge: 200 DSi Points)
  • Just Sing Christmas Vol. 2 (DSiWare: dtp: 200 Points)
  • 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection (DSiWare, Teyon: 500 DSi points)

And so concludes this week’s proceedings. This week’s major release is probably Cave Story, a platformer which people have already drawn links with titles like Mario and the Legend of Zelda. It could be worth checking out. Also arriving this week is Super Bonk, which I can recommend. Althoguh I haven’t played this particular version, I have played one of the Bonk games on GameBoy and it was a decent side-scrolling adventure game. Anyone looking to get an old-school blast from the past may be interested in this.

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