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In the News That I Missed Category, 2K Games announced earlier this month that The Darkness^TM II, currently in development at Digital Extremes, will feature “Vendettas,” a fast-paced, violent and narrative co-op experience that takes place parallel to the single-player story. Playable for up to four friends, Vendettas lets consumers choose one of four characters – all with their own unique Darkness weapon – and begin their dangerous and bloody journey. Designed as a team-focused, mission based experience, Vendettas explores the crucial role each character plays in Jackie Estacado’s campaign to defeat the Brotherhood. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto game publisher Wicked Interactive has teamed with Bellevue, Washington’s Primordial Computers for a special Mission Against Terror holiday bundle. The bundle will include unique in-game items not available anywhere else as well as 10% off a limited-edition Mission Against Terror-branded Satyr Computer, which recently received 4.5 stars out of 5 from PCWorld as well as a top score in PCWorld’s WorldBench 6 benchmark tests.  Read the rest of this entry »

The team at Radical Entertainment dive into the functionality and details behind PROTOTYPE 2’s new hunting gameplay mechanic.  In PROTOTYPE 2, Sgt. James Heller can hunt down key Blackwatch and Gentek (the scientific arm of Blackwatch) personnel, consume them, obtain their memories, and drive the game’s side mission content forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom and Slant Six Games have confirmed Heroes Mode, another of the online competitive multiplayer modes for the upcoming third person team based shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, due out on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PS3, with a PC version to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

The first DLC content for Assassin’s Creed Revelations by Ubisoft® is now online. The Ancestors Character Pack, for the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 is available for the suggested downloadable price of 320 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® and $4.00 on PlayStation Network. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced that it will debut the first official trailer for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6® Patriots during Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) which telecast LIVE on Saturday December 10 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on Spike TV, MTV2 and Spike.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom has released a new location video from the upcoming, modern-day MMO ‘The Secret World’. The Scorched Desert is a playfield set in Egypt and the new video showcases some of the hidden dangers and enemies the players will face in this area. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment publisher Square Enix, Inc. and Ubisoft have officially announced that Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be lending one of its costume designs to Final Fantasy XIII-2. The costume worn by Ezio Auditore will be available as an optional outfit for Noel Kreiss, one of the main characters of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, via downloadable content.  Read the rest of this entry »

Rockstar has announced the first details for the Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC – available for pre-order starting today and only until January 15th, 2012 while supplies last. Retailing for $99.99 and featuring digital multiplayer character and weapon packs not found anywhere else, this definitive Special Edition of Max Payne 3 will include: Read the rest of this entry »

Exequor Studios, the creators of Con Sonar, the first ever board game with an official smart phone app extension, officially released Game Crafter Mashup Contest finalist Slash! earlier today. The studio is very excited to rapidly follow through with a second board game featuring bgX technology. They truly believe this technology brings a refreshing new angle to the classic board game experience and they’re looking forward to bringing you even more bgX-enhanced board games in the future. Read the rest of this entry »