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Would A Blood-filled Pool Get You Interested In 'Resident Evil: Revelations HD?'

Posted 5/13/13 11:35 am EST by Charles Webb in News, PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360

Hey U.K. readers: is it normal for promotions outside of games to get really, really weird? Like, do big horror movies open up interactive morgues or something equally elaborate and potentially grotesque?

Capcom is the latest to join in on the attention-grabbing/disconnected from the product marketing with an upcoming promotion where the U.K. arm of the publisher will fill a 55,000 gallon swimming pool with blood with swag on the bottom for the very limited number of fans brave enough to bob for "Resident Evil" merchandise.

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An Open World Dive Into 'Watch_Dogs'

Posted 5/10/13 2:36 pm EST by MTV Video Games in PC, Previews, PS3, PS4, Watch_Dogs, Xbox 360

Miguel Concepcion

Between "Watch_Dogs"' E3 2012 debut and its demo at the PlayStation 4 unveiling, Ubisoft has only offered glimpses on how hacking can be used in the game's open world. We know it plays a central role in both the narrative and as a survival tool. Yet we haven't had a chance to see this mechanic in a free roaming context. This week, Ubisoft gave us a more robust look at "Watch_Dogs": about 30 minutes of open world gameplay, without a single second devoted to the campaign. Here are the five things that has me more excited about "Watch_Dogs", and five things has piqued my curiosity:

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Trailer For iOS, Android Brawler 'Combo Crew' Promises Fighting Fun Without A Virtual D-Pad

Posted 5/10/13 2:35 pm EST by Charles Webb in Android, Fighting Games, iPhone / iPad, News, Video

Developer The Game Bakers ("Squids," "The Squids Wild West") are swearing that they've licked the problem of the virtual d-pad with their latest, "Combo Crew." The brawler (which is weirdly 4:3) uses a series of swipes for its combat, theoretically avoiding the will-crushing, finger-cramping frustration of the tiny-screen virtual d-pads of games like Capcom's "SFxT" port.

After the jump, check out the "Combo Crew" trailer. The game will be out on iOS and Android this spring.

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Preorder 'Dragon's Crown,' Ogle Its Musclebound Characters In A Free Art Book

Posted 5/10/13 2:10 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PS Vita, PS3

The hack and slash from "Muramasa: The Demon Blade" developer Vanillaware is headed to the PS3 and Vita, and if you preorder the game, you get a nice, hefty 64-page artbook (pictured above).

Oh, and we've got the game's cover art after the jump.

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I'll Stop Talking Up Rockstar's 'Manhunt' If You Get It On PSN Next Week

Posted 5/10/13 1:12 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PS3

This morning, Rockstar announced that the gory most dangerous game would be coming to PSN. It'll be hanging out in the PS2 Classics section starting May 14th for $9.99, about ten years after its initial release on Sony's last console.

In the game, you "step back into the shoes of James Earl Cash, a Death Row inmate playing that most dangerous game of kill-or-be-killed at the mercy of the maniacal Lionel Starkweather."

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Aiden Can Hack And Drive In These New 'Watch_Dogs' Screens

Posted 5/10/13 12:08 pm EST by Charles Webb in PC, PS3, PS4, Screenshots, Xbox 360

I'm looking at these admittedly impressive screens for Ubiosft's upcoming "Watch_Dogs" and all I can think is "Citizens, pay no attention to the man in the trenchcoat and the mask!" Cyber vigilante Aiden Pearce cuts a very conspicuous figure on the mean streets of Chicago with his mask tucked up on his face and baseball cap pulled over his eyes. It's a frankly bad-circa-2005 character design in what looks like an otherwise impressive game.

You can check out more screens featuring some of the game's AR effects after the jump.

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Pile On The Killer Skeletons In This 'Hellraid' Gameplay Trailer

Posted 5/9/13 4:40 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PC, PS3, Video, Xbox 360

The dark fantasy title from the "Dead Island" developers gets its first gameplay trailer, complete with infernal monsters attempting to do dirt to your hero character. Techland describes it as a four player first-person slasher. I say throw in some magic and we might have a current-generation "Hexen" followup.

"Hellraid" is coming to the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 later this year.

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BioWare Showing Off A Next-gen Title At E3, But Don't Expect 'Star Wars' From EA In Fiscal 2014

Posted 5/8/13 3:02 pm EST by Charles Webb in News

Although we had our own thoughts about what it meant for EA to pick up the "Star Wars" license in an exclusive deal with Disney, we didn't imagine it would mean the publisher would immediately start cranking out games based on the franchise. Indeed, in this week's conference call with investors, EA has stated outright that we shouldn't expect the first game until sometime after the end of fiscal year 2014 (after September 30, 2014).

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Batman And Deathstroke Face Off In A New Batch Of 'Arkham Origins' Screens

Posted 5/8/13 2:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in News, PC, PS3, Screenshots, Wii U, Xbox 360

This new batch of screens from the upcoming prequel show Batman and the masked assassin Slade (aka Deathstroke the Terminator) squaring off, while villain Black Mask takes a stroll and the Caped Crusader sends a short crook on what looks like a long trip.

By the way, looking at Batman's earlier armor here: is anyone else noticing any major differences? To my eye, it looks more rounded and less "plated" than his "Arkham Asylum" and "Arkham City" gear--softer, perhaps.

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Get Ready For Nazi Mechs, Hendrix In The First 'Wolfenstein: The New Order' Trailer

Posted 5/8/13 11:55 am EST by Charles Webb in PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360

It looks like old B.J. Blazkowicz will have to face off against the Nazis in an alternate history 1960s* in the upcoming return to the series from MachineGames and publisher Bethesda.

*Albeit one where Jimi still got to record one of the greatest rock songs of all time.

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Would A Blood-filled Pool Get You Interested In 'Resident Evil: Revelations HD?'

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Trailer For iOS, Android Brawler 'Combo Crew' Promises Fighting Fun Without A Virtual D-Pad

Preorder 'Dragon's Crown,' Ogle Its Musclebound Characters In A Free Art Book

I'll Stop Talking Up Rockstar's 'Manhunt' If You Get It On PSN Next Week

Aiden Can Hack And Drive In These New 'Watch_Dogs' Screens

Pile On The Killer Skeletons In This 'Hellraid' Gameplay Trailer

BioWare Showing Off A Next-gen Title At E3, But Don't Expect 'Star Wars' From EA In Fiscal 2014

Batman And Deathstroke Face Off In A New Batch Of 'Arkham Origins' Screens

Get Ready For Nazi Mechs, Hendrix In The First 'Wolfenstein: The New Order' Trailer

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