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inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood

Cole learned the hard way not to party in New Marais.

With Halloween coming up, you can expect developers to celebrate with sales involving the abundance of zombie titles. Some developers even developed a full release for Halloween, and others updated their games to feature monsters of all sorts. One such game to receive the latter example’s treatment is Sucker Punch’s inFAMOUS series.

InFAMOUS: Festival of Blood was released on PSN just this week, and new players may be happy to hear that inFAMOUS 2 is not required at all. Set in New Marais, Cole has been turned into a vampire by Bloody Mary and if he does not slay her by sunrise he will become her slave.

Publisher: Sony
Developer: Sucker Punch
Release Date: 26th October 2011 (UK)
PEGI: 16+
Platform: PlayStation 3

Dragon Age II is a title that received controversy online. The original was well received, giving the players a modern experience with a traditional role-playing game. Hell, even I, who had very little experience with traditional RPG’s around the time I first touched Dragon Age: Origins, experienced an overwhelming sensation of nostalgia from playing. For many, the original drawed upon their nostalgia and gave an enjoyable play through this. The sequel, however, does not deliver this sentiment.

Publisher: EA
Developer: Bioware
Release Date: 11th March 2011 (UK)
PEGI: 18+
Platform: PC, PlayStation 3 [Reviewed], Xbox 360

New DmC Trailer!!!

So, Devil May Cry is getting a reboot. For many, this may appear strange, but in fact, it makes perfect sense. Dante as we knew him is no longer cool. No, he was what was cool ten years ago. It’s about time they made change, and they found the perfect change for Dante to suit modern times. This trailer gives us more insight into the new Dante.

An Abundance of Assassin’s Creed Revelations Special Editions

Every year, in the very same month of November, Ubisoft release their arguably biggest AAA title: Assassin’s Creed. Every new title saw the inclusion of a new special edition as well. This year is no different, as Ubisoft announce three special editions for their latest instalment.

Bethesda wants The Elder Scrolls kept internally

In a recent interview on Edge with Todd Howard, the director on TES, he was questioned whether he would ever give the future of TES away to another company; like with Fallout and Obsidian Entertainment.

Metal Sonic Confirmed for Sonic Generations

SEGA have confirmed over Twitter that Metal Sonic will make an appearance in their upcoming title: Sonic Generations. The character will play a rival role within the game and will be faced sometime during the gameplay. Judging by his appearance, this seems like Classic Metal Sonic. Is there a possibility of a Modern Metal Sonic too?

Sonic Generations is due for release late this year and will feature a variety of popular Sonic levels (including Green Hill Zone and City Escape) and will also feature two protagonists: fat Classic Sonic and skinny green-eyed Modern Sonic. Each with their own gameplay style.

Twitter: @SEGA

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My most anticipated games – 2011!

From an ascending order, here are my top five most anticipated video games that will be released this year and a short summation as to why I chose that game in the order it’s in.

Uncharted 3 UK Release Date Changed, Earlier Release

The original UK release date for Uncharted 3 has been pushed forward to November 2nd, as confirmed by Sony. This means we can expect Uncharted 3 sooner, and I can expect to beat it in time for some Skyrim. Excellent.

Uncharted 3 is a PlayStation 3 exclusive developed by Naughty Dog (Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter), and the franchise has one several Game of the Year awards. There is also a beta version for the multiplayer that is available via PlayStation Network.

I’m just excited that I get the title in my hands even sooner.

CVG: Uncharted 3 release date moved forward

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Bethesda: We don’t need to dumb down Skyrim

Bethesda, well, Todd Howard, said the team don’t need to dumb down Skyrim to attract a wider, broader range of audience. Speaking to Gamaustra, Todd Howard says that hardcore games can still attract alot of players. He references Call of Duty as a prime example, with its perk and RPG elements.

New Halo Novel to Bridge Game Trilogies

Fans of the Halo franchise that can never have enough Halo will be pleased to know about the upcoming release of the novel Halo: Grasslands. Grasslands serves as the sequel to the previous Halo novel: Ghosts of Onyx, and will also further detail the events between the old and new video game trilogies.

Published by Tor Books, the novel is slated for an October 25th release.

Joystiq: Halo: Grasslands novel arrives this October

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