After a long, long, loooooooooooooong wait, Retro City Rampage is almost here! The retro-style open world game (think GTA 1-2, but with lots of awesome pixels and chiptunes) is set for a May release for both the PS3 and the PS Vita. One-Man-Army Brian Provinciano (Vblank Entertainment) has been working on Retro City Rampage for a while now, and he’s is very happy to report that a proper release for the game is only a couple of months (or so) away. This is the new trailer, so you can better understand what the game is all about: Retro City Rampage “Big News” Trailer 2012 from Vblank on Vimeo . As you can see, Retro City Rampage pays homage to many of the original 8-bit and 16-bit releases from back in the day. We’ll have a review for you as soon as the game releases, and we’ll continue to cover the game to keep you up to date with any relevant information.

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The official PlayStation Blog revealed the limited edition of the upcoming PS3 exclusive third person shooter: Starhawk. The game is developed by LightBox Interactive and Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It will feature 2-4 split screen multiplayer and 32 players online. You can acquire the limited edition for no additional costs by pre-ordering the game from Gamestop. The limited edition will include 2 DLC, the original soundtrack and a code to download Warhawk from the PlayStation store. Here is the full list of Starhawk Limited Edition Contents: – Maw of Despair Outcast Pack: Includes the Maw of Despair Co-op Map and Shade Warrior MP Skin This challenging co-op mission takes place deep beneath the planet’s surface in a particularly dangerous Rift mine. The Maw of Despair is home to the oldest Outcast tribe, the Shade Warriors. The heart of each Shade Warrior blazes with pure Rift energy, granting them extra toughness and combat ability. The firefights you’ll encounter in the Maw of Despair co-op mission will push your shooting skills to the edge! – Echo Scrapyard Rifter Pack: Includes the Scrapyard Homeworld and Huxley Ardin MP Skin An exclusive player Homeworld, the Echo Scrapyard features Huxley’s mechanics shop and junkyard — known throughout the Frontier as the best place in the Frontier for Rifters to get spare parts for their Razorbacks and Sidewinders. And in the canyon basin below, Huxley’s shop is a network of roads and trails for players to hone their own Razorback 4×4 and Sidewinder Jetbike driving skills. – Starhawk Concept Art PS3 Theme: Decorate your PS3 with the amazing concept art that help bring the Starhawk Universe to life. Only available through the Starhawk Limited Edition. – Copy of the Original Warhawk (PSone): Download and play the title that started it all! – Official Starhawk Soundtrack: Christopher Lennertz’s sweeping original score available as a PSN download. Starhawk will be available on May 8th . You can download the multiplayer beta from PSN right now !

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Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 received its first DLC package on September 13, 2011 and is available for only $5 USD on PSN. For more information about the original title, see our review of Duels 2012. This expansion offers three new playable decks, four more unlockable cards for each of the original decks, a new (or expanded) game mode and a new single-player campaign complete with new puzzle challenges for your entertainment. The new decks are fun without being overpowering, and the small tweaks to the old decks that the influx of fresh cards supplies do not imbalance the game too much (some of the less powerful original decks are now slightly stronger contenders, as it happens). In sum, good news for fans of the series: Your five bucks is well-spent on this title. The major gameplay difference that players will notice is the revamped Archenemy game mode, which pits three players against one super-powerful player. This “Archenemy” player is buttressed against the multi-front assault by higher hit points and special “scheme” cards that are played at random every turn, which benefit the Archenemy in various ways (by giving her more land, by letting her add or remove creatures, etc.). In the original game, the AI always played the Archenemy. Players have been clamoring to don that crown, and Stainless Games has at last allowed us to do so in this DLC. The new single-player campaign is designed around defeating groups of opponents in Archenemy mode, and the last battle is particularly challenging and hence satisfying to overcome. Every deck now has its own set of special scheme cards as well, which interestingly complicates the debate about the best deck for Archenemy, as one must now take into account not only a deck’s creatures and spells, but also its schemes. The new decks are a lot of fun. I’ll give you my take on them below, and those interested might check out the complete card lists for all of the decks, including the new unlocks and each deck’s scheme cards. Ajani Goldmane / Auramancer (green/white, enchantment) This deck is probably the most powerful of the new decks, and it’s certainly top tier among all the decks in the game. It relies on attaching creature enchantments to your animals, who tend to be rather puny on their own. The deck is similar, then, to Gideon Jura’s Wielding Steel (white) deck in the vanilla game, except that Gideon’s artifacts can be swapped between creatures at will, whereas the creature enchantments are there “till death do ye part,” more or less. So the enchantments have that major disadvantage, but they make up for this by having awesome effects for minimal cost. Plus, the deck has the ability to draw extra cards. The deck’s main weakness is its lack of removal or control spells. Liliana Vess / Grave Whisperers (black, discard) She’s ba-a-ack (from Duels 2009, which we also reviewed )! Thank goodness she’s been toned down, as she was pretty dramatically overpowered when we first met her a few years ago. She has lots of nasty tricks to make opponents discard cards from their hands, and then she is further injurious in her nasty enchantments that do things like make opponents lose life whenever they’re forced to discard! She’s still a headache to play against, but happily, she’s slower off the mark now, and her creatures are relatively weak. In other words, attenuating the power of the 2009 deck has helped shape a much more well-balanced current manifestation. Ral Zarek / Cloudburst (blue/red, combo) This is a strange deck, which is, in my opinion, the weakest of the new decks. It’s an unstable and intriguing deck, though, which makes it unpredictable: when things go right, this deck is just great… but too often it just doesn’t seem to work out at all. The deck’s success relies on having a number of cards working together at the same time. When that happens, well, it’s “Magic.” At any rate, an interesting and radically different new deck, and one that others with a different playing style than my own might well love. If you have the original game and like it, then by all means skip the Grande Mocha-Choco Latte today and pick up this expansion. (Was that a “Lady Marmalade” allusion? A thousand apologies! Let’s pretend that I was citing Patti LaBelle rather than Aguilera, et al.) One downer worth mentioning, though: The player community has a mighty list of bugs in the original game that the devs have acknowledged as problems, but which they have yet to address in their patches or in the new DLC. Frustrating response from the devs to be sure, but these issues have never broken the game for me, and I enjoy playing in despite them. In fact, I would hazard that the casual player is unlikely to notice the issues. The expansion adds six trophies: four bronze and two silver. Review Pros Cons Great new decks Fun Archenemy mode extension New unlockable cards make weaker core decks stronger Still some bugs Devs are largely incommunicado, and they never release patch notes Rating 95%

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Ubisoft and CBS are currently developing an all-new video game based on the top-rated drama series, NCIS. The game will be available worldwide for the PS3 this fall. Hit the jump for more info, and some screens! Fans can play as their favorite characters from NCIS and and travel around the world in search of clues to solve complex murder, espionage and terrorist cases. The game features four original cases written and developed with the writers of the hit TV show. • PLAY AS THE CAST, BE PART OF THE FAMILY – Investigate crime scenes as agents Ziva David and Tony DiNozzo, conduct forensics analyses as Abby Sciuto, perform victim autopsies as Ducky Mallard, interrogate and break suspects as special agent Gibbs, and use satellite tracking to apprehend bad guys on the run as special agent McGee. • EMBARK ON YOUR OWN NCIS ADVENTURE – Written with the writers of the hit TV show, embark on an all-new NCIS story arc complete with four original NCIS cases set in exotic environments ranging from a casino in Atlantic City to a luxury hotel in Dubai. Discover exciting connections between the four cases as you crack each one, and work toward solving the entire investigation. • TOTAL IMMERSION INTO THE WORLD OF NCIS – Use your guts and cutting-edge technology to solve cases. Players can engage in mini-games and activities keep them on their toes; scour crime scenes for clues, collect evidence, use the latest forensic tools to perform autopsies, and conduct dramatic interrogations of the most promising suspects. Finally, players will put the clues together to deduct the truth! • EXPERIENCE NCIS TEAM CAMARADERIE – Fans can bond with their favorite NCIS characters and experience the group’s humor, personality quirks and defining characteristics. Players interact with the characters through compelling layers of storyline and dialogue designed to make them an integral member of the team. The NCIS video game is based on NCIS, the #1 rated drama series on television in the US, averaging more than 220 million primetime viewers. NCIS is currently in its ninth season and is licensed in more than 120 territories worldwide. Source: PR

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Lonesome Road, the fourth add-on pack for Fallout: New Vegas, is now available for download on the PlayStation Network. “In Lonesome Road you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas. Ulysses promises the answer as to why he didn’t take the job, but only if you make one last journey into the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. It’s up to you whether you take the job or not.”

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Fallout: New Vegas’ Fourth DLC Lonesome Road is now Available

If you thought Dead Nation was over, Housemarque has a surprise for you. Today the studio announced new downloadable content is coming to the zombie shooter in the form of an extended story. Here’s what Housemarque’s Petteri Putkonen shared today on the US PlayStation Blog : Continuing from the events where the original game left off (or, is it actually the other way around…), Road of Devastation will put your skills to the ultimate test. You’ll find yourself waking up in a laboratory with only one way out. Outside the door you’re presented with a choice – a crossroads leading to three different paths, each with their own unique environments, challenges and enemies waiting for you. If you manage to overcome the challenges, just when you think it’s over, you’ll make a startling revelation… New enemies and weapons will also be added for this expansion. Since it’s 2010 release Dead Nation’s worldwide recruit count has topped 3.8 million with over 11,700,000,000 zombies exterminated. Helped in part by Dead Nation being offered free for a limited time during Sony’s Welcome Back Campaign . More details regarding Road Of Devastation are set to surface soon.

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Dead Nation “Road Of Devastation” DLC Announced

A featured post on OXM UK revealed the achievements for Batman: Arkham City. We all know that achievements are part of the 360 experience but let’s not forget that 99.99% of the time they translate directly into a trophy list for the PS3 version (only exception sometimes being the addition of a Platinum trophy and extra ones not available on the 360 version, as was the case with Limbo). Take note, as there will be some spoilers ahead! Batman: Arkham City Achievements Achievements List: I’m Batman (10) – Become the Bat Acid Bath (10) – Save the damsel, but is she in distress? Savior (10) – Save the medical volunteers Chimney Sweep (10) – There is only one way in One Armed Bandit (10) – Hammer the point home Communication Breakdown (10) – Clear the airwaves Gladiator (10) – Last man standing Wrecking Ball (25) – Stop the unstoppable Lost And Found (10) – Uncover the secret of Arkham City Sand Storm (25) – We are legion Hide And Seek (25) – A deadly game of hide and seek Ghost Train (25) – Fight for survival Freefall (25) – Don’t look down Exit Stage Right (50) – All the world is a stage Forensic Expert (10) – Collect enough evidence to locate the gun for hire Contract Terminated (25) – Stop the contract operative Serial Killer (25) – Track down the serial killer Mystery Stalker (15) – Reveal the mystery watcher Distress Flare (5) – Answer the call for help Broken Toys (25) – Destroy it all Ring Ring (5) – Answer a ringing phone Dial Z For Murder (25) – Stop the phone booth killer Stop the Clock (15) – Time is running out Bargaining Chip (15) – Reunite the separated couple AR Knight (25) – Complete all augmented reality training exercises Fully Loaded (10) – Collect all of Batman’s gadgets and upgrades Aggravated Assault (10) – Stop all assaults in Arkham City IQ Test (10) – Solve the first riddle Conundrum (20) – Rescue the first hostage from Riddler Mastermind (20) – Rescue the second hostage from Riddler Puzzler (30) – Rescue the third hostage from Riddler Intellectual (30) – Rescue the fourth hostage from Riddler Brainteaser (40) – Rescue the fifth hostage from Riddler Genius (50) – Rescue all the hostages from Riddler Bronze Revenge (10) – Obtain 24 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Silver Revenge (20) – Obtain 48 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Gold Revenge (40) – Obtain all 72 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Campaign Bronze (10) – Obtain 24 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Campaign Silver (20) – Obtain 72 medals on the original Arkham City campaigns (as Batman) Campaign Gold (40) – Obtain all 108 medals on the original Arkham City campaigns (as Batman) Flawless Freeflow Fighter 2.0 (5) – Complete one combat challenge without taking damage (any character) Twice Nightly (75) – Complete New Game Plus Gotham Base Jumper (5) – Jump off the tallest building in Arkham City and glide for 1 minute without touching the ground Pay Your Respects (5) – A moment of remembrance Story Teller (10) – Have 12 murderous dates with Calendar Man Catch (5) – Find someone to play remote Batarang catch with 50x Combo (5) – Complete a combo of 50 moves (any play mode, any character) Perfect Freeflow 2.0 (5) – Perform a perfect combo including all of Batman’s combat moves (any play mode) Gadget Attack (5) – Use 5 different Quickfire gadgets in one fight (any play mode) Perfect Knight: Day 2 (75) – Main Story, Side Missions, Upgrades, Collectables, New Game Plus and Riddlers Revenge (as Batman) Batman: Arkham City will be available on October 18 on all major consoles (and on Wii U in 2012).

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Batman: Arkham City Achievements revealed

It’s only been 12 years (it seems longer than that) since Driver first made its debut on our CRT television sets, and the first mission you had to do was the Garage/Interview Mission , where you had a lit of specific driving maneuvers to cross off within a minute (30 seconds is possible if you’re good). It was a very tough mission to complete, too. Especially in the allotted time. You might even remember the live action version of it on the debut trailer for Driver: San Francisco. Well, that same mission is set to return in Driver: San Francisco, but, according to Ubisoft’s facebook page , it’s a locked mission. For those of you who have mastered the list in the original, do you think you can still pull it off?

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Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death brings the original 16 millon sold, Fantasy Role-Playing Gamebook series to the PSN. For true Dice rolling RPG fans, this look pretty good. The once peaceful world of Orb is in terrible danger. Dark forces are at work to unleash the awesome might of the Evil One. Your mission is to destroy the Talisman of Death before the dark lord’s minions reach you. But beware! Time is running out… This PSN-exclusive version of Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death also features a Tarot Card character generation system, and the classic dice-rolling rule set you know and love, with optional all-new Battle and Test Your Luck systems for bold adventurers to explore. The intuitive Inventory system and an all-new Log Book help you easily track your progress through Orb’s magical world, make this the perfect way to relive this classic series. Go forth, brave adventurer! They are also doing a great giveaway here for: The star prize is the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death book which we used when creating the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death PlayStation Mini still containing the dev notes and which has been signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. This unique prize gives you a fascinating look into the creation of the Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death PlayStation Mini. The winner will also receive an exclusive set of three A4 Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death posters signed by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Good Luck

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Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death Mini Trailer and a Contest

Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell collection is currently available on the EU PSN and will be coming our way shortly. Here is a look at 20 minutes of gameplay in 1080p to see just what they have done to the series in terms of graphics. Product Details: Experience the first three of the original action-packed Splinter Cell franchise games, now digitally re-mastered in High Definition. Explore the conspiracy like never before with enhanced graphics that deliver a truly visceral action gaming experience. Included on one single disc exclusively for the Playstation 3 are Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Experience the first three of the original action-packed Splinter Cell franchise games, now digitally re-mastered in High Definition. Explore the conspiracy like never before with enhanced graphics that deliver a truly visceral action gaming experience. Included on one single disc exclusively for the Playstation 3 are Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. SPLINTER CELL You are Sam Fisher, part of an elite black-op US government agency on a mission to uncover enemy intelligence and protect the country at all costs. Failure of this mission will force the government to turn its back on you, and erase your identity from existence. SPLINTER CELL: PANDORA TOMORROW Crank up the action and intensity in this sequel to the original Splinter Cell stealth action hit. Sam Fisher returns with all-new moves, gadgets, and weapon modes. SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY Encounter a new level of conspiracy and security threat in the digital age. Warfare has turned electronic as Sam Fisher must stop at nothing to eliminate some of the world’s most perilous agents and prevent an apocalyptic onset of global information warfare. Re-mastered in HD quality. Gameplay, Cinematic, Maps, Menus, Loading screens, and more are visually enhanced. Online components. Supports online leaderboard and achievements / trophies system to help foster an online community aspect for the original games. 3D stereoscopy view integrated into each game to use with 3D enabled televisions. Smoother gameplay. All games will run in spotless frame rate of sixty frames per second, which allows for more fluid game control and an overall heightened Splinter Cell experience. 30 FPS in 3D view. Release Date 9/27/2011 $39.99 not a bad deal for 3 easy platinum’s

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