Is The Playstation Vita Coming Friday, October 28th?

Rumors have been going around recently claiming that Sony's Playstation Vita is slated for release early fall. At this year's E3, Sony said that the Vita will be coming during this holiday season but never gave a specific date ... but IGN got news that the release date might be sooner than originally thought.

The flier below is from a UK Best Buy poster sent in to IGN by a reader. The flier shows the release date for both models of the Vita along with its price. Base on what we've been hearing, this ad seems to be legit.

IGN and others reached out to Sony and Best Buy UK for official confirmation ... so stay tune and we will have further details on whether you will be playing the Vita this October.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic - The Esseles Flashpoint Walkthrough

Check out this brief mission walkthrough of Star Wars: The Old Republic from IGN. Expect this game sometime between the end of this year and next year.

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Check out the Gears of War Board Game

Tired of playing those games ... grab some friends and sit down for this. Yes, the official Gears of War Board Game. No lying ... its real and it will be out later this year. Amazon list a August 31st release date and a price of $80 dollars. Check out the video below to see all the fun it has to offer.

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Batman: Arkham City 'Steelbook Edition' Comes with Exclusive Costume

Well ... only if you live in Australia. Australia's EB Games is offering an exclusive "Steelbook Edition" for Batman: Arkham City, which comes with some pretty cool stuff for Batman fanatics. This special edition from down under will also come with the blue-tinged DLC, a fancy metal box, access to the "Joker Carnival" Challenge Map DLC, and a copy of the "Batman: Under the Red Hood" animated film on DVD or Blu-ray.

This edition will go for AUD $98, not much different from what they'll pay for the regular edition at other retailers. Take advantage of this if you want the most out of your money. Arkham City will be out this October for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 Kicking Off September 27

Not backing down from a challenge, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is going head to head with FIFA 12 this year. After EA recently announced September 27 as FIFA 12's release date, Konami is showing that they are not scared by releasing their game the same day ... for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC ... other versions will be release at a later date.

I doubt EA is a bit threaten by this, but they might have some serious competition if Konami delivers what they claim is a much improved version of their soccer sim. According to the developer, PES 2012 is "the instinctive way the game can be played and on a teamwork in particular." They claim that the game's AI engine has been massively overhauled, which will improve zonal marking for all players, better defensive lines, and more intelligent runs by attacking players. Among those, Konami also promises "heavily tweaked animations, more lighting techniques, a wider variety of player styles, improved dead-ball situations, expanded tactics and a new customizable pass feature."

Will this year be the year PES dominates FIFA? Let us know if you think these new improvements are enough to take down EA's giant franchise.

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Resistance 3 Public Beta Early Access Goes Live August 4

Insomniac's Resistance 3 will be coming this September ... and if you're at all interested, you'll be happy to know that the beta will be available August 4th. Early access to the beta is sort of exclusive though ... you will need to own a copy of SOCOM 4 or be a Playstation Plus subscriber. If you have the code from specially marked packaging of SOCOM 4, then all you'll need to do is redeem it at the Playstation Store on the 4th. If you don't have this code, and you are a Playstation Plus subscriber, you will have access to the beta several weeks later ... on the 10th for Europeans and on the 23rd for North Americans.

If you don't have any of these ways of getting the beta, Insomniac says more options will become available closer to the game's release date. They will also be giving away some early access invitations via their official twitter and facebook pages.

Early access members will be enjoying the two maps that the beta will offer ... The Seaside of Glamorgan, Wales, and The Trainyard in Bogota, Colombia. Players will get two out of the five games modes, which are Team Deathmatch and Chain Reaction. You will be able to level up and upgrade weapons as in the final version of the game ... but only until level 20.

If you get in, enjoy it while it last ... the full game is expected this September 6 exclusively for the Playstation 3.

Please let us know your reactions to the beta by leaving your comments below.

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Driver: San Francisco Delayed Until September

Earlier today Ubisoft announced that Driver: San Francisco will be delayed one week. It was originally expected to be released August 30th ... now it will be released this September 6th ... awe too bad. Driver:  San Francisco will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and PC.

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New Xbox 360 Wireless Headset and Remote Coming Soon

It was recently announced that Microsoft is replacing both products with newly designed and enhanced versions. The Xbox 360 Wireless Headset with Bluetooth will be available for purchase early November 2011 worldwide, for a price of $60. It is $10 more expensive than the existing headset ... but for that extra $10 you will get Bluetooth support, which means you can use your headset with other devices, like cellphones and the PS3. It will connect with your Xbox 360 through the consoles standard radio frequencies.

Also debuting in early November is the new Xbox 360 Media Remote, for $20. It does not offer a lot of improvements over the original other than the functionality of the "Live TV" button. On the new remote you can actually control live TV. With the old remote the "Live TV" button accessed the console's Windows Media Center extender functionality ... the Media Center button has been removed on this new version.

Tell us what you think of the price tag and your impressions of the product so far.

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Current Nintendo 3DS Owners Getting Free Games

Nintendo today announced a price cut for the Nintendo 3DS, dropping its price from $250 dollars to $170 this August 12. If you own a 3DS you might be having some buyer's regret right now ... but don't feel so shitty, Nintendo got you in mind. They announced that current 3DS owners, (people that bought the system before the price cut), will be eligible for free games as part of their Ambassador Program. To be eligible, you must connect to the Nintendo eShop through your 3DS before the August 12 price cut, which will automatically register you to the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program. This program will grant you access to 10 free Virtual Console NES and 10 free Gameboy Advance games.

The free NES games includes Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., Balloon Fight, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda plus five others. These titles will be available as paid download later this year, but members of the Ambassador Program will get them for free, early ... so when the updated versions of these titles become available to the public, Ambassadors will get them at no cost.

The list of GBA games will include Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, plus five other titles. According to Nintendo, these games will be available exclusively to members of the Ambassador Program and has no plans to make them available to the public.

Well done Nintendo ... this is some good appreciation and will ease the remorse of current 3DS owners. Let us know below what you think and if this is enough to make you feel better. Please leave your comments.

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Nintendo 3DS Getting HUGE Price Cut

If you were thinking of getting the recently released Nintendo 3DS but didn't have the $250 bucks ... you are now in luck. Nintendo announced today that starting August 12, 2011, the 3DS price will be dropped from the current $250 to just $169 dollars in the United States. If you are in Japan, the price will be dropped from 25,000 yen to 15,000 yen on the 11th of August. Australia's price cut will be from AU$340 to AU$250 on the 12th. The official reduced price was not announced for Europe, but expect it to be relatively the same reduction as other regions.

This is a great deal that you need to take advance off if you don't already have a 3DS, and if you want one. If you are a current 3DS owner, Nintendo will be giving you 20 free games as part of their Ambassador Program ... check it out to see if you are eligible.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution has gone Gold ... prepare yourselves

Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution is completed and will be ready for its August 23 release in North America, and August 26 in Europe. Deus Ex will be available in two versions ... the regular version will go for the usually $60 bucks and the Augmented Edition will cost $70 big ones. This special version, enclosed in premium packaging, will include a 40-page art book, a DVD with behind-the-scences features, and a bonus disc with a motion graphic novel. If you pre-order, you will get a new mission - with a cameo from the original game's protagonist, JC Denton. You will also get in-game contents such as grenade launchers, explosives, and automatic lock pick. Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be available for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

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Free Red Dead Redemption DLC in September

Rockstar is keeping Red Dead Redemption relevant with the upcoming Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack coming this September for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions of the game. This DLC adds new multiplayer locations and characters for Grab the Bag, Deathmatches, Gang matches and other online modes ... and best of all, its completely free. Rockstar says this is "an appreciation for the awesome long-term support for the game's multiplayer modes since its 2010 release."

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Madden NFL Demo Coming August 9

Football is finally back so you can celebrate ... and what better way than playing Madden. We are excited that the NFL lockout has been settled and so is EA, whom confirmed today that the demo for Madden NFL 12 will be available August 9 on Xbox Live and PSN. The demo will give you four 5-minute quarters (20 minutes of gameplay) with the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Madden 12 will be available on August 30, 2011.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations Collector's Edition Details

Today Ubisoft revealed details of Assassin's Creed: Revelations Collector's Edition. According to a report from EuroGamer, the Collector's Edition will feature a 50-page art book, the game's official soundtrack, and a copy of the animated short film, Assassin's Creed: Embers. There will also be other in-game content to explore, including two additional multiplayer characters ... the Ottoman Jester and The Crusader ... and access to the prison of Vlad the Impaler, where you can acquire a new close-quaters dagger.

There will also be an Animus Edition, which will include an encyclopedia of the franchise, AC: Embers, the multiplayer bonuses mentioned above, capacity upgrades for your hidden gun bullets, bombs and crossbow arrows, and the Armor of Brutus from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

The Collector's Edition will cost about $98 dollars for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and about $81 dollars for the PC. The Animus Edition will go for $112 dollars for Xbox 360 and PS3 and $98 dollars for PC. These prices are not official for the US ... they were converted directly from the UK prices. Follow us for more official pricing and further details for North America. Assassin's Creed: Revelations will be out November 15, 2011.

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AC Short Movie "Assassin's Creed: Embers" Coming this November 15

With the release of Assassin's Creed: Revelations this November comes a short film, Assassin's Creed: Embers, that tells the story of an old Ezio facing threats towards his family. In this 20-minute movie, Ezio is old, living with wife and children but is uncomfortable due to his fears that someone seeks to endanger his family.

The movie will be available to those who pre-order Assassin's Creed: Revelations Signature Edition at GameStop, which will also include an extra multiplayer character, single-player mission, and soundtrack.
If you pre-order AC: Revelations from GameStop now, you'll automatically be upgraded to the Signature Edition. Pre-Order Now.

If you're not interested in the Signature Edition, Assassin's Creed: Embers will be available on Xbox Live and Playstation Network later, according to GameSpot.

Check out the trailer for Assassin's Creed: Embers:

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Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code: Veronica X HD Remakes Dated

Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code: Veronica X will be getting HD makeovers and will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network this September. According to EuroGamer, RE4 will be available for download September 20th and RE: Code: Veronica X on the 27th of the same month. Japan will get both games as a single retail bundle on Sep. 8th. No price was confirmed as of yet but stay tune for the official word.

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Your Mass Effect 3's Decisions Will Have More Impact On The Story

One aspect of role playing games that get gamers more connected on a personal level is the decisions making system. In Mass Effect 1 and 2, your decisions were important, but not as crucial as they are going to be in Mass Effect 3. According to a report by IGN, obtained from Destructoid ... gamers' choices in this third title will affect the story than ever before, creating more consequences for your commands. In an interview with Destructoid, Mass Effect's Casey Hudson explains why ...

"With the first one, we're kind of launching everything, and we're kind of throwing up these huge threads to the later stories ... with the second one, we're kind of inbetween. It's actually the toughest one to make, because it has to work with previous stuff and still tie-in with other stuff a little bit later ... but with Mass Effect 3, this is really the opportunity to do whatever we want with the remainder of the story, which means players can do whatever they want with the remainder of the story. Your decision can have much bigger consequences, things that you've done earlier can have much bigger consequences." 

"So we can really throw around a lot of big impacts from your decisions, from prior games and from decisions you'll make in Mass Effect 3. It's really astronomical. The number of different ways that you can play it, the combinations of different decisions that you can make, and then all the different ways that the story can end up depending on what you're doing. The whole story, the whole galaxy ends in a way that you're going to decide." 

Mmmmm ... very interesting. I'm definitely gonna play more carefully ... didn't like staring at the coffins at the end of Mass Effect 2. Let us know what you think below. Mass Effect 3 will be available on March 6, 2012 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

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Help BioWare Choose the Look of "Female Shepard" for Mass Effect 3

Here's your chance to be apart of BioWare's Mass Effect 3 development. Its not a major part ... but they want your input in deciding the default look of female Commander Shepard. Posted on their Facebook page are six photos of a possible female Shepard and they want you to vote on your favorite. The picture with the most "likes" will make it into the game. My choice ... #4. Let us know below what your favorite is and head over to their facebook page to cast your vote ... if you care that much.


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Battlefield 3 Weapon Customization - Video Demonstrations

Here's a look at Battlefield 3's weapon customization from this Youtube user. These demos are from an earlier built of the game, so concepts, designs and features may change in the final version. If you are interest in BF3 however, you should take a look at them ... they are pretty cool.

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Buy an Xbox 360 for Only $99 ... Last Chance from GameStop, Deal Ends Soon.

This week is your last chance to buy an Xbox 360 for just $99 from GameStop. This deal ends this weekend so hurry. The Xbox 360 on sale is a refurbished 120 GB PRO model, with a controller, and a headset.

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Resistance 3 beta Coming in August

According to Insomniac's official twitter feed, the beta for Resistance 3 will be dropping in the first week of next month. The tweet suggested that access to the beta will be for North American gamers who bought SOCOM 4 and for Europeans with Playstation Plus.

Resistance 3 will be available exclusively for the Playstation 3 on September 6, 2011 and will be the first title to use Sony's new pass code system which controls access to online features.

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Battlefield 3 Pre-orders Reaching Black Ops' Level ... Should Activision Panic?

Yes, Activision and Call of Duty will have some serious competition this fall, according to sources claiming that Battlefield 3's current pre-order reports suggest that its on pare to sell like Black Ops. This does not mean that Battlefield 3 will outsell Modern Warfare 3 because we all know that pre-orders are not guaranteed. Modern Warfare 3's pre-orders are said to have surpassed Black Ops' pre-order sales already ... several months before its set to release.

It will be fun to see which title will push the most copies. EA and Dice claimed their goal is to dethrone the Call of Duty franchise, but it won't be easy. Although BF3 seems to be better than MW3 at the moment, MF3 will probably sell much more due to the hype.

Battlefield 3 will be released on October 25 and Modern Warfare 3 is set to hit stores a week later on November 8th.

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Super Meat Boy Hitting UK and Ireland with two Ultra Editions in August

The UK and Ireland will be getting Super Meat Boy in two special edition soon. The Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition will include a 40-page comic and sketch book, a poster and a downloadable soundtrack. The Ultra Rare Edition will includes everything from the Ultra Edition and also a Super Meat Boy T-Shirt ... yum.

The Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition will be priced at £19.99 and the Ultra Rare Edition will cost £24.99. Both will be available in the UK and Ireland on August 26.

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