Crysis 3 Interactive Trailer

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Games are all about choice anymore, but how can you make this sort of choice apparent in marketing? People see a paper ad, watch a TV commercial, or see a video on YouTube. These are typically pretty one sided story telling. Ahh but not all is how it seems. Since YouTube does allow you to add fields that can be clicked on it is possible to have a choose your own adventure YouTube trailer. Hence EA has given us the "Crysis 3 Official Single Player Interactive Demo". Not the best of all titles, but if you have 20 minutes to kill you might as well relive all those choose your adventure books.

 

Quantum DLC

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Square Enix has announced the two promised DLC packs for Quantum Conundrum. The first DLC title "The Desmond Debacle" will be released first on Steam starting 07/31/2012, then PSN on 08/14/2012 and finally XBLA on 08/15/2012. In this DLC you will be tasked with solving puzzles created by Desmond the drinking bird in a new section of Quadrangle Manor. How a drinking bird managed to create puzzles I have no clue, but this was an invention by Professor Quadrangle. It will run about $2.99 or 250 Microsoft Points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second DLC pack that will available on Steam starting 08/28/2012, PSN 09/11/2012, and XBLA 09/12/2012 will the "IKE-aramba!". In this you must once again embark on a rescue mission, but this time for IKE (Interdimensional Kinetic Entity) instead of your uncle. Not sure how a creature that can jump from one dimension to another gets trapped, but we can probably blame the professor again on this one. Just the the other DLC it will run $2.99 or 240 Microsoft points.

 

Game Over - Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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The life of an Assassin is not an easy life. Templars hound you at every turn. Death is the primary thing you know. But  Ezio Auditore da Firenze has thrived as an Assassin. He has avenged his family and worked towards saving the world from the Templars. He has even aquired the Apple of Eden from beings far more advanced then us. But where does one go now? Well things start badly as he is attacked by the Templars at his home, his uncle killed, and the apple lost. Now it is up to Ezio to get the apple back. How does this adventure end for Ezio, and his current era counter part Desmond? Read on to find out, and my opinions of how they are taking the story. As always I will preface this with a massive SPOILER ALERT.
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The Weeks Geek - Death of Social Gaming by Social Gaming

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Most people that don't actually understand gamers tend to think we are social outcasts. We sit inside all the time with little to no human contact playing our games. But they are wrong. Games, even single player ones, are a social experience. But while newer games have more social aspects to them via XBL, PSN, or Steam, it feels like they are losing their social connection.
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Gears of War: Judgement Release Date

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has given us a release date for Gears of War: Judgement. They are going to release it in March of 2013. Of course that is assuming that the game does not get delayed to add polish or to fix multiplayer after a beta test. But that is 7 months from now. If you cannot wait till then for your Gears fix then just plug Gears of War 3 back in, that should hold you over till then.

Frag Dolls Recruiting

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Are you a gamer? Are you beyond ridiculously good at it? Are you female? Then you have the opportunity to join some of the best female gamers on the planet, the Frag Dolls. They are accepting applications up until July 23, 2012. The applications that they receive will be thoroughly looked at and the lucky girl that gets the position will get a job with UbiSoft works with the Frag Dolls doing marketing and participating in nation wide tournaments. Interested? Then head to the Frag Dolls Casting Call page, and don't put this off.

Want more information? Check the full press release after the break.

 

 

 

 

 

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Comic Con International is Coming

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The mother of all Comic Conventions is around the corner, and that is San Diego Comic Con. It has grown leaps and bounds, and now encompases all entertainment, and not just comics. As such this means a number of game developers / producers are setting up shop. What can you expect to find on the show floor? Well here is what has been reported after the jump.
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TOMB RAIDER's Final Hours

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For those of you that are fans of documentaries Crystal Dynamics has announced that they are going to do a "fly on the wall" documentary of the final hours of TOMB RAIDER's creation. Traditionally the "Final Hours" series created by Geoff Keighley have been interactive apps for iPad and PC. This time they are expanding it by adding a video component that will be produced by Geoff and hosted by Zachary Levi. The first of the series is now live and will have additional videos joining it in coming weeks.