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Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Slated for September 19th
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Star Wars Battlefront II Official Trailer
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EA Confirms No Battlefield 3 Demo

Despite prior rumors, EA confirmed that there will not be a pre-release Battlefield 3 demo. This rumor began when Patrick Bach told MSXbox-World that an early Battlefield 3 demo would be released. It made sense, since EA is positioning Battlefield 3 to be a Call of Duty killer, and a pre-release demo would be a fine way to lure Call of Duty regulars to try out Battlefield in the fall while waiting for the next installment of Activision’s juggernaut. Bach did not specifically call out a demo, but answered positively to a question about a demo, not giving any details on gameplay. An EA spokesperson has said that Patrick Bach, when telling MSXbox-World of a pre-release demo, was actually referring to the multiplayer beta.

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Hi-Rez Studios Announces SMITE


Hi-Rez Studios first gained recognition through their Tribes-styled MMORPG, Global Agenda. While Global Agenda
was quite good when it launched, it has changed significantly since
then with the game getting a major overhaul in the Sandstorm updates and
even more recently when Hi-Rez changed the game to a free-to-play
model. Hi-Rez Studios is also working on the new Tribes games, the MMO shooter Tribes Universe and Tribes: Ascend.

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Weekend Sale Friday April 22nd

You’d think there would be more weekend sales themed around Easter this weekend, but there are only a few egg, bunny, and stigmata games in sight.  That’s not a problem, because there are plenty of non-Easter games on sale, like an RPG blowout at the Electronic Arts store.  Through this weekend you’ll get 33% off for Dragon Age, Ultima Online and Mass Effect, including special editions, and some DLC.  I suppose that Commander Shepherd’s resurrection in Mass Effect 2 has a little bit of Easter to it, so that should give you an excuse to skip church on Sunday and play video games.

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The Last Standalone Released

Arguably the most popular game mode of the Dawn of War II franchise, “The Last Stand” pits groups of three players against 20 waves of enemies, each harder than the last, building up to a finale wave that tests players’ mettle. It is the most played mode, due to its simplicity and ease to simply jump in and play. As a result, Relic has released “The Last Standalone”, which allows you to purchase the popular game mode, predictably enough, as a standalone package at a reduced price point.

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Weekend Deals Thursday April 21st

Easter is approaching, and holidays tend to have lots of great online game sales.  Even though it’s just Thursday we’re already looking at a whole basket of treats for the weekendd.  ImpulseDriven.com has a Daily Deal, good for today (Thursday the 21st) on Defense Grid: Gold which you can get for $3.49.  Of course, they also have a batch of Weekend Impulse Buys too, and this week all Company of Heroes games are 50% off (Prices vary), X3 Gold is going for $12.95, Making History: Complete Collection for $24.99, and they have Homesteader for $4.99.  The best of the lot at Impulse is their Runaway Bundle, which will get you all three games in that hit Adventure game series for $15.99.

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Consoles Get Free Alice Game With Madness Returns

XBox and PS3 owners who buy a new copy of the upcoming goth girl action game Alice Madness Returns will get a download code for a free copy of American McGee’s Alice, the first game in the series.  Unfortunately, PC gamers aren’t so lucky, even though Alice originated on our platform.  The nice fellows at EA’s marketing department had better rectify this situation quickly, or there will only be one solution: Off with their heads!

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Wednesday Sales April 20th

Wednesday sales are rare for digital distributors, but this week we’re in luck, because several of them are running special events at the moment.  Good Old Games has a new promotion going on, Direct2Drive is doing Daily Deals all months long, even Amazon.com has something of interest to PC gamers today.

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Midweek Sales “The Cake Is A Lie” Edition

Did you know that Steam sells games that AREN’T Portal 2?  It’s true, and as evidence, take a look at their Midweek Madness sale, which will let you buy a game that does not involves Aperture Science in any way.  From now through Thursday, you can buy Grotesque Tactics for five dollars, 75% off its usual price.  Assuming that you didn’t blow the weekly game budget helping Chell take down GLaDOS again.

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Battlefield 3 Extended Trailer Impressions


EA has recently released a full 12 minute trailer of all the gameplay from the Fault Line demo. This is, essentially, a compilation of all of the Fault Line episodes, with more gameplay in between each. There are still cuts, but they are far less significant than before. All the previous Fault Line episodes added up to a time of around 9 minutes, while this extended trailer adds about 2 and a half minutes in total.

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Jade Empire 2 Unofficially Cancelled


If you’re a fan of Jade Empire, there’s some bad news from one of the developers over at Bioware. When Jade Empire was released for the Xbox in 2005 and the PC in 2007, it was well received by the players, gained a loyal fanbase, and rested on a backbone of solid reviews. Now, though, it seems that the Eastern themed RPG is never going to receive a sequel.

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