Video Games

Early Release Event Planned for Batman: Arkham City

Batman fans, take note: On October 17 at 4 p.m., which is a full
day before the launch of Batman: Arkham
City, Toys R Us in Times Square will host an early release event for the
game, where 500 copies of Arkham City will
be available for purchase. Starting now, the first 100 people to preorder the
game through Toys R Us’ “Personal Shopping Department” will have the
opportunity to have their copy signed by Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, DC
Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee, and Arkham
City game director Sefton Hill. 400 copies of the game will be
available for those who missed out on the first 100 copies.

Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 and DLC

After almost a year of radio silence, Gran Turismo fans finally have some exciting news in the form of upcoming DLC.  Kazunori Yamauchi announced via his official Twitter account that Gran Turismo 5 would be receiving its Spec 2.0 upgrade followed up by multiple DLC packs.  The update will add simple interior views for all standard cars, improved UI, user control of the weather change feature, improved physics and much more.  Spec 2.0 will also add 11 NASCAR models and the Nissan GT-R N24 Schulze Motorsport that Yamauchi drove in the Nurburgring 24 hours.

Space Marine Co-op DLC Dated

The highly anticipated downloadable co-op mode for one of the most successful games of the year has finally been given a release date.

On October 25th, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, relic’s latest offering for Warhammer fans the world over, will receive a sizable free update including a full co-op mode called Exterminatus on 360, PS3 and PC.   It will be playable by up to four players, carry over all the perks and unlockables from competitive multiplayer, and feature the same three character classes of Tactical, Assault and Devastator.  Like all good survival horde modes, you will be pitted against wave after wave of increasingly tough enemies and forced to defend your position at all costs.

Bethesda Clarifies Mojang Suit

As The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’s launch approaches, Bethesda’s parent company, Zenimax, is pursuing a lawsuit with Mojang over trademark infringement.  Mojang’s upcoming game is entitled Scrolls and Zenimax feels the use of the word infringes upon their trademark for The Elder Scrolls.

Pete Hines, vice president at Bethesda said, “This is a business matter based on how trademark law works and it will continue to be dealt with by lawyers who understand it, not by me or our developers,”  He went on to say, “Nobody here enjoys being forced into this.  Hopefully it will all be resolved soon.”

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Revealed

A sequel to 2010’s Transformers: War for Cybertron has been revealed, entitled Fall of Cybertron.

War for Cybertron was, arguably, the best Transformers video game released to date, due largely to having a reasonable development cycle and budget, as well as notbeing forced to release alongside a film or TV series as per standard for licence-based games.  While I can’t imagine it sold anywhere near as many copies as the abysmal train wreck of mediocrity that was the Dark of the Moon film-game released this year, it is nice to know Activision is still allowing High Moon to geek-out once again with the Transformers through the Cybertron titles.

Digital High Episode 12

Hold onto your socks, because Vince talks about a game he likes, which is Rage. I discover the explosive hidden gem that is Split Second and, as always, Donna helps us discuss the week’s news and stories from the video game world. Gears 3 holds the best launch this year with 3 million units sold in a week. We talk quite a bit about Sony’s new advert for the PS3 and what exactly the core message is behind it, and that new Syndicate trailer turned out to be quite awesome indeed.

In other news: Mass Effect 3 multiplayer rumors still continue, LA Noire studio Team Bondi are officially shutting down, an RPG based on the popular Game of Thrones TV series will hit sometime in early 2012 and, what everyone has been waiting for, an app for the windows phone that turns it into a 360 controller. Finally, I can throw out all those clunky pads and use my 360 properly.

You can catch all the episodes of Digital High on the official podcast page! http://playeraffinity.com/podcast.html

New Batch of Screenshots for Battlefield 3 Single-Player

Electronic Arts released some new screenshots for this month’s biggest game.  They show what players will experience in the single-player campaign of Battlefield 3 as they battle their way through the Middle East.  Included among them are shots of the cockpit view of fighter jets that will be pilotable in the game.