While Valve’s upcoming multiplayer strategy game DotA 2 has certaintly grabbed headlines recently with the announcement of a one million dollar tournament set to take place at this years Gamecom, most gamers still haven’t seen any screenshots or gameplay footage of the game itself. Until now. Valve have revealed the cinematic trailer for DotA 2 in the lead up to their tournament. Check it out below:
I guess I should start off by saying that I have never played a game quite like Catherine. Maybe if I played more Atlus titles that would be different, but I haven’t, so I took some time after beating it to reflect on the game and the experience I had before sitting down to write this review. The protagonist is Vincent Brooks, a 32 year old guy that is meandering through life. He has been dating his girlfriend Katherine for about 5 years, but experiences a personal crisis when she starts hinting that she wants to settle down and start a family. He’s also started suffering from weird and terrifying dreams at night that he can’t seem to recall when he wakes up. These dreams are the nightmare levels.
A
new post on the official PlayStation blog outlines the bonus features
that will be included on the Blu-Ray disc featuring the HD remasterings
of two of the PS2’s best games, including a newer look at their
spiritual sucessor. I haven’t exactly been jumping to buy games I’ve
already played again, but some of the features here, along with getting
to see two games with unique and remarkable art design with improved
visuals, has me somewhat tempted.
Today Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros. released a new trailer for
Batman: Arkham City, the latest to reveal a new villain that will appear
in the game. This time it’s Mr. Freeze, everyone’s favorite evil genius
ice-themed widower. With this trailer, Rocksteady have now officially
confirmed that every single preexisting Batman character will appear in
their game, as long as they appeared in at least one issue of the comic
or one episode of the various animated series.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been long in the making, with the last title in the series having been released in 2004, and development taking place over the course of 4 years. The legacy of the franchise and the long development time have led to certain expectations for the new first-person RPG, set to release August 23rd. Whether or not it will meet those expectations is a question that should be answered next week, but for now, let’s see what kind of game Human Revolution will be.
Sure, we’re all excited about Gears of War 3 next month, but remember that your Xbox also has an extensive library of lower profile games in the Xbox Live Arcade Indie section. Hard-working, talented people put some simple, yet great games for sale there often costing a mere dollar, and several Xbox Indie developers are launching a promotion to highlight the best of them. It’s called the Indie Games Summer Uprising, and it will showcase a different game each day for two weeks starting August 22nd.
If you’re one of the many people looking forward to Ubisoft’s next turn-based strategy game, Might and Magic: Heroes VI, then prepare to be disappointed. Ubisoft has announced that the PC title has been delayed once more, and is now being planned for a release on October 11, 2011.
