Some fresh DLC for Bioware’s Dragon Age II entitled Mark of the Assassin features Felicia Day from the series The Guild and is set to hit the PC, PS3, and 360 on October 11th. Day will be playing a new character called Tallis, an elven cutthroat seeking a powerful relic. Day’s likeness has been used as the mold for her character as she and Hawke sneak into a magically fortified vault containing a gem called the Heart of the Many.
Razer, a peripheral manufacturer
located in California, revealed their latest arcade stick for the Xbox 360
during the Tokyo Game Show. While they have not named it yet, Razer did reveal
some mock-up images of the prototype. Pricing has not yet been announced.
Frank O’Connor, the Halo franchise’s development director,
revealed some minor details regarding Halo:
Combat Evolved Anniversary’s Kinect functionality. Players will be able to
switch between graphic modes, by saying either “Classic” or “Anniversary.”
O’Connor wouldn’t delve into too much detail about the other Kinect
functionality details, but was quick to note that it “is not core to the gameplay… but it is germane to the story and fiction
fans will probably really enjoy that feature.” Expect more details to be
revealed in October.
Mortal Kombat was released for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the first quarter of the year but alreadyWarner Brothers Interactive is reaping the benefits. According to Warner Brothers, Mortal Kombat has sold over three million copies worldwide. This beats the record set by Capcom’s Marvel Vs Capcom 3, which sold two million units.
Who
would win in a fight between The Incredible Hulk and Mike Haggar from Final
Fight? Or between Wolverine and
Akuma? If you’ve ever been a fan of both
Marvel comics and Capcom’s library of games, these are questions that you’ve
undoubtedly asked yourself at some point, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two
Worlds was happy to provide answers.
Anybody out there missing sunset over the
prairie? Or perhaps you and your
six-shooter haven’t gunned down some fame-seeking hotshot recently? Either way, those of you looking to scratch
that Wild West itch will have good reason to this October; the utterly stunning
Red
Dead Redemption is getting the Game of the Year treatment, and a
definitive edition of the game featuring all the free and paid downloadable
content released to date (as well as the free Myths and Mavericks DLC pack
which is due to be released this month) will hit the shelves on October 14th.
It looks like the Wild West isn’t so wild anymore. Rockstar Games has released a new patch (available now) filled with fixes for common exploits used in their critically acclaimed Western, Red Dead Redemption. This is all being done in anticipation of the upcoming Myths and Mavericks bonus pack, which is scheduled to release today.
Bethesda has revealed about 20 minutes of gameplay footage (In 3 parts below), so feel free to explore the world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim yourself. The footage is from the gameplay demo shown at E3, which was released to the public yesterday.
While EA has said
that it doesn’t expect Battlefield 3 to
beat Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
in terms of sales, it will certainly be a close battle. EA CFO Eric Brown has
confirmed that Battlefield 3 has
received 1.25 million preorders so far. He also noted that these figures top Battlefield 3’s predecessor, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, by more than
ten times.
After being unofficially announced
back in 2004, Rockstar has confirmed that Max
Payne 3 will release in March of next year. The game was originally
intended to release back in 2009, but numerous delays had gamers classifying it
as the next Duke Nukem Forever. The
previous installment in the franchise, Max
Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, was released eight years ago.
