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Metro 2033 Limited Edition revealed
Deus Ex 3 to be called “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”?
No PC version of Dead Space 2?
Total War series 66% off on Steam
Gran Turismo franchise passes 55 million units sold
EA’s Q3 2009 revenues down 25% loses $82 million
iPhone Plants vs Zombies dated for February 15th
Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift character revealed
BioShock 2 review
Free Realms nets 8 million players

Metro 2033 Limited Edition revealed

All great games get a limited edition version as well, and even some mediocre game to as well. But we can’t really say which one is Metro 2033, only that a Limited Edition has been announced for the game, which includes an exclusive in-game weapon: a formidable automatic shotgun. In addition, you’ll find four art cards featuring artwork by Russian artist Anton Grechko, the main art designer for the game. Four art cards? What happened to the art books? And the soundtracks? Hmm…

Deus Ex 3 to be called “Deus Ex: Human Revolution”?

If we are to believe what Square Enix trademark application suggests, where the publisher filed for a mark for the name”Deus Ex: Human Revolution”, it might be the title, or subtitle, or the upcoming Deus Ex 3. However, it might also be another edition of Deus Ex, besides the “3″, for instiance, a PSP/DS version of the game, which usually carry a different subtitle.

No PC version of Dead Space 2?

According to rumors at Blue’s News, a PC version of Dead Space 2 is not planned. EA didn’t list the PC version at its conference call yesterday, and subsequent inquiries revealed that the publisher has no plans of releasing a PC version at all.

This isn’t such a loss however, the PC version of the original Dead Space was a straight console port, with lacking controls, bad menu navigation, and pretty much everything else you’d expect from something which wasn’t originally a PC game.

Total War series 66% off on Steam

The RTS franchise Total War is on sale on Steam, with each game discounted by 66%. The best deal of them all though, is the “Total War Mega Pack”, which includes Medieval II: Total War, Rome: Total War + Alexander and Kingdoms expansions, and Empire: Total War for just over $20! If you’re an RTS fan, now is the time to strike a deal!

Gran Turismo franchise passes 55 million units sold

The Gran Turismo series is the biggest racing franchise in gaming history, with sales now of over 55 million games sold. Here’s how the 55 million are broken down between the games:

• Gran Turismo: 10,850,000 units
• Gran Turismo 2: 9,370,000 units
• Gran Turismo 3 A-spec: 14,890,000 units
• Gran Turismo Concept Series: 1,560,000 units
• Gran Turismo 4 “Prologue”: 1,350,000 units
• Gran Turismo 4: 10,980,000 units
• Gran Turismo 5 “Prologue”: 4,650,000 units
• Gran Turismo PSP recently recorded sales of 1,800,000 units

As you’ll notice, the “Prologue” title for the PS3, which is nothing more than a bigger demo, has sold almost 5 million copies to date.

EA’s Q3 2009 revenues down 25% loses $82 million

EA’s latest fiscal numbers are a bit depressing, as the once biggest games publisher in the world, where the company revealed that they lost $82 million and that revenues were down 25%.

However, keeping in mind that a year earlier, EA lost a staggering $560 million, one can certainly see the bright side of it. The publisher saw revenues of $1.24 billion during Q3, statistically the strongest period of game releases.

iPhone Plants vs Zombies dated for February 15th

Late last month PopCap let us know that the iPhone/iPod touch version of Plants vs. Zombies would be seeing a delay to mid-February. However, we weren’t notified of an exact release date, until now. PopCap, along with releasing the above trailer, has officially announced that Plants vs. Zombies will be hitting the App Store for use with the iPhone and iPod touch on February 15th, 2010.

We’ve yet to hear of a price for the game but we can’t see it being too high.

Ubisoft announces Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Those anxiously awaiting a new Ghost Recon game will be happy to hear that Ubisoft has today announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. They have supplied us with the above logo and have said that the game is to feature both singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay.

Additionally, those who purchase Splinter Cell: Conviction for the Xbox 360, which comes out on April 13th, will get access to GR:FS‘ beta. Unfortunately, that’s all the information we currently have but we’ll be sure to keep you updated as Ubisoft tells us more.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift character revealed

When I first purchased BlazBlue I have to say, I was quite intrigued by its ridiculously fast paced gameplay. However, the fact that it only has 12 characters was quite disappointing. Luckily, Arc System Works has since announced BlazBlue: Continuum Shift which will include, presumably, a new cast of characters for us to mess around with (unless you actually know what you’re doing).

One of those new characters was revealed today thanks to Kotaku, a character called μ-12, pictured above. μ-12 will be voiced by Kanako Kondou, the voice actress behind Noel Vermillion and V-13 from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger.

Unfortunately there is no North American release date for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift but it will be making its way to Japanese shores for the PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime this summer.

BioShock 2 review

The original BioShock, released back in 2007, is arguably one of the most atmospheric games ever made, and also, one of the most original. So it was no surprise that a sequel would eventually be released, and despite concern that it’s made by a new development team, and despite the fact that the main protagonist of BioShock 1 is out, BioShock 2 is everything one might expect from a sequel: it delivers in almost every way one expected.

In case you’re not familiar with BioShock, it centers around the failed world of Rapture, set in a retro futuristic underwater city where you at first was introduced to it (in the original), but now, you play as Big Daddy himself, one of the massive creatures that was your main nemesis in the first game. BioShock 2 takes place 10 years after the original ended, where Rapture creator Andrew Ryan was defeated, and as mentioned, you play as Big Daddy, and you have a little sister to protect as well. And while you can still harvest or save the girls, you can now also adopt them as well. Read the rest of the BioShock 2 review

Free Realms nets 8 million players

If you’re one of our loyal readers you may remember that back in April of last year, Sony brought their free to play MMORPG, Free Realms, out of beta. Well, it’s been some time since we’ve heard about the game but now Sony has issued a press release that says the game has amassed over 8 million players.

John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, comments:

“Free Realms is more than just a virtual world for our players; it is a portal for imagination. A place where players transform their house into a jumping maze for friends to compete or a petting zoo that boasts all their pets. Our job as developers is to listen to and predict what they want and give them the tools that inspire and compel them to share their experiences with eight million others.”

So have you checked out Free Realms? I mean it is free, after all.

via kotaku

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