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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…

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.

LucasArts announces LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

I must say, I was a bit skeptical about the LEGO Star Wars series before I was actually able to get my hands on it. Once I was, I realized the game was actually pretty damn fun. However, no matter how fun it is it doesn’t exactly get me excited for the recent announcement of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

The latest addition to the LEGO Star Wars franchise will be based on the animated series entiteld, you guessed it, The Clone Wars. Both seasons of said series will be included in the game alongside a new and improved level builder, head-tohead combat moves and all new abilities.

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will be made available this fall for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC DS and PSP.

via kotaku

New Medal of Honor before September

Gamers who have been around since the late 90s have undoubtedly heard of Medal of Honor. It’s a Call of Duty-esque FPS set in a variety of time zones including WW2. Well now, with the popularity of games set in modern day like Modern Warfare 2 and the forthcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2, EA and DICE have decided to reboot the MoH franchise with a similar setting.

Well, with the announcement that Dead Space 2 and the next Dragon Age are set for a 2011 launch, EA has said that Medal of Honor will be launching in Q2 of 2011.

We don’t know much about the game other than the fact that it will be set in Afghanistan and, of course, be an FPS.

via thatvideogameblog

Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II coming in 2011

Dead Space fans waiting for a sequel will be happy to hear that EA has just dated the game for a 2011 release. Of course, you’re probably not too happy to hear it considering you have to wait over a year to get your hands on it. Additionally, EA has also told us that Dragon Age 2 (or whatever the sequel is to be called) will also be hitting store shelves sometime in 2011.

But that’s not all as EA has also listed the two sequels as having a future presence on “handheld platforms” which could mean anything from the DS and PSP to the iPhone and iPod touch, or all over the above.

We’ll let you know as more information is made known about the two sequels.

via kotaku

Molyneux: Fable 3 details at X10

Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux has not only stated that lots of Fable 3 details will be spilled at the upcoming X10 event, but also that people would be “pissed off”;

“There’s some very, very big things happening in Fable. Bigger than you think, and it’s going to really upset people. They’re going to get super pissed off, they really are.”

Maybe they’ve got something really interesting to showcase, or Molyneux is really just hyping the game up. However, considering he’s not really a PR master, we’re now quite interested in the upcoming X10 event.

LA Noire coming in September?

According to G4TV’s Geoff Keighley, he managed to get a sneak peak at the upcoming LA Noire in the upcoming issue of Game Informer, and he notes via Twitter that the game is set for a September 2010 release on the PS and Xbox 360. We’ll know for sure as soon as Game Informer is out.

Modern Warfare 2 patch submitted to MS for certification

Infinity Ward has announced that they’ve submitted the next Modern Warfare 2 patch to Microsoft to test and certify on the Xbox 360. The patch, called “Care package” has already been released on the PC and PS3, and Xbox 360 owners will have to wait at least another week until it’s available. The full changes of the patch are:

• Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
• Fix for “infinite care package” exploit.
• Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
• Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
• Fixes to prevent various XP hacks.

Amazon has 3 for 2 Xbox 360 Platinum hits

For a limited time only, you can get 2 Xbox 360 platinum hits and pay just for one of them on Amazon. Just pick three games and the cheapest game will be free, and there are plenty of titles to chose from, like Fallout 3, Halo 3 and Fable 2, among others.

Fable 3 is almost complete

Peter Molyneux, the famed creator of the Fable series, has said in a recent interview with Develop that Fable 3 is in the “final edit” stage, meaning that almost all aspects of the production are complete and that from now on, it’s only about polish. You can read the rest of the interview here, where Molyneux also notes that Half Life 2 is his favorite game of all time.

Sonic in Super Mario Galaxy 2?

Considering Sonic made an appearance in Super Smash Bros: Brawl it only makes sense that Nintendo would considering their close alliance with SEGA and bring the lovable blue hedgehog to more of their titles. Now, a rumor has been circulating that suggests Sonic will appear in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The rumor comes from NGamer magazine who says a source close to Nintendo gave them the information. Is it to be believed? We’ll have to wait and find out.

Left 4 Dead 2 brings bots, more

The best thing about having a game with online capabilities is the fact that you can play with your friends. However, if your friends aren’t around (or you don’t have any) bots are the next best thing. Previously, Left 4 Dead 2 did not feature bots but Valve has continously said that they will bring them to the game soon enough. And do that they have with their latest update which also includes a few tweaks to the game’s SDK, which you probably don’t care about unless your a developer.

Additionally, Valve let us know that a similar patch for the Xbox 360 is in the works and should be ready soon.

ODST exclusive Halo 3 maps available on Xbox Live, finally

During my Halo 3 days, ever since they added it I was an avid player of the MLG playlist. At first I wasn’t planning on buying ODST but when they required you to have the Heretic map in order to play said play list I cursed at Bungie and MLG and went out and bought it seeing as it wasn’t available via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Sure, the campaign what something new but the only reason I actually bought it was for that single map. $60 for a map, ridiculous, I know. Well, one thing led to another and I accidentally broke the ODST multiplayer disc making Heretic unable to load. At first I actually pondered going out to get a new disc just so I could get my MLG fix but ultimately made the concious decision against it.

Well now, I can finally hop back into the playlist as Bungie has just made Heretic, Citadel and Longshore, the ODST exclusive maps, available for purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Of course, I’m going to be forced to pay 800 Microsoft Points for something I already have (well, had) but that sure as hell beats going out and spending another $50+ on a used ODST. I’m just hoping they’ll still let me into the Halo: Reach beta. If so, except a hands on video right when it drops sometime after April 28th.

Perfect Dark for Live Arcade at next week’s X10 gaming summit

Do you remember Perfect Dark Zero? A game developed by Rare that followed the N64 Perfect Dark release which was also one of the first Xbox 360 Platinum Hits? Well, after the Perfect Dark development team saw a staff cut the game’s sequel was canceled so the studio started work on the next best thing — an Xbox Live Arcade remake of the original Perfect Dark.

Make note that we first got wind of this remake back in April of 2009 but there wasn’t much to go by then. Now, it has been made known that the game will be making an appearance at next week’s Xbox 360 X10 gaming summit where all in attendance will get a chance to play it.

I don’t know about you guys but I was a huge fan of the N64 Perfect Dark so the fact that it’s coming to the Xbox Live Arcade is very exciting to me.

via kotaku