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Dead Space 3 Demo Release Date Announced

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As a new year of gaming begins, EA are starting the year off right helping us all decide upon the very first game on our 2013 gaming wishlists as they’re all ready to release the demo for Dead Space 3.

The full game of Dead Space 3 is set to let players take control of the bad-luck plagued space engineer Isaac Clarke and experience his willingness to constantly get himself into danger in places entirely overrun with necromorphs, as players will get to see an entirely new world, the “unforgiving ice planet”, Tau Volantis.

When the Dead Space 3 demo launches later this month (Dead Space 3 demo release date – 15th of January on Xbox 360, 22nd of January on PS3) you can take on Tau Volantis with a friend as the controversial inclusion of co-op takes form with secondary Dead Space 3 character, Sergeant John Carver, making his video game debut.

Those in doubt about the new co-op feature in Dead Space 3 (or the game as a whole) needn’t worry as EA say that their game will include “the franchise’s core elements of suspense, horror, action and sound”, which is exactly what made us love the previous Dead Space games.

As an added bonus for Xbox 360 players, EA say that you can go to demo.deadspace.com to win a chance to get to play the demo even earlier than the 15th of January.

Dead Space 3 is out on Xbox 360 on February 3rd and PS3 on February 5th (North American release dates).

Mass Effect 4 Confirmed by Bioware

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The Mass Effect series of games have always been some of the most forward-thinking available and to the surprise of some, the developer of the 3 games, BioWare, have announced that Mass Effect 4 is in production.

BioWare are currently working our other favourite series of games, with Dragon Age 3 in development at BioWare Edmonton and in a blog post on the official BioWare blog, Yanick Roy, Studio Director at BioWare Montreal (one of the two teams working on Mass Effect 4), said that won’t tell us more about the game “for a good little while” because the two studios are developing the new game together.

What we do know is that Mass Effect 4 will be using the Frostbite Engine and although the Mass Effect trilogy is complete and Mass Effect 4 will be a completely new section of the series developed “in full compliance with the legacy established by the first three chapters”, Mass Effect 4 will be just as diverse as the first three games “including many alien races, a huge galaxy to explore and, of course, a rich and cinematic narrative.”

What do you want see in Mass Effect 4? – Leave a comment!

EA Includes Female Hockey Players in NHL 13, Predicts the Future

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Someday, the National Hockey League will be known by it’s full name as the National Hockey League for men, women and anyone else who wants to play because we aren’t a bunch of sexist dickbags. A woman has yet to play for the NHL in a regular season game, but we’re making progress – in video games at least, thanks to NHL 13.

EA, well into keeping with the NHL’s unofficial (and entirely made up by be) name are putting two female ice hockey players into their game of the sport, NHL 13. Sandwich jokes and comments about wombs/baby-making and/or homekeeping be damned (!) because finally women are going to be slapshotting and fightpicking with the men.

In NHL 12, EA introduced female characters into their Be a Pro mode “based on a request from a 14-yr old female fan who emailed our staff because she felt underrepresented as a hockey videogame fan”, says Dean Richards, General Manager, NHL, EA SPORTS, proving that EA are the best and develop their games with a work ethic comparable to sunshine, rainbows and your favourite chocolate bar. That 14 year old is going to be overjoyed when she sees that “Team USA superstar Angela Ruggiero will join former Team Canada great Hayley Wickenheiser” in the game and if you were wondering why these two women in particular got picked to play alongside their male, ice-skating associates, the fact that the two of them are not just one, but FOUR-TIME OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY MEDALLISTS (Angela has a gold, silver and bronze to her name, while Hayley has a silver and 3 golds) meaning that not only are they undoubtedly more qualified than some of them men to be in the game, they are also certifiably awesome.

The press release with all of the info about this monumental decision also included this bookmark-worthy quote from EA – “The addition of women’s hockey legends as playable characters within the EA SPORTS NHL franchise is the continuation of a commitment that the development team made to create greater representation for women’s hockey beginning with NHL 12.”

The lack of badass female characters in video games is something I’m going to write a post about a later date but for now I think it’s cool that EA are being part of the future with NHL 13, a future where badass sports men and women are playing their sports alongside each other, represented equally in video games and in real life, so I commend you for that, EA!

Want to be involved in the forward-thinking ice hockey brilliance that is NHL 13? – Click here to buy the game and support these amazing lady legends.

Medal of Honor Warfighter Screenshots Eclipse Black Ops 2 at E3

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Accidentally revealed by video game retailer GAME via Twitter last year is Medal of Honor Warfighter, the latest iteration in a highly successful franchise – despite the questionable reception of the game that came before it.

Medal of Honor Warfighter is yet again boasting expert knowledge in the form or Tier One soldiers who are the cream of the cream of the crop, the knobbles on the bees knees, in short, these guys are the best at what they do and EA have recruited them as consultants on how to create the most authentic military shooter of all time. Presumably, the soldiers also offered up tips on how to make the game as beardy as possible (spoiler alert : they succeeded).

Unfortunately, Medal of Honor Warfighter was in danger of falling into an abyss already populated by the overwhelming noise of incredibly brown, rather tedious shooters, but we’ve no need to worry about that as these new Medal of Honor Warfighter screenshots, straight from E3, show us that with the Frostbite 2 engine (responsible for Battlefield 3’s impressively lit visuals) behind it, Medal of Honor Warfighter is looking better than even its closest rival, Call of Duty Black Ops 2.

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New Crysis 3 Screenshots Will Make You Wish You Owned a Nanosuit

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Back in April when we posted our giant Crysis 3 feature, detailing all of the first, early factoids that we knew about the game, everyone was positively giddy. I received one worrying report about a reader who read the post and proceeded to wet themselves with excitement*.

You may need to exercise those bladders again as Crysis 3 is back again with a new pile of steaming hot screenshots. These Crysis 3 screenshots, are, as the gameplay trailer was, absolutely gorgeous.

We get to see some of the murky swamp goo (which yes, still looks pretty, albeit revolting, because that’s just how Crysis 3 rolls), a towering hulk of Ceph mech and the obligatory (perhaps) image of Crysis 3 protagonist, Prophet, staring wistfully into the distance. Marvel at them after the break.

*not really

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Crysis 3 – Release Date, Gameplay, Everything Else You Need to Know

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Where Call of Duty fails (and thus gets nominated as one of our ‘must-avoid’ games as a result), Crysis succeeds, or at least, tries really hard to make up for.

When Crysis is not able to best the mega-franchise that Activision continuously boosts its bank balance with, it makes up for it with a stellar level of graphics that no matter how lacking some of its other features may be, the visuals will never fail to make you succumb to its most eye-pleasing asset, having you weak at the knees before you can say ‘holy nanosuit!’.

Imagine my delight then, when Crysis 3 was leaked and subsequently announced formally by EA, keen to add a third outing to the super-soldier sandbox-em-up franchise. This is big, BIG news as Crysis 3 will be the “first blockbuster shooter of 2013”, pipping closest rival Call of Duty to the 2013 line-up top spot, with COD’s 2012 release not even officially revealed yet.

With the first images, first gameplay trailer and a whole host of other info out in the open about the game, this round-up is a good place to board the Crysis 3 hype train.

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FIFA Street Released Today – See the Cheapest Deals Here

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After months of waiting, ogling screenshots and watching glorious trailers for FIFA Street, EA’s tricky football sim is finally out (the EU FIFA Street release date is today, North America release date was the 13th).

With that in mind, I’ve composed a list of the cheapest copies of the game, from various vendors if you’re choosy/only like buying from the big brand places.

If you’ve found a cheaper option, please do leave a comment including it!

Those are the cheapest big and off brand deals I could find for the UK and North America, if you’ve found a better deal/another international deal, please do comment and let us know!

Another Major Publisher Pulls Out of GAME & gamestation, Still Refuses to Die

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Gosh that headline makes me sound cruel and heartless doesn’t it?

Let me be clear : I do not want the GAME Retail group to go under, without it, I probably wouldn’t be playing games/writing about them, considering that once upon a time before the sparkly convenient wonder that is the Internet swooped in and stole my heart, it was my one-stop shop for games and the place I’d go to buy my favourite magazine  – perhaps this is the sort of thing I should save for the maybe-not-so-inevitable-at-least-I-really-hope-not GAME eulogy, so I’ll move on.

Worryingly for the wondrous gaming emporium that are the chain of the two shops, another major publisher has decided to pull their new releases from its shelves, doing GAME, gamestation and their loyal shoppers no favours whatsoever.

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Battlefield 3 sells 12 million, three expansions on the way

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EA has announced that Battlefield 3 has sold 12 million and that they’re also bringing over three brand new expansions all themed around different ideas.  Patrick Bach the executive producer of the game said that “Instead of delivering piecemeal map packs, we’re giving players a completely new experience with every themed expansion pack to keep the action fresh. Our expansions are designed to excite our large and active fan base while attracting new recruits with gameplay that is dynamic and unpredictable every time.”

In the press release, EA also described the upcoming expansions:

.•Battlefield 3: Close Quarters – In Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, players are dropped into a frantic, infantry-only theatre of war. Frostbite 2 high definition destruction makes the environment come alive as everything from furniture to plaster gets shot to pieces. Players will feel the intensity of the world exploding around them as rubble and broken pieces pile up on the floor, while tight level design and vertical gameplay create a highly competitive environment. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog tags to bring back to the base game.

Promotional image of the upcoming Close Quarters expansion

•Battlefield 3: Armored Kill – Following the tight infantry gameplay of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, DICE will release Battlefield 3: Armored Kill that ups the ante for vehicular mayhem as only Battlefield can do. Featuring new driveable tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery and more, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill also delivers huge battlefields for an all-out vehicle assault, including the biggest map in Battlefield history.

•Battlefield 3: End Game – The fourth expansion pack will ship in the winter but details remain tightly guarded.

The three expansions on the way are Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, Armored Kill and End Game. This means that we’re getting Close Quarters an expansion with a 16 player limit in summer along with a more vehicle themed expansion in Fall which ends with a final end-game expansion in 2012 that has very little details at the moment.

Fans have speculated that Battlefield 3 will either have Dinosaurs as a “Horde mode” or be a recreation of 2142, two things which DICE have hidden in the Back to Karkand expansion maps as references that people have picked up on. Either way, I’ll be picking it up.

New FIFA Street Trailer Teaches You How to Panna, Embarrass Opponents

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FIFA Street is probably one of the only games where a prerequisite for winning is to make a complete and utter fool out of your opponents – the old fashioned ‘dribble like a baby, kick like a beast’ method won’t work. If you can’t embarrass them, you’ll have a serious challenge on your hands if you want to win, like climbing a giant slippery slope of football terms and sports-based acrobatics.

This latest video for the game is the key to learning how to succeed, providing you with the must-know tips to scoring more goals in FIFA Street.

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