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The new trailer for the second Civ 5 expansion, Brave New World , gives us a look at a new feature that allows players to set policies and ideologies for their civilizations. Your chosen policies will grant various abilities that have will have certain diplomatic effects for the rest of the game. The expansion comes to PC on July 9th, 2013.
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Nintendo surprised hardcore JRPG fans by announcing that the fourth entry of the acclaimed Shin Megami Tensei series would be coming exclusively to 3DS. While this may not make sense for Americans, it makes perfect sense in Japan, where handheld devices have taken the country by storm. Either way, Atlus has brought a new trailer for us to show you, and I have to say — it’s looking pretty cool.
Read more on High-tech samurai & demon recruiting — just another day in Shin Megami Tensei IV…
La la lalala laaaaa, la la la la laaaah. La la lalala lahhh, la lalala laaaa. There, now The Smurfs theme song is as stuck in your head as it is in mine. The folks at Ubisoft want to show off their new screenshots for their upcoming movie tie-in title, The Smurfs 2. Here’s a bit about the Peyo-powered game:
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One of the most hotly anticipated RTS titles of the year, Company of Heroes 2 is scheduled for a release on June 25th, and will focus on the brutal Eastern Front theater of World War II (or, to be more accurate, the Great Patriotic War, as it is known to all Russians). The trailer shows off some great gameplay and cutscene footage utilizing the overhauled Essence 3.0 engine.
Timing is everything, especially in fighting games. Well, it turns out that it also matters in PR. We’ve got some sweet new screenshots for Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for the PC and I’m sitting here wearing my MK shirt. Seriously – check it out below. We’ve got two screenshots showing the game in action – here’s a nibble on what’s included for the “Komplete” version of the title:
The folks at Bungie are pretty fantastic at crafting games, but damn are they good at making incredible commercials to sell em! We’ve got a trailer called “Law of the Jungle” – a blend of CG and live-action to give us a taste of the universe for Destiny. Who directed the trailer? None other than Jon Favreau (Iron Man series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Identity Thief, Cowboys & Aliens, Zathura, Elf), and starring Giancarlo Esposito (Revolution, Once Upon a Time, Breaking Bad, and 141 other shows!) Here’s a nibble while you load the trailer:
Read more on 60 seconds of pure awesome – Law of the Jungle trailer for Destiny debuts…
Nintendo announced last month that they’d be ditching their E3 conference plans and replacing them with one of their Nintendo Direct videos. Some may seem baffled, others more understanding that Nintendo’s lack of heavy hitting announcements (other than much needed core Wii U games) would be lost amidst the bleating trumpets of Microsoft and Sony’s own conferences. Realizing this, Nintendo is sticking to their semi-awkward, always endearing Nintendo Direct videos, and on June 11th at 7am PST (around the time Nintendo normally schedules their own conference), they will be broadcasting their E3 message, directly to you — and if you’re a Nintendo fan, you shouldn’t miss this one.
Read more on Nintendo Direct planned for June 11 — This is the one you want to watch…
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment along with Techland have just announced the development of a survival horror game entitled Dying Light for next-gen / current-gen consoles and PC for a 2014 release. The developers seem interested in capitalizing on a recent wave of survival horror enthusiasm, seen in recent weeks with the hype surrounding titles like Resident Evil: Revelations and Bethesda’s The Evil Within. Can this be the start of a genuine comeback for the embattled, once hugely popular genre? We’ve got the inside scoop right here:
On January 27, 2013, nearly 3000 men and women fought one another in a battle in which both sides lost $15,000 in combined materiel. For comparison, this was a fight on a scale with Washington’s surprise dash across the Delaware at Trenton or Custer’s fatal blunder at Little Bighorn. It was was bigger than the legendary Battle of the Alamo and the naval engagement at Hampton Roads, when the Monitor and Virginia fought to a standstill. The difference between 2013 and 1776, 1862, or 1876? Nobody died in the Battle of Asakai; they simply logged off.
Tomorrow marks the return of an iconic Nintendo franchise – Donkey Kong. In his latest game, he’ll be retreading the world of Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii), but this time it’s on the 3DS platform. Nintendo has added new and shiny features, and touts the 3D elements that should work well with the original design.
This trailer doesn’t actually say much about the engine that will be powering most if not all of EA’s next-gen sports titles, but it acts as an overture that EA recognizes the importance of capable artificial intelligence in non-human players.
Read more on EA’s new games engine may boast human level intelligence…
Although I don’t always understand the hype myself, the Xbox 360 controller is certainly one of the most popular in gaming history. It still faced a handful of complaints however, many regarding the design of the D-pad and the controller’s reliance on traditional batteries for power. Unfortunately it seems that the latter has yet to be changed; Major Nelson confirmed in a Q&A with Yahoo News that the Xbox One controller will require 2 AA batteries. The console will have its own power needs, of course; current evidence suggests it will need a dedicated external power brick to meet them.
Read more on Xbox One controller still takes AA batteries, console has power brick…
Gaming Trend Podcast 05/21/13--Parental discretion is advised
