Described by producer Jan Wagner as a mix between Bladerunner and Lord of the Rings, Shadowrun has gone from tabletop roleplaying game to video game series and is utilizing Kickstarter for the next installment, Shadowrun Online (Not to be confused with Shadowrun Returns, a single player Shadowrun game also on Kickstarter).

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Sega has announced that Sonic Adventure 2, originally on Dreamcast and then ported to Gamecube as Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, is getting an updated re-release on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.

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The next installment in the legendary Ultima series, Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, will be free-to-play for PC and iPad later this year and feature cross-platform play. Eugene Evans, Studio GM at BioWare Mythic, said:

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The upcoming Pokemon games for Nintendo DS, White Version 2 and Black Version 2, will feature a game mode called Pokemon World Tournament which will include tournament-style multiplayer gaming as well as the ability to battle Gym Leaders from previous  Pokemon games, such as Lance, Champion from the Johto Region, and Volkner, Gym Leader from the Sinnoh Region. A select number of players will be selected to play in the 2012 Pokemon Video Game World Championships

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Sega announced that the next installment in the acclaimed Total War series is currently under development by The Creative Assembly for PC. The strategy game will have the player navigating the politics of the Roman Senate while leading Rome’s armies. The games creative director, Mike Simpson, said:

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A new trailer has been released for the first DLC pack for Max Payne 3, titled Local Justice. Local Justice will come out on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on July 3rd and PC on July 17. For the first week of its release, the download will be priced at 480 Microsoft Points or $5.99, after which it will be 640 Microsoft Points or $7.99. Local Justice will include:

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After causing an all-out civil war over Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition and losing a large portion of their player base, Wizards of the Coast has decided to create the next iteration of the legendary tabletop fantasy RPG with more user input. Play-testing of D&D Next (the placeholder title of the dice-based game’s next edition) is open to the public, with materials easily downloadable here.

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Activision is teaming up with Disney to make a video game adaptation of the upcoming animated film Wreck-It Ralph. The movie, starring John C. Reilly, takes place in the world of video games and features cameos by Street Fighter’s Zangief, Chun Li and Cammy, arcade legend Cubert, Super Mario’s Bowser and many more classic gaming characters. David Oxford, Executive Vice President of Activision Publishing said:

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Tropico 4 is now available for download on Xbox 360′s Games on Demand for 2400 Microsoft points or $29.99. The expansion pack, Modern Times,  is also available for download for 1200 Microsoft Points.

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The Doom 3 BFG Edition, featuring remastered versions of Doom 3 and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack as well as 7 new levels titled “The Lost Mission”, will be released October 16, 2012.  The game will feature improved visuals, achievements and trophies on the consoles, and a new checkpoint saving system. Most importantly: Yes, you can now use your flashlight while using weapons.

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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, the latest arcade installment in the series, will be coming to the Playstation Network today and Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow. Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America, said this:

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The upcoming shooter Spec Ops: The Line will featured co-operative multiplayer as a free download shortly after the game’s release, announced 2K Games. The co-op experience will feature four missions, all set in a sandstorm-ravaged Dubai. The game also features an online multiplayer mode.

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The Rebellion Pack, the new DLC for Mass Effect 3, features new content for the games multiplayer experience, including new maps and characters.

The Mass Effect 3: Rebellion Pack includes the following content:

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The newest title in the Super Monkey Ball series will be released exclusively for the Playstation Vita this October. The game will feature 100 puzzle stages and eight mini-games.

The game will be controlled using the Vita’s tilt functionality, and the Vita’s camera can be used in the creation of custom stages. The game will also feature online multiplayer. This will be the 17th game in the Super Monkey Ball series

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Halo 4, which comes out November 6, will feature an all new multiplayer experience called Halo Multiplayer Infinity. The hub for all multiplayer activity will be a spaceship, the UNSC Infinity. This will tie in to a secondary campaign, released on a weekly basis, called Spartan Ops.

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Two downloadable Pokemon games, Pokemon Dream Radar and Pokedex 3D Pro, will be released for the 3DS this Fall. Both titles are related to the upcoming Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2. Pokemon Dream Radar will use the 3Ds camera and augmented reality technology to allow players to catch Pokemon, which can then be transferred to their copy of Black Version 2 or White Version 2. Pokedex 3D Pro is a Pokedex including all of the Pokemon from the upcoming games, allowing players to look up Pokemon they haven’t found yet. Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales and Marketing, said this:

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21-year-old Christopher Gilmore of Melbourne, Fla. has won the MLB 2K12 $1 Million Perfect Game Challenge. Using an algorithm to rank “perfect games” against each other, eight finalists went head to head in a single elimination tournament that will be broadcast on Spike TV on May 24 at 11:30 ET. Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports, said:

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Activision is teaming up with Fox to make Family Guy: Back the to the Multiverse, a video game inspired by the “Road to the Multiverse” episode of the show. Activision Executive Vice President David Oxford said this:

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SNK Playmore has released King of Fighters-i 2012, the second in the KOF-i fighting game series, on the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. In addition to the 20 characters from the first KOF-i, the game features four fighting teams: Art of Fighting, Psycho Soldier, Kim and Ikari. This bring the number of playable characters to 32.

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A new trailer for Hitman: Absolution has been released. The trailer shows Agent 47 infiltrating a dilapidated house guarded by police officers. The game is scheduled to come out late 2012.

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