Gee, bet no one figured that the super-secret project from Bioware, Lucasarts, and EA was going to be a new Star Wars MMO, huh? Talk about coming out of left field! Not much is known about SWTOR (which has to be pronounced something like “swa-tor”, right?), but here’s what we do know (one possible spoiler ahead, so tread carefully):
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So, if you happen to be a fan of those video game contraptions the kids love so much these days, this week is going to reach right into your pocket and make off with your wallet with the quickness: Fable 2, Far Cry 2, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, and Legendary. If you’re a PS3 owner, Bioshock, Eternal Sonata, and Rock Band 2 are all finally available for Sony’s black box. And don’t even get me started on Build-a-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons.
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Whoa. Mirror’s Edge just climbed up a few spots on the holiday must-have list. Footage of the time trial mode would’ve been enough by itself, but seeing Sebastien Foucan fly around Stockholm adds that extra little flair. Astute viewers will recognize Sebastien from the free-running chase at the beginning of Casino Royale, which I blame for any bone I may break in the future whilst trying to be a ninja.

Ahem…anyway, Mirror’s Edge comes out November 13th for the 360 and PS3.

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The Force Unleashed is one of the best Star Wars stories in recent memory, delivering a better developed plot and cast of characters than any of the three prequel movies. The concept of Darth Vader raising and training a secret apprentice that will one day help him overthrow Emperor Palpatine is a great concept that’s used to its fullest throughout the course of the game. Unfortunately, the actual gameplay in TFU is pretty good at best and glitchy and broken at worst.
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Continuing a proud tradition of posting other people’s hard work and passing it off as my own, here are the top 20 Genesis games (according to Screwattack, obviously). I was a Nintendo kid, during the days of the only console rivalry that ever really mattered, so I’ve only played a few of these. The top 10 are after the jump.
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First thing’s first: Killzone 2 looks to have some stellar multiplayer and I can’t wait to try it out.

Now that that’s out of the way, let me take some time to have a little heart-to-heart with the developers. That multiplayer chatter? Never going to happen. What you gave us was a bunch of game-centric chatter coming from the mouths of level-headed, mature gamers having a great time just playing Killzone 2. The thing is, that never happens! Where are all of the squeaky-voiced pre-teens yelling into their headsets about my mom, their penis, and “a good time last night”, huh? There isn’t even a single random act of teabagging in that whole video! Guerilla, I can see that you’ve got what could be a fantastic game on your hands, but don’t tease us with some kind of FPS utopia that the rest of the internet won’t ever be able to find and destroy, one shred of decency at a time.

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Before you get too excited, the Halo movie produced by Peter Jackson is still dead in the water. This concept art, however, is from a draft of a movie based on The Fall of Reach, a prequel novel written by Eric Neylund. The movie script was written by Stuart Beetle, whose credits include Collateral and two of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Everything is still very much in the preliminary stages, but at least some progress is being made.

So, what do you think? Could a Halo movie be a Star Wars style epic or would it be more of a Doom-style disappointment?

[Halo: Fall of Reach Concept Art - LationReview.com]

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Get excited! Tomorrow sees the release of Mass Effect: Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn, lead writer of Mass Effect for the 360 and PC. Sure, you’ll probably be tied up with Soul Calibur IV, and rightly so, but hear me out on this one.
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Thrilling acrobatics and tandem beatdowns are the name of the game in this latest Prince of Persia trailer. Oh, there are also sweeping vistas to remind you that, yeah, this game looks great. The holiday season is already getting expensive.

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Here it is, PS3 and 360 owners! The trailer you can lord all over your friends who only have a Wii! Admittedly, this trailer is extremely light on gameplay footage, but it sure is colorful (yeah, take that, Gears of War 2)! Loved that “only for Playstation 3…in Japan” bit at the end. Of course, all 14 Xbox 360 owners in Japan are probably crying into their life-size Kasumi pillows right about now, hoping that Infinite Undiscovery will fill that gaping RPG whole in their lives.

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Ok, so things could be looking up for the wall-crawler after the poorly received Spider-Man 3. The combat looks a little more kinetic and fluid, making it easier to transition from web-slinging to skull-crushing (or, uh, chest-kicking in this case). This fall, we’ll see if Shaba can win back the true believers that Spider-Man 3 alienated. Still, love the classic black suit bit towards the end.

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Star Wars fans can stop holding their breath now and fill their lungs with the sweet, burning ozone smell of Jedi combat because Lightsaber Duels for the Wii has been announced by LucasArts.

Developed by Krome Studios (the developer handling the Wii, PS2, and PSP port of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed), Lightsaber Duels puts the control of a more elegant weapon for a more civilized age in the hands of Wii owners for them to cut fools up use only when all diplomatic options have been exhausted…ahem. The game will also feature destructible environments and, of course, Force powers.

Now, for some bad news: the game is set during the Clone Wars, so no Luke or Darth Vader (and no, Anakin is no Darth Vader. Not by a long shot). Stil, there’s always General Grievous, Count Dooku, Yoda, and other assorted flavors of Jedi and Sith characters to pull from.

Look for the trailer to premiere on Spike’s Game Trailers TV tonight. If it doesn’t outright suck, we’ll post it as soon as it becomes available on the Interwebs.

Thanks Newsarama

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Over at Softpedia, there are rumblings that Microsoft could announce the release of a new 360 model as well as a price cut for current models at E3 in July. Microsoft is likely hurting as the PS3 sold more units in May than the 360 (about 208,700 and 186,600, respectively according to the NPD) and this trend is expected to be the case in June, too .

Part of the reason for Sony’s success as of late is the recent run of PS3-exclusive titles on the system (MGS4, we’re looking at you) according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich:

This is likely due to the exclusivity factor as exclusive releases on Sony’s platforms have historically shown to be a better hardware driver than that of multi-platform releases. On average, PS3 exclusive games sell 45% more, throughout their lifetime, than multi-platform titles available on the PS3. Exclusive titles for the other two systems, the Wii and Xbox 360, only boast a small increase in lifetime sales over multi-platform titles.

With E3 less than a month out, we’ll know soon enough whether this holds any water or not.

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World of Warcraft not doing it for you anymore? Tired of six hour-long raids in Molten Core just so you have a snowball’s chance in hell at getting getting that tier 2 armor piece (one of six! Collect ‘em all!)? Age of Conan’s there for you, ready to send all of your troubles careening off of a cliff with but one swift kick of your horse mount. Benny Hill music (sadly) not included.

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Here’s a game that just really needs to come out. Dennis Dyack seems like a great guy, but after so many years of hearing him talk about Too Human, I just want to play the damn thing for myself. Luckily, this trailer that focuses on the co-op element of Silicon Knights’ oft-delayed action-RPG is enough to tide me over until the game’s release in August.

A quick note: The first third or so of the clip is the only part focused on Too Human with the rest of the time being devoted to a History Channelesque look at “The Goblin Man”, so heads up. You can also get this on the Xbox Live Marketplace, so pick your poison.

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