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The HD remakes of Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica will each cost $19.99 when they arrive in the U.S in September. RE4 will be arriving first on September 20th, and Code Veronica the following week on September 27th.

If you want to buy them off the marketplace, each will cost 1600 MSP. Check out the new trailers of the games below!

The Summer of Arcade 2011 continues with From Dust. This Ubisoft Developed game is similiar to Black & White as you take the role of a god-like figure who determines whether or not the local tribes flourishes or deteriorates. If you want to control their fate, you can pick up the game for 1200 MSP ($15). Check out more below:


"Discover a unique Modern God game where nature is the star: From Dust, the latest original concept by Eric Chahi, visionary creator of Another World. Behold the beauty of a primitive world pulsing with life and face the might of nature. Beware the danger of a world that is constantly changing under your command. Control the destiny of a tribe struggling to survive and help it recover its ancestors’ lost powers. Immerse yourself in a world as exotically beautiful as it is dangerous. A universe where Nature reclaims what is Hers; and you are your people’s only chance of survival."

Link To Trial- From Dust Trial (1.15 GB)

Link To Full Game- From Dust (1200 MSP)

Last year, the Wii recieved a new Golden Eye game, and now it appears that game will be re-released in HD for the PS3 and 360. Titled GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, the game will feature new maps and modes, as well as increase the visual fidelity and will play at 60 fps, something that has always been a Call of Duty trait.

Source:

Joystiq

The Summer of Arcade for 2011 is now underway! First up is Bastion, a stylish, action-RPG that feature a narrator that comments on your actions throughout the game. As always there is a free trial to check out, and if you liked Bastion, you can own it for 1200 MSP ($15). Check out more below:


"Bastion is an action role-playing experience that redefines storytelling in games, with a reactive narrator who marks your every move. Explore more than 40 lush hand-painted environments as you discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces. Wield a huge arsenal of upgradeable weapons and battle savage beasts adapted to their new habitat. Finish the main story to unlock New Game Plus mode and continue your journey!"

Link To Trial- Bastion Trial (558 MB)

Link To Full Game- Bastion (1200 MSP)

Once again Three new games are available this week for Xbox Live. First up Ms Splosion Man! After playing a bit of the beta, it's time to play the full version of this follow up the Splosion Man. Next is an new Warhammer game with a new type of gameplay for the series. Warhammer: Kill Team is an action adventure game with co-op, and lastly is Boulder Dash-XL. All three games will cost you 800 MSP ($10).

Check out more below:



"You got a problem? Yo, she’ll splode it. At the Big Science after-party celebrating the capture of Splosion Man, a spill of champagne shorts out the safety protocols on the splosionatrix and from it emerges Ms. Splosion Man. The latest creation from Twisted Pixel Games, the creators of Splosion Man, The Maw, and Comic Jumper, Ms. Splosion man comes packed with fifty levels of single player and a separate fifty level co-op multiplayer campaign. Included with the game are gamerpics, a premium theme, and some sweet avatar accessories! Expanded map features, tons of unlockables, ghost replays, and countless other improvements make this the definitive edition for any splosion connoisseur."

Link To Trial- Ms. Splosion Man (1.09 GB)

Link To Full Game- Ms. Splosion Man ($10)






"Jump into the rich world of Warhammer 40,000 in this fast paced 3rd person action shooter. As one of the Emperor's Elite Space Marines you have been sent on a vital mission to assault a gigantic Ork Kroozer headed for an Imperial Forge World. Choose your Space Marine Chapter and weapons class and commence the purging of brutal Orks and vicious Tyranids on board. Team up to form a 2-man Kill Team in same screen co-op mode and benefit from multiple team pickups to help survive the onslaught. Reap the rewards on completing your missions by unlocking an exclusive Power Sword weapon to use in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine!"

Link To Trial- Warhammer: Kill Team Trial (839 MB)

Link To Full Game- Warhammer: Kill Team ($10)






"Rockford™ and Crystal™, heroes of Boulder Dash®, one of the greatest classic video games, get their bits and bytes together to make their Next Gen-Debut. Back in the 80’s, when hairstyles were wild, music was electronic and video games were sold on Music Cassettes in Europe (yes, it’s really true!), Boulder Dash® won our hearts by storm. The creative and frantic gameplay mix required both our reflexes and brains to avoid murderous rock slides of Boulders and get our hands on those precious Diamonds in 20 fun-filled Caves infested by Fireflies, Butterflies and Amoebas. In 2011 our childhood heroes take it to the Caves again on Xbox 360 in Boulder Dash® - XL™! Leaving the essence of what we all love about Rockford’s classic quest for Diamonds intact, Boulder Dash® returns Next Gen-Style, with new, exciting Game Modes, Gameplay Elements, Monsters and more Diamonds to snatch than ever before!"

Link To Trial- Boulder Dash-XL Trial (116 MB)

Link To Full Game- Boulder Dash-XL ($10)

Vice is the next desk to get some DLC as Reefer Madness is now available. Don't forget that if you've got the Rockstar Pass, you can simply download the new case, otherwise it will cost you 320 MSP ($3):



"Vice Narcotics receives a tip from one Freddie Calhoun, junkie, snitch and all around no-hoper. Freddie seems to be playing it straight for once, sharing information on a city-wide marijuana distribution ring. Phelps and Earle will search, question and raid their way to the top of the operation, and in the process learn how the crooks could be smuggling fifty pound shipments of dope in plain sight."

Link To Content- Reefer Madness (320 MSP/ 245 MB)

I don't know too much about this game, but is seems to be a pretty wacky. I guess playing a demo for the game will help explain what it is all about.

Check out the details on Catherine below!



"Explore the pleasures and horrors of love as Vincent, a man with a hard choice to make: marry his longtime girlfriend Katherine or move on to the incredible blonde he just woke up next to—named Catherine! But beware! Make the wrong choice, and you could end up dead. Delving into themes of free will, and the delicate nature of relationships and the choices we make within them, this action-adventure/puzzle game is an experience wholly unlike any to come before it."

Link To Demo- Catherine (854 MB)

F.E.A.R. 3 keeps the conflict in the family

The Fear games have always included some nice weaponry, bizarre creatures, spooky moments, and random Alma encounters, and Fear 3 follows this formula as well. This time around you control Point Man and Fettel, Alma's offspring, as they set out to find their mother and decide on what to do when they reach her since she's ready to give birth to her new baby.





Things are a bit tense throughout the story since Point Man can not seem to ignore the words of his dead brother whom he shot in the head once before, but still manages to affect his decisions about what to do when they find Alma. The first play-through of the game will have you playing as Point Man. As the first brother, you can slow down time to pull off head shots, and utilize the many weapons you'll come across in the roughly 4-5 hour campaign. After completing the game as Point Man, you can return as Fettel and possess enemies to use their guns on one another, as well as fire projectiles at enemies while in your regular form.

If you've got a friend or want to partner up with a matched player, you can play the entire campaign in co-op, which could set up some cool moves since Fettel can lift enemies in the air, which could give Point Man time to pull off easy headshots.

The story is pretty interesting, although there were some times where I was a bit confused about what was really going on, since other characters from the Fear series appear that I vaguely remember who have their own agenda going on.





Whether you're playing the campaign or the new multiplayer modes in Fear 3, you'll be gaining experience to level up which will unlock bonus attributes in the game. Another cool element that Fear 3 has is challenges that reward extra points. These are similar to challenges you would find in Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops, but appear in all modes rather than just multiplayer.

For multiplayer, you can play Contractions, a Horde-like survival mode with waves on enemies, F***ing Run where players must fight through enemies quickly since stopping will kill you from the wall of death, Soul Survivor which has four players against each other with one player playing as a possessor which can enemies to kill the other three players and turn them into Spectres before the time runs out, and Soul King which is similar to Soul Survivor but all the players play as Spectres and must possess enemies to kill each other and collect dropped souls.

Fear 3 introduces an online pass, which includes a few of those modes mentioned, so you'll have to buy new or pay $10 to receive all the modes for Fear.




Fear 3 isn't really that scary, since you'll be engaging with combat against soldiers most of the time, but the game does have a few creepy moments. When you do see Alma, it's pretty brief, but the main spooks come from a new mysterious creature that is closer to the brothers than they may know.




With solid shooting mechanics and a decent set of multiplayer modes, Fear 3 does a good job of continuity the franchise. At the time I reviewed this, the game was on sale for $40, so if you can grab it that price, I would say to pick it up and play with a friend.








Developer- Day 1 Studios

Publisher- WB Games Inc.

Pictures for my reviews are courtesy of the Giantbomb users that upload them as well as images from xbox.com. Giantbomb Xbox.com

Mortal Kombat gets the reboot it needs and deserved

Mortal Kombat fans had to stand by as Capcom unleashed Street Fighter IV in 2009. That long running franchise which garnered critical acclaim from fans re-lit the fighting game flame when it was released. Fast forward to now, Street Fighter IV has had some digital and retail updates, and Mortal Kombat has begun releasing it's add-on characters.

As with Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat has returned and gotten back to it's roots; the violence is over the top, the fatalities are brutal, and the game is back on a 2D plane accompanied by great 3D visuals.




The great element about the Mortal Kombat games has been the many modes you can play, and this version is no different. Once at the main menu in Mortal Kombat, you'll find classic Arcade mode, Story mode, online play, and the series of 'Test your' modes. If you want to take to the fight to the online community, there are a few cool modes for online play as well, just make sure you the buy the game new, or purchase the $10 pass to play.

The first one I jumped into was Story mode which retells the story of the first tournament and Shao Kahn's attempts to take over Earthrealm. The story is well done and features about 16 chapters in which you'll control a different character to advance the story. The story mode is only a few hours long depending on the difficulty you choose, but it's only one part of the Mortal Kombat experience.



A new feature to this iteration of Mortal Kombat is special meter bar. This bar allows you to beef up regular attacks when used before the meter fills up, but when you have a full bar, you can unleash a devastating X-ray move. Every character has a specific X-ray move that show different parts of the body when damaged by the moves the fighters perform. These moves are easy to pull off, but you have decide on whether to save up the bar, especially when fighting against an actual person.

Besides the X-rays, Fatalities make their triumphant return, and each fighter gets about three to unleash on a victim. When you hear the announcer say 'Finish Him' or 'Finish Her', you know what comes next, and you've only got a few moments to pull it off. It was tempting to just look up the finishers on Youtube, but when you pull them off yourself, it's much more satisfying.



I talked a little about the modes, but one I wanted discuss more was the Challenge Tower. The Challenge Tower mode includes 300 stages that feature specific challenges for players to complete that range from defeating an opponent without jumping, to fighting with no arms, or not using any special moves.

Tag-team is also a cool feature for Mortal Kombat. It allows four players in one match, with two players at a time until their partner is tagged in. Players can also use assist tags which call in their partner to quickly attack and leave. Other fighting games have had tag-team modes, and Mortal Kombat makes it a fun addition to the game like others have done before.




Ed Boon and his team at NetherRealm Studios has returned Mortal Kombat to the status that is deserved: Brutal and Fun. After experimenting with weapons and including DC heroes, MK9 is a throwback to the original game we all played and enjoyed.








Developer- NetherRealm Studios

Publisher- WB Games, Inc.

Pictures for my reviews are courtesy of the Giantbomb users that upload them as well as images from xbox.com. Giantbomb Xbox.com

Three new games are available this week for Xbox Live. First up is Deadliest Warrior: Legends, the sequel to last year's game which includes warriors from the new and upcoming season. Next is Dead Block, a zombie tower defense game that looks pretty neat. Lastly is MLB Bobblehead Pros. All three games will cost you 800 MSP ($10).

Check out more below:



"Take control of history’s greatest warriors and face the likes of Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Hernan Cortes, Shaka Zulu, Sun Tzu, Vlad the Impaler and William Wallace. With enhanced graphics and 9 arenas, new fighting options like grapples, pushes, ring outs, feints, projectile targeting, and new final strikes will expand your tactical options! Also included, a new strategy game called Generals! Players take control of the Battlefield Simulator from the TV show and play 1 of the 9 legendary warrior campaigns and unlock abilities that the actual warriors used to get an edge in battle. The game includes exclusive avatar costumes and helmets. Owners of the original game receive a bonus weapon for every character! New Zombie and Slice modes can be played independently or together, with a hidden character to battle against!"

Link To Trial- DW: Legends Trial (1.09 GB)

Link To Full Game- DW: Legends ($10)






"Are you clever enough to survive a Zombie Armageddon? Don't panic! Use your brain first and, if necessary, your sledgehammer. In the '50s Rock' n 'Roll music was spawned straight from hell and was so evil that it turned dead people into Zombies! Three survivors - Jack Foster, a construction worker, Foxy Jones, a traffic warden, and Mike Bacon, a perpetually hungry boy scout - have formed an unlikely alliance to protect themselves from the invading undead. Hiding in abandoned buildings, they build blockades, set traps and - as a last resort - use weapons to fight the Zombies. Outlive the Zombie invasion alone or fight with your friends in split-screen cooperative mode."

Link To Trial- Dead Block Trial (472 MB)

Link To Full Game- Dead Block ($10)






"Step into the batter's box with MLB Bobblehead Pros and swing for the fences! No longer do you have to show up on gameday to get your favorite player's bobblehead doll. Now you can access all your favorite bobblehead dolls in one location! MLB Bobblehead Pros is packed with all the teams, players, and fanfare of Major League Baseball ready for you and your friends with co-op mode and online battle mode. Now you can bob your head in the big leagues!"

Link To Trial- MLB Bobblehead Pros Trial (481 MB)

Link To Full Game- MLB Bobblehead Pros ($10)