Recap of Pop GO posts published on May 20, 2013.
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Batman Meets Bad Guys In The Official “Arkham Origins” Trailer
Remember that teaser for the Batman: Arkham Origins trailer last week? The full trailer has landed — and Batman has moves. This official trailer shows him taking down criminals and escaping an explosion, only to have two villains appear wanting to take him down.
And if just watching villain Deathstroke in action isn’t enough, Warner Bros. has confirmed that Deathstroke will be a playable character in the game’s challenge mode, with special skins and maps for him if you pre-order.
Batman: Arkham Origins comes out for PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U on October 25.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS): This week of re-releases is highlighted by the big ape himself: Donkey Kong. Previously released on Wii, Retro Games’ revitalization of Donkey Kong Country is brought to the 3DS with new power-ups, levels, a local multiplayer mode, and 3D, of course.
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Coming Soon is reporting that the long rumored film version of the popular Assassin’s Creed video game is due to hit theaters two years from this weekend.
No director has been announced, but the film will star Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) in the lead role of Desmond Miles, and the script is being written by British playwright Michael Lesslie.
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First Peek At The PlayStation 4
Sony released their first exclusive teaser trailer for their upcoming next-gen console. The 39-second teaser flashes bits and pieces of the hardware, but like a true teaser, it’s still difficult to put together a full picture.
An entire reveal of the PlayStation 4 (you’ll actually get to see it this time) will be had at Sony’s press conference at this year’s E3 on June 10.
Is it a coincidence that Sony sent out a teaser a day before Microsoft officially announces their next-gen console? I think not.
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Follow Memory Hunter Nilin Through A New “Remember Me” Trailer
The latest trailer for Dontnod’s and Capcom’s Remember Me dives into protagonist Nilin’s personal story. When she awakens without memories, the voice of a man named Edge offers direction: he tells Nilin that she’s a memory hunter who can not only “pillage” memories, but actually “remix” them. And her task is to go after the enemy, the corporation called Memorize that stole her memories in the first place.
Watch the trailer for gameplay footage and shots of the futuristic game setting, Neo Paris. Remember Me will let you rewrite characters’ histories when it comes out June 4 in North American and June 7 in Europe on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
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After three years since a request for an anime adaptation, BlazBlue has finally been green-lit for production. The news was announced on a wrap-around jacket of the franchise’s latest novel volume. No other details have been announced.
There’s speculation that the series will start at the beginning of the video game series in order to attract both old and new fans.
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Opening Your Day: Phantasy Star Online
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PC gamers rejoice! If you’ve so far missed out on Platinum Games’ and Kojima’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the tears can end: the game is officially headed to PC. There’s no word yet on exactly when it will release.
Hideo Kojima mentioned this first on his podcast, which you can find here, while Platinum Games producer Jean Pierre Kellams has confirmed it even more concisely in a tweet.
Get ready to be a cyborg with a sword.
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Probably the most interesting news piece to come out of this morning’s Nintendo Direct is that Nintendo will be partnering with Best Buy to provide gamers with the opportunity to try out some of their unreleased Wii U games at over 100 locations in the United States and Canada.
It isn’t yet clear what stores will be supporting the promotion, but it’s an interesting tactic to allow gamers that never get to attend E3 to try out new games well in advance of their release dates.
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The first significant piece of DLC Nintendo has ever created will be coming very soon. Nintendo said during their Nintendo Direct broadcast that New Super Luigi U, downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U that adds 82 new stages and removes Mario as a hero, will be available on the Wii U eShop beginning on June 20 for $19.99 and in boxed standalone version on August 25th for $29.99.
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At their Nintendo Direct today, Nintendo announced that the upcoming companion games The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons would be discounted from $5.99 to $4.99 from its re-release on May 30 until June 20. The games will be available on the 3DS’ eShop.
Nintendo also announced several new Game Gear titles that will be released in the upcoming months.
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If gamers can remember back to the 90s when Sega and Nintendo were in a blood feud for a hold on console sales, that appears to be nothing but ancient history now.
Announced at this morning’s Nintendo Direct, Sega and Nintendo have teamed up for a “worldwide partnership” that will bring gamers the upcoming Sonic: Lost World exclusively for the Wii U and 3DS.
There is very little information about the game, aside from the screenshot above, so expect to see more info just before June’s E3.
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During this morning’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo announced that Pikmin 3 has 3 usable characters to use. These characters, named Charlie, Alph, and Brittany, are each controlled individually, but can be used in conjunction with one another to allow players to help unlock different portions of the map then continue exploring the map without interruption.
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Continue Reading →Xbox 360 Disc Changer Is Built From Lego
YouTuber zwennkka has reached the next level of gamer convenience with “The Carousel.”
Built entirely out of LEGO, the disc changer can remove a game from the console and replace with any other 31 game titles. The teenage zwennkka built the the carousel with a friend during the recent winter.
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