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'Tropico 4: Modern Times' (ALL) - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 9:34 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Tropico 4, El Presidente returns to the island of Tropico, and this time, he’s bringing new enemies and allies along for the ride, as he fights to turn his little island into a superpower.

'Rayman Origins' (ALL) Also Coming To PC

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 9:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Created by a team of only five, Rayman comes back again, but this time in his original 2D glory roots. Rayman Origins features a cartoony art style, evocative of claymation, and will include some sort of cooperative platforming as he now has a sidekick, Globox the chubby frog.

'Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 2:13 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Gas Guzzlers is a fast-paced addictive combat racing game played from the behind the car camera perspective and features many different vehicles, weapons, upgrades, on-track bonuses as well as distinctive and astonishing environments.

'Hitman: Absolution' (ALL) Gets Prequel Novel

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 1:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Hitman Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted β€” and now hunted by the police β€” he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world.

'Deadlight' (XBLA) - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 1:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In an apocalyptic world where there is no reason to exist, a man crosses the American west coast. Surviving is much more than a daily routine in this original cinematic puzzle platformer.

No BlizzCon In 2012, Battle.net World Championship Instead

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 12:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Blizzard Entertainment announce the 2012 Battle.net World Championship, a major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro-gaming competition in the world, while also revealing that fans will have to wait until next year for BlizzCon.

'Sniper Elite 2' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 12:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Sniper Elite V2 will be a modern take on the classic Sniper Elite for the current generation of consoles – revitalizing a genre all of its own.

Is The Nation Ready For Two Minutes Of Radio Silence?

by Rainier on Jan. 26, 2012 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

Our Australian Open rooting has come to a screeching halt, as Kim Clijsters lost her semi-final match against squealer deluxe, Victoria Azarenka (they really ought to limit that annoying shrieking). At times playing brilliant tennis, Clijsters lost the first set with some flimsy tennis, pulverized Azarenka in the second set, but crumbled in the latter half of the third, handing the victory to her competition on a silver platter. Disappointing ...

The Walking Dead returns for the second half of season 2 on Feb. 12, so let's hope the writers learned some lessons and made the new content more similar to the early episodes. A third season is already confirmed, so let's hope they are packing it with good material and not like the first half of season 2, which dragged on for way too long.

We also rolled out the Most Anticipated Games of 2012 feature, so be sure to check it out!

'Carrier Command: Gaea Mission' (ALL) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is based on the original Carrier Command released in 1988, fully licensed and endorsed by its creators,  and strives to deliver innovative and intense gameplay in a truly next-gen rendition.

'The Lord of the Rings Online' To Expand With Riders of Rohan

by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2012 @ 9:22 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Lord of the Rings Online allows players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.