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GAME &WATCH GALLERY 3, Rating: G, Author: NINTENDO, Publisher: NINTENDO

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STREET FIGHTER 2010, Rating: PG, Author: CAPCOM, Publisher: NINTENDO

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Disruptor Beam, the developers behind Game of Thrones: Ascent, announced the development of Star Trek Timelines today. Published by CBS, Star Trek Timelines is a story-driven strategy RPG for iOS, Android and browsers in which players explore galaxies and resolve conflicts through diplomacy, combat and science. Players will build a starship and crew and go on missions with characters from the many series of Star Trek TV shows and movies.

The studio's CEO, Jon Radoff wrote a blog on the developer's site detailing its vision for the multiplayer game, comparing it to Game of Thrones: Ascent. While Radoff said the game will be familiar to Game of Thrones players, Star Trek Timelines will feature a "more immersive exploration system" as well as "a more detailed tactical system" for conflict resolution. Disruptor Beam currently doesn't have a release schedule for the game. [Image: Disruptor Beam]

Have you noticed all the small-scale sci-fi strategy games these days? No complaints here, given how good the spaceship-survival game FTL is and how well the minimalist space-station-building Rymdkapsel turned out. There's Double Fine's Spacebase DF9, too. Next? Habitat, a game about making space stations from space junk.Read more...

Iron Galaxy and Volition team up for some big time brand synergizin'.

Iron Galaxy and Volition team up for some big time brand synergizin'.

From Software's efforts to bring Dark Souls to PC in 2012 should have been met with excitement: A version of the cult hit for the "PC master race"? Praise the sun! Unfortunately, a combination of From Software's inexperience working on the platform and the game's last minute jump to PC led to an ugly port, which was devoid of even the simplest graphical customization options. It was a barebones port, which is all that Namco Bandai originally promised.

For Dark Souls 2, Namco Bandai promised "increased texture resolution and an enhanced frame rate option." The details are included in the PC version, I learned after spending some time with the port this weekend. The video options don't dive as deep as PC gamers often desire, but the upcoming version of the game does offer increased stability. While textures look sharper, however, Dark Souls 2 for PC isn't a colossal graphical leap ahead of the console versions already available.

The comic creator who gave Leo, Mike, Raph and Don their iconic looks isn't too sure about the human-like mouths and noses that they'll be sporting in the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie .Read more...

PS4 Pre-Orders Child of Light ($14.99) The daughter of the Duke of Carniola is transported to Lemuria, a mysterious world that needs her help. Identified as the Child of Light and granted the power of flight, she takes on the minions of Lemuria’s Dark Queen in her quest to recover the sun, the moon and the stars to return home. Along the way she’ll discover that her destiny may be far greater than she ever dreamed. PS3 Pre-Orders Child of Light ($14.99) The daughter of the Duke of Carniola is transported to Lemuria, a mysterious world that needs her help. Identified as the Child of Light and granted the power of flight, she takes on the minions of Lemuria’s Dark Queen in her quest to recover the sun, the moon and the stars to return home. Along the way she’ll discover that her destiny may be far greater than she ever dreamed. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion Xl ($19.99) Did you ever wonder what would happen if Humungousaur and Samurai Jack met up in a dark alley? What if Dexter took on Mac and Bloo? The possibilities are endless! If only there was a way to get all your favorite cartoon characters together… Well you don’t have to wait any longer… Get ready for a Punch Time Explosion! PS4 Games Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Free to Download) Be amongst the first to explore a land embraced by Gods and forged by Heroes. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime and save the realm of Eorzea.
* All the hallmarks of the FINAL FANTASY franchise, including an engaging storyline, genre-leading graphics, and majestic music
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* A breathtaking musical score that accompanies your adventures and changes dynamically while you play
*Requires monthly subscription King Oddball ($6.99) End the world with boulders! The King swings a boulder back and forth with his tongue and you get to release it by pressing a button. Time the release accurately and crush as many targets as possible with each boulder. Simple but addictive! LEGO The Hobbit ($59.99) The interactive game of LEGO The Hobbit allows gamers to play along with their favorite scenes from the films, and follows the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut ($19.99) In the year 2299, an interstellar war rages. Take control of the Strike Suit – a craft with the ability to transform into a hulking suit of space armor – in a bid to save Earth from destruction. Immerse yourself in massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will directly affect the fate of the cosmos. PS3 Games LEGO The Hobbit ($49.99) The interactive game of LEGO The Hobbit allows gamers to play along with their favorite scenes from the films, and follows the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. Sonic Unleashed ($19.99) Sonic the Hedgehog is on an adventure unlike any other! Powered by an all-new engine, Sonic Unleashed merges classic Sonic gameplay with the latest in next-generation innovation. Merging blistering 2D action with meticulously rendered 3D environments, players race through intriguing locations across the globe as Sonic to save a chaotic world. PS Vita Games LEGO The Hobbit ($29.99) The interactive game of LEGO The Hobbit allows gamers to play along with their favorite scenes from the films, and follows the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he is recruited by the Wizard Gandalf to aid Thorin Oakenshield and his Company of Dwarves. PS2 Classic Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 ($9.99) A rumor is going around school that by looking at a TV screen at 12:00 AM on a rainy night, the face of your soulmate will be revealed. But is that all? A chain of murders appears to be connected to the rumor, and you and your team of Persona users must brave the mysterious TV world before another schoolmate dies. App Updates Crackle (PS3/PS4/PS Vita) Crackle’s acclaimed original series “Chosen” returns with a vengeance with the exclusive early preview only on Crackle on PlayStation. For the third season, Rose McGowan joins the cast including Chad Michael Murray and Brandon Routh. The first two seasons of “Chosen” followed Ian Mitchell (Milo Ventimiglia) and Jacob Orr (Murray) as they were swept into a deadly game that forced them to kill or be killed. The third season is packed more thrills, suspense and jaw-dropping moments than ever before. Watch the new season of “Chosen” only on Crackle on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita starting today. Check out the show here. Hulu Plus (PS3/PS4/PS Vita) Deadbeat is an all new original comedy series. Kevin Pacalioglu (Tyler Labine) may have no money and no clue, but he can see dead people, so that’s pretty cool. Faced with a constant stream of stubborn spirits, Pac goes to whatever lengths require the least amount of effort to help New York City’s most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business. Check out the show here. Netflix (PS3/PS4/PS Vita) Now on Netflix—Mad Men Season 6. Catch up on all seasons of Mad Men through Season 6, now streaming on Netflix. Set in 1960s New York City, this series takes a peek inside an ad agency during an era when the cutthroat business had a glamorous lure. In Season 6, Madison Avenue’s most notorious advertising executive, Don Draper, returns to battle more personal demons stemming from his mysterious past. Not a member? Try Netflix free for one month at Netflix.com. Qello Concerts (PS3/PS Vita) As always, a scan of some of the new releases on Qello Concerts is like a trip in a time machine. We begin by hurtling back about 40 years to one of Pink Floyd’s greatest albums. The Story of Wish You Were Here is in the mold of the Classic Albums series, and that’s a good thing. We jump into the early ‘90s, and onto Oasis with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Live at the O2. Sign up for a 15 day trial here. Redbox Instant by Verizon (PS3, PS4, PS Vita) This week in Redbox Instant, we have a lot of great titles available this week to watch. Check out Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Homefront and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug to buy/rent. For our streaming subscribers, we now have Rocky 1-5, Mud, The People vs. Larry Flynt and Dragonslayer. Plus to get you ready for this summer’s onslaught of Marvel movies, check out the 2012 box office hit, The Avengers. Demos

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Title Plus Price Original Price Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut (PS4) $15.99 $19.99 Sales Title Sale Price Regular Price Crazy Market: Crazy Market Coin Doubler $0.49 $2.99 Crazy Market: Crazy Market Vitamin Superpack $0.49 $2.99 Flying Hamster HD $0.49 $3.99 PS All-Stars PS3 Isaac Clarke, Zeus and Graveyard Pack $1.99 $9.99 R.I.P.D. $2.99 $9.99 Sunflowers $0.49 $3.99 Price Changes Title New Price Original Price Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Collector’s Edition $44.99 $59.99 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Standard Edition $24.99 $39.99 Ride To Hell Retribution $19.99 $29.99 Ride To Hell: Retribution Cook’s Mad Recipe $1.99 $3.49 Sacred Citadel $9.99 $14.99 Sacred Citadel: Jungle Hunt Bundle $1.99 $4.99 PS3 Add-ons Atelier Escha & Logy Alchemists of the Dusk Sky

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Ragnarok Odyssey Ace

• Ephemeral Swimsuit (Free)
• Giant King Mask (Free)
• Tales Of Symphonia Set (Free)

Rocksmith 2014

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• Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues ($2.99)
• Bob Dylan Song Pack ($7.99)

The Wolf Among Us

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PS Vita Add-ons Destiny of Spirits

• Destiny Orbs 105 ($7.99)
• Destiny Orbs 200 ($14.99)
• Destiny Orbs 300 ($19.99)
• Destiny Orbs 500 ($29.99)

Toukiden: The Age of Demons

• Additional Missions 10 ($0.99)
• Additional Missions 8 ($0.99)
• Additional Missions 9 ($0.99)

Ragnarok Odyssey Ace

• Ephemeral Swimsuit (Free)
• Giant King Mask (Free)
• Tales Of Symphonia Set (Free)

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• Chernobly Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Marines Static Theme ($1.99)
• MLB: Calendar 2014 Dynamic Themes ($2.99)
• Paradise Dynamic Theme ($1.99)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Dynamic Theme (Free)
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Premiering today exclusively for PlayStation owners, Crackle’s original psychological thriller TV series, “Chosen,” starring Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill”) and Rose McGowan (“Charmed”) returns for its third season. PlayStation fans now have early access to all six episodes on PS4, PS3 and PS Vita before Chosen premieres on Crackle on April 15.

Chosen follows the Mitchell Family and Jacob Orr, who are transformed into unwilling assassins when they receive mysterious boxes forcing them to kill marked targets. PlayStation fans can watch the third season first in the Crackle app.

Crackle can be found in the app section in PlayStation Store on your PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.

One Beyonder writes in saying his DualShock 4 is falling apart -- and that it's a wide-spread problem.

Today's a fine day for Nintendo related deals and discounts, thanks in large part to Best Buy's 1-Day Sale, going on now!

If you've been considering Wii U hardware, the Mario & Luigi Wii U Deluxe Set is available for $299.99 shipped with free $50 gift card. Or if you'd rather, the Skylanders Swap Force/NintendoLand Wii U Basic Set is available for a discounted $249.99 - $50 off the MSRP - and also includes a $50 gift card and free S&H!

Best Buy is also knocking 5-15% off select pre-paid cards for online services, including all Nintendo eShop cards for 10% off face value. Given, not the steepest discount we've seen, but it beats waiting for the eShop itself to finally put all those wishlisted games on sale. These pre-paid cards ship free of charge, no matter the denomination.

If you're looking for Nintendo published Wii U software, Amazon has a number of nice discounts going via a combination of price matching, marketplace sellers, and original discounts. Along with the games spotlighted below, you'll find Rayman Legends for thirty bucks, ZombiU for sixteen, and 007 Legends for only ten!

Select video games are discounted at Best Buy today, including Mario Party: Island Tour for $29.99 shipped. And if you buy the new Lego The Hobbit video game along with The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug movie on Blu-Ray, you'll save $10 when you purchase both together.

You'll today's full list of Wii U, Wii, DS, and 3DS game deals after the jump - as always, thanks for reading!

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If you don't want the bundle, however, you'll have to wait another week.

I'll admit it: I assumed that the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall would be hot garbage, especially once we found out that Respawn—the studio behind the PC and Xbox One versions—hadn't actually made it. Read more...

The crew of Podcast Unlocked weighs in on Phil Spencer being named Head of Xbox.

Last year, there was a leak about potential characters to appear in Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS. The list included Mega Man, Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Little Mac, Pac-Man and Mii. As you now know, more of those supposed leaks turned out to be right than wrong. Now that same leaker has come forward with another list of characters that will supposedly be in the game.

Shulk (Xenoblade)
Palutena (Kid Icarus)
Chrom (Fire Emblem: Awakening)
Chorus Men (Rhythm Heaven)
Pokemon from Pokemon X and Y

Will any of these listed names actually appear in the game? I guess we'll have a first chance at finding out during today's Direct!

New endgame content and rewards arrive with new battle zones.

The following comments and info come from Jonathan Morin, creative director on Watch_Dogs, and Ubisoft's Danny Belanger...

"Watch Dogs is a game that explores the impact of technology in our society. Privacy and paranoia are indeed parts of our themes but at heart it is a look at human beings and their relation with evolution. It would be hard for us to be more relevant than we are now that is for sure.

But when you think about it, the debate surrounding democratization of knowledge has been around forever. There’s been the emergence of printing and then public libraries. In the end, they generated debates that are in so many ways similar to the idea of controlling the internet or the discussions surrounding Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

So while I think it is a great time to tell this story, I also believe it is the kind of themes we periodically need to be reminded of in order to make the right choices as a society. If Watch Dogs can feed the discussion even just a little I would see it as a great success." - Morin

- current-gen versions will have more cars and people
- water in current-gen not possible on previous generation

"I feel like games are dumbed down because we want to make money, and sometimes we underestimate what players can do. I hope Watch Dogs can show everyone that it’s possible to do online games without being intimidated by a lobby, that it’s possible to see another player without being scared it’s going to be a 12-year-old shouting a bunch of insults, and that it’s possible to make a game where you can test the systems and push at the edges without feeling like you’re working. I hope it can do all that, and if it could be a game that helps players have a bigger conversation about our relationship with technology, that would be awesome too.

I would love for Watch Dogs to open more players’ eyes to the idea of testing a game and expressing themselves within it, instead of following the ride. I don’t have anything against games that just ask you follow a predefined ride, but I would love for more players to develop a taste [for systemic games]." - Morin
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The recently released Xbox 360 version of Respawn Entertainment's mech-dropping first-person shooter Titanfall maintains an average unlocked framerate of 46.5 frames-per-second, gaming performance analysis site Digital Foundry reports.

Digital Foundry finds that the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall runs at a 1040x600 native resolution, compared to the Xbox One's 1408x792 resolution. The Xbox 360 version boasts an unlocked framerate of up to 60 frames-per-second, along with an option to lock the framerate at 30 FPS to eliminate screen tearing and input lag.

Presentation-wise, Digital Foundry notes that the Xbox 360 version of Titanfall has "a necessary reduction in texture detail compared to the other versions, but nothing that overtly compromises the look of the game."

The testing results are consistent with pre-release claims from porting studio Bluepoint Games, which promised a framerate above 30 frames-per-second in the final Xbox 360 version of Titanfall.

[Video: Digital Foundry / Respawn Entertainment]

The team wants to bring the digital card and board game to PC, Mac and Linux.

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Though lightweight, the selection of games in Rusty's Real Deal Baseball are solidly fun. Wrap them up in a compelling (if weird) story, and we have an example that Nintendo knows how to do free games right, despite being a newcomer to the system.

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After years of superhero films from Marvel Studios igniting the box office, it was inevitable that Disney would add Marvel's characters to open-world license mashup Disney Infinity.

The game, which drops players into a sandbox-style environment populated with famous faces from throughout Disney's vast catalogue of lucrative characters, has long been a suspected destination for Marvel's heroes. In February, we reported on layoffs at Disney Infinity developer Disney Interactive, at which time the Wall Street Journal claimed that Marvel characters would join Disney Infinity in a "new version" of the game. Presumably that explains the "2.0" designation at the end of the above trailer, though so far we've found no further information on what might also be included in this new incarnation of Disney Infinity.

There's no word on when Marvel's heroes might join Disney Infinity, nor word on which heroes will make the cut. Given the title of the video, "Get Ready To Assemble," we think the Avengers will be a safe bet, but otherwise we're in the dark. When contacted, neither Disney nor Marvel had anything further to add. [Image: Disney]

Borderlands 2 comes to Vita on May 13, Sony just announced. Starting May 6, you can also get a bundle with the game, a Vita Slim, and an 8 GB memory card for $200. (Not that 8 GB is enough; if you really want to take advantage of the Vita—which is a great system!—you'll need a 32 GB card.)Read more...

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Before the column goes VIDEO HEAVY over the next few weeks, I wanted to glide into it with a little chat about how I went through the process of deciding my TOP 50 BOARD GAMES OF ALL TIME. It was really hard, and I’m still unsure of myself, and I want to give you all an opportunity to remind me of any great games I might have missed, because I’m in a panic about it. Let’s talk.

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Valve's Source Filmmaker is an amazing tool, and this fan film is a great example. It shows poor Tidehunter trying to land a hit on Kunkka and failing. And failing. And failing. I hope Valve hires this guy to do the clips for their future DOTA 2 videos.Read more...