Beenox has released a new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man that focuses on the new Web Rush mechanic.  Web Rush will allow the gamer to slow down time and give them some more strategic options in different situations, including stealth options and options while in combat.

Well, the folks at EA have once again added a new wrinkle to Madden that falls in line with their famous slogan.  According to the Twitter account of Michael Young, Madden NFL Creative Director at EA Sports, Tebowing will be in Madden NFL 13.  There isn't any follow up tweets yet on the topic from Young, so it is unknown if this will be a Tim Tebow specific move, or if you can Tebow at any time.  Like Steven Tulloch of the Detroit Lions did last year after sacking Tebow in a game at Denver.

Anyways, I am sure this will generate plenty of buzz and be addressed via  video or Q&A from EA Sports or the Madden Team.  In the meantime, let the hype for the most overrated NFL athlete in league history continue to churn.

Well it seemed like maybe it was never going to happen, but today SEGA gave us a release date for the Gearbox Software (Brothers in Arms, Borderlands) developed videogame entry in the fully canonized Aliens universe.  Aliens: Colonial Marines is set for release on February 12, 2013.  

Picking up after the events of Aliens, the Colonial Marines return to the site of the film's slaughter and quickly find themselves wishing they just went to dental school like their mothers' wanted.  Seriously, of all the games with space marines, Aliens: Colonial Marines features what must be the least glamorous.  There's no saving the universe, or even saving the planet; they're simply trying not to get ripped to shreds by vicious phallus monsters with acid-blood.  

Now enjoy watching said space marines get ripped to shreds by vicious phallus monsters with acid-blood.  (And yes, I know that they're actually called xenomorphs, but has any movie alien ever had a duller name than "xenomorph?") 

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I guess that we can continue on the track laid last week in terms of releases; this week is packed as well! Ubisoft is finally ready to release the latest installment in the Ghost Recon series and Capcom is ready to check in with a new franchise in the form of Dragon’s Dogma. Sega is checking into the PlayStation Network with a variety of classic titles including a few entries from the Wonder Boy series.

Surely you can find something to love in this week’s list...

5/20/2012

• Mario Tennis Open for Nintendo 3DS

5/22/2012

• Alex Kidd in Miracle World for PlayStation Network
• Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock for PlayStation Network
• Dragon’s Dogma for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
• Men in Black III: Alien Crisis for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii
• The Revenge of Shinobi for PlayStation Network
• Sorcery for PlayStation 3
• Table Top Tanks for PlayStation Vita (PSN)
• Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land for PlayStation Network
• Wonder Boy in Monster World for PlayStation Network

5/23/2012

• Joy Ride Turbo for Xbox Live Arcade

Last week, we told you about Death's story.  Today we've got Death kicking ass with the aid of his mythological scythe and horse.  Darksiders 2 will take players on a journey with Death as he tries to clear his brother's name.  I think we can assume Darksiders 2 will be the same mix of hack-n-slash combat with puzzle ideas ripped from the pages of gaming's past as the first one.

The Hope News Times has released a fourth edition paper providing insight into peculiar happenings in the South Dakota town. In recent news, a worker at the local mechanics has suffered a curious accident that has left police dumbfounded.

Although Agent 47, the returning protagonist of Hitman: Absolution is not exactly mentioned, the suspicious band-aid that the bald culprit is sporting in the screen shot below suggest the death was far from an accident…

To see the entire front page of the fourth edition of the Hope News Times, click here.

Earlier this week, I showed you Road to NHL 13 part 1.  Now we have Road to NHL 13 part 2.  It asks you to remember the first time real physics found their way into EA Sports's venerable hockey franchise (and allegedly, all sports games) way back in in NHL 11.  


Also today, EA Sports revealed these big new features that will appear in NHL 13:

• True Performance Skating – A game-changing innovation for the franchise that adds physics-driven skating and over 1000 new animations. True Performance Skating authentically replicates the explosiveness, momentum and top end speed displayed by today’s NHL players. True Performance Skating combined with the Skill Stick, finally gives gamers access to the entire toolset of an NHL player, delivering unprecedented control and unlocking a level of creativity never before possible in a hockey videogame.
• EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q. – An innovative new A.I. system that governs the behaviors of players, goalies and team systems. In previous NHL games, players were only aware of skaters in their immediate proximity and goalies could only react to the player in control of the puck. With EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q., all players are now fully aware of every other player on the ice, resulting in quicker, smarter and more true-to-life decision-making. EA SPORTS Hockey IQ also delivers the deepest and most customizable set of real-world hockey systems and strategies ever for the franchise.
• GM Connected – The ultimate fantasy league with friends. GM Connected takes the franchise’s most popular offline mode, Be a GM, and allows you to play with and against your friends in your own 30-team NHL. Whether you are a hardcore sports gamer or a hockey fan that moonlights as an armchair general manager, the mode offers unrivaled accessibility and depth by allowing players to manage, play or coach on the road to building your team’s legacy. GM’s can also take their experience with them with a mobile companion app, ensuring that they never miss a single moment.*
• NHL Moments Live – Rewrite or relive history as you replay some of the most thrilling moments from today’s NHL. NHL 13 evolves the concept introduced by other sports games, introducing each scenario with real-world NHL footage to bring players closer to the intensity of the moment. Moments from the 2011-12 NHL season will ship on disc and new moments from the 2012-13 NHL season will be added as and when available throughout the season.

And the reveal-ride isn't over yet.  Also today, EA Sports has reveled the NHL 13 Stanley Cup Collector's Edition that's available for pre-order.  For $79.99 you get a collectible Stanley Cup tin embossed with an image of the Stanley Cup, Two Stanley Cup Theme Hockey Ultimate Team packs featuring randomized stars from the two Conference Champions, a Gold Jumbo Hockey Ultimate Team Pack with 24 randomized items including a Gretzky Hockey Ultimate Team Legend and six other rare items, A CCM Boost Pack with the new CCM RBZ stick, a 10% discount on one purchase from shop.NHL.com, and, of course, a copy of NHL 13.

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Pre-order offers have been announced for Call of Duty: Black Ops II for Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy. From what has been announced so far, GameStop seems to be offering the best bonus in my opinion. Whatever your preference may be, the Cult of Duty will be eagerly making their pre-orders in line with the fall release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. [READ MORE]

• Rock of Ages coming to Playstation Network as is FREE for PS+ Subscribers
• Lego Batman 2 pays homage to Batman: Arkham City
• FIRE THE SHELLY CANNONS! Super Monday Night Combat Rule Change 6 brings a new map and pieces of flair. 
• New Secret World video highlights the game's combat and abilities
• Pre-orders for Point and Click Adventure Resonance available! 
• Enlist now for Gratuitous Tank Battles
• Borderlands 2's special editions are worthy of a true vault hunter 
• Beta registrations being accepted for DUST 514 
• Ground attack planes to be added to World of Warplanes
• DiRT Showdown delayed
• City Of Gangsters lights up Xbox 360 this fall 
• First of "Planet Packs" DLC for Waveform releases free next week 
• This Lollipop Chainsaw "special edition" video must be seen to be believed. 
• Carrier Command: Gaea Mission release date announced for Windows PC and X-Box 360 
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater: HD getting Levels from Tony Hawk 3 via DLC 
• Third faction added for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
• Raptr Rewards program continues to roll out the goodies! One month X-Box Live subscriptions with free XBLA games 
• Steam away at home or on the road 

This summer, gamers can see a huge cast of DC Comics characters returning in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.  In the meantime however, Warner Bros. Interactice has put out some renders of Catwoman, Joker, and Robin, but with a twist.  Ever wonder what Batman: Arkham City would look like in the world of Lego?

The original release date of Codemasters' DiRT Showdown was scheduled for May 29, but has been pushed back to June 12.

Developer Codemasters and Warner Bros both believe the new release date will attract a larger audience and provide a clearer release window for the game

The PC version of the game, however, is unaffected by the change and retains its May 29 release date on Steam.

I've never seen a videogame trailer so full of wrong before.  Now we've already shown you enough Lollipop Chainsaw videos for you to be aware of the sensibilities the game trades in, but rest assured anyway, it's the good kind of "wrong;" you know, the kind that makes you say, "Man, that's so wrong.  I want some of what they're smoking," instead of, "That's wrong, no one should be able to do that."  

The basic premise is that the new special edition of Lollipop Chainsaw now includes some sort of life-size, fully controllable Juliet flesh-bot that can do "whatever you want it to (wink, wink)."  It then descends into full blown NSFW territory.  So make sure your boss isn't looking and/or your children are "in the other room" and have a look.  If you're already okay with watching a Lollipop Chainsaw video, then there's zero chance you're part of the, "That's wrong, no one should be able to do that" crowd."

Lollipop Chainsaw comes out this June.

DLC is coming to the soon to be released Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD and with it will come levels from in my opinion the best Tony Hawk game ever, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3.

I have so many memories of me and my friends passing the controller around playing this game at 3AM until my friends father yelled at us to go to bed. 

The best part of this news is that Activision, Robomodo and the man himself Tony Hawk want you the fans to let them know what levels you want. What do I want? They have to put the airport in there. To give feedback on what levels you want make sure you visit their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/TonyHawksProSkaterHD and/or tell them via twitter @TonyHawksPSHD.

THPS:HD will be released this summer on PSN and XBLA for $15 but the release date and pricing of the DLC hasnt been determined yet. 

Now there is still a question I have that will determine my purchase of this. Will the game have the original soundtracks? Because if not then ZERO BUYS! This is the same reason I refuse to buy Crazy Taxi on PSN or XBLA. I don't care if you don't have the rights to the song anymore, GET THEM AGAIN! These soundtracks were just as important to these games as the gameplay. They made the game. Imagine if they re-released Super Mario Brothers, Doom, or Mortal Kombat 2 today but all the levels had different music. It just wouldnt be the same. 

I better hear this blasting through my speakers the SECOND I start the first level 

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