THQ Have announced customers who purchase Darksiders II from their shopTHQ store get some additional benefits. all pre-orders are upgraded to the Limited Edition Version of the game, which means they get the first DLC pack for free. but these customers also get the Darksiders II Season Pass which means they will get the 2nd and 3rd DLC packs for free. Customers will also get a code to unlock the exclusive Maker's Armor and Scythe set. THQ also say shopTHQ is now the only place to get the Darksiders II Collectors Edition.
Whilst THQ have now announced there are at least 3 DLC packs coming to the game, details on them are light. the first pack is called Argul's Tomb and is set to come out around a month after the game has come out. THQ have said that these DLC packs do add "...significant new single player conent."
Nintendo are giving Mario Tennis Open fans the chance to play as Metal Mario for free. this short video shows him in action, but if you skip to 29 seconds in a QR Code appears. scan this code into your game and you can unlock him.
Nintendo have announced an XL version of the Nintendo 3DS. this 3DS XL comes out across Europe on 28th July and will be available in Silver + Black, Red + Black, And Blue+Black. this new system won't come bundled with a AC Adaptor, Nintendo say the Adaptor from the previous DS and 3DS work with it. the system will come bundled with a 4GB SD Card and Nintendo say the battery life of this version is greater than the original 3DS model.
Nintendo have announced a new Nintendo Direct will air this friday. this edition will be hosted by Satoru Shibata, President of Nintendo of Europe, and it will focus on announcements and content specifically for europe. This new Nintendo Direct will air at 5am BST/6am CET and you can watch it from Nintendo's own website or you can head to their Ustream page. This Nintendo Direct will be available afterwards from Youtube and from the eShop.
Nothing specifically has been revealed as yet, but the press release does mention there will be trailers shown. i also imagine they'll talk about the recently announced EU Release date for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Deam Drop Distance]. an outside bet would the be announcement of the EU Release for Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2.
Nintendo have announced they are bringing Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] to Europe. the game will be released on the 3DS from 20th July across the EU, Australia and New Zealand.
Feral Interactive and Sega have announced Sonic The Hedgehog is coming to Macs for the first time. Feral Interactive are bringing SEGA Superstars Tennis And Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing to Macs this summer. prices and more details about the Mac versions of this game will be revealed later. Both games will feature online multiplayer and use Game Center in OS X Mountain Lion.
Capcom have released 2 new gameplay videos for Resident Evil 6. both videos are over 9 minutes long and show Leon Gameplay. the first video is part 1 and the second video is part 2.
