Microsoft Announce Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Is Coming To Retail, Out 30th April For $19.99

Microsoft have announced Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is coming to retail. the game had only been previously released on XBLA. this retail version will have all the content the current version has as well as the upcoming 9th game update. all future updates will be compatible with this version as well as the XBLA version. the retail version comes to the USA first on 30th April for $19.99 with some other countries getting the game in early June.

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TT Games Have Released A New Trailer For LEGO City: Undercover Introducing The Ellie Phillips Character

TT Games have released a new trailer for LEGO City: Undercover. this video introduces the Ellie Phillips character and also shows how you can use the GamePad to scan the LEGO World for secret items and more.

Curve Studios Announce They Are Bringing Jasper Byrne’s Lone Survivor To PS3 And PS Vita This Summer

Curve Studios have announced they are bringing Jasper Byrne’s Lone Survivor to both PS3 and PS Vita this summer. this "Sony" version will feature exclusive expanded content like new locations, sidequests, items and a new ending. Lone Survivor is a psychological survival adventure game where you have to escape a city ravaged by disease, but how much of what you've seen is real and how you survive is up to you.



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505 Games And Overkill Studios Announce Payday 2, Coming Summer To PS3, Xbox 360 And PC Digitally

505 Games And Overkill Software have revealed Payday 2. coming this summer digitally to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, Payday 2 has you once again playing as the Payday crew; Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains but now your located in Washington D.C for your crime Spree.

NEW GAMEPLAY FEATURES

• CRIMENET – The dynamic contract database lets gamers pick and choose from available jobs by connecting with local contacts such as Vlad the Ukrainian, shady politician “The Elephant” and Mexican drug trafficker Hector, all with their own agenda and best interests in mind. CRIMENET features dozens of varied, exciting jobs and as the player progresses, new contacts with new jobs become available.
• Choose Your Profession – As players progress they can invest in any of four special professions: the Mastermind, the Enforcer, the Ghost and the Technician. Each features a deep customization tree of associated skills and equipment to master and they can be mixed and matched to create the ultimate heister.
• PAYDAY Loot – Finishing a job isn’t just an accomplishment to be proud of. After a successful heist gamers will also earn rare and powerful new equipment such as masks, weapons mods, mask modifications and a variety of other accessories.
• Weapons and Modifications – A brand new arsenal for the serious heister covering everything from sniper and assault rifles to compact PDWs and SMGs. Once players have settled for a favorite, they can modify it with optics, suppressors, fore grips, reticles, barrels, frames and stocks – all of which will affect the performance of their weapon. There are also purely aesthetic enhancements – why not go for the drug lord look with polished walnut grips for your nine?
• Mission Assets – Every job has a set of purchasable assets that can alter and enhance the heist such as a faster escape car, blueprints or even inside help.
• Character Upgrades – The signature PAYDAY mask can now be customized into tens of thousands of different combinations, color and material variations and there is a bigger selection of gear to wear for the discerning high-fashion heister.
• Multistage Jobs – Many contracts feature several separate stages allowing for mission forks and different outcomes depending on what the players accomplish in each individual stage.

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KEY GAMEPLAY FEATURES

• Rob Banks With Friends – Players must choose their crew carefully because when the job goes down they will need the right mix of skills on their side.
• PAYDAY Gun Play and Mechanics on a New Level – Firing weapons and zip tying civilians never felt so good.
• Dynamic Scenarios – No heist ever plays out the same way twice. Every single scenario has random geometry or even rare events.
• Character Progression – Gamers begin as dime store thieves and as the game progresses they unlock new skills, weapons, accessories and masks, eventually becoming legendary robbers.
• Play It Your Way – Each job allows for multiple approaches such as slow and stealthy ambushes to running in guns blazing. Players hit the target any way they want and watch as the heist unfolds accordingly.
• AI Director – PAYDAY 2’s new AI director breaks new ground and requires even more from the dedicated co-operative player base. Enemies will devise strategies in response to player action like flash banging, breaching tactics, freeing hostages and even recovering loot bags. Let’s do this!

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Dakko Dakko Announce The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character and Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD For PS Vita

Dakko Dakko have announced they are bringing two of their PSP games to the Vita. The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character and Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! will feature improvements over their PSP counterparts. enhancements including rear touch support in Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD! and leaderboards for challenges in The HD Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character. both games will have trophies.

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Zero Punctuation - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Yahtzee reviews Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance this week. the game is a departure from the typical Metal Gear games but will he see that as a good thing and will it set the game apart from the rest of franchise or is it surprisingly in keeping with the franchise.

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation : Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Reverb Publishing And Coffee Stain Studios Have Released A Teaser Trailer For Sanctum 2

Reverb Publishing and Coffee Stain Studios have released a new teaser trailer for their upcoming PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game Sanctum 2. this game is a mix of first person shooter and tower defense and this trailer shows focuses on the graphics and some of the tower defense. The press release best describes the game:

In Sanctum 2 players assume the role of one of four elite soldiers, each with their own unique abilities and weapons whose mission is to protect the Cores from hordes of mysterious alien creatures on the human colony planet, LOEK III. Melding the best elements of the tower defense and first-person genres, players are challenged to protect the Cores.  In each scenario, players must set up defensive towers to take out waves of attacking enemies and ensure victory.

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