NCsoft have announced gamers have less than 48 hours to sign up to the Guild Wars 2 beta. spaces are limited so head to https://beta.guildwars2.com/ and sign up for a Guild Wars 2 beta before 6PM 24th February.
Capcom have released a new launch trailer for CyberConnect2's Asura's Wrath.
Capcom have also teased two of the upcoming DLC for Asura's Wrath. no price or release date has been announced, but there will be 2 anime inspired episodes which will flesh out the story between game chapters. another piece of DLC will be Asura taking on Street Fighter Characters.
Hi-Rez Studios have announced the open beta for Tribes: Ascend will start on Friday 24th February. Tribes had previously been in a closed beta where over 300,000 players took part. for those who took part in the beta, big changes are coming to the game:
New gametype,
Arena Deathmatch, with two initial maps
New Capture The
Flag map, Temple Ruins
New Team
Deathmatch map, Inferno
Two new unlockable
items for the Soldier class: Proximity Grenade and Utility
Pack
New default suits
for Doombringer and Brute
Ability to view
either Blood Eagle or Diamond Sword skins from Class menu
Service supporting
Name Change
Large number of
bug-fixes and balance adjustments.
Gamers interested in the open beta can head to http://www.tribesascend.com, create an account, and download the beta in preparation for the open beta starting on Friday.
This week Yahtzee tackles The Darkness 2. Yahtzee didn't really enjoy the first game, but with new developers, this sequel has a new approach and style so will he enjoy it...watch and find out
THQ have announced Homefront: Ultimate Edition for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Coming 23rd March, the Homefront: Ultimate Edition contains the Homefront game as well as all the DLC released for the game, including The Rock And Fire Sale Map Packs and 870 Express Shotgun. Homefront: Ultimate Edition is a Classics/Platinum title and will cost £19.99 / €24.99.
Konami have announced Blades Of Time is set to come out on PS3 and Xbox 360 on 16th March. Konami have also released a new trailer for the game that focuses on the action gameplay and it also reveals some of the time mechanics. In Blades Of Time, you can use the time mechanics so you can fight alongside yourself.
EA and BioWare have released a new trailer for Mass Effect 3. this trailer is an extended version of the Back To Earth trailer they released a couple of days ago.