Capcom And Nintendo Have Released A Launch Trailer For Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Capcom and Nintendo have released  launch trailer for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. this video shows how you can play the game on the Wii U, either solo, with friends who play on 3DS and Online or on the 3DS itself. it also briefly shows the app needed to transfer the save files between the Wii U and 3DS.

Focus Home Interactive Reveal Cities XL Platinum, On Steam, Is On Sale For £13.39

Kinda jumping on the fact SimCity has had some troubles, Focus Home Interactive have revealed their PC game Cities XL Platinum is currently on sale on Steam. this version of the game was released earlier in February, but for this week only Cities XL Platinum is 33% off. those who have bought previous versions of Cities XL, from 2011 or 2012, will get a discount of 85%. In Cities XL Platinum, there are over 1000 buildings, 60 huge maps and several challenges.



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505 Games And Trickstar Games Reveal Ashes Cricket 2013, Coming To PS3, Xbox 360, PC And Wii U This Summer

505 Games And Trickstar Games have revealed Ashes Cricket 2013. coming out this summer before the Ashes Tournament, Ashes Cricket 2013 is a PS3, Xbox 360, PC And Wii U game that aims to be realistic and dynamic. the game has been developed on a new engine so that pitches can deteriorate and games can be affected by weather and cloud cover. it will feature not just the Ashes campaign with England and Australia, it will also have short forms of the game that feature teams from across the world in tournaments and leagues.

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Rising Star Games Announce Deadly Premonition Comes: Directors Cut To UK PS3's On 26th April

Rising Star Games have announced they are bringing the PS3 game Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut to the UK on 26th April at retail and on the PlayStation Network. online retailers like Amazon.co.uk have a pre-order price of £29.99, the game will come with a free 30 day trial member ship to PlayStation Plus and Rising Star are working on additional pre-order bonuses for those who buy Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut at retail or from the PSN.

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EA Announce John Riccitiello Has Handed In His Resignation With His Final Day Being The 30th March

EA CEO John Riccitiello has handed in his resignation. the letter by Larry Probst, EA Executive Chairman has cited the reason for John Riccitiello leaving is due to EA's poor financial performance. John Riccitiello's last day at EA will be on 30th March, he has been CEO at EA since 2007.

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EA And Maxis Announce Free Download For SimCity Owners Due To Launch Issues, Reveal 1.1M Sales

EA And Maxis have announced SimCity has sold over 1.1 Million in its first 2 weeks on sale, of which around 54% were digital downloads. EA estimate it's Origin service had 44% of those 54% digital sales.

In just two weeks:

• SimCity players have logged more than 15 million hours of online gameplay.
• More than 5.7 million original cities have been created since launch.
• More than 780 million buildings have been built.
• SimCity mayors to date have built enough road and railroad tracks to circle the globe more than 40,000 times.

Due to demand for the game, Maxis have increased server capacity by more than 400% and increased the server optimizations by 40. However though, because of the difficulties the game has had over this launch period with features being removed and people being unable to play the game, EA and Maxis have announced that every player who has activated their copy of SimCity will receive an Email with directions to redeem a free game.

This free game period requires those with a copy of the game to register it before the end of 26th March, and the free game to be claimed by early 31st March. the free game will be available from EA's Origin Service and your choice of free game is out of the following:

Battlefield 3 (Standard Edition)

Bejeweled 3

Dead Space 3 (Standard Edition)

Mass Effect 3 (Standard Edition)

Medal of Honor Warfighter (Standard Edition)

Need For Speed Most Wanted (Standard Edition)

Plants vs. Zombies

SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition

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Frima Studio Announce Nun Attack Comes To PS Vita From 19th March

Frima Studio have announced they are bringing Nun Attack to PS Vita. Nun Attack was already a mobile game from Frima and now they are enhancing the game for it's PS Vita release. the game is set to come out first on the USA PSN for $2.99 on 19th March with the EU getting the game on the 3rd April. the game will not feature microtransactions, whereas the mobile version of the game does.

Nun Attack is a tactical action game that lets you use touch screen controls to direct your Nun squad as you fight your way through various types of evil. the game features new redesigned levels and upgraded graphics as well as:

• Challenging tactical action and reflexive gameplay
• Rebalanced leveling and weaponry for PS Vita play
• Improved graphics for PS Vita
• 40 missions to conquer in multiple stunning environments
• Four nuns, each with a unique personality and special power
• A full shop with over 80 guns to equip with various effects (stun, slow, DOT, AoE, Knockback, Fear, Charm)
• Seven miracles to cast

• Full PS Vita game, not a PlayStation Mobile title

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Source: USA And EU PlayStation Blog