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Twisted Pixel’s 5th original IP, The Gunstringer Is Now In StoresSept. 13th, 2011 – Austin, TX – Today is a red letter day for Twisted Pixel, as their first retail title, The Gunstringer, hits shelves nationwide. In The Gunstringer, you control the fiery gun-toting marionette through his adventures, combining solo platforming and shooting mechanics into fun, competitive action with a full suite of collectibles, unlockables, abilities, rewards and more. Our story begins with you buried alive and left for dead by your former posse. As a skeleton cowboy marionette you begin your journey of revenge, aided only by your gritty resolve and trusty pistol. Track your betrayers …

What happens when Valve’s ever so popular Team Fortress 2 and the highly anticipated fifth installement of the Elder Scrolls series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim collide? You get this creative and hilarious fanmade trailer showcasing the perils of the gang from TF2 living in a world where evil is brewing in the horizon. via Bethesda Blog Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Ladies and Gentlemen! Are you tired of waking up every month just to find out that you poor little Dr. Satan(Your prized goldfish) has turned belly up due to the lack of attention? Well now is your chance to quit your belly aching! EA has recently announced that The Sims 3: Pets will be hitting Consoles for your enjoyment. So kiss that little fish goodbye! It’s time to buy a Horse, or a Lizard, or maybe even a snake or turtle. The Sims 3: Pets raises the bar for future pet owners. Why waste hundreds of well earned simoleans on an animal that is just going to eat all your socks and destroy your newest edition to your living room furniture? When you can throw down 60 simole…

Looks like Santa is going to be delivering a special gift to gamers who want to dump their expensive cable or satellite provider. Microsoft has announced during a financial meeting that their Xbox Live TV service is on track to launch this coming holiday season. According to CNN, Microsoft’s demonstration of the tv service showcased voice and motion control technology through Kinect and a sleek interface where Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that gamers will be able to access their favorite channels, live tv shows, news, sports, videos on demand and more. Many financial analysists and executives from all across the board are reporting that Microsoft is in a unique place…

The game on many people’s minds at the moment is Gears of War 3, which will release tonight at 12AM to the general public. Epic’s promising a solid and interesting campaign and is backing up the multiplayer with dedicated servers this time around. Xbox Magazine managed to flag down Epic’s Cliffy B for an in-depth interview about what fans could expect about the game when they play it, what the team thinks about the scores the game has received, and where Epic will be going, if anywhere, with the Gears of War franchise from here. You can find a link to the interview here. Also detailed in the interview are tidbits of info about Horde mode, the interactions between Anya and…

Naughty Dog gave Microsoft a tiny pat on the back and inadvertently bitch slapped Sony all at one time during a recent interview regarding Sony’s exclusive series Uncharted with UK gaming magazine, Play. ”….Sony kept pushing for a more realistic game in all respects. The market had changed a lot by then. The demographic was older and gritty shooters were really dominating. Sony wanted very much to get into that market share, it pushed all of its developers in this direction. So the big push from Sony, not just at Naughty Dog but at all of Sony’s development companies at the time, was to craft games for PlayStation 3 that were much more realistic. The pressure from Xbox’…

Salem Live Stream Demo to Premiere September 27, 2011 @ 3PM EST ON Twitch.tv Public to Get Live First Look at Permadeath MMORPG as Paradox Explores New Avenue for Showing Players What’s Happening Behind the Scenes Paradox Interactive today announced details surrounding the first in a new series of live stream demos that will allow players to get a look behind the scenes into the progress being made on the company’s forthcoming titles. The first game to be featured will be Salem, the highly anticipated MMORPG being created by Seatribe that is due to release in Q2, 2012. A live demo of the game will be broadcast over the internet on Tuesday, September 27th, at 3PM EST v…

EA has recently added language to its end user license agreement that would waive a gamer’s right to engage in a class action lawsuit with, aka “sue”, the company over issues pertaining to its Origin PC service. This same language is used in online-capable EA games like Madden and FIFA online play. The clause goes as follows: “By accepting these terms, you and EA expressly waive the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY THIS PROVISION, YOU AND EA ARE FOREGOING THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. YOU AND EA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A P…

On October 5, 2011 Sony will be making a new announcement to gamers everywhere. This announcement comes following a short teaser trailer that appeared on the interwebs late lastnight. The trailer follows two soldiers who appear to have parachuted down into some dark lonely woods. When they emerge into the open, an old stone house is sitting in front of them. Upon entering they are greeted by a sultry female and a dog to their right lying on the floor. They place some coins into the tray that shows other items and proceed to slow mo walk through the door in front of them after the female gives them a slight nod showing permission to enter. What kind of announcement…

Battlefield 3′s open mulitplayer beta is certainly showing off the gorgeous and crisp graphics that can easily rival Call of Duty or surpass the coveted series. Gamers who bought Medal of Honor: Tier 1 edition or pre ordered Battlefield 3 through EA’s service Origin, received a 48 hour preview of the beta set to open on September 29th. via Video Games Zone (Translated) Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Bethesda’s hit or miss RPG Fallout: New Vegas was shown some love with new game add ons Courier’s Stash and Gun Runners’ Arsenal that have already released on the Xbox Live Marketplace and will release later today on the Playstation Network and Steam. The 160 MS point or $1.99 on PSN and/or Steam Courier’s Stash download will allow players to access items that were previously only available to those fans of the Fallout series that pre ordered New Vegas. These now attainable items include the four DLC packs The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack. The other new game add on that is weapon based, Gun Runners’ Arsenal, will cost you 320 MS points or $3…

Bethesda has released the names of the actors who are lending their voices to what could be the most anticipated RPG of 2011, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Most notable are the three Academy Awards nominees Christopher Plummer from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Max Von Sydow who starred in The Exorcist and Minority Report, and actress Joan Allen who lent her acting talents to The Contender and The Bourne Ultimatum. Other voices in Skyrim that you may recognize include Michael Hogan from Battlestar Galatica, Vladimir Kulich who appeared in Smokin’ Aces, Claudia Christian from Babylon 5, Diane Louise Salinger who stars in Carnivale, actress Renee Victor from Weeds, and George…

Valve had stated that free DLC would be coming out over the summer. Well, it’s now near the middle of Fall, and finally Valve has released details on Portal 2′s first DLC pack, titled “Peer Review”. The DLC will add a new set of courses for Atlas and P-Body to complete, continuing the story of the pair of lovable robots “as you puzzle your way through a mysterious new co-op test track and once again match wits with GLaDOS.” Also included are challenge courses for both the multiplayer and singleplayer components, backed up with leaderboard support. The free DLC pack will hit Steam, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on October 4th. So get those online friends of yours back into th…

Surely most have heard of this by now, but Steve Jobs, the genius who gave us all the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, which exploded into the App and digital music age we are all enjoying today and will enjoy for generations to come, died today as a result of a rare pancreatic cancer. Let us all remember a man who fundamentally and forever changed the way we listen to music, interact with computers, and explore the possibilities of technology. Here are statements from other important individuals and organizations about Steve’s passing: “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know…

Developed by: Robot Entertainment Published by: Microsoft Studios Platforms: PC and Xbox LIVE Arcade Players: 1 Rated T for Teen by the ESRB Darwinism be damned, those crafty orcs have evolved adaptations that make them march straight into battle, directly through deadly traps and into incoming crossbow fire. It’s pure science, orcs must die. Orcs Must Die! isn’t so much a tower defense game, as it is a strategic third-person action game wherein you must defend your base with the traps and weapons at your disposal. Sure you plan out where to place the spike traps, arrow walls, and such to maim as many passing orcs as possible, but you actually get to be in the fray as …

Bethesda’s games are very well known for the sheer amount of in-game content included in their titles. The studio has made some of the biggest and most detailed maps in games today, maps that provide hundreds of hours of possible quests. And that’s just for one playthrough. I personally have sunk in over two hundred hours into both The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3. But what if I were to tell you that the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls sequel, Skryim, could be completed in 2 hours and 16 minutes? In an internal competition, the developers raced through the game to see how fast they could complete it. The top two scores were clocked in at 2 hours, 36 minutes, …

One of the most toughest and frustrating bundles of joy to grace your Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, Dark Souls, has been beaten on a speedrun in an amazing one hour and 26 minutes. The tough as nails RPG was released less than a month ago and gamer SexyShoiko proved that despite the reputation that this game comes with, the difficulty was no match for their knowledge and skill set. If you think you can beat Dark Souls in a faster time or just want an insane challenge, please know that this RPG may cause many of you to die repeatedly in the game and smash your controller in an anger filled rage. You have been warned. via PSX Extreme Tweet This Post Post to Facebook…

As we all know, Ezio Auditore da Firenze is the biggest badass to come out of Italy in the past six hundred years. But how would you like to play as him against some of the whackier characters to come out of a Japanese fighting game? It is rumored that Ezio will be a playable character in Soulcalibur V. It’s doubtful that you will be able to jump down from a rooftop and instantly assassinate your opponent, however Ezio is a master of many weapons and would make a great addition to the weapon based fighting in Soulcalibur. Soulcalibur is no stranger to cameo appearances, so this awesome rumor could very well be true. Source: Official XBOX Magazine Tweet This Post Post t…

Developed by: Bitfield GmbH Platforms: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later Players: 1 Rated 4+ by Apple Application Ratings. ( contains no objectionable material ) Blockado Deep Sea is the fourth and most difficult installment of the Blockado series. With the change of difficulty also comes a change of scenery. As the name would imply your puzzle solving skills are put to the test under the sea. The sea overlay and subtle ocean sounds provide a nice relaxing atmosphere to solve the puzzles in. Deep Sea builds on the Blockado puzzle solving series where you must get a treas…

Jurassic Park fans are one earth-shaking footstep closer to sinking their teeth into the anticipated release of Jurassic Park: The Game, as Telltale Games, the leading independent digital publisher and developer of episodic interactive entertainment, today announced that Jurassic Park: The Game has gone gold. The game is set to launch on November 15 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft; PlayStation®Network for PlayStation®3, Windows PC and Mac. An iPad version of the game is also in development and will release shortly after November 15th via the iTunes AppStore. Jurassic Park: The Game breaks new ground for Telltale Games as it is the fi…

While the three in the title might lead some to believe this is the third game in the Bejeweled series, it is actually the fifth and the only direct sequel to Bejeweled 2.This fantasy themed variation on the same is a far cry from the original Bejeweled released ten years ago with only two modes of play. Bejeweled 3 provides players with 8 modes of play and 8 types of gems to swap. Bejeweled 3 brings back 4 traditional modes of play, as seen in Bejeweled 2, and adds 4 new modes. Returning on the platform are Classic mode, Zen mode, Lightning mode, and Quest mode. Classic mode is the basic Bejeweled game at its core. Players continuously swap gems until there are no more …

Even though this will do you absolutely no good until you physcially have a copy of Modern Warfare 3 inserted into your Xbox 360, Microsoft decided to allow you to download the free Call of Duty Elite service today via the Xbox Live Marketplace. Downloading the service and registering now will allow you to have a whopping two hours of double XP during the multiplayer. The Elite service comes with your choosing of either a free account or a $49.99 a year pay to use account. Both accounts let you do things similar to Bungie.net’s profile with career profiles, stat tracking, etc…however if you want to able to be eligible for prizes, monthly DLC, video uploads, and a tiny b…

Amazon is offering some huge deals on video games today during their Cyber Monday sales for those of you who did not want to risk life and limb while being amongst the insane Black Friday shoppers. Kinect Sports Seasn Two – $29.99Dance Central 2 – $29.99Battlefield 3 – $39.99Madden NFL 12 – $39.99Xbox Live 3 Month Subscription – $12.99Driver San Fransico – $29.99To view the full list of details, check out Amazon’s Cyber Monday video game deals and make sure to keep an eye on the deal counter. In a little over an hour Amazon will be announcing a deal for a Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle with $100 Credit. Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full artic…

In a rather questionable and unexplainable move, Square Enix has decided to put the legendary assassin from Assassin’s Creed, Ezio Auditore into their upcoming sequel to Final Fantasy Xlll, Final Fantasy Xlll-2 with Ubisoft’s approval of course. Square Enix and Ubisoft made the announcement in a joint press release stating that the assassin’s costume from Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be an available option to Final Fantasy Xlll-2′s main character, Noel Kreiss. This downloadable costume comes at a price, however Square Enix did not share the details. via Joystiq Tweet This Post Post to Facebook View the full article

Seems the community has already fixed the resistance bug present in patch 1.2. The unofficial script extender for Skyrim squashes this bug. I have confirmed it works. See the official forum post below. http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php...esistance-bug/