Dead Space 3, the latest title from the popular series of survival horror third-person games, has been released on the U.S. market and will be available on the European market starting from February 8.
   The game, which can be also purchased through the online platform Origin brings some graphical updates new weapons and a sophisticated control system, which the gamer can use to fight the fierce creatures drawn by EA and Visceral Games.
   The title will receive the Awakened DLC in March at a price of $10.

   Crytek has rolled out yesterday Crysis 3 Multiplayer Beta for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 along with a new gameplay trailer which presents two different multiplayer game modes.
"Hunter Mode:
   This multiplayer game mode is all about the survival of the fittest. There are two teams, initially comprised of two permanently cloaked “Hunters”, and up to fourteen CELL troopers awaiting extraction. Each trooper slain respawns on the Hunter team to prey on their former allies, building to a frenetic climax. If any of the troopers survive the round, the hunters lose. Whichever way you play, Hunter Mode delivers a heart-pounding test of strategy and survival.
Crash Site Mode:
   This multiplayer game mode is the ultimate King of the Hill type experience. An Alien dropship deploys a pod at random around the map. Players on each team must remain near the dropped pod in order to capture the zone and accumulate points. Each alien pod holds two shields players can utilize defensively as weapons. In addition, each Crash Site map will have a “Pinger”, a CEPH-constructed walking weapon of mass destruction. But be careful, other players can hijack the Pinger while you’re inside of it!"
Crysis 3 will be available starting from February 19th, it can be pre-ordered from the official website.
source and image credits crysis.com
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   Origin, the digital distribution platform of the Electronic Arts content has became today available for Mac users from North America and the United Kingdom.

   A year ago, at CES 2012, Razer has introduced a gaming tablet with Windows called Project Fiona. After a year and a series of changes, the tablet from Razer has been presented and will be marketed under the name Edge.
   The Razer Edge tablet runs Windows 8 and is based on an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M dedicated graphics, the display has a diagonal of 10.1 "and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Because it is a product for gaming, Razer has chosen a faster TN panel, instead of an IPS panel with better performances in terms of quality.
   Edge will be available in two configurations, the basic model will have an Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM and 64 GB SSD internal storage , while the Pro version will raise with a Core i7, 8 GB RAM and 128 or 256 GB SSD storage.
   Unlike the monoblock design used by Project Fiona, Edge is a standalone tablet which will be attached to a separate controller with two analog joysticks, 6 buttons, a D-Pad and Force Feedback. This decision was taken to increase the versatility of the product, the tablet can now support other peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse for RPG gamers, a docking station with HDMI 1.4 video output and an extra battery of 40 Wh.
   The features list also includes a USB 2.0 port, a Bluetooth adapter and a Wi-Fi interface, all housed in a case with a thickness of 20 millimeters and a weight of 900 grams.

   Irrational Games has released the first five minutes of Bioshock Infinite gameplay. The game will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 26, 2013.
   The clip reminds us of the beginning of the first title in the BioShock series and is a pretty exciting introduction to the Infinite episode.
 In the third title, the action takes place in 1912, and the main character will be in the suspended city of Columbia in a mission to rescue a missing person.
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  The Metro 2033 developer, THQ, offers to fans the opportunity to download and play the title for free.
  All you need is to already have a Steam account and give a like on the official page of the game.
  The unique campaign aims to promote the next title from the series, Metro: Last Light. The game will be available from March 2013.

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   To mark the 25th anniversary from the first title of the famous game series Final Fantasy, Square Enix has announced that it will launch in a few days a rebuilt version of the fourth title from the legendary series on the iOS platform.
   Launched in the summer of 1991 on the Super Nintendo console, Final Fantasy IV has kept the roleplay character of the three previous titles, but introduced a soue updates, such as the gameabandoning in turns during battles and characters the introducing of fixed classes for the abandoning.
   The game was later modified to run on other platforms, but the first fully restored version was released in 2006 on the Nintendo DS. Based on 3D graphics and the changed scenario of the latest version , Square Enix has made a version for iPhones, iPad and iPod Touch, which will arrive in App Store on December 20th.
   A less good news is that, like the other iOS games from Square Enix, it will have a high price: $15.99.
Square Enix has announced that it is working on a version for Android, which is expected to arrive in Google Play Store somewhere in the first quarter of next year.
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   Archos has launched GamePad, a 7-inch screen tablet with a portable gaming console design. It incorporates two analog joysticks, a D-pad and 8 buttons, simplifying the lives of those lucky enough to appreciate the titles that support the redefining of the keys.
   Archos Gamepad  has a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor clocked at 1.6 GHz, a quad-core Mali-400 GPU, 8GB internal memory,  microSD card, a mini-HDMI port and runs Android 4.1, Jelly Bean.
   The tablet is already available in Europe through the company's online store at a price of 149 euros.
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   Facebook has presented the 25 top-rated games of 2012, realized considering the involvement and the feedback coming from the users of the social networking throughout the year.
   The list was prepared following the same method used for the classification of the applications from Facebook App Center, taking into account the stars given by users, the positive or negative feedback and the level of involvement measured during January-November 2012.
   The ranking result include the games released in 2012 on Facebook.com, and the games for mobile phones and tablets that offers integration with Facebook's services. For maximum relevance were included in the list only games that enjoy at least 100,000 active users each month, members of the social network.

1. SongPop ( available on Facebook.com, iOS and Android , made by FreshPlanet )
2. Dragon City (available on Facebook.com, made by Social Point)
3. Bike Race  (available on iOS, made by Top Free Games)
4. Subway Surfers (available on iOS and Android, made by Kiloo)
5. Angry Birds Friends  (available on Facebook.com, made by Rovio)
6. FarmVille 2 (available on Facebook.com, made by Zynga)
7. Scramble with Friends  (available on iOS, made by Zynga)
8. Clash of Clans (available on iOS, made by Supercell)
9. Marvel: Avengers Alliance (available on Facebook.com, made by Playdom)
10. Draw Something  (on available iOS and Android, made by Zynga)
11. Hay Day  (available on iOS, made by Supercell)
12. Baseball Heroes (available on Facebook.com, made by Syntasia)
13. ChefVille  ( available on Facebook.com, made by Zynga)
14. CSR Racing (available on iOS, made by NaturalMotion Games)
15. Candy Crush Saga (available on Facebook.com and iOS, made by King.com)
16. Matching With Friends (available on Facebook.com, made by Zynga)
17. Legend Online (available on Facebook.com, made by Oasis Games)
18. Jurassic Park Builder (available on Facebook.com, made by Ludia)
19. Dungeon Rampage (available on Facebook.com, made by Rebel Entertainment)
20. Pockie Ninja II Social (available on Facebook.com, made by NGames Ltd.)
21. Jetpack Joyride (available on Facebook.com, made by Halfbrick)
22. Social Empires  (available on Facebook.com and iOS, made by Social Point)
23. Bil ve Fethet (available on Facebook.com, made by Peak Games)
24. Ruby Blast Adventures (available on Facebook.com and iOS, made by Zynga)
25. Pyramid Solitaire Saga  (available on Facebook.com, made by King.com)

   Surprisingly, the first 5 games, except for the game Dragon City, created by Social Point,  don't belong to one of the producers present in the top 25 Facebook AppData leaderboard.
   The leader of this year is SongPop, the game produced by FreshPlanet, a company based in Ney York, thad  has won over many fans who enjoy the tests with musical themes.
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   Angry Birds Seasons for Android has received an update, that adds gradually, one per day, until the first day of Christmas, 25 new winter levels with a new ice element.
   Only users with an internet connection enabled, will gain access to each daily level.
   The game can be downloaded from the Google Play Store and works on every device with Android 2.2 or above.
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    Winulator project aims the creation of an emulator application that lets you run games developed for Windows in x86 on any ARM device. The developer has already managed to port a x86 DirectX 7 game on Android.
   Basically, the game developers don't agree any application that allows porting the game on a platform other than that for which it was originally written.
   The first game successfully tested in Winulator is Caesar III, released in 1999. The game code has undergone
through a conversion to run on ARM devices, but for full functionality is required an adaptation of the controls for a touch screen.
   If it doesn't have the agreement of the game developers, the application could have a very short life in Google Play or App Store.
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    Rockstar Games has released the second trailer of the Grand Theft Auto V. The new GTA game will have a five times bigger world than Red Dead Redemption. The players can choose between three main characters: Michael, Trevon and Franklin.
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   Microsoft has managed to beat its own sales record of the last Halo game. The sales value of Halo 4, which was released on 6 November, has exceeded 220 million dollars in 24 hours.
   The sales, which are the largest in the history of the Halo series would have been even more impressive if the game could been available on PCs.

   A new Windows 8 commercial  has been released by Microsoft to promote the new operating system and the new Angry Birds Star Wars with the message: "May the Birds Be With You".
  After the launch on the PC with others Windows versions, Mac and Gadgets , Angry Birds Star Wars is available now on Windows 8 Store.The video is used to promote the new features of the OS.
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   Rovio has released today a new version of the popular game Angry Birds: Angry Birds Star Wars.   It is available a version for each operating system, but the bad news is that the title is available for free only on the Google Play for Android devices.
   For example the PC version costs $4.95, if you want to test the game you can download the demo on your PC from the official page.

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   There are only few days before the official launch of Angry Birds Star Wars and Rovio thought it would not be bad to provide to the fans a game gameplay trailer with new release.
   In this version we can find famous characters like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and even Chewbacca.
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   According to some rumors the next gaming console made by Sony, PlayStation 4, also known as Orbis, will be powerd by a modified version of the AMD A10 APU and the developers have received a configuration in a PC chase along with the new dev kit.
   The console is expected to have 8GB or 16GB amount of RAM and might have a option for a SSD storing space solution.
   The next PlayStation will bring a updated version of its Blu-ray drive, also will have the same input/output connectors as PlayStation 3.
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      We were delighted at the last year end with the launch of the Grand Theft Auto 3 porting on the Android and iOS platforms. Rockstar has announced that with along with the 10th anniversary of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, will be available a ported version of this title.
      Launched almost 10 years ago on the PlayStation 2 and on PC a few months later, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City takes over the relay from the third major iteration of the series and creates a fictional universe in 80s America. According to Rockstar, the game will be released this fall on the Android and iOS platforms.
    The product will be based on the original PlayStation 2 version, but will also include a series of original graphic resources. The Tegra 3 optimized version of the Grand Theft Auto 3 game for Android Version has used the PC version resources compared to the one for iOS that satisfied with  the same version of the PlayStation 2, but the company did not mention whether this initiative will be repeated, stating instead that the 10th Anniversary Edition will receive support for high resolution.

15 year ago, the launch of the Carmageddon game triggered a scandal, the game was enjoyable finishing the race by eliminating opponents car and getting money for improvements by trampling pedestrians under the wheels. But times have changed and the level of tolerance has been increased, so Carmageddon could possibly cause just smiles instead of anger.

   Microsoft has punished all Halo 4 players who illegally downloaded the game and then tried to play it multiplayer via Xbox Live account, 3 weeks before the official launch.
   The company can not identify all those who have used modified Xbox 360 to play Halo 4 in single player mode, but those who have tried to use the company serves to play in the multiplayer mode Halo 4 have lost their Xbox Live accounts and received a ban on the market.
   Some of the players were upset by company's decision and uploaded crucial scenes from the game on YouTube , which can spoil the surprise, especially for those who wait patiently to buy the game. Microsoft is trying to eliminate as soon as they can that content from the online environment.
Halo 4 officially arrives on 6 November.
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