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DOTA 2
Written by w2n on April 1, 2011 – 12:07 amDeveloper Valve Corporation
Publisher Valve Corporation
Distributor Steam (online)
Designer “IceFrog”
Platform Mac OS X, Windows
Release date Q4 2011
Genre Action RTS
Dota 2 is an upcoming action fantasy real-time strategy video game, developed by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the highly-popular Defense of the Ancients mod independently developed for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The title was formally announced on October 13, 2010, in an article on the Game Informer website. The game’s lead designer is the longest-serving and current developer of Defense of the Ancients, known as “IceFrog”, who continues to maintain his public anonymity, while leading a development team at Valve. The game will be released by Valve, through both retail and Steam, for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Dota 2 marks Valve’s first fantasy video game and first Action RTS game.
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The Last Guardian
Written by w2n on March 28, 2011 – 6:38 am
Developer Team Ico
Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
Designer Fumito Ueda
Platform PlayStation 3
Release date INT Q4 2011
Genre Action-adventure, Puzzle
The Last Guardian, known in Japan as Hitokui no Ōwashi Trico (人喰いの大鷲トリコ Hitokui no Ōwashi Toriko,? lit. “Trico, the man-eating eagle”) and previously referred to by the working title Project Trico, is an upcoming video game developed by Team Ico, to be published exclusively for the PlayStation 3.The title is made by the small Sony team led by Fumito Ueda, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, have a powerful air of mystery about them. Their hazy, bleached visuals, sorrowful air and vague stories make them seem like half-remembered children’s books – the kind that had some secret, solemn, adult meaning that was always just beyond your understanding, but that affected you powerfully anyway.
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Mass Effect 3
Written by w2n on March 27, 2011 – 2:45 amDeveloper(s) BioWare
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Director(s) Casey Hudson
Composer(s) Clint Mansell
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date(s) “Holiday 2011” (Q4)
Genre(s) Action RPG
Mode(s) Single-player
Mass Effect 3 is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.It is scheduled for a Q4 2011 release and will mark the third and final chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy of video games.
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WWE All-star
Written by w2n on March 12, 2011 – 1:34 amDeveloper(s) THQ San Diego
Publisher(s) THQ
Producer(s) Sal Divita
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Release date(s) NA March 29, 2011
EU April 1, 2011
Genre(s) Professional wrestling Fighting
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer, multiplayer online
Media/distribution Blu-ray Disc, DVD, DVD DL, UMD
WWE All Stars is an upcoming professional wrestling video game published by THQ and developed by THQ San Diego for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, and Xbox 360 systems.
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Written by w2n on March 11, 2011 – 11:30 pmRelease Date: TBA
Platforms: Pc, PS3, XBOX360, Nintendo Wii.
Publisher: Activision
Developer: High Moon Studio
Genres: Action, Adventure, Shooter
ESRB: NA
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Catherine
Written by w2n on March 11, 2011 – 7:40 pm
Developer(s) Atlus Persona Team
Publisher(s) Atlus
Producer(s) Katsura Hashino
Designer(s) Shigenori Soejima (Character Designer)
Composer(s) Shoji Meguro
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) JP February 17, 2011
NA July 26, 2011
Genre(s) Action-adventure Puzzle-platformer Survival horror
Mode(s) Single-player Multiplayer
Rating(s) CERO: C
Media/distribution Blu-ray Disc DVD-ROM
Catherine (キャサリン Kyasarin?) is a puzzle-platformer action-adventure video game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is Atlus’ first internally-developed game for seventh-generation consoles in high definition, described as an ‘adult’ title by the game’s character designer, Shigenori Soejima. The game is handled by Studio 4°C. The game was released in Japan on February 17, 2011.
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Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Written by w2n on March 11, 2011 – 9:17 am
Developer(s) Naughty Dog
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s) Amy Hennig (Creative director)
Series Uncharted
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
Release date(s) NA November 1, 2011
UK November 4, 2011[2]
Genre(s) Action-adventure, platformer, third-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, online multiplayer, online co-op
Media/distribution Blu-ray Disc
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is the third game in the Uncharted series, created by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 3. Officially it was announced at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards with a debut trailer, which was on December 11, 2010. The worldwide demo of the game was premiered on the American late-night talk show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on December 14, 2010.
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Gears of War 3
Written by w2n on March 9, 2011 – 9:21 pmGears of war is a thrid-person shooter game developed by Epic Games and publish by Microsoft Games studio. Gears of War will be release exclusively for Xbox 360. It was planed to be release in April 2011, the game was delayed and will now be release on September 20 2011. It will be the third installment of the Gears of war series and the final game in the current story arc.
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Battlefield 3
Written by w2n on March 6, 2011 – 6:50 pmDeveloper(s) EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Series Battlefield
Engine Frostbite 2.0
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) Q4 2011
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, cooperative, multiplayer
Rating(s) PEGI: 18
Battlefield 3 is a first-person shooter videogame being developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and to be published by Electronic Arts. In the more than fife years since Battlefield 2 has been released, the first person-shooter lanscape has come to be dominated by one franchise alone – Call of Duty: Black Ops “>Activision`s Call of Duty behemoth. EA and DICE are hopping to steal the “Thunder” away from Call of Duty with their brand new Battlefield 3 release.
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Darksiders 2
Written by w2n on March 4, 2011 – 9:55 pmDarksiders 2 is an upcoming action adventure video game published by THQ. It is the sequel to Darksiders and is expected to be released for Xbox360 and Playstation 3 in 2012.
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