Island Tribe 2 Review (PC)

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As rare as real cliffhangers are within the casual gaming market, developer Realore did exactly that with Island Tribe by leaving the future of the tribe open. Island Tribe 2 allows the player again to follow the story of this tribe, who is now trying to relocate by the help of a pathfinder. The result is a sequel that is even better than its predecessor.

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Tearstone Review (PC)

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The official description for hidden object adventure Tearstone is pretty vague, but after playing it, you're likely to find it fits the game perfectly. In fact, to do the title justice, the description would have to read something like: ?A vague hero goes on an inexplicable quest to help a friend of dubious origin achieve an ambiguous goal.? While Tearstone's concept isn't the greatest, the good news is that it works to offer a more unique and challenging form of hidden object gameplay, albeit with some inconsistencies.

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E3: The Force is strong with Kinect Stars Wars
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post from Destructoid on 05 June 2011 11:06:42 PM. © Destructoid

E3: The Force is strong with Kinect Stars Wars details screenshot

Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, you don't have to wait until tomorrow's Microsoft press conference to get the first details on Kinect Star Wars.

Scheduled for a winter release, the game will see its true debut (after last year's tease) at E3 with the "Jedi Destiny" mode. Players take on the role of one of several characters in a story that starts just after the events of The Phantom Menace and concludes with Revenge of the Sith. Folks interested in some Star Wars nostalgia will be happy to know that environments referenced (or seen) in the original trilogies will be present, as well. EW specifically mentions the gas-planet, Bespin, that was first seen in The Empire Strikes Back.

Gameplay doesn't sound surprising, with players (along with a friend if they'd like) waving their hands and bodies around to mimic Jedi-like movements. Expect to rock your very own force pushes, lightsaber swings, fire the guns of an X-wing, and even hop in a pod-racer.

Sounds good on paper, but whether or not any of it's any fun remains to be seen. We'll be getting our hands on the game later this week, so stay tuned for impressions and more details as we get them.

'Kinect Star Wars' details Forced out into the open [Entertainment Weekly]

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Forbes: New God of War 3D Adventure Game Coming

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Forbes [via VG247] has posted information about the reveal of a new God of War game at this year’s Sony Press Conference at E3 2011. No details have been ousted for the new entry in the franchise but the words ’3D’ and ‘adventure’ are all we are left to go with at this point. The [...]

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PS Vita Trademarked in Sony Europe

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SCEE registered two new trademarks for PSVita in Europe which all but confirms that this is the final name for codename NGP. NeoGAF [via VG247] has the scoop. Vita is the heavily rumored product name for the NGP which was unveiled to the public in January. Check back for Sony’s press conference via our MonsterBlog [...]

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E3: First impressions of Prototype 2

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Main protagonist of Prototype 2, Sergeant James Heller, was given a second chance at life after being infected by the The Blacklight Virus. He now shares Alex Mercer's powerful abilities but unlike Alex, Heller embraces his powers from the start and uses them to seek revenge against Alex for having a hand in the death of his family.

Heller is also on a mission to save New York City, now rebranded New York Zero due to the biological outbreak that has literally divided the state into three cordoned off sections. The Red Zone contains the worst of the infection while the Yellow Zone sees an overcrowded human population quarantined from everyone. The Green Zone sees the least amount of biological activity, but that doesn't mean it's all good.

Prototype 2 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC)
Developer: Radical Entertainment
Publisher: Activision
To be released: 2012

Black Watch, the powerful private military force hired by the government, rules the Green Zone with an iron fist and anyone that gets in their way is swiftly taken care of. It's in the Green Zone that developer Radical Entertainment ran a live demo of Prototype 2.

Visually and gameplay wise, everything looked largely the same. It did seem like the fighting mechanics have been streamlined as I never saw a radial menu pop up when Heller switches abilities. There are new abilities, of course, and you can expect plenty of returning ones such as the wall running and the long distance jumping stuff.

As for the some of the new abilities, one that was shown off was called the Bio Bomb. Heller infects a soldier and causes dozens of spikes to pop out of the poor sap a few seconds later. Another was a new passive ability called Sonar that sends out a wave that will highlight a target for Heller once it's bounced off them. Lastly we saw the Weaponization ability which has Heller ripping off a weapon from a vehicle -- in this case a missile launcher from an APC -- and using it against his targets.

Heller will receive new mutations (perks) and we can expect a wide variety of them this time around. One that was shown off boosted Heller's air dash powers.

The monsters are meaner and bigger than ever and there's plenty of them to go around. Heller will come across numerous lairs around the city which are underground areas full of baddies. You'll have to kill everything in order to clear the rooms; they reminded me of self contained "Horde"-like arenas.

There was some more to the demo presentation, but nothing worth mentioning. Basically, Prototype 2 is looking a lot like the original but with more weapons and monsters. The presentation ends by teasing the gigantic, screen-filling monster you see in the image above throwing cars at Heller like they're children's toys.

So far I'm not too sold on the game. I definitely want to see more of Prototype 2 and get some real hands on to see how well it handles this time around. I also want to see if anything has been done about the story structure. I liked the first Prototype, but found myself quickly moving on to the next game due to there being no reason to keep me pushing through.

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Vampire Mansion: A Linda Hyde Adventure

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When reporter Linda Hyde sets out to cover a rare book exhibition at the museum, she gets an offer she can't refuse. The job is to recover 5 lost manuscripts for a mysterious collector. As Linda, you will find that you are not the only one looking for these elusive books. A secret world of vampires slowly reveals itself as Linda's search for the books intensifies and she discovers that she has taken on much more than she bargained for in Vampire Mansion: A Linda Hyde Mystery.

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Darksiders II announcement trailer now available

by: Russell Archey
NEWS - A couple days ago I reported that Darksiders II will be coming in 2012 from THQ. Well, THQ has now made available the official announcement trailer for the game, so check it out!

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First FIFA 2012 gameplay footage revealed

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NEWS - EA Sports has released the first gameplay footage for their upcoming game FIFA 2012. The video showcases new features such as the Player Impact Engine, Prevision Dribbling, and Tactical Defending.

video details and more

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Dark Souls: Are you prepared to die

by: Nathaniel Cohen
NEWS - Namco Bandai has announced today that Dark Souls, the follow up to last year's PS3-exclusive dungeon crawling (and controller-breaking) action-RPG, Demon Souls, will be released in North American on October 4th and in Europe on October 7th for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

The Dark Souls Collector's Edition can be pre-ordered right now while supplies last for the same retail price as the regular edition, $59.99. It will include a limited edition art book with premium illustrations of characters and environments from the game, a mini-strategy guidebook, behind-the-scenes videos and the game's soundtrack for digital download.

You can like Dark Souls and Namco Bandai Facebook here and here, respectively.

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