Duke Nukem Forever Reveal Trailer

Finally, Duke Nukem Forever has something few gamers ever thought it would receive--a hard release date. Developer Gearbox Software and publisher 2K Games announced this morning that the long-in-the-works shooter will ship simultaneously for the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 3 in North America and May 6 worldwide. While this game will most likely not live up to the ridiculous amount of hype, gamers who long awaited the return of the Duke will have something to look forward to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5pDaWaPttU&feature=channel

Brink: Choir of Guns trailer

Brink is an immersive shooter that wants to blend single-player, co-op, and multiplayer gameplay into one seamless experience by allowing you to develop your character across all modes of play. You decide the role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankinds last refuge for humanity. Brink offers a compelling mix of dynamic battlefields, extensive customization options, and an innovative control system that will keep you coming back for more.

To me, this game feels like a blend of Team Fortress 2 because of its cartoony style and class based gameplay as well as Mirror's Edge for its parkour elements.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4y2P0r7K0
Developer Diary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy4LL2CV1ZQ

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Free DLC

New downloadable content for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is now available for a free across all platforms. This DLC features a new game type called Treasure Hunt in which hunters are supposed to steal treasure from the protectors without being spotted and eliminated.

Check out this trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlNfSmCTKgs&feature=sub

Final Fantasy 13 XIII-2 Announced

Square Enix has just announced the sequel to Final Fantasy XIIII in the 1st Production Department Premier event in Tokyo today. Final Fantasy 13 (which I played) was one out of many video games I actually didn't finish. While the game had beautiful cinamatics, graphics, and high production values, my personal gripe with the game was its combat system, linearity, and Japanese to English dubbing. Frankly I would prefer if I could play Final Fantasy 13 in Japanese with English subtitles.

Hopefully they address my personal gripes with the first Final Fantasy 13 game. Best of luck to you Square Enix.

Teaser Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrRJo5oWLQg&feature=feedu

Black Ops: First Strike DLC

This video contains details on the new downloadable content coming to Call of Duty Black Ops on the 1st of February for $15. In addition to four new maps, a new map for the Nazi Zombies gametype will also be added called Ascension. For those that have played Modern Warfare 2, their last 2 map packs were also $15 dollars, but they only featured two redone maps from Modern Warfare 1 and three unique maps, so the First Strike DLC seems to provide gamers more bang for their buck. So if you have extra money or you sadly didn't buy the Battlefield Vietnam expansion for Bad Company 2, you may pour some money into this piece of downloadable content starting on February 1st.

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/first-strike-call-of/709349

Bulletstorm Weapons, Echoes, and Anarchy

EPIC's next big shooter that looks heavily inspired off the unreal tournament series is coming out February 22nd. Like Unreal Tournament, this game features ridiculous weapons, lots of swearing, and ridiculous combat. For those who preorder the game on Xbox 360 can get access to the Gears of War 3 beta, however given that there are so many shooters coming around February to the beggining of the Summer, I would actually wait for the reviews to come out for this game before you buy and you find yourself short on money. Killzone 3, Crysis 2, Brink, F3AR, Dues Ex Human Revolution will also eventually come out, plus there is a slew of non FPS games like Dragon Age 2 and Little Big Planet 2.

Regardless enjoy the trailer :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwOaZyvGHZo&feature=sub

Little Big Planet 2: Launch Center

Little Big Planet 2, the sequel to the platforming game where players can create, play, and share their own customized levels to the rest of the game's community. While the first Little Big Planet was primarily a platformer, LBP2 seeks to expand beyond platformers and take elements from other types of genre's such as strategy, sports, shooter, and racing and incorporate it into the tools gamers use to customize their own levels. To learn more and be enthralled, check out Gamespot's launch center for Little Big Planet 2 along with these trailers.

Launch Center:
http://www.gamespot.com/showcases/lbp2-lc?tag=topslot;img;5

Trailers:

Debut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy_a3oCDzRA
Sports: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC76eo8ve_s
Adventure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky-JUL0SDDs
Grappling Hook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRk4-nOg1-0
Sackbots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdFYQA5UjE&feature=channel
Grabinator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc9wOT_x2ng&feature=channel
Creationator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2pflXMBOAA&feature=related

Vizeo News

Vizeo was the reason I was able to buy a cheap TV with 1080p picture quality, so I can't resist talking about them here. Vizeo is a company that primarily produces cheap and decent television sets, but there doing a little more for us gamers. One of these things is that they are working on developing 3D televisions that are less than $300 dollars, and also OnLive has joined hands with to integrate support for its cloud gaming service.

In other news, Vizeo is also ranching out and working on it's own entertainment "tablet" as well as a smartphone. More info at: http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/114/1143004p1.html

Dragon Age 2: Combat Walkthrough

Here is a walkthrough video on what the Bioware team is doing in regards to Dragon Age 2's combat system. The combat was fairly slow paced and meant to be played strategically by pausing the game and picking out moves you wanted you and your companions to use. PC gamers got the good end of the stick when it came to the game's combat in the first Dragon Age, but console owners got unlucky due to a clunky inferface and mediocre controls. Bioware has mentioned that one of their main goals for Dragon Age 2 was to make the combat more manageable and enjoyable for a console.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyR1fGMCLXo

Personally, this seems like this year is going to be one of the best years for RPG's because two Bioware games are being released this year along with Elder Scrolls 5. Let's just cross our fingers that Elder Scrolls 5 and Mass Effect 3 don't get delayed into 2012.

Here is a list of some amazing trailers for games that are coming out next year. Most of these trailers were featured in the Spike Video Games Awards Show.

Killzone 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QdydrzwdM0

Mass Effect 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnEej1RfqTs

Uncharted 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHHcM6aHPnE

Elder Scrolls 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0fQWkk9Z6s

Batman – Arkham City: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRW-_wRAyvg

Prototype 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ5xW-Yo720