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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012:
Hitman: Absolution's Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC garb, which launched a couple weeks back with the game, has a newly released trailer featuring the futuristic fashion Agent 47 can wear on his latest contract.

Hitman: Absolution's Deus Ex DLC in action originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: Darksiders 2 will suddenly summon "The Demon Lord Belial" as downloadable content this week. Death seeks out the last remnants of humanity and faces off against the Demon Lord Belial in this DLC, which is included for those with a "Darksiders 2: Season Pass."

The Demon Lord Belial is $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points) and rides onto PS3, Xbox 360 and PC tomorrow, December 4. It'll cross the pond December 6 for Europeans with PS3s. Speaking of THQ, remember that you can currently pay what you want for a whole mess of games from the publisher in the Humble THQ Bundle.

Darksiders 2 'The Demon Lord Belial' DLC revealed, available tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 17:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: BioShock 2, a game whose appreciation is a bit of a slow burn, will be free for PlayStation Plus members following tomorrow's PSN Tuesday update. If you're interested in spending some money on BioShock 2, there's always the well-conceived Minerva's Den add-on.

Other highlights for Plus members tomorrow include Rockstar Game Collection 1 (Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, L.A. Noire and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition) for 10 percent off at $53.99. There's also Puddle for half off at $3.50 on PS3 and $2.80 on Vita.

Free BioShock 2 for PS Plus members starting tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 16:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: You'll be able to take your first tentative steps into a new, animated world tomorrow. A demo for Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be released on PSN in North America tomorrow, along with the Mass Effect Trilogy, the PS2 classic Chulip and a lot of other assorted stuff. The demo arrives in Europe on Wednesday.

Ni no Kuni will be released in full on January 22.

Ni no Kuni demo on PSN tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: Mr. Torgue likes masculine things. Like explosions, suplexing sharks and sick guitar solos. He's a great mouthpiece blaring in your ear during the otherwise ho-hum missions that make up Borderlands 2's Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage DLC campaign.

The premise surrounding Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage is simple: Mr. Torgue wants to know who the biggest badass on Pandora is, and he just so happens to own an arena, conveniently situated within a massive crater called the Badass Crater of Badassitude. What he lacks in naming craters he makes up for with loud exuberance.

Being a Vault Hunter, it's only natural that you be considered for this contest. Mr. Torgue is on your side though. He clues you in on a double-cross early on because he likes to break the fourth wall and tell you these things. It's what makes the Macho Man lookalike the endearing highlight of this Borderlands 2 DLC adventure.

Continue reading Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage review: Macho man, hollow thrill

Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage review: Macho man, hollow thrill originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: The Walking Dead retail version has been pushed back a week in North America, now scheduled to launch on December 11. The standard and collector's editions were originally slated to hit in physical form on December 4. We assume the undead don't shuffle as quickly as Telltale originally thought.

The standard edition includes all five episodes on-disc for $30, while the collector's edition runs $70 and features the full game along with the first 48 issues of the comic in an exclusive version of The Walking Dead Compendium One, all wrapped up in a special box.

The Walking Dead will be available at all participating retail locations for PS3 and Xbox 360, but the PC version is sold only at Best Buy.

Continue reading The Walking Dead retail version delayed to December 11

The Walking Dead retail version delayed to December 11 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: The hideous, multi-limbed beast shambles on, and we're not talking about Necromorphs. No, we're talking about retailer specific pre-order items for Dead Space 3. Those who plunk down their cash early will receive an in-game gun. GameStop pre-orders get the EG-900 SMG, a "compact but deadly" firearm. Amazon pre-orders, meanwhile, will pick up the Tesla Enervator, which "delivers a precision blast causing instantaneous electrocution and molecular destabilization in the target." We try not to pick favorites when it comes to guns - we love our death-dealers equally - but the Enervator sounds just a tad more interesting.

These bonuses come in addition to the content included with the Dead Space 3 limited edition. Those who pre-order Dead Space 3 automatically receive the limited edition, which features two bonus suits and two bonus guns.

Continue reading Pre-order Dead Space 3, get some in-game guns [update: video]

Pre-order Dead Space 3, get some in-game guns [update: video] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: Bethesda Softworks confirmed that Skyrim's "Dragonborn" downloadable content add-on is expected to launch "early next year" on PS3 and PC. The add-on is scheduled to launch tomorrow for Xbox 360, as part of Skyrim's exclusivity window for the platform.

The PC launch falls in line with previously released Skyrim packs "Dawnguard" and "Hearthfire," while the PS3 announcement is a bit of a surprise. Although the publisher had previously stated DLC was "close" for PS3, this latest announcement only recognizes "Dragonborn." We've followed up with Bethesda for clarification and will update when we hear back.

Update: Bethesda responded to our specific request for clarification about "Dawnguard" and "Hearthfire" for PS3 by stating: "We think Dragonborn is our best add-on for Skyrim yet and we didn't want fans to wait long, so that's our current focus. Each platform takes a lot of time and attention."

Skyrim's 'Dragonborn' DLC flies to PC, PS3 in%2013; on tap tomorrow for Xbox 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: I've been unwittingly preparing for this review for eight months, since I joined Pottermore on the day it launched for the public.

Pottermore is an official, browser-based supplement to the Harry Potter series, inspired by social networks. Each member has a profile and travels through the Harry Potter books in a series of active illustrations, collecting trinkets, learning more about the characters and events, and earning points for whichever house they are sorted into. There is a set of spell-casting and potion-concocting minigames that eventually lead to the House Cup celebration, where the house with the most points wins. Pottermore now has more than 4 million members worldwide, and yes, even as a woman in my mid-20s I think this whole thing is perfectly normal and necessary.

When I learned there was a new badge for finding Miranda Goshawk's Book of Spells in the Restricted Section on Pottermore, I was excited (again, totally normal). My heart pumped half a beat faster, my cheeks flushed and I smiled, for Merlin's sake. I was filled with joy at the prospect of uncovering secrets about a fictional book within the universe of an already fictional book, and I reveled in it. It wasn't until I discovered the tome, which played a quirky promo for Sony's Wonderbook: Book of Spells, that I finally understood how this related to my professional life.

If I could be excited for Book of Spells within Pottermore, I should give the actual PlayStation Move game the same chance.

Continue reading Wonderbook: Book of Spells review: Inter-house unity

Wonderbook: Book of Spells review: Inter-house unity originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012: If you've ever wondered if high quality cosplay could get you a job in the games industry, here's the story for you. Irrational Games hired Anna Moleva, a Russian veterinarian, precisely because her BioShock Infinite cosplay bore such a strong resemblance to its source. Moleva is now the official face of Elizabeth, as featured on the back of the game's box art (see after the break).

In case you're wondering if she's some kind of Jenny-come-lately, Moleva has a seven-year history with cosplay, as evidenced by her impressive Flickr portfolio. While Irrational's photos prove she makes an excellent Elizabeth, she's also a decent Alice, Commander Shepard, and Poison Ivy.

Continue reading BioShock Infinite cosplayer hired by Irrational to be face of Elizabeth

BioShock Infinite cosplayer hired by Irrational to be face of Elizabeth originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 3, 2012:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is staying right where it is, enjoying the high vantage point atop the UK charts for a third week in a row. Sales of the shooter were down 35 percent from the previous week, but loss was mitigated due to the debut of the Wii U version.

Far Cry 3 was the big debut of the week, entering in second. According to Chart-Track, Ubi's first-person shooter franchise became the ninth biggest launch of the year, "just behind last week's Hitman: Absolution," which slipped two spots into fourth."

Although there isn't any official data on Wii U's UK sales, MCV's math pegs it somewhere around 40K units. A more interesting sign of the launch is that none of the console's exclusive titles broke the top ten. Nintendoland, New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU were the best performers at spots 11, 14 and 17, respectively. Swipe on over past the break for the UK top ten.

Continue reading Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 2 not budging from UK top spot, Wii U launches

Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 2 not budging from UK top spot, Wii U launches originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Dec%2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 2, 2012: Terminal Reality's The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a first-person shooter based on AMC's television series, which is of course based on The Walking Dead comic series from Robert Kirkman. It's the first new-media extrapolation to be based on something based on The Walking Dead, rather than on the graphic novel itself, which is probably a smart move when a game directly from the comic has already proven extremely successful.

All that said, Survival Instinct integrates AMC's TV show directly, grabbing Norman Reedus, the actor who plays Daryl Dixon, to voice the main protagonist.

"Norman is super-cool, generous, and a real joy to work with," writes Terminal Reality Creative Director Drew Haworth. "And man, does that guy deliver! He gets the scene, the line, and what you're going for instantly and then doubles down on it, effortlessly 'Darylizing' lines for maximum punch. He's the kind of actor that really makes writers look good."

From our own experience with the TV show, we have to agree with that last statement. No one on The Walking Dead nails "looking dramatically at another cast member, in silence, for five whole minutes" quite like Reedus.

The Walking Dead TV show's Norman Reedus is Daryl in the FPS originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Dec%2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 2, 2012:
This trailer for Double Fine's The Cave has said cave talking about the game's diverse cast of characters. The game is heading to Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in January%2013.

The Cave trailer introduces playable characters originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 02 Dec%2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 1, 2012: PlayStation Network is scheduled for maintenance Monday, December 3, and will be down from 8am PT/11am ET to 4pm PT/7pm ET.

Those that have signed in to PSN in the last few days or do so this weekend shouldn't be affected by the maintenance period and can play online Monday. PlayStation Home, the PlayStation Store and account management sections are off-limits, however.

PSA: PSN down for maintenance Monday, December 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 01 Dec%2012 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq PS3, December 1, 2012: Irrational Games coughed up the box art for BioShock Infinite today, and it features lead character Booker DeWitt and his five o'clock shadow. We're guessing that with the game's lack of multiplayer, DeWitt doesn't feel the need to be presentable.

BioShock Infinite is scheduled to launch February 26,%2013 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Check out higher resolution versions of the cover art in the gallery below.

BioShock Infinite box art needs to shave originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 01 Dec%2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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