Pre-order ‘Mass Effect 3′ on Origin, get ‘Battlefield 3′ free

We’ve seen this sort of thing before — when Battlefield 3 was prepping for release, all of a sudden EA’s Origin service offered a deal providing a copy of Dead Space 2 to anyone who pre-ordered the game using the service. Now, assuming you want it, Origin is making a similar deal — pre-order Mass Effect 3 and get Battlefield 3 for free. This is all assuming, of course, that you can stop playing the Mass Effect 3 demo that dropped yesterday. And that you actually want the game for PC, because this is an Origin-only deal. Does marketing a game with pre-order content like this make you more likely to buy it in advance?

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Four More Characters Revealed for ‘Street Fighter X Tekken’

The ultimate muscle man with flaming red hair and the harsh face of evil joins Street Fighter X Tekken along with one other character from the Street Fighter franchise. An equally muscular character with the traditional spiked hair in Japanese art using his martial arts to take down his enemies also joins the game with one other comrade from the Tekken series. Capcom announced the last characters that will be available at launch for Street Fighter X Tekken. Capcom also announced the official launch date for the PC version of the game. M. Bison and Akuma join the game, both Street Fighter veterans. From the Tekken sphere, Jin and Ogre join the game. The characters add to a roster to complete the 38 characters playable at launch. The PC version of the game comes out March 11, five days after the North American launch. Street Fighter X Tekken is another

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‘Sleeping Dogs’ Brings Cop Drama to Hong Kong

Sneak in the shadows and stalk potential suspects as Wei Shen, an undercover cop, tries to dismantle a criminal organization—the Hong Kong Triads. Sleeping Dogs offers shoot-outs at every corner of the city adorned in neon lights bordering the streets. Guns aren’t the only method of combat. Get up close and pound enemies with martial arts and objects found in the city. The United Front Games and Square Enix game is an open-world cop drama that will be released later this year for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. “Working on Sleeping Dogs has been such a huge passion for the team at United Front Games and we’re really pleased to be working with Square Enix London Studios,” said Stephen Van Der Mescht, Executive Producer at United Front Games. “The extensive experience both our studios have in creating compelling openworld gameplay and rich and rewarding combat makes for

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PC Gamers Enjoy ‘Mortal Kombat Arkade Kollection’

PC gamers can now download Mortal Kombat Arkade Kollection, from Steam, GameStop’s Impulse and other distributors. The collection comes with Mortal Kombat 1, Mortal Kombat 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The collection costs $9.99, or £6.29. The games are playable in their original state. Have fun playing all the classic characters, with the addition of achievements, online leaderboards and play. What’s your favorite Mortal Kombat title? They are classics, after all.

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‘Alan Wake’ makes the jump to PC on February 16

Remedy’s Alan Wake is finally coming to PC, almost two years after the Xbox 360 version’s release. The game will be available through Steam and other digital channels (like Origin) on February 16 for $29.99 (or $34.99). PC gamers will be able to experience the entire game, plus the DLC, all in one package. “We’ve done our best to do justice to the PC version and do things the way they should be done for PC. The PC version looks absolutely beautiful. We’re bringing the game to life in a whole new way,” said Markus Mäki, CTO at Remedy. The PC version will also include support for stereoscopic 3D and multiscreen-capable setups. Developers have also added features like field of view adjustment and a “Hide HUD” feature.

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The Humble Bundle moves into Android territory

The video says it all, really. “Four amazing indie games in the most crossplatformish bundle we’ve ever done.” The Humble Bundle, which started out offering PC, Mac and Linux games, is expanding to Android in their latest bundle deal, which starts today and ends in two weeks. The pay-what-you-want bundle features three games in its main bundle package — Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Osmos and EDGE. However, pay more than the average bundle price (at the very beginning of the sale, that was $7.07), and you’ll unlock the fun physics game World of Goo for your Android device. But hey — even if you don’t have an Android tablet, phone or anything else using Google’s OS, you can still get in on this bundle. In addition to receiving the games for Android, you’ll also get them for PC, Mac and Linux. Four platforms for play, four games, your price. Still cool,

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The Zombie Apocalypse Reaches the PC

Now computer players can act like Tallahassee from Zombieland and wreak havoc on zombies with guns and more domestic weapons. Candygun Games and Digital Reality have announced Dead Block, now available for PC. The zombie defense game was previously only on the Xbox and PlayStation online stores. The game can be bought on Amazon, GameStop and other web distributors. Dead Block offers co-op zombie slashing as each person can play Mike Bacon, Jack Foster, and Foxy Jones, each with their own special moves. Get ready to defend your PC world as you whack zombies to smithereens.

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Battle through Forgotten Realms in the new ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ expansion

Wander through the village of Eveningstar this summer when Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast bring back the classic Forgotten Realms locale to Dungeons & Dragons Online. The new expansion, Menace of the Underdark, will not only bring back Forgotten Realms, where citizens of Cormyr must combat a new threat, but players can also explore the subterranean caverns of Underdark. This is the first expansion to the MMORPG that will give players a new level cap of 25 and a new class. The caverns of Underdark create new obstacles for players to overcome. Gamers must fight the Drow, take over their city Shindylryn, and defeat Lolth, the Drow goddess. Gamers can now play as a Druid, casting nature magic and transforming into a wild beast at will and travel through the King’s Forest. “2012 is going to be our biggest year yet with a wealth of new

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Capcom partners with Nyu Media to bring doujin games to the U.S., Europe and other territories

Nyu Media and Capcom are joining forces to bring Japanese indie games to other locales around the world. “Our partnership with Nyu Media showcases the immense creativity that’s brewing within the Japanese independent game development community and at the same time expands our PC gaming initiatives,” said Christian Svensson, senior vice president of Capcom. “I’m thrilled that Capcom is able to play a role in bringing such diverse gameplay experiences to Western audiences.” The first game to see a release in new places under this partnership is Satazius, an arcade shooter by Astro Port. It will be available from December 20 on pretty much every digital distribution service ever on PC for $5.99. What else is on the way? These other titles are on the way for PC in 2012: Cherry Tree High Comedy Club (by developer atelier773) ETHER VAPOR Remaster (Edelweiss) eXceed 2nd– Vampire Rex (Tennen-sozai) eXceed 3rd– Jade

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‘Torchlight 2′ delayed to 2012

In a short update from Travis Baldree over at Runic Games, it was announced that Torchlight II, originally planned for release this year, well…won’t hit that mark. Doesn’t mean they didn’t try, at least! “…[W]e made a good run at that,” Baldree wrote. “We’ve come to the realization, however, that getting a game of this scope up to the quality and polish level we want to achieve is going to take a little longer; especially since we want to run a small beta before release to ensure that our launch is smooth.” Today, Runic released a State of the Game podcast that you can take a listen to if you’re wondering what, exactly, led to this delay. But Travis still hopes you won’t be too sad about the game’s delay: Besides, you’re all playing Skyrim right now anyway, aren’t you? Or Battlefield 3? Or Uncharted 3? Or Saints Row 3?

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