Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is the latest offering from Riddick developers Starbreeze. Today the company has released some gameplay footage which you can check out below (via CVG).

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons features a very interesting and unique gameplay mechanic, you control both brothers at once on a single controller. Players control the big brother with the left stick and the little brother with the right. Having to control both brothers at once is where the game’s platforming and puzzle elements really shine.

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A mysterious image surfaced late yesterday that points at an un-announced Assassin’s Creed project.

The screenshot and logo are for something called Assasin’s Creed: Rising Phoenix. The image first appeared on All Games Beta and was quickly circulated around the net. There is no other information on what the image might be for.

Check out the mysterious logo image below. What do you think this is hinting at? Can anyone make out what is in the background?

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Far Cry 3 was one of last year’s best games and is widely considered to be one of the best FPS experiences of this generation. It looks like Far Cry 3 fans might not have to wait much longer for more of it.

The Brazilian Classification ratings group has posted a curios listing for something called Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The project is filed as a first-person-shooter coming to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC (via Joystiq). The tip on the listing came from @lifelower, who is noted to be “typically reliable.”

Far Cry 3 lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem hinted that the game is getting some kind of continuation. Whether that continuation is coming in the form of DLC or some kind of new entry in the franchise, we don’t know at this time.

“I’m working on something now that will be surprising, I think, when it’s announced. But it definitely is a ‘strike while the iron’s hot’ thing, and we’ll see,” Yohalem told Joystiq.

It is also unclear whether or not Yohalem is referring to the same product the Brazilian Classification lists.

At this point, that is all the details we have. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot made comments about Far Cry last month when he said, “fans certainly won’t have to wait four more years for the next Far Cry.”

We also have some possible (but probably not) XBLA artwork here for Blood Dragon (via NeoGaf).

We last reported to on Far Cry 3 when Ubisoft announced plans to allow players to reset outposts and capture them again as well as the introduction the Master difficulty level.

Ubisoft has shipped 4.5 million copies of Far Cry 3 since its launch back in November (EU, AU) and December (NA) of last year.

The newest iteration in the SimCity franchise recently launched to fairly favorable reviews. The main problem is the online connectivity issues many players are experiencing.

After US gamers struggled during the launch to connect with the game, new reports from Australian gamers with the same issue have surfaced. Players in that region are having a hard time accessing SimCity’s Oceanic servers (via Polygon).

Not only is there connectivity problems, some Australian region gamers are reporting that their entire cities have been deleted.

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505 Games and Echo Peak have recently revealed Way of The Dogg, a fighting game that is based on and stars Snoop himself.

The Way of the Dogg is a rhythm fighting game coming to PSN, XBLA and Mobile later this year.

Below we have some screens of the game as well as a short launch trailer with footage of Snoop Lion in the studio smoking — I mean — recording voice overs for the game (via GT).

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The announcement of the new reboot of Thief was long awaited by fans of the series. Today we have some details of what you can expect when the game launches. Gameinformer dropped the first images and details in its latest issue. If you didn’t get a chance to see those initial images and the cover art go here.

We have some details on both the gameplay and some of the tools Garret wil make use of, via NeoGaf. Long time fans can expect much of what they have always loved about the series along with a few changes. This time around the development team is taking away some of the magical elements of the lore for a more grounded approach.

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Gabe Newell has stated that Valve plans to have its prototype gaming consoles ready for testing within the coming months.

Newell spoke with the BBC just before the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Games Awards (BAFTA) where he said, “The main thing that’s holding us up… we have a couple of different controllers prototypes we’re using.”

Newell went on talk about what stage the company is at in the process,  some of the final issues it must overcome before the full reveal and some interesting new tech that could make its way to the upcoming console.

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The Adventures of Dash is a unique adventure game created by Robert Bowling and his team at Robotoki.

Having been a key player in the Call of Duty franchise for many years, Bowling has switched gears with this new title and created a truly unique 2D Side Scrolling platformer that features a sleepy young boy named Dash. Robotoki has taken The Adventures of Dash to Kickstarter hoping to raise $400,000.

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A trusted source close to VideoGamer has told the outlet that EA is terminating development on its Dead Space franchise after disappointing sales of Dead Space 3.

The source said that there has been a team at Visceral Montreal working on prototypes and concepts for Dead Space 4 for a little while now. The team was also starting to work on the early stages of the game’s narrative.

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The long awaited announcement for a new iteration in the longstanding Thief series has finally been made. Square has unveiled the new reboot in the latest issue of Gameinformer. You can see the cover image below along with some brief details of the game.

We also have a bunch of screens and concept art from the upcoming stealth reboot below courtesy of GamesManiac via AGB. There is a brief trailer for the GI coverage below as well.

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Earlier this month Activision announced that it will be bringing three new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games based on the new Nickelodeon TV series.

Today Activision has dropped the debut trailer (seen below) for the first game which is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of The Shadows.

The third person action game will be released this summer for XBLA, PSN and PC.

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Ubisoft has officially dropped the debut trailer for its upcoming new Assassin’s Creed game, Black Flag. You can check out the new trailer along with some new gameplay screens in the gallery below. We also have the new Black Flag Edward Kenway Introduction Trailer below as well.

Much, if not all, of the leaked information from last week came true. The game will indeed take place 1715 Caribbean and will star Haytham Kenway’s father Edward as the new assassin.

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Last week we brought you an exciting new VR device called the Omni. The hybrid VR treadmill device has many applications, one of which allows gamers to “walk freely and naturally in virtual environments.”

(If you haven’t had a chance to see the Skyrim demonstration video yet, you can do so here.) Continue reading “Virtuix CEO Tells Us How The Omni Is A “Mind Blowing” Experience, Shows EXCLUSIVE New Prototype Images” »

The release date for Beyond: Two Souls was announced today along with the addition of a new, high profile cast member.

Sony has announced Quantic Dream’s Beyond: Two Souls is dropping in North America on October 8.

The announcement also came with news that Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon, Spider-Man) has been tapped to star in the game alongside Ellen Page (Inception, Juno).

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Today we have a new virtual reality device that allows players to naturally walk and look around within a game environment.

The VR treadmill-hybrid device is called the Virtuix Omni and is still in the prototype phase (via Reddit courtesy of PC Gamer).

As you can see in the demonstration video below, the Omni shows off some pretty impressive motion tracking technology.

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Mass Effect 3 will finally be coming to a close with its upcoming Citadel DLC.

The Citadel is a single player, story driven campaign add-on that will see Commander Shepard on one final mission. He will reunite with many Mass Effect characters from throughout the trilogy

Today a Trophy/Achievement list has surfaced online, hinting at what else is expected in Shepard’s final mission.

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We have been reporting on the announcement of the latest Assassin’s Creed game, Black Flag. Today we an official release date along with a countdown to the debut trailer.

At Ubisoft’s official Assassin’s Creed site there is a countdown clock ending 4 days from now where the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag debut trailer will be revealed.

“World Premiere Trailer: Unite under the black flag.”

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Sony has gone and done it again. The company has offloaded its Sony City Osaki building for ¥111 billion which is equal to around $1.2 billion (via Joystiq).

In other Sony news we also have some screens released by Sony of the Ps4′s UI below.

Last month the company sold off its New York City headquarters is a deal worth $1.1 billion with investors from real estate firm The Chetrit Group.

Sony put the Tokyo-based Osaki building into a trust, where the rights were then sold to Nippon Building Fund Inc. as well as an anonymous “Japanese institutional investor,” split 60/40. Sony will remain in the building for an additional 5 years on a separate lease agreement.

This is part of Sony’s continued strategy to “strengthen its corporate structure.” Today’s press release regarding the deal states Sony’s reasons for the sale as: “Sony is transforming its business portfolio and reorganizing its assets in an effort to strengthen its corporate structure. This sale was conducted as a part of this reorganization.”

Sony stands to gain quite heavily from the deal. As a result of the sale, the company “expects to realize a gain…of approximately 41 billion yen (approx. $4.4 billion).”

Sony has had four successive years of losses including a loss of $820 million last fiscal year.

The company has dropped some screenshots of its upcoming PS4′s UI. You can check out images of the system’s video sharing, live streaming tools and social networking in the gallery below (via AllGamesbeta).

Hideo Kojima recently spoke about his thoughts on the Playstation 4 as well as on more Metal Gear spin-offs like the recent Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

Kojima did not get a chance to watch the Sony Meeting event where the PS4 was officially revealed, but he is very interested in its new functionality.

He spoke about how he is very interested in the online connectivity and social interactions the PS4 is bringing more so than its jump in fidelity.

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New details have surfaced over at WorldofPlayers.de courtesy of Gematsu about CD Projekt RED’s upcoming RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

According to the report, The Witcher 3 will have a main storyline that is 50 hours long.

The translated information went on to talk about how the game has 36 final states of the game world as well as three, one hour long epilogues.

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