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If you ever needed a reason to move to Playstation 3, here it is.

Microsoft announced Tuesday that if you’re a Gold member on Xbox Live you’re going to have to pay 20% more to play online and access the online content that the Xbox 360 contains.

Effective November 1, 2010, here’s how it will go:

• Annual subscriptions will raise in cost from $49.99 to $59.99
• 3-month subscriptions will raise in cost from $19.99 to $24.99
• Monthly subscriptions will raise in cost from $7.99 to $9.99
• Promotional offers like the special annual price of $39.99 will be gone as well

Here’s what Microsoft had to say about the subscription increases:

“Since launching Xbox Live in 2002 we have continually added more content and entertainment experiences for our members, while keeping the price the same.  We’re confident that when the new pricing takes effect, an Xbox Live Gold membership will continue to offer the best value in the industry,” – Larry Hyrb, Xbox Live programming director

Actually, the best deal in the industry is the Sony Playstation that offers FREE online play and content (then an OPTIONAL subscription package that gives you additional promotions!).

Canada and UK Xbox 360 Live customers won’t be affected by the price increase… just the United States.

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios released a new trailer for the upcoming HD Mortal Kombat game that they’ve named “Shadows”.  You’ll see why when you watch it.

Enjoy!

Mortal Kombat will be released to PS3 and Xbox 360 in Q2 of 2011.

Gametrailers released a trailer recently for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions that reveals some of the bad guys that Spider-Man will encounter in his latest video game.  So far I see Sandman, Juggernaut, Vulture, Carnage, Mysterio, Kraven the Hunter, Deadpool, Hobgoblin 2099, Hammerhead and more!

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions will be released September 7, 2010.

Disney Interactive has announced a Collector’s Edition release of the video game Tron: Evolution for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360!

The $130 Collector’s Edition will include:

• Tron: Evolution (the video game)
• A Sideshow Collectible’s Light Cycle
• A Display Case with drawer for the game

Tron: Evolution Collector’s Edition will be released on December 7, 2010 to Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Tron: Evolution will also be released to the Wii, PSP, DS, and PSP as a game only on December 7, 2010 as well.

Check out the trailer for the LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars video game, and then check out the details on the gameplay!

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars arrives during the Q2 of 2011.

Trailer:

Gameplay:

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Check out this latest look at Marvel vs. Capcom 3 featuring the line-up of characters and some gameplay footage!

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is coming to stores Q2 2011.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have announced that two familiar fighters are returning to the next generation console versions of Mortal Kombat.

Cyrax

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Kitana

Mortal Kombat will arrive to PS3 and Xbox 360 in the early part of 2011.

Here’s the list of songs you can expect to jam out to when Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock arrives on your PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on September 28^th, 2010.

Here are the 93 songs in artist order:

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LucasArts has a new documentary video that explains some of the storyline details of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, and reveals that you’ll run into Yoda and Boba Fett this time around!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 arrives in stores October 26, 2010.

GameInformer has revealed a ton of new Batman: Arkham City details that tell us more of the storyline and characters we’ll encounter in the upcoming game!

• After taking power, Mayor Sharp declares Blackgate and Arkham unfit, and buys off a portion of the slums of Gotham. Walling off the area and calling it "Arkham City".
• Sharp then contracts a mercenary group called Tyger into defending the walls. The prisoners are only given one rule: "Don’t try to escape", with the penalty for doing so being death. Beyond that, they can do whatever they want within.
• Hugo Strange heads the new Arkham, though it seems like this fact is cloaked in mystery to the outside world. Those who look into him disappear.
• A year passes. Two-Face is admitted into Arkham City and he realizes he has to make a move to assert himself in the new prison lest he be eaten alive. He captures Catwoman, figuring a public execution should do the trick.
• The Rocksteady team is aiming for a highly detailed city, on the level of what they did in the first game with Arkham itself.
• Gadgets can now be used during fights – the GameInformer article mentions Batman putting explosive el on the back of one of his opponents during a brawl.
• You can now pull off multiple counterattacks at the same time.
• Many of the super villains have formed gangs, and taken control of different portions of the city.
• The team wants to push the "forensics" angle of the first game more, incorporating puzzles in them that will become more complex as the game goes on.
• Most of the key gadgets that were unlocked late in the first game are available by default.
• Interrogations replace the Riddler maps of the first game.
• Batman can now taunt his enemies via a button press.
• Certain characters have optional side stories within Arkham city (the article mentions Zsasz), that you can dig into.
• Harley has a new costume. From the article: "Instead of a nurse outfit, Harley now wears red and black pants, and a matching midriff-baring top. Her face paint has been scaled back to a much more subtle degree, and she now has a Joker tattoo on one of her hips peeking out over her waistband."
• Batman’s been given a new gadget called the "broadcast analyzer". The article mentions several broadcasts Bats can listen in on, like the GCPD dispatch and Gotham FM. The main usage here has Batman tuning in to listen to a message left for him by the Joker.
• Oracle is missing, so Alfred is the one in Bruce’s ear (at least at the beginning of the game)
• Rocksteady wouldn’t detail their multiplayer plans.

Batman: Arkham City will arrive in the Fall of 2011.

EA has revealed their LittleBigPlanet competitor and it’s called Create.

Check out the official website at http://www.create.ea.com/

Create is coming to the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PC & MAC in November of 2010.

Voice actor David Kaye has landed a role in Batman: Arkham City and at this time, no one knows what character he’ll be voicing.

David Kaye is no stranger to voiceover acting in video games, as he’s already voiced Reistance’s Nathan Hale and Clank from Ratchet & Clank.

Batman: Arkham City will be available next Fall 2011.

Looks like Activision is going to introduce us to some of the villains we’ll meet in the game.  Here’s the Noir version of Vulture…

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions arrives in stores September 7, 2010.

Batman: Arkham Asylum’s upcoming sequel has finally been given an official name by Rocksteady and Warner Bros.  In Batman: Arkham City you’ll play as the Caped Crusader against an outbreak of prisoners from the newly constructed Arkham Asylum that’s been built inside Gotham City! 

The next issue of GameInformer will discuss the game, and will feature two exclusive covers based on storyline elements of the game.  As you can see, Catwoman will have a role in the next version of the game, and as already reported Joker (played by Mark Hamill), Mr. Freeze (played by Maurice LaMarche), and Talia al Ghul (played by Stana Katic) will also be villains in the game.

The game will be available next Fall 2011 for Playstation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.

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SEGA has released the information and a trailer for their upcoming Thor video game that is based on the upcoming Thor movie coming next year.  The game is expected around the release date of the movie, which is May 6, 2011.

THOR: The Video Game

Experience a spectacular, epic-scale original adventure in Thor’s first standalone game as he battles through numerous worlds of Norse mythology to overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics. Wield Mjölnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder and wind to vanquish foes. Battle against legendary enemies including Ulik, Ymir and Surtur in conflicts that span realms ranging from primal worlds of fire and ice to extraordinary planets inhabited by Frost Giants, Trolls, and other monstrous denizens.

Enchanted Uru Hammer: Feel the surging power of a Norse superhero as you devastate multiple enemies with melee combo attacks and hammer throws, utilizing Thor’s elemental storm powers of thunder, lightning, and wind.

Epic Enemies: Take on an array of titanic enemies dozens of feet tall weighing over 20 tons using multiple strategies including grappling, vaulting and elemental attacks.

Level Up: Acquire new abilities, powers, and weapon upgrades as Thor earns Valor points through his exploits.

Immortal Heritage: Step into the role of the son of Odin, Asgard’s divine ruler, wielding the mighty hammer Mjolnir that gives you control of elemental powers.

Original Storyline: Delve deeper into the heroic tales of the Thor universe with an original story created specifically for the video games.

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if you plan on purchasing Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, you now have more choices of where to shop, and depending on where, you’ll receive an exclusive outfit for the game!

Check out the newest offerings revealed at SDCC 2010:

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THQ revealed that they’re working on a sequel to last year’s Marvel Super Hero Squad game called Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.  The storyline will follow Thanos and Doctor Doom and his Lethal Legion attempting to obtain the Infinity Gauntlet to rule the universe, and the Super Hero Squad’s efforts to stop them. 

This time around, the game will include a new puzzle element that will require characters to use their individual powers to overcome obstacles and travel through certain environments.  Co-operative gameplay will still be available in the sequel, as will a large roster of Marvel’s most famous heroes and villains. 

No release date is known at this time.

Microsoft made a few announcements this week, and among them was the official price of their upcoming motion-controlled peripheral Kinect. 

Kinect by itself will run $150 and would come with a game called Kinect Adventures. 

Microsoft Kinect will launch November 4, 2010.

After you see Green Lantern in the theaters, you’ll be able to play out some of the material in the movie when Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters arrives on your Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, and DS!

There are no details about the game at this time, but from the title we gather that you’ll be fighting the robotic Manhunters, creations of the Guardians to keep order in the galaxy, that eventually revolted. 

The game is developed by Double Helix games and will be available in the third quarter of 2011.

Check out the press release below:

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Missed out on any of the retailers exclusive offers for Transformers: War for Cybertron?  Don’t fret, because next week you’ll be able to download them all via a new map and character pack coming from Activision.

The Map and Character Pack will include former pre-order characters: Shockwave, Demolisher, and Jazz, then adds new additions like Scattershot and Onslaught who will be playable in Escalation mode and have their chassis available for multiplayer mode.  The pack will also contain four new maps:  District & Forsaken for Escalation mode, and Havok & Fortress for multiplayer mode.

Check out the video below!

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