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The News Desk

News.

Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

New Release

14 Nov
New Release
Rift: Storm Legion Expansion Now Live

Trion's MMORPG Rift launches its first expansion, Storm Legion, adding two continents, a new Soul per Calling and a level-60 cap.

13 Nov
New Release
Tomb Raider Collector’s Edition Revealed

Square Enix reveals a limited Tomb Raider Collector's Edition built around a survival tin and a Play Arts Kai Lara Croft figurine, out March 5th, 2013.

12 Nov
New Release
Agent 47’s ICA File Declassified

Square Enix has declassified Agent 47's ICA file, teasing Hitman: Absolution ahead of its November 20th release.

12 Nov
New Release Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario Brings Stickers to a Boss Fight

Paper Mario: Sticker Star brings a sticker-based puzzle-and-combat system to the 3DS, letting Mario peel and place stickers to solve puzzles and beat enemies.

07 Nov
New Release PlayStation 3
Silent Hill: Downpour Gets Patched Up

Konami patches Silent Hill: Downpour on PSN, improving frame rate, fixing the save system and clearing up Homeless side-quest bugs.

07 Nov
New Release Wii U
SiNG Party to Launch With Wii U on November 18th

Nintendo's singing-and-dancing party game SiNG Party launches with the Wii U on November 18th, bundled with a microphone for $59.99.

06 Nov
New Release PlayStation 3 Wii Xbox 360
NASCAR The Game: Inside Line Now Available

NASCAR The Game: Inside Line is out now on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, with 40+ real drivers and 23 licensed tracks chasing the Sprint Cup.

01 Nov
New Release
Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel Coming March 26, 2013

EA dates Army of TWO: The Devil's Cartel for March 26, 2013, with Visceral Games taking the co-op shooter south of the border.

01 Nov
New Release Nintendo DS
Final Fantasy III Takes an Airship Ride to the Kindle Fire

Square Enix brings the 3D remake of Final Fantasy III, the entry that introduced the job system, to Amazon's Kindle Fire.