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Many have wondered how The Elder Scrolls' award-winning IP will translate over to the multiplayer environment. It certainly has all the qualities it needs to succeed: great lore, addictive quests, and gear to grind.

A Batman: Arkham Origins pre-order image on Amazon offers Deathstroke as a playable character via DLC. Check it out in a rolling image header here. Batman and Deathstroke went head-to-head in last week's teaser video, but there was no word on how the striker of mortality would be incorporated into Arkham Origins. This could be a Catwoman in Arkham City situation, where she got an entire spin-off campaign, or it might be something entirely new. One aspect of Arkham Origins is confirmed today - Kevin Conroy will return as a voice actor.Arkham Origins stars Deathstroke in some playable capacity originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

The game where you play as a young toddler experiencing unimaginable horrors has reached it's Kickstarter goal and then some. After a month of gathering funds from the crowd, Krillbite Studios' interesting new survival title managed to accrue more than $248,000 on a set goal of only $200,000. Nice.

'Tons of exclusives' at E3, promises Aaron Greenberg. Recent comments from Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg have implied that Microsoft could be targeting a 'holiday' 2013 launch for its next-generation Xbox.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesMetal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection release date confirmedDefiance dev Trion Worlds confirms redundanciesEA engineer slams Wii U viability for third parties3DS eShop: Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons out May 30 - trailerBatman voice actor will return for Arkham Origins

The Secret of Southsun update for Guild Wars 2 centers around a shady company known as the Consortium. The Consortium is solely concerned with the bottom line and hopes to challenge the Black Lion Trading Company for trade supremacy.

A Batman: Arkham Origins pre-order image on Amazon offers Deathstroke as a playable character via DLC. Check it out in a rolling image header here. Batman and Deathstroke went head-to-head in last week's teaser video, but there was no word on how the striker of mortality would be incorporated into Arkham Origins. This could be a Catwoman in Arkham City situation, where she got an entire spin-off campaign, or it might be something entirely new. One aspect of Arkham Origins is confirmed today - Kevin Conroy will return as a voice actor.Arkham Origins stars Deathstroke in some playable capacity originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Blizzard will release Patch 5.3 for World of Warcraft on May 21st, the company announced on Twitter this weekend. Patch 5.3, dubbed "Escalation," adds new content for almost every type of player.

The console port of last year's Resident Evil: Revelations leads the list of this week's new titles, accompanied by the Wii U version of LEGO Batman 2, a downloadable sequel to Call of Juarez, and an adaptation of the latest Fast and Furious movie. Tuesday • Sniper Elite V2 (Wii U) • Resident Evil: Revelations (360, PS3, Wii U, PC) • Fast & Furious: Showdown (360, PS3, Wii U, PC, 3DS) • Worms Collection (360, PS3) • LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii U) • Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (PS Vita via PSN) Wednesday • Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (XBLA, PSN, PC) • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (PC) • Enchanted Cavern (Mac) Friday • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS) Follow Dealzon on Twitter.

This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on "Western" role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity. I had my World of Warcraft year. In 2007, when 'The Burning Crusade' came out, the game clicked with me and it became almost the only thing I played for months on end, to the point where I started raiding with an up-and-coming guild. I know many other people who've had that year, with WoW or some other massively multiplayer game, before they lost interest, burnt out, or continued out of habit more than joy. In the last year or so, I've tried several massively-multiplayer role-playing games - Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, The Secret World - and couldn't find that magic again. I could admire the design, but quickly lost interest in playing them. I was starting to think I'd never really like a massively multiplayer game again - and then, on a whim, I decided to check out Defiance. Defiance is the main game I've been playing for two weeks now, and this may continue. It's not that it's less flawed than the other MMORPGs, but instead that the parts of the game that it focuses on hold much more appeal to me. To put it another way: Most games within this genre are focused on combat, and Defiance's combat is significantly more fun for me than its competitors'.Gallery: Defiance (PAX East 2012) Continue reading Why Defiance's 'fun now, depth later' is great for MMORPGs Why Defiance's 'fun now, depth later' is great for MMORPGs originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

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