Available March 29th, Harley Quinn’s Revenge is the next story based DLC for Batman: Arkham City. Enjoy!

[via GameInformer]

Diablo players know that phrase all too well (as do StarCraft players, for that matter – cheaters).  Now D3 has taken the colorful palette of the game and turned the dial all the way to RAINBOW.  Welcome to Whimyshire, where the clouds smile from above and flowers and unicorns try to kill you.

Win.

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Attention Spartans!  Microsoft Command has release a press release detailing Halo 4‘s Limited Edition.  Expect the typical digital content and a bunch of in-game bonuses, all for the $100 price tag.  One of the things we DarthPixel players love about this title is the inclusion of DLC and extra content 343 Industries is promising, all in the retail package.  If the company can follow through on their planned multiplayer cooperative episodic content, these extras will be icing on the cake!

The biggest bargains are detailed right off the start on the release:

• War Games Map Pack Access (Nine maps in all) – 3 Future Competitive Multiplayer Map packs, each including 3 locations, available post-launch on Xbox Live.
• Specializations - Receive early access to six Specializations, available at launch on Xbox LIVE, to achieve higher ranks in your Spartan career. In addition to gaining access to new ranks, Specializations unlock new customization options. Purchasers of the “Halo 4″ Limited Edition will get access on launch day, while others will have to wait as Specializations are released over time.
• “UNSC Infinity Briefing Packet” – Armor customization schematic, a blueprint of the massive ship itself, and insight into what it means to be one of humanity’s finest warriors: the Spartan-IVs.

Halo 4 LE will also include:

• In-game Spartan-IV armor skin
• In-game weapon skin for the Assault Rifle
• Exclusive in-game emblem
• Xbox Live Avatar Prop
• Xbox Live Avatar Spartan-IV armor set
• “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn” Special Edition - An extended 90-minute version of the live-action digital series that will bring the “Halo” universe to life as you’ve never seen it, and provide an enthralling backstory leading up to the events of “Halo 4.”
• Bonus in-fiction content expanding on the characters and stories of “Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn” and Making Of
• Special Featurette: Bringing Gaming into Reality

So, the long and the short of it?  All DLC releases are included in the price, armor specializations available on Day One, XBL goodies, and a stack of Halo lore for you to browse.  If you are a Halo nut, this is a decent price for the Limited Edition.  As a comparison, if you bought the Halo: Reach regular edition on launch day, then bought the subsequent Map Packs, you would have spent $89.99 in the end.  With that in mind, this is a solid price, all packaged in one box.

Halo 4′s competitive multiplayer will be called “War Games” and will give gamers a large amount of character customization and progression, including combat enhancements that will let you tailor the gameplay to specific playstyles.  The episodic cooperative play I mentioned before?  That will be known as “Spartan Ops” and will include new weekly cinematic episodes based on the UNSC Infinity.  These stories will be focused on the crew and the new “Majestic Squad” team of Spartans as they explore the Forerunner world Requiem.

You picking this up? We are.

[via Joystiq]

The eve PS3 spin off “Dust 514″ has a Closed Beta coming up and you can get in.  All you have to do is go to the Dust 514 website and register for the closed beta.  All you need is an active Email to verify throughand it would probably be a good idea to have a PS3.

2k’s upcoming Borderlands sequel will have gamer’s digging deeper into their pockets now.  I’m included.

Detailed today, there are now three options for you to choose from when you pick up the title this September:

Standard Edition $59.99

Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Editon $99.99

• Marcus Kincaid Bobblehead
• Collectable Sticker Set
• Digital Comic Download
• Inside the Vault Art Book
• Bonus In-Game Digital Content

Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition $149.99

• Includes everything from Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Edition
• Steel Book Case
• Collectable Scaled Replica of the Red Loot Chests found in-game
• Cloth Map of Pandora
• Lithograph Posstcard Set
• Field Notes from Sir Hammerlock
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Creatures of Pandora ID Chart

[via Borderlands2.com]

At ease, angry Diablo fans.  Blizzard has apologized for the launch problems.  Better now?

DarthPixel has had to endure the pain just as much as all of you midnight launch players – heck, we got together and had our own LAN party.  Alas, the constant crashes and delayed playtime were discouraging.  Wherever you stand on the issues Diablo 3 experienced, there is an overwhelming feeling that the company wasn’t prepared.  We agree that while launch day for other games have seen similar hurdles to overcome, the complete lack of ability to even play single-player was the most frustrating.  I understand Blizzard’s reasons for the server-stored characters and the fight against piracy, but the inability to play offline?  It was put in the spotlight on Launch Day.  Look for our review in the next week or so, as we power through Hell and Inferno!

Full letter from Blizzard:

Diablo Players:

We’d like to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who joined the global Diablo III launch celebrations this week, as well as to everyone who was ready to jump into Sanctuary the moment the game went live.

To that end, we’d also like to say that we’ve been humbled by your enthusiasm — and we sincerely regret that your crusade to bring down the Lord of Terror was thwarted not by mobs of demons, but by mortal infrastructure. As many of you are aware, technical issues occurring within hours after the game’s launch led to players experiencing error messages and difficulty logging in. These issues cropped up again last night for the Americas and Europe servers. Despite very aggressive projections, our preparations for the launch of the game did not go far enough.

We’ve been monitoring the game 24/7 and have applied several optimizations to help our systems better weather the global rush. As of late last night, specifically 11:50 PM PDT on May 15, all systems have been online and running relatively smoothly. We’re continuing to monitor performance globally and will be taking further measures as needed to ensure a positive experience for everyone. This includes some maintenance to implement additional improvements for each region.

In order to make sure everything is continuing to run as it should, we’ve decided to move out our target launch for the real-money auction house beyond our original estimated date of May 22. We’ll post further updates on that in the near future.

Aside from the tremendous number of players simultaneously logging in to the game, one of the launch-day service issues was linked to the achievement system. Some players began to notice early on that achievements were either not being earned properly, or not being saved between multiple logins. We’re investigating this issue and will provide a specific update as soon as possible.

We greatly appreciate everyone’s support, and we want to sincerely apologize for the difficulties many of you encountered on day one. Please visit the Battle.net Support site or Support forums for the latest service-related updates or for help in troubleshooting any technical issues you may be having downloading, installing, or while playing the game.

Thank you again for your patience while we reinforce the gates of Sanctuary and further strengthen it for your onslaught.

Respectfully,

Blizzard Entertainment

[via GameInformer]

A quick teaser for Halo 4 is showing off the games cover art in a snazzy motion image.  343 Industries released the image by sending out a series of partial images to fans and letting them put it together.  Though not much it is just a little more taste of whats to come as well as some of the style that 343 is bring to their chapter of the beloved franchise.

May 22nd is drawing ever nearer and with it comes “Ghost Recon: Future Soldier”, the next chapter in the excellent Ubisoft tactical combat franchise.  The game is promising to have great game-play in both single and mulitplayer.  The game also looks and plays great with some of the, if not the best cover system to date.  And as this Video details Ghost Recon is going to put some awesome technology at your finger tips.

“The Last of Us”  is still on the horizon.

Until Naughty Dog’s new creation can be better detailed at this year’s E3, most of us are still in the dark as to how the game will play out.  Don’t take that the wrong way, every little bit of information that has come out has painted another masterpiece from the Santa Monica based studio.  If you don’t know anything about this title, its time to put it on your “To-Play” list.  Blending survival and action, expect a very character driven story with fantastic cinematics –  all set in a world where a plague has hit Pittsburgh, and scavenging and killing are the only way for the two main characters (Ellie and Joel) to continue existing.

Check out this short ambush trailer:

[via YouTube]