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Fans of the BioShock franchise are undoubtedly waiting for the next game in the franchise to launch called BioShock Infinite. That game is up for pre-order now and gamers who place their order at Gamestop will get a second game free of charge. The pre-order get you BioShock Infinite when it launches and a copy of another BioShock game that you can play right now.

That second game is a flash-based puzzle game called BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution. This little puzzle game was apparently made specifically for the Gamestop pre-order promotion. The game has players filling the shoes of the factory worker in the BioShock Infinite world who completes puzzles to support one of the two factions in the full game.

The game promises more than 50 levels to play. BioShock Infinite currently has a release date of February 26, 2013. That release date has already been pushed back in the past so more delays are always a possibility. What we know about BioShock Infinite so far is that the developers promise the new game will dwarf the original in scope and ambition.

The developers have apparently been working on the game for about four years. The original launch date was set as of October 16 with availability for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The developers say that they have done things no one has ever done in a first-person shooter before.

[via Joystiq]

Gamestop offers BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution puzzler with pre-order is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sony has announced that a new system update is coming to PS3 owners on October 23. The update will bring the PS3 console to version 4.30 and will make a number changes to the system. One of the key changes in the update is a modification of how Trophies are displayed on the PS3.

Sony says that the trophy collection will now reside under the PlayStation Network on the XMB. One significant change for gamers who own both the PS3, and the PlayStation Vita is that Vita trophies are now displayed on your PS3. Players will be able see their trophy level and progress towards the next level while viewing the trophy collection as well.

Sony has also announced that by the beginning of November, it will retire services currently available through the Life with PlayStation application. That means that the Life with PlayStation application will be offered new users starting with the 4.30 update. The discontinuation of the life with PlayStation application means that Sony has ended its participation with Stanford University’s Folding@home project.

Sony says that more than 15 million users have participated in the program since the start of the PS3 in 2007. PS3 users donated more than 100 million computation hours to the Folding@home project since it launched. The project used various computer and game console devices and project aimed at understanding protein folding, misfolding, and studying the causes of all sorts of diseases, including various cancers and Alzheimer’s.

PS3 software v4.30 coming October 23: Folding@home folds is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced a new DLC available soon for the video game DC Universe Online. The DLC is called Home Turf and is the sixth downloadable content pack offered for the DC Universe Online video game. The DLC will be available in early 2013 for PC and PS3 players.

The download content adds customizable housing to the video game for the first time, allowing players to have their own lair. The download also adds in new customizable backdrops for combat as well. Players will be able to design their lairs and just about any way they can think of including the ability to fashion their space to be similar to the Hall of Doom or Watchtower.

The player spaces are also going to double as battlegrounds allowing players to challenge each other in one-on-one player versus player matches. The Home Turf content will also bring new missions and boss fights at four iconic locations within the game, including Stryker’s Island, Arkham Asylum, Steelworks and Ace Chemicals.

Each of the locations will have 10 new missions the players will be able to complete to earn Marks of Triumph. Those Marks of Triumph will enable players to upgrade their lair and unlock other benefits. Home Turf will be offered as a free download for Legendary members and will be available as paid content for free and premium players.

DC Universe Home Turf DLC gives players a lair is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Last Christmas my son was bonkers for the Skylanders game. I played the game with him on more than a few occasions, and it was really cool. I particularly liked how you could take a little statue figurines of the characters, place them on this round device that plugs into the game console, and the statue would turn into the character on the screen to use in the game. The game turned out to be impressively popular, and the sequel to the original game is set to launch this weekend.

The sequel is called Skylanders Giants, and it will be available in stores on October 21, which is Sunday. The game will be available for the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, and the PS3. The game has 16 new characters including eight Giant Skylanders that are twice the size of the normal characters.

Each of those giant characters has special powers to go along with their massive size. Along with the giant characters are eight new Skylanders that have their own unseen powers. The game will also introduce new LightCore Skylanders that glow when on or near the Portal of Power without batteries being required.

The Portal of Power is the little accessory you set the figurines on to get them into the game. It’s also worth noting that all the characters from the original Skylanders game are compatible with Skylanders Giants. The stats and customizations applied to those original game characters will stay intact.

Skylanders Giants hits stores on October 21 is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sony vowed a long (long, long) overdue PlayStation Store remake starting this week, and it delivered just that today with launches in Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand. As promised, the PS3 shop’s cleaner design scales more elegantly from standard to high definition, brings more intelligent searching and makes it easier to find everything related to a given game. We still wouldn’t be too eager to dive in just yet, as there’s been hiccups early on — the sheer amount of traffic has reportedly brought the new store to a crawl, on top of teething issues with adding funds and recognizing PlayStation Plus memberships. Sony has promised fixes, but we’re suddenly not feeling so bad about having to wait for that October 23rd North American launch.

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