{"id":24835,"date":"2011-11-02T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=24835"},"modified":"2018-02-14T10:42:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:42:58","slug":"videogames-oct-30-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/videogames-oct-30-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogame Releases: Week of October 30th, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne here, filling in for Dick on the Videogame Releases update this week. This is quite a week for gamers who dig action and adventure. The major releases include a sequel to the largest PS3 exclusive game ever, a refresh, and some dwarfs and elves. Two of these titles have me pretty excited about this fine week for gaming!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>Uncharted 3: Drake&#8217;s Deception (PS3)<\/h5>\n<p>It&#8217;s been over two years since &#8216;Uncharted 2: Among Thieves&#8217; came out. The first &#8216;Uncharted&#8217; was great, the second was fantastic, and I have high hopes for this third installment. PlayStation Home recently gave us a little teaser with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/uncharting-playstation-home\/\">Total Game Integration<\/a>. If you finished all the challenges, you have a little reward awaiting you. If you have a PlayStation 3 and somehow have missed this third-person-action-platformer series, you have a LOT of fun work to do. Don&#8217;t delay!<\/p>\n<h5>Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PS3, 360, PC)<\/h5>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been a big role-playing videogame fan. The closest I&#8217;ve come are &#8216;Fallout&#8217; and &#8216;Borderlands&#8217;. Apparently, Snowblind Studios (&#8216;Justice League Heroes&#8217;) and Warner Bros. have put together a &#8216;LotR&#8217; game where you can play one of three characters, each with his own character class. Sorry, that&#8217;s the extent of my knowledge on this one.<\/p>\n<h5>GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PS3, 360)<\/h5>\n<p>OK, so there was a Nintendo 64 game called &#8216;GoldenEye&#8217; that kicked ass in 1997 and then, last year, the developer wrangled an updated version into a Wii game. Now it would appear that the Wii version has been refreshed for the PS3 and 360. It&#8217;s a First Person Shooter where you run around as James Bond, of course. This refresh seems to have packed in all the usual goodies, including achievements\/trophies, high-def graphics, new modes (both multi-player and single player) and even some PlayStation Move compatibility. (Sorry, Kinect-ers. No love for you.) The trailers make the graphics look decently improved, but I have to wonder if the game has enough goodies to make this a full price title. (The anniversary version of &#8216;Halo&#8217; is only $40.) Or is this all just helping to pay for Daniel Craig&#8217;s surely hefty voice work salary. 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