{"id":33432,"date":"2012-05-01T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=33432"},"modified":"2019-03-25T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T21:12:01","slug":"videogames-apr-292012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/videogames-apr-292012\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogame Releases: Week of April 29th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, April is over and we didn&#8217;t see many good videogame releases. May continues with this trend as we start the month with a $50 console game and two XBLA\/PSN titles. Fear not, May will shape up. There are a few games coming out later this month that hold some promise. The titles that I&#8217;m looking forward to are &#8216;Starhawk&#8217;, &#8216;Game of Thrones&#8217; and &#8216;Ghost Recon: Future Soldier&#8217;. So, buckle in and hope for the best. In the meantime, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s in store for you this week.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>Sniper Elite V2 (XBOX, PS3)<\/h5>\n<p>This one is a remake of &#8216;Sniper Elite&#8217;, hence the &#8216;V2&#8217;. It&#8217;s a third-person shooter where you play a sniper, shooting stuff in the WWII era. I&#8217;m not convinced that &#8216;Sniper Elite&#8217; V1 was worthy enough for a remake, but that seems to be the name of the game these days. So, why not? It&#8217;ll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B005EZ5GW8\/panandscathed-20\">retail for $50<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WGzyKHl7Geo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Fable Heroes (XBLA)<\/h5>\n<p>This looks like a fun little game set in the &#8216;Fable&#8217; universe. The clips I&#8217;ve seen make me think of the Lego games. It will have four-player co-op, and as you level up, you can unlock items that will later be available in the upcoming &#8216;Fable: The Journey&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7Op35vRN48?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Awesomenauts (XBLA\/PSN)<\/h5>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a groovy-looking downloadable game that&#8217;s described as <em>&#8220;bringing team-based competitive arena play to a platforming perspective.&#8221;<\/em> Color me curious! I&#8217;m not sure how to better describe it other than maybe &#8216;Megaman&#8217; meets &#8216;Earthworm Jim&#8217;? Yeah, that&#8217;s not really covering it. Check out the trailer below. 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