{"id":34519,"date":"2012-05-15T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=34519"},"modified":"2017-08-02T13:08:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T20:08:37","slug":"videogames-may-13-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/videogames-may-13-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Videogame Releases: Week of May 13th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>[Editor&#8217;s Note: With this post, we&#8217;re pleased to introduce Brian Hoss as our newest contributor to The Bonus View. Brian joins us to assist with videogame coverage. As you&#8217;ll note from his credentials in the bio section, he&#8217;s extremely qualified on this topic. Please give him a warm welcome. -JZ]<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Winter is coming. And by that, I mean a winter executed by Blizzard, which may leave non-&#8216;Diablo&#8217; players out in the cold. <\/p>\n<h5>Diablo III (PC\/Mac)<\/h5>\n<p>That chugging slowdown you feel in the internet is the result of countless &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B00178630A\/panandscathed-20\">Diablo III<\/a>&#8216; players trying to activate Amazon&#8217;s most preordered game ever. As &#8216;Diablo III&#8217; invades hordes of willing PC gamers&#8217; hard drives, it&#8217;s important to note that, unlike most titles, this one will still be at its $60 price point for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-ZA7NLSRhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Max Payne 3 (360, PS3)<\/h5>\n<p>Rockstar has wisely conceded PC game sales this week to &#8216;Diablo III&#8217; by releasing only the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0022TNO7S\/panandscathed-20\">Max Payne 3<\/a>&#8216;. It&#8217;s been ten years since the last &#8216;Max Payne&#8217; title was released, and this new sequel eschews graphic novel panels in favor of Rockstar\u2019s signature cinematics, which have been peppering commercial breaks all over the dial. In other series departures, the game is set in summery Brazil and features a large multi-player component. Rockstar titles with this level of hype are tough to avoid just on account of style, but I&#8217;ll try to wait the two weeks until a PC version is available.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QPc9LhKA5C4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Game of Thrones (360, PS3, PC)<\/h5>\n<p>In a series of possible missteps, the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B007B7BGPS\/panandscathed-20\">Game of Thrones<\/a>&#8216; RPG bows the same week as &#8216;Diablo III&#8217;. Developed by Cyanide, known for its bicycling and horse racing sims as well as the universally panned &#8216;Game of Thrones: Genesis&#8217; strategy game, this edition of Throne Gaming has the player taking the role of two different new characters (one a member of the Night&#8217;s Watch, the other a Red Priest) during and peripheral to the events of the first novel of the now phenomenally known George R. R. Martin series. Word is that development was modified to incorporate some of the successful elements of the first season of the show, namely some V.O. and soundtrack pieces, and that George R. R. Martin is quoted as saying, <em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve sampled the work Cyanide has done, and I&#8217;m largely happy with it. I think many of my fans will share that feeling.&#8221;<\/em> I love the show, the books and the board game. Still, this game looks likely to please few.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFuTR3ltuTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (PS3, 360, PC, Android, iOS)<\/h5>\n<p>I was not a fan of &#8216;Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1&#8217; demo, but maybe Sega has made some big strides in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B007XZ4A7E\/panandscathed-20\">this second installment<\/a> of the throwback\/sequel to its platformer series. Owners of both Episode I &#038; II will get bonus Episode Metal content.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lCYbmTL_fTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>Men in Black 3 (Android, iOS)<\/h5>\n<p>If you love Will Smith and the &#8216;Men in Black&#8217; films, let them know by buying Gameloft&#8217;s title, which will probably be a celebration of all things &#8216;MiB&#8217; in 2012.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V25cOgGMgZM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any intention of spilling cash for these games? Tell us which and why in the Comments. 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