Diablo III dated for May 15... FINALLY

And I thought the day we get to put the release date of Diablo 3 in our calenders would never come, Blizzard FINALLY gives us a release date for this highly anticipated sequel to the loot fest that is Diablo 3. May 15 is the release date and digital pre-purchases are now available.

Thanks to Destructoid, they report that Diablo 3 will be available at retailers  in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. It'll also be available to Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil, but digitally only via Battle.net.

With the cancellation of the PVP arena feature of Diablo 3, it was obviously the road block that kept devs from releasing the game.  Apparently the PVP wasn't coming out nicely so they crapped it for now and plans to release the PVP feature via patch when they got it all balanced out and ready.

Evil is back and thanks to this announcement, I now know what game I'm going for on May. I'm sure the whole world is begging for time to move faster to get their hands on this game. The wait is almost over!

PVP aspect of Diablo 3 didn't make the cut in the end

Yes, let the rage come out. But it's actually a good thing for the millions of fans waiting for this game's release. Blizzard devs have announced they will be taking out the Player vs Player aspect of Diablo 3 since it wasn't living up to the developer's expectations. 

we ultimately felt that delaying the whole game purely for PvP would just be punishing to everyone who’s waiting to enjoy the campaign and core solo/co-op content, all of which is just about complete.

Just about complete? Well that's good news if you ask me. The campaign and co-op campaign is nearly done and with the PVP system holding it back, it's a good decision to give fans some hope that we get to see Diablo 3 sometime this year.

It's too bad we won't have PVP on day one, but the developer's plan to include the PVP arena when it's all ready and balanced via patch. it's a win-win since they get Diablo 3 to move forward and have content that fans can look forward to after the game's release.

At this point, I just want the game in my hands. Enough said.

Diablo 3 was never really about the PVP aspect of the game and was literally just a cool thing to do when your bored. So if that was really the road block for the delays, then thank god they decided to leave it behind for now.

Diablo 3 will be release on [Blizzard please insert date here NOW] for PC.

[Source: Gameinformer]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter announcement trailer

EA unveils the next title for the Medal of Honor series called Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Your once again among tier 1 operators, and is EA's 2012 shooter.

It looks like this time around you'll be moving around the globe dealing with a terrorist treat. "This time Tier 1 is going global" EA says describing the game. You know how it is. The trailer doesn't seem to show anything we haven't seen before, but this game will definitely go against whatever Call of Duty game that's set for a 2012 release.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter has already a release date. The new shooter will be out on October 23, 2012 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. pre-ordering it will upgrade you to this Limited Edition of the game. The contents of the Limited Edition is still unknown.

Mari0 Portal is out!

Remember that 8-bit Super Mario Bros. game I told you about a while back? You know, the one where Mario gets a portal gun. It's out and free to download for the world!

From stabyourself.net

Two genre defining games from completely different eras: Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. and Valve's Portal. These two games managed to give Platformers and First-Person Puzzle Games a solid place in the video game world. But what if Nintendo teamed up with Valve and recreated the famous Mario game with Portal gun mechanics?

A complete from scratch recreation of Super Mario Bros. with a focus on perfectly imitating the feel the 1985 classic gave us. Then give Mario a portal gun, add puzzle game mechanics from Portal and there you go. And if that wasn't crazy enough, play 4-player coop, with everyone having their own Portal gun!

Features

• Complete recreation of SMB Elements from Portal Portal gun that shoots portals 4-player simultaneous coop Level Editor that was used to create the levels in the game 33 different hats Downloadable Mappacks Game modifiers for extra fun

As of this post I have yet to try the game for myself yet but am very excited to do so. Well, what are you waiting for? Go and get the game now! You can download it from their site at http://stabyourself.net/mari0/

Thanks to Joshi for the tip.

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Assassin's Creed 3 Reveal Trailer

Ubisoft released the first trailer for Assassin's Creed 3.  The game is set during the American Revolution and you're an Assassin  called Connor I believe – a Native American of English descent . The trailer seems to be in-game footage and the graphics is looking good. It also reveals the games now locked-on worldwide release which is October 31,2012.

Assassin's Creed 3 is said to be using Ubisoft's new game engine called Ubisoft-AnvilNext. The engine is expected to be the next step in visuals, character models and AI.

“Assassin’s Creed III features the franchise’s most expansive setting so far, along with an exciting new hero and exponentially more gameplay,” said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

“Whether you’re a longtime fan of Assassin’s Creed or if you’re new to the franchise, you’re going to be blown away by the scale and marvel of Assassin’s Creed III.”

Game is also said to be in development for Nintendo's Wii U, together with the other next-gen consoles and PC.

Assassin's Creed 3  will be released worldwide on October 31, 2012 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.