Fans get to vote for Bioshock Infinite's reversible cover

Last week, Irrational Games revealed Bioshock Infinite's box art and the reaction towards it was surprisingly negative. Fans of the series felt the cover art had no personality and does not reflect Infinite's game world at all. Rage no more, Ken Levine announces that a reversible cover will come with the game, and you get to vote which art will be used.

Along with the announcement from Ken Levine himself, a poll was also included in the post so that fans can start voting for the best cover art. There are 6 cover arts to choose from, so if you feel strongly about having an amazing cover art for your copy of Bioshock Infinite, vote away. I personally like box art #6.

But what’s that you say? You want even more choice in covers? We’re also going to be arranging a whole mess of MORE alternate covers which will be available to download and print yourself. Of course, these are free and we’d love to hear your thoughts in the forums as to what you’d like to see.

Why use a shot of the protagonist Booker Dewitt in the cover art in the first place? Ken Levine talked to Wired about the chosen cover art and answers that question. It's a marketing move straight from the developers. They want the uninformed gamers that enter a store to pick up Bioshock; Infinite, hopefully turns it over to see what it's all about, and consider spending his hard-earned cash to try the game out.

Does box art affect your buying decision? For me, not at all. They can have a 5 year-old make a doodle of the game's logo for Bioshock: infinite and I'll still get it. But again, this is for the people that have no idea what they are getting into, so hopefully it pays off.

Bioshock: Infinite was previously planned for a February 2013 release but was pushed back a month for further polishing. The new release date is March 26, 2013 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

[Source: Irrational Games]

Metro: Last Light Genesis trailer, free PC copies of Metro 2033 being given away

Metro: Last Light's latest trailer called "Genesis" is quite depressing. This bible-quoting trailer shows gameplay footage of the game, but focuses more on the game's doomed world.

Metro: Last Light is the sequel to the 2010 game Metro 2033, which was based on a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel of the same name.

Together with the trailer above, THQ is offering free Steam copies of Metro 2033. If you want to grab a copy of the first game, all you got to do is head over to Metro's Facebook page and like it. After doing so, you will be given a Steam redeem code.

I highly recommend you try Metro 2033 if you haven't yet. It's a great shooter with an eerie atmosphere and that need to save up on ammo to survive.

Metro: Last Light is planned for a March 2013 release on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Dark Souls 2 revealed during VGA 2012

It took me awhile to figure out what I was watching when seeing the show live. It was only in the end when it was clearly obvious what I just watched. During this year's Video Game Awards, From Software announces Dark Souls 2 with a cinematic trailer. Check it out below

Skip to 2:30 for the trailer.

When the trailer ended, not much info was given after, and the show went on. But thankfully, Gamespot reported additional information on the Dark Souls sequel. For starters, Dark Souls 2 will be coming to PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

It was also revealed that Demon's Souls and Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki will not lead the team working on Dark Souls 2, but will rather serve as a "supervisor" during development.

The game will have a new protagonist with a fresh storyline, and a "revamped" of the Dark Souls server-based multiplayer with a twist.

That's all the information so far. After the trailer was revealed during the show, the trailer was up in Youtube but was quickly taken down after a few minutes of uploading. We will post a working link once a viable one is available.

Too soon for a sequel? Well, it depends on when this game is expected for release. The added content to the first game just came out, as well as the PC version of the game called the "Prepare to Die Edition", so it was quite a shocker to see a sequel announced.

VGA 2012 results

The 2012 Video Game Awards have concluded and the winners have been declared. Some were obvious choices, while others were quite a shock. Here's the full list of the winners in each category.

2012 Video Game Awards winners:

• Game of the Year: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
• Studio of the Year: Telltale Games
• Best Xbox 360 Game: Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
• Best PS3 Game: Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
• Best Wii / Wii-U Game: New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
• Best PC Game: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games)
• Best Handheld / Mobile Game: Sound Shapes (Sony Computer Entertainment/Queasy Games)
• Best Shooter: Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
• Best Action Adventure Game: Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks/Arkane Studios)
• Best RPG: Mass Effect 3 (Electronic Arts/BioWare)
• Best Multi-Player Game: Borderlands 2 (2K Games/Gearbox Software)
• Best Individual Sports Game: SSX (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
• Best Team Sports Game: NBA 2K13 (2K Sports/Visual Concepts)
• Best Driving Game: Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
• Best Fighting Game: Persona 4 Arena (Atlus/ARC System Works/Atlus)
• Best Adapted Video Game: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
• Best Independent Game: Journey (thatgamecompany)
• Best Graphics: Halo 4 (Microsoft Studios/343 Industries)
• Best Song in a Game: “Cities” by Beck (Sound Shapes)
• Best Original Score: Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment/thatgamecompany)
• Best Performance By a Human Male: Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
• Best Performance By a Human Female: Melissa Hutchison as Clementine (The Walking Dead: The Game)
• Best Downloadable Game: The Walking Dead: The Game (Telltale Games)
• Best Social Game: You Don’t Know Jack (Jellyvision Games)
• Best DLC: Dawnguard – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks/Bethesda Game Studios)
• Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)

It's no surprise that Telltale's The Walking Dead would come out the big winner this year's VGA's. I think they deserve every award since I too think it's one of the best game's to come out this 2012. What's shocking is Borderlands 2 taking best shooter and best multiplayer against the likes of Black Ops 2 and Halo 4. I guess I'm too used to seeing those categories being easy wins for franchises such as Call of Duty and Halo.

Surprised by the results?

Crysis 3 release date announced

Crysis 3's released date has been revealed. Gamers waiting for the third installment in the Crysis series, mark this date on your calendar: February 19 in the US, and February 22 in Europe.

In a report from Joystiq, EA hosted a preview event revealing their early 2013 lineup, which included Crysis 3. During the event, Crytek founder Cevat Yerli announced the release date.

Together with this announcement, EA also released a new video for Crysis 3 teasing an episodic cinematic video series that will premiere on 12/12/12 (See what they did there?). Check the teaser below.

Crysis 3 will be released for Playstation 3, Xbox360, and PC.