Throughout the history of video games, World War II has been fought, and won a seemingly countless number of times. Each of the perspectives of war have been that of a soldier scrounging for life in the trenches, or storming Normandy on D-Day, or trying to survive the attacks on Russian soil. Velvet Assassin is a polar opposite of the first-person shooter experience that is World War II. Hiding from, and sneaking up on the enemy has never been so difficult.

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Are you tired of waiting forever to get your hands on some juicy JRPG action, while residents of the Land of the Rising Sun are kicking back and enjoying their third play-through? Well, Square Enix know how you feel and are hard at work trying to make sure that the European version of Final Fantasty XIII arrives less than a year after the Japanese one. That’s a start, right?

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When I first read about the game You’re in the Movies I was unsure on what it was going to be like, and if the game could really take off on the 360 platform; with the previews and video footage really leaving me pondering would it have not been best suited for the Wii, the console for all the family. But after playing the first few movies, I saw that this was maybe a smart move by Microsoft to try and market their console to a family.

The game has the user performing a series of mini-games, which it then makes into a trailer for a movie. Now this all sounds fun and a good idea for a game, but the question is does it really work, and does it really have a lasting appeal?

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Still looking for that little bit of Fallout 3 goodness? Feeling separation anxiety from Dogmeat? Just need to fire a Fatboy one more time?

It seems that you’re finally in luck, as the 3rd and final DLC, Broken Steel, hits the Microsoft marketplaces tomorrow at a scrumptious 800 points. If you’re wondering what that that amount will get you for your dollar, well, you’re going to have to hit the jump for that information… plus a trailer.

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Xbox 360′s latest Japanese propaganda, a free “Xbox 360 super catalogue”, is touting that Japanese gamers should pick up a 360 instead of a PS3 with the cover reading “Xbox 360 over PS3 if you are picking multi-platform games.” At the bottom, it lists all 360 skus with quips such as having “Half the PS3′s price!” next to the Arcade.

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A recent report from ThatVideoGameBlog has sparked the rumor that the inevitable 7th Call Of Duty game will be traveling past World War 2 (about time!) and to a much more… relaxed time in a not-so-relaxed place.

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Development on Magnacarta 2 (formerly known as Magna Carta 2) first began about 4 years and eight months ago. Up until recently, there were no news, videos or screens about the game, and it also failed to meet its expected release date (2007) which made us believe the game has turned into vaporware.

Now Banpresto has announced the game will release this year which begs me to ask: what took it so long?

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[Editor's note: Chris Carter and Steven Kelso both take a look at Koei's newest space-age franchise, Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2]

The Dynasty Warriors series has crossed over into a few different eras and universes since it’s inception. It’s been to China, Japan, the villainous world of Orochi, and with the Gundam series, space.

No matter what era or location you’re in, however, one thing is always certain: you’re going to be hacking and slashing. Does Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 improve the forumla or add anything new to the series? Read on to find out. Read more… »

The 25th Anniversary Tour for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is making its rounds throughout the United States, and along with it comes a demonstration for a remake that could be for the most popular TMNT game ever. We’ve got one screenshot, and what platforms it will likely be seeing.

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After finally seeing Tim Schafer’s new action-adventure obtain a publisher, we were treated with screenshots galore and a release date.  Now, prepare yourself for Brutal Legend’s official story trailer, courtesy of Gamertrailers. com.  “For those of you about to rock…we salute you.”

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Japanese role playing games have forever and a day seen a strange ratio of Japan to North American releases. Magna Carta is no different. Although the first game did not reach the shores of North America, it looks like we’ll get our hands on the second one.

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Electronic Arts’ upcoming third-person action title Brütal Legend tells the story of a roadie – the “roadie’s roadie”, in fact – who’s memory contains every single heavy metal album cover he has seen and each and every heavy metal lyric that he has ever heard. The man in question, Eddie Riggs – voiced by the outrageously rock ‘n’ roll Jack Black- has an accident one night that results in him embarking on a great adventure inside his own… heavy metal mind. Hit the jump for more information and some juicy screenshots.

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