NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today released its launch trailer for TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2™ Wii U EDITION, available in stores throughout the country this Sunday, November 18, 2012, for the launch of the Wii U from Nintendo. The latest iteration of the multi-million selling TEKKEN franchise, TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 Wii U EDITION comes out swinging with exciting new Nintendo-themed modes and features exclusive to the Wii U system while keeping all the content and acclaimed fighting engine featured in this year’s release of TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 for home consoles.

TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2 Wii U EDITION delivers the hard-hitting action players expect from the famed franchise while also introducing exciting new Nintendo-themed features that anyone will be able to appreciate no matter their experience with the long-running series. The new features include Mushroom Battle, which sets up classic TEKKEN matches with SUPER MARIO BROS. power-ups, creating a frantic race for Super Mushrooms and Stars while avoiding the dreaded Poison Mushrooms. Also included are new Nintendo crossover costumes, letting players outfit their favorite TEKKEN characters with iconic costumes from legendary Nintendo franchises including SUPER MARIO BROS., METROID, THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, STAR FOX and F-ZERO.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 wii U Edition Trailer:

Something big will be posted to Gametactics, Wii U!

We will have the best unboxing videos, the best summary of all the games that you’ll want to buy on launch day! For now we can only show you this lovely picture from our offices:

Nintendo has released a new video showing off the Nintendo Network, Miiverse and Internet Browser. The features look pretty cool, so hopefully you’ve got your pre-order done for Sunday’s launch or planning on lining up early to get your Wii U.

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In a year when Hollywood is rolling out its biggest blockbusters, one video game has eclipsed them all. “Halo 4” is on track to reach $300 million in global sales in the first week, making it the biggest “Halo” launch in history and the biggest entertainment launch of the year to date. In the first 24 hours of its release, “Halo 4” garnered more than $220 million worldwide, eclipsing the record for the biggest day-one opening in U.S. box office history, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” and the biggest movie of 2012, “The Avengers” – based on U.S. sales alone.

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ZombiU features a distinctive multiplayer adversarial mode that allows one player to take on the “King of the Zombies” role, spawning and controlling enemies from a top-down view on the GamePad, while the second player fights for survival on the big screen in a first-person shooter view with the Pro Controller.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces today’s North American launch of Scribblenauts Unlimited, a new game expanding upon the award-winning, video game franchise that challenges players to imagine anything and bring it to life in the game. The popular Scribblenauts series has sold more than five million units to date – making it one of the most successful video game franchises. Created and developed by 5TH Cell, Scribblenauts Unlimited is available today for the Wii U system and Nintendo 3DS hand-held system and will be available for PC both physically and digitally via Steam and other digital portals on November 20.

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Miss Gametactics hands on preview of Scribblenauts Unlimited at the Nintendo Holiday Preview event, no problem, here is that as well:

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The wait is over. The groundbreaking Call of Duty: Black Ops II is now available at retail locations across the globe. The highly-anticipated sequel to the best-selling Xbox 360® and PlayStation ® 3 console game in history has been called “the most ambitious Call of Duty® ever,” pushing the boundaries of the blockbuster franchise to new heights by propelling players into a world full of advanced weaponry, robotics and drone technology in the year 2025. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which has shattered pre-order records set last year by Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3, is on its way to a historic launch, and is poised to usher in a new era for the 30-million Call of Duty fans worldwide with a host of new innovations to deliver the complete gaming experience. Providing great value to the Call of Duty community, starting today Activision’s Call of Duty® Elite services for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are free, providing fans with deeply integrated features, including Clan Operations, Zombies Leaderboards and more.

Call of Duty Black Ops II Launch Trailer:

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Last year, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure surprised the world reviving the once dead Spyro franchise that had filled with substandard games and replacing it with an addictive game that gave plenty of incentive to spend your hard earned money on. The Skylander toys that gave you in-game characters proved me an addictive and costly obsession to get the most out of the game. It’s a year later and Activision has been rather quick to capitalize on the success of the original games with the follow up Skylanders Giants. Does this quick development cycle mean that this game is a disaster that was released way too early in an attempt to strike while the iron is hot or is Skylander Giants another exciting chapter in a brand new series?

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Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced the TOMB RAIDER Collector’s Edition to be made available in limited quantities alongside the game’s release on March 5, 2013.

Designed to bring fans closer to Lara Croft’s journey within the game, the North American TOMB RAIDER Collector’s Edition features premium packaging–a replica survival tin recovered from the ill-fated expedition ship, “Endurance”–and the following:

Play Arts -KAI- Lara Croft figurine – Lara Croft has been beautifully recreated as an 8-inch Play Arts -KAI- action figure. The figure comes with an alternate set of three hands, bow and arrow, shotgun, handgun, and an ice axe.

Double-sided island map and poster – Discover Key Landmarks from the mysterious island of Yamatai, where Lara Croft and her fellow castaways were marooned after the Endurance shipwreck, in this 15” x 19” poster. On the reverse is a poster-size image of the box art that epitomizes Lara’s origin story.

Lithographic print – An exclusive 5” x 7” Lara Croft heavy-stock lithograph print with matte frame designed by Crystal Dynamic’s Brian Horton, senior art director, and Brenoch Adams, concept artist.

Experience Shields –Three iron-on badges based on the game’s experience icons: “Animal Instincts,” the “Climbing Axe” and “Fire Arrow.”

TOMB RAIDER Original Soundtrack ‘Survivalist Cut’- A collection of 10 tracks with over 60 minutes of music from the game.

Weapons Pack Downloadable Content – includes a variety of weapons to help Lara survive against the island’s inhabitants.

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Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth is a new title for Kinect from Ubisoft Quebec. Unfortunately for core gamers, the previous sentence could be perceived to have two large negatives. First, a game based on the property of a recently released movie is typically a bad omen. It usually means the game was rushed to meet a harsh deadline, leaving much needed polish out the window. Fortunately, this game is coming out a full five months after the cinema release and over a month after it hit the stores. The second qualm is Kinect. Despite a lot of potential, this peripheral has not made a big splash other than in the dancing genre. Well, Kinect has been out for almost two years now, the first year gimmicks should be ironed out. The dominos have seemed to line up for Ubisoft Quebec, a cool property, the time to do it right, and a mature peripheral to do it on. Can they capitalize on their good fortune or will it fall into the traditional movie tie-in pitfalls?

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