RockStar Games has released some brand new screenshots from the PC version of Max Payne 3 along with updated details and system specifications. Developed in parallel with the game’s console versions, Max Payne 3 for PC supports DirectX11 including tessellation, as well as a number of additional advanced graphics options and is optimized to run across a wide range of PC setups.

Max Payne 3 PC System Specifications

Operating System:
Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3

Processor:
Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ – i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ – FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ

RAM:
2GB – 16GB

Video Card:
NVIDIA 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM – Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM

Sound Card:
100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

HDD Space:
35 GB

Screenshots:

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There is one compliment that reigns supreme over any other given to a puzzle game. RPGs have their storytelling. Fighters and RTSes have their competitive balance and strategy. Puzzle games, more than any other genre, have their unbridled addictive natures. If a puzzle game doesn’t cause its players to spend every waking moment in societal functions and obligations thinking about it like a brain-starved zombie (or a, well, puzzle game-starved Star Trek: TNG character) for the first week after playing it, it doesn’t belong in the pantheon of puzzle games. Ubisoft’s Lumines: Electronic Symphony proves once again that the Lumines series has undeniably earned its place there.

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Today, Capcom announced the impending arrival of the MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 App on the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch in North America and Europe. Sporting a robust 56-character roster featuring Wolverine, Ryu, Iron Man and Mega Man, MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 gives players the opportunity to pit their favorite characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes against each other in an insane, action-packed, tag-team arcade fighting experience.

Staying true to the original release, MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 will include the “Variable System,” which allows players to tag in other team members at any time. This system, specifically designed for MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 is also key to the execution of the most powerful attack, the “Team Hyper Combo,” where all three members of a team combine their ultimate powers.

The MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 2 App will be released on iPhone and iPod touch on April 25, 2012.

Activision has released a new trailer for Skylanders Cloud Patrol for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Skylanders Cloud Patrol is available for only $.99 at the iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends’ detailed physics underpin a huge variety of entertaining drives spread throughout automotive history. Vehicle handling uses a convincing physics model, tuned for exciting pick-up-and-play racing. High speed racing with visual damage effects are the major game play keys. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends’ offers 50 of the Italian manufacturer’s racecars and production models, and includes rally, Formula One and GT racing modes. The playable world will track-based, compressed to 36 circuits from around the world of motorsports.

Slightly Mad Studios, the developer of Need for Speed Shift 2 Unleashed, is the developer of Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends. Gameplay is focused more on “convincing physics models” to giving the virtual cars more real-world behaviors.

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Nintendo has been known for creating many franchises though one franchise in particular has been left out in the cold for many years, that being Kid Icarus. The last time we saw the series’ main hero Pit in action was in the often forgotten but still classic original Gameboy title Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters released back in 1991. Otherwise speaking Pit’s only other appearances have been in Super Smash Brothers Brawl and the Virtual Console version of the NES game. Now fast forward to 2012 where the franchise has been dusted off and finally Pit is set on a new adventure of his very own. Will Kid Icarus: Uprising be the super charge Pit needs to reboot this long overlooked franchise or will this one time experiment be a failure?

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Many rumors have been flying around the internet about Prey 2 being cancelled, but this is not the case from Bethesda:

Development of Prey 2 has not been cancelled but the game will not be released in 2012 as planned. The delay is due to the fact that game development has not progressed satisfactorily this past year, and the game does not currently meet our quality standards. Prey 2 has shown great promise and we regret disappointing our fans. We have made a substantial investment in game development to deliver the experience fans want. We are determined only to release the AAA game that fans rightfully expect, and are unwilling to compromise our quality standards to meet a release schedule.

For whatever reason, mech games have fallen somewhat out of fashion this console generation. Microsoft and FASA have puzzlingly decided to shelve the MechAssault series after a fantastic run on the original Xbox, and other promising franchises like Chromehounds met their end far too soon to really make a mark. One would assume by natural selection that the Armored Core franchise lives on because it is the best, but that determination is easily questioned by the series’ current release, Armored Core V. What we’re ultimately left with is a game that teases us with what other mech franchises could have delivered had they had just stuck around a bit longer, in a package that while rewarding for veterans to unwrap is just too much to ask of the average gamer today.

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Activision has released a video that showcases the new “Pack Leader” ability in the upcoming Prototype 2 videogame.

Pack Leader Video:

The countdown has begun for the landmark entertainment event millions of fans worldwide have been anticipating for more than four years. “Halo 4,” the hotly anticipated sequel to the iconic franchise that has shaped entertainment history, will launch worldwide on Nov. 6, 2012.

“Halo 4” marks the return of legendary hero Master Chief, named by Fast Company as “one of the most popular characters in gaming history,”1 and aims to set a new standard for blockbuster interactive entertainment with the launch. Set four years after the events in “Halo 3,” Master Chief returns to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe. Developed by 343 Industries, “Halo 4” marks a new beginning for the landmark entertainment franchise that has sold more than 40 million games worldwide and inspired multiple New York Times best-selling novels, live-action shorts, comic books, action figures and apparel.

“We are beginning a new saga with ‘Halo 4’ and embarking on a journey that will encompass the next decade of ‘Halo’ games and experiences,” said Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios. “Millions of fans worldwide have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to step back into the boots of Master Chief, and, with ‘Halo 4’ leading the charge, we’re confident 2012 will be the most successful year in Xbox history.”

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