MonkeyPaw Games Inc. today announced a limited time 50% off sale for BurgerTime World Tour on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Those yet to experience the fast and frantic thrills of Peter Pepper’s return are urged to join the cook-off. The re-invented arcade classic can now be downloaded worldwide for the tasty value of 400 Microsoft Points. The sale lasts until March 19th.

BurgerTime World Tour is an evolution of the arcade classic, enhanced with an innovative 3D rotating environment. The new BurgerTime experience introduces fresh and meaty additions to the re-imagined franchise. For the first time, BurgerTime now features platforming elements that widen the playing field.

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Tommy Haas must love when a Virtua Tennis game is released. As the only player to appear in Virtua Tennis 1-4, Tommy Haas seems to get an extra spring in his step each year Sega publishes a new iteration and shows it by having the best seasons of his career. In fact, his last tournament victory happened the same year as the release of Virtua Tennis 2009, the previous game in the series, even though he didn’t make the roster. And yet, despite a long career that has included 13 titles and an Olympic silver medal, no tennis fan can speak of Tommy Haas without mentioning his unfulfilled potential and lack of major victories.

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Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced RIDGE RACER is now available in North America for the PlayStation Vita system. The classic series is reborn as a glorious, high-definition handheld online experience that will keep fans racing across the finish line in a global competition to be the world’s best racer.

In RIDGE RACER for the PlayStation Vita system, players will experience the stunning graphics that utilize the full power of PS®Vita alongside dynamic audio and white-knuckle races against players from all over the world. Players will also be amazed by the sheer unbeatable thrill and satisfaction of conquering a tight corner at hair-raising speed with their new console in hand. Along with the full game’s release, an exclusive application for the PlayStation®Vita system will also be available for free to download featuring an interactive audio and video experience that will give fans a unique taste of this bold and glimmering entry into the RIDGE RACER world.

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In Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, players are dropped into a frantic, infantry-only theatre of war. Frostbite 2 high definition destruction makes the environment come alive as everything from furniture to plaster gets shot to pieces. Players will feel the intensity of the world exploding around them as rubble and broken pieces pile up on the floor, while tight level design and vertical gameplay create a highly competitive environment. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog tags to bring back to the base game.

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Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is a third-person psychological thriller videogame from developer Remedy. It’s a continuance of the original game released almost two years ago which received very well. There were critiques though, especially in the repetitive combat but the storytelling was stellar and Remedy drove it home with two great pieces of downloadable content. Now they are continuing that legacy with Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, which is an Xbox Live Arcade release. And the crazy part of this release is, Remedy has decided to put combat into the spotlight with a horde wave mode. Can they pierce through the darkness that shrouds the combat system and bring it up to par or is it a lost cause?

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Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Raven Software discuss the upcoming Content Collection 1 in a behind-the-scenes multiplayer video for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

The biggest content pack in franchise history arrives with four Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps and two Special Ops Missions. Collection 1 is available for purchase on March 20th, first on Xbox LIVE and available to Call of Duty Elite for Xbox 360 Premium members tomorrow, March 13th.

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NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced ARMORED CORE V has been approved for manufacturing to arrive heavily armed and armored in stores on March 20, 2012 in North America and on March 23, 2012 in Europe for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system.

ARMORED CORE V revolutionizes the series with massive online multiplayer battles designed around huge team-based skirmishes on a grand scale, a robust offline mode, and a completely new atmosphere. Featuring ACs or “Armored Cores” that are customized for more strategic gameplay, ARMORED CORE V focuses on tactics and effectively utilizing the geography of a level to maximize the devastating effects of attacks. Players will be able to customize their Armored Core with countless unlockable parts creating their own personal weapons of mass destruction.

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Three years after its franchise debut on the Nintendo Wii, EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis is finally back on the shelves, this time on the HD consoles it skipped the first time around and with a renewed emphasis on realism and authenticity. While the PS3 version offers Move support in a similar fashion to the Wii version, the 360 version reviewed here depends on a new dual analog control scheme dubbed Total Racquet Control. The end result is a title that is a reasonable alternative to either the Virtua Tennis or Top Spin series of games, depending on your preferences.

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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection will become available for the new PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system this Summer. From the critically acclaimed director, Hideo Kojima, METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection offers two classics with vast feature upgrades catering to the new platform.

“The new PlayStationVita will provide fanatics with an exciting new way to enjoy METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection,” said Tomoyuki Tsuboi, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “We’re confident that gamers will be pleased with their experience and what the PlayStation®Vita has to offer with its sleek design, HD graphics and unique controls.”

METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection features two complete games, METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater. Both titles have received high accolades from nearly all major publications and websites.

The METAL GEAR SOLID HD Collection includes stunning HD graphics, optimized controls designed to take full advantage of the PlayStation Vita system touchscreen capabilities, and trophies that are shared via TRANSFARRING (save data sharing) with the PlayStation 3 system.

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In this episode of Ghost Recon Future Soldier “Believe in Ghosts”, former Navy SEAL sniper/scout Richard “Mack” Machowicz takes a look at how customized gear and weaponry give the Ghosts the unfair advantage.

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