Last week Capcom confirmed that Rachel will be a playable character in the Raid Mode of Resident Evil Revelations. Now is your chance to see her in action thanks to a brand new video below. The additions of Rachel and Hunk as playable characters in Raid Mode are just a couple of new features implemented into the console and PC versions of the game. New content previously confirmed includes: extra ‘Infernal’ difficulty mode, integration with Residentevil.net, the Wall Blister enemy, and Raid mode improvements.

Resident Evil Revelations will be available beginning May 21 when the title launches for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U and PC in North America.

Resident Evil Revelations – Rachel Gameplay Video:

At PAX East this weekend, 343 Industries hosted a panel called “‘Halo 4’ Multiplayer: Past, Present, and Future,” where thousands of passionate fans received a sneak peek at what’s on the horizon for “Halo 4” Infinity multiplayer. 343 announced a new 1-50 level ranking system called “Competitive Skill Rank” (CSR), which measures your performance in War Games, intelligently matches you against opponents of comparable skill, and displays your rank on your Halo Waypoint player profile.

Additionally, 343 showcased a live demo of “Forge Island,” a massive new play space that will give Forge creators both the acreage and new building assets to craft an infinite range of multiplayer maps for the “Halo” community to explore and enjoy – available for free on Xbox LIVE on April 11.

343 also unveiled some of the new improvements coming to Infinity multiplayer in the next “Halo 4” title update, discussed the exciting new maps and game types players can look forward to in the Castle Map Pack (which launches on April 8 alongside CSR), and shared some of the highlights and eye-popping stats the community has achieved in War Games since launch.

Check out the full PAX East panel video now below:

2K and Firaxis Games announced today that the Game of the Year award-winning* strategy title XCOM®: Enemy Unknown is coming to iOS devices this summer. The game brings the full XCOM: Enemy Unknown experience from consoles and PC to iOS, giving gamers the ability to defend the human race against a terrifying alien invasion anywhere they take their mobile devices. Utilizing the enhanced touch controls of iOS devices, players will command the XCOM project, create a fully operational base, research alien technologies, and engage in strategic combat, all with the touch of a finger. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be available this summer for iOS via the iTunes App Store for iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch®.

Developed by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games, XCOM: Enemy Unknown received wide critical acclaim, earned review scores of 9.1 out of 10 from GameTrailers.com and 9.5 out of 10 from Game Informer, and won more than 80 2012 end-of-year awards worldwide. In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, players oversee combat strategies and individual unit tactics, as well as base management and resource allocation while playing as the commander of a secret global military organization, XCOM. With equal emphasis on deep strategy and intense tactical combat, XCOM: Enemy Unknown allows gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown iOS Trailer:

For more information visit: http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/entry

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Infinite Crisis, an all-new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Turbine, the award winning studio behind free-to-play online games including The Lord of the Rings Online™. Infinite Crisis is a free-to-play game that features a deep roster of DC Comics characters and is scheduled for release in 2013 for the PC.

Infinite Crisis is a new entrant into the wildly popular MOBA genre that delivers a heart-pounding competitive player vs. player battle experience set in the legendary DC Multiverse – a world in which familiar DC Comics characters have been reimagined in startling ways. Featuring a wide variety of DC Comics heroes and villains, Infinite Crisis puts players in control of twisted incarnations of their favorite characters throughout the Multiverse such as Nightmare Batman and Gaslight Catwoman, playing in league with well-known characters including Green Lantern and The Flash.

Annoucement Trailer for Infinite Crisis:

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Players Can Register Now for a Chance to Participate in the Beta.
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Naruto as a franchise has existed for about a decade, and there have been many a game in the series. The series has been hit or miss, some should not even have the Naruto name on it. This newest NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 might just prove that it’s worth a your time and your hard earned money.

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Ubisoft has released a new Splinter Cell Blacklist walkthrough video. Game director Patrick Redding showcases three different approaches to tackling the Abandoned Mill level via the Ghost, Panther and Assault play styles.

Splinter Cell Blacklist – Abandoned Mill Walkthrough:

Historically, storytelling in video games has always been something of a low priority. Graphics and gameplay have always been treated as paramount to a game’s success, with character development and plot seen as useful but not vital. Assumedly the reason for this is that people ostensibly play games to be a bad dude or a hero of time, and if they wanted a deep plot and well-rounded characters, they’d be watching a movie or reading a book instead. To drive the point home even further, TVTropes, a website that seeks to catalog the conventions for writing fiction, has an entire section devoted to “excuse plots:” plots that only exist to justify the events that occur and nothing more. It contains 28 pages of content. Almost a full 25 are for video games alone.

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The winner of the Microsoft Canada Limited Edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 Controller is Sherry Nickerson Cqueen! Congrat’s and please contact Gametactics via private Facebook message within 15 days so we can get your information to send you the controller!

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Eidos Montréal, a Square Enix studio, today announced the Director’s Cut of DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION, the definitive version of the critically acclaimed action-RPG title, is coming soon exclusively to Nintendo’s Wii U system.

The Director’s Cut offers a full slate of Wii U GamePad features including touch-screen hacking, interactive map editing, augmented sniping, grenade throwbacks and many other neural hub enhancements. Along with in-depth Miiverse integration, the Director’s Cut also provides access to developer commentaries and in-game guides.

Tongs’s Rescue mission and the entire Missing Link chapter have also been integrated seamlessly into the narrative flow of the Director’s Cut. Other core DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION augmentations include overhauled boss fights, refined game balance and combat, improved AI, and striking visual improvements which make this edition the best looking and most immersive Deus Ex experience available.

For more information about DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION – Director’s Cut, log on to http://www.DeusEx.com.

Ready, set, floor it! EA and Criterion Games announced today that Need for Speed Most Wanted U, the Nintendo Wii U enhanced version of the critically acclaimed Need for Speed Most Wanted, is now available at North American retail stores. Whether gamers are playing with friends or family in the living room or competing against others in the connected open world through Autolog 2, Need for Speed Most Wanted U makes the race to become Most Wanted more fun, more social and more interactive than ever before.

Rob O’Farrell, Executive Producer, said, “At Criterion Games, we really took the time to learn and understand the Wii U. When creating Need for Speed Most Wanted U, we wanted to maximize the console’s power to deliver an immediately fun and accessible racing experience. We are very proud of the end result.”

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