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Nvidia Releases Crysis 2 Benchmarks

Nvidia has posted up an article with their official benchmark scores for Crytek’s upcoming shooter, Crysis 2. The benchmark scores, of course, a range of Nvidia GPUs but does rate them based on game level of detail settings as well as scoring the optimal play setting option offered by the game.

From the Benchmark:
‘Prior to going hands-on with Crysis 2, we weren’t sure how the range of NVIDIA GPUs were going to handle Crytek’s highly ambitious game; after all, its predecessor had left countless GPUs, and their owners, in tears. Fortunately, Crytek made good on their promise to deliver a game that both looks and performs better, even with an old PC…’

LINK: Nvidia’s Crysis 2 Benchmark Article

Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Trailer

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for their upcoming Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3DS. The game is a tactical actioner and is due out on March 27th, 2011 which is also the launch date of the Nintendo 3DS in North America. The game features a similar UI to that of ‘Fire Emblem’, but with new enhancements to gameplay such as cover and elevation checks.

Nintendo 3DS Hacked Only One Day After Japanese Launch

Looks like the crack and hack community has scored once again, hacking the Nintendo 3DS portable handheld system only a day after being launched in Japan. This video below shows the hack in action, allowing the system to play pirated games. The Nintendo 3DS will hit North America on March 27th for $249.99.

Crysis 2 Be Invisible Trailer

Crytek and Electronic Arts have released a new trailer for their upcoming shooter, Crysis 2. ‘Be Invisible’ shows off some of the nanosuit’s cloaking ability in combat. Crysis 2 is due out on March 22nd, 2011.

Yars Revenge Bugs and Weapons Trailer

Atari has released a new ‘Bugs and Weapons’ trailer for the upcoming re-imagining of the classic title, Yars Revenge. The downloadable title will hit the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC platforms this Spring. This re-imagining sees the player as a humanoid female encased in a bio-mechanical suit.

LA Noire Box Art Unveiled

Rockstar Games has unveiled the official box art for their upcoming crime-thriller, L.A. Noire. Due out on May 17th, L.A. Noire puts players into the shoes of a detective tracking down a serial killer.

Checkout all the humongous box art, After the Jump!

Halo and Gears of War Games Rumored for Microsoft Announcement this Week


In his latest podcast, Microsoft’s ‘Major Nelson’ mentioned that he would be going to San Francisco this week for a special, pre-GDC press conference that would feature several announcements. Rumors abound over this special press conference, which is set to take place on February 24th, with talk point to a Kinect title based on the Gears of War IP as well as a new Halo title. Stay-tuned for more on this as it breaks!

Major Nelson:
‘Next week I’m going to be down in San Francisco. We are having an invite-only press event that we’re going to have some cool news that I’m not quite fully briefed on, but we have a lot of news that we’re going to be announcing. Just telling you guys, you’re going to be really happy when you hear all the news, that’s all I can say.’

Via Examiner

SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition Gets Windows PC Release Date

SEGA has announced that its upcoming collection of 46 classic SEGA Genesis titles, called the SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition, will be released for Windows PCs on March 15th across North America. The collection features games such as Gunstar Heroes, Virtua Fighter 2, and Shining Force.

SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition will retail for $29.95

MotoGP 10/11 Demo Hits PS3 Tomorrow

Capcom has announced that the demo for their upcoming racer, MotoGP 10/11, will hit the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 platform tomorrow. In the demo, you can race in a single Championship or against the clock (and your ghost) in Time Trial on the challenging Mugello circuit near Florence Italy.

The retail version of MotoGP 10/11 is due out on March 15th for the PlayStation 3 platform.