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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

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I am a HUGE Legend of Zelda fan. When I saw this book was translated to English and released in the U.S, I had to have it immediately!

From beginning to end, this book is perfect. I love all the concept art, designs of every character you can imagine and seeing all the different versions and ideas the artists came up with.

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Another thing that I found to be very interesting, was the chronology. Seeing the official timeline of all the stories, that is something Zelda fans have always wanted to know officially.

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 At the end of the book, there is a special manga comic based off Skyward Sword.

There are so many things I want to share, but I wouldn’t want to spoil it!

I highly recommend  this book! If you would like to find out how to purchase your copy visit DarkHorse.com

“The Legend of Zelda franchise has set the industry standard for riveting game play and immersive story lines. With each game, players have discovered a story of destinies intertwined and heroes emerging from humble beginnings to overcome the most impossible of odds.”

“Now Dark Horse Books and Nintendo invite you to take an in-depth look at the creation of one of the most beloved gaming franchises of all time. Containing never-before-seen concept art, character designs, and official chronology of the games, the history of Hyrule, and much more, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia brings an unprecedented look into the making of the Legend of Zelda series!”

 

 

Limited Time to Get 50% Off PopCap Games

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Hey, when I see a deal going on I feel it’s only necessary, if not completely mandatory to tell everyone I can, unless supplies are limited of course! Anyhow, there’s only a few days left to get a great deal on PopCap games!

They are celebrating Chinese new year and for us that means a good deal on video games. You have until February 12th to pick up some PopCap games for 50% off. That includes games like Bejeweled 3, Zuma’s Revenge!, Bookworm, Peggle, Plants vs Zombies and more. Even if you don’t want to buy a game, you can still try out many games for free on their website. They offer up a 60 minute trial which is pretty slick.

You can get any of these boredom crushing games, with discount, from PopCap.

Meet the New AFK, Nvidia Project Shield With Borderlands 2

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To showcase the capabilities of Project Shield, Nvidia has released a video showing their new Tegra 4 powered handheld running Borderlands 2 via PC. Check out the new video below.

 

The more I see Nvidia’s Project Shield the more I fall in love with it, but it’s not just the device that’s awesome. Even though the shield is amazing, it’s the technology behind it that gets me pumped up about the future of gaming. Streaming video game content is what “next-gen” is all about. This is the step forward we have been looking for in gaming technology.

Here’s an up-close and personal look at the new handheld.

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Lego Marvel Super Heroes

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Lego Marvel Super Heroes

The Lego video games just keep on rolling in and I say bring it on. The team at TT games has had some amazing partnerships that have allowed us to experience our favorite films in a whole new way. Now, TT games has teamed up with Marvel to bring us LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. The game will be released this fall for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, Nintendo DS/3DS, and PS Vita.

Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we’re addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game. If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you.” -TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes complements the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes construction toy collection, which brings the characters, vehicles and action of Marvel’s renowned universe to the world of LEGO build-and-play adventure. There are currently eight iconic scenes from the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man franchises available and more construction sets tied to the new Iron Man 3 feature film will launch later this spring.

Players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus! The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

Here’s an awesome look at what’s been going on at TT games surrounding the production of the game, video courtesy of GameInformer.

Sony Playstation 4 to be Announced Soon?

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Well we are just getting into the second month of the new year and the rumors are pouring in from everywhere in the tech world. There is a lot of buzz going on about the next generation of gaming consoles and to add even more into the mix, sources at the Wall Street Journal have mentioned that they believe Sony is planing on releasing the Playstation 4 before the end of 2013, they have also suggested that Microsoft will be doing the same with the next Xbox. All of this comes after Sony held a press event mentioning something big coming up.

To catch you up, the PS4 project is codenamed Orbis and is slated to utilize a 4x Dual-Core AMD64 “Bulldozer” processor and will also contain a next-gen AMD graphics processor with over 2GB of memory. Rumors have also suggested that both the PS4 and Xbox 720 will still have optical drives despite earlier rumors that mentioned them going to an all digital download system. Blu-Ray will remain the primary media for games on the PS4. The new console is likely to have new controllers and they will likely have a touchpad. Finally, Sony will likely incorporate a rich social experience into it’s next console in order to better compete with it’s competitors.

According to sources, the next Playstation will be unveiled sooner than originally thought in New York City on Feb. 20, 2013.

-Thanks to VG247–