Risen 2 gets new video showing off some factions

Risen 2 has been releasing some pertinant information regarding it April 24th, 2012 release of the sequal to the quircky Risen. As some may know, I went through hell trying to get this title to work on the PC, so needless to say I was a bit apprehensive to give another shot on the Xbox, but anyone that has played or enjoys the Deep Silver RPG's will know what to expect and appreciate in this upcoming release.

Spec Ops The Line says goodbye teaser, hello trailer

So after seeing the teaser for The Line, if you didn't know much about this upcoming title, then you really don't know what to expect in this Dubai based shooter. Well, now you have a trailer to watch just how gritty it will be, and no that is not a sand pun. From what I have been following this is a linear shooter where your squad is tasked with recovery of a soldier, but the story has a number of twist and just as many ethical decisions to be made. I still can not wait from the first glimpse I had with the gameplay two years ago at E3.

Kingdom Hearts Triple D announced for 3DS

So the 3DS will definitely be getting an iteration of Square Enix's ever popular Kingdom Hearts, this time adding Dream Drop Distance to the title. We can expect to see this some time in 2012, but new worlds and gameplay will be discovered in the upcoming action RPG. The premise is that King Mickey and Yen Sid put Sora and Riku through the Mark of Mastery exam in the sleeping woods to be deemed the Keyblade Masters if successful.

2K Games releases weapons podcast for Darkness II right before the holidays

Our friends over at 2K Games have let us know about a new podcast for their upcoming title, The Darkness II. The podcast is free and both the audio and the transcript can be found at the below URL's. In case you are on the fence about checking it out, I can assure you that will touch on quad wielding, demon arms, and the new darklings minion.

Podcast page, where the episode can be downloaded or streamed: http://www.embracethedarkness.com/us/podcasts.html

Full transcript: http://www.embracethedarkness.com/us/transcripts/transcript7.html