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A Batman: Arkham Origins pre-order image on Amazon offers Deathstroke as a playable character via DLC. Check it out in a rolling image header here.
Batman and Deathstroke went head-to-head in last week’s teaser video, but there was no word on how the striker of mortality would be incorporated into Arkham Origins. This could be a Catwoman in Arkham City situation, where she got an entire spin-off campaign, or it might be something entirely new.
One aspect of Arkham Origins is confirmed today – Kevin Conroy will return as a voice actor.
 Arkham Origins stars Deathstroke in some playable capacity originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on “Western” role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity.
I had my World of Warcraft year. In 2007, when ‘The Burning Crusade’ came out, the game clicked with me and it became almost the only thing I played for months on end, to the point where I started raiding with an up-and-coming guild. I know many other people who’ve had that year, with WoW or some other massively multiplayer game, before they lost interest, burnt out, or continued out of habit more than joy. In the last year or so, I’ve tried several massively-multiplayer role-playing games – Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, The Secret World - and couldn’t find that magic again. I could admire the design, but quickly lost interest in playing them. I was starting to think I’d never really like a massively multiplayer game again – and then, on a whim, I decided to check out Defiance.
Defiance is the main game I’ve been playing for two weeks now, and this may continue. It’s not that it’s less flawed than the other MMORPGs, but instead that the parts of the game that it focuses on hold much more appeal to me. To put it another way: Most games within this genre are focused on combat, and Defiance‘s combat is significantly more fun for me than its competitors’.
Continue reading Why Defiance’s ‘fun now, depth later’ is great for MMORPGs
 Why Defiance’s ‘fun now, depth later’ is great for MMORPGs originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Kevin Conroy will be in Batman: Arkham Origins, and he’s already spent 10 months in the studio recording those gruff-yet-dulcet tones. Conroy confirmed his involvement at Dallas Comic-Con, but didn’t specify if he plays The Bat himself – not that he has to. He opened the panel with, “I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.” Because, you know, he is.
NAG magazine reported in April that Warner Bros. had passed on Conroy for Arkham Origins.
Conroy voiced Batman in both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and he was the man behind Bruce Wayne in Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Beyond and subsequent DC universe cartoon spin-offs. Arkham Origins is scheduled to launch on October 25 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U.
 Kevin Conroy returns for Batman: Arkham Origins originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Today’s Gold Box deal of the day on Amazon is BioShock Infinite. Downloadable PC versions of the game are $25 off ($35), whereas boxed copies of the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are $20 off ($40) for today only.
Meanwhile, $35 Steam codes through Groupon for the game appear to still be available until the end of the day. What we’re trying to say is, today might be a good day to buy a new game.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]
 Get $20 to $25 off BioShock Infinite on Amazon today originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This video for Madden 25 shows a sizzle reel of defensive features while San Francisco 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman discusses tactics for tackling players in the NFL. The game will see some under-the-hood changes, including Infinity Engine improvements and the addition of heat-seeker tackling.
 Madden 25 trailer gets defensive originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This time around on the Webcomic Wrapup, we’re trying to embrace the idea of a new console a little more than before. Considering Microsoft’s big Xbox reveal is mere days away, it seems like a good time to have fun playing Fantasy Hardware Manufacturer.
So, this week’s question is: If you were in charge of naming the console being unveiled on May 21, what would you call it? While you contemplate just how viable a system named “infinity” is, check out last week’s webcomics and vote for your favorites after the break!
Increasingly Damn Late (Penny Arcade)
Card Captor Engie (Nerf Now)
A Berry Important Job (Awkward Zombie)
Nailed It (The Gamercat)
Why it won’t be called Xbox Infinity (Another Videogame Webcomic)
The Sims Career Ladder (Dorkly)
Sonic Shredder (Angimoto)
Leave It to Weegee (Life in Aggro)
Continue reading Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is naming a new console
 Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is naming a new console originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The original soundtrack for Mega Man 5 is now available for $8.95 on Capcom’s official shop; it’s almost as if they planned its release to coincide with the debut of Mega Man 5 on the 3DS Virtual Console. What a weird coincidence!
At 57 hot jams long, Mega Man 5‘s soundtrack was composed by Mari Yamaguchi, who was often credited mononymously (as “Mari”) for her work at Capcom. She also composed the music for Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts and several of the songs on the Breath of Fire soundtrack, in addition to handling arrangement duties for the TurboGrafx-16 version of Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition. Yamaguchi returned to the Mega Man franchise in 2010, penning the stage theme for Mega Man 10‘s Sheep Man.
 Mega Man 5 OST busts into the Capcom Store originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 May 2013 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Regency Films and Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ Assassin’s Creed movie collaboration will hit theaters May 22, 2015, according to Box Office Mojo. Starring Michael Fassbender, the movie concerns “a man who learns his ancestors were trained assassins after he is kidnapped by a secret org with ties to the Knights Templar, and sent back in time to retrieve historical artifacts,” according to a Variety report last year.
We’re guessing this release date means that Ubisoft is going to continue to ignore our repeated (and might we add, quite generous) offers to write the film as a reimagined version of You’ve Got Mail.
 Report: Assassin’s Creed movie to open in May of 2015 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 May 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Krillbite Studio’s first-person baby simulator/horror game Among the Sleep has completed its 30-day Kickstarter campaign, raising a grand total of $248,358 from 8,110 backers – nearly $50,000 more than the $200,000 fundraising goal originally set.
All that extra cash will be put towards buying ice cream, Oculus Rift compatibility and a developer commentary track, though the campaign’s bonus earnings didn’t extend far enough for the “supersecret free DLC” stretch goal to be funded. Among the Sleep is expected to launch on PC, OSX and Linux during the fourth quarter of this year, but intrigued folks can go ahead and check out the game’s public alpha.
 Among the Sleep Kickstarter ends nearly $50k beyond its target originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 May 2013 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The upcoming console/PC iteration of Resident Evil: Revelations will include a trio of confusing new costumes for Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield and Keith Lumley, Capcom has announced. As can be seen in the gallery, Jill and Chris both sport equally leggy nautical-themed outfits, while Keith channels his inner One Piece character as a shirtless sword-guy in hammer pants.
Costumes are unlocked by playing through the game’s Campaign and Raid modes, in addition to “other unlocking mechanisms” that Capcom is keeping a secret. We’re just hoping Capcom eventually rides this train of thought all the way to its logical extreme: Pretty Soldier Sailor Claire Redfield.
 Resident Evil: Revelations adds Pirate Jill, Sailor Chris, Ninja Keith originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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