Sweet Releases: Guild Wars 2, Madden NFL 13 and Collection Sets

Tuesday, August 28th was a big day for Guild Wars fans everywhere, as the launch of Guild Wars 2 brought a little MMO-geek out of everyone. If you aren’t an MMO fan, it’s ok. It is still a week you can cash in on, especially if you have a PS3.

I’ll break down the new releases by system, so select your console and find out what came out this week!

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Guild Wars 2 (08/28/12)

(MMO-RPG) Rating: Not Yet Rated
Work your way through the game to unite the races living in Tyria in order to challenge the undead Elder Dragon Zhaitan.
Online Multiplayer only

Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII (08/28/12)

(Flight-Sim) Rating: Not Yet Rated
Take on challenges that WWII pilots faced with 23 historically accurate missions, mixing together air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground combat.
Number of Players: 1-8
Online Vs Number of Players: 1-8
Online Co-Op: 1-8

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Madden NFL 13 (08/28/12)

(Sports) Rating: 9.0
The new Infinity Engine, true player impact and momentum transfer mean that players look and feel unique (bow chick bow wow!). Deepening the career mode, players are able to completely immerse themselves in this sport sim experience. This game makes “football fun again.” -IGN

Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII (08/28/12)

(Flight-Sim)  Rating: Not Yet Rated
Take on challenges that WWII pilots faced with 23 historically accurate missions, mixing together air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground combat.
Number of Players: 1-8
Online Vs Number of Players: 1-8
Online Co-Op: 1-8

God of War Saga (08/28/12)

(Action) Rated: Not Yet Rated
Contains all 5 God of War games.

Journey Compilation (08/28/12)

(Adventure) Rating: Not Yet Rated
Features the games Journey, Fl0w, and Flower on Blu-Ray.

Infamous Dual Pack (08/28/12)

(Action) Rating: Not Yet Rated
Contains both Infamous and Infamous 2, Festival of Blood and extra missions, character costumes and weapon styles.

The Walking Dead: Episode 3 (08/29/12)

(Action) (Network Download Only) Rating: 9.0
The third episode out of 5, where you survive the storyline based on the television show The Walking Dead.

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Madden NFL 13 Hardware Bundle (08/28/12)

Madden NFL 13 (08/28/12)

(Sports) Rating: 6
The new Infinity Engine, true player impact and momentum transfer mean that players look and feel unique (bow chick bow wow!). Deepening the career mode, players are able to completely immerse themselves in this sport-sim experience. This game makes “football fun again.” -IGN

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Madden NFL 13 (08/28/12)

(Sports) Rating: 9.0
The new Infinity Engine, true player impact and momentum transfer mean that players look and feel unique (bow chick bow wow!). Deepening the career mode, players are able to completely immerse themselves in this sport-sim experience. This game makes “football fun again.” -IGN
Kinect compatible

Damage Inc: Pacific Squadron WWII (08/28/12)

(Flight-Sim) Rating: Not Yet Rated
Take on challenges that WWII pilots faced with 23 historically accurate missions, mixing together air-to-air, air-to-ship, and air-to-ground combat. Includes both single-player campaign, online multiplayer and co-op challenges for up to 4 players.

The Walking Dead: Episode 3 (08/28/12)

(Action) (Network Download Only) Rating: 9.0
The third episode out of 5, where you survive the storyline based on the television show The Walking Dead.

Rock Band Blitz (08/29/12)

(Rhythm) (Network Download Only) Rating: 8.5
Comes with tracks that are immediately playable on Rock Band 3, this is a competition based, XBOX only free download for Rock Band fans.

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Madden NFL 13 (08/28/12)

(Sports) Rating: Not Yet Rated
The new Infinity Engine, true player impact and momentum transfer mean that players look and feel unique (bow chick bow wow!). Deepening the career mode, players are able to completely immerse themselves in this sport-sim experience. This game makes “football fun again.” -IGN

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Also the Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Care Pack edition became available to pre-order in extremely limited quantities for both the XBOX360 and the PS3.

*All ratings have been gathered from IGN.