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New Media 106

Posted by Black Panel Staff On Sunday 18 November 2012ADD COMMENTS

Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two * Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse * Hitman: Absolution

NINTENDO Wii Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two 3DS Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion

SONY PS3 Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two * Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse * Hitman: Absolution * PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale PSV PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale

VARIOUS PC Assassin’s Creed III * Hitman: Absolution


New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Ben 10: Galactic Racing * Darksiders II * Planets Under Attack * X-Men: Destiny

NINTENDO Wii Nothing 3DS Fallblox * New Style Boutique * Ninja Gaiden (NES)

SONY PS3 Agarest: Generations of War 2 * Of Orcs and Men * Saints Row the Third: The Full Package * Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed PSV Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified

VALVE Steam Call of Duty: Black Ops II * Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock * Emergency 2013 * F1 Race Stars * Fly’N * Football Superstars * Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire * Magical Drop V * Memento Mori * Sine Mora * Puddle * Thomas Was Alone

Mark of the Ninja Review

Posted by Karen Jacobson On Saturday 17 November 2012ADD COMMENTS


Available on XBLA and Steam l Published by Microsoft Studios l Developed by Klei Entertainment l Classified M l Supports 1 player

REVIEW IN BRIEF > In this fun and engaging 2D action platformer, you’re forced to think your way through each kill. You must rely on your stealth, poise and problem solving in order to sneak up on your enemies, dispatch them and then hide their bodies. Mark of the Ninja keeps you hooked to the very last level by continually introducing new gameplay elements as you progress. Developer Klei Entertainment has certainly announced itself. Read the rest of this entry »

New Media 104

Posted by Black Panel Staff On Sunday 4 November 2012ADD COMMENTS


Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Halo 4 * Marvel Avengers: The Battle for Earth * Saints Row the Third: The Full Package * Zumba Fitness Core

NINTENDO Wii Zumba Fitness Core 3DS Spy Hunter

SONY PS3 LittleBigPlanet Karting * Saints Row the Third: The Full Package PSV Silent Hill: Book of Memories

VARIOUS PC Saints Row the Third: The Full Package


New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Asura’s Wrath * Homerun Starts * Pid * Pool Nation * Silent Hill: Downpour

NINTENDO Wii Nothing 3DS Gradius (NES)

SONY PS3 Assassin’s Creed III * Need For Speed: Most Wanted * Okami HD * Sports Champions 2 * Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition PSV Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation * Need For Speed: Most Wanted * Silent Hill: Book of Memories * Smart As PSP Geronimo Stilton 2 * Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension * Ratatouille

VALVE Steam 007 Legends * Beyond Divinity * Cargo Commander * Clan of Champions * Condemned: Criminal Origins * Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten * Divinity Anthology * Divinity II: Developer’s Cut * Football Manager 2013 * Frontline Tactics * Gemini Wars * Guns of Icarus Online * iBomber Attack * Lucius * Natural Selection 2 * NBA 2K13 * Painkiller: Hell & Damnation * Pid * Postal 2 Complete * Primal Carnage

New Media 103

Posted by Black Panel Staff On Sunday 28 October 20122 COMMENTS


Presented in glorious alphabetical order, New Media: Retail Roundup is your indispensible checklist of the home console and handheld titles arriving in stores this week. What will you be playing?

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 007 Legends * Angry Birds Trilogy * Assassin’s Creed III * Need For Speed: Most Wanted

NINTENDO Wii Transformers: Prime 3DS Angry Birds Trilogy * Moshi Monsters: Moshling Theme Park * Transformers: Prime * The Trash Pack DS Moshi Monsters: Moshling Theme Park * Transformers: Prime * The Trash Pack

SONY PS3 007 Legends * Angry Birds Trilogy * Assassin’s Creed III * Need For Speed: Most Wanted PSV Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation * Need For Speed: Most Wanted

VARIOUS PC Football Manager 2013 * Need For Speed: Most Wanted


New Media: Downloadable Digest is your handy reminder of the downloadable titles released during the past week.

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 Bakugan: Defenders of the Core * Ben 10: Ultimate Alien * Dynasty Warriors 7 * Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

NINTENDO Wii Nothing 3DS Mighty Bomb Jack * Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

SONY PS3 007 Legends * Disney G-Force * Everyone Sing * Killzone HD * Medal of Honor: Warfighter * Prince Caspian * Pure Chess: Halloween Treat Bundle * The Unfinished Swan PSV Pure Chess: Halloween Treat Bundle * Street Fighter X Tekken * Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz

VALVE Steam 7 Wonders: Ancient Alien Makeover * A Game of Dwarves * Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers * Conquest of Elysium 3 * Deadlight * Fallen Enchantress * Farming Simulator 2013 * Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams * Hamlet: OTLGWMFSAPP * Hotline Miami * King’s Bounty: Warriors of the North * Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device * Rose Online * Trains vs Zombies 2 * Vanguard: Saga of Heroes