It’s time to engage in an epic battle at sea and on shore as Hasbro and Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc. announced that BATTLESHIP the video game is available today at retail outlets nationwide. The game takes a hybrid approach combining military strategy and fast-paced first-person action gaming as players take control of a powerful naval fleet and experience the cinematic action of war at sea. BATTLESHIP is now available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, Wii system from Nintendo and the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS hand-held systems.

“Working with the legendary BATTLESHIP property, and the new epic action-adventure from Universal Pictures, we felt it was important to capture some of the cinematic drama while allowing players to experience the action from a unique perspective,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “We want both movie-goers and gamers of all ages to dive into an all new, fun BATTLESHIP experience.”

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Today, Ubisoft announced that the entire Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha short film is now available on YouTube.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha is the 25-minute prequel film to the video game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and follows the Ghosts as they are dropped deep behind enemy lines in order to eliminate one of the world’s most sought-after war criminals.

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Today, Ubisoft released a new trailer for the short film, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha is the 25-minute prequel film to the video game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and follows the Ghosts as they are dropped deep behind enemy lines in order to eliminate one of the world’s most sought-after war criminals.

Ghost Recon Alpha is deeply connected with the video game, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
• Characters: The main four characters in the movie are the same four playable characters in the video game.
• Storyline: The movie takes place immediately before a key turning point in the video game’s storyline, a vicious attack against a major European city.
• Location: the location where the movie takes place will be one of the multiplayer maps available in the adversarial mode of the video game.
• Exclusive unlock: a secret code is also hidden in the movie, enabling access via Ghost Recon Network to an exclusive weapon unlock playable in Ghost Recon Future Soldier.

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Today, Ubisoft announced a deal with Marvel Entertainment, LLC to develop a video game based on the popular Avengers characters and other heroes and villains from the Marvel Universe.

Developed by Ubisoft Quebec, Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth’s interactive environments are inspired by iconic Marvel comic artwork and the Secret Invasion storyline. This game will be released this fall for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft with Kinect for Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii U system.

“We are excited to team up with Marvel Entertainment to bring some of the most iconic comic book characters from the Marvel line-up to life in motion-gaming,” said Tony Key, US senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. “Fans of the Marvel universe and superhero games are going to love the extensive combinations of characters, motion-controlled moves and competitive gameplay.”

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The newest trailer for Assassin’s Creed III gives a deeper look at the franchise’s new hero. Trapped between two worlds, Connor dons the mantle of the Assassin in the fight for justice against the Templars. Sentinel, outsider, and champion, Connor defends the land against those who would infringe upon freedom and liberty.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratonhnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Gamers become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.

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TRANSFORMERS PRIME will hit stores later this year and is being developed exclusively for Nintendo’s Wii system and the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system by Now Production (NowPro), and for the Nintendo DS hand-held system by Altron Corporation. Activision has debuted the first trailer for the game.

The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB. For more information and exclusive updates, fans can visit www.TransformersPrimeTheGame.com.

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Just when you thought PROTOTYPE 2 had enough gruesome, shape-shifting tools to get the job done, Radical Entertainment gives fans even more over-the-top viral powers with two great downloadable content (DLC) drops. From Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), PROTOTYPE 2′s first DLC pack, Colossal Mayhem, is available today, while the second DLC pack, Excessive Force, drops on May 29, 2012 – each giving fans key add-ons to their arsenal of destruction as well as three all-new custom skins allowing players to parkour their way across NYZ in style.

Click on through to see the full contents of PROTOTYPE 2′s Colossal Mayhem and Excessive Force DLC packs.

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The latest DLC for Portal 2 finally answers the question fans have been asking since they finished the game: How can I build my own test chambers? This was an especially salient point considering a good part of the story involved levels created before your eyes by either GlaDOS or Wheatley. Well now thanks to Valve you finally get to take a stab at it. Actually, if you were willing to brave the complexity of their Hammer level editor this was already a possibility before, but now it’s as simple as a point, click, and drag.

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Get a sneak peek into the world of Assassin’s Creed III and the game’s new hero, Connor, as he hunts his prey through the snowy frontier of Colonial America.

Gamers can channel their collective excitement for Assassin’s Creed III to band together in a valiant effort to unlock the world gameplay premier of Assassin’s Creed III in the Unite to Unlock campaign. This program asks gamers to enlist their friends through Twitter and Facebook in a unified effort to reveal the gameplay of Assassin’s Creed III. All information on the campaign can be found here: http://assassinscreed.com/unite

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratonhnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Gamers become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.

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Following yesterday’s long-awaited reveal of The Elder Scrolls Online, we have just released the game’s announcement trailer. In development at ZeniMax Online Studios, this epic MMO is the first Elder Scrolls game to allow players to explore the series’ universe with others.

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