New Releases for The Week of Sequels and Advanced Shower Curtains

CB Droege 20 Apr, 2011 at 2:19pm ET Article published in Gaming

Black Mirror III

Concluding the Black Mirror trilogy is Black Mirror III. This surreal horror mystery adventure game series aims to be creepy, and does it with a minimalist, non-startling sequence of illustrated scenes. Don’t expect anything to startle you, but do expect to be mildly disturbed as the protagonist, now completely alone after being detained for three weeks at the end of the second game, tries to make sense of his memories, as well as finally solve the mysteries of Black Mirror Castle.

Section 8: Prejudice

Section 8: Prejudice continues the story of the underrated Section 8. This entry in the story is being released as a relatively inexpensive, download-only title. On top of that, it has more content than the first game, and some engine improvements. The third/first person shooter has a five hour campaign mode, but most of the focus is on its multi-player functionality. With lots of game modes, slick-looking sci-fi combat, lots of new characters and equipment (including a few vehicles,) fans of the first game will surely find something to love here.

Portal 2

The Icrontic spotlight this week shines through the blue and orange ovals of Portal 2. This is the sequel to one of the most beloved games ever made, and early reports indicate that it’s even better than the first—but I don’t have to tell you that. Most of you asshats have already finished the game, and those who haven’t are probably playing it right now, instead of reading this.

Following is a full list of this week’s announced North American releases:

Windows

Black Mirror III
Portal 2
Cargo: The Quest for Gravity
Runaway: A Twist of Fate
The Next Big Thing

Wii

Conduit 2

DS

TrackMania Turbo

Xbox 360

Fallout: New Vegas
Lost Planet 2
Mafia II
Mortal Kombat
Portal 2
Triple Pack: Xbox Live Arcade Compilation
Ultraviolet
Pinball FX 2: MARS
Section 8: Prejudice

PS3

Arcana Heart 3
Mortal Kombat
Portal 2
Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD
Puzzle Agent
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs

PSP

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection
Mad Blocker Alpha: Revenge of the Fluzzles

Comments

20 Apr 2011 ~ 2:42pm _k portal 2 is a lot of fun. I wish there was more time spent in open environments....so much testing.

The co-op play is pretty fun, messing with your testing buddy by placing them into acid never gets old.

"When life gives you boxes, don't make portal. Make life take the boxes back! Get mad! I don't want your damn boxes! What the hell are these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson boxes! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE BOXES! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible box that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!"
20 Apr 2011 ~ 3:21pm Canti boxes = lemons?
20 Apr 2011 ~ 3:27pm Koreish Yeah, it was definitely Lemons.
20 Apr 2011 ~ 4:17pm _k I know its lemons! Thanks for ruining it for everyone now!
20 Apr 2011 ~ 4:35pm Tushon I think he meant "edgeless companion cubes"
20 Apr 2011 ~ 5:31pm Canti It doesn't work to use boxes. Lemons are in fact 200% funnier than boxes. True story.
20 Apr 2011 ~ 5:33pm ardichoke

Canti wrote:

It doesn't work to use boxes. Lemons are in fact 200% funnier than boxes. True story.

untrue. You'd never see solid snake sneaking around in a lemon. You know why? Because boxes are far superior for both hiding and comedic purposes.
20 Apr 2011 ~ 5:41pm Canti I for one would laugh much harder if Snake was hiding in a lemon.
20 Apr 2011 ~ 5:45pm Tushon I would laugh much harder if it was a lemon scented companion cube
20 Apr 2011 ~ 6:33pm _k I would laugh much harder if it was a companion cube scented box lemon.
20 Apr 2011 ~ 6:39pm ardichoke I would lemon much harder if cube box was companion.
21 Apr 2011 ~ 11:38am Xbox King lol, you are all a bunch of SORE losers. Xbox has the most exclusives. GET OVER YOURSELVES.

Kinect is the future. Nintendo and Sony are fading to oblivion. What of the PC? PC is NOTHING without the 360.
21 Apr 2011 ~ 11:54am Tushon lolololol where did that even come from? I would call it a spammer, but there are no links.
21 Apr 2011 ~ 12:25pm GHoosdum What does that picture of Alanis Morsette have to do with Portal 2?
21 Apr 2011 ~ 1:23pm primesuspect

Tushon wrote:

lolololol where did that even come from? I would call it a spammer, but there are no links.

No, believe it or not, there are actually people like that out there...
21 Apr 2011 ~ 2:07pm Tushon For our lulz.
21 Apr 2011 ~ 2:10pm ardichoke The... warped logic... it makes my brain hurt.
21 Apr 2011 ~ 4:52pm CB

GHoosdum wrote:

What does that picture of Alanis Morsette have to do with Portal 2?

That's some concept art from the game. One of the costumes they were considering for Chel in Portal 2