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Game of Thrones

Title: Game of Thrones
Publisher: Atlus
Platform: PS3
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 5/14/2012
Overview: Are you ready to serve the realm? Shape the fate of the Seven Kingdoms in this original Game of Thrones RPG story developed in conjunction with series author George R.R. Martin. Join the struggle to control the Iron Throne and play as two game-exclusive characters, each of whom helped win the crown for Robert Baratheon. Walk the streets of King’s Landing, look over the world from atop The Wall, and more as you visit locations across Westeros. Intense combat is built on a tactical engine that lets you slow the action and strike strategically. Interact with pivotal characters as you experience the world of the mega-popular saga like never before.

Max Payne 3

Title: Max Payne 3
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/14/2012
Overview: Max Payne has left New York City behind in hopes of starting a new life as a private security guard for a wealthy family in Brazil. Still haunted by a past he cannot shake, Max soon becomes a one-man wrecking crew when a gang sets its sights on the family he’s been hired to protect. Gameplay is built on a powerful and incredibly realistic physics engine/animation system. The gritty result scraps the smooth Hollywood landings and makes sure you, Max, and his enemies feel the sting of every bullet and the impact of every blow. You’ll also find expanded maps and enhanced character level progression in the franchise’s first-ever multiplayer modes.

Starhawk

Title: Starhawk
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 5/7/2012
Overview: Note: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Enter a battle between men and mutants in this third-person shooter that combines furious on-the-ground action and overhead tactical strategy. On the lawless edge of deep space, groups of humans clash over Rift Energy. Those who have it control a resource beyond value. Those exposed to it mutate into hideous creatures. Part mutation, part human, gunslinger Emmett Graves is stranded somewhere in-between, and he might be the only one who can save mankind. Simultaneously shape the battle as both general and foot soldier in an innovative take on combat. Issue commands from a drop ship in orbit while you unleash a storm of fury at your enemy on the ground.

Sniper Elite V2

Title: Sniper Elite V2
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 5/3/2012
Overview: The chance to shape history is in your crosshairs in this World War II stealth-action saga. Slip silently into Berlin and alter the battle between Russian and German forces from the rooftops, windows, and shadows of the war-ravaged city. Think, move, and and act like a sniper, mastering the patience, observation, and ballistic skill required to make precision rifle shots. Risk taking easier shots that leave you exposed to counterattacks, or take harder shots from deep within cover. Slo-mo Bullet Cam animations let you follow your shot all the way to – and through – its target so you can fully appreciate your work.

Prototype 2

Title: Prototype 2
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 4/23/2012
Overview: Prepare to meet your maker and…unmake him in this return to an infected New York City world where you are the ultimate biological weapon. Harness all-new shape-shifting abilities as Sgt. James Heller. Go on a rampage through the city, brutally wielding your biological weaponry to destroy your targets and ruthlessly consuming people to replenish your powers. Trigger a new sonar blast to locate enemies and disappear into the body of anyone you encounter. The sandbox world has been divided into three zones, the militarized Green Zone, the infected Yellow Zone, and the nightmarish Red Zone, where the man who made you – none other than Alex Mercer – awaits.

Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat

Title: Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat
Publisher: 345 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 4/16/2012
Overview: The battle to crown history’s greatest tough guy comes to the PS3! Each episode of Deadliest Warrior pits legendary heroes, soldiers, leaders, and villains against each other to determine who would win if the two met in battle. Join the fight with this game based on the TV series. Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat combines two Deadliest Warrior downloadable games – DW: The Game and DW: Legends – with six fulls episodes of the show and new gameplay features. Fight the most epic battles imaginable, pitting history’s greatest warriors like Sun Tzu, Shaka Zulu, and William Wallace against one another. Use 30 new weapons, fight in a new Graveyard arena, and more.

Ridge Racer Unbounded

Title: Ridge Racer Unbounded
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Racing
Release Date: 4/2/2012
Overview: Wage a battle of drift and destruction as Ridge Racer adds a new smash-and-crash element to its finely-tuned drift-racing style. Unbounded takes off the training wheels for a high-speed rampage through the city of Shatter Bay. Become a member of the Unbounded street racing gang and take on your rivals on courses throughout the streets of the city, expanding your turf with each win. Drive new machines built for destruction, follow the signs to see what you can smash through in Demolition Mode, and smash speed records in Drift Attack Mode. You can design your own racing cities, compete in 12-driver online multiplayer, and much more.

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Title: Devil May Cry HD Collection
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/30/2012
Overview: Three Devil May Cry classics have been remade in HD, and your demon sword has never been sharper! Experience the birth of the demon-hunting saga as you relive Devil May Cry, DMC 2, and the DMC 3: Dante’s Awakening Special Edition. Play as the iconic hero Dante and join a war against a demon king on a quest fueled by vengeance. Stop a raging madman from taking power with help from your partner Lucia in DMC 2. Choose from multiple combat styles in the series prequel DMC 3. Activate the Devil Trigger and battle enemies with demonic powers in stylized action with new bonus content and added PlayStation Trophy support.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13

Title: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/26/2012
Overview: The greatest golfer of his generation returns to stalk the fairways in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. You’ll walk the Tour’s greatest courses right alongside the Tour’s greatest pros, playing with optional PlayStation Move controls. Use swing metrics that deliver the most accurate shots yet. For the first time, the tempo of your swing affects your shot, with more speed delivering more distance. Get the sweet spot on the ball with a new Strike Meter and get full post-swing analysis to improve your shots. You’ll play as one of 22 of the world’s best golfers, including Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, and Rickie Fowler, relive the greatest moments of Tiger’s career, and more.

Birds of Steel

Title: Birds of Steel
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/21/2012
Overview: Take control of planes that are part flying machine and part time machine in this World War II flight sim. Birds of Steel has mined mountains of available research and historical accounts to re-create the settings for some of history’s greatest battles. Choose from over 100 WW2-era planes and fly through 20 of the war’s pivotal conflicts, including Guadalcanal, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. Each machine has been thoroughly re-created with an emphasis on total accuracy in look, performance, and weaponry. Landscapes have been just as faithfully built, using satellite imaging and historical maps, photos, and other data to re-create the world as it looked on each of those fateful days.

Silent Hill HD Collection

Title: Silent Hill HD Collection
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/20/2012
Overview: Return to the town that helped put the survival-horror genre on the map with this collection that pairs two bone-chilling classics. The Silent Hill HD Collection brings together Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 in full HD presentation, complete with sharper graphics, an updated in-game voiceover, and a soundtrack that dials up the creepy ambience. As Silent Hill 2 begins, a man is beckoned to the eerie town by a letter from his dead wife. In Silent Hill 3, dive into the mind of a teenager whose inner demons are somehow connected to the horrors that stalk the town. Each game now features fully integrated PlayStation Network Trophy support.

Armored Core V

Title: Armored Core V
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 3/20/2012
Overview: The planet has been ravaged. Resources are scarce. The must-have look? Metal. Heavy metal. Gear up in an armored mech and enter the battle for control of a post-apocalyptic planet in Armored Core V. Prep for combat with over 500 mech customization options you can layer on top of base Thermal, Chemical, and Kinetic weapons systems. Add Close Range, Long Range, or Area “Over” Weapons that can devastate the enemy with just one shot. Five-on-five online matches are guided by an Operator who dictates strategy and tactics for each side. Store backup Armored Core units in your garage, swap items with other online players, and more.

Tales of Graces f

Title: Tales of Graces f
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 3/13/2012
Overview: Explore an open world filled with dungeons, monsters, magic, and mystery in this anime-style RPG. On the planet Efinea, Asbel Lhant gathers his childhood friends and summons his strength. Both will be vital if he and those he loves are to survive the challenge to come. As war between three kingdoms engulfs the planet, Asbel and his friends eventually have no choice but to enter the fray. Switch seamlessly between fighting styles and dodge attacks using the Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System, then amp up the action by activating new techniques in Accelerate Mode. Up to three friends can jump in and join your party anytime with instant-on multiplayer.

Silent Hill: Downpour

Title: Silent Hill: Downpour
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/13/2012
Overview: The weather in Silent Hill is rainy – but the forecast is downright chilling! Return to the hometown of horror for a dark journey into a world of madness. When a prison transport crashes outside Silent Hill, convict Murphy Pendleton is the only survivor. When he finds out what’s waiting for him, he might say the others got lucky. Freely roam through the nightmarish environment, moving through the story or going on side quests. Face horrifying creatures and unthinkable terrors as you desperately fight for your life with anything you can find. The game’s world evolves as you play, revealing new evils you summon based on your fight-or-flight style.

Yakuza Dead Souls

Title: Yakuza Dead Souls
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/12/2012
Overview: The Japanese mafia members of Yakuza face a new enemy – zombies – and battle them with a new twist on Yakuza combat – guns – in Yakuza Dead Souls. Return to the fictional Tokyo red-light district of Kamurocho and play as four of the franchise’s most notorious characters as they fend off an undead invasion. Gameplay features a new-for-Yakuza emphasis on gun-play woven into a twisting Yakuza story of shifting alliances and all-out survival. You’ll use a full range of firepower, from pistols to rocket launchers to send the zombies splattering back to their graves.

FIFA Street

Title: FIFA Street
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/12/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Street football is football at its creative, improvisational best, and the authentic experience of FIFA Street is as good as street football gets. Build the ultimate squad from real pros and legendary street players. Play in a variety of styles based on how the game is unfolding on streets around the world, from London’s physical, more formal play to the freestyling play of Amsterdam. Compete for the championship in World Tour Mode or enter your team in full-season online play where you can move up to better divisions or get sent down to lower ranks. Master ball movement then school your opponent with show-stopping moves you can only unleash on the street.

Top Gun Hardlock

Title: Top Gun Hardlock
Publisher: 505 Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Strategy/Sim
Release Date: 3/9/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an Online Pass code to access online content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

Only the best of the best are chosen for Top Gun. The chance to prove your skill is a given – but survival is not guaranteed. Use an accessible control scheme to pilot 14 of the world’s most advanced aircraft in this fast-moving flight combat sim. Fly through 15 white-knuckle missions in a story-based single-player campaign that unfolds in cinematic style. Choose from co-op and competitive online dogfights for up to 16 throttle jockeys. The stakes are highest in Hard Lock Mode, where there’s no escape once you’ve got a target lined up. Use the Hard Lock feature to engage the enemy, lock on, and let ’em have it.

Blades of Time

Title: Blades of Time
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 3/8/2012
Overview: You are Ayumi, a warrior equipped with gunswords and the power to bend time. You’re trapped on an island full of secrets, treasures, and enemies – lots of enemies. Welcome to hack-and-slash paradise! Use your weapons and your time-travelling ability to fight your way off the island with all the bounty you can carry in a blend of melee, tactical, and combo-based combat. Activate Time Rewind to turn back time or clone yourself to solve a puzzle or beat back an oncoming enemy horde. Use Ayumi’s special Dash ability to instantly catapult yourself close to your prey. Master over 40 skill sets in solo or co-op campaigns or in PvP multiplayer.

Order Up!

Title: Order Up!
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Arcade/Puzzle
Release Date: 3/7/2012
Overview: See if you can run your own business without running yourself ragged in this restaurant sim that serves up addictive fast-paced action with a heaping side of frantic fun! Wait tables, cook food, and deal with hungry customers, doing your best to keep them happy and build the reputation of your new restaurant, Kung Fusion. Serve up tasty Asian fusion dishes in quick and quirky single-player action, split-screen co-op, or turn-based head-to-head multiplayer. Use classic Six Axis controls or PlayStation Move controls in a challenge where every table is a wacky new adventure.

Major League Baseball 2K12

Title: Major League Baseball 2K12
Publisher: 2K Sports
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 3/5/2012
Overview: They say the baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. Here’s your chance to see if you can dig in and make it to the finish line. For the first time, experience an MLB season as it unfolds, taking the helm of your favorite team and playing your own virtual season right alongside the actual 2012 schedule. A Dynamic Tendency System tracks your style just like an opposing scout would, forcing you to adjust your approach from game to game and at-bat to at-bat. The top-flight feature set includes highly realistic controls, pro-level scouting reports, a new Throw Meter that lets you gamble for speed over accuracy, and much more.