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Street Fighter X Tekken

Title: Street Fighter X Tekken
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 3/5/2012
Overview: Fight an unforgettable crossover battle as the worlds of Street Fighter and Tekken collide in the ultimate melee mashup! Street Fighter X Tekken is built on the explosive, battle-tested Street Fighter IV engine and art style. Favorite Tekken characters slide into Street Fighter visuals but bring their trademark moves and elegant Tekken style. Win brawler bragging rights in Versus Mode, form a dream team and use special combos and knockout assists in Tag Team Mode, or master the moves in Training Mode. Make a furious push to finish a fight (or forfeit) in ten seconds or less by activating the new Pandora system and get a boost from new gem-based powerups.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2

Title: Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
Publisher: Koei
Platform: PS3
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 2/29/2012
Overview: Oddly original RPG Hyperdimension Neptunia returns with a new story and streamlined gameplay. The four anime goddesses known as CPUs (Console Patron Units) – video games personified – have been captured. It’s up to their younger sisters to save the day. Play as young CPU candidate Nepgear and travel through the world of Gamindustri, fighting the evil Arfoire and battling monsters on a quest to free your sister Neptune. Combat is more strategic thanks to a freer-roaming battle system, random character encounters have been eliminated, and cutscenes have been upgraded from 2D to 3D animations.

Binary Domain

Title: Binary Domain
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/27/2012
Overview: The battle between man and machine has begun. The challenge is knowing who – or what – is on which side. Tokyo, 2080: A corporation breaks an international accord and creates incredibly lifelike robots. The machines have disappeared into the sea of humanity. It’s your job to weed them out. Lead a squad of soldiers through a futuristic version of Tokyo that’s split between a beaten-down lower city and a posh upper sector. Strategically choose your weapons and analyze the damage you inflict, searching for the quickest way to destroy your enemies. As the squad begins to operate with robotic precision, the line between man and machine blurs with the blast of every bullet.

SSX

Title: SSX
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/27/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to earn experience for online play, but not to access online multiplayer. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

1260-degree Double McTwist? That’s nothing. In SSX, the greatest trick is simply surviving the run. Ride in the most extreme conditions imaginable as you conquer the most unforgiving peaks on the planet. Hold your breath in Himalayan altitudes where the air is so thin you might black out, chase sunlight in Antarctica where temps in the shadows plunge to 120 below, and more. Each peak has been re-created with incredible detail using topographical data from NASA. Race, roam, and explore a massive barrier-free world that’s rigged for multiplayer at any moment. Compete against ghosted images of your friends’ runs or go live in global competitions at any point in any drop.

Syndicate

Title: Syndicate
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/18/2012
Overview: It’s hard to say which weapon in Syndicate is more powerful, the one you hold in your hand or the one that sits inside your head. In 2069, people are connected by digital chips implanted in their heads. Three corporations are about to battle for control of the American market, and there are no governments left to get in the way. Choose your side in this cunning action shooter. Use your chip to hack into the head of your opponent and take them down digitally. Upgrade your hacking abilities to unleash more ferocious attacks – just don’t forget your opponents will still come at you the old fashioned way: with bullets.

Asura’s Wrath

Title: Asura’s Wrath
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/18/2012
Overview: Asura has just been blamed for a murder he didn’t commit. His wife has been killed. His daughter has been kidnapped. He has been stripped of his powers and cast out of his kingdom. Cue the epic, unyielding rage. Undertake an episodic quest for revenge in this titanic fusion of Asian mythology and cinematic sci-fi. Use your inner wrath to vanquish your enemies as story and action merge in unprecedented style – you’ll have control of Asura even during cutscenes. Your search gets interrupted by other demigods you’ll be forced to destroy.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND

Title: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND
Publisher: Aksys
Platform: PS3
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 2/15/2012
Overview: Anime-style fighting saga BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger just keeps getting bigger! This extension of an expansion pack builds on the action, characters, and storylines of Calamity Trigger’s sequel/expansion, Continuum Shift. Head into the unknown with four new story scenarios or charge back into the events of Calamity Trigger. Familiar characters fight in new ways with a rebalanced combat system that’s stocked with new combos and calls for new strategies. Conquer any type of challenge as you navigate dungeons in Abyss Mode, command an army in Legion Mode, or face only the fiercest enemies in Unlimited Mars Mode. Online multiplayer has also been extended, with team battles playable for the first time.

EA Sports: Grand Slam Tennis 2

Title: EA Sports: Grand Slam Tennis 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Sports
Release Date: 2/15/2012
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.

You can’t win the Grand Slam without winning the biggest titles in tennis, and EA Sports offers the only chance to do it. Take home the sport’s top four trophies in the only tennis game that lets you compete for the Wimbledon Championship. Whether it’s the clay of Roland Garros, the grass of Wimbledon, or the hard courts of the U.S. and Australian Opens, you’ll compete on the world’s greatest stages. Play as and against top players from the current tour or take up a racquet as a legend from championships past. Work the court like a pro with precision controls designed to bring home a realistic tennis experience.

UFC Undisputed 3

Title: UFC Undisputed 3
Publisher: THQ
Platform: PS3
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 2/13/2012
Overview: NOTE: Rental of this title does not include the code required by THQ for online gameplay. The online code is included with purchase, and is available for purchase separately via PSN or Xbox LIVE for $10.

Dish out punishment in more ways, more divisions, and more weight classes than ever before in the deepest fighting experience UFC has unleashed! Take your first shot at the competition in the PRIDE circuit, where you’ll fight according to Japanese MMA rules. Finish your opponent with new moves in a new submission system that plays up the raw power needed to end a UFC fight. Battle with an incredibly deep UFC roster that adds Bantamweight and Featherweight fighters for the first time. Experienced fighters can use full controls, while players new to the Octagon can use a streamlined system designed to deliver the quickest path to maximum action.

National Geographic Challenge!

Title: National Geographic Challenge!
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Family/Party
Release Date: 2/10/2012
Overview: Test your knowledge of nature in this quick-moving trivia game featuring the award-winning photography of National Geographic. The light-hearted fun is powered by over 5,000 questions in four themes: Amazing Planet, Aquatic Life, Dangerous Encounters, and Predator vs. Prey. Fifteen trivia challenges include memory, true/false, anagrams, odd one out, and more. Challenge friends in multiplayer or take a trivia trip around the world in Quest Mode. The game features some of the best visual clues around, with over 2,000 high-res photos and more than 90 minutes of high-def video from the world-renowned National Geographic archives.

Darkness II

Title: Darkness II
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: The Darkness returns to unleash more chaos, whether kingpin Jackie Estacado likes it or not, in this sinister FPS based on the gritty comic saga. Two years after avenging his girlfriend’s death, Jackie survives an attempt on his life that reawakens his powers. Go on a terrifying journey that reveals what his would-be killers were after and – even worse – what The Darkness wants. Rip everything to shreds with the power of the Demon Arms, which let you use your demonic powers while firing a weapon with each of your human hands. Light is your worst enemy so keep to the shadows – that’s where your unstoppable powers activate.

Jak & Daxter Collection

Title: Jak & Daxter Collection
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: Three classic platforming adventures return from the vault to debut on PS3 in this recharged collection featuring Jak and Daxter doing some of their best work. Get the three games that started it all with Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 all on one action-packed greatest hits disc. Each of the games features the same platforming play that made Jak and Daxter legends, remastered with new visuals geared for hi-def and equipped with 3D capability. Explore extra-large, wide open environments with animations that look smoother than ever and track every one of your achievements with PS3 trophy support.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Title: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 2/6/2012
Overview: NOTE: This game requires an EA Online Pass code to access bonus content. The Online Pass code is included with purchase, but not with rental of this title.

There are RPGs that create a rich back-story, and then there’s Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning – which spins a saga set atop 10,000 years of fictional history crafted by a best-selling fantasy author! Magic has returned to the realm of Amalur, and with it, chaos. The only one who can save the world is a hero who has already died. With the secrets of immortality unlocked, an epic quest of over 60 hours begins. Disappear into a giant open world and shape your destiny. Use a unique Action Magic combat system to develop your combat style, then crush your enemies with the raw power of Fateshift finishing moves.

SoulCalibur V

Title: SoulCalibur V
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PS3
Genre: Fighting
Release Date: 1/31/2012
Overview: Seventeen years after the last clash, the battle for the Soul Swords continues with a new generation leading the charge. Patroklos, son of Sophitia, takes up the quest to be proven history’s greatest warrior as the SoulCaliber franchise battles through the 16th century. Choose from a roster of powerful fighters, each with a unique skill set and desire to defeat anything that gets in their way. Choose from new and classic Soul Calibur characters, including returning favorites Raphael, Leixia, Ivy, Voldo, and Nightmare. The battle gets a boost from a supercharged cameo, as Assassin’s Creed star Enzio Auditore joins the roster.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Title: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS3
Genre: RPG
Release Date: 1/30/2012
Overview: Final Fantasy XIII-2 isn’t a sequel where you return to the same world and just continue the adventure. Instead, you’ll return to the same world, Cocoon, which serves as the jumping-off point for a quest that is bigger, broader, and more wide-open than anyone could have expected. Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning is missing, believed lost forever. Her sister Serah believes otherwise. Join her and companion Noel on a journey that sends you traveling through time. Explore different eras in worlds ripe for discovery. Close and open paths as you choose to undo your actions or let your deeds stand, altering the plot and sending you hurtling closer to your destiny.

NeverDead

Title: NeverDead
Publisher: Konami
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 1/30/2012
Overview: Bryce has unlimited time on earth, and nothing better to do than destroy demons. One man’s curse is a gamer’s blessing in this demon-infested third-person shooter. Gambling the love of his life – and losing – in a fight against a demon, Bryce was cursed to walk the earth for all eternity haunted by his lost love. He’s accomplished little, aside from taking the occasional demon-hunting gig for beer money. As more demonic incidents are reported, a growing shadow looms and Bryce is hired by NADA, the National Anti-Demon Agency. Be prepared to shoot anything and everything in this wise-cracking fight to defend our world against a demon invasion.

Back to the Future – The Game

Title: Back to the Future – The Game
Publisher: Telltale Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/15/2011
Overview: Back to the Future is back! Six months after Back to the Future III, the time-traveling DeLorean arrives in Hill Valley without a driver. Play as Marty McFly in an all-new story and journey through time to save Doc Brown’s life. Meet Biff, Jennifer, and other characters from the trilogy. Get help from a teenage version of Doc in a five-part adventure featuring voices of the original cast, including Christopher Lloyd. But beware the consequences of your actions – you never know what will happen when you change history!

Get Up and Dance

Title: Get Up and Dance
Publisher: O Games
Platform: PS3
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 12/6/2011
Overview: Hog the spotlight or help someone else look good while they steal the show in this dance-a-thon that’s meant to be shared. Choose songs that move at your speed, from old-school disco-funk to today’s hottest chart-topping hits. See which team has the best moves in four-on-four Party Mode contests like Tug of War, Last Man Standing, and Party Mix. Mix it up and join forces in Group Mode, where you can be the lead or a backup dancer on a team that’s competing in a ten-round talent showdown. With additional modes like Jukebox, Rehearse, and Shape Up, there’s a dance routine that anyone can get into!

The Adventures of Tintin: The Game

Title: The Adventures of Tintin: The Game
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Action Adventure
Release Date: 12/5/2011
Overview: The whimsical tale of a young reporter’s quest for a legendary treasure comes to life in this game meant to be a true companion to The Adventures of Tintin movie. Built with help from filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, the whole experience gets as close to the movie as possible. Solve an incredible mystery as you hunt for lost scrolls that lead to a bounty of sunken treasure, playing solo or with a friend. Play as Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy, and three unlockable characters as you fly planes, fight ancient knights, and more in a true adventure for the ages.

Just Dance 3

Title: Just Dance 3
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3
Genre: Music/Dance
Release Date: 12/5/2011
Overview: NOTE: This title requires the PlayStation Move controller and the PlayStation Eye camera for gameplay. The controller and camera are not included with rental or purchase of this title.

The mega-popular dance craze comes to PS3 and gives you a chance to dance with the power of PlayStation Move! A set list of more than 40 fresh songs features a mix of new and classic favorites. Dance to chart-topping tracks from Taio Cruz, Cee Lo Green, and Katy Perry with Snoop Dogg. Dial up throwback classics from Wilson Pickett, Donna Summer, and the Sugarhill Gang. Dance non-stop in Party Mode, get fit in Just Sweat Mode, form a four-player Dance Crew, and trigger background changes as you nail progressive moves. If you don’t feel like dancing, you can sit back and sing along to the lyrics on screen.