Console Domination's Weekly News Roundup: 12/02

CD_roundup30 February is well under way and there are a tonne of new gaming options out there for us gamers. As such, there is plenty of news to go around including the impending release of the PS Vita and its cross-platform play, a confirmation that Assassin's Creed III will be out this year, Nintendo's Wii is joining the content streaming shenaniganry of the other two consoles and The Guinness World records release a list of the top 50 game endings of all time. in addition we have a swathe of new video content, reviews of Final Fantasy XIII-2, Soul Calibur V and Gotham City Impostors and a couple of feature articles for you to fawn over. So there you have it, stop reading the intro and start reading the good stuff!

Episode 19 - For our second podcast episode of 2012 the Console Domination team discuss the latest news including the Resident Evil 6 announcement and reveal trailer, Sony's PS Vita can stream PS3 titles, THQ decides to drop the kiddy games and Xbox Live Arcade sees a large growth in 2011. We also have a solid round-table discussion about the next generation of Microsoft consoles and the rumoured removal of Microsoft points in favour of currency and the idea that used games will no longer work on consoles. We also review the Fenix Rising DLC for Gears of War 3 and Quarrel for the Xbox Live Arcade and of course we take your reader mail questions and introduce Damon who is our first site guest to appear on the show
Episode 20 coming soon!

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February is on its way very shortly, so check out what we can expect from it gaming-wise in Console Domination's Month in Preview: February.
The viking gamer returned to give us his verdict on Final Fantasy XIII-2.

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Paul tackles the Historia Crux in his Final fantasy XIII-2 review.
Danielle also got in on the Final Fantasy action, offering up a video review.
Damon gets his arcade on with a review of Gotham City Impostors.
Tim takes on fighting's latest heavyweight in his Soul Calibur V review.

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Following the success of Back to the Future and Jurassic Park, Telltale Games announce a new game - Playing Dead.
Game Informer lets us know that Assassin's Creed III has been in the works for three years and will be gracing consoles this October.
Intriguing J-RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch will be coming to a PS3 near you in 2013.
Activision announces that a new Call of Duty ELITE download package will be dropping on February 21st.
Square-Enix also announce some new DLC will be available for Final Fantasy XIII-2 before the end of the month.
Nintendo have announced the release date for promising upcoming RPG title Pandora's Tower.
THQ has gone ahead and confirmed the price and release date for their latest downloadable title - Nexuiz.
Sony MMO fans rejoice! There is a new DLC pack on the way for DC Universe Online.
THQ have announced some sexy Darksiders II pre-order bonuses.
Sega has released The House of the Dead 3 on the PSN.
UFC® Undisputed® 3 available now in the US, coming down under soon.
The title we're all itching to play, Mass Effect 3 has a playable demo available now on both XBLA and PSN.
System 3 launches classic PlayStation 2 range on PlayStation Store.
The latest downloadable title Warp has launched on Xbox Live, coming to PC and PSN soon.
Those who can't get enough of the game, Resistance 3 fans can now have a listen to the official soundtrack which is out now.
The greatest video game endings of all time announced in the new Guinness world records 2012 gamer's edition (How the hell is Black Ops no. 1??).
Hollywood Stars Rosario Dawson & Brian Cox headline a stellar voice cast for EA's upcoming shooter Syndicate.
Plans for Paramount and Namco-Bandai to team up to deliver a new Star Trek game.
Ubisoft's I am Alive aims to bring a breakthrough in emotional soundscaping to the survival horror genre.
Microsoft announces Kinect Sesame Street.
Sony reveal that players can enjoy cross-platform play on both PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 for one price.
Nintendo teams up with Hulu Plus to deliver streaming movie and television content to the Wii.

Console Domination's Weekly News Roundup: 12/02 - 18/02

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