PAX Prime 2011: Play Dungeon Defenders Today At Booth 3652

PAX attendees have the opportunity to play Dungeon Defenders this weekend, nearly two months before its release.  In addition, you will be able to play a never-before-seen player vs. player DLC pack.  But wait – there’s more.

Throughout the day, grab a Dungeon Defenders T-Shirt or play in PvP matches at 1pm and 4pm to win an exclusive, signed Dungeon Defenders art print!

“Dungeon Defenders doesn’t come out until October 19, 2011, but don’t let that stop you from getting in on the action! Stop by the Reverb Communications booth (#3652) this weekend, August 26-28th at PAX Prime in Seattle to play Dungeon Defenders and for your chance to grab exclusive swag!”

Dungeon Defenders blends tower defense with action-RPG for a perfect puree of four-player co-op goodness. Players control one of four distinct classes in an epic bid to fight back an ancient evil. A combination of real-time strategy and fast-paced hack and slash action must be used to prevail!

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Great RPG Deals At Direct2Drive This Weekend

Just because you didn’t go to PAX this year does not mean you have to miss out on all of the fun.  Direct2Drive is running a deal for the weekend, marking up to 60% off of this year’s hottest role playing games.  Grab these deals while you can, the special pricing ends Sunday night.

The second installment in the RPG saga about the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, features a thoroughly engrossing, mature storyline defining new standards for thought-provoking, non-linear game narration. In addition to an epic story, the game features an original, brutal combat system that uniquely combines tactical elements with dynamic action.

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Lead a revolution to take control of Albion, fight alongside your people, and experience love and loss while defending the kingdom against a looming threat. Your choices as ruler will lead to consequences felt across the entire land. Who will you become? A rebel without a cause, the tyrant you rebelled against, or the greatest ruler to ever live?

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Return to the vast world of Antaloor in Two Worlds II. Building upon the original game, Two Worlds II offers the willing adventurer a unique and thrilling RPG experience unrivalled in current RPG landscape.

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You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your rise to power begins now.

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Choose your race and determine the final fate of the entire sector in Dawn of War II: Retribution, the next installment in the critically-acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise.

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PAX Prime 2011: New Borderlands 2 Screenshots

2K Games is giving us some more eye candy from Borderlands 2.  This includes two new shots from “Lootfest” that is making its North American debut this weekend at PAX.   Stop by and say hello to 2K at booth #3417, and make sure to tell them Platform Nation sent you.

Hungry for more details?  Read on.

• Gunzerker Leads a Cast of All-New Characters and All-New Classes: Step into the role of the Gunzerker, whose highly deadly skills allow him to dual-wield any two weapons found in the game. Not only that, you will build on that skill to do more things with two guns than you ever imagined possible. Dual machine guns? Cool. Dual rocket launchers? Of course! Dual Sniper Rifles? Sure, if that’s your thing! Want to try other styles? More tactical perhaps? There are multiple classes to choose from!

• Dynamic Co-op online, split-screen and LAN: Share your adventures with friends both online and via LAN. Borderlands 2 features a seamless system enabling you to drop in and drop out of a campaign without ever having to restart the game. On top of that you can even take your new gear from any game to any other!

• World Connected Story:  You will find yourself left for dead in the frozen tundra of Pandora as you begin your quest of revenge and redemption. Expose the evil surrounding the Hyperion Corporation and take on the perpetrator of a universe-wide grand deception — the nefarious Hyperion CEO, Handsome Jack. (Oh, also: he’s stolen credit for the opening of the Vault.)

• New Badass Gun System: An entirely new take on the groundbreaking procedural system means millions upon millions of possible weapons. The variety and style of guns in Borderlands 2 is staggering, and you’ll see tons of new and innovative ways to engage foes on Pandora. Fire, electricity, corrosive acid, and much more will all be at your disposal as you fight your way through the Hyperion Corporation’s forces!

• 87 Bazillion…Everything: In addition to the new gun system, you will lust after procedurally generated shields, grenades, Alien Artifacts, class mods and much, much more.  And you thought the original Borderlands had a ton of loot!

• Brand new environments on Pandora: Hunt through entirely brand new areas of Pandora that are more alive than ever!  From the arctic tundra, through the dangerous grasslands, past the mysterious corrosive caverns to beyond, you’ll be surprised by the unpredictable world of Pandora at every turn!

• Brand new enemies:  A whole slew of new enemies are out there to kill you in Borderlands 2. Hulking, gorilla-like Bullymongs, vicious predatory Stalkers and the Hyperion mechanical army, run by Handsome Jack, are just some of the new enemies you will be facing off against on Pandora.  New strategies will need to be created for every fight, as enemies now interact and aid each other to ensure you don’t get far in the world of Pandora.

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PAX Prime 2011: GoldenEye 007 Reloaded Sneak Peek Video

The Platform Nation invasion of PAX 2011 is already underway.  Here, two Platform Nation writers, Jeremiah Hill and Ryan Strain play GoldenEye 007 Reloaded on a PS3.  I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more about this title in the next few days, but for now, here is a peek at the game in action.

Keep watching Platform Nation for all of your PAX 2011 coverage!

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Fallout New Vegas: Release Dates Announced For Three DLC Packs

Here comes more Fallout: New Vegas, which based on the Old World Blues DLC, just keeps getting better and better.  The fourth DLC, Lonesone Road will be available September 20, 2011 on Xbox Live, PSN and Steam for $9.99 (or 800 MS Points).

In Lonesome Road you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas. Ulysses promises the answer as to why he didn’t take the job, but only if you make one last journey into the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. It’s up to you whether you take the job or not.

Also, two additional, but non-traditional DLC packs will be available September 27, 2011.  Instead of adding story-lines these packs will allow you to purchase the Pre-Order bonuses and ability upgrades.

Courier’s Stash (Xbox LIVE for 160 Microsoft points, PlayStation Network and Steam for $1.99) gives players immediate access to four content bundles previously available only through pre-ordering Fallout: New Vegas. The Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack each offer unique weapons, apparel and aid advantages that will help you throughout your journey.

Gun Runners’ Arsenal (Xbox LIVE for 320 Microsoft points, PlayStation Network and Steam for $3.99) increases the range of unique weapons, weapon mods, ammo types and recipes waiting to be uncovered in the vast Mojave Wasteland.

Bethesda has also released some screen-shots showing Lonesome Road as well as some of the weapons in Gun Runners’ Arsenal.  Check ‘em out.

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