In a press release by the NPD Group on the soon-to-be-released “Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend” report, the NPD Group stated that in addition to the $3.7 billion spent in the U.S. on new physical video and PC game software, in the first half of 2010 an additional $2.6-$2.9 billion was spent on “other” content which covers: used games, game rentals, subscriptions, digital full game downloads, social network games, downloadable content, and mobile game apps.

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The new Captain America game has been taking part of the comic-to-game-to-movie recent uprising and was glorified on multiple screens at the Sega booth during New York Comic-Con. I stopped to ooh and ahh a bit, and grabbed some footage of the gameplay one of the developers was showing off during the show. It flows really smooth and has a lot of an Arkham Asylum feel to the combat, which was pretty fluid so I don’t think that can really hurt the Captain. Check out the video below and let us know what you think of this avenger’s upcoming 2011 debut! (more…)

Have an Android OS device? Want to play Rovio’s hit game Angry Birds? Well, you’re in luck: the game has launched for android and is currently available for free. That’s right, not $0.99, but $0. Nada.

Considering how addictive and fun this game is, it’s definitely worth a download - that is, if you can get through. Demand has been so high that Rovio had to take its site down. But don’t despair, you can still download the game for android (or other devices), just follow the links on their site’s temporary page. (more…)

THQ’s Wii peripheral drawing tablet, uDraw, has a US release date: November 14. The peripheral will retail for $69.99 and include uDraw Studio. However, you can also purchase two other compatible games for $30 each: Pictionary and Dood’s Big Adventure.

If that doesn’t seem like enough incentive to purchase the table, THQ promises that more compatible titles are expected throughout 2011, although no titles were given.

Personally, I think this is a really interesting concept, it’s just a bit disappointing that Nintendo hasn’t partnered to produce a new version of Mario Paint.

[Source: THQ]

When I first saw Slam Bolt Scrappers at PAX East I was really impressed with what the team at Fire Hose Games was doing with the Tetris formula but it’s nothing like that puzzle game. They describe it as part brawler and part strategy. This unique title is built for multiplayer action but it also has a lengthy co-op campaign. Today the PlayStation Blog released a new video featuring Eitan Glinert of Fire Hose Games, explaining how the co-op campaign works and how the 2-on-2 battle mode plays out. Check it out!

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Recently, the courts stripped Tim Langdell of his “Edge” trademark after a court case in which he tried to sue EA for supposedly violating his copyright with their game Mirror’s Edge. The latest news is the the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has revoked his membership as well.

IGDA board chairman Brian Robbins explained, “The Board of Directors today voted to remove Tim Langdell from IGDA membership pursuant to our bylaws Article III. Section 6 (b) which states that any member may be removed from membership if the member has demonstrated a lack of integrity or unethical behavior, as determined by the Board of Directors.” (more…)

Zombies. As gamers, we can’t get enough of ‘em. So what’s the best thing you can do to make your game better? By adding zombies, of course! The formula has worked flawlessly so far, so Rockstar has decided to join in on the zombie craze with their latest DLC for Red Dead Redemption. The new expansion will be titled the Undead Nightmare Pack, and Rockstar has just announced that it is set to release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 26th. (more…)

Set in the universe of Pirates of the Caribbean, the promising action role playing game was set to release sometime in 2011. Unfortunately for those who were looking forward to this game, Disney Interactive has canceled Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, laying off the entire team behind its development.

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Did you never take part in Guybrush Threepwood’s latest TellTale adventures? If so, now may be the perfect time to jump into his crazy, silly world. For a limited time, Steam is offering the complete series for only $4.99 - that’s only 1/7 of the retail cost of $35.

It’s not clear how long this deal will last, but my guess is it’s probably limited to the weekend, so you might want to snag it now before the deal is gone.

In case you have your doubts about the series, they got an average review score of 8.1 from yours truly. So seriously, buy it already.

[Source: Steam]

Hey everyone! I know you read our review of Comic Jumper and have just been itching at the wallet to dive into this XBLA hunk of gold. Personally, it’s the best Xbox Live Arcade game I’ve played to date - so missing this would be a crime. I know some of you may (questionably!) be on the fence or don’t have the moneybags for this fix, and we don’t want you to miss out so this time we’re giving you all a chance to win Comic Jumper from Spawn Kill!

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