Mom's Minute

Deadpool

Deadpool will be joining Spiderman and other Marvel comic book heroes by having his own video game.  Activision will be using the services of acclaimed developer, High Moon Studios to bring the character to life as a video game Super Hero. This game will be Mature rated and the voice acting will be done by Alan North, who has done voice acting for many other video game characters.

Deadpool, Marvel Super Hero

The game will be created using Epic's Unreal Technology, which is the engine that runs the Transformers video game. 

During game play, Deadpool will assist you through some of the tough spots and obstacles in the video game.

The expected launch date for Deadpool is some time in 2013.  A specific date was unavailable at press time. 

Hulu launches video games hub for the PC, November 16, 2012

Hulu is joining in on the video game fun by launching its video games hub.  If you want another source for video games trailers, reviews and other video games related topics and have a PC, you can access the Hulu hub.

Information on Bioshock Infinite and other video games are available on the Hulu hub.

So now, with the current myriad of video games sources, you can add Hulu to the group.

Here's what Hulu executives are saying about the hub.

"In case it’s not clear, we love video games at Hulu.  So for this busy video game season, we’ve got you covered. We’ve taken a big first step in feeding the game trailer addiction by bringing you the new Video Games hub on Hulu.." 

Grand Theft Auto V news is available on the Hulu hub, as well as other video games news, including new releases.

You can access the Hulu video game hub by visiting http://www.hulu.com/videogames on the PC.  Hulu will be rolling out the hub to all the Hulu Plus devices over the next few months.

Battlefield 3 Aftermath

If you are a PS3 Battlefield 3 premium member, you can download the expansion pack now as of November 27, 2012 free.  The expansion pack downloadable content (DLC) includes 4 new maps based in post-earthquake Tehran.  During gameplay, you will be able to fight your way through the ruined buildings and  streets  of the Iranian city.

Scene from Battlefield 3 Aftermath

The maps support the Scavenger mode; however,you  do not  spawn with a full set of equipment.  They are limited to a knife, grenade and sidearm.  You must search the maps for additional weapons, if they are needed. 

Battlefield 3 Aftermath scene

Due to a special deal with Sony and EA, this DLC is available on November 27, 2012 for PS3 premium members..  The DLC will be available for Premium members for the PC and Xbox 360 on December 4, 2012.

Non-premium PS 3 members will have access to the DLC on December 11, 2012 with their counterparts on the Xbox 360 and PC will have access to the DLC on December 18, 2012.

Mass Effect 4

Bioware announced previously that there will be a Mass Effect 4 as well as a possible triology.  You have a chance to let Bioware know exactly what you would like in Mass Effect 4.  Take in consideration in your input that Commander Shepard will not be in Mass Effect 4.

Commander Shepard

However, if you feel strongly that Commander Shepard should remain in the game in some form or fashion, it wouldn't hurt to let Bioware know now, when they are asking for your Mass Effect 4 ideas.

Part of the Mass Effect universe

With the  Mass Effect's universe being so vast, the developers want to make a completely different game than the previous versions. 

If you want to share your ideas, you may respond to the tweet sent out by Casey Hudson where he states that the team is in the early stages of developing Mass Effect 4.  His question is "What do you want to see in it?"

https://twitter.com/CaseyDHudson/status/266612856517181440

Black Friday is November 23, 2012

It's that time of the year when you, the video game customer, can reap all the rewards of lots of low prices.  In fact some Black Friday deals started ahead of time, with some sales starting as early as November 19, 2012 -- some even earlier than that.

Black Friday Video Game Deals

To make shopping the Black Friday deals easy for you, here are some of the video game sales that start on Black Friday, November 23, 2012 from GameStop and Best Buy. The sale at Walmart starts at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 22, 2012.

GameStop

XBOX 360 250GB Holiday System Bundle with 3 Free Games (Skyrim, Forza 4 and Call of Duty Black Ops 2) -- $249.99
PlayStation 3 250GB System with Uncharted & Infamous Collections --  $199.97
PS Vita White Assassin's Creed III Liberation System Bundle --  $199.99
XBOX 360 3 Month Gold Membership -- $12.49
Turtle Beach X12 Headset -- $39.99
Forza Horizon -- $39.99
Kinect Sports Collection -- $29.99
Dance Central 3 -- $29.99
Fable Kinect Journey -- $29.99
Battlefield 3 Premium Edition -- $29.99 
Medal of Honor Warfighter -- $29.99 (PS3/360/PC)
Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012)  -- $29.99 (PS3/360)
Sniper Elite -- $19.99 (PS3/360)
Playstation All Star Battle Royale -- $39.99 WITH new PlayStation 3 system purchase
LittleBigPlanet Karting -- $29.99
Ratchet and Clank Collection -- $19.99

NOTE:  Be sure to check out the GameStop Holiday store for kids if one is located in your area.  If you are of age and prefer Mature rated games, you may find some games at the GameStop Holiday kids store.  You have to ask for the games since they will not be displayed on the shelves.

Black Friday at Amazon.com

Best Buy

Sony PlayStation 3 250 GB Infamous Collection, Limited Edition Bundle -- $199.99

Disney Epic Movie The Power of Two (WII) -- $29.99

Microsoft Xbox 360 250 GB Holiday Bundle with Fortza Motorsport 4 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- $199.99

Darksiders II (Xbox 360/PS3) -- $29.99

Need for Speed Most Wanted Limited Edition (Xbox 360/PS3) -- $29.99

Battlefield 3 Premium Edition (PS 3) -- $29.99

Medal of Honor Warfighter (Xbox 360/PS3) -- $29.99

Call of Duty Black Ops Ii PS Vita Bundle Limited Edition -- $199.99

The Amazing Spiderman (Xbox 360/PS3) -- $29.99

Assassins Creed III -- $34.99

Walmart $25.00 video games:

Amazing Spiderman
Battlefield 3: Premium Edition
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: MW3
Dishonored
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

 FIFA Soccer 13
 Just Dance 4
 Kinect Star Wars
 LittleBigPlanet Karting
 Madden 13
 Medal of Honor Warfighter
 NBA 2K13
 NCAA Football 13
 Need for Speed: Most Wanted- A Criterion Game
 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 Tekken Tag Tournament 2
 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
 Twisted Metal
 Wipeout 3
 WWE 13
 XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Walmart $15.00 Video Games:

Angry Birds Trilogy

Borderlands

Call of Duty Black Ops

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

Dance Central 3

Fable The Journey

Forza Horizon

God of War Saga

Grand Theft Auto 4 (Complete Edition)

Just Dance 3

Killzone 3

Remember there are also lots of online Black Friday sales. Don't miss out.   Check your favorite video game establishment for Black Friday deals.  You will be glad that you did. 

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