The games of May 2012

Big franchises come out to play as sumꦰmer inches closer

May 29

DiRT Showdown

Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
EU: May 25

DiRT Showdown takes the celebrated off-road racing franchise 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:onto some new terrain, moving away from the traditional rally focus to tac🍃kle some more arcade-oriented fare. Racing is still here, though it's now found on tight, closed tracks (or crash-prone figure-eight courses) with nitrous boosts at hand, though it's flanked by sumo-esque knockout events atop raised platforms, as well as destruction derby-like rampage challenges and trick-centric hoonigan trials.♊ DiRT Showdown also introduces Codemasters' new RaceNet system, which goes beyond a single game to encompass all of its racers going forward – including the inevitable DiRT 4, which the publisher has said that Showdown is not a replacement for.

Resistance: Burning Skies

Platform: PlayStation Vita
EU: June 1

Insomniac's core Resistance trilogy concluded on the PlayStation 3 last fall with the stellar Resistance 3, but the franchise lives on🌺 this month on the Vita, where the advent of a second analog stick may make this the first portable FPS that actually captures the feel of its console siblings. Resistance: Burning Skies takes place in 1951 (near the time of Resistance: Fall of Man), and stars Tom Riley, a New York City firefighter aiming to save his family amidst the Chimeran invasion. Developed by Nihilistic Software (PlayStation Move Heroes), Burning Skies includes a cinematic single-player campaign flanked by eight-player online action – and the ability to use a fireman's axe, in addition to familiar human and Chimeran firearms.

Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition

Platform: Xbox 360, PS3
EU: TBA

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