Nintendo will be releasing a classic video game from the adventure series "The Legend of Zelda" for its 25th year anniversary of the franchise.

The special launch bundle of the game; The Legends of Zelda: Skyward Sword will feature a gold Wii remote control in addition to the game. The game will also feature a CD with the orchestral arrangements that will be performed at the 25th anniversary symphony concert in October.

Nintendo Legend of Zelda Golden bundle will cost $69.99 and will launch on November 20th, 2011 just in time for the holiday shopping season!

If you are a Star Wars fan, you have undoubtedly heard about the new game SWTOR or Star Wars The Old Republic PC game. It's the latest Star Wars game which should hit stores shelves by the holiday season. The massive multiplayer online game is slated to go into a public beta beginning September 2nd 2011 for a select few that have registered.

"Sign up for an opportunity to become a Star Wars: The Old Republic game tester. We will be selecting community members who have completed the Game Testing registration process and meet the specific requirements of the test. Those that are selected will gain access to the game and be able to provide valuable feedback for the Star Wars: The Old Republic Development Team." the SWTOR web site says.

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GameStop today has responded, at least internally, to its efforts of removing coupons from new retail game boxes. In a corporate email that went out to GameStop stores they stated the following:

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At this time please pull all Regular PC Editions of Deus EX: Human Revolution (640171) and place them in your backroom. These will be recalled at a later date.

As GameStop is developing a streaming service in our Spawn Labs Cloud Gaming Division, the coupon that was included is for a competitive service. We are returning all copies of the PC regular edition to the vendor in agreement with Square Enix.

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An authentic email has surfaced from upper management at GameStop requesting GameStop employee's to tear open all new boxes of the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution and pull a free OnLive coupon.

Not only does this sound shady, but it could also be considered illegal - but I am by  no means an attorney. When gamers picked up their new game from stores, they have discovered the OnLive coupon was missing and shortly after the up roar, an email surfaced which shows gamestop management informing stores to take out the competitors coupon from boxes.

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Want early beta access to EA's Battlefield 3 PC game? EA will grant players which preorder the game from Origin (EA's download service) early Open Beta access in September 2011.

The $59.99 digital download version of the game from Origin will not only get you early beta access but you will also be able to pre-load the game before the release so that you can begin playing the second the game goes live.

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Star Wars The Old Republic for PC is available now for Pre-order even though it won't hit retail store shelves until October. Star Wars fans can pre-order the game today from a number of retailers starting at $59 for the standard version. There is also a $79 digital deluxe edition and a $149 collector's edition available.

The game was first announced in October 2008 during an invitation-only press event. Star Wars: TOR will eliminate the need for spamming channels in search for specific classes needing to fill a role in a group because TOR will allow any class to fill a role. Depending on your choices, certain portions of the story will be permanently open or closed. Each player of the game will also have their own starship allowing them to visit many of the dozens of different planets.

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It would appear Games on Google+ is coming, how soon - nobody knows. Games on Facebook is one of the most popular things to do on the social networking site. Facebook has brought us games like Farmville, Mafia Wars, and tons of card games such as Poker. If Google+ is to compete with Facebook, it has to offer games for its users.

One of Google's help pages indicated a "Games Stream" where you can get updates from games but the help page has since been modified to remove the said reference. There have also been code references within Google+ which indicated "Game Friends" so there is definitely something there, just nothing available yet that we can see.

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While EA and Steam bicker over their differences, millions of players on Steam will be unable to purchase and play EA's Battlefield 3 for the PC. EA recently published its digital retailers list (who you can purchase Battlefield 3 from Online) and Steam was not one of the dozens of online stores.

What seems like a foolish move of EA OR perhaps EA not able to make an agreement with Steam, could end up hurting the sales of Battlefield 3. Steam is the most popular content delivery system for PC games, especially multiplayer games. If EA can't get on the bandwagon, it could result in some lower sale figures and many unhappy gamers.

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Netflix is yet again expanding to another mobile device platform and this time around it's the Nintendo 3DS. The Netflix for the Nintendo 3DS will display content in 2D for the time being but soon subscribers will gain access to select 3D movies and best of all - no silly glasses are required with the 3DS.

Reggie Fils-Aime the America Nintendo president spoke of the new application and said the application "gives Nintendo 3DS owners access to an amazing wealth of movies and TV shows, which they can watch conveniently from thousands of free Wi-Fi access points across the country".

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Electronic Arts (EA) (Stock: ERTS) has agreed to purchase PopCap Games, which has provided us with hits such as Bejeweled, Zuma, Plants vs Zombies and more. The deal comes priced in at $750 million dollars with $100 million of that being a multi-year earn-out.

PopCap Games is based out of Seattle, Washington and was founded by John Vechey, Jason Kapalka, and Brian Fiete in 2000. The entire company comprises of about 400 employees. Their revenue for last year was over $100 million.

"EA and PopCap are a compelling combination," said EA CEO John Riccitiello. "PopCap's great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA's momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business. EA's global studio and publishing network will help PopCap rapidly expand their business to more digital devices, more countries, and more channels."

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