Dragons and portals
Dragon Age 2Developer – Bioware
Publisher – Electronic Arts
Platforms – Windows, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date – 8 March, 2011
“The Dragon Age franchise got off to a tremendous start. With Dragon Age 2, we are building on the outstanding RPG fundamentals the original delivered while taking the franchise in a new direction with faster, more responsive combat that will allow players to think like a general, but fight like a Spartan,” said Mark Darrah, executive producer at BioWare. “We are giving the franchise’s gameplay a shot of adrenaline. We can’t wait to get the game in people’s hands so they can feel the difference.”
Portal 2
Developer – Valve Corporation
Publisher – Valve Corporation/EA
Platforms – Windows, Xbox 360, PS3
Release Date – 22 April, 2011
Portal 2 will see players introduced to a host of fresh puzzles, devious new test chambers in never-before-seen areas of Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion from the original Portal. The game’s all-new co-operative mode will feature its own unique campaign and characters, and will force players to both act and think together.
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