3DS XL Circle Pad Pro Hits Japan in November

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Nintendo has revealed that the XL Circle Pad Pro will come to Japan on November 15th. The supersized peripheral will be available for 1,500 yen (roughly equivalent to $19) and, like its smaller cousin before it, will add a second analog stick for use in 3DS games.

The accessory was originally confirmed in June and we got our first look during the Tokyo Game Show last month. It follows the original Circle Pad Pro, which launched alongside Resident Evil Revelations in the United States.

The Circle Pad Pro is currently compatible with Resident Evil Revelations and Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater, among others. For now, the XL version has only been announced for Japan, but we’ve reached out to Nintendo about whether it will be headed West and will update this story with any comment we receive.

Until then, watch our impressions of the Circle Pad Pro XL in the video above, and read Nintendo global president Satoru Iwata’s thoughts on why the 3DS XL doesn’t have a second circle pad built in.

Source: Siliconera

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Level Up With These New Wreck-It Ralph Images

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Check out these all new images from Wreck-It Ralph, Disney's animated tribute to video games that hits theaters November 2!


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Football Manager 2013 Release Date Announced

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SEGA has revealed the latest instalment in the Football Manager franchise will release on November 2 worldwide.

If you can't wait until then though, the company is offering keen players who pre-order the chance to get into the game earlier.

Anyone who pre-orders a physical or digital copy of the game will receive a code that will grant access to a single-player beta version of the game about two weeks before the full game becomes available. This beta will remain playable until November 5, and all saved games and progress made during the pre-release period will be fully compatible with the final release.

Speaking about the decision to offer earlier access, Sports Interactive’s studio director Miles Jacobson said, "Our fans are very good at letting us know what they want and the one thing that’s consistently at the top of their wish list is an earlier release date. While we can’t, strictly speaking, offer them exactly what they want, this Beta version is the next best thing… a fully playable Football Manager they can get their hands on around two weeks before the finished game hits the streets."

Football Manager 2013 will be available on PC and Mac from November 2, and includes new features such as a Classic mode and short-term challenges.

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Vote for your favorite players to the World All Star Team in the GSL World Championship

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As many of you know, IPL5 takes place November 29 to December 2. In addition to the main tournament at IPL5, there will be the Semifinals and Final of GSL Code S as well as the return of the GSL World Championship!

Stephano and NaNiWa have both been invited to the team, but we still have 5 spots to fill for the World All Stars!

Vote for your favorite European and American players in the polls below. They will be placed into a 16 person bracket (1 for EU, 1 for NA) to compete for the last 5 spots! 2 players from America and 3 players from Europe will qualify!

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Stay tuned to follow the GSL World Championship all the way to IPL5!


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Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection Headed to Blu-ray

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Lionsgate is collecting 8 films from writer/director Quentin Tarantino in one awesome 10-disc Blu-ray set, out November 20, 2012. According to the press release, this collection was put together "to illustrate the first 20 years of his career, featuring the films that helped define his early success."

Here's a look at the disc's slick artwork, created by MONDO:

Below is a breakdown of the included films and their respective bonus features.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES – 2 Discs:

  • Critics Corner: The Films of Quentin Tarantino – In-depth critics’ discussion piece exploring Tarantino’s films that redefined cinema and the impact of one of the most influential writers/directors of our time.
  • 20 Years of Filmmaking – Take a look at Tarantino’s career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke.

RESERVOIR DOGS

Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut, nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (1992) and awarded the International Critics Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (1992), is raw, violent and unforgettable. Four perfect strangers are assembled to pull off the perfect crime, but when a botched robbery reveals a police informant among them, their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Pulp Factoids Viewer
  • Playing It Fast and Loose
  • Profiling the Reservoir Dogs

TRUE ROMANCE - DIRECTOR’S CUT

Runaway lovers Clarence and Alabama (Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette) play a dangerous game with a stolen suitcase containing $5 million worth of cocaine. They head for Los Angeles, where they'll sell the goods and begin a new life, but both sides of the law have other ideas. This dark comic web of crime, murder and mayhem from writer Quentin Tarantino and director Tony Scott (Top Gun, Spy Game), features an ensemble cast including Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini and Christopher Walken.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Audio commentary by Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette
  • Audio commentary by Tony Scott
  • Audio commentary by Quentin Tarantino
  • Scene selective commentaries by Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt and Michael Rapaport
  • Deleted/Extended Scenes with Optional Director Commentary
  • Alternate Ending with Optional Director and Writer Commentary
  • Original 1993 Mini-feature
  • Behind-the-Scenes Interactive Feature
  • Animated Photo Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailer

PULP FICTION

Pulp Fiction has been hailed by critics and audiences worldwide as a film that redefined cinema. A burger-loving hit man (John Travolta), his philosophical partner (Samuel L. Jackson), a drug-addled gangster's moll (Uma Thurman) and a washed-up boxer (Bruce Willis) converge in four tales of violence and redemption. The film was honored with an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay (1994) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. It has also been listed as one of the best films of all-time by Time and Entertainment Weekly.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Interviews with Cast
  • Critics’ Retrospective on the Movie’s Place in Film History
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
  • Pulp Fiction: The Facts
  • Production Design Feature
  • Siskel & Ebert At the Movies – The Tarantino Generation
  • Independent Spirit Awards Footage
  • Cannes Film Festival Footage
  • Charlie Rose – Tarantino Interview
  • Stills Galleries
  • Trivia Track
  • Deleted Scenes

JACKIE BROWN

Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Rum Punch follows a cash-smuggling flight attendant (Pam Grier) who is busted by an ATF agent (Michael Keaton) and a cop (Michael Bowen). When pressured to help with their investigation, she agrees to do one last run for a ruthless arms dealer (Samuel L. Jackson). Mistrust and suspicions arise when Jackie plays the opposing forces against each other in an effort to walk away with the dough. Robert Forster earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination for his role as Max Cherry, a bail bondsman who falls for Jackie and becomes embroiled in the scheme.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Breaking Down Jackie Brown
  • Jackie Brown: How It Went Down – Retrospective Interviews with Cast and Crew
  • A Look Back at Jackie Brown – Interview with Quentin Tarantino
  • Chicks with Guns Video
  • Siskel & Ebert At the Movies - Jackie Brown Review
  • Jackie Brown on MTV
  • Marketing Gallery
  • Stills Galleries
  • Trivia Track
  • Deleted and Alternate Scenes

KILL BILL VOL. 1

In the first volume of this gritty revenge saga, an assassin (Uma Thurman) is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill (David Carradine), and other members of his Deadly Vipers Assassination Squad. In this epic tale of survival The Bride sets out to bring justice to all those who wronged her, including a reformed suburban mother (Vivica A. Fox) and the Japanese Yakuza crime-lord (Lucy Liu).

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 1
  • The 5.6.7.8's Bonus Musical Performances
  • Tarantino Trailers

KILL BILL VOL. 2

The murderous Bride (Uma Thurman) mercilessly continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill (David Carradine), and his two remaining associates: Bill’s degenerate younger brother (Michael Madsen) and a vicious one-eyed swordswoman (Daryl Hannah).

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 2
  • Damoe Deleted Scene
  • Chingon Musical Performance

DEATH PROOF

Kurt Russell stars as a tough-talking, psychotic serial murderer who transforms his stunt car into an indestructible killing machine, then climbs behind the wheel to stalk and terrorize a group of women on the road. What he doesn’t realize is that he’s picked the wrong babes to mess with.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Stunts on Wheels: The Legendary Drivers of Death Proof
  • Introducing Zoe Bell
  • Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike
  • The Uncut Version of Baby, It's You performed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead
  • The Guys of Death Proof
  • Quentin’s Greatest Collaborator: Editor Sally Menke
  • Double Dare Trailer
  • Death Proof International Trailer
  • An International Poster Gallery
  • BD Live

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

A Jewish cinema owner in Nazi-occupied Paris is forced to host a movie premiere for the Third Reich, where a radical group of American soldiers, The Basterds, led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), plan to roll out a score-settling scheme. The film was honored with an Academy Award®for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (2009, Christoph Waltz) and earned seven total nominations, including Best Motion Picture of the Year for Lawrence Bender and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino.

Blu-ray Special Features:

  • Extended and Alternate Scenes
  • Roundtable Discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell
  • The Making of Nation’s Pride
  • A Conversation with Rod Taylor
  • Nation’s Pride – the film within the film
  • The Original Inglorious Bastards
  • Quentin Tarantino’s Camera Angel
  • Film Poster Gallery Tour
  • Rod Taylor on Victoria Bitter
  • Hi Sallys
  • Killin' Nazis Trivia Challenge
  • Trailers

Sadly, the set does not include Four Rooms, or the unrated version of Kill Bill Vol. 1. Still, this is a pretty awesome collection of titles. Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection will be available for the suggested retail price of $119.99. We'll update with Amazon pre-order info as soon as it's available. Stay tuned!

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Delayed

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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, an updated version of BioWare's classic role-playing game, has been delayed to November 30, 2012. Previously the PC version was expected to be made available on September 18, with iPad and Mac versions scheduled to show up sometime in September. All those versions are now expected to ship on Nov. 30.

According to Overhaul Games president Trent Oster, "After recently reviewing the game and then consulting with our partners, we've decided to ensure that Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition is the best possible product on launch. Thus, we have pushed back the release date of the game."

"To all who have pre-ordered, we ask for your patience as we move toward our final release date -- and we will be working on something a little extra for you."

The Enhanced Edition of the game will feature all of Baldur's Gate's content plus new characters, story and more. You can find Oster's official statement on the Baldur's Gate forums.


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Brand New Wreck-It Ralph Trailer

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Check out the latest trailer for Disney's upcoming animated valentine to video games, Wreck-It Ralph!

Wreck-It Ralph opens November 2.


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