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Released just in time to help promote the movie, Steam now has the first person shooter Battle Los Angeles available to purchase and download for just $9.99. Ironically the price of the game is not much more compared to buying a ticket to see the alien invasion-themed movie that debuted in theaters today.

The game from developer Saber Interactive and publisher Konami puts the player in the role of a soldier who fights alongside the move characters against the aliens. Battle Los Angeles' movie reviews (which unfortunately have not been very favorable for the most part) have often remarked on how it looks and feels like a modern first person shooter game.

Officially confirming what was first revealed in February, Konami has now announced it will indeed publish a downloadable first person shooter game based on the upcoming movie Battle Los Angeles. While the film is due in theaters on March 11, gamers will have to wait until sometime in April to get the game which will be made available via Steam and other download services.

Developed by Saber Interactive, the game has you taking the role of US Marine Corporal Lee Imlay as he meets up with characters from the movie and fight off an alien invasion. The game will also feature destrutable enviroments such as "scaffolding structures, vehicles and overpasses."

Battle Los Angeles would seem to be a perfect movie for a PC action game adaptation. The film, which depicts a grim and gritty look at an alien invasion of LA, is due in theaters March 11. Now the Australian game ratings board has listed a "Battle Los Angeles" game in its web site data base.

The game is listed as a multiplatform title published by Konami and developed by Saber Interactive who previously created the first person shooters Will Rock and Timeshift. Since neither company has officially announced this title we are listing it as a rumor for now. It's possible that this game will be released via digital download only and not via retail stores.

[Via Gamerbytes]

This is the playable demo for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 for the PC. The demo includes a single offline match with a selection of four clubs: Barcelona and Bayern Munich or Copa Libertadores pair Chivas Guadalajara and Internacional. System requirements are shown after the jump.

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There are long trailers, and then there's this trailer for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011. Much like the game's name, this trailer runs on forever, and it lists all of the features that have been added or changed in this new edition. Some of the most important include online player trading, stringing feints together, and the creation of new leagues. It also has some new cup licenses for those that wanna try for more championships. The only problem with this particular trailer, though, is the run time. It could have been way more concise, as six minutes is a really long time for a trailer.

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Enjoy cutting things? Enjoy environmental destruction? Metal Gear Solid Rising has got you covered. You can cut anything and everything (with the presumed exception of obstacles necessary to keep you on the path), and the cuts are clean and precise. This is similar to Afro Samurai, although it pushes it a bit further. Of more important note is that this is the first Metal Gear Solid game to come to the PC since the first game!

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After announcing a May release date for its Rocket Knight revival, publisher Konami has given all of us a specific date as to when we can engage in some rocket pack-flying action. According to their Facebook web site the downloadable title will be available for the PC via Steam on May 12.

Just a reminder for those of you who have been stuck in a cave for the past few months: This new Rocket Knight game from developer Climax is a sequel to Konami's previous game with the same title that was first released in the 1990s. As with the original it stars action-packed possum Sparkster who uses his rocket pack and sword to fight wolf-like enemies in four different worlds. Pricing for the game has still yet to be revealed.

[Via Joystiq]

Last year Konami released Saw, the survival horror game that's based on the long running Saw horror movie franchise. The game was released for the PC exclusively via digital download. The first Saw game, developed by Zombie Studios, sold well enough that Konami decided to commission a sequel, Saw II, that will be released in the fall of 2010.

While Konami's official press release only mentioned Saw II as a PS3 and Xbox 360 game, Big Download has learned that the sequel could still be released for the PC as well. We spoke with John Williamson of Zombie today who told us that while nothing is definiate yet, Konami is still considering a PC release for the title. If they do decided to release Saw II for the PC it will be as a digital download title only like the first Saw game. In its press release announcing the sequel, Konami states that Saw II will have "all-new stomach-twisting traps and puzzles, more visceral combat, and an all-new storyline that takes place between the second and third movie."

In 2008, Konami released Silent Hill: Homecoming for the PC as a Steam exclusive digital download. Now comes word that the next game in the popular survival horror game series is being targeted for the PC as well. 1Up.com reports that Konami is teasing us with word that the next game in the Silent Hill series (which doesn't have an official title yet) will be fully revealed at E3 in June.

The article claims that the game is being developed by Vatra Games, a studio formed last year by former members of 2K Czeck (the Mafia series). A PDF document from Digital Development Management states that Vatra is indeed working on a "major franchise" for a "top tier publisher" for the PC and other platforms that will be released in the first quarter of 2011, which makes it likely that the new Silent Hill game could be on its way to the PC as well.

Konami rarely releases PC games but they are making an exception for their upcoming downloadable platformer Rocket Knight. Today the publisher announced via a new fact sheet that the game would be released for the PC via Steam in May. The game, from developer Climax, was first announced back in October.

As we have previously reported this new Rocket Knight game is actually a sequel to Konami's previous game (released over 15 years ago) starting action-packed possum Sparkster. Using his rocket pack and sword, he has to fight wolf-like enemies in four different worlds. Pricing for the game has yet to be revealed.