Monthly Archives: August 2010
Sat, Aug 28, 2010 | 11:13 BST
First Halo: Reach campaign gameplay footage shows new Spartans, good old-fashioned Halo action
Well, ok, it’s the first campaign gameplay footage not captured by an illicit gamescom shaky cam, but it’s still worth a watch. After all, who doesn’t like seeing aliens get shot in the face and blown to blue goop as humanity makes one last, futile stand against a superior force? We find it comforting. Like a warm blanket of familiarity.
Perhaps we should stop to ponder the disturbing fact that watching the extinction of the entire human race makes us feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside, but look! Dudes shooting other dudes! See the footage after the break, courtesy of Gametrailers.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: campaign, gameplay footage, Halo: Reach
Sat, Aug 28, 2010 | 17:37 BST
Telltale teases crossover of Sam & Max, Penny Arcade, Strongbad, and… Team Fortress?
So a homicidal rabbit, a dog detective, two people who may eventually attain sainthood while writing about “dickwolves” on the side, a luchador who reads emails for a living, and – for some reason – Team Fortress 2′s Heavy walk into a bar…
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, Valve
Tags: penny arcade, sam & max, Strongbad, Team Fortress 2, telltale games
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 22:50 BST
Halo: Reach armor effects will cost you plenty
By now, everyone interested in Halo: Reach knows they’ll earn credits in the game to unlock voices, armor, and even armor effects.
What they may not know, is what some of these cool armor effects are – but we’ve got you covered below.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, halo, Halo: Reach, Joseph Tung, reach
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 22:29 BST
StarCraft II balance changes detailed and slated for September
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 21:52 BST
Sony mystery game shows knitting, countdown
Another day, another website countdown to an announcement.
This time the culprit is Sony, and the site in question shows a man in a tuxedo. Knitting.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Sony
Tags: amimono, knitting, sony mystery game
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 20:24 BST
Dead Rising 2: High Stakes Edition is full of gambling goodness
Not content to just release a nifty Zombrex version of Dead Rising 2, Capcom announced today a High Stakes Edition for North America, complete with your chance to win a 6′ tall zombie decked out in a Hawaiian shirt.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2, Dead Rising 2: High Stakes Edition
Wed, Oct 27, 2010 | 14:59 BST
Metroid: Other M review round-up is go
Reviews for Nintendo’s Yoshio Sakamoto and Tecmo’s Yusuke Hayashi collaboration on Metroid: Other M started bombarding the net today; we’ve rounded up the scores for you below the break.
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 20:30 BST
Bulletstorm GC walk-through released, features shooting
Epic’s put out an HD version of the gamescom Bulletstorm demo, featuring a voiceover from producer Tanya Jessen.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: bulletstorm, Epic Games, people can fly, Tanya Jessen
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 19:21 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – 7-minute gamescom demo released
Ubisoft’s released the walkthrough video of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood shown at gamescom.
We have it for you below.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 18:18 BST
PSA: Civilization IV: The Complete Edition on sale for $10 via GFWL
Microsoft has a great deal going right now through its Games on Demand service: grab The Complete Edition of Civ IV for a measly $9.99.
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Posted in: 2K, Games for Windows, PC, Strategy
Tags: civilization 4, Civilization 4: The Complete Edition, firaxis
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 18:14 BST
Irrational feels it could’ve “done better” on BioShock 1
Irrational Games has said the original BioShock “could have been improved,” and there were plenty of things the team “would have loved to have done better”.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock, irrational games, Shawn Roberts
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 18:08 BST
PSA: Sony to bring down PSN for maintenance on August 30
PSN will undergo routine maintenance on Monday August 30 from 8.00am-9.00pm BST, SCEE said today.
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Posted in: Europe, Home, NGP, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: PSN downtime
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 18:06 BST
Investment banker says global games market’s worth $105 billion
An investment banker with Avista Partners, Paul Heydon, has estimated the global games market cap has reached $105 billion when factoring in online games.
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Posted in: Casual, Financials, Internet, MMO, Mobile, Nintendo, PC, Retail, Trade
Tags: Avista Partners, business, Edinburgh Interactive, gaming industry market cap, Paul Heydon
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 17:38 BST
New Secret World vid shows Templar gameplay, new shots and art
Funcom’s released brand new footage of MMO The Secret World, showing off play with the Templars.
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 14:44 BST
Rockstar details Red Dead Redemption’s Liars and Cheats Pack
Rockstar has dished more detailed on the Liars and Cheaters Pack slated to hit Red Dead Redemption next month.
Think you’ve got what it takes to dabble in competitive multiplayer? Then read on below the break, cowpoke.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: Liars and Cheaters Pack, RDR, Red Dead Redemption
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 14:39 BST
Company of Heroes Online gameplay movie shows tactical options in HD
A new Company of Heroes Online trailer has shown of a ton of gameplay today, detailing the Allies various tactical options. Did we mention this is free to play?
Fri, Aug 27, 2010 | 13:36 BST
Japanese hardware charts – PS3 closes on Wii’s year-to-date total
Keep watching. If current trends continue, PS3 is about to become to biggest selling under-TV console in Japan so far this year.
2K Marin staff working on second major project