Monthly Archives: February 2011

Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 21:33 GMT

Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection confirmed for western release

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Square Enix has confirmed today that Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection will launch in the west.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 16:36 GMT

Square formally announces 3rd Birthday Twisted Edition

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Square’s just announced the Twisted Edition of The 3rd Birthday for Europe.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 15:47 GMT

Study – Those who play racing games are more dangerous drivers in real life

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A study conducted by Continental Tires has found that those who play racing games are much more dangerous behind the wheel, than those who abstain from racing games.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 15:22 GMT

New Tactics Ogre trailer shows off cinematics

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Square Enix has released a new trailer of PSP RPG Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 15:18 GMT

PixelJunk Shooter 2 gets early March release in Japan

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This week’s Famitsu has confirmed that PixelJunk Shooter 2 is to release on March 4 on PSN.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 16:24 GMT

Anarchy Reigns gives Zero his chance in the spotlight with new screens and video

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SEGA and Platinum Games sent over assets today for Anarchy Reigns, featuring information on character Zero. Sasha was detailed yesterday.

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Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 06:24 GMT

New Resistance 3 and All 4 One trailers out now

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Insomniac has released two new gameplay reels for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and Resistance 3 following a Sony event held today in London.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 14:38 GMT

Bulletstorm: Epic Edition is GAME exclusive, says Bleszinski

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Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski has said on Twitter that Bulletstorm’s Epic Edition will be available at GAME only in the UK.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 17:39 GMT

Video – Fight Night Champion demo launches on Live

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EA has released the demo for Fight Night Champion on Xbox Live, as promised.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 14:10 GMT

Report – I Am Alive to be released digitally in 2011

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Various outlets are reporting that Ubisoft Shanghai’s I Am Alive will be offered as a digital download title on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network later this year.

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Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 06:23 GMT

Guerrilla’s war – Steven ter Heide on Killzone 3

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With Killzone 3′s open beta starting tomorrow in the US and on Thursday in Europe, Guerrilla senior producer Steven ter Heide filled VG247 in on what to expect from the test and plenty more.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 15:21 GMT

Arkham City “five times bigger than Arkham Island”

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Rocksteady boss Sefton Hill has said that the locale footprint of Arkham City in Batman: Akrham City is “five times bigger” than Arkham Asylum’s Arkham Island.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 11:52 GMT

Fight Night Kinect being prototyped, says EA

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EA Sports has said it’s currently prototyping a Kinect version of Fight Night, but has been noncommittal on whether or not features based on the motion camera will ever see retail release for the IP.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 11:40 GMT

Namco Bandai to publish Armored Core 5 in west

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Armored Core 5 is to be published in the west by Namco Bandai, according to this week’s issue of Dengeki.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 11:13 GMT

Rumour – Marvel vs Capcom 3 features Japanese voice dub as well as English

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Marvel vs Capcom 3 will feature the option of a Japanese voice dub alongside the English voice acting.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 10:51 GMT

Pokemon Black and White Dream World feature to miss launch

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Nintendo’s said the Dream World feature for Pokemon Black and White will miss the game’s initial launch, saying it will hit in the “spring”.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 16:09 GMT

Black Ops DLC First Strike launches as 360 exclusive

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Activision released First Strike, Call of Duty: Black Ops’ first map pack, but Microsoft has aknowledged some users have experienced problems getting their hands on the content.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 10:21 GMT

No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise gets BBFC 18 rating

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The BBFC’s given Grasshopper’s No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise an 18 rating. It
passed with no cuts made, and will feature an hour’s worth of cut-scenes.

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 19:09 GMT

It’s our third birthday – welcome to the new VG247

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VG247 is three today. We’re celebrating with a complete relaunch, adding a new design and features you’ve been requesting for months. Happy birthday to us.

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 17:12 GMT

Splinter Cell Collection dated for March in US

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Ubisoft’s announced that the Splinter Cell Collection will launch in the US March 22 on Blu-ray for PS3. It will also be made available in Europe.

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