Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:24 GMT
New Dungeon Siege III trailer introduces Katarina
Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment have just released a new trailer for Dungeon Siege III introducing a new character: ranged combat expert Katarina.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: dungeon siege 3, Dungeon Siege III, obsidian, Obsidian Entertainment
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 08:32 GMT
Homefront ships 2.4 million worldwide, sells 1 million units
THQ’s announced that it’s shipped 2.4 million units of Homefront since it launched last week.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Shooter, THQ
Tags: brian farrell, homefront, Kaos Games
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:04 GMT
Shepard alone in final Mass Effect 2 DLC, Cerberus News updates leaked
It’s almost time for the arrival of Mass Effect 2′s final DLC pack – titled Arrival – and tons of information about the new content is being released by the press or leaked.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 15:52 GMT
Thursday shorts – the sequel: Tanks, Divinity II, SWG, KZ3 contest
The first bifurcation of shorts is here. Read the follow-up below. The only thing better, would be triplets.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
Pachter, HMV, more explain Nintendo 3DS UK Pricing
Wondering why Nintendo 3DS costs such a chunk more than the original DS or Game Boy Advance did when they first launched? Wonder no more.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 19:26 GMT
SCEA to transfer its online services, including PS wallet and funds, to SNEA
SCEA has announced that on April 1, it will transfer its online services operations, including PSN users’ PS wallets and the funds in it, to Sony Network Entertainment America (SNEA).
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 19:01 GMT
Crysis 2 PC multiplayer workaround issued until patch releases
EA has posted a workaround for Crysis 2 PC owners experiencing issues with the game’s multiplayer key.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:57 GMT
3DS EU launch: All hardware, software reviews rounded-up
Tonight marks the official launch of Nintendo 3DS in Europe, with thousands of stores opening across the UK, Ireland and Europe to sell the machine at midnight. We’ve put together this round-up of reviews of some of the launch games and hardware to help you pick what games to get.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: 3DS European Launch
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 19:16 GMT
Gaider explains the different romantic choices in Dragon Age II
Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider has replied to a post on the DAII forums, which accuses BioWare of not catering to the “straight male gamer,” but instead providing “exotic” choices catering more to – in his opinion – homosexuals and females instead of focusing “on making sure male gamers were happy.”
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, David Gaider, dragon age, Dragon Age II
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 18:04 GMT
First worldwide, fully dynamic conflict event hitting RIFT March 30
New content is heading to RIFT starting March 30, and Alsbeth the Discordant will be leading assaults all over the land in the game’s first worldwide, fully dynamic conflict event.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:55 GMT
Nintendo: 3DSWare logo “simply a placeholder,” not a thing
Nintendo has told VG247 that the appearance of a 3DSWare logo last night on the Nintendo Greece website is “in no way related” to any services the company has planned for the handheld.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 17:47 GMT
GameStop financials: Digital PC and console sales up 61% YoY to $290 million
GameStop has announced during its latest financial report that digital revenues for the retail chain were up 61 percent year-over-year and it expects the digital momentum to continue since console and PC digital sales accounted for $290 million.
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Trade, hardware
Tags: gamestop, paul raines, tony bartel
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 21:09 GMT
GameStation defends “sexist” advertisments
UK store chain GameStation has gone on the defensive after an in-store marketing campaign was described as “openly sexist” by a female employee.
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Posted in: Retail, UK
Tags: game, GAME Group, gamestation
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 16:41 GMT
Final Fantasy Type-0 gets new screens
Famitsu‘s gone live with an article full of info and 15 new screens of Final Fantasy Type-0. GAF‘s managed to translate one info nugget from the piece: if you kill the commander of an enemy unit, the rest of the unit will surrender, which will then allow you to gather info from them.
Final Fantasy Type-0, nee Agito XIII, releases this summer for PSP.
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Posted in: Action, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: FF Type-0, Final Fantasy Type-0
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 16:21 GMT
Report – Resident Evil: Racoon City announced in US OXM
According to a StickSkills report, former SOCOM developer Slant Six’s much speculated Resident Evil effort has been unveiled in the latest edition of Official Xbox Magazine in the US.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Resident Evil: Racoon City, Slant Six Games
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 15:46 GMT
New Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer shows off ways to play
Square’s released a new gameplay trailer of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, showing off three main ways to complete a mission.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 19:01 GMT
Downloadable Resident Evil 4, Code Veronica HD get western release this fall
Capcom’s just confirmed that both HD versions of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica will release in the west this fall for PS3 and 360.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 20:56 GMT
Nintendo: 3DS on track for 200k UK sales this weekend
Speaking ahead of today’s 3DS launch, Nintendo has said the console has been pre-ordered 140,000 times in the UK, and is likely to sell over 200,000 British units this weekend alone.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 14:49 GMT
Ono: Darkstalkers reboot petition needs to hit at least 500k, SF x Tekken 3DS port “next step”
Capcom fighting boss Yoshinori Ono has said the company won’t “raise its eyebrow” to rebooting long dormant fight series Darkstalkers until a petition to bring it back hits at least 500,000 signatures.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter
Tags: Darkstalkers, Street Fighter x Tekken, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Yoshinori Ono
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 14:08 GMT
New Hunted gameplay movie shows power of two
Bestheda’s released a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming inXile fantasy actioner Hunted, showing how the game’s two main characters either have to co-op or get shot to pieces by a rapid fire bow thing.
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key