Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 16:53 GMT
DCUO priced for European PSN
DC Universe Online is to cost £39.99 or €49.99 on the European PS Store. The digital version of the superhero MMO has no firm release date as yet. DCUO was confirmed for the US PlayStation Store last week. Thanks EG.
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Posted in: Europe, MMO, PS3, PSN, RPG, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: DC Universe Online
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 16:49 GMT
Jagex developing Transformers MMO
Runescape-owner Jagex said today it’s developing an MMO based on Transformers. The game is to launch in 2012 in North America, Latin America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. No other detail was given – as to whether this will be a browser-based affair, and so on – but it’s confirmed that Hasbro is to “launch” the game.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 14:55 GMT
New Operation Flashpoint trailer follows the leader
Codemasters has released a new trailer showing off Operation Flashpoint: Red River, this time detailing the leader of Fireteam Outlaw 2 Bravo team and its rifleman, Sgt William Kirby.
Operation Flashpoint: Red River releases on April 21 in the UK and April 26 in the US for PS3, 360 and PC. Trailer’s below, via the EU PS Blog.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: operation flashpoint: red river
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 15:07 GMT
Prey 2 announced by Bethesda, releasing next year
Bethesda’s confirmd that Prey 2 is indeed a real thing, and is releasing next year on consoles and PC.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 13:19 GMT
New Deus Ex: Human Revolution footage gets out from PAX East
Someone managed to record two minutes worth of new footage from Deus Ex: Human Revolution at a panel held at PAX East in Boston over the weekend. The game, narrated at the event by art director Jonathan-Jacques Belletete, is seen running from the PS3 version.
Watch the footage below the break. The game was recently dated for August 26 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: Action, PAX East 2011, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 07:55 GMT
Report – New Mass Effect 3 info for Bratislava event
EA is set to announce new information about Mass Effect 3 at an upcoming event in Slovakia, if a news bulletin published on its Czech portal is correct.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 12:32 GMT
Lewie’s Weekly Deals – Skyrim, The Witcher II, 3DS, Fallout: New Vegas
It’s Lewie’s Weekly Deals, where I refer to myself in the third person and tell you which cheap games are worth your attention. Lots of great value preorder deals this week, ideal if you like planning ahead. For updates on what games are cheap throughout the week, beek sure to check out SavyGamer.co.uk. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Bethesda, CD Projekt, Lewie's Weekly Deals, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Sega, Strategy, VG247, Xbox 360
Tags: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, mass effect, The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings, total war: shogun 2
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 11:22 GMT
Ubisoft confirms June 17 360 UK date for Child of Eden, PS3 “TBC”
Child of Eden will launch in the UK on June 17 for Xbox 360, Ubisoft has told VG247.
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Posted in: PS3, Rhythm action, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, q entertainment
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 10:56 GMT
UK retail sees second consecutive YoY loss in 2011
MCV‘s reporting that boxed copy British games retail suffered a 23 percent YoY decrease in February, marking a second straight month of declines.
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Posted in: Retail, UK
Tags: UK Games Market
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 13:25 GMT
UK charts: Dragon Age II grabs number one from Pokemon
BioWare RPG Dragon Age II has taken the reins of the number one spot from Pokemon White in this week’s UK charts.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 09:23 GMT
Sega: Kenzan localisation depends on Yakuza 4 success
Sega’s discussed the matter of bringing over Yakuza spin-off Kenzan west, saying it’s watching Yakuza 4′s fortunes outside Japan.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega
Tags: Yakuza Kenzan
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 09:12 GMT
Parasite Eve confirmed for US PS Store tomorrow
Square Enix PS1 action title Parasite Eve is to release as a PS1 classic in the US tomorrow.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Square Enix
Tags: Parasite Eve, The 3rd Birthday
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 07:56 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – March 14, 2011
It’s Monday, in case you’d forgotten. Here’s everything you need to know this morning.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 07:51 GMT
Japan quake: Sony delays Motorstorm Apocalypse in UK
Sony’s confirmed it’s to delay the UK release of Evolution racer Motorstorm Apocalypse following last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 06:45 GMT
Hack lets you play Katamari on your favourite websites
Someone’s gone and made a hack that allows you to play Katamari on whatever website. In a gist, paste a code into Firefox or Chrome and you can roll to your heart’s content. You can even do it to VG247. Look at it go through that Homefront ad.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, Stuff
Tags: hack, katamari, Katamari Damacy
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 08:14 GMT
Jaffe: Call developers out on artistic pretension
Twisted Metal and God of War designer David Jaffe has said developers, gamers and especially games journalists should stop pandering to gaming’s artistic pretensions, so the industry is forced to “shit or get off the pot”.
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Posted in: Journalism, Trade
Tags: david jaffe, eat sleep play
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 03:58 GMT
Total War: Shogun 2 trailer teaches multiplayer basics
Following on from the overview, Sega has produced a tutorial for Total War: Shogun 2′s multiplayer.
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Strategy, Videos
Tags: creative assembly, shogun 2, the creative assembly, total war: shogun 2
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 03:07 GMT
Rovio: Console games are “dying”
Rovio’s Peter Vesterbacka has said the console games business model is “dying”, but disagrees with fears that the industry is moving into a “casual” sphere.
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Posted in: Android, App Store, Casual, Mobile, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Angry Birds, Peter Vesterbacka
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 03:12 GMT
Mortal Kombat Australian appeal lost, RC status upheld [Update]
The Australian Classification Board met last week to decide the fate of Mortal Kombat’s Australian release, and has today confirmed the title’s Refused Classification status, despite an appeal by Warner Bros.
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Posted in: Australia, Fighter, Legalities, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Australian classifications, mortal kombat, Netherrealm, Netherrealm Studios
Mon, Mar 14, 2011 | 06:08 GMT
id Software retrospective traces the rise of FPS
It’s conceivable some younger gamers don’t realise just how seminal id Software’s games are. This two-part retrospective tells the story of the team who went from cobbling together shareware for Apogee on their lunchbreaks to creating some of the hottest shooter IP on the planet.
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Posted in: Shooter, Videos
Tags: id software
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key