Monthly Archives: April 2011
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 20:56 BST
Portal 2 gets second PC patch
The PC version of Portal has received its second patch inside of a week, thanks to Valve’s updating efforts via Steam.
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 20:47 BST
New Call of Duty Black Ops zombie level gets grindhouse movie poster
Upcoming Black Ops zombie level Call of the Dead is the subject of a new, cool grindhouse style movie poster. Yep: it’s the weekend.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, call of the dead, treyarch
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 18:21 BST
Don’t expect Master Chief to make a cameo in Gears of War 3
Halo’s iconic Master Chief character isn’t likely to make a multiplayer appearance in Gears of War 3, according to Epic Games’ main designer Cliff Bleszinski: Microsoft’s too “squeamish,” apparently.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3, gears of war 3 multiplayer beta, halo 3, master chief
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 17:07 BST
SSX developer video shows off Elise’s character evolution
Electronic Arts’ latest developer video for the upcoming snowboarding game SSX concentrates on designing the game’s characters, with the spotlight on Elise.
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 17:02 BST
Fallout New Vegas Xbox 360 patch fixed
A large patch for the 360 version of Fallout New Vegas is now fixed and can be safely downloaded, according to publisher Bethesda Softworks.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 17:00 BST
Digital Foundry: iPad 2 could “herald the arrival of a new home games console”
In a new and extensive technical feature about playing games on iPad 2, Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry tries to make the case that Apple is planning to launch its own version of a game console.
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Posted in: hardware
Tags: apple ipad 2
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 16:53 BST
Capcom’s PC support becoming “increasingly important,” says exec
Capcom is supporting PC gaming more and more, according to recent statements by the publisher’s vice-president, Christian Svensson.
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 05:40 BST
Hirai to hold PSN breach press conference tomorrow
Sony’s confirmed that Sony Corp’s Kaz Hirai is to hold a press conference in Japan tomorrow to address last week’s PSN hacking crisis.
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 09:17 BST
Survival instinct: Mass of new Tomb Raider details revealed
Crystal Dynamics’ next Tomb Raider title has covered several magazines this month, revealing a ton of new details.
Obviously, SPOILERS.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Lare Croft, tomb raider
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 05:40 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ApocalyPSN, Project Café and more
This week, we’ve decided to blather on for 15,000 words about PSN and the Royal Wedding. Kidding. Mostly.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Nintendo, PSN, Project Cafe, Sony, Weekly Wrap, Zynga
Tags: diablo III, E3 2011, John Schappert, PSN
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 11:03 BST
Japanese charts – Pokemon Typing and PSP on top
Media Create has released the unit sales chart for Japanese hardware and software for the week ending April 24, and it finds PSP back in the top spot, and Pokemon gets to typing on the software charts.
Sat, Apr 30, 2011 | 00:03 BST
Beyond the Labyrinth is very lovely to look upon
One of the RPGs tri-Ace announced earlier in the week, Beyond the Labyrinth, now has an mock up site open, and some lovely screenshots have been released as well.
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Posted in: 3DS, Konami, RPG
Tags: Beyond the Labyrinth, Labyrinth no Kanata, Takayuki Suguro, tri-Ace
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 23:52 BST
Friday Shorts: L.A. Noire, EQII, Mario Chucks, Disciples III, Civ V, D&D, sales
We’re all just working for the weekend, ya know. Let these shorts do some of it for you so your clicker fingers can be saved for something more useful.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: akella, Amy, Arc System Works, BloodRayne, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, chuck taylors, City Interactive, city of heroes, Civ V, Civilization V, converse, culture club, D&D, D&D: Daggerdale, d2d, Daggerdale, disciples 3: resurrection, disciples III: resurrection, Dungeon & Dragons: Daggerdale, EQII, everquest II, faith no more, game sales, gog, L.A. Noire, la noire, loverboy, mario, Minecraft, murder in venice, Of Orcs and Men, pc sales, Phish, rock band, rock band 3, sales, sam & max, sam and max: the penal zone, steam, stone temple pilots, the penal zone, UC3, uncharted, uncharted 3, wii play: motion
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 22:40 BST
Gazillion details Marvel Universe at press event; confirms free-to-play and Brian Michael Bendis as writer
Gazillion held a press event in San Francisco yesterday, which dished loads of details regarding its Marvel Universe MMO, plus confirming the fact it will be free-to-play.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Brian Michael Bendis, gazillion, Marvel Universe
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 22:14 BST
FX Plano to host an exclusive demo of RAGE on May 7
If you live in or near Dallas, Texas and its really close cowboy-filled suburb Fort Worth, id Software will be hosting a demo for Rage in your area May 7 at the FX Game Exchange in Plano. There will be food, drinks, and prizes available as well. It all starts at high-noon, which is rather fitting if you ask us. Get more information on this via the official Facebook page for the event. RAGE releases on September 13 in the US and September 16 elsewhere.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 22:04 BST
Cave Story 3D screens are cute, release date moved to August in US
NIS America has changed Cave Story 3D’s date from June to August 9 in the US. The game will be released in Europe sometime in September. To try and make the wait better, the firm released new screenshots as well, which are posted on the game’s official page.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, NIS America
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 21:55 BST
PSA: Back to the Future Episode 4: Double Visions is out
Just a friendly reminder that Back to the Future Episode 4: Double Visions is out today on PC and Mac. In it, Marty is tasked with fixing the timeline he altered in Episode 3. Enjoy.
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Posted in: Adventure, Mac, PC
Tags: back to the future episode 4, BTTF, Double Visions, telltale
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 21:46 BST
Red Faction: Armageddon trailers show off pre-order bonuses
A couple of videos for Red Faction: Armageddon have been released, and you can watch them both below.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 21:37 BST
Homeland Security lends a hand in PSN data breach investigation; Sony changes FAQ
Oh boy. This just keeps getting better.
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Posted in: Legalities, PSN, Sony
Tags: psn hack
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 20:53 BST
Video – How Telltale’s bringing dinosaurs to life in Jurassic Park
A video for Jurassic Park is posted below the break, which goes into visual and technical detail on how the noisy lizards were created fro the game. It’s posted courtesy of Gamespot. Jurassic Park will be released this fall on PC, Mac, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”