Monthly Archives: April 2011
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 19:17 BST
Latest Dungeon Siege III vignette reveals new character
Square has released a vignette for Reinhart Manx, a scholar of arcane magic in Dungeon Siege III.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix
Tags: dungeon siege 3, Dungeon Siege III, obsidian
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 19:36 BST
DICE: Using PC as BF3 lead platform is “helping us make a better console game”
Battlefield 3 executive producer Patrick Bach is of the belief that consoles are holding development of PC games back, due to what he feels is an outdated focus by other developers.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, Patcurck Bach
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 18:30 BST
Mortal Kombat Shang Tsung gameplay video
You’ve watched the story trailer for Shang Tsung, now check out the gameplay trailer, below. Mortal Kombat is out on PS3 and Xbox 360 April 19 in the US and April 21 in the UK.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios, Shang Tsung
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 18:18 BST
Over 1 million players register for Battlestar Galactica Online
Bigpoint has announced that in six weeks time, Battlestar Galactica Online, based on the SyFy television series, has accumulated over one million registered users into the game’s open beta.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Battlestar Galactica Online, bigpoint
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 17:48 BST
MotorStorm Apocalypse hitting the US on May 3
Sony has announced that MotorStorm Apocalypse will be in stores across North America on May 3.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: Motorstorm Apocalypse
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 15:57 BST
Lend your CPU to GLaDOS by playing Potato Sack games
Valve has updated its Aperture Science page for Portal 2, and the countdown clock has ended. Now, the site is asking to to re-boot GLaDOS by playing games included in the Potato Sack offering.
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 16:13 BST
Total War: Shogun 2 DX11 patch due “first week of May”
That’s the word from the community manager on the Total War forum. He’s also “The Creative Assembly Lieutenant’, so it’s best not to argue.
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Strategy
Tags: Creative, creative assembly, directx 11, dx11, total war: shogun 2, Total War: Shogun II, update
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 17:49 BST
Atlus: Catherine sales exceed expectations in Japan, Demon’s Souls still selling in NA
Atlus’ parent company, Index Holdings, has announced in its latest financial report that sales of Catherine in Japan are off to a good start and have surpassed the title’s initial sales target of 150,000 units, selling 250,000 units as of the end of February.
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Posted in: Atlus, Financials, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: catherine, demon's souls, Index Holdings
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 15:52 BST
Rumour: E3 unveiling of HD update for “major PS franchise”
PSM3 magazine has teased that another beloved series from yester-year is to receive shiny new HD game collection. Is Snake about to sneak into HD?
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Posted in: PS2, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, Rumour, Sony
Tags: metal gear solid, remake, solid snake, speculation
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 18:21 BST
Gears 3 multiplayer beta footage shows punching, gore, folks getting owned
Kotaku has posted a Gears of War 3 video of its time in the multiplayer beta of the game.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, gears, gears 3, gears of war, Gears of War 3, Gears of War 3 beta
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 15:18 BST
PopCap revenue hits $100m for 2010, up almost 25%
The casual gaming giant posts impressive year-on-year figures. Plants and zombies rejoice.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Financials, PopCap, Retail, Trade, iOS
Tags: Bejeweled, plants vs zombies
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 14:47 BST
New Sony commerical stars the VP of Silent but Deadly
Sony has released a new “It Only Does…” commercial, and this time our VP of Everything is pushing SOCOM 4.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Shooter, Sony
Tags: socom 4, SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals, Zipper Interactive
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 14:25 BST
Microsoft Game Studio one-day sale: 50% off Limbo, Trials HD, Shadow Complex and others
Mr Major Nelson has detailed some special, one-day-only offers.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Fighter, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Sports, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: castle crashers, Limbo, major nelson, Monday Night Combat, offer, price cut, Shadow Complex, Trials HD
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 13:54 BST
Battlefield 3 – “My Life” trailer shows base jumping
A Battlefield 3 trailer is posted below. It hits around the one minute 32 second mark. Short, but full of gameplay footage featuring jets and base jumping.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, bf3, dice
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 14:23 BST
Pokémon sells nearly 2.5 Million in Nintendo’s best March in US portable history
Nintendo has sent word that March was rather kind to it in the Pokémon department, what with Black and White versions moving over 1 million units each.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Wii, hardware
Tags: nintendo March NPD 2011, pokemon, pokemon balck and white
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 13:37 BST
OnLive adds video recording and sharing features, plus achievements
US cloud gaming service OnLive has unveiled new features to help you be more sociable.
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 13:37 BST
Black Prophecy: Gamigo addresses the community in a ‘state of play’ letter
Gamigo board-member, Patrick Streppel, has issued an open and optimistic letter on the forum of free-to-play space combat MMOG Black Prophecy, outlining the game’s progress and future updates.
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Posted in: America, Gamigo, Internet, MMO, PC, Shooter, UK
Tags: Black Prophecy, free-to-play-mmo, patrick streppel, reakktor media, space, update
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 12:47 BST
FFXIV new arrival: The Grand Companies of Eorzea
After a number of changes were implemented with the arrival of the latest patch, FFXIV’s narrative is set to be moved on with the introduction of three distinct new groups.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: FFXIV Online, update
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 11:35 BST
Gamestop lists GTA V, 2012 release mentioned
Gamestop Germany has put up a Grand Theft Auto V listing for pre-order, marking it for an January 15, 2012 release.
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 11:09 BST
New Vindictus content lands April 20
Nexon’s free-to-play MMORPG Vindictus has received a number of updates, both large and small. Plus, free tokens for in-game content. It must be spring.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, Nexon, Nexon America, PC, RPG
Tags: battlefield 3, free-to-play-mmo, offer, update, vindictus
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”