Monthly Archives: April 2011
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 22:40 BST
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition hitting GoG May 10 for $4.99
GoG.com has announced that the Enhanced Director’s Cut of The Witcher will be made available on the download service May 10 for the low price of $4.99. Topless ladies included.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, PC, RPG
Tags: The Witcher Enhanced Edition
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 22:09 BST
Moon Diver DLC heading to PSN starting today
Square Enix has announced new DLC for Moon Diver is headed to PSN, and kicks off with the pack released on the service today.
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Posted in: Action, Arcade, PS3, PSN, Square Enix, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Feelplus, Moon Diver
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 15:59 BST
NintenGO: New console at E3, CPU boost over PS360
Following a strong rumour that Nintendo’s next console has been shown to developers and will hit at E3, new details claim the machine is “significantly” more powerful than both 360 and PS3, and is codenamed “Project Café”.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 21:58 BST
Thursday Shorts: AMY, Backbreaker, iPad vs PC, FFVI, Moon Diver, Ono on Chun Li’s thighs
Headlines, small witticisms, and link dumps are below. Warning: there’s quite a few today.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Amy, Angry Birds, Backbreaker: Vengeance, Bit.Trip.Runner, bulletstorm, Chun Li, dinner dash, ffiv, Final Fantasy VI, infinite space, inon zur, iPad sales, Lexis Numérique, mario and sonic, Michael Jackson: The Experience, pc sales, silent hill, silent hill movie, star trek, Star Trek: Infinite Space, The First Templar, the gunstringer, war in the north, world of goo, Yoshinori Ono
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 18:47 BST
Red Johnson’s Chronicles given a date and a new trailer
Lexis Numerique has announced Red Johnson’s Chronicles will be hitting PSN on April 19, and also released a new video to go along with the date announcement.
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Posted in: Adventure, PSN, Puzzler
Tags: Lexis Numérique, Red Johnson’s Chronicles
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 18:25 BST
CD Projekt details Witcher 2 DRM usage on non-GoG versions
During its streaming press conference today, CD Projekt announced that while the GoG.com version of The Witcher 2 will still be DRM free, other copies will contain a DRM. But it’s not as evasive as it sounds.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 21:31 BST
Twisted Metal multiplayer and gangs detailed at Sony presser
During Sony’s press event this week in California, Twisted Metal producer Zack Wood told attendees that not only would some classic characters return in the series, but that greater detail would be give to their back stories as well.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: chad cox, eat sleep play, twisted metal, zack wood
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 17:18 BST
Capcom has another original title in the works slated for next year
Capcom European COO David Reeves has said consumers can expect more from the firm at market than just Resident Evil and Street Fighter games.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development
Tags: asura's wrath, David Reeves, dragons dogma, new ip, resident evil, street fighter
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 17:01 BST
Streets of Rage 2 now available on the App Store
SEGA has announced that Streets of Rage 2 is now available for iPhone iPod Touch via the App Store.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 17:23 BST
Get behind the masks in this Twisted Metal video
An extended video for Twisted Metal is below. Watch it.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony, Videos
Tags: eat sleep play, twisted metal
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 17:31 BST
PSA: Kinect support for Netflix update released
The Major has word that the next time you start up Netflix on your Xbox 360, you’ll be prompted to accept and update introducing Kinect support for Netflix.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 16:10 BST
First cinematic trailer for Risen 2: Dark Waters has pirates, muskets, Voodoo priestess
Voodoo, pirates, eye-patches and fisticuffs. That’s what you’ll get with Risen 2: Dark Waters, apparently, and this pleases us.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: deep silver, Piranha Bytes, risen 2, Risen 2: Dark Waters
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 15:49 BST
Homefront dedicated server tool available on Steam
Fed up with sharing servers on Kaos Studios’ resistance-fighter FPS? Well, now you can manage and maintain your very own.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 15:51 BST
Guild Wars 2: Creative fearlessness at work
ArenaNet isn’t interested in taking money from you month after month, it just asks for one payment at retail and in return, it’s offering a game that it hopes will challenge your preconceptions of MMOs. More »
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC, RPG
Tags: arenanet, colin johanson, Guild Wars 2
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 15:25 BST
BioWare contemplating future of the Mass Effect universe
Just because the end of the Mass Effect trilogy is currently in development at BioWare, doesn’t mean the series is finalized. In fact, founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka are actually contemplating how to move the series forward in the future.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuka, mass effect, mass effect 3, Ray Muzyka
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 06:44 BST
Rolston’s fantasy – inside the Kingdoms of Amalur
Hardcore fantasy from an ex-baseball star and a group of dev legends. Is it good? Impressions, new shots and quotes from game design legend Ken Rolston.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 14:42 BST
Disgaea 4 premium and super premium editions detailed
NIS America has unveiled the contents of the premium editions of upcoming strategy RPG Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten. The highlight? That’d have to be the 9 exclusive Disgaea 4 figures that come bundled with the super premium edition. More »
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Posted in: NIS America, PS3, RPG, Retail
Tags: disgaea 4, premium content, special edition, toys
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 14:34 BST
CD Projekt RED to stream its Spring Conference live through Facebook
CD Projekt RED’s holding its Spring Conference today and it will be streamed live.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, PC, RPG
Tags: CD Projekt RED Spring Conference, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 13:47 BST
Qriocity now available on PSP
Sony’s announced that Qriocity is now available for PSP in the following countries: Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and the UK.
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 13:11 BST
Best selling UK entertainment products 2010: games hit three of the top ten spots
If you were asked to guess what the best selling game of 2010 was you’d likely plump for CoD: Black Ops, and you’d be right. But how do you think it fared against the likes of the Avatar and Toy Story 3 DVDs or albums from Rihanna and Take That? Well, it outsold them all.
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, Charts, DS, DSi, EA, Kinect, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Take-Two, Trade, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, avatar, Entertainment Retailers Association, FIFA 11, Halo: Reach, Just Dance, Just Dance 2, Red Dead Redemption, sales figures, toy story 3
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”