Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 21:17 BST
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning gets its first gameplay trailer
EA and 38 Studios have released a gameplay trailer for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Platform holders, RPG, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, ken rolston, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, R. A. Salvatore, Reckoning, Todd McFarlane
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Homefront is “not a 71″ because you can’t “apply math to art,” says Bilson
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said that Homefront deserved a higher Metacritic score than 71, and he is of the opinion that you cannot “apply math to art.”
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Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 20:22 BST
Coming Soon to XBL: Gears 3 beta, sales, SEGA All-Star Racing
Major Nelson has posted the upcoming release schedule for XBL Arcade and tossed in there are some rather nice sales as well.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: avatar marketplace, coming soon to xbox live, deal of the week, Games on Demand, gears 3 beta
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 22:27 BST
Sony’s E3 press conference to be held on June 6
Sony has announced that its E3 press conference will be held on Monday, June 6 at 5:00 pm PST.
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Posted in: E3 2011, NGP, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: sony e3 press conference
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 19:12 BST
Brink PC system requirements announced with Steamworks
Bethesda has released recommended system requirements for Brink on PC. Read and weep or rejoice, depending on whether you still use an IBM 5150 or not.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 18:39 BST
SOCOM 4 reviews round-up: Scores range from high to low
Reviews for SOCOM: Special Forces are going live as we speak. Find out below what folks think of the game, also known as SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs in the US.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony, reviews
Tags: socom 4, SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals, SOCOM: Special Forces, Zipper Interactive
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 18:13 BST
Bulletstorm DLC: Gun Sonata Pack is live with extra mayhem, maps
The first DLC for Bulletstorm, the Gun Sonata Pack, has gone live.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, Gun Sonata Pack, people can fly
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:56 BST
Final Portal 2 video is all about the boots
Valve has released the fourth and final video installment of the “Product” series of Aperture investment videos. It’s titled “Boots”.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:47 BST
Witcher 2 shots are new, lovely
CD Projekt Red has sent over some new screenshots from The Witcher 2, which is out next month. Oh, please hurry May!
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG, Screens
Tags: Assassins of Kings, geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings, The Witcher II
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 01:51 BST
Nintendo puts out list of game releases for the US
Nintendo has sent over a list of game releases from now until summer on all platforms. The list includes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for 3DS, which was announced as hitting the US on June 19 a bit earlier this morning.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:05 BST
Captain America: Super Soldier Wii trailer
The all-American hero can be seen leading the fight in World War II – check out the latest Wii version trailer of the upcoming superhero jaunt.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 17:02 BST
Oddboxx gets a price drop
Oddworld Inhabitants’ classic – and spellcheck defying – titles Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee and Stranger’s Wrath are now as easy on the wallet as they are on the eye. “Follow me” for more details.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:57 BST
Score a place in a Catherine trailer; potentially ruin your relationship
Atlus is offering members of the public the chance to be in a upcoming trailer for Catherine, you just have to answer some rather personal questions. On tape. And upload it to YouTube. What could possibly go wrong?
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:11 BST
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma getting medieval in early 2012
It was true: Capcom announced Dragon’s Dogma at Captivate last week, and the open-world, action-RPG puts players in a fantasy setting where a dragon has descended upon a village to steal the chosen one’s heart. Shots and video.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PS3, RPG, Screens, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: dragons dogma, Hideaki Itsuna, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 21:01 BST
RE: Operation Raccoon City shots and video are mental
Direct feed shots and character renders for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City from Capcom’s Captivate Event have been released, and each shows just hectic and mental this game is going to be. There’s also a video in there with Japanese subtitles, so don’t let the Biohazard moniker in it fool you or anything.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PC, PS3, Screens, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Operation Raccoon City, Raccoon City, re:oprc, resident evil, Resident Evil: Raccoon City, Slant Six
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:18 BST
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition shots and videos
Last week, during Capcom’s Captivate event in Miami, Yoshinori Ono announced one of the worst kept secrets in Super Street Fighter IV history – the western release of the Arcade Edition.
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Posted in: Capcom, Captivate 2011, Fighter, PC, PS3, Screens, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: ssfiv, SSFIV: AE, super street fighter iv, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Yoshinori Ono
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 08:15 BST
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record features Frank this fall
Frank West is back in a re-imagining of Dead Rising 2 from Blue Castle Games – we have screens and a movie below to prove it.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: blue castle games, dead rising, dead rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, frank west, Off the Record
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:05 BST
Captivate gifts Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D shots and video
Last week at Captivate, Capcom showed off Resident Evil Mercenaries for 3DS as well as a slight tease of the Revelations demo included with the game.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, Screens, Shooter, Videos
Tags: Masachika Kawata, Mercenaries 3D, RE:Mercs, resident evil, Resident Evil:Mercenaries 3D
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:01 BST
Asura’s Wrath shots and video show more than just a giant finger
CyberConnect 2 showed off its Unreal Engine 3 actioner Asura’s Wrath at Capcom’s Captivate last week, and if you were hoping to fight bosses the size of a colossus or even bigger, you are in luck.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: asura's wrath, CyberConnect2
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 08:15 BST
KO: Street Fighter X Tekken in Captivate super-smash
Yoshi Ono was in Miami last week for Capcom’s Captivate event to demo Street Fighter X Tekken, confirm ten characters and explain mechanics. This is knock-out awesome.
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Posted in: Capcom, Captivate 2011, Fighter, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: street fighter, Street Fighter x Tekken, tekken, Yoshinori Ono
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”