Monthly Archives: April 2011
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 02:30 BST
White Knight Chronicles tops one million units shipped
Sony has announced the White Knight Chronicles series has shipped one million units worldwide.
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Posted in: PS3, PSP, RPG, Sony
Tags: level-5, white knight chronicles, White Knight Chronicles 2, White Knight Chronicles II, White Knight Chronicles: Origins
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Bloodrayne: The Shroud put on the back burner
Planned 3DS title Bloodrayne: The Shroud has been shelved, at least temporarily.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Majesco
Tags: Bloodrayne: The Shroud, WayForward, WayForward St
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 01:59 BST
SOCOM 4 trailer shows off solo campaign
Zipper has released a new trailer for SOCOM 4 highlighting the single-player story mode. Notable features include an arse-kicking Korean operative of the female persuasion. Sold.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Shooter, Sony
Tags: socom 4, socom 4 special forces, SOCOM 4: US Navy Seals
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 01:48 BST
Stardock banking on 64-bit graphics revolution
Stardock’s Brad Wardell has predicted a revolution in PC graphics, which may see consoles left gasping in the dust.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Trade
Tags: Brad Wardell, Stardock
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 07:31 BST
BioWare: MMO future “makes sense” for Mass Effect
BioWare’s Casey Hudson says the Mass Effect team is yet to figure out a workable multiplayer premise for the franchise, but sees the attraction of an MMO.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 00:17 BST
Uncharted 3 story and new gameplay detailed
The latest issue of OPM has unveiled a swag of new information on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, including why Drake’s stranded in a desert and who that creepy lady is.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, uncharted 3, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Sun, Apr 10, 2011 | 23:57 BST
SSX developer diaries give first gameplay glimpse
EA has backed up its recent SSX info dump with a pair of developer diaries discussing gameplay and introducing the development team.
Sun, Apr 10, 2011 | 23:41 BST
Rumour – Fallout: New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC trailer leaked, screen grabbed
A couple of images have surfaced, and are claimed as screen grabs from a quickly yanked YouTube trailer for the next piece of Fallout: New Vegas DLC, Honest Hearts.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Fallout: New Vegas, Honest Hearts
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 12:46 BST
Japanese charts – PSP and Dragon Quest Monsters tops
Media Create has released the unit sales figures for Japanese hardware and software for the week ending April 3, and it finds PSP topping the harware chart for the second week in a row. On the software chart, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 Professional debuted at number one for older NDS systems.
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Posted in: 3DS, Charts, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Japan, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS2, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, Retail, Sony, Trade, Wii, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: japanese charts, japanese hardware and software charts, Japanese hardware charts, japanese software charts, media create
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 23:07 BST
Saturday Shorts: Alienware M14x, EyePet, SWTOR, SSFIV 3D, Angry Birds PSN, sales
Lovely, small, bite-sized news for the win. Click onward adventurers.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts, VG247
Tags: 1 vs. 100, Alienware M14x, angry birds psn, bioshock: infinite, bioware, captain america, Colin Sebastian, craig zinkievich, Deal or No Deal, eyepet, EyePet & Friends, EyePet and Friends, infinity ward, Lazard Capital Markets, Mega Man Legends 3, sales, Splinter Cell Trilogy HD, SSFIV 3D, star trek online, star wars, Super Street Fighter IV 3D, swtor, The Old Republic, You Don't Know Jack
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 21:15 BST
Pre-purchase Dungeon Siege III through Steam, receive Dungeon Siege I and II free
Valve and Square Enix have announced that those who pre-purchase Dungeon Siege III through Steam will be handed free single-player digital copies Dungeon Siege I and II for immediate play.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Dungeon Siege, Dungeon Siege II, Dungeon Siege III
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 20:58 BST
Ubisoft CEO: Lack of new consoles is “part of the reason why the industry is in depression”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes that in order to provide the games industry with a nice shot in the arm, the big three hardware makers need to release new consoles.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 21:02 BST
Minecraft video shows weather effects included in update 1.5
Minecraft title update 1.5, is getting weather effects, and to show how it looks in the game, a video has been released.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 18:21 BST
Team Fortress 2 in-game store sales raise over $430,000 for Japan earthquake relief
The Team Fortress 2 community came through with a ton of money to help earthquake relief efforts for Japan.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: Japan earthquake, Team Fortress 2, valve
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 18:19 BST
THQ has plans to differentiate Homefront from other shooters in the future
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said the firm has plans to make sure Homefront differentiate itself from other games in the shooting genre with future releases.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 17:18 BST
Portal 2 comic: Part One of Lab Rat released
As promised earlier this week, IGN has released Part 1 of Valve’s Portal 2: Lab Rat comic.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 16:19 BST
Warner ups the creepy ante with new F.E.A.R. 3 concept art
Warner has released more concept art for F.E.A.R. 3, which shines the spotlight on some of the enemies players will face in the game.
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Posted in: Shooter
Tags: f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 15:59 BST
RAGE video shows off weaponry
A new video for RAGE has been released, showing off some of the various weapons in the game.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 16:00 BST
More Valve ARG elements reveal themselves
The ultra-deep alternate reality game that Valve is reportedly playing with may be reaching a critical point.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 15:11 BST
Red Dead Redemption DLC hitting PSN and XBL next week
Rockstar has sent word that some long-awaited DLC for Red Dead Redemption will arrive next week on consoles.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Deadly Assassin Outfit, Golden Guns Weapon Pack, RDR, RDR DLC, Red Dead Redemption, The War Horse
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”