Monthly Archives: April 2011
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 14:34 BST
Red 5 Studios releases first video dev diary for Firefall
The team at Red 5 Studios has released its first developer diary video showcasing the upcoming free-to-play sci-fi shooter Firefall.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: firefall, Red 5 Studios
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 14:11 BST
New Mortal Kombat trailer tells Shang Tsung’s story
The newest trailer for Mortal Kombat tells the story of one of the series’ most well known characters, Shang Tsung.
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Posted in: Fighter, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios, Shang Tsung
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:04 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ME3, SSX, Apple worming forward
Each week of gaming news is a beautiful snowflake. Oh, Kinectimals demo and Rock’s interest in a new Doom movie, let us count the ways. Also, here are some other things.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Apple, EA, PC, Weekly Wrap, iPad, iPhone
Tags: apple, battlefield 3, gamestop, mass effect 3, SSX
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 10:11 BST
Ubisoft CEO:”Our goal is to beat those guys, EA and Activision”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes that his company has the power to become the world’s biggest third-party game publisher.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Publishers, Ubisoft
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 10:04 BST
Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition ships for PC
The retail PC version of acclaimed indie platformer Super Meat Boy has now shipped.
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Posted in: Arcade, PC
Tags: Super Meat Boy, Team Meat
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 10:07 BST
Dirt 3 to get party modes; running over cardboard robots
Some of DiRT 3′s multiplayer modes are a little different from what you might expect from a racing game.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 23:01 BST
Tretton: 360 “running out of steam,” Nintendo makes “babysitting tools”
SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has taken some serious pot shots at both Nintendo and Microsoft in a new interview with Fortune today, launching an unprecedented attack on Wii, 360 and Nintendo’s portable consoles.
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 21:30 BST
New Longest Journey game possible, says original creator
Funcom’s Ragnar Tornquist has hinted that he would like to make a new entry for the developer’s acclaimed PC adventure game franchise, The Longest Journey.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC
Tags: funcom, the longest journey
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 20:25 BST
Torchlight II puts the spotlight on its monsters
Developer Runic Games has a launched a new regular feature on the Torchlight II site that focuses on the game’s creatures.
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Posted in: PC, RPG
Tags: runic games, torchlight, torchlight II
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Crysis 2 for PC to officially get DirectX 11 patch
After weeks of speculation, Crytek has finally announced that there will indeed be a DirectX 11 patch released for Crysis 2.
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Posted in: PC, Platform holders, Shooter
Tags: crysis 2, crytek, directx 11
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 17:32 BST
Resistance 3 multiplayer beta access inside select copies of SOCOM 4
Sony said today that multiplayer beta access for Resistance 3 will ship inside select copies of SOCOM 4 on April 19.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, resistance 3, socom 4
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 17:01 BST
New Portal 2 shots emerge from EA Showcase
EA’s released new Portal 2 shots as part its publisher showcase in Europe this week. There’s 15 direct-feed screens and a couple of other goodies. Get the lot after the break. Some of it’s old, but what the hey.
The Valve puzzler releases on PS3, 360 and PC on April 18 in the US and April 21 in the UK.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 10:16 BST
Mind-blowing Battlefield 3 single-player shown in London
The future. It is here. The first demonstration of Battlefield 3 absolutely BLEW MY TINY MIND. This is going to be one hell of a game about shooting things. Impressions, quotes, new shots.
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 16:09 BST
New Duke Nukem Forever trailer shows us the “babes”
The newest trailer for Duke Nukem Forever isn’t shy about its subject matter: babes.
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Posted in: Microsoft, PC, PS3, Shooter, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k Games, duke nukem forever, gearbox software
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 17:02 BST
New Alice: Madness Returns shots are properly bonkers
EA’s released five new screens of Alice: Madness Returns. The Spicy Horse was shown at the publisher’s European press event in London this week. The screens include a weird baby-looking thing that we can’t honestly describe, a teapot with an eye and a very creepy looking Cheshire Cat. We’ll have an interview and impressions for you on Monday.
Alice: Madness Returns releases in June for PS3, 360 and PC. Shots are below.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, spicy horse
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 16:00 BST
Tactical Intervention closed beta begins in Europe May 6
Tactical Intervention, the multiplayer shooter designed by Counter Strike co-creator Minh Le, will begin a closed beta test in Europe on May 6.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: Counter-Strike, fix korea, maya interactive, tactical intervention
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 15:09 BST
League of Legends announces $100,000 prize purse for official Season 1 Championship
Riot Games has announced that there will be a $100,000 prize purse for the first official League of Legends tournament championship
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Posted in: MMOARTS, PC
Tags: dreamhack, league of legends, riot games
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 15:07 BST
New trailer for The Secret World shows that everything is true
A new and somewhat unusual trailer for upcoming Funcom MMO The Secret World has been released.
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 14:41 BST
Report: Nintendo 3DS only sold just over half of its shipments in Japan
A Japanese news source is reporting that the newly-released 3DS has so far only sold just over half of its shipments in its home territory.
Fri, Apr 08, 2011 | 14:14 BST
Friday shorts: Commodore 64, GameStop, City of Heroes
It’s Friday. It’s the weekend. Party time. Read today’s short stuff below. Pow.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Friday shorts
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”