Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 23:24 BST
Ship Simulator Extremes Ferry Pack DLC released
Are you ready for some rip-roaring ferry boat action? Then you have come to the right place.
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Posted in: PC, Paradox, Simulation
Tags: ship simulator extremes
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 23:20 BST
DC Universe Online gets new, free update with Penguin Vs Two-Face
DC Universe Online players can download a free update for the super hero MMO today, the second major content addition since the game Sony Online Entertainment title went live last January.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: DC Universe Online, DCUO
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 20:26 BST
Mass Effect gets fourth novel in Deception
Book publisher Del Rey has announced plans to publish Mass Effect: Deception, the fourth prose novel based on BioWare’s sci-fi RPG series.
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Posted in: RPG, books
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect deception
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 12:36 BST
Inversion features floating cars, trailer proves it
Namco’s put out a live action trailer for Saber’s Inversion, showing what happens when someone switches the gravity off. It’s not so great. Expect guns, Escher puzzles and flying buildings. It’s out next February.
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 19:56 BST
Rock Band 3 price dropped to $19.99
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Posted in: PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: harmonix, rock band 3
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 07:57 BST
Dragon Age II hits 1 million, gives free PC Mass Effect 2
To celebrate Dragon Age II topping the 1 million sales mark, step right up and get your free game. Seriously. All you have to do is buy Dragon Age II and you get a free copy of Mass Effect 2.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, mass effect 2
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 19:39 BST
Red Faction Battlegrounds now available on PSN, Live on Wednesday
Red Faction fans on Sony’s Playstation 3 console can now download the newest game in the action shooter franchise, Red Faction Battlegrounds.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation Store, Sony, Xbox Live
Tags: Red Faction: Armageddon, Red Faction: Battlegrounds, THQ, volition
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 18:48 BST
City of Heroes Issue 20: Incarnates available now for subscribers
City of Heroes today saw the release of Issue 20, the MMO’s latest free content update.
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC, RPG
Tags: city of heroes, paragon studios
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 18:42 BST
Epic releases UE3 features video
Kotaku’s posted an exclusive look at the features of the next Unreal Engine, showing off the dev weapons that are going to be used for many of gaming’s biggest titles for years to come. We got a quick look at the culminative effect of all this working at GDC, but this is the nitty gritty. Best real-time beard ever. Be sure to look.
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Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, unreal engine 3
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 18:29 BST
Killzone 3 getting Steel Rain DLC tomorrow
Sony, speaking on the PS Blog, has confirmed that Killzone 3′s Steel Rain DLC pack will release tomorrow.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: dlc, Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3, Steel Rain
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 18:22 BST
PopCap launches new experimental games label, 4th & Battery
PopCap’s today announced plans to release experimental and even mature games under a new label, 4th and Battery.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Casual, PopCap, iPad, iPhone
Tags: 4th and battery, unpleasant horse
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 17:57 BST
Pitchford: Multiplayer features should not be forced into games
Some games are well suited for multiplayer and some are not, according to Gearbox Software head man Randy Pitchford; and those that aren’t shouldn’t have online options forced upon them by publishers.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: dead space 2, duke nukem forever, multiplayer, randy pitchford
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 17:50 BST
New Portal 2 video tries to sell us turrets
Portal 2 is only a couple of weeks away from release, and today we got to see the third of four videos showing off various aspects of Valve’s puzzle shooter sequel. This one focuses on one of the game’s best known challenges: the armed turret.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 09:02 BST
Tretton: Sony in “growth mode, not cruise control”
SCEA boss Jack Tretton has said that Sony has not peaked yet, insisting it’s still at “growth mode” with PlayStation 3, four years on from its US launch.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: 3d, jack tretton, scea
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 16:49 BST
Battlefield 360 DLC on sale this week
Get ready to save some money this week if you own the 360 version of Battlefield Bad Company 2. Nelson’s revealed that from now until April 11, players of the DICE FPS will be able to save 50 percent off various bits of DLC.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, digital illusions, ea, Electronic Arts
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 16:05 BST
Nintendo UK PR boss Saunders to leave
Nintendo’s just announced that UK head of communications Rob Saunders is leaving the company.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Trade, UK
Tags: nintendo uk, pr, rob saunders
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 15:48 BST
Gaikai teams up with Bigfoot Networks for better PC game streaming
Cloud gaming firm Gaikai’s announced an agreement with PC hardware company Bigfoot Networks that will allow Bigfoot’s products, which include gaming-oriented PC networking cards and Wi-FI adapters for notebooks, to work with Gaikai’s servers. When a Bigfoot Networks PC goes to a Gaikai-powered website, it “automatically recognizes the Gaikai service, delivering an unmatched cloud gaming experience.”
Gaikai and Bigfoot promise to reveal more about this new partnership “in the coming months.”
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Posted in: PC
Tags: bigfoot networks, dave perry, gaikai
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 17:09 BST
Latest Brink gameplay trailer is ready and able – get it now
Bethesda’s just put out the latest Brink gameplay movie, showing various character abilities. Get it after the break.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 07:56 BST
Anonymous sends video message to Sony, targets staff
Hacking group Anonymous has launched a video confirming that it has launched attacks against websites on Sony and PlayStation.
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 14:35 BST
Epic: Gears of War universe will continue, but Fenix story will have “closure”
Epic has said that the Gears of War franchise will continue onwards after Gears of War 3, but insists its current story will finish in September.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, gears of war, Gears of War 3, Marcus Fenix, rod Fergusson
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”