Monthly Archives: April 2011
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 20:50 BST
Dungeon Siege III gameplay video is all about Lucas
Square has released a new Dungeon Siege III video, which focuses on the playable character of Lucas.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: dungeon siege 3, Dungeon Siege III, obsidian
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 20:31 BST
Lucasarts hires former Tomb Raider man Tim Longo for unannounced project
Lucasarts has announced it has hired Tomb Raider’s former creative and franchise director Tim Longo.
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Posted in: Lucasarts
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Tim Longo, tomb raider
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 20:23 BST
Quick Shots: Fansites graced with L.A. Noire screens
Rockstar has released various new screenshots of L.A. Noire to fansites across the net, and thanks to ScrawlFX, we have a few posted for you below.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 20:13 BST
Video – Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One: High Cliffs of Planet Magnus gameplay
Insomniac has released a gameplay video for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Sony
Tags: All 4 One, insomniac games, ratchet & clank, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 19:56 BST
Back to the Future is now free on PC and Mac – no foolin’
Telltale is making the complete first episode Back to the Future free on PC and Mac.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 19:58 BST
Quick Shots: Dawn of War II – Retribution DLC Dark Angels
Relic has sent over some shots of its Dark Angels DLC pack for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution.
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Posted in: PC, Screens, Strategy, THQ
Tags: Dark Angels, Dawn of War II, relic, retribution, WH40K: DOW2R
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 19:02 BST
EA Download Manager lists Battlefield 3 for a November 2 release
EA Download Manager has either made a mistake, is playing a April Fool’s joke, or someone is about to get chewed a new one as a date for Battlefield 3 has been listed on the site for November 2.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 18:41 BST
NPD Group acquires digital tracking firm In-Stat
NPD Group has announced that it has acquired the digital entertainment and mobile internet research firm In-Stat, according to a statement given to GI.biz.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 18:43 BST
Sony led Japanese market in 2010, besting both Wii and DS
Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain has done some figuring, and its numbers conclude that Sony hardware outsold Nintendo in Japan during 2010. According to the firm, not only did PS3 surpass Wii in sales, but PSP came out ahead of DS as well.
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Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 17:21 BST
Report: Videogames outselling other forms of physical and digital entertainment in the UK
The Entertainment Retailers Association has been busy crunching some numbers related to the entertainment industry in the UK, and after the smoke cleared from its calculators, it found that in 2010, videogames outsold music and DVDs considerably.
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Posted in: Retail, Trade, UK
Tags: Entertainment Retailers Association, Steve Redmond
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 14:53 BST
Cave Story 3D coming to Europe this summer
NIS America has announced it’s to bring over Cave Story 3D to Europe this summer for 3DS. An exact date wasn’t confirmed, though. It comes as a US release date was announced yesterday as June 28. The platformer launched on PC back in 2004 before making its way to WiiWare and DSiWare, the latter version having not launched in Europe.
Via EG.
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Posted in: 3DS, NIS America, Platformer
Tags: cave story, Cave Story 3D
Sat, Apr 02, 2011 | 11:57 BST
Six new Skyrim screens show role, playing, game
Bethesda’s sent out six new shots of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim today. They were originally posted in an IGN interview with game director Todd Howard last night, but here they are. Take a look at them below.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim releases on November 11 worldwide for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Bethesda Game Studios, elder scrolls v, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 16:09 BST
Sony Network Entertainment’s Layden on Q Music, beyond
In the wake of the launch of Sony’s Q Music subscription service across Europe and the US, VG247 speaks to Sony Network Entertainment’s Shawn Layden about the PlayStation Network, the feasibility of “cloud” media and the company’s network strategy.
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Posted in: Interview, Journalism, Sony
Tags: Shawn Layden, Sony Network Entertainment
Sun, Apr 03, 2011 | 19:19 BST
Nintendo: 3DS UK launch sales beat both Wii and DS
Nintendo has confirmed that 3DS sold 303,000 units across Europe and 113,000 units in its opening weekend on sale in the UK, beating the British launches of both Wii and DS.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 14:17 BST
Duke Nukem Forever: Jetpack and feces-throwing videos, Capture the Babe art released
Concept art created by Piranha Games, the studio behind much of the multiplayer in Duke Nukem Forever, has been released. It shows some of the babes you will be stealing from your opposition’s camp in the Capture the Babe multiplayer mode. There’s also a video below of Duke walking around with the equivalent of Mr. Hankey and tossing it at walls and the like. It doesn’t wear a Santa hat though. To save a bit of face, there’s a jetpack video below as well.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 12:18 BST
Blizzard does an April Fool’s thing about Kinect Starcraft II
Below the break. We have nothing to say on the matter.
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Posted in: Kinect, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: april fool
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 12:01 BST
Homefront update goes live on 360, fixes freezing
Kaos has released a title update for Homefront on 360, confirming it has now fixed profile freezing issues.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 11:47 BST
Keiji Inafune forms two new companies
Former Capcom dev boss Keiji Inafune has announced the formation of two new companies: Intercept and Comcept.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development
Tags: Comcept, Intercept, Keiji Inafune
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 10:24 BST
Resistance 3 multiplay footage gets out from Insomniac community event
Someone’s managed to bust out Resistance 3 multiplayer gameplay footage from this week’s Insomniac community event in the US. It’s five minutes of video from the shooter, and you can get it after the break.
Resistance 3 launches in the US on September 6.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, resistance 3
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”