Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 18:54 BST
Valve announces 2011 Portal 2 Summer Mapping Initiative
Valve has announced a Portal 2 contest called the 2011 Summer Mapping Initiative.
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 18:42 BST
Skype founder believes Microsoft can grow should it “do a good job” integrating the service
Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom feels it will be easy for Microsoft to capitalize on its recent $8.5 billion acquisition of the service should it expand it into mobile and focus on improving video calling features.
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Posted in: Microsoft
Tags: Niklas Zennstrom, skype
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 18:24 BST
BioShock: “We don’t have any need to get a movie made,” says Levine
Ken Levine has said the BioShock team would like to get a movie of the game made, but until “all the right pieces are in place,” it’s not going to happen.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshcok infinite, bioshock movie, ken levine
Thu, May 26, 2011 | 18:38 BST
THQ details Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Collector’s Edition and pre-order deals
THQ has detailed pre-order bonuses and the Collector’s Edition for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: relic, Space Marine, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine, warhammer 40k space marine, WH40KSM
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 18:10 BST
DeathSpank is back in The Baconing
Hothead games has announced a new DeathSpank adventure which tasks our hero with finding the Fires of Bacon and destroying the evil power of the thongs.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Mac, PC, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: deathspank, deathspank: the baconing, hothead games, the baconing
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 17:18 BST
Ubisoft announces E3 line-up: Revelations and more on hand
Ubisoft has announced it will be showing demonstrations of its fiscal year 2012 line-up and along with en exclusive new announcements at E3 next month.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Ubisoft
Tags: ubisoft e3
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 17:03 BST
PSA: Second batch of BlizzCon tickets go on sale today
Just a friendly reminder that the second batch of BlizzCon tickets go on sale today.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011
Tags: blizzcon tickets
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 16:38 BST
Monsters take center stage with these God of War III art samplings
Over on the US PS Blog, Sony has posted shots of monster artwork from Ballistic Publishing’s The Art of God of War III.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony, books
Tags: god of war, god of war III, kratos, monsters, the art of god of war III
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 16:15 BST
Nintendo Power confirms Sonic Generations for 3DS in upcoming issue
The Shinobi revival isn’t the only thing that Nintendo Power has waiting for readers in its next issue. Apparently, the magazine has also officially confirmed the 3DS version of Sonic Generations.
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 15:55 BST
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare rated by ESRB
2001 horror Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is set to re-release with Sony Computer Entertainment as its publisher, according to a rating by the ESRB.
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 15:49 BST
PSP bundle with MLB 11 The Show and Gran Turismo hitting next month
Sony is releasing a Limited Edition PSP Entertainment Pack which includes the handheld along with two games.
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Posted in: PSP, Racing, Sony, Sports, hardware
Tags: gran turismo, MLB 11: The Show, psp bundle
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 15:08 BST
Witcher 2 patch detailed, expected later today
CD Projekt has announced that Patch 1.1 is on schedule to be released later today and should solve most issues experienced by players. However, a second patch is also in the works and expected some time next week.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: Assassins of Kings, witcher, witcher 2, witcher 2 patch
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 14:59 BST
New developer diary and screens released for WH40K: Space Marine
Relic has released a new developer diary for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, and apparently, players will have very little “down time” in it between battles.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: relic, Space Marine, warhammer, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine, warhammer 40k, wh40k: space marine
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 14:39 BST
Microsoft looking into Xbox Live Marketplace outage
Microsoft has confirmed to us it’s currently working on resolving issues revolving around an outage on Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Markerplace downtime
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 14:21 BST
Dead Space 2: Screens and extra details released for Outbreak Map Pack
EA has release screenshots of the Outbreak Map Pack for Dead Space 2 which will be released for free on PS3 and Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, Outbreak Map Pack, visceral games
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 14:27 BST
Sony announces Limited Edition PS3 bundle for Black Ops
Sony has announced a limited edition PS3 Call of Duty: Black Ops Bundle.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, black ops ps3 bundle, First Strike, treyarch
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 14:00 BST
Konami and Gaijin announce combat simulator Birds of Steel for PS3 and 360
Konami and Gaijin Entertainment announced a new flight combat and battle theatre title called Birds of Steel today for PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Konami, PS3, Screens, Simulation, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Birds of Steel, Gaijin Entertainment
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 13:50 BST
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier “better with Kinect,” boxart shows
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s boxart may have outed Kinect support for the shooter.
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 13:41 BST
Collector’s Edition for Deus Ex: Human Revolution gets a video
A video of the Collectors Edition for Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been released. It shows off all the goodies contained within, naturally.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Collector's Edition, Human Revolution
Wed, May 25, 2011 | 13:08 BST
Link’s 3D adventure: Hands-on with Zelda: OoT 3DS
“Hey!” – Navi, everyone’s ‘favourite’ fairy guide, is back. Stace Harman followed her to a recent London-based hands-on event for the remake of one of the most highly rated games of all time.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, Nintendo
Tags: the legend of zelda: ocarina of time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”