Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tue, May 24, 2011 | 10:45 BST
Sky’s the limit: Levine debuts new BioShock Infinite demo
In Internet Time, it’s been infinity years since we last saw Levine’s second BioShock. Has it been worth the wait? We ventured to LA to find out. New screens inside.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 2K boston, bioshock: infinite, ken levine
Tue, May 24, 2011 | 08:13 BST
First Modern Warfare 3 gameplay trailer tonight, confirms Infinity Ward
Infinity Ward’s comms boss Rob Bowling has confirmed that the first Modern Warfare 3 gameplay trailer will air tonight in the US. He tweeted: “Modern Warfare 3 world premiere gameplay trailer tonight on NBA Western Conference Finals around 6pm PT (2 am UK).”
The shooter releases on November 8.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 16:17 BST
APB: Reloaded open beta launches
GamersFirst has launched the open beta for APB: Reloaded.
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Posted in: Action, MMO, PC
Tags: APB: Reloaded, Bjorn Book-Larsson, gamersfirst
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 15:22 BST
2K signs multi-year extension deal with NBA
Take Two’s announced an extension of its NBA deal, which has seen NBA 2K11 sell 5 million units worldwide.
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Posted in: 2K, Sports, Take-Two
Tags: Adam Silver, NBA, NBA 2K, NBA 2K11, Strauss Zelnick
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 15:00 BST
Rumour – Stereoscopic 3D arriving on 360, E3 announcement teased
EG‘s reporting that full stereoscopic 3D will arrive on Xbox 360, with an E3 announcement being very likely.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, Stereoscopic, Stereoscopic 3D
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 14:39 BST
XLGames to make MMO for Asian market on 2K IP
Take Two’s announced this afternoon that its signed a new deal with Asian company XLGames to create and publish an MMO based on one of 2K’s “top-selling franchise.”
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 13:56 BST
Rumour – Kinect Fun Lab set for E3 reveal
Siliconera‘s reporting that Microsoft is set to unveil something known as Kinect Fun Lab at E3 two weeks today at its press conference.
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Posted in: Kinect, Xbox 360
Tags: Crimson Alliance, Fusion Genesis, Kinect Fun Lab, Kinect Me
Tue, May 24, 2011 | 08:13 BST
Sony: PSN intrusion will cost £106 million
Sony has said the recent external intrusion of PlayStation Network will set the company back about ¥14 billion (£106 million/$171 million).
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: sony financials
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 11:52 BST
DiRT 3 DLC gets outed, retail selling for £5
As DiRT 3 prepares to launch tomorrow, details on the game’s first DLC packs are revealed, with retail set to sell the game for as low as a fiver.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 12:12 BST
New Carmageddon is an indie project, Square Enix not involved
Following the posting of a timer on carmageddon.com at the weekend, VG247 has learned that the Carmageddon series is about to be rebooted, but that it’s an independent project.
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Posted in: Action, Racing
Tags: carmageddon, stainless games
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 10:56 BST
Dead Island gets 11-minute gameplay video
Following on from a new trailer last week, GameTrailers has released a new gameplay video of Dead Island. It’s the first time proper play has been seen of the open-world Techland zombie horror. The video’s narrated by the game’s brand manager, Vincent Kummer. Watch it below. Dead Island’s out this year for PC, 360 and PS3.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, deep silver, techland, Vincent Kummer
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 10:23 BST
Short Gears 3 campaign clip gets out ahead of new trailer
Someone’s posted a small campaign clip of Gears of War 3 ahead of a new trailer for the game this weekend. The clip features Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird, and how they are “in the shit”. There’s nothing too revealing here in terms of story. Watch it below, via QJ. The first campaign trailer airs after the Champions League final on Saturday. Gears 3 releases on September 20 for 360.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 10:06 BST
UK charts: LA Noire becomes fastest-selling new IP ever
LA Noire has overtaken Brink to become number one in the UK charts, becoming Britain’s fastest-selling new IP ever in the process.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 13:56 BST
Battlefield 3: Physical Warfare Pack for GAME, GameStation
EA’s announced that Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack is available to pre-order at GAME and GameStation.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, Battlefield 3: Physical Warfare Pack, dice
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 09:45 BST
BULLETCAST, May 23 – What you need to know now
The weekend’s over, buddy. Catch up on the headlines right now.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 10:23 BST
Bethesda to re-release Oblivion for fifth anniversary
Bethesda’s set to re-release The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the RPG’s fifth anniversary, according to NitroBeard.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, RPG
Tags: oblivion, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 08:36 BST
McNamara: Future Team Bondi projects won’t take five years to make
Team Bondi head Brendan McNamara has said that development on future studio projects won’t take as long as it did with LA Noire.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, la noire, team bondi
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 07:43 BST
Raiden voice-actor “completely in the dark” over returning for MGS: Rising
Quinton Flynn, the voice-actor for Raiden in the Metal Gear Solid series, has said he’s “in the dark” over returning to the character for Rising.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: kojima productions, metal gear solid rising, Quniton Flynn, raiden
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 07:11 BST
Alice: Madness Returns – McGee on retracing Goth roots
It’s been a decade since American McGee’s Alice brought Goth culture to gaming, but “dark” has since become standard. Can Madness Returns compete with today’s preoccupation with grit?
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, american mcgee, Ken Wong, spicy horse
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 06:41 BST
Debate over: Video games now officially art
Are games art? Yes. They are. Don’t argue! It’s the law.
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Posted in: America, Trade
Tags: art, games as art
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”