Monthly Archives: May 2011
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 23:01 BST
Rumor – Heavenly Sword 2 in the works, more coming at E3
And here’s another rumor for you today: A UK gaming magazine is claiming that Heavenly Sword 2 is in the works.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, PS3, Rumour, Sony
Tags: Heavenly Sword, Heavenly Sword 2, ninja theory
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 18:52 BST
Saturday Shorts: Crysis for cheap, L4D2 Midnight Riders, Brink, DMC sale
Some weeks just eat you alive, or at least grab you by the neck an maul you a bit. To cope, read up on some smaller things that don’t bite as hard.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts
Tags: bioware, Brink, cnn, crysis, daivid gaider, devil may cry, diablo 3, diablo III, dragon age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, Dragonsphere, duke nukem forever, gog.com, Halo:Reach, Left 4 Dead 2, lists, midnight riders, MX vs ATV, MX vs. ATV Alive, Panzer Command: Ostfront Demo, portal, sales, starcraft II, steam
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 22:12 BST
Retail rumor – Black Ops PS3 bundle hitting stores May 24
A retail source has told Kotaku that a Call of Duty: Black Ops PS3 bundle will landing in stores on May 24 and will cost $299.99. That’s it, really. Not much else to add, other than if any more information should pop up regarding this, or a confirmation is received, we’ll let you know. Thanks, Kip. [pic]
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Retail, Rumour, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, black ops ps3 bundle, call of duty, treyarch
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 22:04 BST
Video – Bighead mode shows up in Gears of War 3 beta
Personally, we love big heads. It reminds us of Goldeneye. And we love the Gears series, so seeing big heads running around with high-pitched voices in the Gears of War 3 beta video below makes us smile.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, gears, gears 3, gears of war, Gears of War 3
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 21:56 BST
Quick Shots: The Witcher 2 features pretty ladies in pretty lighting
The countdown to the launch of The Witcher 2 is starting to reach a frenzy, at least in our household. If getting to run around in Geralt’s footsteps again isn’t enough to hold your interest, and the fact that Triss was on the cover of the Polish Playboy didn’t do it for you, maybe new screeshots featuring more ladies in great lighting will do the trick. If not, you are a lost cause, and we no longer wish to speak with you.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, witcher 2
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 14:44 BST
First LA Noire short story out now, fansites get new shots
L.A. Noire is out in a couple of weeks, and Rockstar is getting ready for launch by releasing some more exclusive images to fansites, as well as the first installment in its short story series.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories, la noire, team bondi
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 21:28 BST
Bringing Valve services to mobile is something the firm’s “starting to look at now”
Valve is starting to look at bringing Steam functionality to mobile phones, according to the firms Doug Lombardi and Jason Holtman.
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Posted in: Mobile, Valve
Tags: doug lombardi, Jason Holtman, steam
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 21:10 BST
Video – Obsidian shows how cooperative Dungeon Siege III can be
Those interested in the Obsidian-developed Dungeon Siege III should watch the video posted below courtesy of Joystiq. It shows off the games cooperative mode. Dungeon Siege III releases for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in mid June.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: dunegon party, dungeon siege 3, Dungeon Siege III, obsidian
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 09:04 BST
Japanese charts – PSP reigns, Dragon Quest back on top
Media Create has released the unit sales chart for Japanese hardware and software for the week ending May 1, and it finds PSP still on top, and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 back on top of the software charts.
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 20:31 BST
Lightbox boss hints at Starhawk announce next Friday, GTTV planning “Sony surprise”
Lightbox Interactive chief Dylan Jobe has teased that we’re about to finally see Starhawk announced next Friday, as GameTrailers TV prepares to air an episode that features a “Sony surprise.”
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: Dylan Jobe, lightbox interactive, starhawk
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 18:41 BST
Study: Online gaming with family can improve communication
A study conducted by Cuihua Shen at the University of Texas and Dmitri Williams at the University of Southern California has suggested that online gaming can be healthy when you play with family or solkd you know.
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Posted in: Stuff, study
Tags: Cuihua Shen, Dmitri Williams, Jane McGonigal, online gaming
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 17:50 BST
Quick Shots – Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 screens show explosive action
Namco sent over some new screenshots for Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 which highlight the game’s explosive action and cel-shaded graphics.
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 15:32 BST
Valve’s not “giving up on single-player at all,” plans to add more social features to titles
Valve has clarified a comment made a couple of weeks ago regarding whether or not Portal 2 was “probably” the firm’s “last game with an isolated single-player experience.”
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Posted in: Development, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Mon, May 09, 2011 | 10:05 BST
Rumor – Modern Warfare 3 reveal in OPM next month
Official PlayStation Magazine UK is teasing a reveal for its June 8 issue, and it looks as though it could well be Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Rumour, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, mw3
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 13:46 BST
PSA: Monday’s Shogun 2 patch contains DX11 support, free maps
The Creative Assembly has a patch for Total War: Shogun 2 going live on Monday, and just in case it slipped your mind, we’d like to remind you about it. Now that we have done our duty in that respect, you should also know it contains DirectX 11 support and other goodies.
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 10:13 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ME3 delayed, Anonymous vs PSN
Some weeks are born great, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Others have rainbow-farting unicorns. This was the latter.
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Posted in: EA, Microsoft, PS3, PSN, Sony, THQ, Ubisoft, Weekly Wrap, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, Anonymous, assassin's creed: revelations, battlefield 3, homefront, mass effect 3, PSN
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 09:57 BST
Bungie confirms no-show at E3
Bungie’s confirmed that it won’t be attending E3 in a month’s time.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011
Tags: bungie
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 09:47 BST
Black Ops gets Double XP weekend
Treyarch’s holding a Double XP weekend across all systems to mark the release of the latest Black Ops map pack, Escalation.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, Black Ops, blizzard, call of duty
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 22:56 BST
EU PSN members to get free games with Sony’s Welcome Back program
Sony has announced on the EU PS Blog that as well as offering data protection services endemic to each region, it will also be offering PSN users two free games from a list of five titles as part of a Welcome Back program. PSP users will be able to choose from a list of four. The program, which is an apology for the recent PSN hack, will also contain the previously announced month of free PlayStation Plus membership for all PSN customers, and a free extension to current Plus and Music Unlimited customers. More consolation prizes are expected to be announced soon.
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 21:56 BST
Anonymous vets claim members of the group are likely behind attack on PSN
Two members of Anonymous feel that at least one of its members was behind the attack on Sony, which resulted in the PSN service being brought down and user data being compromised.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”