Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 09:50 BST
Sucker Punch: inFamous 2 demo “definitely planned”
Sucker Punch has confirmed it’ll launch a demo of inFamous 2, saying a taster is “definitely planned.”
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: inFamous 2, Kenneth Schramm, sucker punch
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 13:53 BST
Raining down: Vatra returns to Silent Hill 2 with Downpour
Can Silent Hill’s fans ever be assuaged? We speak to Silent Hill: Downpour’s producers on atmosphere, competition, soundtrack and that fabled first-person segment.
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Posted in: Horror, Konami, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Devin Shatsky, silent hill: downpour, Tomm Hulett, Vatra Games
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 09:06 BST
BULLETCAST, May 4 – What you need to know now
Big headlines this morning. Pay attention.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 08:42 BST
Wii price cut goes official, becomes $150 from May 15
Nintendo’s just confirmed that Wii will get a price cut in the US from May 15 to $149.99.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Multiplayer Homefront demo re-confirmed by THQ, “multiple drops” of DLC inbound
THQ re-confirmed last night it’ll launch a multiplayer demo of Homefront, as well as announcing that “multiple” DLC packs would be released within the next six months.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 05:52 BST
Sony domain registrations tease two new Wipeout titles
A pair of domain registrations point to new entries in the WipEout racing series.
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Posted in: NGP, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: scee liverpool, wipeout, Wipeout 2048, Wipeout Trinity
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 05:10 BST
The Witcher 2 altered to meet Australian classification requirements
The Classifications Board has allowed The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings to be released in Australia, after a hasty edit removed a reference to sexual rewards.
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Posted in: Action, Australia, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: Australian classifications, CD Projekt red, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 04:53 BST
Wednesday Shorts, Overnight Edition – Rainbow Six, Zelda themes, Steam sales
There’s a lot of guff out there today. Steel yourself to swallow it in one bite.
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Posted in: PC, PlayStation Move, Sports, Steam, Wii, Xbox Live, hardware
Tags: Alienware, Alienware M18x, discount, discounts, dlc, dynasty warriors 7, need for speed, plants vs zombies, Rainbow Six, sale, SCEE London, Thor: God of Thunder, WWE All Stars
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 03:48 BST
Far Cry 3 development casts long shadows
Ubisoft has gone silent on Far Cry 3, but the anticipated sequel is nevertheless turning up all over the place.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:54 BST
Suda on Shadows, No More Heroes sequels: “It’s all about the people”
Shadows of the Damned is so five minutes ago. Now Shadows of the Damned 2 – which may or may not ever exist – that’s where it’s at. Or it will be. You know, if it ever gets there. See, it all depends on you. That’s right: in this single shining instance, you are important. Well, if you don’t count every other gamer in existence, anyway.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, PS3, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, no more heroes, shadows of the damned, suda 51
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:53 BST
Another team added to Sony’s PSN investigation
Sony has added a third security firm to its PlayStation Network attack investigation, alongside US Homeland Security and the FBI.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 17:37 BST
Shepard brings it in new Mass Effect 3 shots
Igromania has posted up a massive preview of Mass Effect 3 as well as shots of the game, which were previously exclusive to Game Informer for a while. They feature Shepard and, by the looks of it, Liara fighting side-by-side against enemies as well as Captain Anderson. Get them here, as well as over on GamesRadar. Mass Effect 3 releases this holiday season for PS3, 360 and PC.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 02:14 BST
Rock Band DLC update is working for the weekend
Although PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait a little, the rest of you can fire up Rock Band 3 today and jam to tunes possibly released before you were born.
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 01:41 BST
Stardock to expand its games business
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress producer Derek Paxton has said Stardock’s games business is set to grow in the wake of the Impulse sale, and has waxed lyrical on the experience of working for the software developer slash games studio.
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Posted in: PC, Stardock, Strategy
Tags: Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, expansion, Fallen Enchantress
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 01:12 BST
Sega makes mysterious Samurai Bloodshow trademark
Normally a few incautious trademarks give away exactly what a publisher is doing, but we have no idea where Sega is going with an enigmatically Spanish samurai title.
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Posted in: Sega
Tags: Samurai Bloodshow: Les Vagues Blanches Les Nuages Rouges, trademark
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 00:59 BST
Mortal Kombat: Legacy – Episode 4 visits the
Four episodes into Mortal Kombat: Legacy, and we’ve hit the part voted “most likely to feature scantily clad ladies” – the origins of Kitana and Mileena.
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Posted in: Fighter, Movies, PS3, Videos, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, mortal kombat legacy, youtube
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 00:36 BST
Marvel Universe Online has “a great answer” to the superhero question
Secret Identity does have an answer for the old “how the heck can we all play as Spider-Man?” question Marvel Universe has raised, but it’s not saying what it is.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: gazillion, marvel, marvel universe online, Secret Identity
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 00:00 BST
PSN and SOE attacks “similar”, exploited “shared architecture”
Sony Online Entertainment has said that its own network and the PSN share architecture to “some degree”, and that both attacks were “similar in nature”.
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Posted in: Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: hacked, hacking, PSN outage
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 23:39 BST
Metro: Last Light title confirmed
THQ has confirmed the upcoming sequel to 4A Games’ Metro 2033 will be called Metro: Last Light.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 23:26 BST
Rockstar Social Club events shuffled by PSN outage
Cease beating your chest with your Dual Shock and cursing the PSN down time – Rockstar has rescheduled its social club events for unlucky PlayStation 3 owners.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto iv, gta iv, PSN outage, Red Dead Redemption, rockstar social club
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”