Monthly Archives: May 2011
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 01:46 BST
Devil’s Third development diary is mental, more info promised for TGS
THQ’s released a, quite simply, mental pre-E3 development diary of Devil’s Third.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, TGS 2011, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, Valhalla Game Studios
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:37 BST
First SCII: Heart of the Swarm teaser hunts for Kerrigan
Boom! Right out of left-field, the first teaser trailer for the second part of the StarCraft II story arc, Zerg-based Heart of the Swarm, has been posted online.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: heart of the swarm, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 22:05 BST
More Friday Shorts: Baconing, sales, Okabu, Heroes of Ruin, Hulk Hogan Kinect
The weekend is nigh. No work for you on Monday. Get your holiday started with some tiny things.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Allods Online, analysts, brothers in arms, build a buddy, deathspank, ea ios sale, HandCircus, Heroes of Ruin, Hulk Hogan's Main Event, move sharpshooter, mythos, N-Space, Okabu, sale, sales, seamus blackley, steam, take-two stock, the baconing, zelda williams
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 21:12 BST
Sony to testify before US subcommittee on Commerce next week
Sony will be sending Tim Schaff, the president of International Sony Network Entertainment division, to Washington DC next week to appear before a House subcommittee hearing regarding the firm’s recent Network breach.
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Posted in: America, PS3, PSN, Politics, Sony
Tags: psn breach, psn hack, Tim Schaff, US House Subcommittee on Commerce, washington dc
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 20:29 BST
US Army spending $57 million on military simulator using CryEngine 3
American tax dollars at work: The US military us spending $57 million on “the most realistic military simulator ever developed,” using Crytek’s CryEngine 3.
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Posted in: America, Development, Politics
Tags: cryengine 3, crytek, Dismounted Soldier Training System, Intelligent Decisions
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:38 BST
Video – Step inside Battlefield 3 and Back to Karkland
PWNED has released a behind-the-scenes look Battlefield 3, specifically the Frostbite 2 engine and the Back to Karkland map pack.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Alan Kertz, back to karkland, battlefield 3, bf3, David Spinnier, dice, Frostbite 2, Lars Gustavsson, Niklas Fegreaus, pwned
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 21:29 BST
Respawn hires Star Wars artist for its new title
Respawn Entertainment has hired a Iain McCaig, a concept artist behind such famous figures as Darth Maul and Queen Amidala along with characters in three James Bond games. He was part of the art design team for The Secret of Monkey Island.
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: iam mccraig, respawn
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 20:53 BST
Loads of Resident Evil: Mercenaries screenshots in one place
If you are looking for a Resident Evil: Mercenaries fix, the Official Nintendo Magazine website has you covered.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Capcom
Tags: Mercenaries, RE:Mercs, resident evil, Resident Evil: Mercenaries
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 22:51 BST
L.A. Noire DLC and Rockstar Pass details coming next week
Rockstar has announced that next week, more information regarding the release of the retail exclusive pre-order cases and content, along with details on new cases for L.A. Noire along with information pertaining to the mysterious Rockstar Pass will be revealed. Yeah, it’s an “announcement of an announcement”, but it should give you something to look forward to, at least.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, rockstar pass
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 18:26 BST
Splinter Cell Trilogy HD due “sometime this summer”
Retailers are listing the HD Splinter Cell Trilogy for an August release.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Ubisoft
Tags: Splinter Cell Trilogy HD
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 18:15 BST
CD Projekt RED to live-stream “incredible news” June 2
CD Projekt RED and GOG are going to reveal some big news just before E3 at their “CDP Summer Days” live from Los Angeles event.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, E3 2011
Tags: CD Projekt red, gog
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 18:01 BST
Ozzy 8-pack hitting Rock Band 3 next week
Harmonix has announced an Ozzy Osbourne 8-pack for Rock Band 3 next week to celebrate the 30th anniversary and re-release of Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of A Madman.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: harmonix, Ozzy, Ozzy osbourne, rock band 3
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 17:47 BST
PSA: Black Ops patched for PC on Steam
Treyarch has updated Black Ops on PC, so if you haven’t played in a while you may wish to load up Steam and patch it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, treyarch
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 17:37 BST
Sony announces PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset
Sony has announced an official wireless headset for PS3.
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Posted in: Sony, peripherals
Tags: headset, sony wireless headset
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 17:33 BST
Overdrive Map Pack for Section 8: Prejudice hitting next week
TimeGate Studios has announced the Overdrive Map Pack for Section 8: Prejudice.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Overdrive Map Pack, Section 8: Prejudice, TimeGate
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 17:22 BST
Resistance dual pack hitting retail in July
Sony and Insomniac have announced a dual Resistance pack hitting retail in July.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter
Tags: insomniac, Resistance 2, resistance dual pack, Resistance: Fall of Man
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 17:05 BST
Survival mode detailed for Modern Warfare 3
Survival Mode in Modern Warfare 3 has been detailed, and it comes as part of the Spec Ops mode in the game which unlike MW2, will be playable outside of single-player mode this time out.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 16:48 BST
The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut hitting PS3 with 3D and Move support
SEGA has announced that The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut 3D is coming to PS3 with Move and 3D support.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sega
Tags: The House of the Dead: Overkill, The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 16:21 BST
SWTOR Trooper progression video released
Bioware has released a progression video for the Trooper Class in Star Wars: The Old Republic. It shows the two different roles the Trooper can take: Commando and Vanguard. Both seem rather formidable and sport different armor. SWTOR is expected by the end of the year and will be shown at E3 by EA.
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 16:07 BST
Mortal Kombat “Klassic Character Skin” DLC gets videoed
Warner has released a new video which shows the Character Skin DLC you can get for Mortal Kombat. The seven skins were originally available as a pre-order bonus and contains “klassics” like Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Ermac, Mileena, Jade and Kitana and “klassic” fatalities for Reptile, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. The pack will be available starting June 7 for PSN and XBL for $4.99/400 MSP. Thanks, TheWushuFan.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherealm Studios
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”