Monthly Archives: June 2011
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:46 BST
Modern Warfare 3 revamps killstreaks
There’s not a whole lot of meat to this story, but it’s a juicy tidbit nonetheless. Infinity Ward has stated that killstreaks will be reimagined in Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Games for Windows, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, killstreaks
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:45 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution dev diary explores augmentaiton
As a prequel, Deus Ex: Human Revolution will detail the rise of the series’ famous augmentations, drawing links between our present and the future seen in the classic games. This developer diary discusses how Eidos Montreal intends to bridge that gap.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution launches on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in late August. See the trailer through the break.
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Posted in: Eidos, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:30 BST
EA “comfortable” with The Old Republic cost
EA is happy to shoulder huge development costs, providing the games it produces are worth the effort, and the enormous play-hour figure attached to The Old Republic suggests it is worth it.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: frank gibeau, Star Wars The Old Republic, SWTOR. BioWare
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 23:29 BST
Rift now just $5 for limited time
The only major competitor to challenge World of Warcraft to come along in years is now holding a sale on its client download cost.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 08:54 BST
BioShock Infinite E3 demo to air on GTTV next week, Irrational releases teaser
Irrational’s confirmed that the full E3 demo of BioShock Infinite will air on a GameTrailers TV special next Thursday.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational games, ken levine
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 22:46 BST
Red Dead Redemption gets quadruple XP until Monday
In the midst of their upcoming announcement about a new downloadable content pack for Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar has announced that players will received quadruple experience points for RDR online until Monday.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 22:09 BST
SEGA making third entry in “Sonic Storybook” series
Sega has confirmed that they are currently working on a new Sonic game that will complete the so-called Sonic Storybook trilogy.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 21:21 BST
Polish developer shows off unnamed upcoming game
This is a bit of an odd story. Polish developer Flying Wild Hog is show off a screenshot of their latest game, but they’re not willing to announce it yet.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 21:11 BST
New Voltron game to debut at San Diego Comic-Con
A few months ago THQ announced that they would be working on a brand new video game based on the Voltron series, but gave us little to go on.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 09:03 BST
European release of Trenched delayed by Trench boardgame
If you’re one of the many Europeans eagerly awaiting the release of Double Fine’s latest title, Trenched, you’re probably wondering what the hold up is. As it turns out, they’ve been delayed by a copyright claim by the designer of the boardgame “Trench.”
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 19:39 BST
Massive Steam sale begins today
There’s a big group of discounts up on Steam today with a huge crop of high profile games getting price cuts for a limited time.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 20:02 BST
Bethesda will support Wii U if it’s powerful enough
Bethesda Vice President Pete Hines spoke in an interview today about the possibility of bringing Bethesda’s big upcoming games to the newly announced Nintendo console.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 18:27 BST
Bethesda parent company trademarks game called “Dishonored”
According to new trademark filings, Zenimax Media, the parent company of developer/publisher Bethesda Softworks (and others), has trademarked a new game called “Dishonored.”
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 18:04 BST
Epic shows off gorgeous new Unreal 3 foliage tech
It may not sound particularly scintilating, but Epic’s new technology for rendering foliage in-game is actually quite beautiful.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, screenshots, unreal engine 3
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 09:16 BST
PlayDead’s Patti confirms Limbo for PS3 and Steam
Playdead CEO Dino Patti has confirmed to VG247 that Limbo will finally make its way to PS3 and PC.
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 17:29 BST
Rockstar planning more Red Dead DLC
The creators of the massively successful Red Dead Redemption announced today that they are planning another round of downloadable content.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Undead Nightmare
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 17:10 BST
Molyneux: “Secret project” being developed at Lionhead
This is why we love “The Molynator.”
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable: The Journey, lionhead, peter molyneux
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 17:08 BST
Sony introduces engine for PSP to PS3 HD ports
Sony has revealed the new engine that has been powering their HD remake ports of classic PSP games onto the PS3.
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 16:52 BST
First RAGE dev diary introduces id’s legacy
Bethesda’s released the first developer’s diary for RAGE ahead of the shooter’s release in October. The video goes over id’s history within the FPS genre and what its learnt from it. There’s serious contributions there from senior big id guys such as Matt Hooper, Jason Kim, Tim Willits and president Todd Hollenshead. And Mr. Carmack, of course. It’s after the break.
Game’s out on October 4 in the US and October 7 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 16:25 BST
Child of Eden at $35 on Amazon
The highly anticipated spiritual successor to the all-time classic Rez has come down in price in just its third week on the market and is now going for just $35.
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Posted in: Kinect, Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, q entertainment
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”