Monthly Archives: June 2011

Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 12:34 BST

PS Vita pricing hints – UK £280, AU $299

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More clues as to PS Vita pricing have turned up, both as rumours and retailer listings.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 12:32 BST

Bleszinski hits out at Kinect criticism: “If you don’t like it, don’t play it”

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Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski has hit out at those criticising Kinect at an after-conference event from Microsoft at E3.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 12:17 BST

Star Trek gets E3 gameplay trailer

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Digital Extreme showed off a new trailer for their upcoming title Star Trek during the Sony E 3 press conference. The trailer shows pre-alpha gameplay footage from the title and gives you a glimpse at its world. It also contains some great music.

Based on the JJ Abrams film, Star Trek is slated for a 2012 release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, with exclusive content destined for Sony’s console. Watch the video after the break.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 13:32 BST

Watch every E3 2011 press conference in its entirety

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G4 has posted up complete versions of the Sony, Microsoft, EA and Ubisoft press conferences from E3′s first day in LA yesterday. Watch them all below.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 13:34 BST

Inversion’s E3 trailer is downside up

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Namco’s released the E3 video for Inversion, its upcoming, dual-copping, gravity-bending gunathon. It’s like Gears of War, but upside down and some flying cars. Looks sweet. It’s out next February. Take a look.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 11:53 BST

Quick Shots – Tomb Raider looks tempting in new screens

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You can certainly have too much Tomb Raider, as evidenced by the need to reboot the franchise twice. But I can’t get enough of this particular one, so let’s ogle some screenshots together, shall we?

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 11:39 BST

Tsunoda, Bleszinski “fricking love” Kinect Funlabs for developers, embrace homebrew

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At a developer roundtable after Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday, the Kinect division’s creative director Kudo Tsunoda detailed how developers can get their work into Kinect Funlabs, the shareware and hacking addition to Kinect’s service suite announced at E3 yesterday.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 11:35 BST

Prey 2 gets E3 gameplay walkthrough

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GTTV’s posted a gameplay walkthrough for Prey 2 which has one of the game’s developers explaining various gameplay elements of the title. The video gives you a proper look at the game, as you learn about the different choices it’ll offer you with, the various abilities and gadgets your character will have access to, and much more. Prey 2′s coming out in 2012 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Watch the video under the cut.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 11:29 BST

Tuesday E3 shorts: Journey, Zelda OoT, Wii Play Motion

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It’s Tuesday, and you know that what means? That’s right, for people like us, it’s one less day until we collapse into a heap! What, you thought I was going to say something about Cafe? Whatever, here’s your shorts.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 13:35 BST

Battlefield 3: Multiplayer trailer, Frostbite 2 trailer, new screens

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The most beautiful game in the entire world ™ left the EA press conference crowd gobsmacked last night. See why Battlefield 3′s creating such a fuss below.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:44 BST

New Ridge Racer announced for Playstation Vita

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Namco Bandai’s announced that a new Ridge Racer title is in development for Playstation Vita.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:40 BST

New Dynasty Warriors title in development for PS Vita

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Techmo Koei’s announced that a new Dynasty Warriors title is in development for Playstation Vita.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:38 BST

Quick shots – Insomniac’s Overstrike gets first shots

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EA’s released the first shots and boxart for Overstrike, the brand-new multiplatform IP from Insomniac Games and EA Partners that was announced during the publisher’s E3 press conference last night. The shots seem to be caps from the trailer, but beggars can’t be choosers. Go nuts after the break.

Overstrike has no date, but will release on PS3 and 360.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:37 BST

Microsoft executive: Kinect is courting the core

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Microsoft’s focus on streaming content partners and Kinect may leave a bad taste in the core gamer’s mouth, but European VP of interactive entertainment Chris Lewis says the Xbox experience will remain relevant to that user base.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:24 BST

Quick Shots – Starhawk E3 screenshots

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Feast your insatiable eyeballs on thse E3 2011 screens for Sony’s sci fi combat epic, Starhawk.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 10:22 BST

Video – Ono demos Street Fighter x Tekken Vita at Sony presser

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Following from a formal announcement last night at Sony’s E3 press conference, Capcom fighting boss Yoshinori Ono came on stage to live demo Street Fighter x Tekken Vita to the crowd, showing Jin vs exclusive character Cole from inFamous. You can watch the footage below, via AusGamers.

SFxT doesn’t have a date yet, but will launch on PS3, 360 and Vita.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 19:40 BST

Nintendo’s E3 2011 press conference – WiiU, 3DS, Zelda

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We may have had four press conferences on the first day of E3 yesterday, but the main event was saved for this afternoon. The next generation doesn’t start until Nintendo says it does. And it says it starts right now.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 09:55 BST

E3 2011 -Total Ubisoft and EA press conference coverage

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Both EA and Ubisoft laid out their upcoming wares in Los Angeles at E3 yesterday, showing a large range of software including the likes of Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Far Cry 3 and much, much more. Hit the links below for full show reports.

Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 09:57 BST

Trials Evolution announced for fall XBLA release

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RedLynx has announced the sequel to Trials HD, known as Trials Evolution. The game will be “more than just a sequel” according to RedLynx, with all feedback from HD taken into consideration and included on what it considered to be “what the ultimate Trials game could be.” There’s a trailer below. It’s out this fall for XBLA.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 09:37 BST

Virtua Tennis 4 announced for Playstation Vita

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SEGA’s announced that Virtua Tennis 4 is in development for Playstation Vita.

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