Monthly Archives: June 2011
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 17:31 BST
Summer of Arcade line-up confirmed: From Dust, Bastion, more
MGS boss Phil Spencer’s just announced the Summer of Arcade line-up for Xbox Live Arcade this July.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bastion, From Dust, Fruit Ninja Kinect, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 17:25 BST
Ninja Gaiden 3 gets E3 trailer
GTTV’s aired an exclusive trailer for Team Ninja’s upcoming Ninja Gaiden title, Ninja Gaiden 3.
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Posted in: PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Ninja Gaiden 3, Team Ninja
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 17:24 BST
Bilson hints at new inSane stuff for VGAs
Danny Bilson, THQ core games boss, has just hinted that at new inSane stuff for the Video Game Awards at the end of the year. He made the remark in an interview with GameTrailers’ Geoff Keighley, leading into MS’s E3 press conference. inSane, a horror collaboration between Volition and director Guilliemero Del Toro, was announced at last year’s VGAs.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 17:00 BST
Rumor – Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Collector’s Edition leaked
The Australian Ubishop has outed what appears to be the collector’s edition of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, revelations, Ubisoft
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 16:54 BST
Magicka PvP patch hitting June 21, E3 trailer released
Paradox Interactive and Arrowhead Game Studios today announced the PvP game mode for Magicka will go live on June 21.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 16:34 BST
Limbo release on Steam looking likley
It looks as though Limbo is set to be released on PC, if some snooping done by a NeoGAF user is any indication.
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Posted in: PC, Platformer, Puzzler
Tags: Limbo, Playdead Studios, steam
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 17:04 BST
Dead Island dated for September, E3 trailer shows a Tragedy in Paradise
Techland has released its E3 trailer for Dead Island, and also given a release date for the title. You can get acquainted with it below.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 16:06 BST
Amazon listing reveals Mass Effect 3: Collector’s Edition
Amazon seems to have revealed the Collector’s Edition for Mass Effect 3 via a listing at their website.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 16:14 BST
Rumor: StarCraft MMO “likely” thanks to World of StarCraft mod popularity
An industry insider who recently visited Blizzard headquarters says that the firm is “committed to enhancing shareholder value through residual monthly fees,” with StarCraft.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC, Rumour
Tags: Starcraft MMO, World of StarCraft
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 15:50 BST
Check out 8-minutes of NeverDead footage
Eight minutes of gameplay footage from NeverDead has been posted, and it shows the game’s hero, Bryce Boltzmann, doing what he does best: killing nasties. Players will use Bryce’s immortality, thus the NeverDead moniker, as they fight demons in various ways – even by using body parts as weapons. The Shinta Nojiri and Rebellion-developed titles is expected for a winter release in Japan on PS3 and Xbox 360. No western date just yet. Thanks, Kotaku.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 15:34 BST
Nintendo Weekly update: GO Series Picdun, Dreamwalker, more
Nintendo has announced its downloadable games for Wii and DSi this week, and it includes GO Series Picdun, Dreamwalker, and more.
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Posted in: DSi, Nintendo, Wii, WiiWare
Tags: Crazy Cheebo: Puzzle Party, Dreamwalker, eShop, GO Series Picdun, Ubongo
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 15:23 BST
Zombie Studios announces Blacklight Retribution as its F2P sequel to Tango Down
Zombie Studios has announced Blacklight Retribution as the name of its free-to-play sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: Blacklight Retribution, Blacklight: Tango Down, free-to-play, Perfect World, perfect world entertainment, zombie studios
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 15:49 BST
E3 Quick Shots – Spider-Man: Edge of Time screens show different Spideys
Activision and Beenox have sent over some Spider-Man: Edge of Time screens to go along with the trailer posted earlier. The shots show the roles of both classic, Amazing Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 209as he strives to “correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.” The game’s set for a fall release.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Edge of Time, spider-man, Spider-Man: Edge of Time
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 19:39 BST
Xbox E3 US site outs Halo 4, Halo HD, Dance Central 2
Big oops. Xbox US’s E3 site just outed Halo 4, as well as a ton of other titles.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Featured Story, Kinect, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central 2, halo 4, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Ryse
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 15:01 BST
Bioware and ME3 confirmed for Microsoft E3 presser
Bioware has confirmed that the studio will have a slot for Mass Effect 3 during Microsoft’s press conference later today. The news was confirmed by David Silverman, director of marketing at BioWare via a tweet: “Patiently sitting in the green room with a bunch of other companies waiting for our #msft press conference rehearsal to begin.#ME3″
We’ll be there, live from 5.00pm onwards, with the conference to start at 5.30pm BST.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 14:59 BST
European PSN raises £466,000 for Red Cross JP tsunami relief
Sony has announced that European PSN members managed to donate £466,000 for the Red Cross’s Japanese tsunami relief. In a letter on the EU PS Blog, the Red Cross thanked users for donating money – the exact sum being £466,465.60 – via the PlayStation Store to the charity following the terrible events in the country back in March. The full letter can be found here.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 14:44 BST
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure will be “first-ever cross-platform gameplay experience,” says Activision
Activision has announced Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure will will be “first-ever cross-platform gameplay experience” across 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, and a variety of mobile devices as well as through the web.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 14:26 BST
GDC Europe 2011 sessions from Harmonix, DICE, and Ernest Adams announced
New sessions for GDC Europe have been announced, and the talks include ones on game designs, Dance Central, and the lighting effects in Battlefield 3.
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Posted in: GDC Europe 2011, Gamescom 2011
Tags: Christina Coffin, dean tate, dice, Ernest Adams, harmonix, Matt Boch
Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 16:45 BST
Sony’s E3 2011 – Vita global this FY at $249, much more
Those who stayed up for Sony’s E3 conference were not disappointed, with exclusive content announces, impressive 3D and PS Move pushes, and the official debut of the PS Vita.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Featured Story, NGP, PS3, Sony
Tags: sony e3 press conference 2011
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 14:07 BST
Euro PS Store Update – Loads of sales, Split/Second Velocity, lots of add-ons
Sony has gone live with another European PlayStation Store update, and it’s full of add-ons and more spring sale offerings. We’ve posted some highlights for you below, so click onward brave gamers.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, Platform holders, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, psn update
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR