Monthly Archives: June 2011
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 01:45 BST
Quick Shots – A pair of Hitman: Absolution screens turn up
IO Interactive has quietly released two screenshots for Hitman: Absolution. Commence obsessive deconstruction.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Screens, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: hitman: absolution, io interactive
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 01:36 BST
Report – Duke Nukem Forever DLC plans outed by demo files
Some clever types poking around in the Duke Nukem Forever demo have reportedly uncovered files hinting at future DLC plans.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 01:19 BST
Dead Island gameplay trailer reiterates a few highlights
For those of us with shorter attention spans, Techland has posted a snippet of the 20-minute trailer posted last week.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, deep silver, techland
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 01:05 BST
Prototype 2 “completely different” to inFamous
Radical Entertainment isn’t fazed by comparisons to inFamous and its imminent sequel, nor by mixed reactions to the first game.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Matt Armstrong., Prototype 2, radical, radical entertainment
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 00:48 BST
Rumour – Rare to reveal voice-control Kinect titles at E3
Rare, Microsoft’s favourite Kinect developer, is said to be prepping a major voice control demo for E3.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 09:50 BST
Rumour – Microsoft to announce Xbox Diamond TV
Microsoft’s been dropping hints on a non-gaming Xbox 360 announce at E3, and the latest whispers put it down to an IPTV service called Diamond.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Featured Story, Microsoft, Rumour, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Diamond, IPTV, Orapa, Project Orapa, Xbox LIVE Diamond
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 00:13 BST
Yoshida: Sony ‘comfortable’ with NGP price point
Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has said he’s confident the NGP’s price won’t seem unreasonable to gamers, and reiterated that the portable has no direct competition.
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 23:41 BST
Nintendo of America servers hacked
Nintendo of American has announced its servers suffered an attack by hackers, but that no personal information was compromised.
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 11:31 BST
Old Republic E3 trailer goes into detail overload, not in CG
The tradition of seeing CG trailers of Star Wars: The Old Republic at E3 is over: GameSpot’s gone live with this year’s show trailer of the BioWare MMO, which features in-game happenings.
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 10:04 BST
E3 rumour watch – Fable: The Journey and other domain names registered by Microsoft
Superannuation’s uncovered some new Microsoft-registered domain names, one for Fable and three for what look to be new Kinect games.
Sun, Jun 05, 2011 | 09:56 BST
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City gets E3 trailer
The E3 trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City has hit YouTube, and it’s all CG.
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 21:44 BST
Journey gameplay video looks amazing
IGN’s gone up with a near-two minute video of Journey. The thatgamecompany explorer, which was first announced at E3 last year, shows some of the gameplay we seen during a demo in Cologne during gamescom last August. It looks breathtakingly stunning, and is definitely one to watch. Find the video below.
No date yet. Thanks, mathare92.
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 21:21 BST
Extended SSX gameplay video shows more Mac action
IGN’s released an extended gameplay video of SSX, following up on its first showing yesterday. The video, which shows newly-announced Mac, shows how the mountain landscape change whenever you perform a tricky. Get it after the break.
SSX releases in January 2012 for PS3 and 360.
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 09:51 BST
MGS, ZoE HD remasters to get PSN, XBLA releases
The HD collections for Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders, both announced during Konami’s pre-E3 press conference, will also get digital releases, according to the English web portal of the Kojima Productions E3 website.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, Featured Story, Konami, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Tags: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, Zone of the Enders HD Collection
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 17:07 BST
“Big” MGS: Rising news this winter, says Konami boss
Despite a previously-confirmed E3 no-show, Konami president Shinji Hirano has confirmed that “big” Metal Gear Solid: Rising news will emerge this winter.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: kojima productions, metal gear solid rising, Shinji Hirano
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 16:34 BST
The Weekly Wrap – CoD: Elite, Kojima, pre-E3 insanity
E3′s next week. We’ve been continuously wetting ourselves for the past 48 hours. You know, in a manly way. But let’s not forget the calm before the storm. Or rather, the storm before the storm.
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Konami, Microsoft, NGP, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Weekly Wrap, Xbox 360
Tags: E3 2011
Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 08:42 BST
Insomniac/EAP unveil confirmed for Monday evening
Insomniac’s confirmed it’ll show its brand new multi-plat “universe” for the first time on Monday during the EA E3 press conference.
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Posted in: E3 2011, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: ea partners, insomniac games
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 16:09 BST
Dust 514 countdown heading towards E3
A countdown of Dust 514 from CCP that’s appeared online is heading toward an E3 reveal of sorts.
Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 22:29 BST
Friday Shorts el segundo: RE Mercs, Batarang Controller, Wizardry, Papo & Yo
Your second batch of shorties for the day is below. Or tenderonis. Whatever you call them. Just click the break, already.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Batarang Controller, battlefield 3, DA2, Desktop Dungeons, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, dragon age II patch, Gameloft, Mercenaries, Minority, NGP, Papo & Yo, RE Mercs, resident evil, resume, the sims 3: pets, ultima 4, ultimaforever, unreal engine, Wizardry, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls, XSEED
Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 22:04 BST
First Darksiders II screenshots unleashed by Game Informer
Game Informer has released the first screenshots from Darksiders II.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: darksiders, darksiders II, vigil games
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR