Monthly Archives: July 2011

Irrational’s Ken Levine has explained in more detail the role Elizabeth with play in BioShock Infinite to RPS, and according to the man himself, she’s a “very you-centered AI,” so you won’t be “obligated” to watch out for her like you would a character in an escort mission.

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From Software have added a way for players to torment others in Dark Souls, by apparently allowing the Pyromancer to summon a Gravelord to seek out other players and attack them until they’re defeated.

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EA CEO John Riccitiello has said the firm is just “beginning to realize,” what it can do with the Wii U tablet, as having an extra screen “transcends anything,” he has “ever done before” with a controller.

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An alternate walkthrough of the Far Cry 3 E3 demo has been released, it was shown behind closed-doors at the event, but now you can watch it below. In it, you can see how to use a sniper rifle to “strike from afar and a zipline to bring chaos right in the middle of the enemy camp.” Neat. Far Cry 3 will release in 2012 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Naughty Dog has said since the multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3 opened to the masses on Tuesday, it has garnered one million unique users, and the number is growing by the day.

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BioWare’s thinking about showing Tali’s face in ME3. We hope she pulls off her mask, revealing a Master Chief helmet. “ Let’s finish the fight,” she’ll say. Just like you’ve finished another week. And you didn’t think we could tie all of this together.

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It’s time for the weekend, and your second batch of shorts for the day. Go get ‘em below the break, tiger.

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In the video posted below for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Eidos Montreal chats about the cities presented in the game, along with the ones in real-life they were based on. The different cities in the game look like futuristic versions of their real-world counterparts, but are still instantly recognizable. Deus Ex launches August 23 in the US and August 26 in the UK for PC, PS3, Xbox 360. Thanks, GameFront.

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Ed Boon has teased the possibility that Tanya could be hitting Mortal Kombat soon.

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Paradox will release Nitro’s Pirates of the Black Cove on PC August 2, and to give you a taste of what to expect from the RTS/RPG title, the publisher has released a demo for it. You can get it from various outlets such as FileFront, GamersHell, and FilePlanet.

SOE boss John Smedley revealed long-awaited details for Planetside 2 last night during the FainFaire event and Smedley started out talking about the game’s engine, Forge Light.

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Bethesda’s Todd Howard has told Gamasutra the team behind Skyrim doesn’t have any plans to make the game easier just so it will appeal to a mass audience.

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SCEA has announced over on the EU PS Blog it’s aware of the technical issues Welcome Back PlayStation Plus Users are having, and are “working to get this fixed ASAP.”

“Currently, the Welcome Back offer is not expiring and so those that have purchased a full Plus membership are not able to access the full Plus content,” reads the notice. “This issue is the cause of many of the other problems you have reported here on the blog, such as new content not showing up in the Store as expected. We are working on this problem now as a matter of priority and expect customers to see this fixed over the next few days.”

Hit up the link for information.

A report over on The Daily states the Zune Marketplace on Xbox Live could be changing into a streaming subscription service. According to an anonymous source at Microsoft, the Zune service could take on the same sort of streaming option Netflix and Hulu Plus offers. It’s unknown if the new initiative will be part of the console’s streaming TV service set to launch in the fall or not, or even if it is part of the rumored Diamond TV service MS was rumored to announce at E3. We’ll send a mail and ask. Thanks, Joystiq.

Playdead’s announced that Limbo for PS3 will arrive on the PlayStation Store from the week beginning July 18.

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Sony’s president of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, has said the firm came up with the $249/€249 price point for Vita after the firm’s “difficult experience,” with PS3′s original cost to consumers which caused major backlash.

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Riot Games has released a new video and some shots for the new Champion Leona. The video is an artistic spotlight, while the shots are pulled from the actual game. Check it all out below.

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GOG.com is having an 18-day sale, where a lesser-known classic title from the site’s back-catalog will be on sale every day for 24 hours during the site’s “Summer Hidden Gems sale.” Along with this nice announcement comes word that the first 60 percent discount has been handed over to cult adventure game Sanitarium, which is available right now for $3.99. It will remain on sale until tomorrow at 5.59am EST/9.59am GMT.

Epic has announced its schedule for Developer Day and Unreal University, which are to be held on July 13 and 14, respectively, at De Vere West One in London.

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Codemaster has released the first gameplay video for F1 2011, and has also sent over six new screenshots of the game.

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