Monthly Archives: August 2011

Eidos Montreal made a conscious effort to avoid the distracting polarity of good and evil paths in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

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Fears that consoles will bow before the onslaught of smartphone gaming are pre-emptive, researchers have said.

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Frank Gibeau seems quite keen on Sony’s new handheld, arguing the Vita has a few advantages over the 3DS.

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Stick a fork in me, because I am finished for the day. Below the break you can find out what I was up to all day here at VG247 headquarters.

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Kinect shooter Blacklight Retribution has a new video out, and it’s posted below courtesy of GameFront. The game is playable with the traditional controller as well. The game is scheduled to release this fall. Watch the video.

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GameStop has posted an Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Ultimate Bundle on its website for $99.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version will run you $89.99 for PC, and it comes with Leonardo da Vinci’s flying machine replica, an Ezio action figure, and a short film which is animated. GameInformer reports that in-game bonuses include an extra single-player mission, an exclusive multiplayer character, and three weapon capacity upgrades. Revelations will be out on November 15.

Tyler Glaiel, lead designer and programmer on Eyebrow Interactive’s Closure, has posted a short video of the PSN game over on the PS Blog.

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It’s shorts time again. Get the sweet little stuff below.

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A new trailer of Crimson Alliance, the Certain Affinity action-RPG coming to XBLA, has been released. It introduces the viewer to the character Direwolf, a mage who shoots fireballs out of his hands. Watch it below. He reminds us of Akiro the Wizard from Conan the Barbarian. It’s out in September 7.

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SOE has announced it’s improved its free trial EverQuest II by allowing folks to play the game for two weeks and experience the first seven expansions up through Destiny of Velious. Trial players will also receive a Superior Experience potion which ups character advancement for two hours, and a Green Journeyman’s Cloak which provides a 25 percent speed boost. The firm has also released Game Update 61 today, which includes a complete loot and itemization revamp, and level 60 to 90 scalable dungeons. Full patch notes can be found through here. There are also screens and a new trailer below the break as well. Thanks: Massively, GameFront.

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Just a quick reminder to, well, remind you all that beta sign-ups start for Funcom’s The Secret World tomorrow. The game itself launches in April next year. Check out the gamescom trailer for it here.

Kim Swift, who left Valve for Airtight Games, has revealed her new project to Gamespot and it’s called Quantum Conundrum.

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Trion Worlds is celebrating RIFT’s half-birthday August 25-31, and during this time, new and returning players can play the game for free.

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Really not long to wait for this, now. Check out the latest Dark Souls trailer for story, nightmare and myth. And dying, natch.

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OnLive has announced that anyone who stops by its booth at PAX Prime this weekend, and provides staff with their OnLive gamertag will be handed a free OnLive gaming system. If you don’t already have a tag, sign up through here, so you can pick up your system at Booth 258. You’d be silly not to, really. Thanks, GameFront.

Is the HP TouchPad the new Atari Lynx? Or is that doing Atari’s (at the time) impressive portable handheld console a massive disservice? Adam Hartley answers the question.

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Naughty Dog and Sony have posted a video of Nolan North unboxing the Uncharted 3: Collector’s Edition. In the video, you can clearly see the Nathan Drake Statue, Drake’s belt buckle and ring/necklace replicas and the Steelbook game case encased in the Travelling Chest. The CE of the game will run you $99.99. Watch the video below.

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Square’s released a brand new trailer of Final Fantasy XIII-2 ahead of PAX attendees getting their hands on the game at the event this weekend in Seattle. There’s new cut-scenes not shown before, as well as footage of the Moogle in action for the first time, and a sighting of the dude that appeared in the first teaser trailer alongside Lightning in January. Get the video below.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 launches next January for PS3 and 360 in the US. Early 2012 is all thats been confirmed by Square Enix Europe. Thanks, Erren.

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PlayStation Home director Jack Buser believes Home is a “huge differentiator” from other consoles, and that the future is in free-to-play sector – something Sony plans to capitalize on with the service’s revamp launching in the fall.

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BloodRayne: Betrayal will land on XBLA come September 7 after Majesco said earlier in the month it had been delayed on the service into October. The game is still slated for release on PSN on September 6 in the US, and is part of Sony’s PLAY program. Thanks, Joystiq. [pic]