Monthly Archives: August 2011
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 12:07 BST
Watch the DOTA 2 championship taking place at gamescom
Valve’s running a $1 million DOTA 2 tournament at gamescom, you can watch it via a livestream.
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 13:29 BST
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword landing Nov. 18 in Europe, Nov. 20 in the US
Link’s watercolour-washed adventure finally has an official release date and wouldn’t you just know it, it’s in that oh-so-quiet run-up to Christmas. Magic.
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Posted in: Adventure, Nintendo, Retail, Wii
Tags: Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, release date, skyward sword
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 11:08 BST
Rumour: Social games giant Zynga to acquire mobile dev Astro Ape
The Farmville and Mafia Wars Facebook behemoth looks to be in the process of snapping up mobile gaming studio Astro Ape, according to a report by Business Insider.
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Posted in: Rumour, Trade, Zynga
Tags: acquisitions, astro ape, dessert heroes, ea, facebook, FarmVille, mafia wars, office heroes, PopCap
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 12:30 BST
Wii re-design dumps backwards compatibility
Support for both GameCube games and hardware is being ejected by Nintendo for its upcoming Wii re-design. Merry Christmas.
[Update] Eurogamer has reported that, in addition, the existing Wii model will be phased out.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Retail, Trade, Wii, hardware
Tags: backwards compatibility, wii re-design
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 10:05 BST
Dark Souls gamescom screens show combat, character creation
The latest clutch of gorgeous Dark Souls screens have popped up on the game’s Facebook page, showing off more brutal combat and revealing some extra details of the character creation process.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 09:27 BST
Analyst: Aussies to enjoy videogame price drop “by early 2012″
Games will drop in price in the region from around AU$120 to AU$70, that’s according to a consumer analyst for the Macquarie management group.
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Posted in: Australia, Retail, Trade
Tags: Macquarie Research, price drop
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 08:42 BST
BULLETCAST, August 17 – What you need to know now
So much has happened in the last 24 hours that this is the only way you’ll ever catch up on it. Watch me panic about how late this is through the break.
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Posted in: Bulletcast, News Wrap
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 08:37 BST
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron reviews full of praise
Near universal acclaim has greeted Ignition’s biblical action games, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron.
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Posted in: Action, Ignition, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, review scores
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 08:31 BST
Might and Magic Heroes VI gamescom trailer
Ubisoft has released a stirring new trailer for its upcoming strategy-fest, watch and be inspired to go all turn-based.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, PC, Strategy, Ubisoft, Videos
Tags: Black Hole Entertainment, Might and Magic Heroes VI, trailer
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 19:49 BST
Carbine announces Wildstar, aims at MMO reinvention
We played NCsoft’s Wildstar in Germany yesterday, finding a risky blend of science fiction and fantasy that could change MMOs for good. Impressions and assets inside.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: Carbine Studios, wildstar
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 08:03 BST
Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon gets US launch date
A game of the animated comedy-horror US series will hit PSN and XBLA at the end of August for $9.99 or 800 of your Microsoft points.
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Posted in: Arcade, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: 345 games, apocalypsegeddon, comedy central
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 07:26 BST
AU News Wrap, August 17 – What happened today
The AU news wrap – here’s what happened in the past of the future.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 07:00 BST
The Secret World gamescom trailer brings factions together
Check out the latest cinematic trailer for The Secret World, as seen during EA’s gamescom press conference.
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 06:40 BST
Wednesday Shorts – Björk, Laura Vandervoot, Catherine redub
Reading this gives you a fair idea of what we do all day when we’re not busily typing for you.
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Posted in: Casual, Music, PAX 2011, Shorts, Simulation, Strategy, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Björk, digital chocolate, Laura Vandervoot, Orcs Must Die, Sandlot Games, Shining Blade, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, the sims 3: pets, trademark filing
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 07:04 BST
Microsoft looking into German Gears of War releases
In the wake of Gears of War 3′s approval by German authorities, Microsoft is investigating the release of the first two games.
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Posted in: Action, GDC Online 2011, Gamescom 2011, Germany, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, mike capps
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 04:31 BST
Catherine slated for Australian release
QV Software has picked up Atlus life sim puzzler Catherine for Australian release.
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Posted in: Atlus, Australia, PS3, Puzzler, Retail, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: catherine, QV Software
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 04:06 BST
WipEout 2048 gamescom trailer shows Vita in action
This WipEout 2048 offering out of gamescom shows how well the futuristic racer has polished up fors its Vita debut.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Racing, Sony, Vita
Tags: Sony Liverpool, Wipeout 2048
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 03:54 BST
Starhawk gamescom trailer goes Western
Jingling spurs and tumbleweeds? Maybe not the direction you were expecting for Starhawk’s latest cinematic trailer.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony, Strategy
Tags: lightbox, lightbox interactive, Sony Santa Monica, starhawk
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 03:33 BST
Age of Empires Online Season Pass announced
Microsoft has announced a subscription discount option to its just-launched Age of Empires Online.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, Microsoft, PC, Strategy
Tags: age of empires online, Gas Powered Games
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 06:41 BST
Quick shots – Aliens: Colonial Marines screens ooze atmosphere
Sega has released a handful of screenshots for Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines, and you can smell the tension on them.
2K Marin staff working on second major project