Monthly Archives: August 2011

It’s time for your second batch of shorts. Take the plunge after the break.

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Namco has released a video for Ridge Racer: Unbounded, which gives the viewer a taste of the game’s new “City Creator” feature, a track editor which will allow players to create, customize, and share their paths to destruction online. Games slated for release in 2012, and the game will be on hand at gamescom next week. Thanks, GameFront.

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Ubisoft has released a teaser for Might & Magic Heroes VI, which gives you a slight peek at the full cinematic trailer set to be shown at gamescom on August 17. The turn-based strategy sequel is slated for a September release. Thanks, Blue.

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Warner Premiere has announced Mortal Kombat: Legacy will arrive in stores on Blu-ray November 8. It includes all nine episodes from the web series, and 30 minutes of bonus content with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. A disc with featurettes “dedicated to the series’ fights, weapons, super powers, and unabashed Mortal Kombat fanatic/director Kevin Tancharoen,” is also included reports Gamespot. At launch it will run you $20.

Trion Worlds has released some new shots of the game’s House Aelfwar, and the “Faceless Man’s mission,” which has something to do with Drowning in Snow. Apparently, the later has dispatched two agents to track down a “low-level contact” called. As for the former, the fallen Elves of House Aelfwared are led by a fella called Prince Hylas, which is the youngest of the dragon cults mentioned in the latest update to the game. There’s also a couple shots of the swamps of Stillmoor, which look like a place you may not wish to go. RIFT update 1.4 is live, in case you didn’t already know. Enjoy the shots.

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Techland has updated the official website for Dead Island which screens and character information on Purna, a former officer of the Sydney Police department.

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The PC version of Serious Sam 3: BFE will allow up to four-person split screen in co-op and the multiplayer modes, according to Croteam. One person uses the mouse and keyboard, while three friends can use gamepads. The game was announced at E3 and will also include 16-player online. It’s out sometime this summer on PC and consoles. Hit up D’toid for the rest.

Mindscape has confirmed to Develop it has closed down its internal development studio, Punchers Impact, and will no longer have a presence in the gaming sector.

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Bethesda has said the Lonesome Road DLC for Fallout: New Vegas has been delayed into September due to “circumstances outside our control”.

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Ubisoft has released a video showing a chronological wrap up of all the Assassin’s Creed products that have been made so far along with news that on September 3, a multiplayer beta for Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be made available as a timed exclusive for PS Plus and Uplay members.

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Ashraf Haziq – the injured boy who was videoed being mugged of his PSP after being helped to his feet by rioters in London this week – is to have the console replaced by SCEE.

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Insomniac has posted the full behind-the-scenes video that chronicles the mocap process in Resistance 3. Shown during the firm’s ComicCon panel, the video discusses the motion-capture techniques and how it helped build the game’s story. You can watch it below, courtesy of the PS Blog. The Resistance 3 beta starts today for PS Plus members, and will open to the public on August 14. The game itself is out in September.

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It’s packing time! It’s packing time for me! It’s packing time for me! Time to pack for Germany!

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Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg announced during his presentation at the 13th Annual Pacific Crest Global Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado that directors Ridley Scott and Tony Scott are working on content for Call of Duty Elite.

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Bethesda’s sent out two new videos of panels that took place during QuakeCon last week.

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EA’s Play label EVP, Jeff Karp, is set to leave his position and join the firm’s former COO John Schappert at Zynga, according to a report on Develop citing a US source close to the matter. Karp has been with EA for 11 years, and was appointed EVP of the label six months ago. The source has said Karp’s departure comes as part of the publisher’s recent management changes. EA has yet to comment on the matter.

Target’s the next retailer to drop the price of 3DS earlier than Nintendo plans, according to a report on Joystiq. A employee of the box store told the site: “There is a message board out to every store that the price changes are active today. Price changes must be activated by corporate.” This is more than likely in response to Walmart doing the exact same thing yesterday. The Nintendo sanctioned 3DS drop is slated for August 12, and early adopters are automatically part of the Ambassador’s Program, allowing for the download of 20 free games provided they register through the eShop before August 11. So, if you plans on getting one on the cheap and claim to be an early adopter, you will need to do it by the end of today. The same thing is going on the UK too, apparently.

NPD’s announced that it’s to begin tracking sales of digital and mobile games in Europe from around October-December this year.

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id Software’s Tim Willits has waded into the debate of always-on internet connections for games, saying it would be best for those concerned.

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Angel Leigh McCoy, one of the writers on the design team for Guild Wars 2, and Kristen Perry have both posted blog updates on the game complete with audio clips of in-game dialogue and insight into the Sylvari, Tyria’s newest race.

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