Monthly Archives: August 2011

Arkane Studios’ latest, Dishonored, allows for entirely pacifist playthroughs – but the way you play the game changes the world around you, for good and ill.

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Former EA Sports head Peter Moore has acknowledged NBA 2K’s achievements, which led to EA’s own basketball sim taking a year’s sabbatical, but said the franchise will be back to battle it out.

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If you purchased a 3DS before the cut-off date but failed to register for the Ambassador Program and attendant free games, Nintendo of Australia is offering one last chance.

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When you put down your controller at the end of Mass Effect 3, it may not be the last time you visit that universe – but it will be the last time you play as Commander Shepard.

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“We think of Dark Souls as one of the strict senseis from the martial arts movies that’s super mean to the hero, and everyone hates him but he’s fair. After weeks of training, you feel like you’ve made some progress, and he’ll acknowledge it with a nod.”

– Namco Bandai’s Andrew Davis talks to Gamasutra about upcoming Demon’s Souls successor, due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early October.

The eSports friendly Counter-strike: Global offensive is all about skill, not RPG-like grinding for the advantage.

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Metro: Last Light will build on the success of Metro 2033, taking fan feedback into account and ramping up its most memorable features – including a minimalist HUD approach.

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A spurious video doing the rounds today is claimed to come from a guy who “gained access” to the Xbox 360s set up for Call of Duty XP. It supposedly reveals new Modern Warfare 3 intel, but is mainly just good for a laugh.

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Speaking to Ausgamers, DICE’s Karl Magnus Troedsson has laid out the studio’s opinions on a hattrick of Battlefield 3 design decisions which have proved controverisal with fans.

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Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has added his voice to critique of Steam’s vendor terms of service.

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Following a delay over the weekend, beta sign-ups for The Secret World are officially open.

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Sony’s made its US pre-order offer for the upcoming PlayStation 3D display bundle official: you’ll net a copy of Insomniac’s upcoming shooter Resistance 3 for free.  The offer will be available at retailers nationwide.

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A off-screen gameplay video featuring the “Desert Village” multiplayer map from Uncharted 3 has made its way to YouTube. The video shows one interesting aspect of the gameplay – sandstorms. According to Naughty Dog, a sandstorm will blow at a certain point during the match and will obscure the player’s vision allowing them only to see a few feet in front of them. Enemies are visible only as shady figures during the sandstorm. It’ll only occur once during each match and will last for a few seconds.

Uncharted 3 releases on November 1 in the US and November 2 elsewhere for PS3. Watch the video after the break. Read our gamescom feature on UC3 and interview with Naughty Dog here.

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The US PS Blog‘s announced that a demo for the God of War: Origins Collection will be releasing on PlayStation Network. PS Plus subscribers will be able to download it as early as tomorrow, and it’ll be made available for the general public on September 6. The demo will feature a level from Ghost of Sparta, and will come with 3D support. God of War Origins, which is a compilation of two PSP GoW titles: Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, releases on September 13 in the US.

Nintendo’s announced release dates for both Professor Layton and the Last Specter on DS and Tetris: Axis for 3DS in the US.

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Nintendo’s announced a special limited edition bundle for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword that will contain the game and a exclusive gold Wiimote Plus controller.

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Its a Bank Holiday in the UK, so apologies for not having this up earlier. That said, the news never stops. Therefore, if the news never stops, neither do we.

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Valve’s confirmed that Modern Warfare 3 will come with Steamworks support, and is now available for pre-order on their digital distribution service Steam. The game will also ship with day one dedicated servers support for the PC version, with both the digital and retail versions of the Infinity Ward-Sledgehammer shooter colab coming with Steamworks. Modern Warfare 3 launches on November 8 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Rockstar’s released two brand new screenshots of Max Payne 3, the first that have emerged since it started emerging from underground and a blowout from Edge earlier this year. You can get the two shots below. Rockstar says that it’ll begin dishing out more news on the game, being made by its Vancouver studio, in the “next few months.”

It’ll launch on PS3, 360 and PC.

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Microsoft’s announced a “Season Pass” for Gears of War 3 which will bundle all upcoming DLC for the game at a highly-discounted rate.

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