Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Darkness II stands out from its precursor in a number of action-packed ways – not to outdo the first title, but inspired by it.

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Scrolls, the next game from Minecraft developer Mojang, will be multi-platform, and feature subscription, microtransaction, and virtual currency options.

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Dead Island lifts itself out of the zombie action genre by its emphasis on RPG-like crafting, trading and item collection.

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Amazon UK has Silent Hill: Downpour down for a November 4 release, ahead of any official confirmation from Konami. The survival horror had previously been expected at the end of October, on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The retailer also posted a cover image which fits the series aesthetic so far. Head through the break to see the full thing.

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Gearbox Software awarded over 900 attendees of its PAX panel a download code for a free copy of Borderlands 2, courtesy of 2K Games.

Having announced this extremely generous offer, Gearbox then required the whole room to swear an oath.

Kotaku was in attendance and filmed the proceedings, a somewhat spooky chorus of nearly 1,000 people promising to love and respect both companies forever and ever. Hit the link to watch it in full.

Borderlands 2 is expected in 2012, on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

To encourage co-operative play, ArenaNet has implemented a matching system to bring high-level characters in line with their beginner friends.

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An upcoming patch for the 2009 breakout hit Borderlands was announced during Gearbox’s PAX panel.

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Team Ninja would “of course” like to expand the Ninja Gaiden series onto other platforms if possible.

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Forget PAX and Seattle; Raleigh in North Carolina was the place to be this weekend. Check out the action from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.

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A new, concept-art led trailer of Halo 4 aired at the culmination of a PAX HaloFest panel based on the anticipated shooter, as well as dropping heavy details on the new trilogy. Video and screencaps inside.

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PAX Prime is going on this weekend and quite a bit of decent news has come out of it so far. Get caught up on it below.

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Bethesda has confirmed that Skyrim will not contain armor or weapon degradation, which means no hard-earned coin need be spent on repairs.

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During gamescom, folks who stopped by the EA booth had the chance to see a live demonstration of the Eternity Vault, one of the high-level Operations in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In it, Imperial forces are sent to investigate an ancient prison that is believed to hold a powerful and deadly threat to the Empire. A video of this is posted below, featuring director Dallas Dickinson walking the viewer through the opening minutes of the operation. SWTOR is slated for the end of the year, and beta weekends start next month. Watch the video below.

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Pricing for Crimson Alliance has been revealed, and it will run you $15 on XBLA if you want access to all three classes.

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The internet has spoken, and in our opinion, chose wisely: Female Shepard will be a redhead by default in Mass Effect 3. She’s also going to grace the cover of the Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition. The luscious fiery-locked babe pulled in 19,576 votes, and in second came the black-haired gal with 12,838 votes. The brunette version beat the blonde for third with 5,574 and 5,436, respectively. More proof redheads are the best. Thanks GameFront.

There’s a large batch of shorts for you below the break. Some of it PAX Prime related, some of it not. Read it anyway. Don’t make me have to punish you.

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Shots from a what appears to be a Disney survey, suggest the firm is determining whether or not there is sufficient interest in developing Epic Mickey 2.

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“It’s something that we’re still thinking about and we’re not talking about any aspects of that yet. We already smashed two genres together to create one so let’s not get too ahead of ourselves [laughs]. It really eats into our development time to make the main core game as solid as possible.” – Gearbox in an interview with NowGamer, via RipTen.

Turbine has released screenshots and a developer diary for its Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Rise of Isengard, which is scheduled for release on September 27.

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Minecraft’s next update is in the works, and a few early details on it have been posted online from PAX Prime, which is going on this weekend in Seattle.

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