Monthly Archives: September 2011
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 08:52 BST
AU News Wrap, September 27 – What happened today
I’m about to disappear from your sight – but console yourselves with an outline of what I did today.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 08:37 BST
Tuesday shorts – Please Make it Stop Edition
It’s like the Internet developed the ability to vomit, and I’m on mop duty. You may need to set aside some time for this.
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Posted in: Shorts
Tags: battlefield 3, Ben There Dan That, call of duty: modern warfare 3, Crimson Alliance, dead island, dragon quest x, Freddie Wong, Go Vacation, Iwata Asks, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Planetside 2, Serious Sam 3: BFE, street fighter II, Street Fighter III: Online Edition, supergiant games, Twin Peaks, virtual boy
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 08:31 BST
New 360 transfer cable enables swaps between Slim models
Microsoft’s announced it’s releasing a new transfer cable for 360, giving the option to transfer content between S and S systems. No more specific details have been announced other than this little tidbit from Nelson: “We have a new cable that will handle Xbox 360 S to Xbox 360 S transfers. Head over to xbox.com/transfer to see how you can order the proper transfer cable.”
And that’s it. No price, no date.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Xbox 360 S transfer cable
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 00:02 BST
Crouching Spider, Hidden Dragon: Hands-on with Skyrim
As we reach the point of chewing through solid wood in our desire for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Nathan Grayson mans up and takes the plunge.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 07:59 BST
Modern Warfare 3′s dedicated servers a lesson from MW2′s failures
Infinity Ward’s sudden reversal on the question of dedicated server support for the Call of Duty series comes down in part to Modern Warfare 2′s shortcomings.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty: elite, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, robert bowling
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 07:14 BST
BioWare “looking for” a way to bring back Jade Empire
BioWare’s martial-arts RPG Jade Empire is on the cards for a revival.
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Posted in: EA, Eurogamer Expo 2011, RPG
Tags: bioware, Jade Empire, Ray Muzyka
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 06:56 BST
GAME UK details FIFA 12 midnight launch plans
Locate your thermos and folding chair; it’s nearly time to get in the queue for FIFA 12′s launch this week.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 06:43 BST
Team Ico HD collection fronts beautiful launch trailer
This week, we finally get to see two of the PS2′s best games in glorious HD makeover mode. Get a preview of the ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection through the break.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Platformer, Puzzler, Sony
Tags: ICO and Shadow of the Colossus: The Collection, team ico
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 06:29 BST
Minecraft Android to release September 29
Mojang’s confirmed that the Android edition of Minecraft will ship on September 29. As you can see in the video below, the mobile version features auto-jumping and a touch-screen interface (obviously). An iOS version is on the way, but is undated as yet.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 05:11 BST
Quick shots – Dark Souls screens are rich in spoilers
Do not venture through the break if you want your first Dark Souls playthrough to be spoiler free – enemies, environments, and bosses are all seen within.
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Posted in: Galleries, Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Screens, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 04:12 BST
More details on Fallout: New Vegas Gun Runner’s Arsenal DLC
Ahead of the Gun Runner’s Arsenal DLC release this week, Bethesda has released additional details on the Fallout: New Vegas weapons to be found within.
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 03:52 BST
The Darkness II trailer delves into franchise origins
If you’re not completely filled in on Top Cow’s comics canon, this new trailer for The Darkness II explains why protagonist Jackie has the power to, you know, manifest enormous tentacle arms and singularities and such.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Digital Extremes, The Darkness II
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 03:40 BST
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon stars in double feature
We have a pair of new Ace Combat: Assault Horizon trailers today, showing off the core game’s DLC and the 3DS version’s impressive graphics.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy, Project ACES
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 02:38 BST
AU House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Edition RC decision overturned
Following an appeal by publisher Sega Australia, the Australian Classification Board has awarded House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Edition an MA15+ rating in place of its earlier decision to refuse classification.
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Posted in: Australia, Horror, PS3, Sega, Shooter
Tags: Australian classifications, House of the Dead: Overkill: Extended Edition
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 02:15 BST
Renegade Ops Steam version features nod to Half-Life 2
Valve’s cross-title promotional activities continue, this time in Renegade Ops, the mad vehicle combat extravaganza from Just Cause 2 developer Avalanche.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Sega, Steam
Tags: Avalanche Studios, half-life 2, renegade ops
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 01:19 BST
A Valley Without Wind offers first public beta client – go get ‘em!
The strange and intriguing indie survival game A Valley Without Wind has just gone into beta – check out the trailer, the beta client, and the hefty pre-order bonus, in that order.
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Posted in: Adventure, Mac, PC, RPG, indie
Tags: A Valley Without Wind, Arcen Games, beta
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 01:04 BST
Rumour – Dead Space 3 script details leaked
Purportedly leaked script details for the unannounced but almost guaranteed Dead Space 3 place portagonist Issaac Clarke navigating the hazards of a snowy planet called Tau Volantis.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 3, visceral, visceral games
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 00:01 BST
Riot launches League of Legends: Dominion Mode
Riot Games has finally launched the all new Dominion mode for its hugely successful free-to-play MOBA, League of Legends.
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Posted in: PC, Platform holders, Strategy
Tags: Dominion Mode, league of legends, MOBA, riot games
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 23:58 BST
Activision: Services like CoD: Elite soon to be mandatory for mainstream games
Services such as Call of Duty: Elite will become a “necessity” for all mainstream games in the not-too distant future, according to Activision’s digital vice president, Jamie Berger.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Shooter
Tags: call of duty: elite, Jamie Berger
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 23:54 BST
New Rayman: Origins trailer takes you around the world
A new trailer for Ubisoft’s upcoming Rayman: Origins has gone live. The video shows Rayman and his friends travelling around the world, doing lots of fun things and evading many weird looking enemies in the process . There’s lots of gameplay footage in there, and it even gives you a glimpse of few of the game’s bosses. The platformer’s releasing on November 15 for PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. Watch the trailer after the break, thanks to Gamespot.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Rayman Origins
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline