Monthly Archives: September 2011
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 09:30 BST
Monday shorts: FFXIII-2, Gears 3, FIFA 12, ACR
And it’s back to the knee-deep, dirty work of gaming news following last week’s escapades. Get your dose of shorts right below the break, gringo.
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Posted in: Shorts
Tags: Monday Shorts
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 09:16 BST
Crysis PSN-XBLA gets October 4 release date
EA’s announced the original Crysis for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade will launch on October 4. The game was announced earlier this month for the platforms, with just a non-specific October release and prices all confirmed. It’ll set you back 1600 MS points on XBLA and £15.99 on PSN.
Thanks, MCV.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 12:20 BST
TOR news puts Eurogamer Expo on games show map
Eurogamer Expo’s time has come, says Patrick Garratt, thanks to a combination of factors capped off by BioWare’s The Old Republic announcement yesterday.
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2011
Tags: bioware, rupert loman, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 08:30 BST
AU News Wrap, September 26 – What happened today
I’m back! Did you miss me? D-did you notice I was gone…?
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 08:54 BST
FIFA 12 review round up – git ‘chor scores here
Although we’re yet to see the full, post-embargo sprouting, enough FIFA 12 reviews have popped up to give a feel for how this is going to go. Spoilers! Stunningly.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 07:45 BST
Wizardry Online enters beta October 7
For the six and a half English speakers waiting on an MMORPG based on the Japanese misinterpretation of a joke, your time has nearly come.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, Japan, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: Gamepot, Wizardry Online
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 04:19 BST
CD Projekt not finished with The Witcher 2, expansion teased
While almost promising a sequel, CD Projekt has gently teased future content for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
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Posted in: Action, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: CD Projekt red, dlc, expansion, Jan Bartkowicz, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 03:43 BST
Access FIFA 12 Ultimate Team with Web Start
EA Sports has continued its tradition of opening FIFA Ultimate Team to series fans ahead of the the latest entry’s launch.
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Posted in: EA Sports, PC, PS3, Simulation, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: FIFA 12, FIFA 12 Ultimate Team, FIFA Ultimate Team, Ultimate Team, web start
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 03:13 BST
Weekend PSN downtime reportedly resolved
Following a planned maintenance downtime over the weekend, the PlayStation Network seems to have suffered a few nervous jitters.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 02:51 BST
War in the North trailer issues dramatic call to arms
A rousing new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North urges you to choose a champion and find out what happened on the parts of Middle-earth not being scurried over by hobbits.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Videos, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: lord of the rings, lord of the rings: war in the north, snowblind, snowblind studios, war in the north
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 02:35 BST
Zynga profits nosedive by 95 percent
The grandaddy of social network gaming has checked its suspiciously bubble-like pace for the first time.
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Posted in: Financials, Social, Zynga
Tags: facebook
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 02:19 BST
Survey finds gamers unimpressed by 3DS
A survey conducted earlier this year has found 3DS owners significantly underwhelmed by the system’s main selling point.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 01:36 BST
End of Nations delayed
Petroglyph’s free-to-play MMORTS, End of Nations, has been pushed back to 2012.
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Posted in: MMOARTS, PC, Strategy
Tags: delay, end of nations, Lance James, Petroglyph, Petroglyph Games, Trion Worlds
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 01:22 BST
Persona PSP pub “looking into” digital AU releases
Good news for Antipodean JRPG fans – European publisher Ghostlight is planning to bring its entire catalogue to the local PlayStation Storefront.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand
Tags: Ghostlight, Persona 2: Innocent Sin, Persona 3 Portable
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 01:05 BST
Gears of War 3 leaderboards point to unreleased maps
A couple of entries on the Gears of War 3 leaderboards give a tantalising glimpse of what might have been – or of what’s to come.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: dlc, epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Sat, Sep 24, 2011 | 22:02 BST
US News Wrap, September 24 – What Happened Today
The biggest news of the day, by far, was Star Wars: The Old Republic finally being handed a release date. Because of this, I finally broke down and pre-puchased the game. I now have $12 to my name. Thanks, EA. Thanks a lot.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
Sat, Sep 24, 2011 | 21:46 BST
Deus Ex DLC includes new boss battle made by Eidos instead of Grip
Eidos has said its Missing Link DLC for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which is expected to last around the five hour mark, includes a new boss fight made entirely in-house.
Sat, Sep 24, 2011 | 21:27 BST
Saturday Shorts: Sales, City of Heroes, Salem, DCUO, Ed Vaizey, more
To celebrate SWTOR getting an official release date, here is a sexy picture from a burlesque show. She may not be the droid you were looking for, but she may be the Stormtrooper of your dreams. Well, until her helmet comes off.
Sat, Sep 24, 2011 | 20:54 BST
Bethesda details Gun Runners’ Arsenal DLC
Gun Runners’ Arsenal releases next week for Fallout: New Vegas, and to get you acquainted with the weapons, Bethesda has updated its blog with more information.
Sat, Sep 24, 2011 | 20:40 BST
EA uses FIFA as an example of how to take the market share away from rivals
EA’s European publishing SVP, Jens Uwe Intat, has said the firm is looking to take over the shooter genre with Battlefield 3, just like it took over football with FIFA.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline