Monthly Archives: September 2011

Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 04:30 GMT

Witcher 2 on 360 to have an extra four minutes worth of CGI cutscenes

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CD Projekt announced during its fall conference today that the Xbox 360 version of The Witcher 2 could contain an extra four minutes of CGI not included in the PC version.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 17:25 BST

Rockstar re-releases Max Payne 3 trailer with pop-ups

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Last week, Rockstar released the first trailer for Max Payne 3, and today it has re-released it, with additional information in the form of pop-ups. These blurbs in the video highlight things previously glimpsed along with information on the game’s characters like Raul Passos, the Comando Sombra gang, and early details on Max Payne 3′s weapons, melee, cover, physics, the return of Bullet Time. Max Payne 3 is out in March for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 22:05 BST

EG Expo: Naughty Dog shows UC3 – Read what happened

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During our final session of the day at Eurogamer Expo, Naughty Dog hosted a developer session on Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:32 BST

EU News Wrap, September 22 – What happened today

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Johnny’s off gallivanting around the wonders of the Eurogamer Expo, which had its first day open to the press today. He and Pat will be a pair of busy bees getting coverage from the show ready for you – but in the meantime let me get you caught up on what happened today in the world of news.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:14 BST

Microsoft UK to take new Kinect titles on the road

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Microsoft is showing off a lot of their Kinect offerings to the public this week at the Eurogamer Expo, but if you can’t make it down there and want to try out Kinect’s latest they’ve just lifted the lid on a new road show which will see their major Kinect releases playable to the public in a variety of locations.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:11 BST

Quick Shots: Namco releases tons of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon shots

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Namco has released no fewer than 70 screenshots for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, which is set for launch on PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 14. So, go grab a cup of whatever it is you drink, and then come back and peruse the pretty pictures of planes and jets in the gallery below.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:09 BST

Tag Mode in Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 becoming popular outside of Japan may be challenging

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Taichi Inuzuka, producer on Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, has explained why online PvP was added with the sequel and what he feels could make the game’s tag mode popular with players outside of Japan.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:52 BST

EG Expo: Willits celebrates 20 years of id – Read what happened

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id’s celebrating 20 years of existance this year. To celebrate, RAGE boss Tim Willits will give a talk on the studio here at Eurogamer. Get all the details live below.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 15:46 BST

Rising Star Games reveals King of Fighters XIII’s PAL Pre-order Package

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Rising Star Games have revealed their plans for a robust ‘Pre-order Package’ that will be rewarded to those who place an order for their upcoming sprite-based fighter King of Fighters XIII.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 15:19 BST

A Game of Thrones – Genesis gets an official trailer

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Cyanide has released a video for A Game of Thrones – Genesis, an RTS adaptation of the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. A Game of Thrones – Genesis will release on PC in retail and online stores on September 29 through Focus Home Interactive.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 15:18 BST

Forza 4 ‘Season Pass’ Confirmed, to offer six add-on packs

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Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios have confirmed six new add-ons for Forza Motorsport 4, also announcing that there will be a ‘Season Pass’ for the game allowing access to all six DLC packs for a discounted price. A similar pass has been offered to fans for Gears of War 3.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 14:59 BST

EG Expo: Human Head drops Prey 2 – liveblog from 3pm

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Human Head are here in London to show us Prey 2 at Eurogamer Expo. This should be good if you’re here, but you have us if you’re not. Your ‘Preying’ ass is covered.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 14:42 BST

Layton’s London Life Trailered

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Nintendo of America has released a trailer for Layton’s London Life, the Professor Layton spin-off game within Professor Layton and the Last Specter.

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Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 04:30 GMT

CD Projekt to livestream The Witcher 2 version 2.0 announcements, gameplay

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The CD Projekt 2011 Fall Conference starts today in Warsaw, and the firm will not only be discussing The Witcher 2 version 2.0, but they will be showing new gameplay footage from it via livestream.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 14:30 BST

Battlefield 3 expansions to have week long exclusivity period on PS3

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Tommy Rydling, junior product manager at DICE, has said expansion packs for Battlefield 3 will have a week-long exclusivity period for PS3 when released to the masses.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 14:08 BST

Producer letter reveals target date for major Final Fantasy XIV patch

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Final Fantasy XIV’s new producer Naoki Yoshida has had the unenviable task of fixing the thoroughly broken MMO, and has given a tentative date for a major patch in his latest letter to the community.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 13:56 BST

RAGE to have lengthy single-player campaign, plenty of diversity

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RAGE design director Matt Hooper has said when developing the game, the team at id Software originally focused on creating the single-player mode, and as time progressed, they found it would be even more fun if co-op were added.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 22:31 BST

EG Expo: OnLive launches in UK at EG Expo 2011

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As OnLive launches in the UK today, CEO Steve Perlman has given a dev session of the cloud service here at Eurogamer Expo in London.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 13:41 BST

Dragon Quest Collection tops the Japanese charts

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Three NES titles have picked up the top spot in the Japanese charts for the week ending September 18th as Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Collection, a compilation of the first three titles in the series emulated for Wii.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 13:08 BST

Square Enix reveal the Invadercade

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Square Enix have revealed that they are to release an arcade-style cabinet for use with the iPad and iPad 2 called the Invadercade.

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