Monthly Archives: September 2011
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 13:19 BST
EG Expo: DICE demos Battlefield 3 – we’re live!
If you had to pick one game that will rule the roost at Eurogamer Expo, only one name springs to mind: Battlefield 3. And trust us when we say this, it will be the biggest game at the show.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 12:46 BST
Thursday Shorts: Street Fighter Patch, Red Alert Reborn, NCIS, Hasselhoff and more
It’s that time again – here’s the news that wasn’t big enough for its own story, but is big enough for you to care about! Read.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 22:32 BST
EG Expo: “Not many places can take an event of this size”
Speaking on the morning of the first day of Eurogamer Expo 2011, Eurogamer managing director Rupert Loman hints at future direction’s for Britain’s largest games event.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 12:55 BST
EG Expo: Denny talks PlayStation Vita – read what happened.
Vita’s been on a big roll as of late. The momentum from the back of gamescom and Tokyo Game Show continues today as PlayStation Vita gets its UK premiere at Eurogamer Expo.
Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 07:13 BST
EG Expo hands-on: Skyrim is the “RPG of forever”
Besides Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be one of the biggest games here at the show, as attendees coming here to Earls Court will find out over the next couple of days. Johnny Cullen briefly goes hands-on with RPG.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 11:41 BST
Valve reveals Arsenal modes for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valve have announced a new mode titled Arsenal Mode for the upcoming downloadable cross-platform shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, using talent from the mod community to recreate one of the most loved Counter-Stike: Source mods.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 11:03 BST
Nintendo UK outline Zelda Anniversary Plans
The Legend of Zelda is a whopping 25 years old this year, and Nintendo is going the full nine yards in promoting the history of the series while also gearing up for the launch of Skyward Sword, the newest in the series and arguably the Wii’s swansong title.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 10:34 BST
Space Channel 5, SEGA Bass Fishing head to XBLA and PSN
SEGA has confirmed that two more Dreamcast classics are to land on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network next month. Space Channel 5 Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing will arrive in Early October and have previously been featured on the physical Dreamcast Collection disc that was released to retail.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 11:59 BST
Eurogamer Expo 2011 – Showfloor video, every game
Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3, Modern Warfare 3, Counter-Strike, Uncharted 3, RAGE, Skyrim and more is on the EG Expo 2011 showfloor today. See for yourself.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 09:53 BST
More direct-feed Dragon Quest X screens get out
Japan’s currently in post-TGS mode with developers and publishers kicking out updates on their major upcoming titles – and Square Enix have joined in by putting out a bunch of direct-feed screenshots of Dragon Quest X in action.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 09:50 BST
“Games Transfer Phenomena” author slams British media
By now, everybody’s surely seen – or at least heard of – the “Games Transfer Phenomena” report that has been all over the internet after an article appeared in both the Metro and the Daily Mail. Most gamers I know have been outraged – and so, it appears, has the study’s co-author.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 09:16 BST
Layton and Ace Attorney Creators talk about their crossover title
Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino and Capcom Director Shuu Takumi had the chance to talk in detail about bringing Professor Layton and Phoenix Wright together for their crossover title at Tokyo Game Show 2011 giving some insight into the development of the universe-bending puzzler.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 08:47 BST
EA to release free-to-play titles through Aeria
Free-to-play games are one step closer to world domination. Aeria Games, the publisher of WolfTeam and Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine, among others, has just signed a deal with EA to bring the Play4Free titles to a wider audience.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 08:33 BST
OnLive reveals UK pricing, Service partners
With OnLive launching properly in the UK today the company has revealed its full plans for pricing in Britain and its key partnerships with major companies in Britain that they hope will help the service to succeed.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 10:00 BST
OnLive’s UK launch titles revealed
As the clock struck midnight OnLive was released upon the unsuspecting masses of Great Britain, making Cloud Gaming a reality on a widespread scale for the first time in Blighty – and OnLive have a pretty impressive slate of titles on the service on day one.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 08:04 BST
Infinity ward “doesn’t care” about sales numbers for MW3
Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has stated that he simply does not care about sales numbers. As gamers call shenanigans (a sentiment surely shared by Activision bigwigs), Bowling tries to explain himself out of that one.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 07:54 BST
Uncharted 3 gets a 320GB console bundle
Uncharted 3 is to get a fully-fledged console bundle in North America in time for its November 1st release, giving fans of the series who want to upgrade to a new-style PS3 or folks who are swung to pick up a PlayStation 3 for Uncharted a better deal.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 07:35 BST
Notch reveals new Minecraft mob for 1.9
Another day, another new snippet of Minecraftian goodness. Today, creator Notch has gotten frustrated with the game and done what we all would do in his situation: Created a new, friendly mob.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 06:52 BST
Sony: TOS changes prompted by US Supreme Court ruling
Sony has announced that the recent changes to its online terms of service agreement forbidding class action lawsuits was prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, in a move which suggests other companies will be leaping to follow in kind.
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 22:30 BST
Eurogamer Expo 2011 – The VG247 liveblog is gogogo!
We’re about to descend upon London for the final show in our little VG247 trade calendar. The Eurogamer Expo is go time, baby.


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