Monthly Archives: September 2011

Karen Traviss was given the somewhat unenviable task of writing the conclusion to the Gears of War trilogy – and she warns that, while the storyline is definitely finished, with a “definite answer”, fans shouldn’t expect all of the loose ends to be tied up.

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The Saints’ next adventure looks to push the concepts of dress sense and decency to their inevitable limits. Brenna Hillier gets overwhelmed in Tokyo.

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While everybody is almost universally fond of Star Fox 64 3D, a common complaint – even among fans – is that the game does not feature online multiplayer. According to Nintendo, you can blame cost and time restraints for that one.

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Nintendo has Pikmin, it looks like maybe Sony has Army Corps of Hell. Bear with me on this. It’s a new game, just announced from Square Enix, and it’s headed straight to Vita as a launch title. And it’s more than a little bizarre.

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If you’re a bit of a Dancing Queen and were looking forward to transferring your songs (and killer routines) from Dance Central to the sequel, we have some good news – and some bad news for you. New information from Microsoft says that you will be able to do exactly that – but you’ll have to pay for the privilege.

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Oh, job listings, you are indeed the curse of keeping things quiet. While nobody’s been quite sure what Sony Santa Monica has been up to since God of War 3 was released last year, we’re now seeing inklings that at least some of the team is working on an all-new IP.

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Hey all, it’s me again with my shift wrap. Time to get you caught up.

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As part of its exclusive, month long coverage of he Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, GameInformer has posted several screenshots from the game, featuring: Silent Realm, the World Above The Clouds, the Eldin Volcano and Fire Temple locations, and even a bit of dowsing. Go have a look. It’s out November 18 in Europe and November 20 in the US.

Update: Apparently it is back up for some, so get to downloading those Resident Evil offerings.

Original: PlayStation Network is apparently down, and according to Sony’s official PlayStation Twitter, the tech team is aware of the issues and is working on getting it up and running again. There’s no word just yet from Sony on what is causing the issue, and no new updates have been posted since the original tweet four hours ago. We’ll keep you posted, and in the meantime, if it comes back up for you, please let us know. Thanks, 1UP.

Time again for another round of the small stuff.

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Turbine has released a new developer diary for Lord of the Rings Online, with the firm’s senior producer Aaron Campbell discussing the Tower of Orthanc, and how the landscape around it has changed since Saruman starting breeding Uruk-hai. Apparently the Uruks bred by Sauron needed improvement in Saruman’s eyes, and now they are an even more formidable force to the reckoned with. The dev diary discusses the past, present, and the future of the area around Isengard, and you’ll be pleased to know Wormtounge shows up in this diary. Check it out below, along with the screens.

Rise of Isengard hits on September 27.

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Ubisoft has sent over a new video for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, which shows off the multiplayer a bit in dramatic form. Various assassins with their preferred weapon of choice are shown sneaking up behind people and dispatching their targets in what appears to be a very painful manner – going by the recipients’ expressions at any rate. Not that we think getting skewered by a sword would feel like being tickled or anything. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations launches on November 15 in the US and November 18.

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Investor and financial site 247WallSt has produced a list of the top eight companies where employees are presumably “losing hope.”

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From Software has decided to unleash max-level Black Phantoms into the world of Dark Souls, in order to seek out players who get their hands on the game before the official release date. According to Japanese blog Esuteru, the Phantoms are level 145 and contain 1900 hit points with their abilities maxed out at 99. In other words, death, death and more death await you if fate is tempted. The reason behind the harsh punishment has something to do with Japanese stores breaking the game’s street date before it is officially released in the country tomorrow. The same rules will apply to those who get it early in the US and UK before it’s released on October 4 and October 7, respectively. Thanks, Edge.

Trion Worlds has released more details for RIFT patch 1.5, Ashes of History.It also sent out ten screenshots of the content update. Get all below.

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RAGE design director Matt Hooper has said id Software chose the Wastelands as a setting for the game, because the environment’s style was something the team had in common has far as individual tastes.

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Riot has announced that over coming days, testing windows during off-peak hours will be opened to test League of Legends: Dominion. Each time a testing window opens, a forum announcement will be posted to let players know when to participate. If you happen to miss out on one of these windows, Riot said not to worry, as “there will be plenty more opportunities to help test Dominion,” as it is prepared for launch. For more information, check out the official website.

Bioware has announced guilds in Star Wars: The Old Republic can start aligning themselves with others, as part pf phase two of the guild formation process. The leaders of the guilds will be able to choose three Allies or Adversaries, which Bioware feels will give players aligned “the highest chance of being placed in the game together, allowing these guilds to coexist on the same server.” Guilds on servers will different rulesets, obviously, won’t be able to play together. Officers and leaders in guilds will also be able to start inviting people by email. You should go check out the FAQ on the matter through here. Guilds will be places on servers during phase three, which is expected to roll out sometime before launch. Thanks, Massively.

VoodooExtreme were lucky enough to be invited to the Diablo III closed beta, like Pat, and have posted a video playthrough of its time as a wizard with the super-anticipated RPG. It’s around 50 minutes long, but you don’t have to watch the entire thing to get an idea of what to expect. Watch it below the break.

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Paradox has announced Cartel, which is a “real-time squad-based RTS,” actioner with global research and a diplomacy map.

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