Monthly Archives: September 2011

Verizon’s director of media relations, Bobbi Henson, has commented on yesterday’s rumor that Microsoft, Comcast and Verizon were ironing out a deal which would see Xbox 360 being turned into a cable box of sorts. While Henson wouldn’t say whether or not the rumor was true, she did say to “stay tuned for the future.”

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Goichi Suda has said the gaming concepts at Grasshopper Manufacture pretty much stem from his ideas, but when it comes to the actual execution, it varies per game.

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So yeah, Gears of War 3′s out now. And I have it. I should be preparing to go to London for EG Expo, but I get the feeling this, buying a backpack, sleeping and finishing a piece is going to take much of my time.

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The FIFA 12 demo is good. So good, in fact, that it’s likely to mean that the combined FIFA 12 review you’re about to see splattered across the internet will report nothing short of a physics revolution. Lee Hall has the story.

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Gearbox has posted a survey asking participants for their input on Duke Nukem Forever. According to the introduction, “this is your chance,” to tell the developer how you feel about the game. You may participate in the survey whether you have or have not played it. Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford said during a community panel at PAX Prime the firm would start talking about a new Duke game “soon,” but for now the focus is on releasing DLC for Duke Nukem Forever. Thanks, G4.

Mac support has been added to the September release of Epic’s Unreal Development Kit, which is a precursor to Mac support in the commercial version of Unreal Engine 3. Other improvements have been added as well. You can view the release notes and download the newer version of UDK through the links.

id boss Todd Hollenshead has said developing on multiple platforms has enabled the studio to give more richer experiences within its game than it would have been able to if developing on just PC.

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Team Ninja has explained that Hero Mode in Ninja Gaiden 3, which is a less-challenging mode with auto dodges and blocks, was implemented so newcomers to the series could experience the story without dying all the time.

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Warner Bros has announced its delayed the PC version of Batman: Arkham City into November. No exact reason for the delay was given, and no new specific date was given other than just November. The PS3 and 360 versions are unaffected, and are still on schedule for October 18 in North America and October 21 in the UK.

Bethesda has provided a European release date for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition. The disc includes Knights of the Nine and the Shivering Isles expansion packs and no Horse Armor, apparently. The case includes a map of Cyrodil and the Shivering Isles of Sheogorath, along with a bonus disc featuring a behind-the-scenes documentary on the game’s development. It launches in Europe on September 23 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. GAME has it listed for £17.99 on PC and £19.99 on consoles. It was released in the US earlier this summer. Thanks, Play.tm.

A new Forza 4 trailer has dated the racer’s demo as an October 3 release. The full game releases on October 14. Thanks, EG.

EA’s dropped details of the required and recomended system specs for the PC version of Battlefield 3.

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Gearbox’s art director, Jeramy Cooke, is of the opinion that in Borderlands, players were stuck in the desert a lot. Because this was a bit “monotonous,” his team decided to focus on a “richer, larger world,” for the sequel: Borderlands 2.

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EA’s announced that the multiplayer beta for Battlefield 3 will finally go live and open for all on September 29. That’s next Thursday.

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DICE has once again discussed reasons why it doesn’t plan to allow for modding in Battlefield 3, and like EA Europe VP Patrick Söderlund, GM Karl Magnus Troedsson said it all comes down to game’s engine, Frostbite 2.

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Megaton. THQ’s announced this afternoon that Crytek will be handling development for the next Homefront.

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Dragons, Kinect, Tokyo Game Show 2011: these three elements combined to bring you Brenna Hillier’s report from Japan on Kinect’s continuing mission to court the core.

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Fallout: New Vegas’s Lonesome Road DLC has been released for Xbox 360 and Steam. The PS3 versions will hit on September 22. It’s 451Mb and costs 800 MSP.

Here’s the official description: “In Lonesome Road you are contacted by the original Courier Six, a man by the name of Ulysses who refused to deliver the Platinum Chip at the start of Fallout: New Vegas. Ulysses promises the answer as to why he didn’t take the job, but only if you make one last journey into the hurricane-swept canyons of the Divide, a landscape torn apart by earthquakes and violent storms. It’s up to you whether you take the job or not.”

According to information from AppData, The Sims Social has hit 50 million MAU (Monthly Active User) on Facebook. The site has the game is now the second biggest on any social site, with only Zynga’s CityVille being the bigger game in terms of MAU with 74.2 million MAU. It suggested recently that Sims Social was seeing 9.3 million DAUs.

Thanks, Gamasutra.

Capcom’s gone live with an absolute fuckton of stage show videos for its games at Tokyo Game Show, DMC, Asura’s Wrath, Resident Evil: Revelations and Dragon’s Dogmas are some of the games that get shown. Get all the videos below, via Unity.

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