Monthly Archives: September 2011

Deus Ex’s Missing Link DLC is to last in the region of five hours, Eidos Montreal has said on its Tumblr.

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We thought the point about Formula One was going fast, not slow-motion. Our head hurts.

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Sega’s released a brand new trailer of Aliens: Infestation, showing a very metro 2D feel to the game. Get the video below the break, via Joystiq. The game, being made by WayForward, is out on October 11 on DS.

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Wedbush Morgan analyst reckons GTA’s days as king of the hill will be numbered. Eventually.

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CESA’s announced that over 222,000 pepople attended Tokyo Game Show this year.

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As was rumoured last week, EA has official announced the closure of Visceral’s Melbourne studio.

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What is best in life? Not to crush one’s enemy, but to rather crush some gaming news into shorts. That is what is best in life. Get caught up below.

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Gears of War 3 is now buyable. Just in case you’re a clinically mad person yet to decide whether or not you should make the investment, check out the first 10 minutes in HD after the break, overly-excited narration included.

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As you may have noticed, Gears of War 3 has launched around the world, which means the inevitable waves of authorised (or not-so-authorised) tie-ins are about to start. First off the blocks, the FPS Freek EPIC, a set of thumbsticks from KontrolFreek.

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It’s New Gears Day. That’s it. No it isn’t. Get round up below the break in video and text form.

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Zynga has just released the third expansion pack for uber-popular Facebook game Farmville. Lighthouse Cove now joins English Countryside and Lady Gaga-themed GagaVille in the time management farming sim, and Zynga explain that this is all part of giving gamers what they want.

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Square Enix has released the second TGS trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2, just as promised. The first video from last week was in Japanese, but was running from the PS3 version. This newer one has footage captured from the 360 version. To cover all bases, we’ve also included the PS3 trailer, which has now been released in English. Get both videos below the break, thanks to RPG Site.

FFXIII-2 releases on December 15 in Japan. Its out on January 31 in the US and February 3 in Europe for PS3 and 360.

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Want your very own blue-haired virtual popstar in your pocket? We’re sure you do. And Toyota is apparently convinced of the same thing, releasing an augmented reality application for your smartphone that will put Hatsune Miku right in the palm of your hand – or anywhere else you care to put the card.

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Ubisoft’s announced that Assassin’s Creed: Revelations on PS3 will have the first Assassin’s Creed bundled as part of the disc.

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Keiji Inafune, known for creating games such as Mega Man and Dead Rising, believes the differences between handheld and mobile gaming are as stark as those between DSLR cameras and the one that’s built into your mobile phone.

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Do you like interesting things? Then you should be keeping track of The Binding of Isaac. It’s a roguelike shooter with a dash of Zelda, a hint of Robotron, and a soothing dollop of terrifying imagery. Fortunately, you won’t have to do much legwork to reach this one’s final destination. Team Meat madman Edmund McMillen has announced that the game’s coming to Steam on September 28 for $5 via the magical malleability of a sheet of paper. There’s also a limited edition Isaac plushie in the works. His insides may be fake, but his tears are all too real.

Street Fighter X Tekken producer Yoshinori Ono has thrown some light on the game’s “Pandora Mode”, which allows players to sacrifice a character in order to give the tag partner infinite EX meter before succumbing himself, which allows for a last-ditch comeback effort.

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Following UK and US east coast launches overnight, Gears of War 3 has now launched in most parts of the world.

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So, reading. It’s quite the thing, apparently. While Kinect, Move, and their ilk try to do away with controllers as much as possible, reading requires only a pair of un-blinded eyes. Pretty wild, huh? Being the trailblazer that he is, Nathan Drake hopes to tame this amazing technology using a two-pronged attack composed of comics and a novel.

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The news of Mega Man Legends 3′s cancellation came as a shock to most, angering many fans due to the cold treatment meted out by Capcom to the franchise, which was one of the most popular series for the company back in the day.

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