Monthly Archives: September 2011
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 09:15 BST
BULLETCAST, September 6 – What you need to know now
Pat lets out his inner Gears fanboyism, Battlefield 3 may come on two discs on 360 and can you actually play Dragon Quest X to the end without an internet connection? Find the answer in video and text form.
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Posted in: Bulletcast, News Wrap
Tags: news bulletin
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 08:13 BST
AU News Wrap, September 6 – What happened today
Three more hours, Brenna, You can do it.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 08:03 BST
Tuesday Shorts – Crysis tease, Angry Birds PSN update, Uwe Boll back again
A sombre shorts today.
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Posted in: Movies, PSN, PlayStation Store, Shooter, Shorts, peripherals
Tags: Angry Birds, Carnival Games: Wild West, crysis 2, crytek, halo, uwe boll, Zombie Massacre
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 14:36 BST
Resistance 3 reviews start popping up – all the scores
The first reviews of Resistance 3 have come online ahead of the game’s US release today. Consensus seems to be it’s well brilliant. For those wondering where Eurogamer’s piece is, it’s going live at 8am. Get everything so far below the break. If you have a link you want us to add, drop a comment.
The Insomniac shooter releases in mainland Europe tomorrow and in the UK on Friday.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, resistance 3
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 07:36 BST
PS Plus Update – Resident Evil, Star Wars PSP, more
September’s PS Plus update brings a wealth of goodies to US subscribers, including a number of free games, and a two-week Resident Evil celebration.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps plus update
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 09:38 BST
Epic’s Capps: Gears of War 3 and the next generation
Epic president Mike Capps is confident that Gears of War 3 is the biggest and best game in the trilogy. What’s next? We caught up with the exec to find out.
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Posted in: Action, Gamescom 2011, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3, mike capps
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 06:39 BST
Another bonkers Rise of Nightmares trailer
The latest Rise of Nightmares trailer examines player response to the flying limbs and exploding zombie heads of the camp Kinect title.
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 04:53 BST
Dragon Quest X requires Internet connection after introductory hours
In a short but explosive Dragon Quest X blow-out, we learn of its always-on Internet requirement, the possibility of subscriptions, parallel development on the NES of all things, and hear an impassioned defence from Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii, Wii U
Tags: dragon quest x, Masahiro Sakurai
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 04:25 BST
Battlefield 3′s unlocks may take 100 hours to collect
Those who feel the need to achieve everything in Battlefield 3 could be looking at a significant investment of time.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Alan Kertz, battlefield 3, dice
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 04:07 BST
Namco Bandai’s TGS line up detailed
Namco Bandai has revealed the extensive range of titles it’s bringing to the Tokyo Game Show next week.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, TGS 2011
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 03:51 BST
Dead Island to receive extensive day one patch
A few of the detracting niggles dragging down Dead Island’s review scores are likely to see correction in a launch-day patch.
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Posted in: Deep Silver, Horror, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, patch, techland, title update
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 03:37 BST
Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer to track and reward progress
A few more details on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s multiplayer have escaped this weekend’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty XP, call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 03:20 BST
Nine new Vita titles to be revealed this week
Famitsu is teasing nine new Vita reveals in its upcoming issue.
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 02:36 BST
Rumour – PS Vita to release in Asia November 12
The latest rumour puts the Vita down for a release before the end of the year in Japan and beyond, with a Western release to follow in March 2012.
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 02:05 BST
Halo 4 to explore Master Chief’s story
343 Industries will use Halo 4 to continue revealing Master Chief’s life story, but won’t send him through a dramatic emotional upheaval to drive the plot.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, frank o'connor, halo 4, master chief
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 01:28 BST
Ono: Street Fighter I and II have “the ideal” UI
Street Fighter producer and spokesman Yoshinori Ono has said he prefers the simple, stripped-back look of older Capcom fighter games.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, Fighter
Tags: street fighter, Yoshinori Ono
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 01:01 BST
Final Fantasy Type-0 trailer is five minutes of characters
A new trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 takes in the team we’ve already met alongside a number of new supporting characters.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Square Enix, Videos
Tags: Final Fantasy Type-0
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 15:54 BST
EU News Wrap, September 5 – What happened today
Hello. We’re just about to put a lid on our gamescom stuff, but as one door from one event closes, we’re about to kick down two other doors for two more events: Tokyo Game Show and Eurogamer Expo. This is going to be a heavy finish to trade show season.
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Posted in: News Wrap
Tags: European News Wrap, what happened today
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 15:06 BST
LittleBigPlanet image teases “something awesome” inbound
This was posted on the official LittleBigPlanet forums earlier. The image reads “Something Awesome is Coming.” What that actually is, we’re clueless, but we reckon this may not have anything to do with the upcoming Move content pack that’s coming in a couple of weeks. Let the guessing begin.
Thanks, LittleBigLand.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Vita
Tags: littlebigplanet, media molecule
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 13:44 BST
GAME to stop selling pre-owned Xbox 360s
GAME is to stop selling second-hand Xbox 360s, but will keep accepting trade-ins, the company has said to Eurogamer.
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline