Monthly Archives: September 2011
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 20:32 BST
Modern Warfare 3 pre-orders get CoD4 free on Direct 2 Drive
Direct2Drive has announced that they will be offering a free copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as a pre-order incentive for Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, Shooter
Tags: call of duty: modern warfare, call of duty: modern warfare 3, direct2drive, PC
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 19:31 BST
Bioware founders Zeschuk, Muzyka headline Eurogamer Expo
Two of the video game industry’s most respected and prolific game designers will be headlining the upcoming Eurogamer Expo on a keynote panel.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 19:21 BST
Call of Duty XP – Watch the opening briefing live here
Get read to have your world CODified.The opening keynote of Call of Duty XP is about to kick off in roughly about ten minutes, with previously-promised reveals of the multiplayer of Modern Warfare 3 and the premium features of Call of Duty Elite about to be announced. Watch the briefing live below.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty XP, CoD XP, modern warfare 3
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 18:53 BST
Updated: Child of Eden now $10 in US from Best Buy
It’s the mega-deal of the century for our US readers as big box retailer Best Buy heavily discounts critical darling, Child of Eden.
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Posted in: Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Artsy, Child of Eden, q entertainment, Shooter, Ubisoft
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 18:15 BST
inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood cinemative trailer
The new trailer for inFAMOUS 2: Festival of Blood sees Cole turning the dead into the undead with a few drops of blood.
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Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 17:43 BST
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine gets free Exterminatus DLC in October
Upset about publishers planning paid DLC before the game even releases? Then check out Space Marine’s free DLC set coming this October.
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Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 17:19 BST
Video Game History Museum Kickstarter runs $20,000 surplus
The nerds have spoken and the message is clear: they love the idea of a video game history museum.
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Posted in: Charity, Education
Tags: Classic Gaming, Kickstarter, Video Game History Museum
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 16:33 BST
EA releases Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare trailer
It’s barely even September and the war between Battlefield and Call of Duty is already heating up. Just as we’re expecting a load of information to come in from the CoD: Elite event, EA has released a new trailer for BF3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Activision Blizzard, battlefield 3, call of duty: modern warfare 3, Electronic Arts, PS3, trailer, Xbox 360
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 16:13 BST
Square Enix set to unveil next Dragon Quest next week
Nobody yet knows if we’ll see the big reveal of Dragon Quest 10, but Square Enix says they’ve got something for us next week.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii
Tags: dragon quest, Dragon Quest 10, RPG, Square Enix, Wii
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 16:06 BST
EU News Wrap, September 2 – What happened today
The real meat of today’s action will be coming out of LA later today, but we still had some excitement on the Euro shift. Come see.
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Posted in: Europe, News Wrap
Tags: European News Wrap, what happened today
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 15:43 BST
Driver dev defends Ubisoft’s DRM
Ubisoft’s intrusive always-on DRM policy has seriously irked gamers over the past few years, and now a developer on Driver: San Francisco is coming out to defend the unpopular policy.
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Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 15:28 BST
Friday Shorts – Arkham City Achievements, SSFIVAE PC patch, meta Minecraft
Digest these so that you can look casually super-knowledgeable in front of your mates with nary a care nor bother.
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Posted in: Capcom, Games for Windows, PC, PS3, PSN, Shorts, Shorts, Steam, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iOS
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, Bloodrayne: Betrayal, madcatz, Minecraft, SSFIV:AE, tiny invaders
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 14:32 BST
Modern Warfare 3 gets two separate language versions in Japan
Andriasang has reported that Modern Warfare 3 will receive two language versions for the Japanese market: one subbed, the other dubbed.
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Posted in: Japan, PC, PS3, Retail, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer games
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 13:56 BST
Quick Shots: Asura’s Wrath
A clutch of screenshots depicting more colourful carnage from Capcom’s angry brawler have sprung into being. Check them out below whilst you consider what you would do if you had six arms and glowing eyes. Asura’s Wrath hits PS3 and 360 next year. Thanks, Andriasang.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: asura's wrath, CyberConnect 2
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 12:50 BST
GAMEfest tickets selling out, Saturday fully booked
Tickets for the specialist retailer’s gaming show at the NEC in Birmingham are selling out, with Saturday the first of the three-day event to reach capacity status. Dilly-dally no more if you’re planning on going.
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Posted in: Retail, UK
Tags: Call of Duty XP event, FIFA 12, game, gamefest, mass effect 3, modern warfare 3, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 11:43 BST
Traditional retail outlets sell lion’s share of Xbox Live Gold memberships
MCV has revealed that bricks and mortar retailers have played a major part in the uptake of Xbox Live Gold memberships, selling 68 percent of the service’s European subscriptions.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Retail, Trade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: digital download, robin burrowes, xbla, xbox live gold membership
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 10:54 BST
Section 8: Prejudice DLC arriving on PSN
Two new maps, packaged together as the Frontier Colonies Map Pack, will hit the US PS Store on September 13 and land in Europe the following day, according to Destructoid. “Desolation” and “Overseer” will offer desert ruins and a forest setting respectively for the jetpack-based sci-fi shooter.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Shooter, Southpeak, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, maps, Section 8: Prejudice, TimeGate Studios
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 09:48 BST
Valkyria Chronicles 3 Extra Edition trailer
It all looks very nice and everything, but a new PS3 version would make our smiles so much broader.
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Posted in: PSP, Sega, Strategy, Videos
Tags: Media Vision, valkryia chronicles 3: extra edition
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 09:23 BST
Bullet Time: Sold-out Call of Duty XP event detail blowout
The first live Call of Duty XP event takes place in LA today and tomorrow. The action kicks off at 11AM PDT/7PM BST/4AM AEST, and we’ve put together a round-up of what you can expect to see over the two-day event.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty XP event, call of duty: elite, call of duty: modern warfare 3, modern warfare 3, robert bowling
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 08:31 BST
AU News Wrap, September 2 – What happened today
It’s Friday, baby! And the whole world’s gone mad for games, because they’re the best. Forever.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline