Monthly Archives: September 2011
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 05:04 BST
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD launch trailer brings the drama
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD hit the console networks this week, and this launch trailer shows off Capcom’s efforts to give the game a significant visual brush up. Draw your own conclusions through the break.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 04:44 BST
Disaster Report 4 cancellation unrelated to Tohoku quake
Series creator Kazuma Kujo says Disaster Report 4 was cancelled because the development team couldn’t meet deadlines, not out of sensitivity towards victims of the Tohoku earthquakes and tsunami in March.
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Posted in: Horror, PS3
Tags: Disaster Report 4, Kazuma Kujo
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 03:51 BST
Howard: Skyrim’s advances as significant as Oblivion’s
Bethesda’s Todd Howard has said The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is as much an improvement over Oblivion as Oblivion was to Morrowind.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Skyrim, the elder scrolls v, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, todd howard
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 03:30 BST
Counter-strike: Global Offensive will allow for bigger tournaments
Valve’s avowed intent to unify Counter-strike 1.6 and Source players with Counter-strike: Global Offensive will enable an even greater domination of the eSports scene.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Steam, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Chet Faliszek, counter-strike source, Counter-strike: Global Offensive
Mon, Dec 05, 2011 | 23:51 GMT
Warriors Orochi sequel announced for December release
Apparently, the game we know as Warriors Orochi 2 isn’t actually the sequel to Warriors Orochi. That game has just been announced for release this year.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PS3, Tecmo, Xbox 360
Tags: Omega Force, Warriors Orochi, Warriors Orochi 3
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 02:31 BST
Football Manager 2012 Steam log in requirement sparks outrage
Fans have not reacted well to Football Manager 2012′s DRM solution.
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Tags: drm, Football Manager 2012
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 02:13 BST
Zynga report shows core gamers increasingly keen on social
Gaming social network Raptr has revealed some startling statistics on Zynga’s catalogue of social games, including a growing number of core gamer joining the ranks.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:58 BST
Cliff Bleszinski wants to talk Marcus Fenix in Mortal Kombat
An interesting little Twitter exchange between between Netherrealm’s Ed Boon and Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski suggests a possibility of a Gears of War character appearing in a Mortal Kombat game.
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Posted in: Fighter, Microsoft, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, ed boon, epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, mortal kombat, Netherrealm, Netherrealm Studios
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:44 BST
Shank 2 inbound via EA Partners
EA has agreed to foot the bill for a sequel to Klei’s laughably blood-spattered 2D sidescroller, Shank.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Quick shots – House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Edition sports retro 3D
You don’t need a fancy-pants 3D TV to see House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Edition’s gore in three dimensions – just a pair of those old-school red-and-blue glasses.
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Posted in: Horror, PS3, PlayStation Move, Shooter, Sony
Tags: 3d, House of the Dead: Overkill: Extended Edition
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:01 BST
US PS Store Update – Uncharted, Castlevania, Fallout NV DLC
This week sees an explosion of Uncharted-freebies for PS Plus subscribers, a number of new downloadable titles, and – unusually – a couple of price hikes for PSP content.
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 00:39 BST
Battlefield 3 tourney offers $1.6 million prize pool
EA and Virgin Gaming are offering console gamers a swipe at a massive swag of cash prizes in the Battlefield 3 Worldwide Conquest Tournament.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Karl Magnus Troedsson, tournament, Virgin Gaming
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 11:56 BST
Glitch comes out of beta: why it’s a new breed of MMO
Incarnated inside the mind of a giant, asked to chow down on live pigs and apply lotion to grumpy butterflies – the newly-launched Glitch is is not your everyday MMO.
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Posted in: Casual, Free-to-Play, MMO, Social, indie
Tags: glitch, tiny speck
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 17:04 BST
US News Wrap, September 27 – What Happened Today
Over the weekend, I messed around with creating ringtones for my new phone using some of the MP3s I have stored on discs.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 22:42 BST
Tuesday Shorts II: The “Not as Long as the Previous Shorts” edition
Poor Brenna. Her fingers must still be smarting from the shorts post she did this morning. Lady Luck was apparently on my side today for a change, as my shorts post is rather minuscule in comparison. I won’t get used to it though. Lady Luck took a walk on me ages ago.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Aliens Infestation, diablo 3, diablo III, Minecraft, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Generations, Orcs Must Die, Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayanoka Arena, the gunstringer, the simpsons, The Tommy Wi-Show, The Witch and the Hundred Soldiers, Tommy Wiseau, twisted pixel, xbl sale
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 21:25 BST
CryEngine 3 SDK downloaded over 430,000 times since release
Crytek has announced that its CryEngine 3 SDK has been downloaded over 430,000 times since its release in August.
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Posted in: Development, hardware
Tags: Avni Yerli, CryEngine 3 SDK, Cryteck
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 20:50 BST
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition hitting PSN October 4
Capcom has announced Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will arrive on PSN starting October 4 and will run you $29.99. This special edition contains the full retail game along with Lost In Nightmares and Desperate Escape, along with two costume packs, and The Mercenaries Reunion mode. The game is currently available on through XBL Games on Demand, with the gold content available as DLC.
Resident Evil CODE: Veronica X launched today in the US and Resident Evil 4 was released on the service last week. Code Veronica X hits the UK tomorrow.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PSN
Tags: re5, resident evil 5, Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 21:18 BST
Sweeney sees movie quality graphics and pixels as “two major milestones,” in gaming’s future
Epic’s Tim Sweeney feels movie quality graphics and pixels are “two major milestones,” heading to game development in the “very long-term future.”
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Posted in: Development, PC, hardware
Tags: Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, unreal engine 4
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 20:03 BST
ITV mistakes ARMA 2 as ‘Secret IRA Terrorism Footage’
An ITV documentary which aired in the UK on September 26 – and looked into claims that the deposed autocratic ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, supported the IRA – was found to contain footage of a helicopter being shot down from a video game instead of actual, raw footage of the event in question.
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Posted in: PC, UK, tv
Tags: arma 2, bohemia interactive, Exposure - Gaddafi and the IRA, itv
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 19:26 BST
PSA: Code Veronica, Dead Nation, Rise of the Samurai out, Once Upon a Monster demo
Some nice new nuggets hit PSN and XBL, Steam and Kinect today Get the pertinent details below the break. Decisions, decisions.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Kinect, PS3, PSN, Sega, Shooter, Steam, Strategy, THQ, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Code Veronica X, Dead Nation, Dead Nation: Road of Devastation, Housemarque, Resident Efvil, Rise of the Samura, Shogun II, Total War, Total War: Shogun II, Total War: Shogun II - Rise of the Samura
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline