Monthly Archives: October 2011
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 11:04 BST
GTA V trailer countdown appears before next Wednesday
Rockstar’s started counting down towards next week’s debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, following yesterday’s left-field unveil. The publisher sent out an email on the reveal this morning, but there was nothing added to yesterday. Get the countdown embedded below the break.
The trailer will appear online next Wednesday at 6pm BST.
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Posted in: Action, Rockstar
Tags: grand theft auto v, GTA V, rockstar north
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 13:33 BST
Wednesday shorts: StarCraft II, BF3, Snoop and RAGE
You need to be shortfied. Do it after the break.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: back to the future, Digimon Masters, king of fighter XIII, king of fighters, samwise dider, snoop dogg, snoop. rage, starcraft, starcraft 2, starcraft II, Wednesday Shorts
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 10:54 BST
Ono: Capcom and Namco working separately on collaborative projects
Capcom fight-guru Yoshinori Ono has explained why Capcom and Namco are keeping their distance from one another during the development of their Street Fighter and Tekken crossover projects.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Street Fighter x Tekken, Tekken x Street Fighter, Yoshinori Ono
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 10:23 BST
New Steel Battalion trailer shows off desert level
Capcom’s released a fresh Japanese trailer for Steel Battalion: Heavy Armour, showing off a desert level for the first time. All that had been shown previously was the landing level at gamescom and Tokyo Game Show. There are glimpses of other levels throughout the video, as well as an explanation of how the controls work in the hybrid controller-Kinect mech title.
Get the video below the break. Game’s out next year for 360.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 10:18 BST
Dungeon Siege 3 DLC incoming
A new desert area and new abilities are available in the Treasures of the Sun DLC for Square Enix’s multiplayer RPG adventure romp – emerge from the depths and go catch a tan.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, dungeon siege 3, Obsidian Entertainment, Treasures of the Sun
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 09:43 BST
SoulCalibur V gets official Mad Catz Arcade FightStick
SoulCalibur is back in a big way. Fight fans looking to recreate the arcade experience in their living rooms will be pleased to hear about the Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Soul Edition for Namco Bandai’s weapons-based brawler.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Retail, Xbox 360, peripherals
Tags: mad catz, Project SOUL, Soulcalibur V, SoulCalibur V Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Soul Edition
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 08:42 BST
Nathan Drake clambers into LittleBigPlanet 2
Sackboy is playing dress up again, this time as wise-cracking intrepid explorer, Nathan Drake. May be NSFW due to excessive cuteness.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Platformer, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, nathan drake, sack boy, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 08:08 BST
Warp trailer demonstrates Echo and Swap
A new trailer has surfaced for Trapdoor Inc’s downloadable alien-puzzler, showing off the Echo and Swap abilities. Catch it below.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 07:49 BST
Namco Bandai considering future US releases of “Tales” titles
Following confirmation of a February 2012 US launch for 3DS RPG Tales of the Abyss, Namco Bandai has said it’s pondering the franchise’s stateside future “much longer term”.
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Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, RPG
Tags: Tales of Graces, Tales of the Abyss 3D
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 15:23 BST
Up, up, and away: Bungie’s Yee on embracing indies
From Halo developer to indie publisher. What’s that all about? Nathan Grayson talks to Bungie’s Bernie Yee about Bungie Aerospace.
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Posted in: indie
Tags: Bernie Yee, bungie, Bungie Aerospace
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 06:07 BST
Kurushi, Kula World and more added to Japanese Xperia Play market
Sony has launched a number of PSOne Classics on the Japanese Android Market to celebrate the local release of the Xperia Play.
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Posted in: Android, Mobile, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: marketplace, PSOne Classics, sony ericsson, XPERIA Play
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 06:19 BST
Battlefield 3 Aussie street date broken
Australian retailers have been ordered to remove Battlefield 3 from sale after at least two stores broke street date.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 04:07 BST
Blizzard can’t make Street Fighter, so it made Blizzard DOTA
Blizzard DOTA, the developer’s take on the MOBA genre spawned from its own mod tools, is Blizzard’s wish-fulfilment for some kind of fighter game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MOBA, Mac, PC
Tags: blizzard, Blizzard Arcade, Blizzard DOTA, Samwise Didier
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 03:41 BST
Anno 2070 offers “fascinating global scenarios”
A new trailer for Anno 2070 shows off the delightfully pretty new entry in the long-running city-building strategy series, teasing a number of features.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 03:10 BST
Battlefield 1943 not included in Battlefield 3 PS3
Sony and EA have reneged on an offer to include a free copy Battlefield 1943 with the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Sony
Tags: battlefield 1943, battlefield 3, bonus content, dice, dlc
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 03:00 BST
Rod Fergusson offers advice on Gears of War 3′s Beast Mode
G4 asked Epic Games’ Rod Fergusson for some tips on Gears of War 3′s Beast Mode. The developer obliged; catch some useful snippets on the co-op multiplayer experience through the break.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of ar 3, rod Fergusson
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 02:36 BST
Check your Xbox Live dashboard update application status
If you signed up for the Xbox Live dashboard update beta, you can check if you’re on the list by signing into your Windows Live ID and visiting the Microsoft Connect homepage.
The new dashboard has been described as comparable in size to the notorious New Xbox Experience update, and will include features such as Kinect voice and gesture controls, Facebook sharing, and cloud storage for saves and profiles.
Thanks, Engadget.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 02:43 BST
Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 multiplayer servers restored
DICE and EA have restored Battlefield 3′s Xbox 360 multiplayer servers, which went down earlier today.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 02:11 BST
Kinect voice control to hit Australia in December
Microsoft Australia has announced a long-overdue update will allow Kinect voice control in Australia and New Zealand before the end of the year, more than 12 months after the system’s launch.
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 01:58 BST
Space Marine co-op mode DLC available now
A shiny new trailer shows off Exterminatus mode, the Horde-like co-op mode available as free DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Exterminatus Mode, relic, relic entertainment, warhammer 40k space marine
Microsoft takes action against Halo 4 beta scam