Monthly Archives: October 2011

God of War creator David Jaffe has weighed in on the Uncharted 3 debate, saying he has learned to put gameplay ahead of cinematic experience.

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Rockstar and 2K parent company Take Two has seen a significant share price jump in the wake of Grand Theft Auto V’s announcement.

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GameInformer‘s posted a preview video of Skyrim in which the site’s staff discuss their hopes, fears and expectations for the title … interspersed with brand new gameplay footage.

There’s also a few tidbits about gameplay you may not have harvested from hands-on sessions so far.

Hit the link above to check it out. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 11.

A hair-raising new trailer for Dark Souls shows off a number of good reasons to get the game – or crawl under the bed and blubber like a terrified baby. Your call.

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Speaking of strapping stuff to your 3DS, a new trademark suggests the big N has finally settled on a name for its second analog circle attachment.

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THQ has released a trailer not for Saints Row: The Third but for its character creation suite, which will be available ahead of the game’s launch next month.

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This week’s US PS Store update is a doozy, chock full of new games and banner DLC.

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Hot on the heels of the game’s formal announcement the Grand Theft Auto V rumour mill has kicked into gear.

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against NCSoft in its last bid to avoid shelling out $32 million to one-time employee Richard Garriott.

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Blizzard’s said mods will not be supported in Dibalo III not only because of the persistent internet connection requirement, but also because the firm doesn’t want it to be moddable.

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Ubisoft Montreal’s Alexandre Breault has said the team’s goal with adding new moves and weapons to Assassin’s Creed: Revelations was to create a “bridge between navigation and combat.”

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Reviews for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Battlefield 3 have started to hit, after PC reviews for the shooter went live yesterday.

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SCEA has announced Guy Longworth has been appointed as its new senior VP of marketing and PSN. Longworth will report to president and CEO Jack Tretton, and will oversee all aspects of SCEA marketing, including product marketing, promotions and brand development. His first day on the job will be October 31. Longworth, who has over 20 years of consumer marketing experience, previously worked for Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Kellogg’s, and most recently, Annapurna One which he founded. Longworth takes over for Peter Dille, who announced back in March he was leaving the firm.

Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has said the company is in the process of considering “a pretty dramatic departure,” for future iterations of its Rock Band label.

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Risen 2′s senior brand manager Daniel Oberlerchner feels its doesn’t “make any sense” for development studios to try and produce a game with the same quality across all platforms.

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Part of London’s South Bank was filled to the tipping point with a ton of games journos and PRs. It was the annual Games Media Awards, which was hosted by Inbetweeners headmaster, Greg Davies.

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Black Ops players will get Double XP this weekend, starting Friday, October 28 from 10.00am PST until Tuesday, November 1 at 10.00am PST. Also, players will unlock a Prestige Token for Modern Warfare 3 and for every Call of Duty game prestiged since the original Modern Warfare.

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Just a reminder that inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is available today on the US PS Store. It will run you $9.99, but if you are a Plus member, it will run you $2 less at $7.99. The stand-along game, meaning inFamous 2 isn’t required to play it, also contains Move support. The new cutscene tool and Move support will appear in the main inFamous 2 game “any day now,” according to Sucker Punch. Check out screens and a video for the game below. UK should be getting the game tomorrow with the normal update.

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Bethesda has revealed the minimum and recommended PC specs for Skyrim.

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Ubisoft and twofour54, the Media Zone Authority in Abu Dhabi, have announced the upcoming opening of a new Ubisoft development studio in Abu Dhabi, which is the first time a major games publisher has established a direct presence in the GCC.

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