Monthly Archives: October 2011

Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 00:16 BST

Dragon Age comic series inbound via Dark Horse

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A three month, bi-weekly comic based on the Dragon Age games is due early next year.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 23:54 BST

Analysts: Shooter showdown to drive hardware sales

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The face off between Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 could go either way, but will be a win for the industry, analysts have said.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 23:41 BST

No southpaw mode for Skyward Sword

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Nintendo has squashed reports of a left-handed mode in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 23:30 BST

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 trailer

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Fresh out of New York Comic Con we have a shiny new trailer for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. With nary a trace of gameplay to be seen, it’s still a stirring tribute to the clash of worlds.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 23:16 BST

Quick shots – Binary Domain’s multiplayer detailed

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Sega has unveiled the multiplayer component of upcoming cyberpunk shooter Binary Domain, previously best known for letting you shout at your AI teammates through a headset.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 23:01 BST

New adaptation of XIII due November

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French publisher Anuman Interactive has announced a new adaptation of comic XIII, last seen as an Ubisoft-published shooter during the PS2 era.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 22:42 BST

ModNation Racers Vita officially titled Road Trip

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The recently announced title for PlayStation Vita belonging to the ModNation Racers series has finally got an official name – ModNation Racers: Road Trip, a blog post over at the official PS Blog revealed.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 22:38 BST

Turn 10 looking into reports of Forza 4 players being unjustly banned

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Forza 4 developer Turn 10 is looking into complaints issued by players who claim that they have been unjustly banned from Xbox Live due to playing Forza 4.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 22:36 BST

DICE feels it’s “Mission Accomplished” despite a challenging Beta

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Despite a wave of criticism for the old code deployed in the Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta, DICE considers the testing a roaring success.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 22:32 BST

Report: 3G model of PS Vita more popular than the Wi-Fi one

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According to a report from Japanese retailer Sinobi, the 3G version of Sony’s upcoming handheld PlayStation Vita is more popular among the people who’ve placed a pre-order for the device.

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Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 00:15 BST

New Saints Row: The Third trailer parodies Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3

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A new trailer has appeared for upcoming sandbox Saints Row: The Third, poking fun at Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 18:04 BST

Second Sonic Generations demo hitting PSN and XBL on Oct 19

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Sega’s announced that a second Sonic Generations demo will be releasing on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live on October 19.The demo will enable players to try out some Modern Sonic gameplay, with access to the Green Hill level. The earlier demo contained some of the game’s Classic Sonic stages.

The game releases on November 4 for PS3 and Xbox 360. A PC and 3DS release will follow later in the month.

Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 16:24 BST

Devil May Cry HD Collection formally announced for early 2012

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Capcom’s formally announced the Devil May Cry HD Collection for a release on PS3 and Xbox 360 early next year.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 16:00 BST

Assassins Creed: Revelations achievements make their way online

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Danny Cheevo at X360A has gotten hold of the achievements list for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations ahead of its worldwide release a month to the day today. Get the full list below the break. Spoilers and all that jazz, innit.

It’ll be out on PS3 and 360 on November 17 worldwide. The PC version is still dateless.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 15:18 BST

IGN handing out 10,000 Uncharted 3 MP keys

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Boom. GameSpy, via IGN, is giving away up to 10,000 keys of the full Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer suite for those unlucky enough not to be a PS Plus sub. Go get your codes here.

Game’s out on November 1 in the US and November 2 in the UK for PS3.

Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 07:26 BST

Dragonborn: Three hours hands-on with Skyrim

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Stace Harman spends a morning with Bethesda’s epic and emerges hungry for more. Words from lead artist Matt Carafano and new screens inside.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 14:56 BST

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II PSP, 3DS to get manga edition in Europe

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Arc System Works has announced it’s to release a manga edition of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II in Europe. The manga edition will feature a localised version of the Phase Zero Prologue Manga and a Chibi Ragna keychain. The manga edition will only get a limited run of 200 units, however, that will only be available from the ASW European storefront for £40 on PSP and £50 on 3DS.

See it being announced in a kinda cool looking manga below the break. The manga edition’s out November 4 in the UK.

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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 14:34 BST

iPhone 4S sells 4 million in 3 days

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Apple’s announced this afternoon its sold 4 million units of iPhone 4S in its first three days on sale worldwide. The phone, already available in seven countries, will launch in an additional 22 countries on October 28, and will be in more than 70 countries by the end of the year. In addition, 25 million people have upgraded to iOS 5 on iPhone, iPad and other compatible devices, with another 20 million signing up for new cloud storage service iCloud. Sales of4S is, according to Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller, “the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days.”

Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 14:10 BST

Iron Brigade DLC to introduce Horde mode, new missions

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Double Fine’s told Kotaku that it’ll bring in a horde mode for Iron Brigade, nee Trenched, through a new DLC pack. Called Rise of the Martian Bear, a new campaign of missions will also be included. No date or price for the DLC as yet, though. Nor is there still a date for the European release of the game, which has been held back due to a trademark dispute. It was due to release in September, as announced at gamescom.

Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 13:38 BST

Final BF3 multiplay maps get detailed

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DICE has lifted the lid on the final five maps for Battlefield 3′s multiplayer following an initial expose on the first five maps last week.

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