Monthly Archives: October 2011

The rough edges of the Battlefield 3 beta had already been smoothed in the core build before the test code saw the light of day, DICE has revealed.

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The next update to Riot’s phenomenally successful League of Legends buffs Skarner, nerfs the gunblade, and gives Corki a much needed refresh. Want to know what that means?

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Someone’s posted a multi-part speed-run of Dark Souls on YouTube, showing the RPG being beaten in 1:26:28. There’s nothing else to add. Watch it all after the break.

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Richard Wilson, CEO of the UK video game trade alliance TIGA, said yesterday that the UK government should not be ignoring Ireland’s drive to attract video game developers. More »

Japanese retailers, specifically Amazon Japan and Yodobashi, appear to be fresh out of Vita preorder stock according to online listings.

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The anniversary update to Halo Combat Evolved has gone gold today, bringing it one step closer to a throng of patient fans. Also, the achievements list was revealed today. More »

Marvel vs Capcom 3 fans weren’t exactly thrilled with the final boss in the game. Galactus was a unique fight, but also pretty annoying. Hopefully players will warm up to him a bit more now that he’s a playable character. More »

A Deviant Art poster has united Electronic Arts two three-quels into one wonderful advertising combination. Man-Shep, Thane, Grunt, Garrus, Tali, the Mako, and the Normandy are way more fun than the original BF3 ad. Full version after the break. More »

Spider-man has had a bit of a rough go of it over the past few years. The series has been marred by a number of sub-par releases, but fans are very excited for the Amazing Spider-man game revealed this weekend at NYCC. More »

The critically acclaimed XBLA and PSN RPG from Tim Schafer’s Double Fine will now be arriving on the PC, Double Fine announced today. More »

Level-5 has just revealed a brand new Professor Layton game that will be hitting the iOS operating system. However, the professor himself will be absent. More »

Activision has released a new trailer for Prototype 2, and it shows the game’s protagonist fighting off enemies in order to reach his ultimate goal – finding and destroying Alex Mercer. The trailer’s pretty fun to watch and shows off some of the character’s powers, which includes a chain attack which reminds us of a certain Greek mythological anti-hero. It also shows off a sequence where two huge mutated dogs come to the player’s aid, and attack enemies on command. The game is due out next year for PS3, PC, and Xbox 360. You can watch the trailer below.

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Think acting for a video game means nothing more than standing in a booth reading your lines? Well, Batman himself has some words for you. More »

EA’s released an extremely brief TV commercial for Battlefield 3, and it teases you with glimpses of what the game will offer you – land warfare, vehicle warfare, as well as aerial combat. The advert doesn’t contain any real gameplay footage but looks really cool nonetheless. It also uses the tagline “Above and Beyond the Call” at the end – The tagline was first seen in the “Battefield 3/Jay-Z 99 Problems” commercial. Battlefield 3 will be releasing on October 25 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. You can watch the trailer after the break.

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Some PC gamers were pretty disappointed with some of the finer points of Rage’s graphical presentation when it launched earlier this month after early hype about its visual prowess. More »

It’s been a long time coming, but Cave Story 3D is nearly ready to be released on the Nintendo 3DS. Now, Sudio Pixel and NIS are releasing a new batch of screenshots to tide us over. More »

iPhone 4 owners were understandably vexed when they found out Grand Theft Auto III would only be playable on the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, but Rockstar is now changing their tune. More »

Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore flew out to Australia this weekend to present the EA keynote at the EB Games Expo to boast about their upcoming catalog and show off some interesting stats. More »

On the first day of the EB Games Expo 2011 in Australia, Battlefield 3′s lead multiplayer designer took the stage to explain Battlefield 3 and sell the crowd on why it’s the best game in its class. More »

Sony’s released a new TV spot for Uncharted 3, very exciting it looks too. The trailer contains around 25 seconds of footage, and features Drake traversing canyons, riding horses, and battling above wrecked airplanes.

The game’s out on November 1 in the US, and November 2 in the UK. Watch the trailer after the break.

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