Monthly Archives: October 2011

A new pet introduced to the WoW store can be purchased with cash then traded on the auction house for in-game currency.

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Video game TV show X-Play got the world exclusive sneak peak yesterday at the first downloadable content pack for Gears of War 3. More »

Stace Harman becomes an object of envy, going hands-on with Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and schmoozing series writer Darby McDevitt.

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The Dragon Age-themed web series starring Felicia Day is now available online for all your B-level fantasy needs! More »

The upcoming free-to-play MMO based on the hit cartoon TV series is in closed beta, and we’re now getting a glimpse at some of the in-game material. More »

Arkham City is getting quite of bit of downloadable content when it launches worldwide over the coming weeks. Now we’ve got an idea of when to expect it and how much it will cost. More »

Warner’s pushed out the launch trailer for Kinect game Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster ahead of the game’s release next week. We realise this is a Sesame Street game, but we also realise this was made by Double Fine. And that means we’re interested either way. Get watching below the break.

Once Upon a Monster releases next Friday in the UK for Xbox 360.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase has said there’ll be a huge amount of DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Speaking in the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation, Kitase said those who’ll play the game can expect up to one or two updates per month, which will multiple items of content, from costumes to enemies and weapons. He wouldn’t say how much the DLC to be, but did say it would find a good balance between quality and price.

FFXIII-2 releases in December in Japan, with it launching in the US on January 31 and February 3 in the UK for PS3 and 360. Thanks, Andriasang.

Nintendo’s announced details of a new Wii hardware bundle in the US. The bundle will featured a black Wii, black Wiimote, black Nunchuk, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and a soundtrack for Super Mario Galaxy. it’ll go on sale in the US on October 23 for $149.99.

Thanks, Kotaku.

A bunch of sites have started posting scores on Ace Combat: Assault Horizon ahead of the game’s release in the US today. So far, scores aren’t too bad for the fight action blockbuster. Get all the latest scores below. If you have a link to add, do so below.

Game’s out on Friday in the UK for PS3 and 360.

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Rockstar’s sent out word the Game of the Year edition of Red Dead Redemption is now on sale across the US. It’ll feature the main edition of the game, as well a zombie expansion Undead Nightmare and all the multiplayer DLC so far to date, including the recent Myths and Mavericks pack. Quite frankly, why anyone hasn’t bought this already with so many GOTY nods is a bit of a mystery. Get to it

Sony is planning to introduce a new intuitive for PSP owners looking to bring their games to Vita. According to the latest Dengeki, SCEJ is looking into a deal where PSP owners can get downloads of their PSP UMD games for a special price, although no more details on the potential offer was confirmed in the magazine.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Major’s announced that a new 360 dashboard update will go live worldwide as a mandatory download. The update is a maintenance update, however, and isn’t the major fall update. So hold the phone on that just yet. If you’re signed in to Xbox Live ahead of the update, you may be kicked to help download the update.

“We are trying to grow the franchise in different ways, always, and to do something new for us, whether it’s a feature like the destruction that was added in Bad Company or the single player that was also added in Bad Company. Since then, it’s grown and grown as a franchise. Single player has become a core pillar now, and we’re adding coop for the first time. We’ll see what happens with that; if people like it, if it’s fun, it will probably grow into a core pillar, as well,” producer Patrick Liu, speaking to Gamasutra on advancing the series’ core pillars.

Battlefield 3 releases at the end of the month for PS3, 360 and PC.

Team Ninja is looking at ways to include the new play styles that will be part of Ninja Gaiden 3 for Ninja Gaiden Sigma on PlayStation Vita, Tecmo Koei localisation head Peter Garza has told VG247.

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And when we say respond, we don’t typically mean in the usual way.

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The first batch of games to be priced for PlayStation Vita ahead of its Japanese December launch have been announced this morning, withFamitsucarrying pricing details for Uncharted: Golden Abyss on Vita.

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Polyphony’s gone live with the Spec 2.0 update for Gran Turismo 5, as well as confirming the first details of DLC for the racer.

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Saints Row: The Third stands out in the end-of-year release squash because it’s not a boring reiteration, according to lead designer Scott Phillips.

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Binary Domain does more than cyberpunk shooting. At Tokyo Game Show 2011, we spoke with producer Toshihiro Nagoshi about chatting and consequence.

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