Monthly Archives: October 2011

Machinima has gone live with a trailer for Dragon Age: Redemption, the Felicia Day-helmed web series based on BioWare’s fantasy epic.

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Solve a couple of puzzles and you and a friend could be off to visit Istanbul, the modern-day city once known as Constantinople and the setting for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.

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Games which let you hold a weapon in each hand are clearly superior to others, but what about a game which gives you four…?

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This month’s issue of Xbox World makes reference to multiple games in development for a next-generation Xbox console.

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The benchmark beautiful game has arrived on consoles – check out just how good the original Crysis looks in this launch trailer.

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The beta build released as part of Battlefield 3′s open testing should not be taken as indicative of the finished game, DICE has said.

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A French court has ruled in favour of Nintendo in its ongoing legal battle against the sale of flash cards for the DS.

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AMD has released new drivers, available on its website, in response to complaints of screen tearing, texture and performance issues with the PC version of Rage.

According to the Bethesda Blog, Id is working with Nvidia to push out a similar fix. Users are advised to wait for the Rage-specific update rather than upgrading willy-nilly.

Of particular note are those using drivers updated for the Battlefield 3 beta, which will need to be rolled back.

Rage released yesterday in the US and arrives elsewhere by the end of the week, for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Reviews have been largely delighted.

Thanks, GiantBomb.

FIFA 12 has bested Gears of War 3′s efforts to steal the crown for best launch of 2011 – so far.

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A new job listing suggests Call of Duty is already preparing to make the inevitable jump to upcoming hardware.

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Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has said rock star developers need the constraints of a team to keep their creative madness in check.

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You’re excited for Colonial Marines, but don’t overlook Aliens Infestation, the typically gorgeous 2D effort from WayForward. Be impressed by the trailer within.

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Wow. Is the day over already? Thank “insert excited expletive here”.

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While most of you are super excited that Crysis released via Xbox 360′s Games on Demand service today (and PSN as well), you should also be made aware of the other goodies coming to the service starting this week, such as Orcs Must Die!, NBA Jam On Fire Edition, and starting today, a Bethesda sale. Get acquainted with what’s coming below.

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Bioware has announced that beta testing will start again this weekend on October 6 and run until October 10 for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The firm is increasing the invite numbers from the first weekend, meaning more of you will get to play. Invites are being sent as we speak, and if you are shunned this weekend by the firm, don’t fret – more testing weekends will occur the game launches in December. If for some reason you miss the mail or are just unsure if you have been invited or not, log in to the official SWTOR website’s tester page. If you have been invited, the client will be available to download. Thanks, Mike.

Epic’s Tim Sweeney announced during Adobe MAX 2011 today that Unreal Engine 3 now runs inside Flash Player 11. To demonstrate how it works, he demoed Unreal Tournament 3 running in Adobe’s latest update which was released yesterday. This means browser games using UR3 can provide the player with a “real” 3D experience. This will also make it easier to convert browser-based games into apps for mobile devices. The big thing, will be Facebook games: since these are browser-based games, using UR3, you may eventually find that your farm or zoo games will finally start looking more like a PC or console title. Check out shots of UT3 running in Flash below.

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Apple has announced iPhone 4S at a press conference in the US today, with Epic’s Mike Capps confirming Infinity Blade II for release on December 1. The phone itself hits October 14.

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Ubisoft has released a new story trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. In it, Ezio chats about his life and how he will not rest until all secrets have been revealed to him. Game’s out November 15 in the US and November 18 in the UK for PS3 and 360, with a new PC date TBA. Thanks, Gematsu.

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Crystal Dynamics is celebrating 15 years of Tomb Raider with an initiative created for fans via a digital exhibition of eight original art created specifically for the series.

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