Monthly Archives: October 2011

Peer Review, Portal 2′s first piece of DLC, is now up on Live. According to the blurb: “Featuring a devious new co-op track that continues the story of Atlas, Peabody and GLaDOS, the DLC also includes both single and multiplayer challenge modes, plus leaderboards so you can compare your portal placement and time scores with the Portal community.” Cost? It’s free. More from Nelson.

Also, if you are new to Portal 2, you can get the game for $14.99 through Steam from now until October 6.

NPD has released its annual Kids and Entertainment Content report which states game downloads have increased over the last two years with children between the ages of 2-14.

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Sony has announced that its PSN Import program starts this week in the UK with Arc The Lad, Sonic Wings Special, and Cho Aniki,. Each title was ported by MonkeyPaw Games, the stduio which has been handling the PSone imports in the US since September 2010. All games released will be in their original form and require 60Hz display. You can watch videos for each below. Thanks, Edge.

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2K Games has announced those who pre-order The Darkness II from now until the game launches will be upgraded from the standard edition of the game to the Limited Edition. It includes a Crazy Abdul darkling outfit, ability upgrades Gourmet Hearts which provides a bonus for eating hearts and Relic Hunter which locates collectible items throughout the game. It also includes an illustration by Marc Silvestri, and digital download versions of comics The Darkness Origins Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The Darkness II hits PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 February 7 in the US and February 10 worldwide. Thanks, Gematsu.

Capcom’s announced it’s releasing Resident Evil: Revelations on 3DS in the US on February 7, 2012.

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GameKyo‘s carrying three new videos of Professor Layton and the Last Specter for DS ahead of its US launch later this month. You big for Layton, yo? Get watching those clips, all cut-scenes, after the break, then. They’re nearly three minutes combined.

Game’s out in the US on October 16.

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A survey conducted with over 80 UK game studios by e-skills, a UK skills council for business and information technology, found 24 percent were of the opinion console gaming would decline over the next year, and 42 percent believed PC games were in regression. On the other end of the poll, 32 percent expected the console side of things would increase, with 20 percent expecting an in increase for the PC game sector. While the figures concluded are a bit discrepant from one another, 89 percent were of the opinion that the demand for social and mobile games would mount, and 88 percent believed casual gaming interest would also continue to accelerate. Of those polled, not one surveyed felt the demand for casual or mobile titles would decrease. Thanks, Develop.

EA has confirmed its Need the Speed: The Run demo will indeed be made available on October 18.

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The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni in Japan won’t have the physical spell book that came with the DS version last year. Instead, as mentioned in the form of two information videos for the game, the book will actually come in digital form in-game instead for Triple owners. Get the videos of it below the break, via Gematsu.

The PS3 version of the Level 5-Studio Ghibli collaboration releases in Japan next month.

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Future Games of London has announced its Hungry Shark mobile franchise has a 25 million user base.

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Rare is prototyping a “mature” launch title for the next-generation Xbox, UK magazine Xbox World 360 has claimed.

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“I’m thinking about Itagaki and when [former 1UP editor and Q Entertainment's James Mielke] was with you guys that was a big topic — the ‘what are your five most hated games?’ article where he said 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were all Tekken, right? If Itagaki was still making Dead or Alive, I’d like to ask, out of all the current Tekken titles we have planned, what’s his favorite. His answer would probably be Dead or Alive anyway, and that he hates all Tekken, but it’d be an interesting question. In the past, Itagaki had always mentioned various things about Tekken and stuff, especially on 1UP in his articles with [Mielke]. And there were a few times when I got pissed at what I saw, but I’m kind of realizing that when I saw what he was saying — after he quit Team Ninja, I think he was asked about fighting games and what he thought, and apparently Itagaki said, ‘Well I don’t make fighting games anymore, so I’m not really in a place to comment on that’ — I felt kind of sad when I saw that.” – Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada, speaking to 1UP about Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki’s infamous trash-talking of the series.

VG247 reader Colin Gallacher played the Battlefield 3 beta on PC, wrapped up his thoughts and recording HD video of the beautiful shooter in action. He’s potentially a little better at it than Pat.

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Microsoft and Epic Games have announced the Horde Command Pack for Gears of War 3 will launch on November 1.

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IO Interactive producer Hakan Abrak has teased the studio is doing something “very interesting” in regards to online and Hitman Absolution.

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Sony and Overkill Software have announced that PAYDAY: The Heist will be released later on in October than originally planned.

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Human Head project lead Chris Rhinehart has said the studio’s currently looking at ways to “enhance” the PC version of Prey 2.

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DICE has announced that six times the number of simultaneous players are participating in the Battlefield 3 beta compared to Bad Company 2.

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EA’s released six new shots of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, as the 38 Studios RPG roars into gear ahead of its big launch next February. Looking quite hot for the RPG massive, so give the shots a looksie below, via Game Informer.

Reckoning’s out on PS3, 360 and PC on February 7 in the US and February 10 in the UK.

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EA’s released three new shots of the upcoming DLC for Dragon Age II, Mark of the Assassin. The DLC sees Hawke and Felicia Day’s elf assassin Tallis – the main character in the mini-series produced by Day, Redemption – as it tries to steal a relic from an Orlesian estate. Get them below.

The DLC’s out next week for 360, PC and PS3.

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