Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Internet got very excited about an image from the official Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 guide which seemed to show Mega Man X would be coming to the game as DLC, but Joystiq has word it’s just a skin for the existing Mega Man character. Aww.

The updated fighter arrives this week on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Vita version to follow. See the latest trailer here.

Thanks, GameInformer.

Gamespot has a developer diary for Chair’s upcoming Infinity Blade II, which gives some details on the game’s hero, Cyrus, and his quest to find someone called the Worker now that the world lacks a supreme ruler. There are snippets of in-game footage to be seen, plus some teasing references to the overall story of the world.

Infinity Blade II releases on December 1. The original game set records as the fastest-grossing release on the App Store and set a standard for Unreal Engine on iOS.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Those who have experienced missing save files on the Xbox 360 version of Batman: Arkham City are requested to reach out to Warner Bros. support.

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Sony has confirmed once more that Sorcery continues to be a real thing, and moreover, it may be close to finished at last.

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Perfect World’s decision to rejig Neverwinter as a free to play MMORPG is okay by the newly-acquired Cryptic, even though the game was almost ready to go.

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Capcom has unleashed the full, near six minute long version of the cinematic Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 trailer teased at NYCC. Check it out through the break.

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If you have trouble keeping the whole Desmond-Altair-Ezio thing in order, the latest Assassin’s Creed: Revelations trailer has a helpful rundown. It obviously spoils the last three games.

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Following on from the Dagon spotlight, The Secret World developer Funcom is promising a week of Templar goodness. This is especially exciting for us as the Templars are the official-unofficial VG247 faction of choice.

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Platformers may not be the most fashionable genre, but Michael Ancel’s beautifully animated take on Ubisoft’s mascot has drawn solid review scores for Rayman Origins.

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Ongoing issues with EA’s systems mean flaming a forum has nastier consequences than usual.

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Apparently in Asura’s Wrath you get gauges for other gauges and modes which affect other modes – and an extra set of these recursive mechanics can be yours depending on where you pre-order.

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French site Xboxygen is rumouring that Microsoft is to make some kind of announcement related to the next Xbox at Las Vegas tech show CES in January.

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Reviews for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations have started going live, and to celebrate, Ubisoft has seen fit to send over a few new shots of the game. Most are of the single-player portion of the game, but there’s one multiplayer screen tossed in there for good measure. Revelations launches in the US and in the UK tomorrow.

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Ubisoft’s lifted the embargo for reviews on Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ reviews ahead of its launch tomorrow. Get all the scores below.

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The cloud is on its way to Xbox, according to Microsoft exec Brian Prince.

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Deep Silver’s announced it’ll release the Bloodbath Arena DLC for Dead Island on November 22. Previously due in late September, the pack comes with single-player and multiplayer “Horde-style challenges in four different arenas,” with XP carried over from the DLC into the campaign. The new content will come with a new weapon to boot, the Brain Wave Bomb.

It’ll arrive on PS3, 360 and PC.

Microsoft’s just lifted the embargo on reviews for the Anniversary Edition of Halo: Combat Evolved ahead of its release tomorrow. Scores? Below the break. If you have any to add, do so below.

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This just now on Twitter from Notch: “So, yes, Minecraft has gone gold.” He also tweeted a photo earlier of USB sticks that contain the finished game. Go live the finished dream, Notch.

The full game’s out Friday on PC, with a 360 release coming next year.

“I’ve been around the industry and I’ve haven’t found a company that loves the idea of new ideas, new content, new franchises, new games more than Ubisoft. It’s really at the heart of everything we do. Sometimes, when you look at these big groups from the outside, it looks like, ‘Oh, there’s just this big monolith-planning evil empire thing,’ right? And I can tell you on the inside, yeah it’s the evil empire, but at the same time, this particular empire loves creativity.” – Ubisoft Montreal creative director Jason VandenBerghe, speaking to CVG on the importance of new IP to the publisher.

Reports of Skyrim’s difficulty vary wildly. Brenna Hillier takes on a pack of giants armed only with a love of floral arrangements and a tendency to run away in fear.

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