Monthly Archives: November 2011

Working alongside Infinity Ward was the the opportunity of a lifetime for Sledgehammer Games, but not a light-hearted undertaking.

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Both Videogamer and Pushsquare reportedly caught a slip on the UK PlayStation site earlier today. the hastily-deleted message apparently read:

“A special PS Move peripheral is being produced that will draw you even deeper into this stunning vision of a parallel future.”

BioShock: Infinite’s support of the Move controller was announced at E3 2011, just months after creator Ken Levine publicly dissed motion control.

Thanks, Gematsu.

Atlus US has nabbed the publishing rights to Cyanide’s upcoming RPG based on George RR Martin’s fantasy epic, a Song of Ice and Fire – better known to recent fans by the name of its HBO adaptation, Game of Thrones.

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Nintendo may have reversed its stance on the Wii U’s support for just one tablet controller.

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Two games have been announced alongside Ubisoft’s new drawing tablet peripheral for the Wii.

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Somewhat slim pickings in this week’s US PlayStation Store Update, but what is there is worth highlighting.

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If you’re still stuck at the Taurus demon and wondering what the fuss is all about, check out this Dark Souls trailer showing off some higher-level weapons, abilities, and – gulp – enemies.

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Activision Blizzard boasted record-breaking digital channel earnings over the past three months, driving a Q3 2011.

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Take-Two has reported better-than-expected results for Q2 FY12 by reporting net revenue of $107 million, compared to $245 million yoy with the strongest contributors led by the Grand Theft Auto franchise, Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, Sid Meier’s Civilization V, Midnight Club Los Angeles, and NBA 2K11.

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Volition has that in order for Saints Row: The Third to differentiate itself from other open world games, everything had to be “over the top this time around.”

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Just a reminder that two new DLC packs for Dead Rising 2 Off The Record released today in the US.

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Gearbox concept designer Scott Kester has said when the team started designing the world and story elements for Borderlands 2, it wanted to invent more for the game while staying true to the original, which was an “interesting line to tow” for the developers.

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“I think that the person who plays the sniper on a team can have a ton of fun, but one of the biggest criticisms you always hear is about campers, right? We don’t want to emphasise that dynamic so much that the other people in that engagement aren’t having fun. We have less verticality in our maps, there are less camping points. And so the challenge for snipers is to hang back on the perimeter or the periphery and pick people off – the maps aren’t set up to really capitalise on that, by intention. Unlike other games, where you’re going to be sniped from across the map by a guy you can’t even see, and then respawn and you’ve got to run for five minutes to get back to the battle, right? That’s not the Modern Warfare 3 method. This is about getting you in the action, you’re pulling the trigger fast, you know what I mean? That’s the essence of it.” – Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey to OXM on camping.

Jon Murphy, PES team leader, has admitted the Pro Evolution Soccer series has “lost ground” to FIFA in the UK, but feels EA’s figures which state it is outselling the Konami franchise 25:1 show “a fair bit of” statistical manipulation.

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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser and lead writer of Max Payne 3 has told Variety that the title’s multiplayer will contain story elements from the game’s main narrative.

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During a call to investors today, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced that a new Assassin’s Creed title is coming next year, and after announcing its development, refused to say any more regarding it.

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38 Studios has opened up a website which gives you a more in-depth look at the world of Amalur, which is the setting for its Project Copernicus MMO and the single-player RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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A list released by NPD, apparently included in Ubisoft’s earnings report today, cites Call of Duty: Black Ops as selling close to 15 million copies in the US as of September 2011.

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During an interview with X-Play, which airs tomorrow, THQ’s Danny Bilson revealed that Volition is already working on Saints Row 4. According to Bilson: “I already know what Saint’s Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one. It’s a good example of how you take what you have and you say, ‘What can happen in the next?’” You can hear him say so himself in the clip below, which was culled from the episode airing tomorrow night on G4 at 6.30pm EST. Saints Row: The Third is out November 15 in the US and November 18 in the UK. Thanks, G4.

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Just a friendly reminder to those planning on picking up The Complete Edition of LA Noire on PC, that it is now available for purchase in stores, on Steam and through OnLive. In addition to the original full game, the crime-noire comes with a multi-use code to access all downloadable add-ons and cases. This includes all previously released DLC from the console versions, including: the Nicholson Electroplating Arson case, Reefer Madness Vice case, The Consul’s Car Traffic case, The Naked City Vice case and A Slip of the Tongue Traffic case. The game also features support for NVIDIA 3D Vision. In case you missed the PC specs when the collection was announced, you can view those below. The console version will release on November 15. Watch the launch trailer below as well.

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