Monthly Archives: November 2011

Ubisoft’s announced Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Patriots following much pre-announce speculation on the game, confirming a 2013 release on PS3, 360 and PC.

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Explodemon is now available for PC. The arcade-platformer released earlier this year on PSN can be yours through Impulse, Gamersgate or from the official website for $10. Thanks, IndieGames.

Jason Rohrer, a consultant on EA’s cancelled Project LMNO, has said the development on the game partially suffered due to limited involvement from Steven Spielberg.

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Do you short shorts? Yes, you do. Follow this way.

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Bioware has opened up Deployment, the first part of Phase 3 of its SWTOR Pre-Launch Guild Program.

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Media Molecule has announced that on November 15, a new Ezio costume for Sackboy will be made available in LittleBigPlanet 2 to help celebrate the launch of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. You can have a larger look at the cute fella below.

The studio has also made Sackboy styled wallpapers for Uncharted 3, and posted a reminder to Drakeify your fella with the costume currently up for grabs through the store.

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Three classic skin packs featuring a 25 character looks from Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves are now available for purchase via the PlayStation Store. The skins will allow you to change the way you look in Uncharted 3′s multiplayer and each pack will run you €2.99/2.39. Don’t forget about the Fortune Hunters’ Club either, which will run you €24.99/£19.99, and provides you with all three multiplayer skin packs plus all four future multiplayer map packs when they become available. You will also receive an exclusive Fortune Hunters’ Club theme for your PS3 XMB.

Square’s released a commentated version of the Run for Your Life level that debuted online a few weeks ago from Hitman Absolution. Behind the microphones are game director Tore Blystad and gameplay director Christian Elverdam. Get watching below the break.

The much-anticipated IO sequel launches next year on PS3, 360 and PC.

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Bethesda has announced the Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition for North America and Europe.

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Those who harbor a love of gaming music, should turn their eyes and ears towards the original soundtrack to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Available now for pre-order through DirectSong, the four-disc set is a collector’s item featuring music composed for the game by Jeremy Soule. As a bonus, if you order between now and December 23, copies of the set will be autographed by Soule. The set is out on November 11, and will run you $29.99. Details on the music being made available on iTunes will be announced at a later date.

Naughty Dog has responded to complaints from Uncharted 3 players who feel gunplay in the game is restricted.

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THQ announced during its investor call last night that more DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be released in December.

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Take Two and Rockstar have formally announced that development on Grand Theft Auto V is well underway, confirming it will take place in Los Santos and within its surrounding areas.

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Rising Star’s announced it’ll bring the entire BIT.TRIP Collection to Europe as of Q1 2012, All six games from both Complete and Saga – Beat, Core, Void, Runner, Fate and Flux – will all get an outing for EU on Wii and 3DS. Managing director Martin DeFries said it was “hugely excited” it would publish the collection. A new Bit.Trip, Runner, was recently announced for PSN and XBLA.

“Burt. Fucking. Reynolds?”

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Sony’s fully rebooted PlayStation Home, as promised back in the summer and detailed yesterday. The redesign will come with four new districts, F2P games on a freemium model and other content. SCEE’s Darren Cairns noted the new look “puts you right at the centre of a world of games,” and that it’ll give “a completely unique way to meet your PlayStation Network friends and play, interact or simply hang out with them.”

Get to it, soldier.

But you need to watch the entire trailer in three minutes before being eligible to get the tags on your platform of choice. By the by, the trailer is actually alright. Win win situation. Get it here. Movie’s out on February 17 in the US.

Hello Games has confirmed it’ll release Joe Danger: Special Edition on Xbox Live Arcade after it popped up on the Korean Ratings Body’s website. There’s no date, but the game will be published by Microsoft Game Studios. The original Joe Danger was a PSN exclusive when it released last summer. Development is being done in-house, with “new environments, gameplay modes, characters” and more being added to the Special Edition, according to HG boss Sean Murray.

More details at Joystiq.

EA is aiming to show why you shouldn’t judge a game by its genre with this action-RPG hybrid. Hands-on impressions and words from EA’s Ben Smith.

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THQ boss Brian Farrell has shaken off any worries between Grand Theft Auto V and Saints Row, saying the two are in a “completely different positioning.”

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