Monthly Archives: November 2011

This week, the US PlayStation Store has posted a number of price reductions on full downloadable games.

More »

Richard “Lord British” Garriott has warned that success can blind games companies to the shifting of paradigms.

More »

The Binding of Isaac and Blocks That Matter have joined Voxatron in the latest Humble Indie Bundle.

More »

In the first nine months of 2011, each of the three traditional games industry markets returned very different sales results.

More »

Volition has released the PC requirements for Saint’s Row 3. Apparently, this version of the game contains a smorgasbord of lovely bits that will have rig players touching themselves quite regularly.

More »

IGN has posted a new batch of screenshots for Silent Hill: Book of Memories. The Vita exclusive is played from an almost isometric, quasi top down perspective, and is the first in the series to include multiplayer. This is the first we’ve seen of it outside of Konami’s E3 events and gamescom. Book of Memories is expected in early 2012.

Those who signed up to preview the Xbox Live Fall update can do so now, according to emails containing a 25 character key sent out to various 360 owners. The key included with the preview works on up to three Xbox 360 consoles, allowing for further update testing for additions such as Bing Search, Voice Support and the “Metro” design. It should be noted, that the update won’t be visible for 3-5 days after entering the code, and the program will be ongoing. So, be sure to check your email’s in-box. Thanks, Neowin.

Silicon Knights has confirmed earlier reports of lay-offs at the firm.

More »

Capcom’s Seth Killian has said one of the reasons Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 wasn’t just released as DLC, is due to the divide over regional acceptance of digital extras.

More »

Uncharted 3 is out today in the US, and tomorrow in Europe, and if you have yet to get your hands on it, below the break is the first 30 minutes. Don’t look if you wish to remain pure. Thanks, Ve3tro.

More »

Tanks, elves, tales, magic books, and a dream of flying to the moon. It’s all posted in short form below. Plenty to smile about, really.

More »

Rockstar has released four new screenshots for Max Payne 3 showing various environments, hairstyles for Max and plenty of gunplay. It’s all after the break. The firm also sent word to expect a new trailer for the game later on this month. Hooray! Game’s out in March for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

More »

EA has denied accusatory complaints out of Germany it’s using its Origin digital distribution end-user license as a legal way to spy on users.

More »

Epic has announced that the Horde Command Pack, the first of the Gears of War 3 DLC, is now available for download after technical issues delayed its release earlier this morning.

More »

BioWare Edmonton GM Aaryn Flynn has said Mass Effect 3 is a “proper conclusion” to “decade’s worth of work” for the studio.

More »

Activision has release a behind-the-scenes look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s multiplayer modes and match customization. In the video posted below, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer previews two of these two new multiplayer modes: Kill Confirmed and Team Defender. The team also talks about how private matches have been “significantly enhanced” to allow players to create fully customizable game modes to share with friends and the community. Modern Warfare 3 is out next week on November 8 for PC, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

More »

Uncharted 3 designer Richard Lemarchand has said the PS3 series is as good as it is because the heads of Naughty Dog, Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, encourage employees to set aside self-directed time each week to work on whatever they wish.

More »

Those who drink Dr Pepper or would just to earn free stuff, can net themselves some dogtags and a multiplayer skin for Battlefield 3 via a promotion going on at the moment. Right now, specially marked bottles of the soda include a codes for five, themed tags with various themes ranging from Hello Kitty to a can opener. Also on offer, is a PS Home Avatar. The skin for the multiplayer and the dogtags are shown through the official redemption page. The promotion is for US residents only, sorry. Thanks, Shack.

Bethesda has released a snippet of its behind-the scenes video Behind The Wall: The Making of Skyrim which is included with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Collector’s Edition. In it, the development team chats about how it went about making the fifth installment in the series different from previous iterations, and how sometimes it was the “little things” in the game which were obsessed over the most. You can watch a shortened version of the video below. Skyrim releases in 10 days for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

More »

Grasshopper Manufacture, creator of offbeat titles Killer 7, No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned, has teamed up with Japanese social gaming company DeNA to work on new projects. Expect kooky results.

More »