Monthly Archives: December 2011

CCP has opened ticket sales for EVE Online Fanfest 2012, which takes place on March 22-24 at the Harpa Conference Center in Reykjavík, Iceland. A special early bird pricing deal will run until January 31 to secure your entry for $100, after which you’ll be asked to cough up $125. This year’s event boasts the usual announcements and presentations from developers; competitions; tournaments; parties; pub crawls; Iceland tourist tours you can purchase with PLEX; and exclusive access to DUST 514, including new info, playable demos and a beta key. Visit the event’s website for more information.

Thanks, Massively.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 developer GCS Game World has issued its promised statement on the studio’s future. Short version: it’s not good news.

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Whispers suggest Microsoft is planning a range of Xbox Live-exclusive TV shows as part of its drive to make the service an entertainment powerhouse.

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According to the Guild Wars 2 Twitter, the final class available to Guild Wars 2 players is the Mesmer. NCSoft had embargoed the reveal for this Wednesday, but a video made its way online anyway. Before its removal, the jubilant Mesmer fanbase got word of it, so there’s no stuffing the cat back in the bag. Expect a full reveal with trailer and details laster in the week. The MMORPG is expected to launch in 2012.

Thanks, Massively.

Richard Garriott’s upcoming project could eventually release under the Ultima moniker.

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Epic Games lead designer Lee Perry has dropped a number of teasing details on the recently-revealed Fortnite.

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Use this new trailer to warm up for the upcoming beta for Gotham City Impostors.

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Sony’s confirmed that Fumito Ueda has left the company, ending speculation on the Team ICO boss’s future.

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A class action suit brought against Sony over the removal of the Other OS option from the PlayStation 3 has been thrown out of court.

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Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata has confirmed the game, which has not yet been confirmed for Western release, is compatible with the Vita.

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“I honestly think we cannot go back to button controls now, so I think that these controls will be used in future Zelda titles, too.”

– The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma discussing Skyward Sword’s MotionPlus controls with ONM. Thanks, CVG.

A few more scanty details on Naughty Dog’s newly-announced The Last of Us have been harvested from around the web.

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Codemasters has announced DiRT Showdown, an arcady-type iteration of the rally series that will focus on aspects such as gymkhana, destruction derby and more. Three types of event make up Showdown: standard racing, stunt racing and destruction. As well as being playable alone, there’s split-screen and online for up to eight players. The release of Showdown will support a fourth DiRT iteration in the future. There’s a hands-on report over at GameSpot. The first trailer is below.

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Minecraft was part of the winner line-up at the Indie Visibillity Awards, taking two categories: IndieGames’ GOTY and ‘Best Minecraft’. Other victors included Curve Studios with Explodemon and Stealth Bastard, Project Zomboid from Indie Stone and Mode7 from Frozen Synapse.

There’s a full list of winners below the break, via Size Five Games.

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Activision’s announced that Modern Warfare 3 has hit the $1 billion mark, 16 days after it released.

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Sony’s confirmed PSN will be going down for maintenance from 4.00pm on Thursday until 2.00am on Friday. Those who are wishing to continue playing online are advised to get going before 4.00pm on Thursday, or they’ll be met with a maintenance screen when they attempt a sign-in.

More details here.

Sony’s announced a new round of PlayStation Access events for mainland UK, confirming it’ll introduce its Vita Rooms events to other areas in mainland UK other than London. Uncharted: Golden Abyss, FIFA 12, Reality Fighters, MotorStorm RC, ModNation Racers: Road Trip, Little Deviants, Escape Plan, Super Stardust and Wipeout 2048 are all part of the playable lineup, as the next-gen portable hits Manchester at 63 Deansgate from Friday, January 13 – Wednesday, January 18. Birmingham, Glasgow and London are also stops on the tour before Vita hits Europe on February 22.

Namco will bring Tales of as a browser game, the latest issue of Jump magazine in Japan has said. Known as Tales of the World: Dice Adventure, it’ll be a F2P affair in which you’ll play as other characters in the series. While it does have your typical battles, events and parties systems, it isn’t known if it’s a fully-fledged RPG. The title will launch in Japan in spring.

Thanks, Siliconera. [Image from Tales of the Abyss 3DS]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has taken the top spot in the UK charts from Modern Warfare 3, ensuring there won’t be a repeat of the 10+ straight weeks at the summit of the list that Modern Warfare 2 ruled over between end of 2009 and end of 2010.

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Play.com’s discounted Batman: Arkham City to £17.99 on PS3. Not bought it yet? Go fix that right now.