Monthly Archives: December 2011
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 14:42 GMT
Keighley: The Last of Us VGAs unveil to be “in-game”
Geoff Keighley’s promised the unveil of the massive Sony exclusive “you won’t believe,” called The Last of Us, will be an in-game affair, not a CG effort.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: geoff keighley, The Last of Us
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 14:07 GMT
Euro PS Store and Plus update, December 7 – LEGO Harry Potter, Resistance 3, Pink Knight, BF3
Sony has updated the European end of Plus and the PS Store, and along with the Pink Knight for Castle Crashers, there’s the new Brutality Pack for Resistance 3, Muppet skins for your Sackboy,and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5 to 7 for PSP. Back to Karkand for Battlefield 3 is out as well, and as promised yesterday, Tomb Raider: Underworld is free for Plus members starting today.
There’s a lot of nice content this week, so let’s stop tarrying with the niceties and get you updated below.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps plus update, ps store update, psn update
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 13:27 GMT
Catherine confirmed for February 10 in Europe
Deep Silver’s announced this lunchtime it’ll release Catherine in Europe on February 10, just in time for Valentines Day.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 12:07 GMT
New Epic IP to be “radically different” than anything beforehand, says Capps
That new IP that Epic Games is announcing this weekend? It’s “radically different” than anything it’s done before, president Mike Capps has said.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Epic Games, mike capps
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 11:28 GMT
Last Guardian producer Hayama quits for London-based social company
Executive producer on The Last Guardian, Yoshifusa Hayama, has left Sony for London-based social games company Bossa Studios.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: Bossa Studios, the last guardian, Yoshifusa Hayama
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 11:16 GMT
Bethesda debunks Obsidian dev’s Skyrim PS3 lag theory
Bethesda PR VP Pete Hines has flat out debunked claims from Fallout: New Vegas project lead Josh Sawyer that memory management and the game’s engine is what’s currently causing problems for the PS3 version of Skyrim.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PS3, RPG
Tags: Bethesda Game Studios, Pete Hines, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 10:53 GMT
Ninety-Nine Nights Online announced for Japan
Its been announced overnight that Ninety-Nine Nights will make the jump to online as a 2D sidescrolling MMORPG. Q Entertainment’s handing dev duties to UserJoy Technology, with the game itself being a F2P effort run on monitised item sales. The art’s more colourful too this time round, apparently. There’s a video of it in action below, via Siliconera.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 10:22 GMT
Frozenbyte: Trine 2 to get “substantial DLC” next year
“Substantial” downloadable content for Trine 2 will arrive next year, developer Frozenbyte has told VG247.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, PSN, Puzzler, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Frozenbyte, Mikael Haveri, Trine 2
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 11:31 GMT
New Xbox Dashboard: A ten minute video tour – watch
Following nearly a day-long wait, the New Xbox Dashboard has rolled out to Xbox 360′s across the globe. We filmed a quick video of it in action earlier this morning, which you can get below.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 09:40 GMT
Tony Hawk hints at new game unveil for VGAs – details
You didn’t expect him to be gone for too long, did you?
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Sports
Tags: tony hawk
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 10:20 GMT
Trine 2 launches today, original sells 1.1 million on PC, PSN
Following the release of Trine 2 today on PC, sales of its predecessor have hit 1.1 million units since it first launched in summer 2009, VG247′s learnt.
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 06:10 GMT
How Assassin’s Creed: Revelations ended our love affair
After years of romantic picnics, long walks on the beach, and candlelit dinners with Assassin’s Creed, the light of love has faded from Brenna Hillier’s eyes.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed: revelations, glitch
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 04:40 GMT
GRIN veterans introduce Pid, due 2012
This gorgeous trailer debuts Pid, a new platform adventure from a team with some serious industry history.
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Posted in: Platformer, Puzzler, indie
Tags: might and delight, Pid
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 04:10 GMT
Quick Quotes – Pachter thinks Gears of War 3 won’t sell consoles
“[Gears of War 3 is] a great game, the biggest exclusive by far, but it is far from the best selling 360 game. It’s also a hard core game, and #3 in the series, so not much of a system seller (the hard core already had 360s and bought Gears 1 and 2). So I don’t buy into the argument it helps [Microsoft] compete.”
– Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter speaking IndustryGamers.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: analyst, Gears of War 3, michael pachter
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 09:46 GMT
3DS firmware update live, includes accomplishments
3DS users are reporting the latest, delayed firmware update is now rolling out. The system update adds 3D video capture; DLC support; the option to transfer your data to another 3DS console; and new content for Mii Plaza. GiantBomb notes the new Mii Plaza content includes a list of achievement-like “accomplishments”, although they don’t link to your user profile, and apparently haven’t appeared in any other titles.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: 3ds firmware
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 13:44 GMT
US PS Store Update, December 6 – FF VI, Dragon Age II, Back to Karkand
This week’s US PlayStation Store update brings new full game trials and demos, a much-requested PSOne Classic, and some sweet DLC.
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Posted in: North America, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps plus update, ps store update, psn update
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 01:38 GMT
PSA: Xbox Dashboard update rolling out now
The delayed Xbox 360 dashboard is now rolling out, according to Microsoft’s Graeme Boyd. The update seems to be appearing for select users in batches rather than all at once.
“If you’re not seeing it pop up yet don’t worry, get to your bed and dream about how awesome it will be tomorrow,” he added.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbox dashboard update
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 01:09 GMT
Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer admires the scenery
A new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2 shows the sequel quashing criticisms of its precursor’s corridor-environments.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 09:46 GMT
Skyrim PS3 fix not in next patch, says Bethesda
In an update to its previous post on patching, Bethesda has copped to continuing issues with the PlayStation 3 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PS3, RPG
Tags: bug, patch, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, title update
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 07:36 GMT
Nintendo acknowledges game-breaking Skyward Sword bug
A Nintendo representative has warned players to avoid a particular sequence of actions if they want to see the end of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Racial slur slips into Minecraft translation project