Author Archives: Dave Cook
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 11:04 BST
World of Tanks tournament to mark Wargaming’s 15th anniversary
World of Tanks developer Wargaming has announced an eSports tourney to mark its 15th anniversary.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:53 BST
Sanctum 2 launch trailer is go, game out now on XBLA, Steam
Sanctum 2 indie developer Coffee Stain Studios has released a launch trailer for its tower defence FPS hybrid.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:37 BST
GRID 2: Okutama Drift event gets gameplay trailer
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has released a fresh gameplay trailer for its incoming racer, this time showing raw gameplay of a drift event in the Japanese region of Okutama.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:31 BST
Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook is ‘misunderstood’, says game director
Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s co-director Aya Kyogoku has discussed everyone’s favourite shop-keep Tom Nook in a new interview, suggesting that he’s not the evil land baron he appears to be.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Nintendo, Sandbox
Tags: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Aya Kyogoku, Tom Nook
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:25 BST
Tencent financials: profit up 37%, revenue rises 40%
Monster Hunter Online publisher and Riot Games owner Tencent has posted its Q1 financials, pointing to a prosperous year for the Chinese online gaming company.
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Posted in: China, Financials, MMO, MOBA, RPG
Tags: league of legends, Monster Hunter Online, riot games, tencent
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:54 BST
Singstar goes Eurovision crazy with big song sale
Singstar has caught Eurovision fever ahead of the big contest his weekend, and is slashing the price of songs that have appeared in the show over the years. Some are utter garbage of course, while others are sort of ace. Decide for yourself here.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Store, Rhythm action
Tags: Eurovision Song Contest, Singstar
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:36 BST
Dawngate: site for EA’s MOBA goes live, first details inside
Dawngate is an EA-published MOBA title developed by Waystone Games. The beta sign-up page for the title has gone live now with little fanfare, but you can check it out now.
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:25 BST
Drakengard 3 apostle companions revealed in Famitsu
Drakengard 3 star Zero won’t just be fighting enemies alongside her dragon Mikhail, as she can also summon two apostle characters to back her up in the field. Famitsu has run down a selection of these buddies in its latest issue.
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Posted in: Action, PS3
Tags: Drakengard 3, famitsu
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:15 BST
Sonic Lost World trademarked by Sega
Sonic the Hedgehog rumours continue to roll on, and this time it appears Sega has trademarked something called ‘Sonic Lost World’.
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Posted in: Platformer, Sega
Tags: Sonic Lost World
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 09:03 BST
League of Legends update 3.7 rolls out today, full patch notes inside
League of Legends developer Riot Games will by throwing out another update to its mega-popular MOBA game, and it’s another big one, starting with tweaks to Caitlin, and changing up much more.
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Posted in: MOBA, PC
Tags: league of legends, riot games
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 08:38 BST
Black Ops: Nuketown 2025 map re-created at paintball arena, video inside
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 map Nuketown 2025 has been re-created in its entirety at the Paintball Explosion park in Illinois. The company has posted video footage of players running around the map and splattering each other silly.
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Posted in: America, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Nuketown 2025, Paintball Explosion, Tipmann Sports
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 08:30 BST
Strike Suit Zero trailer shows Oculus Rift support in action
Strike Suit Zero developer Born Ready Games has released a new developer diary showing the game’s Oculus Rift support in action. You’ll be able to play it for yourself at the Geekopolis expo in Paris between 25-26 May.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: Born Ready Games, oculus rift, Strike Suit Zero
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 21:58 BST
Gran Turismo 6 could hit PS4, suggests Yamauchi.
Gran Turismo 6 was announced for a holiday 2013 release on PS3 yesterday, but it may yet get a dedicated PS4 release, Polyphony Digital boss Kazunori Yamauchi has suggested.
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Posted in: PS3, PS4, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 6, Kazunori Yamauchi
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 13:12 BST
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger gets the Dan Bull rap treatment
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has been targeted by rapper Dan Bull, who has penned a rather hilarious rap to go along with the game. You may remember him as the chap who released this Skyrim rap.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:48 BST
Dev team reverse-engineers Wii U GamePad to reveal its secrets
Nintendo’s Wii U GamePad has been reverse-engineered by the same team that created the Dolphin emulator, and the exercise has unearthed some interesting developments about the device’s upgradable firmware and more.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Pierre Bourdon
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 19:08 BST
PS4 watch: Sony trademarks ‘Greatness Awaits’ slogan
Sony Computer Entertainment America has trademarked ‘Greatness Awaits’, the leaked slogan that surfaced on some alleged PS4 marketing material last week.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony
Tags: Greatness Awaits, scea
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:26 BST
Gameloft financials: Q1 sales up 21% at €54.2 million, F2P model wins big
Gameloft has released its Q1 financial report, signalling a year-on-year sales increase of 21%, totalling €54.2 million.
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Posted in: Financials, Gameloft
Tags: Gameloft Financials
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:00 BST
PS Plus EU: June update adds free Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow HD collection
PlayStation Plus members have a lot of free games to look forward to in June, starting with Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow of the Colossu HD Collection and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Platformer, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, RPG, Sony, Vita
Tags: Coconut Dodge HD, demon's souls, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Rayman Origins
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 19:09 BST
Xbox 720 job ads point to X86 processing, PC architecture
Microsoft has posted another round of job adverts calling on applicants to apply for a range of roles that may or may not be linked to features of the Xbox 720. Take your salt pinches and venture onward.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 11:38 BST
Dota 2 Interactive Compendium gets new stretch goals, includes fan-picked hero
Dota 2 developer Valve has added new stretch goals to sales of the game’s Interactive Compendium, the companion guide to its next tourney ‘The International 2013′. The new goals offer incentives such as bonus HUD skins and a chance foe players to vote for the game’s next hero.
Obsidian and Allods Online team announce partnership on Skyforge MMO