Author Archives: Nick Akerman
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 18:12 BST
Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishments tech demo highlights engine change
Focus Home Interactive has revealed a new tech demo for its upcoming Sherlock Holmes game, Crime and Punishments.
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Posted in: Focus Home Interactive, PC, PS3, Screens, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Frogwares Studio, Sherlock Holmes: Crime and Punishments
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 17:29 BST
Neverwinter enters open beta stage
Cryptic? Not for much longer! That’s right, after months of internal testing, Neverwinter has finally entered the open beta stage.
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Posted in: Action, PC
Tags: cryptic studios, neverwinter, open beta, perfect world entertainment
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 16:52 BST
Space Hulk receives first developer Q&A: discusses rules, multiplayer and more
Full Control today released the first video in a series of Space Hulk developer Q&A sessions. First up for the Warhammer 40,000 spin-off is a discussion of the game’s rules, multiplayer options and how chapters will work in the final product.
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Posted in: Action, PC
Tags: Full Control, Space Hulk, Thomas Hentschel Lund, warhammer 40k
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 16:26 BST
Torment: Tides of Numenera completes final stretch goal
Torment: Tides of Numenera already set a Kickstarter record when it was funded at the beginning of the month. Not wanting to rest on its laurels (or your cash), developer inXile Entertainment continued crowdfunding in order to reach a final stretch goal. Today, that goal has been achieved.
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Posted in: RPG
Tags: Kickstarter, Thomas Beekers, Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 15:52 BST
Gears of War: Judgment – Call to Arms Map Pack available right now
Gears of War: Judgment’s second map pack, Call to Arms, is ready and waiting to be downloaded on the Xbox 360 dashboard.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Gears of War: Judgment - Call to Arms Map Pack, Microsoft, people can fly
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 15:41 BST
Former People Can Fly dev: Bioshock Infinite design “proof that the old territory is on fire and we need to go”
Adrian Chmielarz, former Creative Director at Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly, believes the next generation could change games development for the better. He discussed the pitfalls of games including Bioshock Infinite, Uncharted and Tomb Raider in a recent interview with Eurogamer.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Adrian Chmielarz, bioshock: infinite, nathan drake, people can fly, tomb raider
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 15:10 BST
Quantic Dream CEO: The PS4 is “like the PC of next year or two years”
Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere has been speaking about Sony’s sparkly new console box again. Yesterday we reported how the studio has taken inspiration from the PS4 for its upcoming Beyond: Two Souls project. On the chatter trail once more, Fondaumiere has suggested Sony’s new hardware is “like the PC of next year or two years.”
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Posted in: PS3, PS4, Sony
Tags: Beyond: Two Souls, Guillaume de Fondaumiere, quantic dream
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 12:48 BST
Black Ops 2 console update adds new multiplayer game mode, fixes minor problems
Treyarch has released title updates for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′s PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. The studio not only aims to iron out lingering problems in the popular shooter’s multiplayer arena, it also adds a brand new game mode for a limited time.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, treyarch
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 12:29 BST
New Memoria screens flaunt the game’s locations
Daedalic Entertainment has released a small batch of screenshots for its upcoming Memoria title. The hand-drawn shots are absolutely wonderful and indicate the game’s locations are going to be a huge asset when it finally releases in Q3 2013.
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Posted in: PC
Tags: Daedalic Entertainment, Memoria, screenshots
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 11:59 BST
Jagged Alliance Kickstarter backers will also receive Classic collection
Full Control has partnered with Humble Bundle to provide each backer of the Jagged Alliance: Flashback Kickstarter campaign a copy of the limited edition Jagged Alliance: Classic Pack.
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Posted in: Action, PC
Tags: Full Control, Jagged Alliance Classic Pack, Jagged Alliance: Flashback, Kickstarter
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 11:09 BST
EVE Online trailer chronicles universe origins, links to franchise’s future
EVE Online continues to mark its decade of existence with interesting tidbits. CCP has followed the Second Decade Collector’s Edition reveal with a trailer that outlines the universe’s conception and future.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 10:47 BST
New Killer is Dead trailer turns on the jazz
Following on from the memorable Killer is Dead trailer revealed at the beginning of the month, Grasshopper Manufacture has returned with a jazzy number highlighting the August 2013 release’s sensual side.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, suda 51
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 09:59 BST
Wii U Virtual Console: New releases confirmed in handy breakdown trailer
Nintendo’s Wii U Virtual Console launched last week, but if you aren’t quite sure what the game catalogue actually entails, a handy trailer is here to break everything down, and even reveal a bunch of new releases.
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Posted in: Action, Nintendo, Virtual Console, Wii U
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 16:03 BST
Three GRID 2 gameplay videos:Brands Hatch, Cote d’Azur and Paris tracks
Still haven’t seen enough of GRID 2 after our multiplayer blowout last week? We’ve got three single-player gameplay videos for you, showing off the Alfa Romeo 4C, Nissan Skyline R34 and Mazda RX7.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters. GRID 2, Gameplay Trailer
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 09:14 BST
Ubisoft confirm Watch Dogs’ exclusive PS3 content will also be available on PS4
Ubisoft has cleared up the situation surrounding Watch Dogs’ extra goodies.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 17:56 BST
Bioshock Infinite DLC could feature “a new AI companion character”
Leaky LinkedIn has a snippet of information for us again. The CV of Michael Shahan, Senior Animator at 2K Games, has revealed Bioshock Infinite’s first round of DLC is set to feature a new AI companion.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 17:00 BST
Company of Heroes 2: Theater of War mode announced
Sega has announced Company of Heroes 2 will ship with a new mode called Theater of War.
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Posted in: Action, PC
Tags: company of heroes 2, relic entertainment, theater of war
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 | 00:48 BST
Watch Dogs November 22 release date revealed, four editions available at launch
Ubisoft has confirmed Watch Dogs will be available worldwide on November 22. The North American release arrives on November 19, European users can pick it up on November 21, and the UK receives it on November 22. Players will be able to choose from four different versions that will include a variety of digital and physical goodies when the game arrives.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 16:59 BST
Dead Island dev reveals new Hellraid hack-and-slash project
Dead Island and Call of Juarez developer Techland has peeled back the curtain on its latest project. Bored of whacking zombies? Perhaps a hack-and-slash title that goes by the name of Hellraid could help.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: call of juarez, dead island, Hellraid, techland
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 16:47 BST
Ecco The Dolphin spiritual successor fails Kickstarter funding process, smaller project in the works
Ed Annunziata has failed to get his Ecco The Dolphin spiritual successor funded on Kickstarter. Even so, he still has plans to release his new idea in some capacity.
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Posted in: Action, Development
Tags: Ecco the Dolphin, Ed Annunziata, Kickstarter, The Big Blue
World of Warcraft 5.3 update drops this week, full patch notes inside