Author Archives: Patrick Garratt
Fri, May 25, 2012 | 00:18 BST
Rumour: Sony to enter into cloud gaming deal at E3
VG247 has learned that Sony is to announce a cloud gaming deal with either Gaikai or OnLive at E3, apparently allowing streamed games on PlayStation hardware. Details are light, but the news expected to be announced in the Sony press conference on June 4.
Thu, May 24, 2012 | 16:17 BST
What to expect from E3 2012 (no, not Xbox 720 and PS4)
“Teh reel next-gen” will have to wait. E3 2012 will be a re-run of last year, with triple-A bully-boys dominating software as Nintendo steals the platform-holder show with Wii U.
Wed, May 23, 2012 | 08:51 BST
Alert: PS3 Ghost Recon comes with 6.35Gb mandatory install
If you’re going to buy the PS3 version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier this week, be ready to give up a chunk of hard disk: it’s comes with a 6.35Gb forced install.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: ghost recon future soldier, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tue, May 22, 2012 | 05:31 BST
How Diablo 3 gave Metacritic a giant middle finger
Diablo III sold millions of copies with no pre-release reviews, and still has a low MC score. Does this prove Metacritic’s irrelevance? It does for some games, says Patrick Garratt, and the time has come to break the mould.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: battle.net, D3, diablo 3, diablo III, metacritic
Tue, May 22, 2012 | 00:31 BST
Level up: Darksiders II and the Diablo 3 connection
Darksiders II has more in common with Diablo than War’s original adventure, but it took a sequel to add in the looting and RPG elements Vigil wanted to include from the off.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: darksiders 2, darksiders II, Jay Fitzloff, vigil games
Sat, May 19, 2012 | 21:47 BST
Win 4,000 keys for The Secret World beta weekend 2!
VG247′s teamed up with EA to bring you a shot at winning 4,000 keys to The Secret World’s second weekend beta, which starts Friday and runs through to Sunday. You can enter right now.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: funcom, the secret world, The Secret World beta
Thu, May 17, 2012 | 17:07 BST
Diablo 3: check your region before you start playing
Check which server your copy of Diablo III’s defaulted to before you get too engrossed in Diablo III. You may save yourself some pain.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo 3, diablo III
Thu, May 17, 2012 | 10:05 BST
French firm offers free dildos to Diablo 3 widows and widowers
French company Absoloo is offering free sex toys to those widowed by the just-released Diablo III. To claim, you need to post a picture of yourself on Absoloo’s Facebook page holding a copy of the game. You’ll then be sent a code with which to “adopt your new friend” from the Absoloo site. It’s not clear if the offer’s applicable outside of France, although we suspect that a sudden international crowd of pissed off, Diablo-burnt, dildo-hungry partners descending for hundreds of free cavity-based staffs of power (+1 vitality) may very well make it so. Thanks, Ugo.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, France, PC, RPG
Tags: Absoloo, diablo 3, diablo III
Wed, May 16, 2012 | 18:38 BST
Diablo 3: you can’t log-in and you shouldn’t care
Diablo III’s servers are still down this morning after patchy service yesterday, but don’t let teething troubles spoil one of the year’s most deserving games, says Patrick Garratt.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo 3, diablo III
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 09:57 BST
BBC Sport app coming to PS3 in time for Wimbledon
BBC Sport is to publish an app on PS3, Sony said today, in time for Wimbledon 2012.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: bbc sport app
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 09:18 BST
Survey finds more than half of Americans aged 8-64 play games
A Magid Associates survey has found that more than half of those questioned in the 8-64 age range play games.
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Posted in: America
Tags: Magid Associates
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 09:26 BST
Epic adds 3D support to Unreal Engine
Epic’s added stereoscopic 3D support to Unreal Engine. A RealID’s product has been used.
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Posted in: Development
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 13:39 BST
Trion Worlds head up for entrepreneur prize
Trion Worlds boss Lars Buttler has been named a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 program in Northern California. The award is given to entrepreneurs who promote innovation and financial performance. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Dell’s Michael Dell, Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google, and Best Buy’s Richard Schulze are previous honorees. Winner’s will be announced during an event at the Fairmont San Francisco on June 2. GI has more on this.
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Posted in: Awards, MMO
Tags: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012, Lars Buttler, Trion Worlds
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 08:37 BST
No “compromise” on Steel Battalion’s difficulty, warns Capcom
The Kinect version of Steel Battalion will be hard, Capcom’s warned.
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Posted in: Capcom, Kinect, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: From Software, Kenji Kataoka, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Tue, May 15, 2012 | 09:07 BST
Def Jam Rapstar developer 4mm Games to close
Def Jam Rapstar developer 4mm Games is on the verge of shutting up shop.
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Posted in: Music, Trade
Tags: 4mm Games, def jam rapstar, Jamie King
Wed, May 09, 2012 | 12:41 BST
Rock, Paper, Shotgun records 2.1 million UB in March
PC blog Rock, Paper, Shotgun has announced an ABC audit readership figure of 2.15 million unique browsers in March 2012.
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Posted in: Journalism, PC, UK
Tags: Rock Paper Shotgun
Wed, May 09, 2012 | 13:14 BST
Risk and reward: Minecraft 360 and a loss of magic
Minecraft releases today for Xbox 360, opening up Mojang’s epic sandbox to the world of consoles. It’s commendable, but Patrick Garratt can’t help feeling all the hand-holding has dampened some of the game’s spirit.
Tue, May 08, 2012 | 13:33 BST
Valve’s Holtman to keynote Develop 2012
The Evolve segment of Brighton conference Develop will this year be keynoted by Valve business development director Jason Holtman, organisers said today.
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Posted in: Develop 2012, Steam, Valve
Tags: Jason Holtman
Tue, May 08, 2012 | 12:29 BST
PS4 for free: are subscriptions console gaming’s miracle?
Microsoft revealed a subscription Xbox 360 yesterday, a move that has enormous implications for the HD console business. Monthly payments for hardware and services could change everything, says Patrick Garratt.
Wed, May 16, 2012 | 08:20 BST
EA 2012 – EA in profit, $80m on next-gen dev in FY13
EA made a profit last year, the publisher said today, and is now looking forward to heavy investment in next-gen consoles.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, ea financials
Tags: ea full-year financials 2012
Spike TV to reveal Lucasarts new Star Wars game live from E3 2012