Author Archives: Patrick Garratt

Microsoft has made it’s $99 Xbox 360 offer official in the US.

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The footage shows a red coat in a sticky spot. You can “unite” to unlock the first gameplay trailer here.

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Nelson’s confirmed that a Kinect Star Wars demo is now up on Xbox Live.

Activision has confirmed a previous rumour that it will release Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse this autumn.

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THQ’s confirmed Company of Heroes 2 for a 2013 release, saying the game will take place on the Eastern Front of WWII.

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CNET’s reporting that Amazon Japan has launched a service to buy used games. As per Kotaku, the retailer pays shipping charges for discs. Payment is made in Amazon vouchers.

Rovio has recorded revenue of €75.4 million euros for FY2011, 30% of which came from licensing and merchandising The company’s employee count grew from 28 to 224 in the period. Profit stood at €48 million. The latest Angry Birds release, Space, has been downloaded more than 50 million times.

EA will announce results today, likely confirming Crysis 3 for the current FY behind Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s October release. The publisher’s vertical strategy could cause problems for genre-straddler Black Ops 2.

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Crytek’s Rasmus Højengaard has assured the PC version of Crysis 3 will ship with platform-specific graphical features, saying the IP’s PC community is always keen to keep Crysis games away from consoles.

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More news you’re very unlikely to care about. Ubisoft’s to pack up the first two Assassin’s Creed games into a “welcome pack” with all relevant DLC for Japanese release. Did I mention Britain’s on holiday today? It’s out on June 19 for ¥2,940. Whatever. Andriasang has an amazing packshot.

UTV Ignition is re-releasing El Shaddai in Japan, according to Siliconera, a story likely to set the tone of today’s UK bank holiday by mattering to less than a dozen people on a global level. The reprint is titled El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Encore Edition, and will be out on May 17. Looks like it’s just a 360 thing.

The unthinkable has happened: Call of Duty is no longer predictable. Patrick Garratt says the direction of Black Ops 2 is one to be appluaded, and may well show how the entire franchise can be saved from stagnation.

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Missed Sony’s livestream of God of War: Ascension director Todd Pappy on multiplayer earlier today? We’ve got your back. Head in to watch 30 minutes of captured footage.

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Ubi’s put out another Ghost Recon Online class trailer, this time showing the Specialist. He’s an electro, melty type of man, who comes with rechargable batteries and fields to deflect enemy fire. He has magic ammo recharges and a shotgun. He’s the techno-king of the camo world. Watch it below.

The freemium PC shooter’s out this June.

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Fable Heroes, the cute spin-off from Lionhead’s Albion fantasy series, can be seen in all its gameplay glory below the drop. It’s out on Thursday for 800 MSP as part of the 2012 Xbox Live Arcade Next Promotion. As the ever-useful Wikipedia tells us, “Fable Heroes is an ‘action-packed hack-and-slash adventure’ set in the Fable Universe, the player plays as one of 12 characters from across the four Fable Games and are presented in a Hero Doll Form which are a recognisable item from the series.”

Yeah. Watch and see.

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Shoot all the bad men in the face for absolutely no money. We just want a few clicks.

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Remember how you used to be amazing at Tony Hawk’s games? You probably aren’t any more. Sitting down with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD on 360 is a wake-up call. It isn’t as easy as you remember it.

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s closed beta is now live. Head in for 10 minutes of HD gameplay from the test, put together by VG247 video editor Sam Clay.

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Modern Warfare 3 didn’t progress Activision’s beloved action format and we’re seeing clear signs of a peak. The Call of Duty dial’s been stuck at 11 for years: is this just the publisher’s latest strip-mine victim?

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The sexism in games debate has finally gone mainstream, but can it ever be a winnable battle? Yes it can, says Patrick Garratt, and we’re all responsible for aiming for victory.

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