Author Archives: Patrick Garratt
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 21:48 GMT
2012 in news: July and the great Gaikai sale
Sony bought Gaikai for $380 million in July, as everyone tried to ignore their E3 hangovers and look forward to gamescom. Head down for the seventh part of our 2012 news retrospective.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 21:30 GMT
2012 in news: June gets E3 and the Lara rape debacle
E3 2012 would prove to be solid and depressing, with Crystal Dynamics dropping itself into the year’s greatest PR disaster with some grandiose misinformationing related to Tomb Raider.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Mon, Dec 31, 2012 | 11:58 GMT
2012 in news: May sees Diablo III release, E3 hype
May was all about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, E3, Diablo III, Max Payne 3, 38 Studios going bust and Danny Bilson leaving THQ. Get the fifth part of our 2012 news retrospective right here.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 | 09:30 GMT
2012 in news: April sees E3 mentions, Walking Dead
April 2012 was a slow month marked by the first mentions of E3 press conferences, Sony’s continuing struggle, the ramping up of Diablo III and the virtually unnoticed release of the first episode of Telltales’ The Walking Dead.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:00 GMT
2012 in news: March and the great GAME disaster
March saw GAME reach the end of everyone’s tether, Mass Effect 3 launch and Geohot get busted for pot. Get the third part of our month-by-month 2012 games news retrospective below.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:01 GMT
2012 in news: February sees Vita launch, GAME collapse
February 2012 saw the launch of Vita in the US and Europe, the true extent of GAME’s disastrous situation in the UK and Double Fine’s game-changing Kickstarter. Head below for the second part of our look at 2012′s news.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:02 GMT
2012 in news: January ruled by SWTOR, next-gen
This year started off with Star Wars: The Old Republic’s lurching to life, some feverish next-gen rumouring and Sony prepping Vita’s western launch. Get the first of our monthly retrospectives for 2012 below.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: 2012 news retrospective
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 | 16:17 GMT
The news stops when we say it stops: right now
And that was 2012. We’re stopping rolling news updates from now until January 2, 2013.
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Posted in: VG247
Tags: stop everything
Wed, Dec 19, 2012 | 12:30 GMT
LEGO prices cut on XBLM
Microsoft’s dropped the prices of a bunch of LEGO games on XBLM today, finally creating the perfect LEGO Harry Potter cheapness storm you’ve been masturbating about for months. Get the deals below. Thanks, OXM.
Wed, Dec 19, 2012 | 12:01 GMT
Gas Powered Games launches ProjectW countdown
Supreme Commander developer Gas Powered Games has launched a countdown timer for its next project.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: chris taylor, Gas Powered Games
Wed, Dec 19, 2012 | 11:54 GMT
Godus multiplayer seen in latest video, Kickstarter close to funding
22 Cans has released a video of Peter Molyneux and friend having a bash at Godus multiplayer. Check it below. The god game’s Kickstarter is nearing completion, standing at £423,880 with two days to do.
Thu, Dec 06, 2012 | 08:59 GMT
Nintendo Direct: monster news dump, Pikmin 3 dated
Head in for all of today’s Nintendo Direct news, including dates for Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Pikmin 3.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Nintendo Direct
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 | 14:53 GMT
Panic on the streets of Kickstarter: end of the gold rush?
Britain’s indie A-listers are asking Kickstarter for millions to fund their latest games, and victory is by no means assured. Patrick Garratt asks whether or not there’s been a failure to judge the mood.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Kickstarter
Thu, Nov 22, 2012 | 16:18 GMT
Far Cry 3 videos: first 10 minutes, first hallucination
High scores, high times. Far Cry 3 could be set to be one of the hits of 2012 when it releases next week, so you probably want to know what all the fuss is about. Head below for the first ten minutes of play and your first hallucination. It’s all wobbly, man.
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 | 12:52 GMT
ZombiU multiplayer: twice the screens, twice the genres
“Asynchronous multiplayer” is a stupid way to describe people playing a game together in varying ways. Fortunately, WiiU launch title ZombiU makes the whole concept simple with its innovative RTS-FPS combination.
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Posted in: Action, Shooter, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Jean-Phillipe Caro, Ubisoft Montpelier, ZombiU
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 15:12 GMT
Black Ops 2 launch: video from London events
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 went live worldwide overnight, with parties and events in London marking the launch of this year’s instalment of Activision’s shooter. Sam Clay reports.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: black ops 2, blops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 13:14 GMT
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 review round-up – every score
It’s time. BLOPS2 has now released globally and the review embargo is up. Better? Worse? Up? Down? Round-about? You’ll get every score here.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: black ops 2, Blops2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 14:40 GMT
ZombiU – adding a screen and breaking the mould
If ZombiU is the first real example of what dual-screen gaming will bring to the core, the next generation’s future could be lush. Or soaked in gore. Either way, says Patrick Garratt, Ubi Montpelier’s undead debut breaks new ground.
Sat, Nov 10, 2012 | 09:12 GMT
Forza Horizon and the micro-transaction floodgate
Forza Horizon’s single-player micro-transactions point to a monetization trend that could affect triple-A gaming at its core. You may have to accept the inevitable, says Patrick Garratt.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed 3, Forza Horizon, micro-transactions
Mon, Nov 05, 2012 | 10:13 GMT
Tiny Troopers passes 2 million sales
Kukouri’s Tiny Troopers has now passed the 2 million sales mark, VG247 has learnt.
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