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Sat, Feb 09, 2013 | 19:28 GMT
Murdered: Soul Suspect gets teaser site, web game cracked
Murdered: Soul Suspect has just been named and revealed by Square-Enix. it’s coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. We received a very cryptic email for the project along with some very odd images. The link in the email points to a teaser site and Twitter account.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: airtight games, Crystal Dynamics, Murdered, Murdered: Soul Suspect
Wed, Feb 06, 2013 | 22:32 GMT
Portal and Half-Life films “as real as anything in Hollywood”, says JJ Abrams
Gabe Newell and JJ Abrams weren’t just idly shooting the breeze; initial steps have been taken to produce Portal and Half-life films.
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Posted in: DICE Summit 2013, Development, Movies
Tags: gabe newell, half-life, jj abrams, portal
Wed, Feb 06, 2013 | 17:56 GMT
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge content heading to PS3, 360
Famitsu has listed Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge content for PS3 and Xbox 360 release, confirming an earlier report. As reported by Gematsu, the content bundled in with the Wii U version will go multi-platform in Japan on April 4. Razor’s Edge content includes playable characters Ayane, Kasumi, and Momiji, gameplay improvements, new weapons and a new 25 mission challenge called Ninja Trials, which isn’t in the Wii U version, as well as extra costumes.
Thanks, Dragon246.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PS3, Tecmo, Tecmo-Koei, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Ninja Gaiden 3, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, Razor’s Edge
Tue, Jan 29, 2013 | 22:15 GMT
Disney confirms closure of Junction Point Studios
Disney has confirmed its closure of Epic Mickey developer Junction Point studios.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Disney, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: epic mickey, epic mickey 2, junction point studios, warren spector
Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 22:22 GMT
Take-Two denies it “threatened to sue the shit out” Darabont over “LA Noire”
Filmmaker Frank Darabont has claimed he had to change the title of a new noir series set in Los Angeles after LA Noire publisher Rockstar threatened legal action. However, Take-Two has responded to the allegation, stating there’s no truth to it.
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Posted in: Legalities, Rockstar
Tags: la noire, Lost Angels
Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 09:03 GMT
THQ sold: buyers include Ubisoft, SEGA, Crytek, Koch, T2
THQ properties were sold today at auction. SEGA picked up Relic; Koch purchased Volition and the Metro franchise; Crytek bought Homefront; Take-Two bought Evolve; and Ubisoft bought THQ Montreal and The South Park game.
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Posted in: Legalities, THQ, Trade
Tags: THQ auction, THQ bidders
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 01:55 GMT
Valve-backed living room PC system debuts at CES 2013
Valve and Xi3 will today show off a modular computer designed for Steam and the big screen TV in your living room – a “Steambox”, in other words.
Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 03:16 GMT
Dead Rising 3, BioShock 3 mentioned in cinematic creators’ CVS
Dead Rising 3 may be in development, according to reported details of CVs referencing the Capcom-owned property, alongside “BioShock 3″.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock 3, bioshock: infinite, Dead Rising 3
Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 01:19 GMT
Akaneiro free-to-play plans shelved in favour of cover charge
Akaneiro, the latest from American McGee’s Spicy Horse, will buck industry trend by abandoning free-to-play for a more traditional business model.
Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 23:45 GMT
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 – first trailer released
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 is the final entry in the RPG trilogy. It has big shoes to fill, and even larger expectations to meet, following two quite different and oft-critiqued prequels. Check out the first trailer through the break and judge for yourself whether Lightning can restore your faith in Final Fantasy.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13
Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 22:08 GMT
THQ sold to “stalking horse,” files for bankruptcy
THQ has confirmed it’s sold “substantially all of the assets” to a “stalking horse bidder,” affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group.
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Posted in: THQ
Tags: 1666, Atlas, Crawler, Evolve, homefront 2, relic entertainment, saints row 4, THQ Montreal, Turtle Beach, vigil games
Tue, Dec 04, 2012 | 21:46 GMT
Fable 2 returns to XBL, “isolated issue” caused disappearance
Fable 2 has returned to Xbox Live’s Games on Demand after an “isolated issue” caused the game to become unavailable through the service.
Sun, Jan 06, 2013 | 23:38 GMT
Beyond: Two Souls release date debunked by Sony
Beyond: Two Souls had no official release date beyond a vague 2013 window, and while a retailer slip-up may have hinted at an official launch date, the publisher has stepped in to put rumours to bed. Check out their response to the leak here.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Sony
Tags: Beyond: Two Souls, quantic dream
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 | 10:59 GMT
ZombiU video: the opening sections, how the pad works
With WiiU releasing this Sunday in the US, Sam Clay shows off brand new capture of Ubi Montpelier’s ground-breaking survival horror, ZombiU. See how the pad works, get insight from the devs.
Fri, Nov 09, 2012 | 09:32 GMT
GTA 5 Game Informer cover: see it here, get the details
Grand Theft Auto 5 is Game Informer’s December cover reveal and details have begun. Check out the cover below and all of the details from the magazine’s whopping 18-page gameplay feature on Rockstar’s latest.
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 20:58 GMT
Halloween staff meeting: minutes with annotations
As is traditional on themed holiday occasions, the VG247 crew got together to discuss some of the most important issues in gaming today.
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 | 14:44 BST
Zynga lays off 5% of staff; Boston studio closed, Japan and UK may follow
Zynga has confirmed major lay-offs, at least one studio closure and the possibility of more to follow, as well as the shut down of 13 games.
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Posted in: Casual, Free-to-Play, Social, Zynga
Tags: Indiana Jones Adventure World, TheVille
Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 13:57 GMT
Dishonored reviews begin, get all the scores here
Dishonored reviews have broken out of embargo bringing with them a chain of impressively high scores for Arkane’s stealth-’em-up.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Arkane Studios, Bethesda, Dishonored
Mon, Oct 01, 2012 | 12:41 BST
OTT: VG247 breaks 1.1 million monthly unique users
We did it. And so did you. VG247 has moved past the million monthly user mark, recording more than 1.1 million unique visitors and 3 million page views in September.
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Posted in: VG247
Tags: gentle sobbing, party time
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 | 16:45 BST
Eurogamer Expo: David Footman session, Sept. 29 at 1.30pm
Eurogamer Expo will be live streaming several of its developer sessions live, including Treyarch’s showing of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, 343 Industries’ Halo 4 session, a showcase by Peter Molyneux, and much more.
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2012
Tags: eurogamer expo
3DS colours limited by western retail approach