Category Archives: Genres
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 13:42 BST
Civilization 5: Brave New World video discusses policies and ideologies
Civilization 5: Brave New World has a new video below discussing policies and ideologies – things which will make your civilization run smoothly or cause a diplomatic ruckus. This is due to the new social policy trees where you can choose autocracy, order or freedom. Watch below. Brave New World is expected in North America on July 9 and elsewhere on July 12.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 13:18 BST
GTA 5: special & collector’s editions available to pre-order now
Grand Theft Auto 5 publisher Rockstar Games has unveiled special and collector’s editions of its crime-em-up. They’re both available for pre-order now.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:57 BST
Warhammer Quest: turn-based iOS romp launches May 30
Warhammer Quest will hit iOS formats from May 30, developer Rodeo Games has confirmed.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:45 BST
Fire Emblem: Awakening was almost last game in the series, dev reveals
Fire Emblem: Awakening co-producer Hitoshi Yamagami has explained that the 3DS smash hit was – at one point – billed to be the last in the series, until it came out and sold very well.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:16 BST
Crackdown 3: Xbox One presentation features potential tease
Crackdown 3 could be on Microsoft’s Xbox One slate, after a familiar agility orb symbol was spotted on a slide during the company’s presentation on Tuesday.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:05 BST
Call of Duty Ghosts: not a new engine, but is upgraded says dev
Call of Duty: Ghosts was shown at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal on Tuesday, and with it, speculation of a new game engine followed. It’s not an entirely new engine, Infinity Ward’s animation lead Zach Volker has confirmed, but it has seen significant upgrades.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:47 BST
Pokémon X&Y shots show Fletchling, Pokéball-throwing & more
Pokémon X & Y has received a quintet – that’s five – new screens, showing off bird-type Fletchling and more. You can now see your trainer’s hand when hurling a Pokéball, and there’s also a shot of the new Pokédex too.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:39 BST
Double Dragon 2 heading to Japanese 3DS eShop next week
Double Dragon 2: The Revenge is heading to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. It’s a port of the NES classic, and it’s better than the recently released XBLA remake Double Dragon 2: Wander of the Dragons. That was shit, pure and simple.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:22 BST
Capcom cancels blood-filled swimming pool marketing stunt after Woolwich attack
Capcom has cancelled a Resident Evil: Revelations marketing stunt, which would see an open air swimming pool filled with fake blood and fake human torsos, following an alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich yesterday.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:40 BST
GRID 2 IndyCar DLC gets a trailer, pack contents detailed
GRID 2 developer Codemasters has revealed a new trailer for its IndyCar DLC pack, which is available with pre-orders of the game, and after release for a fee.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:32 BST
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma gameplay trailer brings the J-Rock
BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma developer Arc System Works has released a new gameplay trailer for its incoming brawler. As usual the animation is rather lush, and is backed up by smatterings of J-Rock riffage. It hits PS3 in Japan from October 24.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:44 BST
Dragon’s Crown gets new character art, screens & tarot cards
Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released a new batch of rather lovely character art for its brawler, which is heading to PS Vita and PS3 across North America from August 6. There’s also a handful of tarot card art and some gameplay screens as well.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:02 BST
SimCity 4.0 patch adds multiple fixes & new park: full patch notes inside
SimCity developer Maxis has issued a new 4.0 update for its oft-debated world-builder. The patch adds a new park, improves emergency response time and much more. Get the patch notes here.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:45 BST
Deadpool preorder information
Deadpool has today revealed the bonuses that will accompany his game when preordered, featuring Marvel vouchers, posters and wallpaper.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 13:14 BST
Need for Speed: next-gen racer revealing today, new image inside
Need for Speed will be getting its yearly reveal today, as confirmed by the game’s official Facebook hub. There’s also a new image that car nuts are likely to go, well, nuts for.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:20 BST
Destiny: new CG trailer due today, E3 reveal confirmed in books
Destiny will receive a new CG trailer today, ahead of its June 10 showing at E3. The confirmation was included in a Rudyard Kipling book sent to VG247 this morning. We’ve got photos inside.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 07:24 BST
Company of Heroes 2 cinematic trailer highlights the high price of victory
A cinematic trailer for Relic’s Company of Heroes 2 single -player campaign shows the Russian Front during World War 2 as well as emphasizing the high price one pays for victory under those circumstances.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 04:27 BST
Is Far Cry making a comeback?
With the recent success of Ubisoft’s throwback to the 80′s with the Far Cry 3 DLC Blood Dragon, it looks like they may have decided to do another throwback, this time to the original Far Cry.
A Far Cry HD listing for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has surfaced on the Brazil’s rating board site. No announcement had been made by Ubisoft, but with the success the franchise is having, it could be on the cards.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 04:28 BST
Free respec offered for Dust 514 players
While DUST 514, the console based MMO/FPS set in the Eve Online universe, is continuing to receive changes from CCP to its skill system based on feedback from players, some players are not happy with the effects the changes are having on their chosen skills. To help things run more smoothly CCP is offering players a chance to request one free respec.
Players are able to request a respec by emailing the CCP support teamwith any key information. This option is available from now through to May 31st, thanks to Ten Ton Hammer.
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 03:33 BST
Age of Conan’s 5th anniversary in-game event
As part of the celebrations for Funcom’s Age of Conan 5 year anniversary, brutal boss monsters will be roaming and rampaging through the world of Hyboria for five days in a row.
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