Category Archives: Genres

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:53 BST

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is series finale, plot and combat explained

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the second and final game in Dennaton Game’s self-proclaimed ‘fuck-em-up’ series. The team has showcased the sequel running, and discussed the game’s plot, combat and motivations in a new interview.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:39 BST

Star Wars: Battlefront will innovate, won’t just re-hash old DICE ideas – Gibeau

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Star Wars: Battlefront developer DICE is a good fit for the franchise, what with all the previous troop, vehicle and flying warfare seen in its Battlefield series over the years. However, complacency will not cut it, says EA’s Frank Gibeau, as the studio will be pushing innovation a much as possible.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:24 BST

Half-Life 3, Left 4 Dead 3, Source 2 spotted in leaked Valve archive

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Half-Life 3 rumours are – at times – tenuous at best, but this one might actually have some legs, even if they’re really short and not capable of running very far. According to community-led rumour site ValveTime, an internal mailing list archive typed by an actual human at Valve acknowledges the game’s existence by name.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:08 BST

Shadow Warrior: new screens show guns, demons & katana slaughter

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Shadow Warrior reboot developer Flying Wild Hod – of Hard Reset fame – has released a batch of shiny new screens for its blood-filled blaster.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:51 BST

Rayman Legends Wii U was delayed over poor sales projections

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Rayman Legends suffered a well-documented delay earlier this year, and Ubisoft has come forward to say that the Wii U build was postponed following poor sales projections of the title.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:44 BST

Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina DLC weapons revealed, mad fantasy names included

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Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox Software has released a gallery of weapon images from the game’s fourth DLC pack, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep. They all have mad fantasy RPG names like ‘Casual SWORDSPLOSION!!!’ and look quite lethal.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 11:29 BST

Mass Effect 4 & Dragon Age 3 to share core mechanics, says BioWare

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Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 3: Inquisition will share several common features under the hood, developer BioWare has confirmed. The first draft of Mass Effect 4′s design document has also been completed.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 09:47 BST

Final Fantasy 15: Nomura explains switch from Versus 13, talks next-gen leap

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Final Fantasy 15 was revealed as the new name for Final Fantasy 13 Versus at E3 last week, and director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed to Famitsu exactly what prompted the change.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:57 BST

Molyneux and Walking Dead writer head-to-head interview talks stories, emotion & more

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The Walking Dead lead writer Sean Vanaman and 22 Cans founder Peter Molyneux have interviewed each other on topics such as writing, character, story and emotion.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 08:11 BST

Pipe Trouble releases after being cleared of eco-terrorism accusations

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Pipe Trouble developer Pop Sandbox Production and Publishing was accused of advocating eco-terrorism in its mobile strategy game. Following an independent review of the claims, the title has now been cleared for release on iOS and Android devices.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 06:18 BST

Warrior’s Orochi 3 Ultimate headed to PS3, Vita

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Warriors Orochi 3 is getting yet another re-release, this time bringing together all the extra content from other versions along with some brand new goodies.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 06:08 BST

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition PC requirements released

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High Voltage Software has released the minimum and recommended system requirements for Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, which hits PC on July 3 via digital distribution and arrives in stores in August.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:48 BST

Grasshopper Manufacture “heavily relying” on Unreal Engine 4

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Kilelr is Dead and Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture is super keen on Unreal Engine 4, thanks to its cross-platform capabilities.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:32 BST

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara four pack available on Steam

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You can now pick up a four-pack of Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara on Steam for $45. The pack includes four complete bundles of the remastered Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara. Having a couple of extra games handy is a perfect way to entice a few mates into the drop-in, drop-out co-op, I guess.

Thanks, Capcom Unity.

Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:24 BST

Mass Effect, Dragon Age staff going to San Diego Comic Con

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Hit up the Dark Horse booth at San Diego Comic Con to check in with BioWare and view exclusive merchandise.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 03:12 BST

Everquest 2 EU services transfer to ProSieben this week

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Sony Online Entertainment will transfer management of Everquest 2 in Europe across to ProSieben sometime this week.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 02:59 BST

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z isn’t just Ninja Gaiden meets Dead Rising

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Creator Keiji Inafune feels zombie-slicing ninja title Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is more than just a natural blend of two established titles.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 02:18 BST

Youkai Watch video demonstrates battles, ghost hunting

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Here’s a new video showing off the battle system and exploration in Level-5′s new 3DS game, Youkai Watch. We have no idea if this is coming west yet, but Steph and I are basically in raptures over every video of it so you can bet we’re gonna post ‘em.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 02:02 BST

Escape Goat 2 will have joined rooms, new puzzle components

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Escape Goat 2 will allow players to move back and forth between multiple single-screen rooms as they solve new kinds of puzzles.

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Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 01:52 BST

Deadpool also includes an appearance from Rogue

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Activision has detailed another guest character appearing in the upcoming Deadpool – everyone’s favourite X-men star, Rogue.

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