Category Archives: Action
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:44 BST
The Wonderful 101 is about 20 hours long
After much controversial discusson on just how long The Wonderful 101 will last, director Hideki Kamiya has said an average first play session could be about 20 hours.
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Posted in: Action, Wii U
Tags: Hideki Kamiya, platinum games, The Wonderful 101
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 22:03 BST
Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva announced for 3DS
Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva has been announced for 3DS. The RPG, vehicle combat titles takes place in a post apocalyptic world with an open ended gameplay and combat dogs.The game was announced via Famitsu and will be released in Japan this fall. Kadokawa Games will publish the title, and its DLC. Thanks, Siliconera.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, Action, Japan, RPG, Racing
Tags: Kadokawa Games, Metal Max 4, Metal Max 4: Moonlight Diva, Moonlight Diva
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 20:07 BST
Batman: Arkham Origins – “people have the right to be cynical,” says WB Montreal
Batman: Arkham Origins will have a great story, according WB Games Montreal’s Eric Holmes, and “fans are going to love” it.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Wii U, Xbox One
Tags: Arkham Origins, batman, Batman: Arkham Origins, Eric Holmes, WB Games Montreal
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 19:57 BST
Jak and Daxter Collection out today on Vita
Just a reminder: the Jak and Daxter Collection is now available for Vita in North America. It contains remastered HD versions of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak 2, and Jak. It will contain three more Platinum trophies than was available with the PS3 version released in February 2012. The collection will run you €29.99/$29.99. Those in Europe should expect the game to arrive on PSN with the usual PS Store update tomorrow.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 19:11 BST
Prey 2: “when we have more info on it, we’ll be happy to talk about it,” – Bethesda
Bethesda’s Pete Hines has said the lack of news on Prey 2 is still due to the game not being “good enough” at this point.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Development, RPG
Tags: Arkane Studios, human head, prey 2
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 17:27 BST
Mad Max wasn’t the project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on at Avalanche
Mad Max was not the Avalanche Studios project God of War 2 lead Cory Barlog worked on, according to the firm’s CEO Christofer Sundberg.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PS4, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Avalanche Studios, Christofer Sundberg, Cory Barlog, mad max
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 17:00 BST
Teslagrad puzzler platformer announced for Wii U release
Teslagrad, the side-scrolling puzzler from Rain Games, has been announced for Wii U.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 16:46 BST
Infamous: Second Son rumored to have multiplayer, dev likes working on one thing at a time
Sucker Punch co-founder and producer Brian Fleming has said even through the firm is a Sony studio, the firm prefers to work on one project at a time. In other news, Infamous: Second Son may contain multiplayer if new rumors prove true.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PS4, Rumour, Sony
Tags: infamous, inFamous: Second Son, Infamous: Second Son multiplayer, second son, sucker punch
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 15:09 BST
Saints Row 4: future tools of destruction
Saints Row 4 is the stupidest game you’ll play this year. Phil Owen spent some of E3 punching haters in the dick and speaking to Volition’s creative director. As you do.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: saints row 4, saints row iv, volition
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 13:00 BST
Legacy of Kain: 10 cancelled titles exposed by NeoGAF investigation – report
The Legacy of Kain series has fallen silent for some time. Earlier this month we broke news that Nosgoth is coming via Square-Enix, and it marks the return of the franchise after many years. However, one NeoGAF user has dug through the bowels of the internet and has unearthed evidence of ten failed attempts at new games in the series.
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Posted in: Action
Tags: Blood Omen, Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, legacy of kain, Nosgoth, silicon knights, soul reaver
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:40 BST
Crimson Dragon: Panzer Dragoon creator hopes to make RPG sequel
Crimson Dragon is heading to Xbox One after a long development schedule, but Panzer Dragoon creator Yukio Futatsugi hopes it will be successful enough that he can make an RPG follow-up. Fans of Panzer Dragoon Saga might want to hold on to something.
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Posted in: Action, Xbox One
Tags: Crimson Dragon, Grounding Inc, Panzer Dragoon, Yukio Futatsugi
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 08:09 BST
Mad Max petition calls for Australian voice actor
Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max utilises an actor with an American accent, something which has disappointed fans of the Australian-grown film franchise. Ausgamers asked the developer about the choice and was told that the team wanted someone “generic”, so it has opened a petition to request an Australian actor be brought on board. You know what to do. Mad Max is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One in 2014.
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:38 BST
Thief dev wants getting spotted to have real consequences
If you get caught by guards in Thief, you won’t just be able to hole up in a nearby bin and wait out the alert; if you don’t know the level layouts you could be in a lot of trouble.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS4, Square Enix, Xbox One
Tags: Daniel Windfeld Schmidt, eidos montreal, thief
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 22:36 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4 has connected single-player sections
The present-day sections of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag have a subtle opt-in multiplayer component.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Ashraf Ismail, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, ubisoft montreal
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 05:36 BST
New Thief details emerge out of E3 showing
Thief has received a plethora of new information thanks to its recent closed door E3 showing.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Square Enix
Tags: eidos montreal, Square Enix, thief
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 05:53 BST
Ryse’s QTE’s extremely rewarding to gamers who master them – Crytek
Crytek has issued a statement defending Ryse’s controversial quick time event based combat to Mark Serrels of Kotaku AU, who posted some none-too-flattering impressions of the title last week.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 00:37 BST
Randall is a new downloadable platformer for the Xbox 360 and PC
We The Force Studios have announced first game Randall, a downloadable action platformer for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 00:14 BST
Saints Row 3 mod tools are a test for Saints Row 4
Volition are set to release “what is essentially a full sdk” for Saints Row: The Third over the coming months, one of the chief Saints Row modders has revealed.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Mods, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: saints row 4, Saints Row: The Third, volition
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 09:02 BST
Arkham Origins – dissonance between gameplay, narrative
Warner Bros Montreal has some big shoes to fill with Batman: Arkham Origins, thanks to the populartity of the Rocksteady titles in the series. So, how does it fare? We sent Catherine Cai to E3 to find out for us.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham Origins
Sat, Jun 15, 2013 | 16:58 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag gameplay video is full of ship carnage
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag contains ship battles. You know this already, plus, what would be a a game about pirates without such a thing? Have a look at some ship exploding gameplay below. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is due on PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 in late October and early November. PS4 and Xbox One versions are due alongside the consoles.
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