Category Archives: Action
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.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 19:47 BST
Super Mario 3D World’s camera feature explained in video
Koichi Hayashida, the producer of Super Mario 3D World, is featured in the video below talking about the game’s camera feature – a feature explained by Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata, during the firm’s E3 Nintendo Direct presentation. Game’s out on Wii U this December.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, E3 2013, Nintendo, Videos, Wii U
Tags: Koichi Hayashida, Super Mario 3D World
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 18:50 BST
The Last of Us auto-save bug caused by server issues, has been addressed
The Last of Us players have run into a bug which keeps the game from auto-saving. This causes all progress can be lost if it’s not manually saved. Naughty Dog has tweeted that it has addressed the autosave issue, and it was related to servers on its end. “Please quit to XMB and restart the game,” the tweet said. “SP and MP are OK to play!” The issue was not specific to any version of the game, with or with out the day one patch, and further update to the game is needed.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, The Last of Us
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 16:29 BST
Three Assassin’s Creed titles in the works, says Ubisoft boss
Ubisoft has three Assassin’s Creed games in development, all part of its annual release plan for the franchise.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, E3 2013, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: AC4, Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed 4, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Assassin's Creed 5, Assassin's Creed 6, Black Flag
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 15:57 BST
Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie release date announced for Steam
Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie will both be released on Steam in a couple weeks. Hello Games has announced. Both games include Steam Workshop and Big Picture support and the team has “got a couple more surprises planned ,” so expect to hear more on that end soon. Both games drop on June 24.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Steam
Tags: Danger 2: The Movie, Hello Games, Joe Danger and
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 12:56 BST
Batman: Arkham Origins E3 shots show Bane & Anarky in action
Batman: Arkham Origins has received a new batch of E3 screens, care of Warner Montreal. The images show DC villains Bane and Anarky raising hell on the streets of Gotham, as Batman connects his fists, knees and legs with the bodies of several men.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 11:43 BST
Knack PS4 gameplay shown & discussed in new footage
Knack is heading to PS4 in all of its dynamic particle glory, and PS Blog has published a trailer showing off some new gameplay, as well as insight from Sony’s Mark Cerny and producer Yusuke Watanabe.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, PS4
Tags: knack, mark cerny, Yusuke Watanabe
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 11:14 BST
Thief: E3 screens show stealth, arrows and melee brutality
Thief has received a new batch of E3 screens care of Eidos Montreal, and they show Garrett about to clobber some poor bobby round the napper with a weighted club. Duck mate!
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 09:44 BST
Metal Gear Solid 5 will include Metal Gear Online multiplayer
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain will include a new version of Metal Gear Online multiplayer, and it’s in development now across Kojima Productions and the studio’s new Los Angeles arm.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 07:11 BST
Monster Hunter 4 screens show enormous walking shark, nasty dragon
A bunch of new assets from the Frozen Sea map in Monster Hunter 4 introduce a couple of cool new monsters.
Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 19:32 BST
Killzone: Shadow Fall set to showcase PS4 tech
Killzone: Shadow Fall aims to be a poster-child for PS4′s new features and a new direction in its own right. Patrick Garratt speaks to Guerrilla in LA.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone: Shadow Fall
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 20:44 BST
Metal Gear Solid 5 will feature Troy Baker as Ocelot
It has been confirmed: Metal Gear Solid 5 will star Troy Baker as Ocelot, per Kojima’s tweet seen here. So, there ya go.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2013, Konami, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tags: Metal Gear Solid 5, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, MGS5, ocelot, Troy Baker
Mirror’s Edge reboot to right wrongs of first game, DICE explains reveal timing