Category Archives: Action
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 09:09 BST
Bilson has “several transmedia ideas” spanning various genres
Former THQ EVP of core games Danny Bilson has said he has several transmedia game ideas in the works spanning the sci-fi, horror and fantasy genres.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Mobile, Movies
Tags: danny bilson, Transmedia
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 17:14 BST
PS4 allowed Assassin’s Creed 4 team to “deliver more graphical detail, harness advancements”
Ubisoft has posted a video for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on the PS Blog, in which creative director Jean Guesdon and associate producer Sylvain Trottier discuss some of the advancements the team’s been able to “harness” on PS4.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: AC4, AC4:BF, Assassin’s Creed 4, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Black Flag
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 16:56 BST
Sony reveal Tearaway’s pre-order bonuses
Sony has confirmed that a bunch of Tearaway DLC will be made available as a free bonus to those who pre-order the title.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PSN, Platformer, PlayStation Store, Puzzler, Vita
Tags: media molecule, pre-order bonus, pre-orders, Tearaway
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 15:14 BST
Saints Row 4 has a new walkthrough video available
Saints Row 4 has a new pre-alpha walkthrough video from PAX East below, featuring senior producer Jim Boone going over the finer points.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, Koch, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Jim Boone, saints row, saints row 4, Volition Inc
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 10:55 BST
Metal Gear Rising Blade Wolf DLC trailer released
Konami’s Japanese arm has released a trailer for the ‘Blade Wolf’ downloadable content for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Blade Wolf, dlc, Metal Gear Rising, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, platinum games
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 03:52 BST
SCE Santa Monica job ad drops hints for unannounced project
SCE Santa Monica is recruiting for a project we know nothing about but already want to play.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 22:16 BST
InFamous: Second Son protagonist can control smoke, absorb powers
Delsin Rowe is the new hero of InFamous: Second Son, and his powers are quite different from the electricity-fuelled abilities of Cole McGrath.
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Posted in: Action, PS4, Sandbox, Sony
Tags: inFamous: Second Son, sucker punch
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 22:32 BST
Son of Nor trailer gives a better look at Force powers
Let’s make this clear; Son of Nor‘s protagonist is not a Jedi and does not use the power of the Force. That would be a copyright infringement. That said, see him throw shit around with telekinesis in the trailer through the break.
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Posted in: Action, Linux, Mac, PC, indie
Tags: Kickstarter, Son of Nor, StillAlive Studios
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 09:57 BST
American McGee planning Alice revival and Oz Kickstarters
American McGee, the developer behind Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, has been revealed to be working with his studio Spicy Horse on Kickstarters for a new Alice title and a title based on The Wizard of Oz.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure
Tags: alice, Alice: Outlands, american mcgee, Kickstarter, spicy horse, The Wizard of Oz
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 08:14 BST
Remember Me pre-order bonuses include art books, flash kicks
Capcom has confirmed a selection of pre-order bonuses for folks who pre-order their upcoming action-brawler Remember Me – including a selection of cool cross-over nods to the world of Street Fighter.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:55 BST
The Double Fine Humble Bundle has gone live
The Double Fine Humble Bundle has launched. The lovely pay-what-you-want pack comes with cross-platform and DRM-free versions of Costume Quest, Psychonauts and Stacking. If ou pay over the $8.28 minimum you will also get Brütal Legend, If you pay $35 or more, you will also be pre-ordering Broken Age, the firm’s Kickstarter project. If you are feeling even more generous, if you pay $70 you will also get a t-shirt. All games are compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and just giving $1 opens the three main titles up on Steam. You have 13 days left on the clock. A video is below.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Charity, Development, Linux, Mac, PC, Steam, Videos
Tags: Broken Age, brutal legend, Costume Quest, humble bundle, psychonauts, stacking, The Double Fine Humble Bundle
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:26 BST
Krillbite Studio adds Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep
With 10 days left on its Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio has added Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mac, PC, Videos, indie
Tags: among the sleep, Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio, oculus rift
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 19:07 BST
Remember Me gameplay video explains the basics of combat
Remember Me is out next month, and if Sam Clay playing the opening sequence of the game for you wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, maybe a video showing combat will do the trick.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 17:21 BST
Resident Evil: Revelations video shows off Wii U features
Resident Evil: Revelations has a new video available showing off the features of the Wii U version. It’s below. Revelations will release on PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 in North America on May 21 and across Europe on May 24.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PC, PS3, Videos, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: RER, resident evil, Resident Evil: Revelations, revelations
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 16:32 BST
Gun Monkeys out this summer, new trailer and screens inside
Gun Monkeys, the “procedurally-generated, physics-based, online deathmatch,” platformer from Size Five Games will release this summer.
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Posted in: Action, Mac, PC, Platformer, Screens, Shooter, Videos
Tags: Gun Monkeys, Size Five Games
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 21:36 BST
Remember Me – gameplay video shows opening sequence
A video featuring VG247′s Sam Clay playing the opening sequence to Remember Me is below.
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 14:33 BST
Saints Row 4 video features an ass-kicking president
Saints Row 4 has a new video available, which was released today by Deep Silver and Volition. It shows all-new in-game footage in which you, the new president of the United States, must deliver and add-kicking to an invading alien empire. Saints Row 4 releases on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 August 20 in the US and August 23 in the UK.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: saints row 4, Volition Inc
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 11:25 BST
UK charts: Dead Island Riptide stays afloat at number one
Dead Island: Riptide has held firm at the top of the UK game top 40 for a second week running. Techland’s zombie-basher might feel like an expansion to the original, but that’s not stopping the nation from getting stuck in.
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Posted in: Action, Charts, Fighter, PC, PS3, RPG, Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead Island: Riptide, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Soul Sacrifice
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 06:39 BST
Hotline Miami dev posts mysterious code
Hotline Miami developer Dennaton Games has posted a strange message to its social media pages, apparently some sort of code.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Vita, indie
Tags: Dennaton Games, Hotline Miami, Hotline Miami 2
Mon, May 06, 2013 | 03:44 BST
Tomb Raider dev team picks its top ten moments
All of the highlights Crystal Dynamics nominated as its favourites from Tomb Raider have one thing in common: Lara Croft is suffering. In the studio’s defence, that’s pretty much the whole game right there.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, tomb raider
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