Category Archives: Action
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 19:07 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer is full of pirate shenanigans
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, showing off some high seas battle, pirate mayhem, and leaping assassins. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is out on October on PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 and next-gen systems.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 12:00 BST
PS Plus EU: June update adds free Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow HD collection
PlayStation Plus members have a lot of free games to look forward to in June, starting with Demon’s Souls, ICO & Shadow of the Colossu HD Collection and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 10:05 BST
Metal Gear Rising: Blade Wolf DLC gets Western launch trailer
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance publisher Konami has released a new trailer for the launch of Platinum’s DLC across Europe. It shows Blade Wolf hacking up enemies with his chainsaw tail, all to a kick-ass J-Rock soundtrack. Get on it.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:50 BST
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures headed to consoles this winter
Namco has announced Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures for PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:04 BST
Konami’s pre-E3 presentation to contain news on Metal Gear Solid 5, Lords of Shadow 2
Konami has announced it will stream its pre-E3 presenataion, in which Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Metal Gear Solid 5, Pro Evolution Soccer, and a number of “additional key announcements” will be highlighted.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:03 BST
Remember Me interactive journal provides insight into the man behind the Sensen device
Capcom has launched an interactive journal for Remember Me. The interactive journal was penned by the creator of the Sensen device, Antoine Cartier-Wells, which is owned by the Memorize corporation. The device is implanted into nearly all of the world’s population, and the journal charts the creator’s motivation to create this “next generation of social networking”. Remember Me is scheduled for release on June 4 in the US and June 7 in Europe on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:56 BST
Disney Infinity shots show off the Pirates of the Caribbean playset
Disney Infinity shots have been released showing off the Pirates of the Caribbean playset. A look at the the figurines is also below, each showing off a cartoonish version of Jack Sparrow. The Gobo developed playset comes with ready-made adventures and the assets can be used to create your own adventures in Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity is due in August on 3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U and Xbox 360. A trailer for it can be watched here.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:45 BST
LEGO Friends out this fall on 3DS, DS
LEGO Friends has been announced for 3DS and DS by Warner Bros. and is in development at TT Games, in partnership with Hellbent Games.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 14:32 BST
New Adventure Time and Regular Show titles in the works at WayForward
A new Adventure Time game is heading to 3DS, PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbxo 360 courtesy of D3 Publisher and WayForward. The developers is also working on a Regular Show game for 3DS.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 11:30 BST
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 producer says risk-taking stopped franchise becoming another Mega Man
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 producer Dave Cox has explained why taking risks with Mercury Steam’s 2010 reboot and reinventing the franchise has saved it from becoming another Mega Man, presumably due to Capcom’s struggles to bring the series into the modern age.
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 01:49 BST
Son of Nor supports mind-controlled power use
That game where you can rearrange the environment using Jedi-like powers? You’ll be able to play it with your mind. Prepare to have your mind blown when you see it in action through the break.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 19:02 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag gets new historical dev diary, Blackbeard figure revealed
Assassin’s Creed 5: Black Flag publisher Ubisoft has released a new developer Q&A video looking at the game’s historical influences, and discussing the pirate setting at large. Ubisoft has also released details of a new Blackbeard collectible figurine that will come with certain – to be determined – pre-order bundles via Uplay and other stockists.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 16:30 BST
Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep screens released
Gearbox has released some screenshots for its upcoming DLC for Borderlands 2, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 11:39 BST
Remember Me gameplay video: watch Nilin kick ass here
Remember Me, the upcoming mind and memory bender from Dontnod Entertainment,has you kicking and punching your way through several enemies across its lengthy campaign. VG247.com got exclusive access to an early preview build, so we’ve captured some ass-kicking gameplay to keep you excited until it launches in June.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 09:57 BST
Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2: new gameplay details surface
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 has received its first hands-on preview. The article has only appeared in print so far, but details have started pouring out online. The piece covers Gabriel’s new ‘Blood Whip’ weapon, bosses, camera control and much more.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 08:00 BST
Watch Dogs footage shows hacking, combat, car chase
Six minutes of edited Watch Dogs footage gives us our first proper look at the game in action since trade event demonstrations.
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:56 BST
Killer is Dead can appeal to “a wide group of people”, Mondo Girl Betty a first print bonus
Grasshopper Manufacture’s new action-RPG, Killer is Dead, can appeal to a wider group of consumers XSEED feels. It just needs to get the game noticed by those who shop big box retailers.
Sun, May 12, 2013 | 23:29 BST
Ted Price IAmA covers: PC, Fuse, Resistance return, Wii U
Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said on Reddit the firm may develop titles for PC in the future, explains why the team decided to skip the system with Fuse, and states that the team is not working on any Wii U games.
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 14:15 BST
The Last of Us gets second US TV spot
A new TV spot for The Last of Us has appeared online. The 31 second spot debuted on US TV stations last night. Watch it below. The Last of Us releases June 14 worldwide on PS3. Thanks, Evil Avatar.



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