Category Archives: Genres

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 16:47 BST

PayDay 2 teaser for live-action web-series released

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505 Games, Overkill, and the director of the PayDay movie, Demian Lichtenstein, have launched a teaser trailer for the live-action PayDay 2 web-series. The deries will help support the August launch of the game. Check it out below. Payday 2 will release for consoles and PC, via Steam, in August 2013.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 22:29 BST

Need for Speed: Rivals lands on PS4, Xbox One in November

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Need for Speed: Rivals has been announced by EA for next-gen systems and is in development at Ghost Games, a new studio within the firm.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 14:54 BST

Super Stardust spiritual successor in development for PS4

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Housemarque has announced a spiritual successor to Super Stardust is in development for PS4. The firm said the console enables it to “do things that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.” According to a post on the studio’s official website, the architecture of PS4 will allow the developers “to create incredible visuals with direct impact on the way the new game feels.” The firm is also working on another unannounced project for PS4. More information on both titles will be available in the coming months. Thanks, Eurogamer.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 14:42 BST

Infinite Crisis video shows Shazam wielding the powers of the six Elders

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Infinite Crisis has a new video showcasing its latest champion, Shazam. The fella doles out massive power damage using melee abilities. Hit up the break for a look at him in action. Infinite Crisis is out later this year on PC.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 14:45 BST

Dying Light from Techland announced, features full day-night cycle

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Dying Light has been announced by Warner Bros. and its first-person, action survival horror title from Techland.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 14:24 BST

FIFA 14 can take advantage of next-gen tech using player and real-world stats

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FIFA 14 will implement elements such as “true motion with pivoting, side stepping, step based locomotion,” and less techy stuff such as football injuries in real life affecting your game.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 13:42 BST

Civilization 5: Brave New World video discusses policies and ideologies

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Civilization 5: Brave New World has a new video below discussing policies and ideologies – things which will make your civilization run smoothly or cause a diplomatic ruckus. This is due to the new social policy trees where you can choose autocracy, order or freedom. Watch below. Brave New World is expected in North America on July 9 and elsewhere on July 12.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 18:21 BST

GTA 5: special & collector’s editions available for pre-order

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Grand Theft Auto 5 publisher Rockstar Games has unveiled special and collector’s editions of its crime-em-up. They’re both available for pre-order now.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:57 BST

Warhammer Quest: turn-based iOS romp launches May 30

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Warhammer Quest will hit iOS formats from May 30, developer Rodeo Games has confirmed.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:45 BST

Fire Emblem: Awakening was almost last game in the series, dev reveals

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Fire Emblem: Awakening co-producer Hitoshi Yamagami has explained that the 3DS smash hit was – at one point – billed to be the last in the series, until it came out and sold very well.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:16 BST

Crackdown 3: Xbox One presentation features potential tease

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Crackdown 3 could be on Microsoft’s Xbox One slate, after a familiar agility orb symbol was spotted on a slide during the company’s presentation on Tuesday.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 12:05 BST

Call of Duty Ghosts: not a new engine, but is upgraded says dev

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Call of Duty: Ghosts was shown at Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal on Tuesday, and with it, speculation of a new game engine followed. It’s not an entirely new engine, Infinity Ward’s animation lead Zach Volker has confirmed, but it has seen significant upgrades.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:47 BST

Pokémon X&Y shots show Fletchling, Pokéball-throwing & more

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Pokémon X & Y has received a quintet – that’s five – new screens, showing off bird-type Fletchling and more. You can now see your trainer’s hand when hurling a Pokéball, and there’s also a shot of the new Pokédex too.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:39 BST

Double Dragon 2 heading to Japanese 3DS eShop next week

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Double Dragon 2: The Revenge is heading to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. It’s a port of the NES classic, and it’s better than the recently released XBLA remake Double Dragon 2: Wander of the Dragons. That was shit, pure and simple.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:22 BST

Capcom cancels blood-filled swimming pool marketing stunt after Woolwich attack

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Capcom has cancelled a Resident Evil: Revelations marketing stunt, which would see an open air swimming pool filled with fake blood and fake human torsos, following an alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich yesterday.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:40 BST

GRID 2 IndyCar DLC gets a trailer, pack contents detailed

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GRID 2 developer Codemasters has revealed a new trailer for its IndyCar DLC pack, which is available with pre-orders of the game, and after release for a fee.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:32 BST

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma gameplay trailer brings the J-Rock

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BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma developer Arc System Works has released a new gameplay trailer for its incoming brawler. As usual the animation is rather lush, and is backed up by smatterings of J-Rock riffage. It hits PS3 in Japan from October 24.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 09:44 BST

Dragon’s Crown gets new character art, screens & tarot cards

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Dragon’s Crown developer Vanillaware has released a new batch of rather lovely character art for its brawler, which is heading to PS Vita and PS3 across North America from August 6. There’s also a handful of tarot card art and some gameplay screens as well.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 10:02 BST

SimCity 4.0 patch adds multiple fixes & new park: full patch notes inside

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SimCity developer Maxis has issued a new 4.0 update for its oft-debated world-builder. The patch adds a new park, improves emergency response time and much more. Get the patch notes here.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:45 BST

Deadpool preorder information

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Deadpool has today revealed the bonuses that will accompany his game when preordered, featuring Marvel vouchers, posters and wallpaper.
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