Category Archives: Genres

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 15:57 BST

Joe Danger and Joe Danger 2: The Movie release date announced for Steam

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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.

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 15:25 BST

Civilization 5: Brave New World E3 trailer released

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Civilization 5: Brave New World has a new video available from E3, which focuses diplomacy which is apparently a big deal in the game as in life. I’d fail miserably and just launch an all out war with my neighbors. This is why I don’t play strategy games: I am horrible at them. Anyway, watch the trailer below. Brave New World is expected in North America on July 9 and elsewhere on July 12.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 15:19 BST

Company of Heroes 2 E3 demo available through Steam

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SEGA has released the Company of Heroes 2 demo on show at E3 through Steam.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 14:57 BST

Pokémon X & Y screens and trailer show off Kalos Region, and first Gym Leader

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New Pokémon X and Pokémon Y screens, information, and trailer has been released by Nintendo, showing off the Kalos region; its many towns to explore; people to meet; and never-before-seen Pokémon to encounter. Players will also meet new Gym Leaders to challenge and collect Gym Badges from as they travel throughout Kalos.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 14:26 BST

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate to contain DoA3′s Leon and Ninja Gaiden’s Rachel

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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate characters Leon and Rachael have been announced. Leon was in DoA3 and Rachel is from Ninja Gaiden series. You can see the two to in action below in a trailer also featuring Kasumi, Ryu Hayabusa, Hayate, Hitomi, Jann Lee, Lei Fang, Helena, Lisa, Christie, Sarah Bryant, Jacky Bryant, Pai Chan, Tina, Bass, Brad Wong, Gen Fu, Akira, Kokoro, Eliot, Mila, Momiji, Ayane, Zack, Alpha 152, Ein, Rig and Bayman.

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will in the west from September 3 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and in Japan on September 5.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 12:56 BST

Batman: Arkham Origins E3 shots show Bane & Anarky in action

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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.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 12:27 BST

Star Wars Old Republic’s Nightmare Mode trailer is quite epic

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Star Wars: The Old Republic has received a new trailer, this time for the MMO’s Operation Nightmare update. It all looks a bit mad and well, nightmarish.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 11:43 BST

Knack PS4 gameplay shown & discussed in new footage

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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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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 11:14 BST

Thief: E3 screens show stealth, arrows and melee brutality

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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!

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 10:47 BST

Need for Speed Rivals PS4: Ferrari gameplay shown, features dicussed

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Need for Speed: Rivals is racing its way to PS4 and Xbox One. PS Blog has showcased the game running on Sony’s console, along with gameplay insight from executive producer Marcus Nilsson.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 09:57 BST

Battlefield 4 multiplayer: squad unlocks, melee counters & more revealed

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Battlefield 4 multiplayer offers a selection of new features such as squad boosters, a revamped suppression system and take-down reversals. Get the details here.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 09:44 BST

Metal Gear Solid 5 will include Metal Gear Online multiplayer

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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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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 13:46 BST

Duke Nukem Forever: Apogee suing Gearbox over withheld profits

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Duke Nukem creator Apogee is suing current Gearbox Software over withheld profits from sales of panned shooter Duke Nukem Forever. The studio claims Gearbox has blocked attempts to carry out an audit on the game’s lifetime sales figures.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 08:55 BST

Lightning Returns: FF14 costume screen hints at possible DLC

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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13′s pink-haired hero has been spotted wearing a Miqo’te costume straight out of Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn. An image of the garb has surfaced, suggesting the outfit will come as DLC after the game launches.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 08:40 BST

Battlefield: “The Bad Company series is by no means killed”, says DICE

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Battlefield 4 is taking precedent at DICE right now, but that doesn’t mean that Bad Company 3 has been ruled out entirely, according to executive producer Patrick Bach. They’re just quite busy right now.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 07:11 BST

Monster Hunter 4 screens show enormous walking shark, nasty dragon

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A bunch of new assets from the Frozen Sea map in Monster Hunter 4 introduce a couple of cool new monsters.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 03:07 BST

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt screens are pretty, terrifying

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Some gorgeous screenshots have turned up for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt showing that games aimed at adults shouldn’t be afraid to use colour. Plus, bonus terrifying monsters.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 02:12 BST

Super Smash Bros. unlikely to have more third-party characters

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Super Smash Bros. 3DS and Wii U probably won’t have many third-party characters, director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed, despite development assistance from Namco Bandai.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:46 BST

DayZ more likely on PS4 than Xbox One

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Both Microsoft and Sony have approached Bohemia Interactive about porting DayZ to new hardware, but creator Dean “Rocket” Hall is more in favour of the PlayStation 4 than Xbox One.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 01:23 BST

Killer Instinct reboot was Microsoft’s idea, says dev

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Killer Instinct developer Double Helix said it jumped at the chance to work on the franchise, but it was Microsoft who initiated the reboot.

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