Category Archives: RPG

Tue, May 14, 2013 | 21:04 BST

Konami’s pre-E3 presentation to contain news on Metal Gear Solid 5, Lords of Shadow 2

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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.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 11:40 BST

Pokémon X & Y’s Pokédex is split into three segments

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Pokémon X & Y sounds like it’s going to be quite massive, what with a whole new world and additional creatures on top of the existing critters. The game’s Pokédex has been confirmed as coming in three separate chunks to spread out the roster.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 11:03 BST

Mind≒0 dev Acquire releases new trailer: shows dungeons, battles & more

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Mind Zero developer Acquire has published a new trailer for its PS Vita dungeon crawler, this time showing off new locations, battles and much more.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 09:01 BST

Final Fantasy 14 gets a torrent of enemy, Primals and location details & images

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Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn developer Square-Enix has gone detail-crazy, and has unleashed a long list of background on many of the MMO’s enemies, locations and Primals. Seriously, set aside a minute or two for this one.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 03:34 BST

Borderlands 2 Psycho too “out there” for inclusion in core game

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Gearbox Software always really liked Krieg the Psycho, its latest downloadable character for Borderlands 2, but wasn’t confident fans could accept advanced skill relations.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 00:42 BST

Witcher 2 mod tools now available to all

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After quietly and temporarily escaping custody last week, CD Projekt’s REDkit, a modding suite for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, has finally made its official debut.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 16:57 BST

Final Fantasy 13-2 ‘Digital Contents Edition’ and ‘Ultimate Hits’ announced for Japan

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Final Fantasy 13-2 developer Square-Enix will launch two DLC-heavy versions of its RPG across Japan on July 18.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 22:11 BST

Final Fantasy X-2 HD could include ‘Last Mission’ epilogue, Square currently undecided

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Final Fantasy X-2 HD developer Square-Enix is toying with the idea of including ‘Last Mission’ an epilogue chapter set after the game’s ending. It was never released outside of Japan, but it may finally hit Western shores as part of the re-pack.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 11:56 BST

Mass Effect: BioWare keen on spin-off games, Garrus, Javik and others in the frame

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Mass Effect developer Casey Hudson has shed light on the potential for spin-offs independent off Shepard’s adventures. As big fans of Garrus, the team has suggested in a new interview that they’d be in favour of giving the sniper his own game, as well as Javik and other supporting cast members.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 11:39 BST

UK charts: Dead Island Riptide holds firm at number one

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Dead Island: Riptide has claimed the top pot of the UK charts for a third week running, although its sales figures have tumbled some 55% since it launched.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 02:41 BST

Borderlands 2 Pyscho launch trailer introduces Krieg’s abdominals

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Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more videos of Borderlands 2′s latest DLC character, here’s the launch trailer, which runs through the melee-expert’s three skill trees.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 02:28 BST

NCSoft Q1: Guild Wars 2 sales flatten but profits up

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As new purchases of Guild Wars 2 tail off, publisher NCSoft has noted a dramatic drop in sales revenue – but is still very much back in the black after a few chancy years.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 00:13 BST

Diablo 3 exploit proceeds to go to charity

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Blizzard has identified 415 Diablo 3 players who took advantage of last week’s gold multiplying exploit, and will be diverting their profits directly to a good cause.

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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

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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.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:36 BST

Soul Sacrifice’s “excruciating decisions” are there to evoke an emotional response, says Inafune

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Keiji Inafune said one of the reasons he incorporated such tough decisions into Soul Sacrifice was to evoke an emotional response from the player.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 19:23 BST

Pokémon X & Y information escapes CoroCoro, four new Pokés detailed

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As promised, the new CoroCoro has is chock full of new Pokémon X and Y information, and the information has leaked onto the net.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 17:30 BST

Diablo 3 Auction Houses back online after gold exploit fix

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Diablo 3 Auction Houses are back online, after the services were taken offline due to a gold exploit in patch 1.0.8 was discovered earlier this week,Blizzard has announced. Maintenance has concluded, and both the gold and real-money Auction Houses are now live and gold trades have been reactivated. Go nuts.

Sat, May 11, 2013 | 16:20 BST

Shadow of the Eternals video shows nine minutes of gameplay

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Shadow of the Eternals has a new video available showing over nine minutes of gameplay and cinematic footage. The episodic game in the works at Precursor Games, is the “spritual successor” to Silicon Knights’ Eternal Darkness and is currently seeking crowd-funding. So far, the firm has garnered $137,848 towards its $1,500,000 goal, thanks to 2334 backers. It has 26 days left on the clock. Thanks, EdNorton.

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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 21:34 BST

System Shock 2 now available through Steam

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System Shock 2 has been added to Steam, and from today through May 17 you can pick it up for $6.99. After that, it will run you $9.99. If you don’t already own it, that’s a rather good deal. Thanks, D’toid.

Fri, May 10, 2013 | 20:31 BST

Minecraft snapshot 13w19a is jackass-centric

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Minecraft snapshot 13w19a is up, and in it all sorts of neat things are happening: access donkey and mule inventories by sneaking and interacting; stained hardened clay; textures for Charcoal, Coal Block, and Lapis Lazuli; mobs are spawing in groups once more; and other nifty things. PCgamesN has the goods. Go give them a visit.