Category Archives: Shooter

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 | 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 | 08:40 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 | 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 | 00:14 BST

Battlefield 4 will not have mod support

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DICE has confirmed what many of you no doubt predicted; the PC version of Battlefield 4 will not offer mod support.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 00:07 BST

Earth Defense Force 2025 E3 trailer counts down to carnage

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Earth Defense Force, assemble! Somehow or other we are under attack by giant insect aliens again, and as usual everyone else is uselessly dying. Cue the arrival of Air Raider, who appears with a Metal Gear Solid homage to save the day. The recently delayed Earth Defense Force 2025 is headed to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early 2014.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:51 BST

Star Wars: Battlefront is not Battlefront 3

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The DICE-developed Star Wars game isn’t a sequel to previous games in the series – it’s something new.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 22:25 BST

Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD headed to Vita soon

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I just woke up and there’s a report on a Vita game called Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims in HD in my in tray. Grab a timezone-appropriate beverage and let’s figure this out together.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 21:43 BST

Killzone: Shadow Fall to incorporate PS4 features such as PlayGo, Remote Play on Vita

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Killzone: Shadow Fall will make use of various new features within PS4, such as PlayGo and Remote Play, according to Guerrilla Games.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 19:32 BST

Killzone: Shadow Fall set to showcase PS4 tech

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Killzone: Shadow Fall aims to be a poster-child for PS4′s new features and a new direction in its own right. Patrick Garratt speaks to Guerrilla in LA.

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Fri, Jun 14, 2013 | 22:14 BST

Titanfall: three years of secrecy finally laid bare

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Titanfall has finally been revealed to the world, after three years of utter secrecy surrounding the Respawn title. During E3 2013, Phil Owen spoke with a studio relieved to finally bring its creation out of the shadows and into the glaring spotlight.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 17:02 BST

Killzone: Shadow Fall PS4 box art & screens escape E3

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Killzone: Shadow Fall has received its official PS4 North American pack art and some new screens out of E3 showing forests, guns and Helghan baddies. The game was confirmed as a launch title for Sony’s console earlier this week.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 17:13 BST

Warframe has been an “idea” of Digital Extremes’ since launch of current-gen

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Warframe is coming to PlayStation 4 as a launch title, and below you will find a video featuring Digital Extremes’ creative director Steve Sinclair discussing the game with the PS Blog. Have a watch. Apparently the team behind the game wasn’t too pleased with the final name of the game – but they are okay with it now.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 15:16 BST

Gears of War Redux: ‘leaked’ PS4 logo is fake, says Epic

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Gears of War: Redux was rumoured for release on PS4 last night, but it’s all total bollocks, Epic Games has confirmed.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 11:27 BST

Star Wars: Battlefront won’t just be re-skinned Battlefield, says DICE

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Star Wars: Battlefront is in the works at DICE for unconfirmed formats, but the studio has stressed that it won’t just be Battlefield in Stromtrooper’s clothing.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 08:36 BST

Battlefield 4: military shooters aren’t over-saturated, plenty left to do in that space, say DICE

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Battlefield 4 is being showcased at E3 right now and DICE’s Patrick Bach has said he’s surprised by how much attention it’s getting. That’s because while he feels military shooters are no longer over-saturated, he reckons Sci-Fi is now the new big thing.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 05:58 BST

DayZ dev hopes survival emphasis will decrease bandits

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DayZ creator Dean “Rocket” Hall has said the increased emphasis on survival in the standalone release will bring down the number of bandits in-game.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 05:24 BST

Rainbow Six: next game to be next-gen, Patriots title AWOL

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Rainbow Six: Patriots may not ever make it to launch, with Ubisoft confirming the next game in the franchise will release on next-generation hardware.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 02:16 BST

The Division not “ruled out” for platforms other than PS4 and Xbox One

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The Division was announced for PS4 and Xbox One during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference on Monday, which left many a PC player feeling a bit down in the dumps: well, this PC player at any rate. However, Massive Entertainment hasn’t ruled out the possibility of other platforms. “We are optimizing the experience for next gen consoles,” said the firm on Twitter. “However, we are not ruling out any platforms for the future.” Tom Clancy’s The Division is out in 2014.

Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 11:05 BST

Crimson Dragon boss battle footage, direct from E3

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Sam’s having a heck of a time at E3 2013, checking out all the games we plebs at home won’t see for ages yet. His latest scoop is a look at Crimson Dragon, the much-anticipated Panzer Dragoon spiritual successor heading to Xbox One. Check out this boss battle complete with commentary from Microsoft producer Chris Rubyor.

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