Category Archives: Platform holders

Steam Trading Cards are in beta now, courtesy of Valve. By collecting said cards you can unlock a series of badges for your Steam profile, and intrepid gamers have posted a gallery of all current badges so far for your viewing pleasure.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts developer Infinity Ward has given its shooter the Vine treatment in a short clip showing off some early footage. The game will be shown at Microsoft’s Xbox 720 reveal tomorrow night.

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GRID 2 developer Codemasters has released a new gameplay video showing off an Eliminator event on the streets of Dubai, ahead of the game’s release next week.

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Microsoft will unveil Xbox 720 in Redmond tomorrow night, May 21 at 10am local time, or 6pm in the UK. You can watch the next-generation of Xbox unfold right here on VG247.

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OZombie has been revealed by Spicy Horse boss American McGee. It’s a twisted take on The Wizard of Oz, starring a giant mutated hound version of Toto, and a shit-scary Tin Man.

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UPDATED: The new Xbox will be revealed on May 21st. VG247′s Dave Cook recaps all the big rumours surrounding Microsoft’s next-gen rig in one handy feed.

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Nintendo has confirmed that it will hold a pre-E3 Nintendo Direct webstream, which will unveil the company’s next 3D Mario title, as well as the next instalments of Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that Game & Wario – due to hit Europe June 28 – was originally planned as a pre-loaded Wii U title called Pirates. It didn’t star Mario’s nemesis at all, in fact.

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Good news everyone! Whilst you may be reading this in the voice of Professor Farnsworth, word has filtered through that Kevin Conroy will be continue his role as voice actor for Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins.

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Seems that Amazon is having a One Day Sale that may interest more than a few of us. You can grab up to a 42% discount on Bioshock Infinite but you will have to hurry.

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And in news from Over The Pond, the Australian Bureau of Statistics have created an iOS game that brings together the city simulator genre with actual Census data. Who needs to control a mythical town, when you can control an actual town mythically?!

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Whilst not confirmed, the not-so-subtle hints coming from Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg do indicate a very interesting Christmas for us all. Will both Sony and Microsoft be trying to muscle in on your holiday list?

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In an interesting twist of marketing, not only will Deathstroke be a key villain in Batman: Arkham Origins .. you will have the opportunity to experience the game from behind his mask via pre-order DLC.

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New Super Luigi U screenshots have been posted over on Siliconera. The shots provide you with a look at some of the various worlds and stage included in the platformer. New Super Luigi U will release as a standalone title on August 25 in the US and on July 26 in Europe. It will land as DLC for New Super Marios Bros. U in both regions on June 20. As DLC it will run you $19.99 and $29.99 as a retail version.

AGB has posted what appears to be concept footage of Gran Turismo 6. You can have a look at it below. GT6 will be released this holiday season on PS3, and “may” hit PS4 in the future. A demo is slated for July.

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Microsoft is set to unveil its new Xbox console next week, but it is apparently saving some of its big software announcements for E3 as the console reveal is serving as foundation laying so to speak.

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Scurvy Scallywags, the match-three RPG mash-up coming to iOS from Rob Gilbert and DeathSpank co-creator Clayton Kauzlaric, has a trailer available below.

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City Interactive has announced it has changed the name of its sci-fi, arcade-FPS Alien Fear – announced in 2012 – to Alien Rage. The game, which includes all sorts of weapons, firing modes, 21 enemy types and eight different bosses will be shown at E3 this year alongside its RPG Lords of the Fallen. Alien Rage will be available via digital distribution later this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. A teaser video is below.

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In Ascend: Hand of Kul, formerly known as Ascend: New Gods, the deity you align yourself with will provide your character with specific abilities in which to dispatch of your enemies.The chaotic Goddess of Darkness, the “zealous” God of Light, or the “manipulative” Lord of the Void will each bestow upon the faithful various spells as well as abilities which can enhance your melee damage or reinforce your armor. All is explained in the video below. Developed by Signal Studios, the F2P game is still accepting beta applications.

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Dust: An Elysian Tail will be released on Steam next week, according to developers Dean Dodrill and Alex Kain. The game has been available for Xbox Live for quite some time now, but come May 24, PC users will finally be able to play it. Hit up Steam for more information.