Category Archives: Platform holders

Mon, May 20, 2013 | 08:36 BST

EA has no Wii U games in the works, including FIFA 14

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EA has confirmed that it’s not currently working on any Wii U titles, and this includes FIFA 14 and the previously announced skip of Madden 25.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 15:27 BST

Trion Worlds hit with lay-offs, original numbers “grossly exaggerated,” says rep

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Trion Worlds has laid off as many as 100 employees, according to various sources on the net. Some say the lay-off count is as high as 80% – a percentage Trion states is “grossly exaggerated.”

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 00:46 BST

Team Fortress 2′s first community created update is live

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Valve has announced on the Team Fortress 2 blog that the first community created update for the game, Robotic Boogaloo, is live.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 21:38 BST

Madden 25 Anniversary Edition comes with NFL Sunday Ticket

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EA has announced the Madden 25 Anniversary Edition will come with a DirecTV and NFL Sunday Ticket.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:34 BST

Mugen Souls hits PSN for PS3 next week

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NIS America has announced Mugen Souls from Compile Heart will release on PSN for PS3 next week in North America. Mugen Souls contains several elements from the Disgaea series, including Disgaea artist Takehito Harada’s character art, as well as a soundtrack by Disgaea composer Tenpei Sato. A price wasn’t listed, and for those unfamiliar with the gameplay, head over to the US PS Blog and read up on it – or for those who have, it will refresh your memory.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:21 BST

Green Man Gaming adds Telltale Games to its library, some are on sale

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Green Man Gaming has added Telltale Games titles to its library for PC and Mac. Most are on sale at present, so hit up the link to purchase games such as Back to the Future, Hector: Badge of Carnage, Jurassic Park: The Game, Poker Night 2, Puzzle Agent, Sam & Max, Tales of Monkey Island, and The Walking Dead.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:13 BST

Men’s Room Mayhem out next week on Vita, mobile devices

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Men’s Room Mayhem, announced earlier this month for Vita, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, will release next week on May 21 through the PS Store in the US and on May 22 in Europe. It will be made available worldwide on the App Store, Google Play Store and the Amazon Appstore May 23. On Vita, it will run you £1.99/€2.49/$1.99 and on mobile devices for £0.69/€0.89/$0.99. New screens are below.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:25 BST

The Last of Us soundtrack composed by Gustavo Santaolalla headed to Music Unlimited

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In more The Last of Us news, the game’s soundtrack is heading to Sony’s Music Unlimited. It will be made available in a “few weeks,” meaning you should probably expect it when the game releases. To get a taste of what to expect, Naughty Dog has released a video featuring Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla who created the soundtrack. It’s the first time the composer has worked on a video game, and you can get an idea of what his process was like below. The Last of Us is out worldwide on June 14.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 18:38 BST

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection dated for July in US

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Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection will arrive on PS3 in North America on July 9, Konami has announced.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 18:38 BST

The Last of Us gameplay welcomes you to Lincoln

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The Last of Us is only weeks away. Classically, the press have been lucky enough to play some segments before the big release. After the break, we have some new gameplay to go along with all the coverage.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 20:43 BST

New Xbox dashboard to hit public beta in June or July to prep for next console – report

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Microsoft will reveal its next Xbox console on Tuesday, May 21 – that’s next week – and still rumors and reports are coming out of the woodwork with no signs of stopping. Today’s rumor pertains to dashboard UI and tile changes and the size of the console.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 17:11 BST

Yakuza 1 & 2 HD will be released on Wii U in Japan

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Yakuza 1 & 2 HD will be released on Wii U in Japan with Wii U-specific features, including off-TV play, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct broadcast for the region. A western release was not announced, so it’s unknown whether it will head this way or not. Thanks, Siliconera.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:00 BST

Killzone: Mercenary gets a new release date, trailer and pre-order bonuses

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Killzone: Mercenary for PS Vita has been given a release date, and information pertaining to pre-order bonuses has been revealed. A new trailer accompanies the information below.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 16:27 BST

Black Ops 2 is hosting a double XP weapon progression weekend starting today

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Black Ops 2 players can earn double xp on weapon progression this weekend. The event starts today at 6pm GMT/10am PDT and runs through Monday until 6pm GMT/10am PDT on Monday. This corresponds with Uprising being available for PC and PS3. Go shoot something.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:21 BST

Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault releasing on Vita next week

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Insomniac Games has announced that Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault will arrive on PSN for Vita next week. It will come with Deadlocked HD as a bonus.

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Sat, May 18, 2013 | 18:41 BST

Nintendo Direct – Sonic: Lost World exclusive to Wii U, 3DS

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Nintendo Direct sessions for North America and Europe contained quite a bit of interesting information on the firm’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles for summer. During the event, the biggest take away was when Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that the next three Sonic titles to be released from SEGA will be exclusive to Nintendo systems.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 12:51 BST

Monster Hunter 4 gets a batch of chilly gameplay screens

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Monster Hunter 4 has received a new batch of screens from Capcom, showing off the 3DS game’s Frozen Sea, new weapons and of course, monsters.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 12:35 BST

Remember Me gets new story trailer, concept art

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Remember Me has received a snazzy new story trailer courtesy of developer Dontnod Entertainment, along with new pieces of concept.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 10:52 BST

Manhunt kills its way to PSN Europe today

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Manhunt has released on PSN Europe, courtesy of publisher Rockstar Games. The mega-controversial kill-em-up comes with all the PS2 content intact and unedited.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 18:10 BST

PS4 watch: job post suggests on-board speech recognition

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PlayStation 4 could have built-in voice recognition, similar to Microsoft’s Kinect speech functions, according to a job post unearthed recently.

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