Category Archives: VG247
Fri, Mar 22, 2013 | 10:03 GMT
Complete your life: buy a VG247 t-shirt and mug
Most people want a cup with our logo on it. We don’t need to conduct surveys to know this.
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 13:18 GMT
Newscast – Why Tomb Raider’s worth the money
The Tomb Raider content embargo’s up, so we’re free to chat Lara. Listen to me talk through Crystal Dynamics’ reboot with Brenna and Dave below. You’ll also get to hear my kids slamming doors and shouting in the background as it’s half-term. Double-win.
Fri, Feb 08, 2013 | 03:12 GMT
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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 18:30 GMT
Terraria console gameplay: from tutorial to dungeon crawling
The PC indie hit Terraria is headed to consoles, and VG247 was given an exclusive look at what’s new and special about the console port. Gameplay footage is below.
Sat, Jan 05, 2013 | 08:48 GMT
2012 in news: December sees THQ sold, Phantom Pain
December wrapped up last year with THQ’s sale, the VGAs and a ton of Wii U dates. Head below for the twelfth and final part of our round-up of last year’s news.
Thu, Jan 03, 2013 | 10:59 GMT
2012 in news: November gets Wii U launch, big hitters
Wii U, Halo 4, Black Ops 2 and Far Cry 3 releases dominated November, after which the core industry started dropping news on GTA 5 and Mass Effect 4. Get the eleventh part of our 2012 news retrospective below.
Thu, Jan 03, 2013 | 08:16 GMT
2012 in news: October hosts Dishonored and Doritos
October marked the proper start of 2012′s release season, while Wii U and Halo 4 geared for launch. And there was something about Doritos. Get the tenth part of our retrospective of last year’s news below.
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 16:53 GMT
2012 in news: Wii U’s launch detailed in September
September saw Nintendo enter the final stages of Wii U’s launch, TGS appear and vanish with barely a whimper and doctors Ray and Greg quit BioWare. Head below for the ninth part of our 2012 news retrospective.
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 22:33 GMT
2012 in news: Sony’s gamescom lights up August
Gamescom led August’s headlines, but highs (Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes) and lows (the closure of Studio Liverpool) vied for attention. Head below for the eighth part of our 2012 news retrospective.
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 21:48 GMT
2012 in news: July and the great Gaikai sale
Sony bought Gaikai for $380 million in July, as everyone tried to ignore their E3 hangovers and look forward to gamescom. Head down for the seventh part of our 2012 news retrospective.
Tue, Jan 01, 2013 | 21:30 GMT
2012 in news: June gets E3 and the Lara rape debacle
E3 2012 would prove to be solid and depressing, with Crystal Dynamics dropping itself into the year’s greatest PR disaster with some grandiose misinformationing related to Tomb Raider.
Mon, Dec 31, 2012 | 11:58 GMT
2012 in news: May sees Diablo III release, E3 hype
May was all about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, E3, Diablo III, Max Payne 3, 38 Studios going bust and Danny Bilson leaving THQ. Get the fifth part of our 2012 news retrospective right here.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 | 09:30 GMT
2012 in news: April sees E3 mentions, Walking Dead
April 2012 was a slow month marked by the first mentions of E3 press conferences, Sony’s continuing struggle, the ramping up of Diablo III and the virtually unnoticed release of the first episode of Telltales’ The Walking Dead.
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:00 GMT
2012 in news: March and the great GAME disaster
March saw GAME reach the end of everyone’s tether, Mass Effect 3 launch and Geohot get busted for pot. Get the third part of our month-by-month 2012 games news retrospective below.
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:01 GMT
2012 in news: February sees Vita launch, GAME collapse
February 2012 saw the launch of Vita in the US and Europe, the true extent of GAME’s disastrous situation in the UK and Double Fine’s game-changing Kickstarter. Head below for the second part of our look at 2012′s news.
Sat, Dec 29, 2012 | 09:02 GMT
2012 in news: January ruled by SWTOR, next-gen
This year started off with Star Wars: The Old Republic’s lurching to life, some feverish next-gen rumouring and Sony prepping Vita’s western launch. Get the first of our monthly retrospectives for 2012 below.
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 | 16:17 GMT
The news stops when we say it stops: right now
And that was 2012. We’re stopping rolling news updates from now until January 2, 2013.
Fri, Nov 02, 2012 | 11:50 GMT
Newscast #3 – when games journalism looked in the mirror
VG247′s Patrick Garratt and Dave Cook are joined by freelancer Rob Fahey to discuss a week in which the games media was forced to take a deep look at itself and the way it interacts with the publishing industry. Head below for VG247′s third newscast.
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 20:58 GMT
Halloween staff meeting: minutes with annotations
As is traditional on themed holiday occasions, the VG247 crew got together to discuss some of the most important issues in gaming today.
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 19:33 GMT
Doritosgate – after the storm, lets clean ourselves up
Scottish writer Robert Florence sparked a series of events that brought “games journalism” to its knees last week. Patrick Garratt says the time has come for an indelible line to be drawn between the industry and the media.


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