Category Archives: VG247

Tue, Oct 16, 2012 | 06:45 BST

Newscast #2 – BLOPS2 season pass, DMC demo, Xbox Music’s amazing sub fee

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Pat and Dave catch up on the weekend’s news, talking through Black Ops 2′s season pass, 360 price-cutting in the US, the UK charts and plenty more.

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Fri, Oct 12, 2012 | 12:39 BST

Newscast #1 – VG247 staff on Dishonored, GTA V, the new PS Store

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Let’s try chatting on the internet again! Check out me, Brenna and Dave talking through this week’s news in the first of an informal series. Unsurprisingly, our current thoughts our primarily focused on Dishonored.

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Mon, Oct 01, 2012 | 12:41 BST

OTT: VG247 breaks 1.1 million monthly unique users

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We did it. And so did you. VG247 has moved past the million monthly user mark, recording more than 1.1 million unique visitors and 3 million page views in September.

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Fri, Aug 31, 2012 | 14:35 BST

Muiltiplay provides VG247 community with DayZ infested server

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Today, the chaps at Multiplay, the people behind those ‘incredible’ servers for all the popular video games, have unleashed their most awesome server yet. The first ever DayZ community server for VG247.com – It comes with free zombies!

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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 19:27 BST

Battlefield 3 is not being abandoned with Battlefield 4 in development, says Bach

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Battlefield 3 is not being abandoned now that Battlefield 4 is in development. DICE and EA have said this, repeatedly, ever since the beta for the game was announced as a pre-order incentive for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. In case you still need convincing, Battlefield’s executive producer Patrick Bach went on video record with VG247 at gamescom to try to alleviate any lingering fears you may still be harboring.

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Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 16:29 BST

Battlefield 3: Armored Kill – Patrick Bach talks Death Valley

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Battlefield 3: Armored Kill is gearing up for release next month, and what better way to prep you than a video of executive producer Patrick Bach discussing all it’s entails? We can’t think of one.

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Thu, Aug 16, 2012 | 06:23 BST

gamescom 2012 – Day One VG247 Wrap up

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Want to know what sort of trouble Pat, Dave, and Sam got into while at gamescom? Then look no further than our video wrap up posted below. Pity Sam is the only one without a beard.

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Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 08:47 BST

Catch up now: Battle.net hacked, BioShock wobbles, the rest of the overnight headlines

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You were asleep. Now you’re awake. Tons of stuff happened since you signed off yesterday, including a serious Battle.net hack. Get caught up with Brenna and myself in about three minutes by listening to the audio below.

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Wed, Aug 08, 2012 | 08:25 BST

Xbox 720 denied, Final Fantasy 7 for free (ish) – what you missed overnight

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Pat and Brenna have a quick chat about the overnight headlines. There’s no “new Xbox,” you know. Listen to the audio below.

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Tue, Aug 07, 2012 | 08:38 BST

Catch up now – Brenna and Pat quick-chat this morning’s headlines

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Let’s try this again. You’re turning on the internet and you just want to know what you missed overnight very quickly. This, hopefully, is the solution. Listen to Brenna and Pat talk for a few minutes about what happened while you were asleep.

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Fri, Jul 27, 2012 | 17:00 BST

World records broken in this London 2012 Olympics video

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To get you excited for the 2012 Olympics in London, which starts today and ends on August 12, below the break you will find footage from SEGA’s London 2012 game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The video shows VG247′s Sam Clay breaking world records in the Javelin and Discuss Throw. Game’s out now.

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Mon, Jul 23, 2012 | 16:14 BST

Dave Cook joins VG247 as UK News Editor

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Us news: award-winning journalist Dave Cook has joined VG247 as UK News Editor.

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Wed, Jul 18, 2012 | 10:34 BST

Talking bollocks: Wednesday, July 18 – the finally sunny edition

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Chat away about whatever you like. The sun’s come out, so we’re all jolly hockey sticks round here.

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Tue, Jul 17, 2012 | 11:28 BST

Talking bollocks: Tuesday, July 17 – blather on about whatever you like

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Sometimes it’s nice to spew into the void with no topic attached. Please do so below.

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Fri, Jul 13, 2012 | 19:24 BST

Quick quotes – Wii U is “definitely more powerful than 360 and PS3,” says 5th Cell

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“[Wii U is] definitely more powerful than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It’s kind of frustrating to see the rumours and speculation of people going back and forth saying it’s weaker or more powerful. It’s definitely more powerful. I think we were one of the first developers to see the Wii U.” – 5th Cell CEO Jeremiah Slaczka in the latest issue of Game Informer, via D’toid.

Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 17:15 BST

Quick quotes – Molyneux says Fable is in “incredibly capable hands”

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“Lionhead and the Fable franchise has been left in incredibly capable hands. Fable: The Journey is coming out this year, and when I saw it last it was looking pretty cool and I am sure Lionhead will take Fable to a very bright and interesting future. You can’t help but have thoughts and ideas of what you would do with something [like the Fable franchise], but I am so focused on what I am doing at the moment I don’t often have those feelings.” – Peter Molyneux to VG247 at Rezzed on whether he has any regrets leaving the Fable franchise behind.

Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 20:28 BST

Rezzed: Molyneux explains his “Curiosity” Cube Experiment

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During Rezzed, Peter Molyneux announced his first title from 22 Cans, Curiosity, would center around players chipping away at a cube formed by 60 million cubes. How did he come up with this concept? Molyneux explains it to VG247.
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Tue, Jul 10, 2012 | 14:19 BST

Quick quotes – games can be as rewarding as doing Shakespeare, says Willow actor

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“As an artist and producer you want to find other ways to spread your creativity. A game seemed a good way to do that. It’s no less rewarding than getting up on stage and doing a Shakespeare play.” – Actor Warwick Davis at Develop on working with studio Matmi on Pocket Warwick, currently in development.

Wed, Jun 27, 2012 | 19:57 BST

Watch the first 10 minutes of The Walking Dead: Episode 2

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The Walking Dead Episode 2 released on Xbox Live today, and Sam Clay decided to give it a go and show you the results. How well did he do in the first 10 minutes? Find out below the break. Episode 2 will release on PC and through the US PS Store on Friday. The game will release on PSN in Europe “ASAP,” once whatever is holding it up is killed with fire.

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Wed, Jun 27, 2012 | 18:17 BST

Sorting our shiznit: how we’re reshuffling our Twitter output

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We’re shifting around our Twitter feeds a little to offer two levels of content.

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