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 | 17:52 BST

StarCraft 2: MLG WCS America Season 1 Finals and Group Stage 2 broadcast schedule announced

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MLG’s StarCraft 2 WCS America Season 1 will culminate with the Regional Finals June 1 and June 2, and those at home will be able to watch the New York event live starting at 1pm Eastern online through Twitch.

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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 | 14:44 BST

Video Games: The Movie clip features industry types discussing next-gen

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A video clip from Video Games: The Movie, currently on Kickstarter is below, and features various industry folks such as Randy Pitchford, Chris Hardwick, Karl Stewart, and Cliff Bleszinski discussing next-gen. Give it a watch, and then head over to its funding page. So far, with 31 days left, the project has earned $25,762 in funding towards its $60,000 goal from 250 backers.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:35 BST

Infinite Crisis video stars Gaslight Joker, a cleaver wielding maniac with pet rats

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Infinite Crisis has revealed Gaslight Joker as its latest champion. The fella “butchers his opponents” with a bloody cleaver and swarms of rats who he hasn’t fed very well. This is what you will have to contend with when fighting the fella in the arena. Hit up the break for a look at his abilities in action. Infinite Crisis is out later this year on PC.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 14:29 BST

Rome 2 pre-orders “six-times” that of last Total War game, series had 2 million sales in 2012

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SEGA has announced that Total War: Rome 2 is the fastest pre-ordered Total War game to date, with over six times the number of pre-orders its first official week compared to Shogun 2. The Collector’s Edition has also pre-ordered well, with over half the available copies already sold out in the US. The firm also said Total War sales hit 2 million last year “without a major release,” to support the series. Those who pre-order the strategy title get the first DLC, The Greek States Culture Pack, free on the day of release. Rome 2 is out September 3.

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 | 13:48 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance coming to PC

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be released on PC, according to Hideo Kojima speaking during his HideRadio podcast. Platinum Games creative producer Jean Pierre Kellams also confirmed the news on Twitter. This is all that’s known at the moment, but as more details are announced, we’ll be sure to update you on the matter. Thanks, Joystiq.

Fri, May 17, 2013 | 13:30 BST

Wildstar second closed beta open to both European and US regions

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Wildstar’s second closed beta, The Dominion, has started. It focuses solely on the second faction it’s named after and features new zones, dungeons, battlegrounds and more.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 13:37 BST

The story of NeoGAF part three: money, money, money

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Alex Donaldson concludes his discussion with NeoGAF owner Tyler Malka, and discusses the issue of money and how you keep something so big and influential afloat for so long.

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Fri, May 17, 2013 | 12:57 BST

Final Fantasy 8: HD port announced for PC, first screens inside

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Final Fantasy 8 is getting the HD treatment on PC, developer Square-Enix has confirmed. THe studio has released two images showing its new lick of paint.

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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 | 10:44 BST

Firefall studio makes music video to PSY’s ‘Gentleman’ in Minecraft

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Firefall developer Red 5 Studios has created a parody of PSY’s ‘Gentleman’ music video called ‘Grieferman’. Get your fill of pixelated chicken abuse and dancing Creepers here

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