Tag Archives: united front games

Sat, Aug 11, 2012 | 20:52 BST

Kong King TF2 map inspired by Sleeping Dogs

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Team Fortress 2 map, Kong King, has been detailed by Valve. It’s the King of the Hill map which will be released for everyone who plays the game, regardless of whether they pre-ordered Sleeping Dogs through Steam or not. It’s the first time a city-themed map has been added to the game, and it was created in collaboration with Sleeping Dogs and community member Valentin Levillain. Sleeping Dogs is out August 14 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

Wed, Aug 08, 2012 | 22:18 BST

Sleeping Dogs PC features unveiled in new video

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Square Enix has released a new video which details a few of the special features exclusive to the PC version of Sleeping Dogs.

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Fri, Aug 03, 2012 | 17:13 BST

LBP Karting videos show the best user-created levels from the beta

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Sony has released a set of videos, showing off some of the best user-created levels in the LittleBigPlanet Karting beta. The firm posted 8 videos out of the 350 levels published every day of the beta from over 125,000 participants. The beta ended on July 31 and the game is out in October on PS3. Hit the link for a watch.

Fri, Aug 03, 2012 | 02:22 BST

Sleeping Dogs video reminds us it’s a police game, too

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Believe it or not, Sleeping Dogs isn’t all shoving people’s heads through fish tanks, air conditioning vents, toilets and stove tops; you’ll have to do some police work, too. This walkthrough video shows Wei on the trail of a serial killer.

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Fri, Aug 03, 2012 | 01:53 BST

Pre-order Sleeping Dogs on Steam to score exclusive TF2 items

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Valve is running one of its famous cross-promotions for United Front Games’ Hong Kong action epic, Sleeping Dogs. Pre-ordering the open-world action fest on Steam (at 10% off, no less) before August 14 will net you eight free items, including one which reverses enemy building construction. Oh, I know some veterans whose eyebrows just hit the ceiling over that. Sleeping Dogs arrives in mid-August on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Thu, Aug 02, 2012 | 00:45 BST

Sleeping Dogs Night Market promo site offers exclusive content

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Square Enix has launched a new promotional website for United Front’s open-world Hong Kong action epic Sleeping Dogs, the Night Market. According to CVG, which apparently helped produce the website, the site includes “an Easter egg treasure, teasers, pre-order bonuses and DLC details, plus an exclusive Takedown video for you to unlock showcasing some of the game’s most brutal finishing moves”, but I couldn’t solve the puzzle so whatevs. Other content includes videos on racing and combat, faction profiles, and a Ryan Wick remix video of The Game’s No More Fun and Games. Sleeping Dogs hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid-August – just two more weeks to wait.

Tue, Jul 24, 2012 | 08:54 BST

Sleeping Dogs footage gives almost a whole hour of action

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Got an hour? You do now that I’ve told you it could be spent watching unadulterated Sleeping Dogs footage.

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Thu, Jul 19, 2012 | 23:52 BST

Sleeping Dogs animations tweaked by UFC champion

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We knew United Front Games had brought UFC champion George St-Pierre in to help with the development of Sleeping Dogs, but we didn’t know just how involved the martial artist was. In a new behind the scenes video courtesy of IGN, St-Pierre is shown going through animations with key development staff, tweaking small details and even play-fighting with them to brainstorm ideas. It’s pretty neat and partially explains why the combat in Sleeping Dogs feels so awesome. The open-world action epic hits in August for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Tue, Jul 17, 2012 | 15:15 BST

First 15 minutes of Sleeping Dogs videoed

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Check out the first 15 minutes of United Front’s Sleeping Dogs below. The Hong Kong open-worlder ships globally in mid-August.

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Thu, Jun 21, 2012 | 03:02 BST

Sleeping Dogs Australian release confirmed

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We’ve received a release schedule confirming that Sleeping Dogs will launch in Australia on August 16, for PC PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. While we hadn’t heard anything to suggest this wouldn’t be the case, the game’s violent trailers raised some concerns that it might not make it past the Classification Board’s content guidelines – but there it is, with an MA15+ sticker for “strong violence, crime themes, coarse language and sexual references”. The open-world Hong Kong action epic hits the US on August 14 and arrives in Europe on August 17.

Thu, Jun 14, 2012 | 14:30 BST

Let ‘em lie: the ins and outs of Sleeping Dogs

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With the August release of open world Hong Kong-em-up Sleeping Dogs fast approaching, producer Dan Sochan talks about the game’s key features and how splitting with Activision affected the game’s development.

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Wed, Jun 13, 2012 | 21:37 BST

United Front tapped into various pedigrees when developing Sleeping Dogs

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United Front Games’ Stephen Van der Mescht has said the team behind Sleeping Dogs tapped into its racing heritage in order to optimize driving around Hong King “at stupid speeds.”

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 23:48 BST

Sleeping Dogs began as Black Lotus, not a True Crime game

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If you’re wondering how dropping off the True Crime label changed Sleeping Dogs, the answer is “not at all” – because the game was conceptualised outside the franchise.

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 05:39 BST

Sleeping Dogs E3 trailer raises some eyebrows

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There’s a torture scene in this Sleeping Dogs trailer, as well as several pretty brutal acts, so if you’re a bit squeamish this might be a good one to skip over.

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Wed, Jun 06, 2012 | 01:52 BST

Sleeping Dogs shots show a shirtless man

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Steph wrote this headline. I probably would have mentioned the scary lady holding a cleaver.

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Tue, Jun 05, 2012 | 04:34 BST

LittleBigPlanet Karting fronts cheerful E3 trailer

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We didn’t hear much about LittleBigPlanet Karting during Sony’s E3 presser, but you can look upon its latest trailer through the break.

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Tue, May 29, 2012 | 03:40 BST

More grunt, lower prices top Sleeping Dogs dev’s next-gen wishlist

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It’s always interesting to find out what those who have to work with it want from next generation hardware; United Front Games’ Jeff O’Connell wants the price to go down, for one.

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Fri, May 25, 2012 | 19:28 BST

Square – Activison’s “gotta be crazy,” for giving up True Crime: Hong Kong

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Mike Fischer, president and chief executive of Square Enix US, said Activision was “crazy,” for cancelling United Front’s True Crime: Hong Kong.

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Wed, May 23, 2012 | 11:13 BST

Square Enix confirms Sleeping Dogs for Japan

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In no-Sherlock news of the day, Square Enix has confirmed it’s to release Sleeping Dogs to Japan.

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Fri, May 04, 2012 | 07:38 BST

LBP Karting for Vita not in the works, says United Front

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United Front has confirmed that a Vita version of LittleBigPlanet Karting isn’t currently on the books.

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