Tag Archives: VG247

Fri, Nov 09, 2012 | 14:32 GMT

LEGO Lord of the Rings: from big screen to plastic bricks

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The LEGO series remains popular with gamers of all ages, mainly due to its delightful charm and humour. LEGO Lord of the Rings is no different. VG247′s Sam Clay spoke to Traveller’s Tales cinematic director Phil Grey, to talk about the task of adapting the movie dialogue for the game. See it in action below.

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Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 16:41 GMT

ZombiU gameplay for Halloween: the opening moments

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Happy Halloween everyone! How about some ZombiU gameplay action? Cannibalistic zombies approve!

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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 16:56 BST

Assassin’s Creed 3: explosive naval warfare explained

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Assassin’s Creed 3 brings naval warfare to the franchise for the first time. Creative Director, Steven Masters dons his sea legs and shows us the ropes. Warning: it’s explosive!

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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 | 13:57 BST

Battlefield 3 Aftermath gameplay, DICE explains what’s new

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Battlefield 3: Aftermath goes big on destruction, and producer Craig McLeod has given VG247 the details on their next expansion. Check out our video interview here.

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Thu, Oct 18, 2012 | 14:44 BST

Road trip: Forza Horizon, first hour of gameplay

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VG247 took to the road this evening and headed to the Horizon Festival. Hopefully you joined us and enjoyed the ride.

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Thu, Oct 11, 2012 | 18:53 BST

Far Cry 3 gameplay videos show start of insanity

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Far Cry 3′s incredible world received a batch of new details yesterday, but today VG247 shows you the game’s opening setup and additional set pieces in action.

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Mon, Sep 24, 2012 | 17:01 BST

Assassin’s Creed 3: a shipload of new gameplay footage, Ubisoft speaks

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Assassin’s Creed 3 developer Ubisoft let VG247′s Sam Clay go hands-on with DNA sequence 6. Check out our impressions and footage below.

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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 | 15:41 BST

Forza Horizon Rivals mode video: get competitive

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Forza Horizon’s rivals mode gets friends competitive about lap times. Watch VG247′s Sam Clay as he gets to grips with it, and tries to shave precious seconds off his best times.

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Tue, Sep 18, 2012 | 16:07 BST

Welcome to the festival: all-new Forza Horizon gameplay

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The Forza series is headed off the beaten track to visit its own shindig in the desert. VG247 got access to the Horizon Festival and brought back some hot flashing imagery.

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Tue, Sep 18, 2012 | 20:03 BST

Joy puke: Borderlands 2 gameplay videos inside

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With reviews hitting the interwebs, we can finally show you some gameplay of Borderlands 2. VG247′s Sam Clay has been lucky enough to do just that.

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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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Thu, Aug 18, 2011 | 21:24 BST

Thursday Mega-Shorts: Payday dated, Trine 2 trailer, an awful lot more

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We heard you like reading every little bit of news that comes out of a Games Convention, and we wouldn’t ever think of letting you down. Here’s the news which you might want to catch up on. Make sure to put your reading glasses on, because you’re going to need them!

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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 | 09:00 GMT

VG247 becomes first and only 24-hour UK-based videogames news site

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We are thrilled to announce that VG247 has become the first – and only – UK-based videogames site to deliver 24-hour news to the core audience by hiring journalist Brenna Hillier as its Australian News Editor.

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Thu, Aug 20, 2009 | 19:32 BST

Pete Hines: Bethesda’s “mature” Wii game is Wheelspin

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Remember when, back in May, Bethesda Europe managing director Sean Brennan lamented about the Wii’s dry-as-a-desert pool of “mature” games? Well, for those who don’t, he also teased the “really big” announcement of a mature Wii game from Bethesda.

VG247 asked Bethesda VP Pete Hines for clarification concerning that title, and here’s what he told us:

“[Sean] was referring to the Wheelspin Wii game Bethesda is publishing in Europe (only) and that is being shown in our booth at GamesCom this week.”

Wheelspin is — if the title didn’t give it away — a racing game. Its goal, in addition to going really, really fast, is to “push the hardware further than any other Wii racing game to date.”

It’s out this autumn, if you’re interested.

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | 20:47 BST

Cage: Heavy Rain’s “not really a videogame anymore”

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Are you drunk on David Cage yet? Of course not! You need one more shot of his strongest words, and we’re here to provide that for you.

Speaking at GamesCom, Cage told VG247 that Heavy Rain’s gone beyond the limits of what you’d typically call a “videogame.”

“[It's] something that is not really a videogame anymore. It’s fully interactive; I’m not talking about that. But in the matter of format, objectives, and the way it works, it’s not really a videogame anymore,” he said.

“So all the rules that have been defined by this industry to promote games, like trade shows and demos, you have to ask yourself if it’s really the type of thing worth doing.”

Well, that’s enough Cage for us. We’re off to lose our last three day’s worth of lunches behind a dumpster now. But we’re lightweights. You, though — you want more. We can see the look in your eyes, the fire. Go read the rest of the interview. Do what we couldn’t.

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | 20:21 BST

David Cage: The PS3 is a “truly fantastic” machine

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During an interview with VG247 at GamesCom, the main brain behind Heavy Rain, David Cage, spoke of his admiration for Sony’s PS3.

“It’s incredible — all the things you can do with it. I mean, you can have a video conference. It’s a media center. It connects to your PC and allows you to use your movies and your songs. It’s just insane. I’m not sure when people compare consoles, they compare the same things. It’s a Blu-Ray player. It does so many things. It’s truly a fantastic machine,” he exclaimed.

“And I’m not saying that just because [an SCEE guy] is behind me,” he added. “Honestly, I really think it.”

Obviously, then, it’s not much of a stretch to say that Cage is excited about the recent PS3 price drop. He told us that it’ “is really the right price now.”

Read the full interview for more.

Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | 19:52 BST

Exclusive: VG247 talks demos, sequels, price cuts, and more with Heavy Rain’s David Cage

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Interview by Patrick Garratt.

VG247 recently sat down for a chat with Heavy Rain’s (now self-proclaimed) main man, David Cage. Coming off a strong GamesCom presentation, Cage talked with us about motion controllers, the PS3 price cut, a potential sequel (or lack thereof) for Heavy Rain, a Heavy Rain demo (!) and much, much more.

Tackle this monster interview after the break.

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Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | 21:17 BST

LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition a no-go for Europe

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Yesterday, Sony let the cat out of the sack concerning a Game of the Year edition of LittleBigPlanet, topped off with such bonuses as 18 new levels and a ModNation Racers beta code. One problem, though: the announcement only mentioned a North American release for the game.

We asked Sony about this glaring omission, and — unfortunately — were told that Europe’s just going to have to make do with the plain jane version of LBP, as there are “no plans” for a European GOTY edition.

“Unfortunately there are no plans currently to release a LBP GOTY edition,” Sony UK’s Laura Bentham told VG247.

Cue that totally heartbreaking Sackboy cry-face. You know the one.

Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | 07:06 GMT

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