April 2012
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WatchCheck out some exclusive footage of God of War: Ascension’s multiplayer. The footage is from a live stream from the PlayStation Blog. Check it out before it expires!
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“Since we’re very faithful to the books and the show is very faithful, every...”
– Sylvain Sechi (lead designer on Game of Thrones RPG) talking to Xbox360Achievements
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Prototype 2 Blasts to #1
It seems all that Prototype 2 marketing has paid off, the game has reached the #1 spot in the UK charts.
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Whilst the sequel didn’t match the week one sales of it’s predecessor, it sold enough to pip the competition to the top spot. Tough competition from the likes of FIFA 12 and FIFA Street were amid the game, but it managed to use it’s powers to fend them off.
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God of War: Ascension Live Stream →
You’ve come to the right place at the right time. Check out the live stream from the PlayStation Blog of upcoming God of War: Ascension. Footage will be shown and get involved on twitter to win some goodies!
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Skyrim DLC Details Leaked in Patch?
We all know that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has DLC on the way, but could the latest patch have included some of the files, giving us hints as what is to come?
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Here’s a selection of the files included, the whole list can be found here.
Animations\[b]DLC01\Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueA.HKX[/b]
Animations\[b]DLC01\Chair_SnowElfPrinceDialogueB.HKX[/b]
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“That supposed leaked press conf info is 100% fabricated”
– Shane Bettenhausen of Sony confirming the alleged leaked AT&T Conference slide is fake.
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Kingdom Hearts 3DS Japanese Demo Inbound
Square Enix have announced that Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is set to receive a demo next week in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS.
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There is currently no word on a western release of any demo. The Japanese demo however does have it’s limitations. It is only playable 15 times before it locks out. The demo will only be a 90MB download for your 3DS and will allow you to play as...
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Wii U Games Downloadable at Launch
Nintendo have confirmed that retail games will be downloadable for the Wii U at launch.
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The company’s global President, Saturo Iwata, confirmed the news today at an investor’s conference. Games will be ready for download as they will be available in stores.
It seems apparent that only first party studio titles will be apart of the scheme during launch. New Super Mario...
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“We’re getting there with Infinite. So yeah, we’re not as focused on the Vita...”
– Ken Levine of Irrational Games talking to Wired about BioShock’s PS Vita game.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Leaked Pre-Order Cards
A set of pre-order cards for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have been spotted at a Target store in the US, all but confirming the game’s existence.
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The cards seem pretty legit and is stylised professionally. The packs also confirm the game’s release date of November 13th as rumoured the other day. The code name for the game was listed as Eclipse. This makes sense as 13th of...
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New SCEA Title Reveal Next Week
If PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale reveal wasn’t enough for ya, SCEA are set to reveal another title next week.
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In EuroGamer’s preview for the recently announced, PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale, the article’s author, Johnny Minkley, said the following when talking about Sony’s Santa Monica studio:
“There’s another under-wraps oddity – to be...
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“No, it’s not in development.”
– Crytek UK clarifying Timesplitters 4 rumours with CVG.
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Google: Zerg Rush →
The talented folk at Google strike again. This time with an homage to Blizzard Entertainment’s game Starcraft. The Zerg Rush is a tactic used in the game. It’s great to see Google so closely linked to gaming. After the legendary ‘do a barrel roll’ search, we didn’t expect much more!
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Ubisoft Confirms Rayman Legends
Wow, Ubisoft really couldn’t keep the lid on this one! Rayman Legends has been announced!
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The game was leaked as a trailer for the Nintendo Wii U version was posted online. The video was said to be for purely demonstrative purposes and was never meant to surface. This comes as domain names for the Rayman Legends were registered recently.
The sequel to the successful Rayman...
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PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale Revealed!
It’s official, PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale is indeed real and has been revealed on an episode of GTTV.
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The game is developed by SuperBot Entertainment, matching all rumours that have been posted in recent months. Battle Royale will feature plenty of Sony characters ranging from Fat Princess to Sweet Tooth to Kratos to Sly. There is also going to be the inclusion of third...
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Nintendo Posts First Ever Annual Loss
Nintendo have posted their first ever annual loss of ¥43.2 billion (£328.7 million/$531.1 million).
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The famous Japanese company was expecting things to be worse with the initial projections. However, recent strong sales for the Nintendo 3DS, particularly in Japan, have bolstered the figures somewhat.
Sales for the company have also dropped by 36.2%. Despite this, the 3DS has now sold...
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Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC Dated
The upcoming free Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC pack will hit Steam on May 8th. It’s soon time to get creative!
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The free DLC pack will give players tools to create their own test chambers. Players will also be able to share the content they have made with their friends and the wider Portal community via the Steam Workshop.
The pack will be out for PC and Mac versions...
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“There is no truth to the allegations that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. rights have been...”
– S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2’s facebook page putting rumours to bed.
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Rumour: S.T.A.L.K.E.R Series Headed to Bethesda?
There are reports coming out of GSC Gameworld’s native Eastern Europe that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series may live despite ‘frozen’ development.
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With members of GSC Gameworld leaving the financially plagued company to form their own studio and MMO title, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series may not be dead afterall.
The Russian website, Stalker-GSC.ru has posted a statement which...
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Rayman Legends Domains Registered
Ubisoft have been registering domains, this time it’s more Rayman!
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The registrations have been for something called ‘Rayman Legends’. We presume it will be a direct sequel to Rayman Origins. The latest release in the long running series was well received by critics and gamers alike.
A recent online survey spotted earlier this week suggests that there is a new game in...
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Lost Planet 3 Screenshot Gallery →
The official Capcom website has been updated for Lost Planet 3. The update brings a whole host of new screenshots for the upcoming game. The 2013 title is set to release on PS3 and Xbox 360. It is being developed by Spark Unlimited rather than an in house Capcom dev team that worked on the first two titles in the series.
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Metal Gear Rising Announcement Next Week?
An incredibly odd (and cheesy) live action teaser trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance suggests an announcement of some sort is inbound.[[MORE]]
April 30th is the date that is shown at the end, that’s on Monday if you were wondering! We haven’t heard much about what Platinum Games is doing with Rising, so it would be good to know more.
The official website will be the place to...
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“One thing I want to underline is that we did not do this because it’s easier for...”
– Rasmus Hojengaard of Crytek talking to Rock Paper Shotgun about Crysis 3’s NYC setting.
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Dead Space 3 & Army of Two 3 on CV →
The two all but confirmed games, Dead Space 3 and Army of Two 3, have been spotted on an employee’s CV. The employee lists pre-production concepts and UI concepts for the two games, suggesting they were in early development back in 2009. We hope to hear some confirmations soon.
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Forza 4 Top Gear Pack Detailed
The upcoming Top Gear DLC pack for Forza 4 has had it’s contents revealed.
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The pack won’t include any new tracks which is a shame, but here is the car list:
2012 Hennessey Venom GT
1977 AMC Pacer X
2011 Ford Transit SuperSportVan
2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
1966 Lotus Cortina
1992 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4
2012 Smart ForTwo
1990 Subaru Legacy RS
2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8
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Uncharted Trilogy Listed
Amazon France and BT Games, two retailers renouned for early listings, has put the Uncharted Trilogy on their respective websites.
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The two retailers have been responsible for past leaks and listings such as Dead Space 3 just last week. The trilogy has been listed as published by SCEE, meaning it’s likely to be a European release first.
This trilogy release goes in line with the...
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Apple WWDC Misses E3
Apple have made sure their upcoming Worldwide Developer’s Conference will not clash with E3.
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Apple’s annual conference has been scheduled for June 11. This means the company will avoid an unfortunate clash in tech news. Last year, Apple’s WWDC clashed with the beginning of E3.
It will be interesting to have time to see them both! We’re looking forward to seeing...
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“Trusted OXM sources have claimed that they’ve seen TimeSplitters 4 running.”
– The latest issue of OXM UK (via CVG)
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Amazing Black Ops 2 Clues Spotted
The power of the internet strikes again. A few more ideas have been put forward about Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and they’re genius!
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As you can see from the image above, some people have spotted that this teaser image (below) as a part of the loading screen on the official website, can be translated into ‘Black Ops 2’ in morse code with the symbols used. Incredible...
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Skype Coming to Vita
It has been confirmed that the Microsoft owned Skype will be coming to PlayStation Vita.
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As expected, the app will utilise the PS Vita’s Wi-Fi and 3G functionality. It will also run using the system’s built in mic and front/rear facing cameras. The Vita will also be able to make use of Skype’s ability to make phone calls at a low cost.
It’s explained all below...
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Max Payne 3 on 360 to Have 2 Discs
Rockstar Games have confirmed that Max Payne 3 will have two discs for the Xbox 360 version of the game.
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The news was confirmed by Rockstar today on the company’s official twitter page. The game had been listed on the site Redbox to be having two discs earlier this month. The first disc will contain half the game’s singleplayer and multiplayer, the second disc will contain...
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New Studio Founded by Robert Bowling
Ex-Call of Duty community manager and creative director, Robert Bowling, has founded his own studio, Robotoki.
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The studio are currently hiring and are working on a PC title. Bowling had left Infinity Ward in late March and was a pivotal member of the team that worked on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Robotoki sounds like a great place to be at the moment, buzzing with creativity and...
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“I just wanted to jump in and clarify some of my comments that were taken out of...”
– Chuck Beaver of EA talking to IGN about comments made last week about Gears of War.
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