May 2012
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Best Buy Canada Selling PS3 at $199
A new temporary offer at BestBuy Canada means the PS3 is being sold for $50 less than normal. A sign of things to come? [[MORE]] The offer is running from June 1st to June 7th. However, rumours have been floating around that the system may see a price cut announced on June 4th. With the Xbox 360 getting cheaper and cheaper, the PS3 needs to make up ground fast in North America. It seems like a...
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Huge BF3 Patch Coming June 4th
EA have announced the full details of a huge patch for Battlefield 3 that is set to be released across all formats on June 4th. [[MORE]] The patch will probably be activating the recently confirmed Battlefield Premium service, as well as the following fixes: Improved VTOL fighter jet (F35) performance Based on community feedback, we have improved the performance of the F35 in Back to Karkand to...
May 31st
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“I think it’s 5X the game we delivered before when it’s fully...”
– Danny Bilson (ex-THQ Core Games Boss) talking to Gamesindustry.biz about Homefront 2.
May 31st
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New Gears of War Announced
Defying all odds and speculation, the next front cover of Gameinformer is for a new Gears of War game! [[MORE]] The post over on the website confirms that the game will be on Xbox 360 and will feature at Microsoft’s E3 press conference on June 4th. The full reveal from the magazine will come after the press conference. The article also reads that there will be two covers of next...
May 31st
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Q4 2011 - Used/Digital Games Data Revealed
The NPD figures for the Used and Digital games markets are in.  [[MORE]] With the used games market coming out on top in the US and UK, publishers are sure to be looking at more ways to crack down. Whilst used game market is beneficial for the middle man (retailers), the developers and publishers are receiving little to nothing as a result. Despite this, France and Germany both prove that the...
May 31st
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EA Confirms Battlefield Premium
With the leaked evidence becoming substantial, EA have confirmed the existence of Battlefield Premium. [[MORE]] Having being leaked out by retailers in recent days, EA confirmed the service’s existence when talking to Joystiq. The service is set to rival Activision’s Call of Duty Elite.  “Looks like the excitement for Battlefield Premium cannot be contained” The fact...
May 31st
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Rumour: 'Splinter Cell: Blacklist' at E3
A post over at NeoGAF has hinted at a return for Sam Fisher in a new game, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. [[MORE]] The OP has claimed to have seen the promo for the game that will be unveiled at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference. He has also stated that the game will follow the events of Splinter Cell: Conviction. With the confirmation (sorta) that a new Splinter Cell game is in development, it...
May 31st
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Gaikai Announces Special E3 Event
The cloud gaming company, Gaikai, have sent out invites for a special E3 event which will bring news that will “change the future of video games”.  [[MORE]] The company have been linked with a deal and potentially an acquisition with Sony for the PlayStation brand. The special event is unfortunately only for journalist viewing. The invite mentions ‘game consoles’, further...
May 31st
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“We have a VERY big announcement off the back of the Tomb Raider trailer reveal.”
– Karl Stewart of Crystal Dynamics (via twitter)
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“I actually think it’ll have an even broader appeal than the last one.”
– Danny Bilson (ex-THQ Core Game Boss) talking to EuroGamer about Saints Row 4.
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New Ratchet & Clank Announced for PSN
A new PlayStation Network title in the Ratchet & Clank series has been announced, due out this year. [[MORE]] The game is titled, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault and see’s a return to the classic style R&C, unlike the recently released All4One. Full Frontal Assault will be releasing in Europe on Blu Ray/PSN but under a different name, Ratchet & Clank: QForce. To...
May 30th
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Rumour: Kingdom Hearts HD Collection?
A rumour posted over at DualPixels is suggesting that an HD collection is coming for the Kingdom Hearts series. [[MORE]] The source is said to be the same that brought the rumour regarding Casltevania: Mirror of Fate last week, a rumour that has since been confirmed to be 100% correct.  The collection has been said to include Kingdom Hearts 1, 2, Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days and Birth By...
May 30th
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Temporary Vita Price Cut in France
There is set to be a temporary €50 reduction in the price of the PlayStation Vita in France from June 1st. [[MORE]] The offer will only run until July 15th and will only be taking place in France. The company claims it is an attempt to offer the system to as wide a market as possible for the summer break. However, it is clear this is some kind of test. Europe remains one of Sony’s...
May 30th
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Xbox 360 Hits 67m Sales
The latest sales figures have been revealed by Microsoft, totting up the worldwide Xbox 360 sales to 67 million. [[MORE]] The figures were posted over at the Microsoft TechNet blog. Here’s the breakdown of what’s what. 67 million sales since 2005 launch. $56bn generated at retail from console sales. 47% market share of current generation market. 19 million Kinect cameras sold. ...
May 30th
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SOCOM PS2/PSP Servers Shutting Down
With the 10 year anniversary approaching, the online servers for the tactical shooter series, SOCOM, are due to be shut down on PS2/PSP. An end of an era indeed. [[MORE]] The servers will be powering down on August 31st 2012, just four days after the 10th anniversary of the original game. The PS2 SOCOM titles were the premium online games for the last generation console, immersing players in...
May 30th
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Dead Space 3 Logo & Screenshot Appear Online
A logo and screenshot for Dead Space 3 have been posted online, most likely to have come from a future Gameinformer reveal. [[MORE]] The logo pictured above shows the writing with an icy typeface, suggesting the game’s setting will be on the rumoured tundra planet, Tau Volantis. A new Dead Space game has been confirmed to be in development, and all rumours point to a third numbered entry...
May 30th
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Square Enix Full E3 Lineup
The full lineup for Square Enix’s E3 showing has been revealed. [[MORE]] The company has provided the list of titles we know about so far. We’re hoping the company will announce some unknown games at the show. Regardless, here is the list provided: HD Consoles and PC Lineup Quantum Conundrum – PC, PSN, XBL – June 21 American Mensa Academy – PC, PSN, Android, iOS, XBL – July ...
May 30th
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LBP Vita Beta Emails Out
The beta invites for LittleBigPlanet Vita have been sent out! Check your inboxes folks! [[MORE]] It’s time to check your email accounts for a little, big gift from Sony. The beta invites have started to go out to the lucky few. The private beta was able to be signed up by those who filled in a short questionnaire. Videos from the beta are already leaking out onto the net, showing what...
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Confirmed...Sorta
In the same edition that unveiled Casltevania: Mirror of Fate, Nintendo Power has also outed the existence of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. [[MORE]] A quote from the issue revealed the game by saying that Casltevania: Mirror of Fate will “set up the events of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.” Whilst some may interpret that as speculation, the rumour that stated Mirror of Fate being real...
May 30th
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“I’m not interested in being in the console business in what is thought of as...”
– Tim Cook (Apple CEO) talking at the D10 Conference
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200 Public Sony E3 Press Conference Seats... →
Desperately wishing you had that press pass to get into the Sony E3 Press Conference? Well, the PlayStation Blog is running a competition for those who will be in the LA area on June 4th! 200 seats are up for grabs at the LA Sports Arena. It’s first come first served, full details through the link. Good luck to those that try!
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Crysis 2 Coming to Steam
After a prolonged absence, Crysis 2 is finally being re-released on Steam. [[MORE]] The game was pulled from the Steam store in Summer last year. There was a huge push by EA for it’s Origin client, a rival of Valve’s Steam service. Crysis 2 was made to be an Origin exclusive. However, it is now being released in the form of the Crysis 2: Maximum Edition.  It will be available for a...
May 29th
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Vita Domains for Battle Royale Registered
PlayStation Vita centric domain names have been registered for PlayStation: All Stars Battle Royale, adding more evidence to the expected E3 announcement. [[MORE]] The domain names registered by Sony such as ‘battleroyalethegamevita.com’ and ‘battleroyalthegamevita.com’ suggest the game is indeed real, especially as the second URL is for a technical misspelling. This...
May 29th
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Free Xbox LIVE Gold Weekend Coming
To celebrate the release of more apps, a free weekend of Xbox LIVE Gold is on it’s way. [[MORE]] The offer will apply to the US, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Colombia and Chile. The free trail period runs from Friday 1st of June to Sunday June 3rd. This comes as a whole host of new apps have launched worldwide. Apps such as IGN, Amazon Instant Video, MUZU.tv and Manga Entertainment will be...
May 29th
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“We don’t want fighting monsters to be boring or you can eat a sandwich or do...”
– Maria Aliprando of Zenimax Online Studios talking to PC Gamer about The Elder Scrolls Online.
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Castlevania: Mirror of Fate Confirmed
The rumoured Nintendo 3DS title, Castlevania: Mirror of Fate has been officially confirmed. [[MORE]] The game has made it onto the front cover of the next edition of Nintendo Power. Mirror of Fate was mentioned last week to be developed by the Spanish team, Mercurysteam. It turns out that rumour was also true. Whilst the game isn’t the fully fledged retro Castlevania game it was rumoured...
May 29th
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Konami Pre-E3 Show on Friday
Following the format of last year, Konami will be doing a pre-E3 show. The video will go live on Friday morning. [[MORE]] The pre-E3 show should bring some announcements regarding the company’s biggest games that will be on show at E3. Last year the announcement came for the HD Collections for Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders.  The show will go live at 12AM PST which is 8AM BST for...
May 29th
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PSN Launches Ultimate Editions
A new range has been introduced to the PlayStation Store, known as Ultimate Editions. [[MORE]] As the picture above shows, selected PS3 titles will come bundled with all the DLC packs. The best thing about the new range is that the titles are all discounted, even more so for PlayStation Plus subscribers.  Currently the offer is only in the US. There is no word on the range being extended...
May 29th
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“We were pretty much unhappy with everything. We thought we could have done a...”
– David Cage of Quantic Dream talking to Gamastura about Heavy Rain.
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Diablo III Goes Hawaiian in China
In order to be sold in China, Diablo III is being sold as “Big Pineapple”. It’s good to see some tropical love for the hellish game! [[MORE]] According to a report from TechInAsia (via Kotaku), the game hasn’t yet been approved for sale in the pseudo Communist state. The Ministry of Culture usually has to approve titles for sale, but online sites often find ways to dodge...
May 29th
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“For me, it’s lowering the cost and making things more accessible for the average...”
– Jeff O’Connel of United Front Games talking to Xbox World about wishes for Next Gen systems.
May 29th
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Wii U Doesn't Support Unreal Engine 4
According to Geoff Keighly, the upcoming Nintendo Wii U will not support Epic Games’ next gen technology, Unreal Engine 4. [[MORE]] Keighly was responding to a twitter question when he said that Epic Games’ CEO, Mike Kapps, said at GDC that the Nintendo Wii U will only support Unreal Engine 3. “No, at GDC Mike Capps said Wii-U will be Unreal Engine 3.” The GTTV host...
May 29th
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Report: Quantic Dream Reveal at E3
According to CVG, the team at Quantic Dream are set to reveal a new title at E3. [[MORE]] The site cites a ‘senior development source’ as the leak of the news. They have also stated that the French studio are working on two titles for Sony. We assume one is for PS3 and another as some sort of next-gen project. Despite that assumption, David Cage has gone on record saying that he...
May 28th
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Infinity Ward Job for Next-Gen →
Through the link comes a job description for a position at Infinity Ward. However, there’s nothing ordinary about it. The listing details the game as an ‘exciting unannounced title for next generation console systems’. So, what do IW have in store for us? More Call of Duty? Probably.
May 28th
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Geoff Keighly Confirms Big TLOU Demo at E3
Geoff Keighly has confirmed via Reddit that there will be a big demo for The Last of Us at E3! [[MORE]] The bleak survival game is being developed by Naughty Dog, exclusively for the PS3. Whilst we have only seen two trailers so far, the game is set to be shown in a big way at this year’s E3. When asked what Naughty Dog had in store for gamers, here’s what Keighly said: ...
May 28th
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