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October2011
News Analysts Pick Numbers For Grand Theft Auto V
We don't really know anything about Grand Theft Auto V other than that we'll get to watch a trailer of the game next week
But it's not stopping analysts from predicting sales for the hotly anticipated sequel. Sterne Agee of Arvind Bhatia reckons the game will move about 25 million units, figures on par with Call Of Duty: Black Ops. Take Two's shares...
News PushSquare Service Announcement: PlayStation Network Maintenance Scheduled Overnight
It's been a while
Almost, what, two weeks since the last wave of PlayStation Network maintenance. But we were never going to get away with it for too long. And sure enough, Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network will go offline overnight while the platform holder tweaks a few knobs and does, erm, general maintenance stuff. The maintenance...
News Battlefield 1943 Is Not Included With PS3 Copies Of Battlefield 3
Despite being announced at E3 earlier in the year, PlayStation 3 copies of Battlefield 3 will not include a free copy of downloadable title, Battlefield 1943
Instead, PS3 owners will get each of Battlefield 3's expansion packs a week early. For most Battlefield fans, that will probably be a fair trade — after all, we've already played 1943 to...
News Soul Calibur V Scoops Up Official Mad Catz Arcade Stick
Are you a fan of the Soul Calibur games? You might want to prepare yourself for Soul Calibur V with an official Mad Catz Arcade Stick
Entitled the — wait for it — Mad Catz Arcade FightStick Soul Edition, the peripheral's been designed with Namco Bandai's weapon-based brawler in mind. The arcade stick will be made available in Europe, North...
News Sony Reveals LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition
If you haven't played LittleBigPlanet 2 yet, what are you thinking? The Media Molecule developed do-it-yourself imagination engine is still sitting at the top of our game of the year shortlist, and it's going to take a mighty competitor to topple it
Seeing as we're forgiving folks, we'll let you off on not having played LittleBigPlanet 2, so long as...
News Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Countdown Revealed
Seven days
Six hours. Thirty-one minutes. Six seconds. That's how long (at the time of writing!) you've got to wait until you get your first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto V. Aware of the magnitude of the announcement, Rockstar has started counting down to next week's debut trailer. Seven days. Six hours. Twenty-nine minutes. Fifty-eight seconds.
News Uncharted 3 Sackboy Clambers Into LittleBigPlanet
Inevitably Sony has announced an uber-cutesy Nathan Drake sackboy costume to celebrate the impending release of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
The costume will launch on the PlayStation Store next week, though Sony's yet to announce any prices. Awwww.
Rumour Grand Theft Auto V To Feature Multiple Protagonists, Set In Los Angeles
Hot on the heels of yesterday's shock announcement, the rumour mill for Grand Theft Auto V has hit overdrive
Perhaps the most persistent rumour at the moment is that the game will take place in a "Rockstarified" Los Angeles — a rumour that's been running since before the game's announcement. Are we on the cusp of experiencing a...
News David Jaffe Weighs In On Cinematic Gameplay Debate
Earlier in the week, Eurogamer scored Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception an 8/10
A great score no doubt, but somewhat out of line with the general consensus. While Uncharted 3 garnered 9's and 10's from most publications, Eurogamer's review generated a reasonable amount of vitriol mostly because it seemed to argue against what the franchise tries to...
News LittleBigPlanet 2's Scoreboards Back Tomorrow
The fireworks still pop
You can still give your co-operative partner a big slap. But something's been missing from LittleBigPlanet 2's end-of-level experience for some time. The scoreboards have been offline. But according to a post on the LittleBigPlanet forums, the feature will return tomorrow. "As you know, for quite some time now the...
News Or Maybe You'd Like To See Battlefield 3's Trophy List
We'll stop
We know. You're sick of hearing about Battlefield 3. You're bored of first-person shooters. You hate modern military combat. And you just wished your favourite gaming websites (!?) would write about something, anything, other than Battlefield flippin' 3. Right? Right. But one last thing before we properly stop posting about Battlefield 3...
News Perhaps You'd Like To Watch The Opening Mission Of Battlefield 3...
Not sold on Battlefield 3 yet, despite its impressive sales numbers? No problemo
We've got the game's opening mission running on PlayStation 3 hardware embedded after the jump. It's suitably bombastic. (And pretty.) Catch it after the jump, and decide if you're going to join those three million other gamers who have pledged day-one support to the...
News Saints Row: Initiation Station Lets You Create Crazy Custom Characters Early
Those of you that purchased the Saints Row: Double Pack or Red Faction Armageddon may have already been invited to participate in the Saints Row: Initiation Station
Everybody else will have to wait until November 1st when the free application launches on PlayStation Network. The downloadable tool will allow players to fiddle with Saints Row: The...
News Sucker Punch Serves Up More inFamous With Festival Of Blood
If you didn't get enough super-charged Cole McGrath earlier in the year with inFamous 2, then Sucker Punch has got a treat for you
Designed to tie-in with the Hallowe'en season, inFamous: Festival Of Blood sees the electric-powered protagonist bitten by a Vampire when New Marais is invaded by the toothy foes. The game's out in North America today...
News Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Close In On Three Million Milestone
Toss out that "two million" pre-order figure we posted previously
To celebrate the game's release in North America today, EA's announced that the game's final pre-order figures were in the three million tally — though it's unclear whether this sum applies to just the US or worldwide. Presumably the latter. Either way, you should probably assume...
News Grindhouse Arrives On PlayStation 3 With House Of The Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
We're so excited
As we've probably written approximately eighteen times now, House Of The Dead: Overkill was one of our favourite Nintendo Wii titles. So we're ridiculously stoked to see the silly on-rails shooter make the jump to PS3 with full PlayStation Move support. The game's vulgar, potty-mouthed and downright ugly, but that's absolutely part...
News Warner Bros Ships 4.6 Million Copies Of Batman: Arkham City In One Week
Warner Bros has released some impressive numbers for Rocksteady's latest PlayStation 3 superhero opus, Batman: Arkham City
The publisher has shipped more than 4.6 million copies of the spectacular action-adventure sequel worldwide, more than double that of its predecessor over the same period. The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into...
News Catch A Few Minutes Of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker In HD
One of the best PlayStation Portable games of all time is preparing for its HD re-release, and we've got a couple of minutes of footage to celebrate
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD will launch as part of a Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in the West. Unfortunately Konami's being extremely coy about release details. But you can still stare longingly...
Breaking Grand Theft Auto V Announced, Trailer Coming November 2nd
If you saw this one coming, you should take up a new position as a psychic or something
Rockstar just officially announced Grand Theft Auto V without even the slightest sniff of a warning. Details are still ridiculously scarce, but Rockstar's promising a new trailer will release on November 2nd. (That rains on Nathan Drake's parade a touch, doesn't...
News Nathan Drake Punches People Where It Hurts In Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Meet the Iron Fist
A tactic in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's multiplayer that allows you to attack an opponent before sliding in and doing some real damage. Preferrably where it hurts. In a new Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception developer diary, Richard Cogburn talks multiplayer tactics and more. You can catch it after the jump.
News GAME & GameStation To Open At Midnight For Battlefield 3 Launch
Hundreds of GAME and GameStation stores across the UK will open their doors on Thursday evening to run midnight launches for Battlefield 3
EA's hotly anticipated first-person shooters is destined to be one of the biggest games of the year, and the retailer group is seemingly well prepared. You can peruse the full list of participating stores through...
News Mortal Kombat Developer Considering More Crossover Games
We actually really liked Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe
Yes, without fatalities it kind of lacked some of the "thrill" of Mortal Kombat, but it was still a decent brawler all the same. And developer NetherRealm did a brilliant job of creating interesting fighters out of the DC characters. But with the latest Mortal Kombat title blowing up...
News Latest Inversion Trailer Twists You Upside Down
Namco Bandai released a new trailer for Inversion at the Golden Joystick Awards
But seeing as most of you folks didn't attend the ceremony, the publisher's been nice and shared the footage on YouTube. You can catch the goods after the break. You know, for as generic as everything else in Inversion looks, we're actually quite taken with the...
News Final Fantasy Type-0 Gears Up For Japanese Launch
Hotly anticipated PSP RPG Final Fantasy Type-0 is set to drop into Japanese retail outlets this week
The game's release means its development team are set to switch their priorities to Final Fantasy Versus XIII, the long-in-development PS3 title announced many years ago. Type-0 is the first PSP game to sport two UMD discs, with disc one containing...
News Meet The Roster Of Grand Slam Tennis 2
EA Sports has served up a new trailer for its PlayStation Move powered tennis sim, Grand Slam Tennis 2
The package is brimming with big names, from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, through to Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic. Like the original Grand Slam Tennis, there's also some classic names in there such as Bjorn Borg...
News New War Of The Worlds Trailer Invades The Internet
War Of The Worlds is still a few weeks away from release on PlayStation Network, but that hasn't stopped developer Other Ocean Interactive from releasing a brilliant launch trailer for the ambitious downloadable game
We recently got the chance to sit down with Other Ocean to chat about the moody title, which you can read through here. Make sure you...
News Insomniac Games Trademarks 'Space Beasts' And 'Galaxy Beasts'
With both Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One already on store shelves, developer Insomniac Games' relationship with Sony appears to have come to an end
While the developer might end up working on additional PlayStation exclusive products, it seems like the studio is keen to move on to its own set of new IP. Announced at E3, Overstrike...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Recognised By Children's BAFTAs
LittleBigPlanet 2's been named among the nominations for the Children's BAFTAs
The Media Molecule developed PlayStation 3 exclusive is joined by stiff competition from Kirby's Epic Yarn, LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean and Pokemon Black & White. A number of PS3 titles have also been included in the Kids' Choice awards, with Need For Speed: Hot...
News Pachter Predicts Jumbo Sales For Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Seasoned video games analyst Michael Pachter has pulled out his crystal ball for the months ahead, predicting that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will sell twice as many copies as its rival Battlefield 3 during the fourth quarter of 2011
Chatting with Forbes, Pachter predicted that Modern Warfare 3 will sell about 16 million units during the fourth...
News Drake's On A Plane: Uncharted 3 Scores Huge As First Reviews Drop
There's a heavy sense of expectation hanging on Nathan Drake's shoulders
An expectation that we're certain is probably shared by developer Naughty Dog. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was such a brilliant, run-away success that it increased the expectations of the series indefinitely. As such, we were expecting Uncharted 3 to see some decline in terms of...
News Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain Pushed Back
Despite providing an eager release date announcement for its latest Fighting Fantasy title, The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain, last week -- Laughing Jackal has announced that the game has been delayed in Europe
Last minute technical hiccups are to blame apparently. The November 1st release date for North America remains unchanged.
News Bethesda Releases Amazing Live Action Skyrim Trailer
Dragons are a bloody nuisance aren't they? You've just got your village how you'd like it and suddenly, boom
Gone in a jiffy. At least there will always be mute protagonists wearing spiffing armour to save the day. As is the case in this breath-taking live-action Skyrim trailer. Top-notch stuff.
News Netflix Heading To The UK Next Year
Popular US movie streaming service, Netflix, is heading to the UK next year according to a report
The company intends to start its European roll-out across the UK and Ireland "via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix, as well as on PCs, Macs and mobile tablets and phones". While Netflix is remaining...
News New Medal Of Honor Title Teased In Copies Of Battlefield 3
We know Danger Close has been working on a sequel to Medal Of Honor for a good year now
It seems that EA's strategy to conquer Call Of Duty is to release iterations of Medal Of Honor and Battlefield on alternate years, and true to our prediction EA has teased the latest version of Medal Of Honor inside US copies of Battlefield 3. There's really not...
News Original Sonic The Hedgehog Unlockable Hidden Within Sonic Generation
What we've played of Sonic Generations has really impressed us
We thought we were going to be taken by the game's reimagined 2D stages, but it's actually the modern Sonic stuff that's got us replaying levels over and over in order to beat our best time. We hope that the game features good leaderboard support so the competitive nature of the title...
News UK Sales Charts: Batman Arkham City Glides Into The Top Spot
It also happens to be Warner Bros' biggest game release ever. Like, ever.
Rocksteady Studios and Warner Bros has enjoyed the fourth biggest launch in the UK this year, with Batman: Arkham City shooting straight to the top of the sales charts. Batman: Arkham City was joined by The Sims 3: Pets, which had a reasonable debut in number six. Ratchet...
News Activision Drops Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Launch Trailer
Well that didn't take long, did it? Just a day after EA dropped the launch trailer for Battlefield 3, Activision's followed up with a jaw-dropping minute of footage from Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Both trailers feel like statements of intent from their respective publishers. It's nice to hear the dulcet tones of Captain Price again. We're also...
News Call Of Duty: Elite Hones In On Competitive Aspect
At its core, Call Of Duty's multiplayer is all about competition
So it's important that Activision's subscription based stat-tracking component, Call Of Duty: Elite, should hone in the competitive nature of the series. In a new behind-the-scenes video, developer Beachhead Studios discusses the various ways players will duke it out for glory, with...
News Map Editor In Development For Portal 2
If you've overcome each and every puzzle Portal 2 has to offer -- including the recent Peer Review DLC pack -- then you might be wishing for more
Valve's concocted the natural solution to your content hunger, by announcing a map editor is in development for the popular first-person puzzle title. The map editor will allow players to easily create...
News NBA 2K12 DLC Slamdunks Onto PlayStation Network This Holiday
Man, we always wanted to play cel-shaded basket ball
And now we've got the chance. As part of a new multi-faceted DLC pack for NBA 2K12, the publisher's chucking in a cel-shaded game mode set in the heart of New York's Times Square just for the fun of it. The $10 DLC pack will also include 150 of the NBA's all-time greatest players, new mini-games,...
News Rayman Origins Still Looks Uber Appealing
It's been years since we played Rayman
The original PlayStation title is one of our favourite platformers of all time, but Ubisoft's been keen to neglect the limbless protagonist in recent years. Thankfully, Rayman Origins sees the uber-french hero back at the forefront, and the game looks genuinely amazing to boot. Boasting a silky smooth art-style...
News SEGA Details Binary Domain's Pre-Order Bonuses
Hot on the heels of Binary Domain's multiplayer announcement, SEGA's detailed the game's first couple of pre-order bonus packs
The first, entitled the 'Dan Marshall Pack', unlocks a brand new weapon and skills for the game's protagonist Sergeant Dan Marshall. "Dan is a member of the international Rust Crew charged with infiltrating robot...
News Bethesda Labels Doom 4 Rumours 'Complete Bollocks'
Bethesda has emphatically denied reports that development on Doom 4 has been suspended, labelling the rumours as "complete bollocks"
Responding to a series of Twitter queries regarding the matter, marketing gaffer Pete Hines explained, "Games are done when they are done and no title under development at id has been postponed - indefinitely or...
News PixelJunk Sidescroller Drops Onto The PlayStation Store Next Week
Q-Games has attached an October 25th / October 26th release date to PixelJunk Sidescroller in North America and Europe respectively
The old-school space blaster is based on the secret Road To Dawn bonus stage in PixelJunk Shooter 2. "I really can't emphasise enough how really, really good old school fun SideScroller has turned out to be,"...
News Uncharted 3 Asks What It Means To Be A Hero
Sony has released the short Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception documentary it commissioned from Shakespeare In Love director Ed Zwick
Entitled 'The Hero's Journey', the short observes what it means to be a hero, and features the comments of a variety of faces from Michelle Rodriguez, through to Sam Rockwell and Diane Kruger. The thoughts of Naughty...
News Private Starhawk Beta Kicking Off In November
There's a lot of great games coming out this Holiday, but do you wish Warhawk's space-bound successor, Starhawk, was one of them? It's totally understandable we suppose
But there's a solution. Lightbox Interactive has announced a private beta will start for the game as soon as next month. Players will receive a "special email" denoting...
News Portal 2 Named Ultimate Game Of The Year At Golden Joysticks
The Golden Joysticks award winners are out, with PlayStation 3 titles such as Mortal Kombat, Gran Turismo 5 and Fallout: New Vegas all scooping up awards
But it was Portal 2 that came out on top, winning the ceremony's Ultimate Game Of The Year award. Yesterday, Sonic The Hedgehog was confirmed as the Golden Joystick's first ever Outstanding...
News SSX Out In Time For Valentine's Day
EA has confirmed it has delayed snowboarding title SSX a month with a new trailer
The latest footage concludes with a February 14th release date. The game was originally expected to release in January. The new date will see SSX go up against Sony's heavily anticipated Twisted Metal reboot in the United States. European dates have yet to be...
News DICE Prepares You For Battlefield 3 The Only Way It Knows How
Much has been said about Battlefield 3 and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pre-release
But now it's time for the games to deliver. It's DICE's turn first, and to get you in the mood the EA owned developer has released a trailer from the game's single-player campaign. We know it's running on a technical juggernaut but... Good grief. The game's out...
News Free Realms Scores 20 Million Registered Users Milestone
Crack-like Sony Online Entertainment social MMO Free Realms has hit 20 million registered users, the publisher has announced
The game launched on PC back in 2009, and recently hit the PlayStation 3 in both the US and Europe. To celebrate, anybody that logs in between October 21st and October 31st will receive a free in-game jacket to commemorate the...
Rumour Bethesda Temporarily Postpones Development Of Doom 4
Oh wow
Rumours are flying that Bethesda has temporarily postponed development of Doom 4 after the recently released RAGE didn't meet expectations. Apparently parent company Zenimax has "a serious lack of confidence in the project management at id," following the technical issues and luke-warm reviews surrounding RAGE. We thought the game...
News Bioware Confirms Demo For Mass Effect 3
Not entirely sold on the third-entry in Bioware's space opera series Mass Effect 3 yet? No, we're kind of not either
But if you're planning on picking up Battlefield 3 — you know, because Mass Effect 3 and Battlefield are totally comparable series — then you'll get early access to Mass Effect's hotly anticipated multiplayer mode some time in...
News Soul Calibur V Slashes Onto Consoles On January 31st, Ezio Officially Confirmed
What the heck? We'd seen the rumours claiming Ezio was set to make a guest appearance in Soul Calibur V, of course
But we avoided posting them because, well, we thought they were fake. We were wrong. We're sorry. Namco Bandai has just confirmed that Assassin's Creed protagonist Ezio Auditore de Firenze will appear as a secret unlockable character in...
With Other Ocean Interactive preparing to unleash its dark re-imagining of H
G. Wells' timeless War Of The Worlds novel onto the PlayStation Network, we sat down with producer Andrew Acerbo to discuss the game, some of the team's influences and what it's like to work with Jean-Luc Picard himself, Sir Patrick Stewart. What attracted you to the War Of...
News Naughty Dog Discusses Play, Create, Share In Uncharted 3
Those of you that participated in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception's multiplayer beta will be well aware of the range of customisable options in the game
From clothing, to emblems, Uncharted 3 can be tuned to your individual preferences. But the game goes deeper than that. Any matches you participate in can be cut and edited, allowing you to create...
News Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Trailer Details 'Strike Packages'
A new video for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has detailed the game's most dramatic shake-up: Strike Packages
These come in three different flavours: Assault, Support and Specialist. Assault essentially entails Call Of Duty's vanilla offensive killstreaks, while Support includes goodies like UAVs and turrets. Finally, Specialist features no...
News Square Considering Bringing Final Fantasy XIV Support To PlayStation Vita
With Final Fantasy XIV preparing to get a complete overhaul -- and a promising one at that -- excitement is back on the PlayStation 3 version of the game
But what of the PlayStation Vita? It sounds like Square's got some ideas. Were doing a reconstruction of our server system [with Final Fantasy XIV and] were going to make sure that the...
News Laughing Jackal Confirm Latest Fighting Fantasy Title For October 26th In Europe
Laughing Jackal's slapped an October 26th European release date on its second Fighting Fantasy PlayStation Mini, Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain
Those in North America will need to wait a few extra days for the digital novel, when it releases on November 1st. The game's set to retail for £3.49 / $4.99. Catch a trailer after the...
News L.A. Noire: Complete Edition Cofirmed For PlayStation 3
If you didn't get a chance to dive into L
A. Noire</a> yet, Rockstar's confirmed that the game's Complete Edition is coming to PlayStation 3 on November 15th and November 18th in North America and Europe respectively. The Complete Edition comes with the main campaign (obviously) as well as all the pre-order gubbins and DLC. It means you'll be...
News PlayStation 3 To Get 'New Owner's Kit' Bundle From October 25th
If you're new to PlayStation 3 then first of all: what took you so long? But seriously though, if you are new to PS3 then you might be in the market for a couple of extra peripherals to go with your shiny new system
A new bundle due out in North America from October 25th should get you sorted. The so-called "New Owner's Kits" includes a...
News Let The Silliness Commence: Yahoo Scores Arkham City 6/5
It's that silly part of the year where all the good games release at once
And nothing can quite prepare you for "silly season" like a publication's complete disregard for its scoring scale. The staff over at Yahoo have scored Batman: Arkham City a nonsensical 6/5, explaing that the game "improves on the original so much that it feels...
News GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Highlights Action
In the last GoldenEye 007: Reloaded gameplay trailer, developer Eurocom opted to showcase the game's stealth features
But just because you can play the game in stealth, doesn't mean you have to. Bond's been involved in some pretty crazy fire-fights over the years, and that's definitely the focus of this latest walkthrough. The gun-play looks fast...
News Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone Announced For PlayStation Network
You remember Zombie Apocalypse right? The Konami published dual-stick zombie murdering acti---you don't remember? Admittedly, we're struggling
Problem is, there are that many dual-stick zombie shooters around these days they all tend to merge into one. Konami reckons the world is in need of just one more though, as it's announced Zombie Apocalypse:...
News Rayman Origins To Get Uber Cutesy Collector's Edition In Europe
Ubisoft's limbless hero Rayman is about to get his first starring role in years, and fans in Europe will be able to celebrate the arrival of the uber-French protagonist by splashing out on a specially prepared Collector's Edition for Rayman Origins
The premium package bundles a 50-page artbook, original soundtrack and whimsical diorama-esque...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Ace Combat Rules The Skies, Dead Rising Charts
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon topped the Japanese sales charts this week, scooping up just shy of 150,000 units sold
It was a pretty uneventful week for PlayStation software elsewhere, with Dead Rising 2: Off The Record the only new entry. PlayStation hardware numbers remained static, with Sony's home system sitting at sales of around 28k and the PSP...
News EA Sports Announces NFL Blitz Reboot For PlayStation Network
If there's any series that can prompt us to take interest in American Football, it's NFL Blitz
Hot on the heels of its horribly mismanaged NBA Jam reboot, EA's hoping to come good with a new version of NFL Blitz. Due out in January 2012 on the PlayStation Network, NFL Blitz will feature the same balls-to-the-wall arcade action as its predecessor...
News Blimey, This Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Trailer Is Absolutely Nuts
Battlefield 3's proved just how fickle gamers can be
The game that could do no wrong at this year's E3 has been hit by a huge backlash after a "disappointing" beta. But regardless of the upswings and troughs, DICE has come out all guns blazing with a breath-taking multiplayer trailer that shows off each of the game's multiplayer maps. This...
News CCP Scales Back To Focus Development On EVE Online And Dust 514
The developer of upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive DUST 514 has admitted to making "mistakes" and taking on more than it can handle, prompting a major shake-up within the company and resulting in the redundancies of around 20 percent of its current workforce
"We have come to the conclusion that we are attempting too many things for a company...
News Sledgehammer: We'll Probably Cancel Third-Person Call Of Duty
Once upon a time Sledgehammer Games was working on a third-person, action adventure iteration in the Call Of Duty series
But shortly thereafter Infinity Ward went kaput, and the Glen Schofield fronted studio was dragged into Modern Warfare 3 development duties. The rest is history, and it means we'll probably never see Sledgehammer's third-person...
News Harrison Ford Drops By To Promote Uncharted 3 In Japan
While Sony UK might be preparing to splash £5 million on promoting Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, it looks like SCEJ has won the marketing war
The Japanese branch of the PlayStation business has lined up Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, to promote the game domestically. Catch the commercial after the break.
News FIFA 12 Outselling Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 By 25:1
Despite FIFA 12 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 being closer in quality than years prior, it really feels like EA Sports' franchise is starting to take a strangle-hold of the genre
According to an interview conducted by MCV, FIFA 12 is outselling Konami's alternative by a ratio of 25:1 based on each title's first weekend sales. "When you look at...
News House Of The Dead: Overkill Takes You On A Trip To The Carnival Of Fun
Some people are absolutely terrified of clowns, but we don't really understand their trepidation
So they have hideous hair, abnormal grins and way too much make-up, but what's so frightening about... Oh right. Yeah, perhaps we do get it. If clown clowns frighten you when they're being worn by normal human-beings, then you probably shouldn't think...
News Two New SOCOM 4 DLC Packs Revealed
Zipper Interactive's hoping to breathe new life into SOCOM 4 (known as SOCOM: Special Forces in the UK) with a couple of DLC packs due out on the PlayStation Store this week
The first set of DLC brings the return of Demolition mode, an all-time SOCOM favourite which sees teams competing over a single bomb and attempting to detonate it in the...
News Square Announces Two Special Editions For European Release Of Final Fantasy XIII-2
Square Enix has confirmed its bringing two special editions to Europe in order to celebrate the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2
The "Limited Collector's Edition" and "Crystal Edition" will be carried at various retailers around the UK, though no pricing has been announced. The "Limited Collector's Edition" includes the...
News Latest Sonic CD Trailer Spins Online
Fact: Sonic CD is one of the best Sonic games
Fact: very few people played it because it originally launched as part of the ill-fated Mega-CD disc-based extension. But SEGA's hoping to rectify all that with the PlayStation Network re-release of Sonic CD due out later in the year. There's a new trailer after the jump.
News Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Takes Aim In March 2012
City Interactive's dished the dirt on a couple of its upcoming titles
First up is Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2, the sequel to the budget — but surprisingly alright — first-person shooter that debuted on PS3 this year. The follow-up — which is now powered by CryEngine 3 — will debut on March 16th, 2012 in North America and March 20th, 2012 in...
News Sony UK Stumps Up ?5 Million Marketing Budget For Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
It's arguably the most anticipated game of the year
With its predecessor having scooped up almost every game of the year award going, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception has some big boots to fill. But we don't think anyone has any doubts as to whether Naughty Dog are up for the challenge. Whether the game can better Uncharted 2: Among Thieves or not,...
News Sit Back And Soak Up The Launch Trailer For Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
It's funny
Naughty Dog released the launch trailer for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception overnight, but it hasn't really got that many views. We pondered on this point for a while. Is the game just not as popular as we think it is? Nah — we don't think so. We think people are just outwardly avoiding anything that could spoil the surprise of Naughty...
News Beatshapers Bundle Up Carnivores Titles For PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3
We know the feeling
It's 3AM but you just can't sleep. You're thinking about dinosaurs and how you'd like to hunt them. Well think no more, friends, as you'll soon be able to do your very best Jurassic Park impression at a low, low price courtesy of Beatshapers. The Stardrone developer's just dropped word that is bundling up both Carnivores:...
News Japan Sure Knows How To Sell Us On Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One is out in North America today
We were going to post some trailers and screenshots to celebrate the game's launch, but you can get all of that from the PlayStation Blog. Instead, we're more interested in this Japanese commercial. Labelling it "bonkers" would be selling it short. Also: Ratchet's Japanese...
News Heads Up: Batman Arkham City Launches In North America Today
Emerge from that rock you've been hiding beneath, the big end-of-year games rush starts now
And it starts with Batman: Arkham City, which is out on PlayStation 3 in North America today. Those of you living in the UK will need to wait until the end of the week. The race is now on to see who can complete the game before the spoilers start popping up...
News Winter Stars Does The Whole 'This Could Be Your Family' Malarkey
Admittedly we're rather curious about Deep Silver's Winter Stars
Not because it looks particularly outstanding or anything, but just because we're suckers for motion controlled sports games. Sadly, the game's latest "trailer" is low on gameplay details, opting for blinding smiles ahead of useful information. Just look at what you started...
Report PlayStation Network Trophy Cap Level Raised
Trophy whores rejoice
According to an IGN report, Sony has raised the level cap of the PlayStation Network's Trophy system. Readers will remember we posted about legendary Trophy whore Hakoom's feat earlier in the year when he hit the level cap. But — presumably responding to the news — Sony has now updated the Trophy system allowing players to...
News Naughty Dog Announces The Fortune Hunters' Club For Uncharted 3
If like Nathan Drake you're constantly in pursuit of treasure, then Naughty Dog and Sony's got a deal for you
Starting from today on the US PlayStation Store, you'll be able to sign up for the Fortune Hunters' Club, a sort of pre-order commitment package for each of Uncharted 3's upcoming DLC packs. Entry to the Club will cost you $24.99, and will...
News Warner Bros Preparing LEGO Batman 2, The Hobbit Movie Tie-In
Warner Bros is hard at work on a sequel to co-operative platformer LEGO Batman, and a video game tie-in for next year's The Hobbit movie, the publisher has revealed
Warner Bros — who released the hotly anticipated Batman: Arkham City in North America today — dropped the details in an interview with the L.A. Times, before teasing a mystery title...
News ... But Of Course: Gran Turismo 5's DLC Gets Delayed In North America
Haha, you couldn't make it up could you? Never one to show up to a party on time, Gran Turismo 5's hotly anticipated DLC has been delayed in North America
To make matters worse for American fans, European players can pick up the DLC right now from the PlayStation Store. SCEA's promised it'll offer players a "special bonus" in order to make...
News Sony Launches Non-Mandatory PlayStation 3 Firmware Update
You know how everybody complains when there's a new PlayStation 3 firmware update, even though it takes about 5 minutes to download and install? Well, Sony's decided to completely side-step all the moaning by making firmware update 3
73 non-mandatory. The software update — which is available now — promises to add statibility to PS3 software...
News PlayStation Access Magazine To Launch Across The UK This Week
PlayStation Access is slowly becoming a big deal in the UK
What started as a series of relatively low-key community events across the country now boasts a weekly digital video series and a magazine. The first issue of the magazine is set to be distributed across "retailers, bars, restaurants, students unions, gigs and events across the country...
News EA: Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Are At 'A Couple Of Million'
Battlefield 3 pre-orders are at about "a couple of million", EA's product manager Kevin O' Leary has revealed on US television
Chatting with FOX Business, O' Leary commented that the game is tracking "very, very well". "[We've got] a couple of million out there. We already announced some great numbers so far. [There's] a couple more...
News Naughty Dog: Uncharted 3's Graphics To See A Small Boost Over Uncharted 2
The difference between Uncharted: Drake's Forune and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was enormous
Not only did Naughty Dog massively improve on the franchise's existing gameplay, but it also kicked the series already impressive visuals into a whole new world. But that was two years ago, and now Naughty Dog has warned against fans expecting the same kind...
News Levine: BioShock Vita Won't Be A Port
Arguably one of the biggest names in PlayStation Vita's upcoming catalogue, the announcement of BioShock Vita raised many eyebrows when it was revealed at E3 earlier in the year
But while the game itself is hotly anticipated, details are actually extremely scarce. At E3, Irrational Games gaffer Ken Levine said that the game was merely a nugget of an...
News THQ Takes Part In Some Top-Notch Trolling, Parodies Modern Warfare 3 & Battlefield 3
Haha
THQ's really setting the bar for great trailers with the build-up to its bonkers open-world action adventure game, Saints Row: The Third. The game's latest clip parodies the style of Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3's trailers, complete with wire-frame buildings and deafening bass sounds. Top stuff. Catch it after the break.
News DICE Reveals Final Five Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Maps
DICE has revealed the final five mutliplayer maps for Battlefield 3 on its Battleblog website, bringing the game's total roster to nine
According to product manager Tommy Rydling, the final selection represents "the best of the best, the maps that shone the brightest in our playtests, and the ones that combined bring out everything we want...
News Sledgehammer Gaffer Compares Modern Warfare 3's Engine To A Porsche
Sledgehammer Games' gaffer Glen Schofield has hit back at critics complaining that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's graphics engine is nothing but a cut and paste job
Chatting candidly with CVG, Schofield told fans to expect a "huge difference" in Modern Warfare 3's visual quality when compared to its predecessor, Modern Warfare 2...
News SEGA Dishes The Dirt On Binary Domain's Multiplayer Component
We were pretty hot on what we saw of Binary Domain earlier in the year
The futuristic squad-based shooter is certainly a change of pace for the team ordinarily behind the fantastic Yakuza series, but it's got some neat ideas that set it apart from its immediate competitors. While SEGA's been keen to promote the single-player experience of Binary...
News Heads Up: Want In On Uncharted 3's Multiplayer Component Early?
So, you want to play Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
You want to play it now, but sadly you're not a PlayStation Plus subscriber. No problem, IGN's got a whopping 10,000 multipler codes to give away. Click through here to claim your code. What are you waiting for?
News Devil May Cry HD Collection Confirmed For 2012 Release
Fans of flashy combat, prepare to be excited: Capcom has formally announced the Devil May Cry HD Collection for release on PlayStation 3 next year
The compilation package will bundle all three PS2 Devil May Cry titles remastered in high-definition. Yes, that includes Devil May Cry 2. You can probably skip replaying that one if you want to. You'll...
News Sonic Generations To Scoop Up Second Demo Ahead Of Release
If you've already forgotten how fun the original Sonic Generations demo was, then SEGA's preparing to jog your memory
A second demo for the athletic hedgehog's latest adventure is set to hit the PlayStation Store this week. The demo will centre on Sonic's dash through Green Hill once again, but this time featuring hands-on time with both Classic and...
News Free Heroes & Heralds DLC Coming To Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Post-Launch
Capcom knows you're probably a little bit peeved about having to buy an updated version of Marvel Vs Capcom 3 less than a year after the previous version, but hey, at least it's doing everything within its power to cheer you up
Announced at New York Comic Con, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3's "Heroes & Heralds" mode is a free update due...
News Dark Souls Defeated In Under Ninety Minutes By Subhuman Masochist
We've never understood the fascination with speed-runs
Apparently the draw is all about pushing a game beyond its defined boundaries. That's all well and good for a game like Super Mario 64, but when you're talking about Dark Souls — notably one of the most challenging games ever released — you're clearly clinically insane. Embedded after the...
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