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News Batman: Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer Is Snow So Short
Ice to see it, though
It’s been about a month since Batman: Arkham Origins was officially announced, so it’s about time that we got our first look at the game. Sadly, this teaser is briefer than a pair of underpants, featuring just a few fleeting scenes of the Dark Knight and Deathstroke. You’ll be able to watch the full trailer on 20th May,...
Review Injustice: Gods Among Us (PlayStation 3)
Immortal Kombat
When it comes to the fighting game genre, you're often forced to select your preferred type. Are you a player of 2D or 3D titles? Tekken or Dead or Alive? Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat? Each series has its own unique identity, restricting its audience to a specific brand. As such, you'd expect Injustice: Gods Among Us, the latest...
News UK Sales Charts: Injustice: Gods Among Us Pummels BioShock Infinite
Holding out for a hero
BioShock Infinite’s varied roster of Vigors did little to stave off the challenge of the DC Universe this week, as Injustice: Gods Among Us has soared straight to the top of the UK sales charts. The critically acclaimed NetherRealm Studios brawler ended Columbia’s three-week spell at the summit, with the floating city...
News Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Stalks the PlayStation Vita Later This Year
Former Metroid Prime developers shining a new light on the Dark Knight
If the announcement of Batman: Arkham Origins for the PlayStation 3 already had you dancing around in black gym pants with a balaclava on your head, then you may want to stop reading this article before you do something that you regret. Game
News Batman: Arkham Origins Swoops onto PlayStation 3 in October
Rocksteady replaced by Warner Bros. Games Montreal
How do you make a relatively dull Tuesday afternoon suddenly seem interesting? You announce that Batman: Arkham Origins is coming to the PlayStation 3 on 25th October, and that veteran developer Rocksteady Studios is not at the helm. It may seem like we’re telling Riddler-esque tales, but that’s...
Rumour Batman: Arkham Origins Stepping Out of the Shadows on PS4
Next generation entry targeting this year
If your interest in the PlayStation 4’s software catalogue is currently sitting at lukewarm, then be prepared to crank it up to scorching hot – French website Gameblog is reporting that Rocksteady Studios is applying the finishing touches to Batman: Arkham Origins for Sony's next generation system...
News LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Constructs Stark Tower
Rich man's mansion
Traveller’s Tales is still hard at work slotting all of the bricks together for the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, but the developer has been kind enough to show a partially constructed version of the title’s Stark Tower stage. The video comes courtesy of Game Informer magazine, and includes plenty of commentary from...
Opinion Warner Bros Is the Perfect Fit for Saints Row
Grand theft auto
As we type, various companies and venture capitalists are picking at the bones of fallen publisher THQ. The organisation’s assets are being auctioned off individually, meaning it’s entirely possible that the likes of Homefront, Red Faction, and
News Injustice: Gods Among Us Punches PS3 on 16th April
Immortal combat
NetherRealm Studios’ superhero showdown Injustice: Gods Among Us will pick a fight with the PlayStation 3 on 16th April in North America and 19th April in Europe, publisher Warner Bros has announced. You’ll be able to purchase the fighter in a variety of guises, including as part of the beefy Battle Edition, which includes an...
News LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Assembles on PS3 and Vita
Coming together
If you were wondering where the next big LEGO game was going to come from, and the recently revealed Legends of Chima failed to prompt much of a response, then perhaps today’s announcement will succeed in securing your excitement. Warner Bros has confirmed that it’s teaming up with seasoned developer Traveller’s Tales yet again...
News THQ Franchises Available Individually, EA in the Running
Open your cheque book
Ever since creditors complained about THQ's quick sale to equity firm Clearlake Capital, things have gone from bad to worse for the embattled publisher. What initially seemed like a crafty way of protecting the company as on ongoing concern has quickly transformed into a bidding war for the firm’s most valuable assets – and...
News Judge Blocks THQ's Quick Sale, Warner Bros Starts Sniffing
Scratches head
Who fancies some serious legal mumbo jumbo before bed? THQ’s attempt at a quick sale to equity firm Clearlake Capital has been blocked following complaints from irked creditors. Earlier this week, the miffed parties noted that the proposed takeover had been purposely designed to minimise disruption, rather than maximise debt...
News LEGO Uncovers the Legends of Chima for PlayStation Vita
Fighting fantasy
While the well of new third-party PlayStation Vita content may be a little bit dry, one property you can always count on is LEGO. Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey on Sony’s handheld this summer, a fantasy quest set in a brand new universe occupied by magical animal tribes...
News You Can Finally Play Smash TV on the PlayStation 3
"I love it"
Announcing the full roster of your arcade compilation on launch day doesn't seem like the smartest idea, but who cares when that roster includes Smash TV? To celebrate the launch of Midway Arcade Origins in North America today, developer BackBone Entertainment has revealed the 31 titles crammed onto the PlayStation 3 collection...
News Guardians of Middle-Earth Travels to PSN in December
Make sure you Baggins it
Warner Bros’ poorly named PlayStation Network MOBA Guardians of Middle-Earth (sigh) will venture onto Sony’s digital storefront on 4th December in North America, the publisher has announced. A European launch will follow on 5th December, with a retail release planned for 7th December. In the UK, the digital title will...
News Injustice: Gods Among Us Seeks Solace Next Spring
Shades of grey
NetherRealm’s stunning superhero bust-up Injustice: Gods Among Us will suit up next spring, publisher Warner Bros has announced. The date was confirmed alongside the title’s latest trailer, which we’ve handily embedded below. We're still waiting on an apology for the game's dreadful name.
News Midway Arcade Origins Resurrects Classics for PS3
Insert coin
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to replay the games from your youth, then Warner Bros has the perfect package for you. The publisher has announced the Midway Arcade Origins compilation, which will feature a host of old school classics such as Joust, Marble Madness and Spy Hunter. The PlayStation 3 release will include full...
News Team Bondi Reveals PlayStation 4 Title Whore of the Orient
Period piece
Controversial L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi has risen from its resting place to announce a brand new PlayStation 4 title named Whore of the Orient. The game was rumoured some time ago, but has now been officially confirmed on the developer's website. The game itself is set in Shanghai in 1936, and promises to explore "the most...
News Lollipop Chainsaw Ships 700,000 Units Worldwide
Record breaker
Grasshopper Manufacture is no stranger to commercial failure, but it looks like the studio has finally secured a timely hit. The Japanese developer has declared that it has shipped over 700,000 copies of Lollipop Chainsaw worldwide, making it the most successful title in the company’s history. Studio gaffer Suda 51 and Japanese...
News Injustice: Gods Among Us Will Solve DLC Compatibility Issues
A real Boon
NetherRealm Studios gaffer Ed Boon has promised to solve Mortal Kombat’s frustrating compatibility issues with upcoming brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us. The company’s previous effort did a poor job of ensuring all players had the appropriate data to make the online component work, but Boon has promised that its super hero mash-up...
News Spy Hunter Races onto Vita This October
Driven for speed
Spy Hunter will drift onto the PlayStation Vita this October, publisher Warner Bros has announced. The portable reboot of the 1983 classic will see you assume the role of The Agent, and once again find you on the pursuit of bad guys in the amazingly equipped Interceptor. Visually the game’s looking weak, but as humongous fans of...
News Warner Bros Constructs New LEGO Lord of the Rings Trailer
Bricking it
Warner Bros has kicked off GamesCom in style, releasing a brand new cinematic trailer for, er, LEGO Lord of the Rings. Yes, the bricks are back in town once again. In truth, the video’s clumsy overacting is actually kind of amusing. We still don’t give a toss about Lord of the Rings, though. The title's due out on PlayStation 3 and...
News Watch Nightwing Impale Wonder Woman in New Injustice Trailer
Not very neighbourly
We’re not entirely sure why the heroes of the DC Universe are so mad at each other in NetherRealm's upcoming Injustice: Gods Among Us, but boy are they fuming. This brand new Comic-Con trailer focuses on newcomers Cyborg and Nightwing – the latter of which is shown stabbing his staff straight into the stomach of Wonder...
News June NPD: LEGO Batman 2 Tops, Industry Sales Drop
Holy great performance, Batman!
Not content with dominating the charts across the pond, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has also topped the North American best-sellers for the month of June. But while developer Traveller’s Tales will be cracking open the champagne in celebration, the rest of the sector won’t be quite so enthusiastic. The entire...
News Cyborg and Nightwing Glide into Injustice: Gods Among Us
New challengers
Comic book “favourites” Nightwing and Cyborg are officially joining the roster of NetherRealm’s upcoming superhero brawler, Injustice: Gods Among Us. According to Polygon – who got hands-on time with the new characters – the former is a nimble, acrobatic fighter, while the latter adopts the tried-and-tested “punch people...
News Watch 15 Amazing Minutes of NetherRealm's Injustice
God speed
Injustice: Gods Among Us may be a prime contender for the worst video game name of the generation, but at least the fighter is looking impressive enough to get away with it. During a panel at the EVO Championships over the weekend, creator Ed Boon took anticipant fans on a tour of the game. Check out the video below and you’ll get to...
News LEGO Batman 2 Launch Trailer Gets Down to Business
"Er... Where's your car?"
We were mighty sceptical of Traveller’s Tales’ decision to add voices to LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, but the developer is slowly beginning to win us over. This launch trailer is packed with laugh out loud moments, thanks to some fantastic dialogue and brilliant voice acting. The blockbuster sequel’s due out this...
News Watch This Bonkers Lollipop Chainsaw Launch Trailer
Super sweet
At one point in this Lollipop Chainsaw launch trailer, protagonist Juliet Starling cuts a UFO in half. That’s pretty weird – but we should probably point out that the alien space shuttle is being piloted by an undead funkster who laments his mortality through an autotune module. Brilliant. Fix your eyeballs on the video below for a...
News LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Trailer Gets Chatty
Motormouth
If you’re still a little nervous about Traveller’s Tales adding voice actors to its LEGO games, then this LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes trailer should help to settle your nerves. Judging from the footage, it looks like the developer’s done an excellent job of integrating the dialogue without detracting from the slapstick sense of...
News LEGO Lord of the Rings Scales PS3 and Vita This Fall
Tolkien nonsense
The heavily rumoured LEGO Lord of the Rings is now a reality. Warner Bros revealed the fantasy franchise’s transition from books to blocks this afternoon, alongside a new trailer to cement the news. Similarly to LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes, the plastic protagonists have now been granted the ability to talk. But instead of using...
News Injustice: Gods Among Us Fights onto PS3 in 2013
Immortal kombat
Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios is taking a break from Scorpion and Sub-Zero in order to build a brand new superhero fighting game for PS3. The mouthy Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to lock DC Comics' greatest heroes and deadliest villains in battle next year. Confirmed fighters include Batman, Superman, the Flash,...
News Spy Hunter Reboot Races onto Vita
Secret agent
In somewhat surprising news, Warner Bros has announced that it’s rebooting Spy Hunter for the PlayStation Vita. The classic car combat title is set to make an appearance on Sony’s shiny new handheld this fall, courtesy of LEGO specialists TT Fusion. Just like the 1983 original, the game will put you behind the wheel of the G-6155...
News Warner Bros Reveals Guardians of Middle-earth
Return to Sindar
F.E.A.R. developer Monolith has been hard at work on a PlayStation Network tie-in for the upcoming The Hobbit movie, publisher Warner Bros has announced. Guardians of Middle-earth is a downloadable “multiplayer online battle arena” game scheduled for release on PlayStation Network later this year. It’ll allow up to 10 players...
News LEGO Batman 2 Trailer Introduces Open World
Blocky
Yes, yes, we know: another LEGO game. But LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is no average block buster, as it introduces an open world setting for the very first time. You’ll be able to scale the streets of Gotham City, solving crime as your favourite DC characters. It looks pretty neat, doesn’t it? We're still not sure about the voice...
News Gotham City Impostors Takes a Trip to Arkham Asylum
Dress up
For the record, this free new map for Gotham City Impostors doesn’t appear to have much to do with Rocksteady’s brilliant Batman: Arkham Asylum. Instead, it is simply a new location for people who think they’re Batman to shoot at people dressed as the Joker. Honestly, if you’re dressing like superheroes and it’s not fancy dress...
News Harley Quinn Struts into Batman: Arkham City
Payback's a... well, you know
Batman: Arkham City developer Rocksteady aims to follow up that ending later this month, when it unleashes Harley Quinn’s Revenge on the PlayStation Store. The single-player DLC – due out on 29th May – promises over two hours of gameplay featuring both the caped crusader and his inquisitive sidekick. Are you ready...
News LEGO Lord of the Rings Game On the Horizon
Contain your amazement
We all knew it would happen eventually, but MCV has confirmed there will be a LEGO Lord of the Rings game. New sets of toys based on Peter Jackson's movies contain promotional materials for the game. It was the same story with the reveal of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes earlier this year. Retailer ShopTo.net published a...
News Dive into the Twisted Mind of Lollipop Chainsaw's Suda 51
Mad men
It takes a certain kind of genius to create a game as crazy as Lollipop Chainsaw, and this behind the scenes video does its best to expose that. In the trailer, Suda 51 talks a little about the game’s inspirations and his desire to create a different kind of zombie game. Writer James Gunn is also on-hand to explain some of the title’s...
News Find Your Inner Rage with Mortal Kombat Vita Launch Trailer
Get over here
NetherRealm’s brilliant Mortal Kombat kicks, punches and murders its way onto PlayStation Vita in North America today – and to celebrate, publisher Warner Bros has released the handheld brawler's launch trailer. The footage features a 70-second montage of gameplay from the full game, and we have to admit, it’s looking like a...
News Mortal Kombat Girls Flaunt Their Vita Exclusive Glad Rags
Dressed to kill
We already know about the plethora of new outfits being added to the wardrobes of the male ninjas in Mortal Kombat Vita, but what of the ladies? Publisher Warner Bros has released a brand new trailer showing off the additional exclusive clobber available for Mileena and Skarlet. The former will get to don her leotard getup from...
News Test Your Might with Klassic Mortal Kombat Vita Kostumes
Killer threads
Mortal Kombat Vita will not only ship with the full original game and DLC shrunken down to pocket size – it’ll also add some, ahem, exclusive kontent of its own. Extras include Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 outfits for Ermac, Noob Saibot, Rain, Reptile, Smoke, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. There’ll also be some Mortal Kombat 2 themed...
News Meet Lollipop Chainsaw's Starling Sisters
Co-Starlings
Warner Bros has released a brand new trailer introducing Juliet Starling’s zombie-slaying siblings in Lollipop Chainsaw. We'll be honest, if the footage has taught us anything, it’s that girls prefer guys when they’re just a head. Bear with us while we go and find the rickety old saw in our tools shed – we have a few, er,...
News Rocksteady Teases New Batman: Arkham City DLC
These boots are made for walkin'
Rocksteady’s teased the imminent announcement of new Batman: Arkham City DLC with an image of Harley Quinn’s boots. Content starring the sultry jester has been rumoured for weeks after trophies for the expansion leaked online. We’re always ready for more Harley Quinn. Always.
News Extended Mortal Kombat Vita Trailer Sets the Scene
Kombat evolved
We’ve already seen a glimpse of this live-action Mortal Kombat video, but the full version is arguably the best Vita commercial we’ve seen. Not only does the 60 second short perfectly set the scene for the title’s portability, but it’s also stylish, edgy and attention grabbing. Apparently, there’s still plenty for...
Interview Goichi Suda - Grasshopper Manufacture
Suda51 talks Lollipop Chainsaw, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and what "punk" means to his studio
There's crazy, and then there's Japanese studio Grasshopper Manufacture's particular brand of bonkers, which positively oozes from its upcoming title Lollipop Chainsaw. As the developer braces itself for the June release of its over-the-top teenage bubblegum...
News Work Up a Sweat with New Lollipop Chainsaw Footage
Give me an "L"
This might not be the greatest video in the world (it’s completely missing music for starters) but it at least provides a good indication of the type of combat variety you can expect when Grasshopper’s zany zombie brawler Lollipop Chainsaw launches on PS3 later this year. Swiftly smash the “Play” button below and you’ll be...
News Mortal Kombat Vita Gets Classy with Live Action Kitana Trailer
Fight anywhere
Considering the concept could have turned out crass, publisher Warner Bros deserves kudos for making this live-action Mortal Kombat Vita trailer seem fairly classy. The short – which features a lady dressed as Kitana posing on top of a skyscraper – is designed to highlight the portability of NetherRealm’s latest release. Admire...
News New Arkham City DLC Focuses on Robin and Harley Quinn
Our favourite clown cosplay
We’d pay good money to spend an extra couple of hours, er, investigating Batman: Arkham City’s interpretation of Harley Quinn. As such, we’re pretty excited to learn that developer Rocksteady has more DLC on the cards. While the content has yet to be confirmed by publisher Warner Bros, trophies for the pack have...
Rumour FEAR Developer Working on Hobbit Movie Tie-Ins
Letting the cat out of the Baggins
FEAR developer Monolith may be working on a Hobbit title to tie-in with Peter Jackson’s upcoming film. Whistle blower Superannuation has the scoop, claiming on Twitter: As to what Monolith/Warner Bros. Games Seattle is up to now - pretty sure it is a little fantasy action RPG-lite called The Hobbit: Part One...
News Sample Some of the Sounds from Lollipop Chainsaw
Bloody good
Could Lollipop Chainsaw possibly be any cooler? Not only is it borne out of the twisted mind of Killer 7’s Suda 51, but it also has Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill) and the dude from Mindless Self Indulgence providing the soundtrack. In this brand new behind the scenes trailer you can watch the two composers talk about their inspirations...
