Posted on November 18th, 2009 by csreynolds
More and more first-person shooters are incorporating a zombie element these days. Following in the footsteps of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: World at War, Gearbox will be releasing a zombie-oriented DLC package for Borderlands, entitled ‘The Zombie Island of Dr Ned’.
The story goes: a moustache-touting doctor has accidentally zombified the working-class inhabitants of Jakob’s Cove. [...]
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by csreynolds
The word on TheSixthAxis is that fungus-filled strategy game Mushroom Wars will be hitting the PlayStation Network again – this time in the format of a playable demo.
Ok, so we realise developer Creat Studios has adopted the try-before-you-buy philosophy a little late, releasing a demo weeks after the full game was released for purchase, but that’s a technicality. [...]
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Filed under: Demos, Game Download, Games, M, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, Release Dates
Posted on November 13th, 2009 by csreynolds
The Saboteur, Pandemic Studio’s Assassin’s Creed-meets-GTAIV sandbox title, is now only a few short weeks away from release. With December 8th just around the corner, G4TV thought it appropriate to rendezvous with the game’s Lead Designer Tom French for a quick interview.
Players will take on the role of Irishman-turned-resistance fighter Sean Devlin whom, apart from [...]
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Posted on November 6th, 2009 by csreynolds
Ubisoft and Penguin Books have formed a unique partnership that will spark the publication of Assassin’s Creed Renaissance, a novel based on upcoming PlayStation 3 blockbuster Assassin’s Creed 2.
Penguin is confident that Ubisoft’s fascinating new storyline and well-developed characters will translate impeccably into an appealing literary work suited to fans of historical fiction and gaming [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by csreynolds
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Sackboy…
That’s right, it’s nearly one year since Media Molecule blessed Sony’s next-generation console with ‘Play, Create, Share’ masterpiece LittleBigPlanet. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the developers have fashioned a charming birthday cake costume (image after the break), which will be available to download free from the [...]
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Filed under: DLC, Games, L, LittleBigPlanet, Playstation Store, Release Dates
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by csreynolds
Many CoD-ers have been expressing fears that when they receive their copy of Modern Warfare 2 in eight days time they will be obliterated in online multiplayer, by those lucky enough to have nabbed an early copy of the game and unlocked many of the perks and attachments – if not all of them.
They need not [...]
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Filed under: C, Games, Modern Warfare 2, Release Dates, Social Networking
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by csreynolds
As if almost 1,000 licensed cars and 70-odd circuits wasn’t enough to get racers excited about Gran Turismo 5, a representative at developer Polyphony Digital has confirmed to Everything for Gamers – officially, so it seems – that the final product will feature a comprehensive track editor:
‘Yes [the game] will have a track editor. You will [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 by csreynolds
At long last Marvel has publicised a release date, together with pricing, for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2’s first DLC package.
The new content comprises three more playable characters, namely Carnage, Psylocke and Cable, complimented by some additional Team Boosts and a handful of simulator missions. If that wasn’t enough, Juggernaut (originally a pre-order exclusive bonus character) [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 by csreynolds
Q-Games’ President and Managing Director Dylan Cuthbert has declared that he would like to produce a sequel to PixelJunk Monsters, one of the most popular downloadable games on the PlayStation Network. It’s so popular in fact that it was recently ported to the PSP under the guise PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe combining the original game and the [...]
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Filed under: Games, P, Pixeljunk, Playstation Network, Release Dates, Social Networking
Posted on October 29th, 2009 by csreynolds
It may not be the most logical or predictable combination, but the Blu-ray edition of Neill Blomkamp’s movie District 9 (due for release December 29th) will include an exclusive PS3 playable demo of God of War III built into the disc.
Peter Dille, SCEA’s Senior VP of Marketing and PlayStation Network, explains the thinking behind this:
‘Blu-ray [...]
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Filed under: Blu Ray News, Demos, G, Games, God of War 3, Release Dates
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by csreynolds
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is on everyone’s lips right now. Naughty Dog’s gem has received unfathomable amounts of praise since it hit the shelves a fortnight ago, having exceeded everyone’s expectations in terms of presentation, gameplay, longevity and overall excellence. In fact, sales figures have already surpassed those of Drake’s Fortune.
We were beginning to think the [...]
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Posted on October 27th, 2009 by csreynolds
Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, for those of you who might have spent the last few months dwelling under a rock) has confirmed to Joystiq that third-person perspective online playlists will feature in Modern Warfare 2 (released November 10th – again, for the rock dwellers).
According to Bowling, this feature cannot be toggled on or off [...]
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Filed under: C, Games, Modern Warfare 2, Release Dates, official, screenshots
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by Lord_Turkey
I’m a martial artist; it’s the most prominent of my social identities. I love Japan. Its culture & history are so unique that it fascinates me. Some of the techniques my sensei teaches me are over four hundred years old.
Acquire are one of my favorite video game developers mostly due to their series that focus [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by csreynolds
Tekken 6, the long-awaited next-generation Iron Fist Tournament, is just 7 days from release now. As I write, that’s only 168 hours. Or 10,080 minutes, give or take.
We can imagine that many of you are counting every second. I certainly am. Beginning with the original Tekken that accompanied the PlayStation’s launch 15 years ago, I’ve [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2009 by csreynolds
As reported by The Power Review, Amazon.com has recently sent an email to all customers who have pre-ordered The God of War Collection informing them that the game’s release has been deferred. But don’t worry; you only need to wait one more week:
Hello from Amazon.com.
We have received new release date information related to your pre-ordered [...]
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Filed under: Delays, G, Games, Release Dates
