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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance E3 Demo trailer

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:56:00 +1200

Konami has released a first look at the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance E3 2012 demo.

Lollipop Chainsaw Special Edition trailer

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:55:00 +1200

Lollipop Chainsaw is offering a real life Juliet as part of the "Special Edition".

Sleeping Dogs "101" trailer

Sat, 26 May 2012 04:27:00 +1200

In the 101 trailer, every aspect of the game is explained, from the martial arts combat to the vehicle shoot-outs and street races, the side content and social features to the girls, guns and gambling dens.

Metro: Last Light Live Action film

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:46:00 +1200

Filmed on location in Kyiv, Ukraine in February 2012, this live action short film featured eight cast actors, over 120 extras and a production crew of 50. During filming, temperatures dropped to -20 degrees.

Diablo III real money auction house delayed further

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:34:00 +1200

Blizzard has delayed the launch of Diablo III’s real money auction house for a second time, presumably to focus on battling other problems that have sprung up since the game was released.

“In light of the post-launch obstacles we've encountered, we have made the decision to move the launch of the real-money auction house beyond the previously estimated May time frame,” Blizzard said on Battle.net.

“As we mentioned in our original announcement, our goal has always been to ensure everyone has the smoothest experience possible when the real-money auction house launches, and we need a bit more time to iron out the existing general stability and gameplay issues before that feature goes live.”

The Cave debut trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:09:00 +1200

Descend into the mysterious depths of The Cave in this adventure game from SEGA, Ron Gilbert and Double Fine.

Assassin's Creed III "Unite to Unlock the World" trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:46:00 +1200

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III dev team gets ready for E3.

Far Cry 3 "Road to E3" trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:16:00 +1200

The dev team working on Far Cry are getting ready for E3.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier "Fight Now!" trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:15:00 +1200

Ubisoft has challenged players to get ready to join the legendary Ghosts in their mission to protect a threatened world peace.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 "Sarajevo Urban Combat" trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:02:00 +1200

The elite sniper defends his squad in war-torn Sarajevo one .50 caliber bullet at a time.

Ridge Racer Unbounded demo trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:33:00 +1200

The free demo of Ridge Racer is now available on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and for Windows PC players on Steam.

KickBeat Announcement trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 05:10:00 +1200

KickBeat combines beat-matching mechanics with an acrobatic style of martial arts, turning songs into a battles. The game also features a music analyzer that allows players to create new tracks from their own music libraries.

DiRT Showdown launch trailer

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:59:00 +1200

From Miami to LA and San Francisco to Yokohama, this trailer features drivers taking down their rivals, boosting to overtake, hitting jumps and performing stunts as they go.

The Walking Dead: Playing Dead Episode 4

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:51:00 +1200

Learn about the creation of The Walking Dead videogame by watching Playing Dead, a video series that takes you behind the scenes of the creation of The Walking Dead videogame. Previous episodes can be viewed on YouTube.

Lollipop Chainsaw

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:36:00 +1200

Juliet Starling is a vivacious cheerleader at San Remo high school who loves her decapitated boyfriend, Nick – and butchering zombies with her overzised chainsaw. Only Grasshopper Manufacture's Goichi "Suda 51" Suda could come up with a premise that ridiculous and get it over the line with a publisher. Jae went to learn more.

Grasshopper Manufacture has always been known for its quirky and abstract games.

Whether it's the assassin-based adventures of Killer 7 and No More Heroes or the crying baby head locks of Shadow of the Damned, the developer has always been a left-field player. Lollipop Chainsaw plays to this quirkiness and brings humour and zombies together for a game that oozes hack and slash adventure.

Juliet Starling is the heroine of the game, a high school cheerleader who has a higher calling than waving pom-poms in the air and yelling “Go San Remo Knights!”. After a zombie outbreak, Juliet gathers her family and her boyfriend, who she decapitated due to a zombie bite, to battle hordes of the undead.

Wii U Darksiders 2 graphics will be on par with PS3, Xbox 360

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:00 +1200

The graphics of the Wii U version of Darksiders 2 “are at least as good” as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions', say developer Vigil.

Few details regarding the Wii U’s specifications and orders from Nintendo to developers not to discuss the console have led to speculation that the machine was underpowered.

However, with a full E3 reveal only about a week away Vigil has insisted that Wii U owners will see visual parity when it comes to multiplatform games.

Chronicle director signs on for Shadow of the Colossus

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:51:00 +1200

Chronicle director Josh Trank has signed with Sony Pictures to direct a live-action adaptation of beloved PlayStation game Shadow of the Colossus.

Trank has allegedly been a fan of the game since it launched in 2005, and sought out the job.

He is currently associated with the development of two Marvel superhero franchises in Fantastic Four and the Spider-Man spinoff Venom, as well as an adaptation of comic book Red Star.

Diablo III: some religion-based names banned; Monk class powers reduced

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14:00 +1200

Should you wish to name your Diablo III character Atheist, Christian, Mormon, Hindu or Islam, you are out of luck.

The names have been banned by Blizzard, which would be quite an annoyance if your name actually was Christian.

Catholic is also banned, yet Protestant isn’t.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Elite mode trailer

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:51:00 +1200

Ubisoft has released a trailer showcasing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's Elite mode.

Diablo III sets sales record

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:31:00 +1200

Diablo III was purchased an incredible 3.5 million times in the first 24 hours that it was available, becoming the fastest selling PC game ever in the process.

After a week, 6.3 million were playing, said Blizzard.

Those figures excluded World of Warcraft Annual Pass owners who got a copy for free. If they are counted, the day one total would be 4.7 million gamers playing on May 15.

Also excluded were players logging on in internet gaming rooms in Korea, where on May 22 the game had jumped to the top of the most-played chart and took a 39 per cent share of players.

"We're definitely thrilled that so many people around the world were excited to pick up their copy of Diablo III and jump in the moment it went live," said Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime.

Dust 514 "Welcome To New Eden" dev diary

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:04:00 +1200

This video features producer Thomas Farrer, creative director Atli Mar Sveinsson and art director Richard Dimond, who each explain what’s special about this new, persistent FPS.

Far Cry 3 Insane Edition trailer

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:45:00 +1200

Ubisoft has advised that all players need to fully dive into the insanity of the island has been put in the Insane Edition.

Saints Row: The Third Penthouse DLC trailer

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:59:00 +1200

The Saints Row: The Third Penthouse DLC features Penthouse magazine Pets Nikki Benz, Justine Joli, Ryan Keely, and Heather Vandeven, all of whom can be addedto your gang and called into combat anytime to do battle against the Syndicate. "For the first time in your life, when you call Penthouse Pets, they'll actually answer," says THQ.

007 Legends Moonraker trailer

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:12:00 +1200

Acitivision has revealed the first of six classic Bond movies that have inspired missions in 007 Legends. Moonraker, the 11th movie in the Bond film franchise, sees aspiring secret agents transported to the well-known space port of billionaire industrialist, Hugo Drax. There's Bond will need to infiltrate the orbiting evil lair and defeat one of the most iconic Bond henchmen, Jaws, and foil Drax's plans to poison the world.

38 Studios lay-offs confirmed

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:00 +1200

Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee has confirmed that Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios has cut staff, presumably as part of an effort to meet its debts to the state.

The number of people who had lost their jobs was not specified, although it is known that all contractors and temporary staff had been let go.

Chafee also confirmed that not every employee had been paid.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:39:00 +1200

For several years now, campaign content for the annual Call of Duty instalment has been shown to media a few weeks ahead of E3. It's a way of ensuring that the franchise stands out amid the mad rush that is the largest gaming convention on earth. Activision needn't have worried; the vision for Black Ops 2 is pretty bold in itself, as Dan discovered in Los Angeles last week.

One of the major criticisms levelled at publisher Activision over its multi-million dollar Call of Duty franchise is that it lacks innovation.

Also, water is wet.

Realistically, and from Activision's perspective, there's simply no reason for a known entity such as Call of Duty to continually reinvent itself in the manner of a confused teenager when it's readily apparent exactly what kind of game the majority of subscribers are happy with. Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops and Modern Warfare 3 all featured, to an extent, pretty much what was expected of them. This is why they were hugely successful titles.

Street Fighter X Tekken patch breaks game [UPDATED]

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:30:00 +1200

Update:

In a statement published on Capcom Unity, Street Fighter X Tekken developer Tomoaki Ayano has promised a fix for the Rolento knife bug introduced in the last patch. Capcom expects to roll out a patch to fix the glitch by mid June.

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Diablo III accounts compromised - report [UPDATED]

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:15:00 +1200

Update:

Blizzard has released a statement on its Battle.net forums regarding the Diablo III hacking.

The Diablo III developer calls on its experience releasing World of Warcraft expansions when it says that any new release will result in an increase in incidences of accounts being compromised. Blizzard has also outlined three measures players can take to secure their accounts, the Battle.Net authenticator and Battle.Net mobile authenticator, and a recently-added service, Battle.net SMS Protect which sends a unique login code to an account-holder's SMS-enabled phone, can be used to remotely reset passwords, recover an account name or disable a lost Authenticator.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown dated, XCOM FPS sees further delays

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:03:00 +1200

XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be available from October 12, 2K has announced.

Those who have pre-ordered the game will receive an elite soldier pack, featuring the Hyperion and Reaper soldier armour kits, a full colour customisation feature for armour sets in the game, and a character from the original XCOM.

The PC-exclusive special edition of Enemy Unknown will feature an art book, fold-out poster, XCOM insignia patch, soundtrack, and more.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Deep Dive #2 Trailer

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:48:00 +1200

Go behind the scenes with the XCOM: Enemy Unknown dev team as they talk about the aliens and enemies players will face as they battle to save humanity.

Batman: Arkham City Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC trailer

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:52:00 +1200

Harley Quinn's Revenge, the final chapter in Batman: Arkham City, sends players back into Arkham City to face their final challenge as they interchange between playing as both Batman and Robin.

Aliens: Colonial Marines release date trailer

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:21:00 +1200

Gearbox Software has announced that Aliens: Colonial Marines will launch on February 12, 2013. "The bug hunt is on! Stay frosty!"

Win one of three copies of Starhawk

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:46:00 +1200

Welcome to the new frontier.

In the far reaches of space, factions of humanity battle over a rare and dangerous resource known as Rift Energy. Colonies of humans called Rifters have been exploring the “Frontier” of planets, but find their way of life threatened by the Outcast, a ruthless species of humans who have mutated into psychotic monsters due to exposure to this very same Rift Energy.

Sniper Elite V2

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:23:00 +1200

Sniper Elite V2 includes moments of great gameplay, but it's let down by padding and systems that don't work quite as intended.

Nazis. History frowns upon them, as well it might – what with the evil, and everything. Nazis were bad, and we all know it. Even if on some logical level we understand that there must have been at least a considerable number of non-Nazis in the German army in WWII, history is written by the winners, stories need villains, and by now we gamers as a collective have surely mown down a thousand times more generic digital Nazis than the Third Reich ever produced, and all without so much as a second thought between us. So while there are a lot of adjectives frequently pulled out to describe the Nazis, “sympathetic” is rarely among them.

Credit then must go to Sniper Elite V2 for almost provoking that second thought. The game's much-publicised selling point is lovingly detailing the grisly fates of those hapless members of the Wehrmacht that stray into our rifle sights. In this aspect at least, it succeeds so well that what happens to these bog-standard faceless, generic Nazi gaming enemies while playing can provoke the same sympathetic wince that one finds oneself deploying when watching particularly horrendous skateboard mishaps on YouTube. Indeed, far from being faceless, it's perfectly clear that these poor blokes are also in full possession of skulls, jawbones, eyeballs, hearts, lungs, kidneys, and testicles, at least until a high-velocity slugs smashes, bursts, perforates, liquifies or disintegrates one or more of them in the game's eye-watering slow-motion bullet cam. And he was just a week from retirement.

It's 1945, Berlin is under siege, and even the Third Reich knows it's defeated. With the end of the war in Europe mere days away, America is thinking about post-war matters, and the Russians make them mighty nervous. Therefore when the OSS learns that several of the scientific minds behind Germany's advanced V2 rocket weapon are making arrangements to defect to the Soviets, they send the game's gravel-voiced protagonist Karl Fairburne to the ruined German capital to put a stop to it and ensure that the “Reds” won't get a head start in the inevitable post-war arms race.

New Crysis 3 screenshots

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:09:00 +1200

Screenshots from Crytek's upcoming release, Crysis 3.

FIFA 13

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:01:00 +1200

Some immutable truths are obvious: the sun will rise, politicians will lie and there will always be another FIFA release. It only remains to be seen precisely how EA Sports will tweak its annual ode to Football. We're in London to find out.

The EA Sports development team based in Burnaby, Vancouver have their own full-sized football field.

Their studio floor is replete with banners, pendants and all manner of shirts and associated football paraphernalia. This, then, is clearly a team who take the game extremely seriously indeed.

So as each development cycle in the long-running FIFA series draws to an end, their only thought is towards the next iteration. Which aspects to improve, which to shelve, and which exciting new gameplay additions can be introduced to an audience measured in the millions.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown community video 3: modernising a classic

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:13:00 +1200

2KTV speaks to Casey O'Toole, lead programmer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, about the development of the game and its progression into the modern age.

Kingdoms of Amalur studio may yet survive

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:12:00 +1200

The first cheque 38 Studios has written to the state of Rhode Island cleared yesterday after bouncing on Friday.

Although it covered the studio’s first repayment, the USD $1.125 million (NZD $1.48m) cheque barely made a dent in the USD $49m (NZD $64.7m) loan 38 Studios received from the taxpayer-funded Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.

Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, who was elected after the loan was made, stated that the state was changing tax break legislation so such a deal could not be made in the future.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter TV premiere trailer

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:49:00 +1200

Inspired by actual events across the globe and written by real Tier 1 Operators while deployed overseas, follow the global Warfighters as they are asked to take on a real terror threat, PETN, says Electronic Arts.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier co-op preview

Sat, 19 May 2012 14:47:00 +1200

Tom Clancy's games used to be the "thinking man's" shooters. Could the forthcoming Future Soldier's co-operative multiplayer modes bring back intelligent team play? Gameplanet's Matt Maguire sought to find out.

First-person shooters may be thick on the ground these days, but few require the level of co-operation that Ubisoft is hoping to inject into the genre with the imminent release of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

A recent play test through two of the game’s co-op modes — campaign and guerrilla — suggested that the game may distinguish itself not only with the teamwork and communication required to play successfully, but also with quieter moments, something other shooters generally pay lip service to, at best.

Campaign mode may see all four soldiers outfitted for a particular specialty, with sniping, machine-gunning, and close-combat load-outs all available. Equipment too is dispersed amongst the team, with one member carrying a UAV drone whilst others lug grenades about. Flexibility is key to advancing in the game, so it pays to have all bases covered.

The Walking Dead Episode 1 Accolades trailer

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:04:00 +1200

Telltale Games has released this trailer, revealing that The Walking Dead has sold over one million episodes across PC, Mac, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Blizzard apologises for Diablo III server problems [UPDATED]

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:51:00 +1200

Blizzard has publicly apologised for Diablo III’s server problems, admitting that it didn’t prepare thoroughly enough for the game’s launch.

"Despite very aggressive projections, our preparations for the launch of the game did not go far enough," said Blizzard via Diablo III's Battle.net forum.

As well as hampering players’ ability to get into the game, server problems have now delayed the launch of the game’s auction house.

Darksiders II "Death Strikes #2" trailer

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:02:00 +1200

THQ has launched a new video for Darksiders II revealing the most feared of the Four Horsemen, Death. The video also features commentary by Vigil's development team on the game's plot and Death's history.

Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection #2 trailer

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:40:00 +1200

The second Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC Collection has launched, with all-new Multiplayer/Survival Mode Maps, Special Ops Missions and the debut of Face Off maps.

Epic will dictate next gen console specs - Sweeney

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:22:00 +1200

Epic plans on leveraging the power of its forthcoming Unreal Engine 4 to dictate the minimum acceptable specifications for the next generation of consoles, says Tim Sweeney.

“We’re much more in sync with the console makers than any other developer is,” said the Epic founder.

“That means we can give detailed recommendations with a complete understanding of what is going to be commercially possible.”

Sony responsible for Xbox success – former Microsoft exec

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:32:00 +1200

Sony’s arrogance coming into the seventh console cycle played a large part in their downfall, says a former Microsoft executive.

Robbie Bach, who led Microsoft’s entertainment division through the rise of the Xbox, acknowledged that much of the Xbox 360’s success came because Sony squandered the goodwill and massive market share it built with the PlayStation 2.

"Some of the success of Xbox was due to the fact that Sony did some really not so smart things. They mismanaged their 70 percent market share.”

Diablo III auction house implemented to limit dishonesty - Blizzard

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:48:00 +1200

Diablo III’s real-world currency auction house was put in the game primarily to quash dishonesty and streamline trading, says the game’s director Jay Wilson.

"The whole trade economy of Diablo II was a really interesting element of the game, but the game didn't support it hardly at all. And so we looked at that and said that's a real failing, and something we need to fix," he said.

He also acknowledged that provided the service was useful, he had no problem with Blizzard taking a slice of each sale total.

Rumour: Max Payne 3 source code details GTA V vehicle list

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:28:00 +1200

A GTAForums user has posted what he claims is a partial list of GTA V vehicles, found in the source code of Max Payne 3.

The list, which includes 48 cars, five bikes, 10 helicopters, one plane, 25 boats and nine trains, contains many familiar names, as well as some tantalising new additions.

Rockstar is known to share engine technology across projects, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that the list is legitimate.

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two BTS trailer

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:33:00 +1200

Mickey and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit join forces as true partners. All characters - most notably Oswald The Lucky Rabbit whose voice will be heard for the first time - will communicate by speaking to the player, says Disney.

The Last Of Us "The Sky Has Turned Grey" trailer

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:24:00 +1200

The Last of Us blends survival and action elements to tell a character driven story about a population decimated by a modern plague, say developer Naughty Dog. Abandoned cities are being reclaimed by nature and the remaining survivors are killing each other for food, weapons and whatever they can get their hands on.