Shadowrun Kickstarter Closes, Tops $1.8 Million In Funding
Posted by G4TV on May 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Fans are plenty excited about the video game revival of the Shadowrun series in Shadowrun Returns, and they’ve shown it by stepping up with more than $1.8 million in funding for Harebrained Schemes’ Kickstarter initiative. That’s a significant amount more than the $400,000 that Harebrained originally sought, a goal that the project managed to achieve in just a single day.
The final total falls at $1,836,447 pledged for Shadowrun Returns by 36,276 backers, and that’s...
Kingdom Hearts New Game Announcement Coming Soon
Posted by G4TV on May 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is coming the the Nintendo 3DS in summer 2012, and now series lead Tetsuya Nomura confirms that plans are already in motion for whatever’s coming next. He says that an announcement should be coming soon in a new interview published in Japan’s Kingdom Hearts 3D Ultimania guide book (via Andriasang).
That’s the sum total of what Nomura had to say about the future of the Kingdom Hearts series, but it should be enough to satisfy fans for now....
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Release Date Announced
Posted by G4TV on May 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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SCEA Announces God of War: Ascension
Posted by Game News on May 01, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Sony (SCEA) has announced plans to release God of War: Ascension, the newest installment of the multi-million unit selling God of War franchise, exclusively for the PS3. Developed by Sony’s Santa Monica Studio, God of War: Ascension is a prequel that will show Kratos’ emotional path of redemption, while detailing the rise of his rage to break free from Ares’ bond. Epic cinematic storytelling, visceral battles, and blockbuster moments will all be present, along with various enhancements,...
The Wizard Gets a Turn in Final Diablo 3 Class Trailer
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Over the past weeks we’ve been treated to a series of videos showcasing the character-classes in Blizzard’s ridiculously anticipated Diablo III and today — with only two weeks left until launch — we have the last trailer in the series.
This latest clip takes a closer look at the Wizard, Diablo III’s more traditional caster class:The wizards. Brilliant practitioners of the arcane arts who deftly wield the energies of fire, ice, lightning, and even time itself in the...
God of War: Ascension Presentation Talks A lot About Multiplayer
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Earlier today (last night in Santa Monica, California) Sony’s Santa Monica Studio and the official PlayStation blog hosted a presentation of God of War: Ascension live-streamed from the developer’s offices, with Game Director Todd Papy walking through the game’s freshly-revealed multiplayer component (a first for the franchise), detailing the development process and answering a stack of user-submitted questions.
For those that didn’t catch the live stream, we’ve fished...
Mortal Kombat Vita Review
Posted by Game News on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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Fighting games seem to be a favorite genre for PS Vita ports, isn’t it? We already had BlazBlue: Continuum Shift and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on launch, and this week Mortal Kombat gets ported to Vita – and we still have Street Fighter X Tekken on the way soon, too. But this review is for MK, the first American-made fighting game to make a big splash in quite a while. Included in this Vita port is the full roster of the original game’s characters (including...
Preview/Interview: London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympics – SEGA Studios Australia
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
AusGamers was given an opportunity to check out one of the few surviving Aussie development studios (not exclusively working on mobile and iOS titles), SEGA Studios Australia, who’re based in Brisbane, and their forthcoming London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympics.
We sent our roving newcomer, Mr Naren Hooson, north of Sydney for his first studio tour and visit, to not only check out the game but to also chat to the guys about what makes their game tick. And while making...
Kinect Voice Commands Outlined for Skyrim, Update Arrives Tomorrow
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The Bethesda Blog has reminded us that Kinect support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on Xbox 360 will be integrated tomorrow via a title update. We reported on the decision to add Kinect voice commands to the game a few weeks back, letting you know we’d give you a heads up on the commands that will be made available, which Bethesda Game Studios has been kind enough to finally release.
The full manifest of TV shouting you’ll be involving yourself with is in trusty PDF form, which you...
Five Part Live Action Halo Series "Forward Unto Dawn" Coming Ahead of Halo 4
Posted by AusGamers on Apr 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Microsoft’s promotional live action Halo shorts leading up to the releases of Halo 3, ODST and Halo Reach left viewers asking for more, and with Halo 4 coming this year, it looks like more is what we’re going to get.
Movie publication Variety is reporting that MS is kicking things up a notch for Halo 4, promising “Forward Unto Dawn” a complete series of five episodes, each about 15 minutes long.“Forward Unto Dawn” will play out over five weekly instalments,...
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