New Fable 3 Info Will ’Really Upset People,’ Says Creator Peter Molyneux
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Lionhead Studios head Peter Molyneux has made another one of his famous bold claims, teasing that an upcoming revelation about Fable III will “really upset people.”
The tease emerged as part of a Gamereactor International video, with Molyneux stating:
We’re making a big announcement about Fable III in the next couple of weeks [at X10]…I hope I haven’t spoiled some horrible PR surprise. Gulp. We’ll be making some announcements about Fable III and...
Nintendo Downloads: Blaster Master Overdrive, Fieldrunners, Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
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A revamp of NES classic Blaster Master is the star of this week’s batch of North American Wii and DSi downloadable releases, joined by a port of popular tower defense Field Runners and games with such fabulous names as Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, Hubert The Teddy Bear Winter Games and Extreme Hangman.
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Oscar in Movieland – $8
Link ’n’ Launch – $5
Fieldrunners – $5
Sudoku 4Pockets – $5
Extreme Hangman – $2
Blaster...
Shattered Horizon ’Moonrise’ DLC Screenshots
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As it continues to test the upcoming “Moonrise” add-on for Shattered Horizon (PC), developer Futuremark has issued screenshots of the zero-G shooter’s new maps.
Of course, we still don’t know exactly when the four new maps will be released–”the work is almost complete and we will have more details for you soon,” said Futuremark–but we do know that they’ll be free, with those that pre-ordered the game able to help test.
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SEGA All-Stars Racing Demo Hits Xbox Live
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A downloadble demo of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is now available to Xbox Live Gold members via the Xbox Live Marketplace.
The 1GB download packs two playable racers–Sonic plus Xbox 360-exclusive team Banjo and Kazooie–along with one track and, as expected, a variety of rival mascots.
Developed by SEGA Superstars Tennis developer and OutRun 2 porters Sumo Digital, the game hits North American retail in PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS form February...
Prince of Persia: The Movie: The Super Bowl Ad
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If you missed the new Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time trailer that aired during the Super Bowl last night, or just want to see it again, good news! We’ve got it below:
Starring perpetual time traveler Donnie Darko Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and made with the input of series creator Jordan Mechner, the film hits theaters May 28–around the same time publisher Ubisoft plans to release the next game in the series, ...
EA Reveals Release Windows of Major Games: Crysis 2, New Dragon Age, Sims and Much More
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Curious as to what mega-publisher Electronic Arts has up its sleeve for the next year?
Wonder no more, as the company today issued a breakdown of its major titles through March 2011, including release windows for Crysis 2, Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor, the new shooter coming out of Epic and People Can Fly, “something far-reaching from Mass Effect,” another Dragon Age, a new Spore entry, and much much more.
Also, don’t fret that BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The...
Shack PSA: Total War Games 66% Off on Steam, Downloadable Content 10% Off
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With Napoleon: Total War slated to arrive February 23, digital distribution outlet Steam has instituted a week-long sale that sees previous entries in Creative Assembly’s PC historical strategy series marked down by 66%.
In addition, all of the downloadable content for Empire: Total War, including the new Elite Units of the East DLC and all-encompassing Downloadable Content Pack, are 10% off.
A breakdown of the available bundles and discounts can be found just below:
Total...
L.A. Noire ’Apparently’ Due in September
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Team Bondi’s former PlayStation 3 exclusive L.A. Noire is “apparently coming in September,” according to games journalist and GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley.
The release window reveal came in the form of a tweet Keighley made after reading the new issue of Game Informer, which features the old-fashioned game on its cover. “It definitely sounds interesting,” he added.
While L.A. Noire was originally announced as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, an Xbox...
Backbreaker Trailer Looks Behind-the-Scenes
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Taking a few stabs at competitor Madden NFL, developer NaturalMotion uses this developer diary to detail how its physics-driven PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 footballer Backbreaker differs from other games. For example, a lower camera view.
“You’re not this kind of, god over the football field who can see everything,” explains tester Mike O’Neill. Another example? The use of pink character outlines to highlight the procedural animations–though sadly, that...
Final Fantasy 13 Developers Claim It Will ’Resurrect’ the Japanese Game Industry
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In anticipation of the European and North American releases of Final Fantasy 13 this March, producer Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama recently responded to fan-submitted questions about the RPG on PlayStation.Blog.Europe.
Toriyama and Kitase discussed topics such as the game’s 50-60 hour length — about ten hours of which they said are cinematics — and the optional side-missions that can effectively double the play-time. The possibility of a CG movie...
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