THQ: There will be no difference between the PS3, 360 versions of Darksiders II
Posted by PSU on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Now if my memory serves me well, there were once reports that the Xbox 360 version of the first Darksiders suffered from screen-tearing, and framerate issues. Yet when we saw the game at a recent Darksiders II preview event in San Francisco, we couldn’t help but notice button callouts on-screen that would suggest that the game was running on an Xbox 360.
Seeing as publishers usually want to show the most optimized, polished, and ready version of their game to the press at these preview...
Modern Warfare 3 DLC hitting PS3, Premium Elite release date revealed
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Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be getting that much bigger as the first two downloadable maps will be hitting the PlayStation 3 first for Call of Duty Elite subscribers. Those who purchased an Elite subscription—our bought the Hardened Edition of Modern Warfare 3—will be entitled to all incoming DLC for the game throughout the next nine months at the low price of free.
While we’re sure MW3 players without an Elite membership will have access...
Podcast Beyond: The Used Games Debate
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
PlayStation. Does the word send a chill down your spine? Does it caress your senses with wave upon wave of irresistible pleasure? No? Do you like PlayStation? Then you’re certainly in the right place. Welcome to Podcast Beyond, your link to the IGN crew that pushes news, opinions and utter hilarity straight to your ears (and subsequently, your brain).
The Beyond boys reconvene for another episode of the Internet’s most popular PlayStation podcast. After lulling you into a false sense...
The Last of Us Screenshots, Details Revealed
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The first screenshots from The Last of Us have been revealed.
Game Informer has the first look at shots from in-game, as well as details about the game’s combat and settings. According to them, The Last of Us will include both gun and melee combat, as well as breakable weapons. Part of the gameplay will revolve around scavenging for new items.
The game has been revealed to at least partially take place in Pittsburgh, and developers note that it’s “not one long escort mission.”...
Game of Thrones RPG Launches in May
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Publisher Atlus announced that Game of Thrones, a new role-playing game from Cyanide Studios based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy fiction, will launch on May 15 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
We still haven’t seen Game of Thrones for preview, but the screens and video shown off look promising. Cyanide’s previous Game of Thrones title, Genesis, didn’t turn out to be very good, but that may change with this one.
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Spec Ops: The Line’s Breakdown of a Soldier
Posted by IGN on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“Walker, at the beginning of the game, is specifically meant to invoke other military shooters,” says Walt Williams, the lead writer on 2K Games’ Spec Ops: The Line. “We want the player to feel that they’re walking into a situation that they know what it’s going to be. Like, ’I know this guy, I know what to expect, a military game, I got it.’” But this sentiment, also reflected in the game’s generic-sounding name, is simply a jumping-off...
OP-ED: THQ and Ignition Troubles Show That Gamer Taste Threatens the Industry
Posted by 1UP on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
This week was not kind to video game publishers. THQ announced plans for 240 lay-offs amidst the board of directors and CEO giving themselves a 50% paycut. Meanwhile, Disney bought a controlling stake in India-based UTV Ignition — a publisher which went through its own set of lay-offs and restructuring last year — for an undisclosed sum after the Indian government approved the deal which had reportedly been in the works since at least last summer. Disney plans to use the firm to expand...
Battlefield 3 DLC info coming next week?
Posted by PSU on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts has teased that we can expect details on upcoming Battlefield 3 downloadable content to drop as early as next week.
The news emerged during the publishing powerhouse’s quarterly conference call last night, where Peter Ausnit, vice president of investor relations, said of the firm’s DLC strategy:
"We’ve got plans for all of our major franchises to turn them into more of… games for service that have a constant flow of downloadable content. You’re going...
Sony posts substantial third quarter loss
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Sony has confirmed it posted a 158 billion yen (approx. GBP 1.3 billion) net loss during its third quarter financial year ended December 31, 2011.
The figure comes as a strike contrast to the same period last year, when the hardware manufacture recorded a profit of 72.3 billion yen (GBP 559 million).
Sales declined 17.4 per cent year-on-year to 1.82 trillion yen (GBP 15 billion), which Sony mainly attributed to “the impact of the floods in Thailand, deterioration in market conditions in developed...
Rayman 3 HD dated
Posted by PSU on Feb 02, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Ubisoft’s super-glued a March 21 release date to its upcoming high-definition revamp of Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc.
Aside from a fresh coat of HD paint, the game will also run at 60 frames per second and feature enhanced audio.
Rayman 3 was originally released for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC back in 2003. A critical success, the game packs 15-20 hours of playtime, and features heaps of unlockable content and standalone mini-games to tuck into.
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