Month: August 2012
The Next Command & Conquer Game Will Be Free To Play
The battle over ore and tiberium has raged on our computer screens for the past 17 years almost unabated. Even with the closure of original developer Westwood Studios in 2003 publisher Electronic Arts was able to bring the series back in true form with Command & Conquer 3 just four short years later. Can they […]
Dream Team vs 2012 Gold Medalist In 2k13
Since the announcement of the members for the U.S. Men’s Basketball team for the 2012 Olympics, many fans have debated which team was more superior, this team or the 1992 Dream Team. 2K Sports have announced that both teams will be in NBA 2K13 which will bring with them the return of Charles Barkley to a video […]
Mass Effect 3 Leviathan DLC Dated
Bioware has just announced that the next single player DLC for Mass Effect 3 called Leviathan will be released on August 28th 2012 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Those with a PS3 in Europe will have to wait an extra day for the release.Cost is $10 or 800 Microsoft points.
Harry Potter Kinect GamesCom Screens
Harry Potter Kinect is set to cast a magic spell on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 later this fall. Sure, the films & books may be long finished but it seems that Harry, Ron and Hermione will live on forever in virtual form, or at least until Warner Bros Interactive’s license agreement with JK Rowling expires. These […]
Metal Gear Rising Revengeance Adopts Dog and Release Date
Early this morning, Konami premiered a trailer for the latest title in the Metal Gear saga. Metal Gear Rising Revengeance finaily has a concrete release date after years of lingering in devolpment limbo, with the previously mentioned 2013 release date now seeing Raiden slicing into stores February 19. In a mostly repurposed trailer from E3, Konami showed the […]
ResidentEvil.net, RE6 Social Hub Announced By Capcom
At the Capcom pre-Gamescom press event, they announced ResidentEvil.net, which is an online hub for Resident Evil 6 offerings such as competitions, rewards and social networking features.
Grind To Infinity With Cladun X2 On Steam
NIS America’s latest digital release, Cladun X2, has found its way on to Steam. In Caldun you take on the role of wandering adventurer trapped in a world the size of pocket. Just because the landscape is small, doesn’t mean that Caldun doesn’t bring a full sized fun factor with three different type of dungeons, […]
Dead Space 3 Scares Up Release Date and Trailer
Gamescom brings a brand new trailer for the upcoming Dead Space 3 that looks to assuage fears that there won’t be any scares in the game with plenty of quick cuts to hulking monsters. This notes the first time that fears have been calmed by giant dismembered beasts swaying toward you in a predatory fashion. Dead Space […]
God of War: Ascension Multiplayer Info And Beta
At Gamescon, Todd Papy, Game Director at Sony Santa Monica revealed information about the multiplayer in God of War: Ascension. You start by pledging your allegiance to one of four familiar Gods: Zeus, Hades, Ares and Poseidon. Each God shall bestow a unique combat style and abilities in battle which is critical to their path.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Reveal Four New Characters
At the Playstation press conference at Gamescom today, Sony and SuperBot Entertainment unveiled four new characters today: Ratchet & Clank, DmC’s Dante, Ape Escape’s Spike and LittleBigPlanet’s Sackboy.
ShootMania Storm Competition Finale E3 Highlights
Twitch TV hosted a ShootMania competition finale at this years E3. If you missed it check out the highlights below from Ubisoft’s youtube channel. ShootMania Storm comes to us from Nadeo, the developer of TrackMania. If you’re a fan of competitive multiplayer FPS games this one should definitely be worth checking out. Much like TrackMania […]
PSOne Classics Come To Vita With Firmware 1.8
During GamesCom Sony took the wraps off of firmware version 1.8 for the PlayStation Vita. Before you groan and mumble *not another firmware update* you should know that this update adds a few highly requested features including the ability to play PS One classics on the system. Starting in two weeks, on August 28th, you’ll […]
New Naval Warfare Trailer For Assassin’s Creed III Sets Sail
It seems like just yesterday I was expressing my excitement over AC3’s naval warfare and today we already have a new trailer for the seafaring combat! As Connor, you’ll lead your crew through rough waters and into battle against enemy ships. This interests me most of all being a fan of Skies of Arcadia which while AC3 […]
Register For The Sim City 5 Closed Beta
Sim City 5‘s closed beta will begin sometime soon and EA is now ready to take applications. Head on over to the official Sim City Beta Site and you too can throw your hat in the ring as a prospective mayor. You’ll need an origin account, also be prepared to read a few dozen pages […]
Winners Of The 2012 Pokémon World Championship
This past weekend the Play! Pokémon season wrapped up in Waikoloa, Hawaii at the 2012 Pokémon World Championships. Six champions rose to be the worlds best Pokémon trading card game and video game players. Hundreds of players from 30 countries were in attendance. Each player began almost a year ago competing in the Play! Pokémon season […]