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Portal 2 To Feature User-Made Levels On All Platforms
Valve has confirmed user-made ‘Portal 2? levels will be available on all platforms, including the PS3 and Xbox 360. Read more here.
Silent Hill: Downpour Confirmed For PS3 And Xbox 360, Coming Autum 2011
The latest Silent Hill will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 this autumn Konami’s confirmed, news that’s sure to get franchise diehards excited again. Read more here.
PS3 Hacker Geohot Lawyers Move For Dismissal And Sony’s Response
The Geohot vs Sony case is still ongoing and more drama has unfolded for you. Sony has made allegations that GeoHot’s actually owns a PSN name known as “Geo1Hotz” (thereby violating PSN ToS), but Geohots lawyers disagree and are calling for a dismissal of case all together. Read more here.
Bethesda: Skyrim To Support Modding
Bethesda will once more support creativity with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As far as modder support for the title goes, the company’s revealed, nothing has changed from the days of Morrowind and Oblivion. Read more here.
Second LA Noire Trailer Gets Official Release
As promised, Rockstar’s released the second trailer for LA Noire following it leaking over the weekend. Catch it below.
Is PSP2 As Powerful As PS3?
If the rumours are correct, Sony will lift the lid on PSP2 – arguably the industry’s worst kept secret – later this week in Japan. And Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has further fuelled speculation by telling Eurogamer that suggestions the console is as powerful as PS3 are “true”. Read more here.
Skyrim’s Combat Detailed, No More “Chopsticks”
Game Informer’s ongoing series of chats with director Todd Howard continues with a look at the game’s new two-handed combat system, which replaces the “chopsticks”-like efforts of previous titles. “I think if you look at our previous stuff I sometimes equate it to fighting with chopsticks – you sit there and swing them in front […]
Crytek: No Other Engine Can Match CryEngine 3
Crytek has boasted that no other current game engine has the grunt to power a game like Crysis 2, and that CryEngine 3 could be used to build “pretty much any other game” from the studio’s competitors. Read more here.
Ninja Gaiden III To Be “Less Demanding” Than Previous Games
In a recent interview with IGN, Team Ninja studio head Yosuke Hayashi discussed how Ninja Gaiden III’s difficulty will compare to its demanding predecessors. “We are trying to design the game so that anyone can take on the game and experience the action. You can expect it to be less demanding than Ninja Gaiden II, […]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII, XIII-2, Type-0 Detailed
This week’s issue of Dengeki PlayStation has huge coverage on Square Enix’s recently shown-off Final Fantasy titles, including four pages on Final Fantasy Versus XIII, two on Final Fantasy XIII-2, and four on Final Fantasy Type-0. While scans aren’t out yet, its details are here.
Killzone 3 Features Total Game Integration With PlayStation Home
Killzone 3 will be featured on PlayStation Home where the Helghast have taken over the plaza and it’s up to you to kill them and unlock an avatar reward for doing so. Read more here.
Ghost Recon 3DS To Be Turn-Based Squad Game With “Advance Wars Feel”
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars. It’s a brand new turn-based tactical game from none other than the creator of X-Com himself, Julian Gollop set as a 3DS launch title. Read more here.
Nintendo: 3DS Targeting Hardcore Gamers At Launch
Nintendo has said that 3DS and its software launch line-up are targeted at core gamers, a group it’s “absolutely” not planning on ignoring in the future. Read more here.
Impressive Half-Life Fan Film Released
A Half-Life fan film, ‘Beyond Black Mesa’, was released over the weekend – and it’s mighty impressive. The team behind the film shot the entire project in their spare time, reports PC Gamer, taking seven film makers two years and $1,200 to make. Give it a watch below: via CVG
