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Dead Space 2 Trailer Looks “Through The Eyes Of A Necromorph”
In this trailer for Dead Space 2, producer Scott Probst talks us through footage of the game’s multiplayer – from the necromorph perspective. Watch it below, courtesy of GameSpot:
Left 4 Dead 2 achievements restored with title update
While Left 4 Dead 2 add-on The Sacrifice messed up hours worth of achievements, the latest Left 4 Dead 2 update fixes ’em. Valve has said progress towards achievement tallies made before players updated to The Sacrifice will be added on to that made since. Here are the rest of the patch notes: • In […]
Gears Of War Triple Pack Confirmed
Officially announced today, the previously rumored Gears of War Ultimate Edition has taken on the moniker of “Gear of War Triple Pack.” If you’ve yet to play Epic’s first two Gears installments, the Triple Pack will include Gears of War and Gears of War 2, in addition to the Gears of War 2: All Fronts […]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Still Looking PS3 Exclusive
Final Fantasy Versus XIII is looking like it’s still a PlayStation 3 exclusive, after no mention was made of Xbox 360 at a Japanese showcase this morning. Read more here.
New The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Screenshot
Bethesda released one (count um) new screenshot of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. View it here.
Valve Unveil “Cross Platform Play” For PS3 And PC With Steam
PS3 Portal 2 will introduce Steam on a console for the very first time and supports cross platform multiplayer and chat, plus cloud-based storage. PC, Mac and PS3 gamers can enjoy each other’s company with Portal 2. Those who buy the PS3 copy also get a free key for the PC/Mac version. Read more here.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Coming To PS3 And 360 This Year, First Trailer Incoming
Square-Enix, at a Japanese event, has just announced Final Fantasy XIII-2, a game the company says will be released this year for PS3 and Xbox 360. The director of FFXIII, Motomu Toriyama, will direct this one also, with Yoshinori Kitase retaining his producer role. Read more here.
Halo Has “Something For Everyone”
Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor reveals Halo’s super secret forumla of success and it’s that the games in the series have “something for everyone” to enjoy. Halo sports a “deep, rewarding sandbox” of vehicles, cool and exotic weapons – plus some “challenging AI.” Still “a lot of folks” haven’t succumbed yet. Read more here.
Crytek: Xbox-Exclusive Kingdoms Will Push 360 ‘To Its Limits’
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has claimed that Xbox 360 exclusive Codename: Kingdoms will push the console “to its limits” and offer gamers “a genuinely new” interactive entertainment experience. Read more here.
Nintendo 3DS: Region Lock A ‘Possibility’ For Some Software
Nintendo has suggested that 3DS software won’t be entirely region locked across the board – but confirmed the “possibility” that certain games won’t be compatible with foreign handhelds. Read more here.
IGN Reviews Mass Effect 2 PS3, Scores 9.5/10
IGN has reviewed Mass Effect on PS3 and gave it an overall score of 9.5/10. It praises Mass Effect 2’s graphics, saying “Mass Effect 2 was a beautiful game the first time around, and it still looks great. Perhaps even better now that it’s running on Mass Effect 3’s engine.” Overall it heaped high praise […]
New PS3 Custom Firmware Bricking 60 GB Consoles
Custom firmware v3.55 has killed quite a few launch PS3s as people rushed to “back up” their games without waiting to see if the thing actually works. Even when it was discovered that the firmware is utterly broken, people were still bricking their consoles because they weren’t reading whole forum threads. Read more here.
New Info On Skyrim ‘Creation’ Engine
The magazine Game Informer has revealed more info about the new engine that is being used for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; first off, it’s being called the Creation engine. First off, the Creation engine will allow detailed, long draw distances, which will be important Skyrim’s mountainous landscape. According to creative director Todd Howard, “The […]
Homefront Developers Enter ‘Crunch’, Employees Working Seven Day Weeks
Providing a frank insight in to the pressures of game development, a beleaguered employee from Kaos Studios has spoken out about the studio’s intense efforts to get Homefront finished on time. He reveals that employees had been working a ten hour daily schedule for six months and are now embarking on “7 day a week […]
