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MCM and EGL Holding Fighting Tournament

Christopher Deleanides — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:07:19 +0000

In a joint effort with Razer, MCM London Comicon and European Gaming League plan to host a UK fighting tournament at Excel London. Taking place at MCM London Comicon, the Razer Fighting Championships will commence on the 25th and 26th of May. Super Street Fighter IV and Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3 will be playable at [...]

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Nintendo claiming ad revenue from Youtube channels

Charles — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:30 +0000

Nintendo is claiming ad revenue from user-created Youtube videos which features the company’s games. Nintendo is filling claims against Youtube videos and channels which feature Nintendo games and the revenue from these videos and channels would not go to the video creator but to Nintendo. This has drawn the ire of Youtuber Zack Scott who [...]

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Release Date Announced for Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection

Naeem Ali — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:47 +0000

Konami has announced Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Edition is to be released in North America on July 9th for a retail price of $49.99. The collection will include, Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, and Metal Gear Solid 4: [...]

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EA not developing any games for Wii U

Charles — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:42 +0000

Electronic Arts currently has no games for the Wii U planned, EA spokesperson Jeff Brown told Kotaku. However, he does not rule out the possibility that this could change in the future. Since the launch of the Wii U, EA has published several games for Nintendo’s troubled console. These include Fifa 13, Madden NFL 13, Mass [...]

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Nintendo shines more light on new titles

Christopher Deleanides — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:14:54 +0000

Today’s Nintendo Direct has given us some more information on what to expect this year from Nintendo. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata began by talking about Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Figure skating pairs have been added to the game, as well as snowboarding slopestyle. Iwata also goes on to explain the [...]

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96-hour Battlefield 3 double XP event starts May 23rd

Craig Reynolds — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:00 +0000

Still climbing the ranks in Battlefiled 3’s online multiplayer? Then you’ll be pleased to hear that developer DICE is dishing out double experience points to all players across all platforms for a full four days. Hooah! Beginning next Thursday at 11:00 CET, both Premium and non-Premium members will be awarded twice the amount of XP for each [...]

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Armed with Controllers plays: World of Illusion

Craig Reynolds — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:05:47 +0000

Ready for another 15 minutes of merriment, confusion and whimsical one-liners from the Armed with Controllers crew? The Sega Genesis (branded the Mega Drive in Japan and PAL territories) holds a special place in the hearts of more than 35.4 million people worldwide. First released in 1988, the fourth generation console is to thank for [...]

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The Last of Us Turning into a Franchise?

Naeem Ali — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:18:47 +0000

It appears as though Sony are looking to turn Naughty Dog’s most sought after game of 2013, The Last of Us, into a franchise having registered domain names. Registrations for the domain names lastofus2.com and lastofus3.com have been found online thanks to Kotaku’s mysterious superannuation. However, this doesn’t guarantee a sequel as it is normally common [...]

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New Nintendo Direct May 17th

Daniel Flatt — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:16:01 +0000

A new Nintendo Direct is coming your way from the fine folks at Nintendo. Tune in at http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct at 7AM PT in order to catch the latest and greatest on the Wii U and 3DS games launching this summer. Nintendo Direct has not only been a springboard to host community outreach, but a place where we [...]

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God of War: Ascension Now Officially $40

Jimmy Lara — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:43:53 +0000

God of War: Ascension today received a $20 official price cut. This brings the standard price from $59.99 to $39.99. Amazon is also having a sale on the game where it’s only $35. You can purchase it from here. About the game - God of War: Ascension is a third person action-adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony [...]

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“Pencils down”: The Last of Us is finished

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:36:29 +0000

Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you have been waiting for has arrived; Naughty Dog’s intense survival horror title The Last of Us is finished. Finito. Acabado. Done. Less than 24 hours ago, Naughty Dog Co-President and triathlon runner Christophe Balestra uploaded the following image to Instagram, captioned “This is happening right now…”: To us, “makedisc ship [...]

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Raphael’s Out of the Shadows trailer kicks some serious butt

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:27:53 +0000

A few weeks ago, we brought you the Michelangelo trailer for Activision’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC this summer. Today, it’s time for hot-headed brawler Raphael to steal the spotlight. Raphael is the turtle squad’s ‘bad boy’, competitive, rebellious and aggressive by nature. His [...]

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Gran Turismo 6: what we know so far

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:46:50 +0000

In case you missed it, Japanese videogames designer and professional racing driver Kazunori Yamauchi visited the UK’s famous Silverstone racing circuit yesterday to lift the veil on Gran Turismo 6 – a fitting way to celebrate the real driving simulator’s 15th birthday. Aside from giving guests a chance to demo the game, the afternoon-long media [...]

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EA Finished With Online Passes

Naeem Ali — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:47:50 +0000

Back in 2010, EA had announced “Project Ten Dollar”, known to most gamers as the online pass, now however, EA has announced the discontinuation of online passes. In an e-mail sent to GamesBeat, EA’s John Reseburg said: “Yes, we’re discontinuing online pass” and ”None of our new EA titles will include that feature.” He then went on [...]

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Backlog Review: Mushihime-Sama

Christopher Deleanides — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:34:24 +0000

For years I’ve been mystified by Mushihime-Sama. Watching videos of playthroughs and reading about it, I’ve always been meaning to try it out, but never got around to it. This past week I finally got my chance to play Cave‘s famous bullet hell, and I’ve gotta say that I’m every bit as impressed with it [...]

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Trion Worlds’ Rift going free-to-play in June

Charles — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:40:24 +0000

It is official. After years of speculation and request from players, Trion Worlds have announced that Rift would be going free-to-play this June. According to Creative Director Bill Fisher, free-to-play gamers will be able to experience the entire game and will not will impose any content restrictions. Free-to-play gamers will also receive full access to [...]

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Fifth Ace Attorney Title Coming This Fall

Naeem Ali — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:33:24 +0000

Everyone’s favorite porcupine-headed attorney, Phoenix Wright, will finally be making his arrival to the West this fall in his latest adventure titled Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. Although no release date has been announced yet, it will be available as a digital download only on the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Set one year after the events that took place [...]

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New Pokemon X and Y Trailer

Taylor Parolini — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:28:01 +0000

Here we have a great new trailer for Pokemon X and Y. I gotta say, as a fan who has been enjoying the series since Red and Blue on the original Gameboy, it’s fantastic to see the series proper move into the realm of three-dimensional graphics. In this trailer we get to see a few [...]

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Microsoft constructing event space for next Xbox reveal

Charles — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:20:41 +0000

Microsoft has begun construction of the temporary building that will house their Xbox reveal on May 21st. According to a photo from Microsoft’s Chief of Staff for Interactive Entertainment Business Aaron Greenberg, the construction is well underway and he is hoping for better weather which was posted on Twitter. Similarly, Xbox Live‘s Director of Programming Larry Hryb, also posted a picture [...]

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Borderlands 2 Dragon Keep DLC footage spotted in Krieg launch trailer

Craig Reynolds — Tue, 14 May 2013 09:01:19 +0000

Yesterday, Gearbox Software released a three-minute video dedicated to Krieg, the Psycho character class coming to Borderlands 2 later this afternoon. Narrated by the quintessentially Victorian, monocle-wearing hunter Sir Hammerlock, it provides a meticulous overview of Krieg’s skills and abilities in a vibrant montage of axe throwing, fireball flinging, blood spilling… and brief footage of [...]

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The Backlog Review: Shadow Hearts

Naeem Ali — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:53:03 +0000

Developed by the now defunct Sacnoth, Shadow Hearts was an underrated gem of an RPG which went largely unnoticed during it’s release back in 2001. This may be due to the fact that it was overshadowed by games released that year such as Devil May Cry and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. It [...]

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Video Games Turning us Into Serial Killers?

Naeem Ali — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:57:32 +0000

Since 1983, when US surgeon General C. Everett Koop suggested video games containing violent content are a leading cause of crime and violence, there has been plenty of mass hysteria from the media trying to demonize games. But is that really the case? Is the cause of so much crime in the world due to the fact we are all [...]

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Paranormal Pitstop: St James’s Palace

Naeem Ali — Sun, 12 May 2013 02:41:52 +0000

Constructed between 1531-1536 and commissioned by King Henry VIII, St James’s Palace was built upon the site of the former leper hospital in dedication to Saint James the Less. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of Joseph Sellis, Valet to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, who himself was the brother of George [...]

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Review: Mars: War Logs

Charles — Sat, 11 May 2013 04:35:40 +0000

Mars: War Logs is a highly ambitious indie RPG from Spider Studios. While it tries to rival big titles such as Mass Effect or Dragon Age, it does fall short in most places. However, Mars: War Logs does have its moments. The game opens with a poorly translated time of war on Mars where prisoner [...]

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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate to be released on PS3 and 360

Christopher Deleanides — Sat, 11 May 2013 03:23:24 +0000

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate has just been announced for the PS3 and 360. Tecmo Koei Europe plans on releasing the new Dead or Alive title this fall. What’s particularly exciting about this new title is the inclusion of the Ninja Gaiden characters like Momiji and Ryu Hayabusa; complimenting this feature will be a slew [...]

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