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Paranormal Profile: Banshee

Christopher Deleanides — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:20:47 +0000

The Banshee is a creature of legend in Irish folklore. It is said to be a fairy woman that visits people, foretelling their deaths. Banshees are known for their blood curdling shrieks that are said to be heard near someone who is going to die soon. Banshees aren’t necessarily evil, at least not the Irish [...]

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Fight Night put on hiatus as EA focuses on UFC

Naeem Ali — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:38:17 +0000

Long running boxing series, Fight Night has been put on hold due to EA Canada focusing all of their attention on the upcoming UFC game. Head of EA Sports, Andrew Wilson said it was because the team behind Fight Night had refocused towards the recently acquired rights to the UFC. In an interview with IGN, Wilson had [...]

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Sony reveals new Vita-exclusive game, Freedom Wars

Charles — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:24:22 +0000

Sony recently teased a new exclusive game titled, previously codenamed Panopticon, and has officially been revealed to be called Freedom Wars. Freedom Wars is being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio and is set for release in 2014 exclusively for the PlayStation Vita, featuring cooperative multiplayer and gratuitous monster smashing. The video trailer cuts between [...]

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Armed with Controllers plays: White Noise Online

Craig Reynolds — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:18:16 +0000

Armed with Controllers’ KB and Stapesy return for our Friday feature, and deliver their funniest footage yet! With lights dimmed and volume cranked up, the petrified pair reluctantly enters the world of White Noise Online, an unnerving indie title from Milkstone Studios. Released on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace in December last year, the objective of this [...]

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Chance to Play Deadpool at MCM London Comic Con

Naeem Ali — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:34:42 +0000

If you’re a fan of Marvel Comics and you’re planning on attending the MCM London Comic Con on May 24th-26th, then you’re in luck as Activision have announced that there will be an opportunity to get exclusive worldwide first hands-on gameplay of High Moon Studios Deadpool. Attendees will have the chance to play two levels from [...]

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD Finally Coming to iOS

Naeem Ali — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:31:48 +0000

The long awaited iOS version of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD is finally getting released next week, it was originally announced last month that it would be delayed, however, it has now been confirmed via a post on Capcom Unity that the first three games in the series will be coming out on May 30th. The first two cases [...]

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Europe gets a demo for Project x Zone

Christopher Deleanides — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:21 +0000

Namco Bandai has released a demo for Project x Zone on the EU eshop. The demo is called Lethal Surprise and gives players a chance to use characters from titles such as Cyberbots, Sakura Wars, Valkyrie Chronicles, and Space Channel 5. Also appearing in the demo is a villain from the Sakura War series Ayame. [...]

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Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Set For PC

Naeem Ali — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:29:08 +0000

NetherRealm Studios Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition is due to be released for PC Worldwide via digital download, however the physical copy will be coming at a later date on August 2nd in Europe and August 6th in North America. Featured in the Komplete Edition will be the four DLC characters, Skarlet, Rain, Kenshi, and Freddy Krueger, 15 [...]

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Electronic Arts announces Need for Speed: Rivals

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:56 +0000

What do you get when you combine Frostbite 3, Ghost Games, the creators of Burnout and AllDrive, an innovative feature that facilitates seamless transition between solo and multiparty play? Need for Speed: Rivals, that’s what. Coming to current generation platforms on November 19th (and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sometime afterwards), NFS: Rivals promises to deliver a [...]

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Watch the abridged versions Sony and Microsoft’s next-gen console reveals here

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:56 +0000

Miss the worldwide unveilings of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? Can’t afford to dedicate four hours of your leisure time to catching up on what you missed? Don’t worry; we have two condense synopses of both events to share with you, courtesy of the talented Matt Lees (@Jam_Sponge). Now before you click play on the videos supplied, we [...]

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Call of Duty: Ghosts’ dynamic lighting technology looks a bit iffy

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:23:04 +0000

As many of you will know, Microsoft concluded its somewhat disappointing Xbox One console reveal event with the world premiere of Call of Duty: Ghosts, presented by Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. But while most were left speechless by its high-quality visuals, we were scratching our heads. Fast forward to 0:26 on the official reveal trailer and [...]

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The Warriors come out to plaaaa-ay on PSN next week

Craig Reynolds — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:05 +0000

Following last week’s digital release of stealth-based, psychological horror game Manhunt, Rockstar Games is days away from adding street brawler The Warriors to its online PlayStation 2 Classics catalogue. Available to download via the PlayStation Store from May 28th, Rockstar fans can once again walk the treacherous path home through a 1970s New York as “that [...]

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Casual gamers and the state of the industry

Christopher Deleanides — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:06:54 +0000

It seems that ever since the PlayStation hit the market, the video game industry has become more and more focused on bringing in people who aren’t really into video games. These people are sometimes referred to as “casuals” or “casual gamers”. Over time it seems as though the industry hasn’t even come close to getting [...]

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Battlefield 4 announced for PS4 and Xbox One

Christopher Deleanides — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:37 +0000

EA has recently announced that Battlefield 4 will be available for both the PS4 and Xbox One this holiday. Battlefield 4 boasts high quality with the power of the Frostbite 3 engine. EA plans on giving customers who pre-order the game an expansion pack known as Battlefield 4 China Rising. The DLC will be offered [...]

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The Xbox One – Xbox Is No Longer A Gaming Device

Jimmy Lara — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:38 +0000

I’ll be honest, I didn’t go in expecting the next Xbox reveal to be some huge megaton announcement like the PS4 was, but my god what happened to the games? Pre-showing, Microsoft really hyped the show, even by going so far as to play fun with Sony on Twitter. The show started off with a [...]

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Xbox One Revealed, Debut Reveal Video

Jimmy Lara — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:51 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced their brand-new home console known as the “Xbox One”. Here’s the debut video.

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Arc System Works Announces New Guilty Gear Game

Naeem Ali — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:29:47 +0000

Arc System Works have announced Guilty Gear Xrd Sign, The latest game in the fighting franchise at its 25th anniversary festival in Yokohama, Japan, although no announcements were made as to which platforms it will be appearing on. Like Street Fighter IV, Guilty Gear is finally making the transition to 3D, unlike Guilty Gear Overture, which was [...]

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Sega Teams With Nintendo For Three Excluisve Sonic Games

Daniel Flatt — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:33:50 +0000

In the newest Nintendo Direct it was announced that former big time rivals Nintendo and Sega will be teaming up to bring Sega’s most prolific mascot to Nintendo consoles for 3 exclusive games. Starting off with a new Mario and Sonic Olympics game on the Wii U the big news released was that Sonic’s newest [...]

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YouTuber uncovers release dates for future Black Ops II content

Craig Reynolds — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:23:29 +0000

Machinima partner ‘Jake’, one-half of TWiinSANE, has unearthed release dates for Call of Duty: Black Ops II‘s third and fourth DLC packages by rooting through coding on the Call of Duty: Elite website. As his video embedded below details, add-on number three currently has a placeholder of July 2nd, and add-on four will arrive on August [...]

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Resistance 4 was “seriously considered” by Insomniac Games, but ultimately shelved

Craig Reynolds — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:44 +0000

According to Insomniac Games Chief Executive Ted Price, Resistance 4 was a serious consideration for the development studio, but a desire to do something new halted plans to advance the post-apocalyptic sci-fi shooter. When Insomniac announced its upcoming third-person shooter Fuse, the community started to ask questions about the future of the Resistance series. Speaking [...]

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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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