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Cole, Snake And Nathan Drake To Appear In All Star Battle Royale
A few weeks back, Eric Ladin, the voice and Mocap actor for Infamous‘ Cole Mcgrath tweeted that he would be reprising the role of the hero for an unnamed project. Today, through Ladin’s twitter, this has been confirmed as Sony’s upcoming All Star Battle Royale . However, this wasn’t the only news Ladin tweeted; confirmation ... Read More»
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Posted: May 21, 2012 at 12:00am
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Pachter: Without used games, industry will “disintegrate”
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has clarified what he meant by saying that blocking used games isn’t in platform holders’ best interests, suggesting it would be tantamount to suicide for any hardware manufacturer. In the latest episode of Pach Attack, Pachter said it would be a huge mistake to block used games on next-generation hardware. “I ... Read More»
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GameStop mobile site launches, vanishes
TechCrunch reports that GameStop seems set to provide a bring-your-own-phone cellular service through its US outlets; a website devoted to the service went live laste last week but was rapidly pulled. A virtual carrier service would give the retail chain a slice of the growing mobile gaming pie, in addition to its recently launched Steam ... Read More»
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Borderlands 2 Fixes Frame Rate Issues and Voice Chat From First Game
Answering fan-submitted questions on the Playstation Blog, Borderlands 2 produced Matt Charles has revealed that the few issues found in the original Borderlands will be resolved in Borderlands 2. The voice chat issues which plagued the original game will be fixed for sequel’s multiplayer, making it easier to work online with your friends, whilst Charles ... Read More»
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Australia: JB Hi-Fi now carrying parallel imports
Electronics and entertainment retail chain JB HiFi is now offering parallel-imported games in Australian outlets, complete with significantly lower price tags. Kotaku reports the imported games are marked as “JB HiFi Special Import”, with staff confirming the imported games will be available across the country. “I can confirm that JB Hi-Fi has recently began to ... Read More»
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Ubisoft registers Face Your Insanity domain, likely Far Cry 3 related
Fusible noticed that Ubisoft registered the domain faceyourinsanity.com, which it is almost guaranteed to be something related to Far Cry 3 thanks to an alleged marketing survey from earlier in the year. That’s all. There’s nothing there. It’s a slow news day. Far Cry 3 is due in September on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox ... Read More»
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Swords & Soldiers Super Saucy Sausage Fest DLC hits Steam this week
Romino’s neat little strategy hybrid Swords & Soldiers will get slightly less little this week. Super Saucy Sausage Fest adds a whole new single-player campaign in which Chief Meat must travel to the titular event in order to win 1,000 cows. The new content is spread across ten levels, and includes new and returning characters, ... Read More»
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Fan decides to donate $150 if Black Mesa gets released before December, devs accept the challenge
Although most of Half Life fans are disappointed with the whole Black Mesa thing, we do know that you can’t wait to get your hands on it. After last week’s small hype, a fan decided to go ahead and state that he’d … Continue reading →... Read More»
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Retailers Would Like To See Game Releases Spread Out Across The Year
HMV’s CEO Simon Fox and Blockbuster Director Gerry Butler may work for rival companies, but that doesn’t stop them sharing similar points of view. Both Fox and Butler feel that more AAA titles need to be released outside the Q4 period. Yeah, you and every other consumer on the planet, buddy. Speaking with MCV, Fox ... Read More»
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Borderlands 2 to address frame rate, voice chat and inventory criticisms
With Borderlands 2, Gearbox is hoping to correct some of the more prominent complaints leveled against the original. “We’re entering the phase of development right now where we are focusing on framerate and stability, so it’s too early for me to give any final numbers, but you will see an improvement over the first game,” ... Read More»
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Akai Katana tutorial videos offer pilot training
Rising Star has released a series of tutorial videos for Akai Katana, Cave’s latest typically nightmare hard shooter. And thank god for that. Check out the first video below, which touches on the very basics, and then hit up the rest of the series. Akai Katana is available now in the US for Xbox 360. ... Read More»
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Square Enix registers Just Cause 4 domains
Although a third entry in Avalanche’s open-world action epic series is yet to be announced, Square Enix is prepping for the franchise’s future. As Just Cause 3 is yet to be confirmed, Square Enix’s multiple Just Cause 4 domain registrations, as spotted by Fusible, are likely to be defensive rather than confirmation of upcoming reveals. ... Read More»
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Tekken creator pours cold water on film report
Asked about the possibility of a new live action Tekken film, as reportedly announced during the Cannes festival, franchise creator Katsuhiro Harada tweeted what seems like a partial denial, asking fans not to go “jumping the gun” in believ... Read More»
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Mass Effect 3 voice actors confirm new dialogue for Extended Cut
At least three of Mass Effect 3′s voice cast have confirmed a return to BioWare’s recording booth for Mass Effect 3′s Extended Cut. Lance Henriksen, who plays Admiral Hackett, told G4, that he’s already begun recording new dialogue. “I just did another session with them.They were saying there’s a little bit of a problem with ... Read More»
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New Wii U Tablet Controller Design Possibly Leaked
God damn I love whistle blowers. In an industry where we essentially work as extended arms of PR companies, it feels good to report on an actual piece of news every now and then. A QA tester at TT Games (responsible for all the LEGO games of late) has tweeted an image of a Wii ... Read More»
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The Weekend Hotness: This is what he does instead of work
Some of us have to pull down multiple sh*tastic jobs just to pay off the car insurance. Meanwhile, Mr. How-do-you-melon just decides to have a lightsaber duel. Jesus.
P.S. I need those Mega Man cartoon figures he's got above his ... Read More»
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Batman: Arkham City players are still to find some secrets
Batman: Arkham City has been out for seven months, but Rocksteady has confirmed some of its secrets are yet to be uncovered. What the heck is wrong with you lot? “There are still three or four things that people haven’t seen – some of them very subtle things,” Arkham City director Sefton Hill said at ... Read More»
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Rumour – FLCL game in the works for Wii U
Falling in both the “man says something on Internet” and “oh god yes please be true” ctageories is word that Namco Bandai has a FLCL (Fooly Cooly) game in the works for Wii U. The details come from the 2001 series’s IMDB page message boards, which is not exactly a rock solid source, but what ... Read More»
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Top 6.5 Game Endings That Should Be Changed
We put many, many hours into our games. Whether we spend days making plants commit zombie genocide, destroying a dark magic induced meteor or fighting cosmic monstrosities the like of which have never been seen, videogames are the most time-expensive media we indulge in. So when we get to the end of these games, we ... Read More»
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The Drop: Week of May 21st 2012 New Releases
With fantastic elemental spells, powerful potions and countless items to discover and collect, Sorcery immerses players in a sprawling fantasy epic. You'll clash with fierce enemies, solve ingenious puzzles, and heal a broken world shrouded in darkness all with the power of the PlayStation Move.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier promises to go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience featuring prototype high-tech weaponry and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes. Enjoy this week The Drop... Read More»
