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Solitaire Blitz joins PopCap’s Facebook line-up in March
PopCap’s next game is a Facebook-only affair, according to IndustryGamers. Solitaire Blitz joins the casual developer’s other social network efforts, Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz, in March. A social version of Solitaire seems like an oxymoron, but PopCap has promised to work its magic on the classic single-player card game. Expect a small-scale beta soon, ... Read More»
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Mass Effect: Infiltrator and Datapad coming to iOS, tie-in to Mass Effect 3
EA announced Mass Effect: Infiltrator iOS during a press event today in New York, as well as a companion app called Mass Effect Datapad, both of which will tie-in with Mass Effect 3 upon its release. Infiltrator is a third-person shooter and will showcase “stunning graphics and authentic weapons and powers from the Mass Effect ... Read More»
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning House of Valor day one DLC outlined
EA’s detailed House of Valor, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’s day one DLC, an addition which locks out seven single-player quests for those with owned copies of the game. The Online Pass for the RPG, which ships in the US today, opens a full faction quest and a set of Mass Effect armour. Details of what’s ... Read More»
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Mass Effect 3 Demo Upgrades Silver Xbox Live Members to Gold Temporarily
The Mass Effect 3 Demo is due out on February 14 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, which will have multiplayer capabilities. Microsoft will be temporarily upgrading all Xbox 360 Silver members to Gold members so they can get a chance to play the multiplayer aspect of the Mass Effect 3 demo. Now ... Read More»
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Rather nice review scores go live for KoA: Reckoning
Reviews for 38 Studio’s first foray into the market, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, have gone live and below the break are many a link to click full of opinions on the RPG. The majority of scores are around the 8 mark, but there are a couple of perfect scores in there, as well as a ... Read More»
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Battlefield 3 PS3 Patch 1.03 Now Live, VoIP Issues Fixed
Battlefield 3 has just recently had a new patch (1.03) released specifically for the Playstation 3 version fixing a number of things including the know VoIP issues. This will fix the voice chat problems on the Playstation 3 with the game. DICE and Alan Kertz had announced an extensive overhaul patch coming in February for ... Read More»
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More ME3 CEs “cannot be made in time for launch,” says BioWare
BioWare has confirmed that no more collector’s editions of Mass Effect 3 will be made ahead of the game’s launch next month, meaning if you didn’t pre-order, you’re out of luck sucka’. BioWare CM Chris Priestly said on the company’s forums said physical items for the CE wouldn’t be made in time for the March ... Read More»
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Dragon Age: Redemption coming to DVD next week
Dragon Age: Redemption, the six-part live-action mini-series featuring Felicia Day, is coming to DVD next week for Valentine’s Day in the US. The show runs in parallel with Dragon Age II DLC Mark of the Assassin, and was previously internet-only. The product will include the full series, commentary, bloopers and behind the scenes stuff adding ... Read More»
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Medal of Honor press event happening on March 6
EA’s sent out invites for a press event for the next Medal of Honor overnight in the US following speculation the sequel is about to be announced soon. Kotaku got an invite to the shindig. It also comes as PSM3 teased a shooter sequel for its next issue last night. Featuring the insigmia that was ... Read More»
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BioWare: Shooter and RPG elements balanced in Mass Effect 3
On a sliding scale of RPG to shooter, the Mass Effect series has made sorties on both ends – but is aiming right for the middle. “I wouldn’t say one genre is winning out over another. We just want to tell the best story within the context of an amazing shooter,” producer Michael Gamble told ... Read More»
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BioWare to correct Mass Effect: Deception errors
BioWare has apologised for and promised to fix the startlingly prevalent errors in the latest Mass Effect tie-in. “Mass Effect fans have been asking for a comment on recent concerns over Mass Effect: Deception. We have been listening,” BioWare’s Chris Priestly wrote on the Mass Effect forum. “The teams at Del Rey and BioWare would ... Read More»
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Mass Effect 3 is not a corridor shooter- BioWare
Those of us who played Mass Effect did not like how linear and restricted it was. It was more or less a corridor shooter. And since ME3 is going down the same action-y, shooter route, we’re all worried that ME3 might be just the same. BioWare, however, says that ME3 won’t just be a corridor ... Read More»
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New Battlefield 3 console update coming today
EA’s to release a new update for the PS3 and 360 versions of Battlefield 3 today, fixing exploits and VOIP support. Mortars won’t be available to deploy in spawn areas, while the M-Com defender ribbon will be easier to achieve and tons more. Game Revolution has all the details. Read More... Read More»
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Shank 2′s survival mode gets trailered, comes with a twist
EA’s released a new video of Shank 2′s survival mode ahead of the game’s launch this week. Comes with a bit of a twist: you don’t just have to die in order for it to be game over. How? Get watching over at Joystiq. The Klei action-scroller launches tomorrow in the US for PSN and ... Read More»
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How Kingdoms of Amalur aims to create a new genre
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is almost upon us, and early reports are highly favourable – but what exactly is this new IP? We get the skinny from lead designer Joe Quadara on a revolutionary RPG. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning A single-player RPG developed alongside an upcoming MMORPG with a shared setting. Creatives list reads like ... Read More»