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Gears of War 3 patch due today
Epic will release new title update for Gears of War 3 overnight. The patch hits at 2:00AM PST on Tuesday, March 20; that’s 5:00AM EST, 9:00AM GMT and 8:00PM AEST. The patch will auto-download when you conntect to Xbox Live. The update has a number of neat new additions, like spectator mode starting with a ... Read More»
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Posted: Mar 20, 2012 at 12:00am
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Fable: Heroes may be the first of many spin-offs
Fable Heroes is the first stand-alone title to emerge from Lionhead’s Creative Days – but probably not the last. “There has been stuff that’s come out of Creative Day before, ideas that went into Fable games, but never something like a full game. Hopefully if this is a success then Lionhead will do this more ... Read More»
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New Wreckteer trailer teaches you to wreck things with Kinect
Microsoft’s released a new trailer for their upcoming Kinect-controlled Xbox Live Arcade game Wreckateer. The game will require you to wreck stuff in order to progress. You get to control everything from giant catapaults to flying bombs in order to lay siege. The trailer gives you a glimpse of how you can go about doing ... Read More»
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Braben: “Second-hand games market is killing single-player titles”
Kinectimals and Elite creator David Braben has once again spoken out strongly against the second-hand games market. Braben, who is the founder of Frontier Developments, told Gamasutra that single-player only titles have become too high-risk for developers and publishers to invest their efforts in even if they’d like to. “The real problem when you think ... Read More»
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Gears of War 3 – Forces of Nature DLC Achievements & More
The latest DLC for Gears of War 3 entitled ‘Forces of Nature’ is almost here and a big one at that. It will finally finish adding all of the pre-order bonus characters that were retailer specific, which includes Mechanic Baird, Commando Dom, Savage Grenadier Elite and a new locust never before seen in multiplayer, the ... Read More»
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Sleight of hand: Peter Molyneux’s final Journey
Peter Molyneux’s final PR effort before quitting Microsoft was with Fable: The Journey in the US earlier this month. In this VG247 interview he talks the future of Kinect, Milo and more. Peter Molyneux, Indie Within days of this interview, Microsoft confirmed that Peter Molyneux had left Lionhead Studios, the developer he founded 15 years ... Read More»
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Microsoft recruiting for “AAAA” development
Either someone in human resources department is out of touch with gaming jargon, or Microsoft is about to try and up ante. In a new job ad for an executive producer, as spotted by Gamefront, Microsoft uses the term “AAAA” three times – which seems a little overboard for a typo – suggesting the company ... Read More»
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South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge gets first teaser, doesn’t involve Radiohead
Microsoft’s released the first trailer for South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge, the second of two exclusive games coming to XBLA that’ll arrive this year. A fair chunk of platforming gameplay is teased, although not much in story is shown besides Scott in a mech. There’s no Radiohead, chilli, dead parents or any of the sort in ... Read More»
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No Xbox 720 reveal this E3, confirms Microsoft
Microsoft has announced that, contrary to several rumours and speculations, the successor to the Xbox 360 won’t be revealed at E3 this June, or “anytime soon”.“While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime ... Read More»
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Microsoft says no new Xbox at E3 or anytime soon
All those rumors of the Next Xbox at E3 2012? Microsoft PR says they’re just that. According to tweets from Bloomberg’s Dina Bass as spotted by MCV, David Dennis, the head of corporate PR for Microsoft has stated that, “There will be no new Xbox hardware to be shown/discussed at E3 or anytime soon. For ... Read More»
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GAME confirms Kinect Rush won’t be stocked
GAME has confirmed to VG247 this morning it won’t stock Kinect Rush in stores. No statement was given, but it confirmed the news to us in an email this morning. We were told by a source last night the chain wouldn’t stock the Disney/Pixar title. MCV reported on it last night as part of a ... Read More»
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Microsoft hiring for an AAAA game
That’s right, AAAA game. That many A’s, yup. When people say the game is “AAA”, it simply means that the budget is high and nothing else. Maybe Microsoft may be planning to create a huge franchise, and it can’t be a typo, since AAAA is mentioned plenty of times.This is what the post read:Microsoft Studios ... Read More»
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Microsoft hiring for “Major Xbox AAAA Console Game”
Microsoft is currently hiring for a “major Xbox AAAA console title”. According to the details on official website, the firm is currently looking for a suitable man for Executive Producer position... Read More»
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Report: Microsoft, Activision pulls GAME support
Microsoft and Activision are the latest companies to pull support to pull support for GAME, MCV is reporting tonight. A source close to VG247 told us this evening the retailer wouldn’t stock Disney Kinect title Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure, but was seemingly unaware of any bigger issues between it and MS or Activision. MCV’s ... Read More»
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Molyneux: Kinect critics expected “way too much, far too soon”
The man behind Fable: The Journey, Peter Molyneux, has said we’re only now beginning to see what Kinect can really do. “It’s just like any piece of new technology or invention, whether it’s a bike, a motorcar, or a flying machine. We as human beings just expect way too much, far too soon,” Molyneux told ... Read More»