Hothead Politely Reminds You Not To Forget Your Towel for ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Don’t panic. The folks at Hothead, developers of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness and Shank, are pleased to distribute to you the spoils of their tour across the universe with a new interactive version of Douglas Adams’ seminal Sci-Fi masterpiece A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The game will come courtesy [...]
1 CommentPrepare for ‘Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure’
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Resembling the creative process behind “Axe Cop”, the child-imagined, developer-designed Sissy’s Magical Ponycorn Adventure brings crayon visuals and abundant adorableness to the freeware adventure games market. The story of the titular Sissy’s hunt for the magical half-Ponies, half-Unicorns (cute in its redundancy, we know) is the product of Cassie, your average 5-year old girl with [...]
Comments Off‘Spec Ops The Line’ Delayed into 2012
Thursday, May 26th, 2011In an investor call that also assured stockholders of the continued existence of the PS3-exclusive Agent, Rockstar parent company Take-Two announced that is delaying Spec Ops: The Line until the first half of its 2013 fiscal year (meaning between April 1 and September 31, 2012). No reason was given for the delay.
1 CommentGamefly Confirms Direct2Drive Acquistion from IGN
Thursday, May 26th, 2011Edit: Thanks to raindog469 for the correction! Gamefly has confirmed a rumor we reported on last Friday, that the game rentals by mail service is indeed buying the digital download hub Direct2Drive from current owner IGN. According to a press statement, the deal will give IGN a minority stake in Gamefly, though the website plans [...]
1 CommentW40k: Space Marine Special Edition and Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Shacknews has reported that a special edition of the upcoming action-RPG title Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, will be exclusively available through the THQ online store. This limited edition will be available at $99.99 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, and $79.99 for the PC. Additionally, the pre-order bonuses for various major retailers have been announced. The [...]
Comments OffAge of Conan Going F2P, 360 Version Cancelled
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Funcom announced by means of a press release that the action-MMORPG Age of Conan will be going free-to-play later this summer, as the developer expects the title to attract a new influx of users due to the impending release of the new ‘Conan the Barbarian’ feature film. Additionally, despite years of speculation, Funcom has also [...]
2 CommentsForced Update: Episode 84
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Down, but not out. Two men brave nature’s fury to make a podcast.
1 CommentUbisoft Announces ‘Ghost Recon Online’
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_iJDUAxc5A[/youtube] Ubisoft Singapore is getting a jump on the E3 news cycle with its announcing of Ghost Recon Online. The free-to-play tactical third-person shooter will be play host to maps that supposed rival that of console fidelity, and rich environmental detail. A release date has yet to be confirmed
1 CommentReport: 360 3D Announcement Coming at E3?
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011According to Eurogamer, the uncharacteristically quiet Microsoft has a few tricks up its sleeve planned for E3, and now we may know one of them. According to their report, full stereoscopic support will be announced for the platform during Microsoft’s annual press conference. Microsoft has only released a “no comment” when called by Elder-Geek for [...]
1 CommentBethesda Preps for More ‘Elder Scrolls’ w/ ‘Oblivion’ 5th Anniversary Edition
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011For those few that haven’t picked up the last Elder Scrolls via Steam deals or discount bins, Bethesda banking on one last push for Oblivion pre-Skyrim with The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition. The new box features the game and all its DLC packages, a physical map and bonus “making of” DVD previously [...]
1 CommentESRB Rates ‘Witcher 2′ For 360
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011And let the E3 announcement spoilers commence! This year starts off with the ESRB ruining CD Projekt RED’s fun by listing an updated rating for its recently released Witcher 2 for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, in addition to PC. There is no listing for a Playstation 3 version, and no details beyond an updated “Systems” description [...]
3 Comments‘Gears 3′ Limited Editions Detailed
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Gears of War maker Epic Games has announced that Gears of War 3 will be getting two separate limited editions, both available the same day as Gears of War 3 is released. Each edition contains the following:
Comments Off‘L.A. Noire’ Patch Details
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Fans of L.A. Noire take note: Rockstar Games has just announced the release of the title’s first patch. The new patch includes some fixes and improvements for the game. All the details can be found after the jump.
Comments Off‘Beat Hazard’ Announces “Ultra” DLC
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Cold Stream Games, creators of Beat Hazard, has announced that a new downloadable content pack, called “Ultra”, will be released on June 27 for $5. In addition to adding more enemies and bosses to fight, more pick-ups to be found, and new modes to be played, the pack will include competitive [...]
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