Saturday, February 4th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments
A recent statement by Electronic Arts lists Bioware’s upcoming RPG-Shooter Mass Effect 3 as having not only a console and PC release, but a mobile one as well. EA issued a follow up to that statement to Kotaku, stating that “There will be “handheld/mobile” products tied to Mass Effect 3…They are part of the Galaxy at War system. We will have more details to share soon.”.
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Saturday, February 4th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments
While the team at Bungie hasn’t been in the business of producing a Halo game since Reach, the company has still held the reigns to the massive amounts of game stats and player records. Bungie has been gradually passing the information onto 343 Industries, the makers of the upcoming Halo 4, since this past summer, with the last of these statistics scheduled to exchange hands on March 31st.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 3 Comments
Despite many rumors having circulated around the internet in recent weeks, representatives from Microsoft and Sony have stated that they are not looking to unveil new hardware at the upcoming E3, which is to be held in Los Angeles this June. More information is available after the jump.
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 3 Comments
VG247 reports that CD Projekt has confirmed that the console adaptation of The Witcher II will be making its way to the Xbox 360 on April 17th. In addition to a new control scheme, the Xbox 360 version will feature new cinematics and new content that comprises a total of three hours. Furthermore, the game features several new characters that will also be made available to PC users at a later date.
The PC version with the critically-acclaimed RPG was released last year, on May 17th, with the Xbox 360 version being announced on June 2nd.
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments
A limited series run of dolls has been announced by the BigBadToyStore, officially endorsed with Mass Effect 3 multiplayer downloadable content. The characters of Mordin Solus, Garrus Vakarin, Legion, and Miranda Lawson have all been transmogrified into figurines ranging from 6.7″-7.25″ tall. No specifics have been released concerning the DLC, but the site does hint that it could be “…powerful weapons…character bonuses, weapon modifications, [or] weapon upgrades to make your multi-player squad stronger”.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 1 Comment
InsideMobileApps.com reports that according to an unidentified source, Microsoft will begin phasing out its virtual currency before the end of the year. The Microsoft Points are currently used in the Zune Marketplace and on Windows phones, as well as in the Xbox Live Marketplace.
According to the source, Microsoft will have replaced the system with one that utilizes the actual currency that is associated with the region in which the system is registered. Any balance remaining on an account will be automatically converted into the local currency. Supposedly, developers and publishers have been informed of the upcoming changes and are advised to take this into account when planning their strategies.
Microsoft has declined to comment on the matter.
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Michael Hunter | No Comments
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will likely be receiving patch 1.4 by the end of January, with Bethesda currently finalizing the updated and sending it off for console and PC certification this week. Bethesda also plans to roll out a “beta” opt-in for future patches for PC players, through Steam, most likely to avoid globally rolling out a faulty patch.
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments
In a game where you can create a tag team of a morbidly obese bearded man and a brown bear to fight a tag team of an equally obese non-bearded man and that guy from Infamous, non-traditional characters are expected. Even so, a recent trailer for Street Fighter x Tekken teases some pretty unconventional entrants from both Capcom and Namco Bandai’s catalog.
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 1 Comment
A recently launched viral website known as Nohopeleft.com, has been publishing images from around the globe featuring bioharzard symbols, the text “No hope left”, and an ominous date of January 19th, 2012. IGN reports that the website is most likely associated with Resident Evil 6, which has not yet been officially announced by Capcom. The website is owned by the organization that also operated a website that is part of the marketing campaign for Resident Evil: Raccoon City.
Though Capcom has denied to comment on the speculations, The Sixth Axis reports that it inquired with the agency that owns one of the ‘No hope left’ billboards in London and was informed that the advertiser is in fact Capcom.
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Friday, January 13th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments
Reuters is reporting that Microsoft has placed its plans to integrate live television onto Xbox 360s on hold, apparently after extensive product testing and collaboration with media partners. According to an unnamed senior media representative, “They built Microsoft TV, they demoed it for us, they asked for rate cards but then said ‘ooh ah, that’s expensive.” Microsoft has yet to offer any comment, although licensing costs were hinted at being the cause of the sudden change of direction.
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 1 Comment
Square Enix has announced that it has acquired the rights to make a platformer based on the independent graphic novel “ScaryGirl” by Nathan Jurevicius. Developed by TikGames (Ricochet, Texas Hold ‘Em on Xbox Live Arcade), the game of the same name will launch on January 18th on XBLA, the 24th on PSN, and sometime later for the PC. ScaryGirl will retain the series’ art style and aesthetics, but tell a supplemental story from the graphic novels and the upcoming film.
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | 2 Comments
Though Blizzard has publicly stated it was exploring its options regarding a possible console version of Diablo III, this version has never officially been confirmed to be in production. However, in response to a question by a user on Twitter, the community manager for Blizzard confirmed that a console version is currently in the works. The project is headed by Josh Mosqueira, previously the Creative Director for Far Cry 3 and a former Design Director at Relic Entertainment. No further information is available at this time, though Blizzard previously indicated that if a console version were ever to be made, the release of the PC version would not be held back to facilitate a simultaneous release.
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Monday, January 9th, 2012 | Posted by Robin Meijer | No Comments
Speaking to Joystiq, Konami has confirmed that the Silent Hill HD Collection, which features Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3, is now scheduled for a release in March. The collection was actually scheduled for a release on the 24th of January, but major retailers informed consumers who had pre-ordered the title that they expected launch date had shifted to March 6th. Though Konami has confirmed that the release date has moved, it has not yet made an official state on the specific date on which the game will hit the shelves.
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Saturday, January 7th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | 2 Comments
Programmers for titles on Xbox Live’s Indie Marketplace have had some stiff regulations to work against in the past, with small size limits and alleged Dashboard handicaps. Microsoft looks to be trying to fix some of the problems with some significant upgrades to the Marketplace, including an increase in potential size limits from 150 to 500mb. The maximum amount of games per company was doubled from 10 to 20, and the minimum price tag can now be used on games up to 150mb, rather than the previous cap of 50mb.
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012 | Posted by Gavin Greene | No Comments
In a fan newsletter, first spotted by fan news-site Stitch Kingdom, a sequel to the Wii’s Epic Mickey is on track for a 2012 release. Last we heard of a possible follow-up to the painting-platformer was in a focus group survey released by Disney last August (thanks Joystiq), where it was strongly hinted that Epic Mickey 2 could come to the Xbox 360 and PS3, and with a new co-operative campaign. Disney has confirmed neither the new features to Mickey nor the game itself.
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