Category Archives: Publishers

Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 21:13 BST

Tales of Xillia 2 videos show new and old footage mixed into a delightful visual soup

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Tales of Xillia 2 promotional videos have been released by Namco. You’ve probably already seen some of the footage in them already, but there are a few new bits mixed in. Have a watch below courtesy of Siliconera. Game’s out in Japan next week.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 20:22 BST

DUST 514 video shows you the Way of the Mercenary

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DUST 514, the free-to-play massively multiplayer first-person shooter for PS3, has a new trailer available titled Way of the Mercenary. The video, posted below, takes a detailed look at what players will experience when creating and playing their own mercenary in the game. DUST 514 is currently in closed beta.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 18:18 BST

Guardians of Middle-earth video profiles Eowyn and Mozgog

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Guardians of Middle-earth has a new video available featuring Battle Profiles for Rohan’s favorite daughter Eowyn and the orc chief Mozgog. Watch it below. Game’s out December 4 in the US and on December 7 in the UK via PSN and XBLA.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 17:48 BST

Hitman: Absolution trailer asks how many lives will you take to save just one

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Hitman: Absolution has a new trailer floating around the interwebs, and we’ve posted it below. It was shown during the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards which occurred today. Watch it below. Hitman: Absolution is out on November 20 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.Thanks, CVG.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 17:41 BST

Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita is “exactly the same game” as PS3, barring a few differences

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted on Vita, is “exactly the same game,” as the PS3 version apart from traffic density and number of players online, according to producer Matt Webster.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:02 BST

Sleeping Dogs DLC: United Front’s supernatural love trip

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Sleeping Dogs: ‘Nightmare in North Point’ DLC brings the occult to Hong Kong. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with United Front Games about the expansion and the success of the game so far.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:12 BST

2012 Golden Joystick Awards – Skyrim wins Ultimate Game of the Year

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Winners of the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards have been announced, and Skyrim walked away with three: Ultimate Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, and Best RPG.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 19:39 BST

Far Cry 3 Minecraft mod now available for download

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The Far Cry 3 mode for Minecraft is now available. The free downloadable mod allows players to explore “the warped tones of Far Cry 3″ in the sandbox title. It contains the locations and characters, including Vaas, Jason and Citra, in it as Minecraft mobs. The map also features over 50 Easter Eggs, hidden through the Islands. It was created by Michael Lambert – Sacr3, creator of Newcraft City, and artists Axel Janssen and Yohann Delcourt. Download it here.

Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:56 BST

Need for Speed: Most Wanted launch trailer shows racing, stunts

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted’s launch trailer has been released by EA. The Criterion racer is out October 30 in North America, November 1 in Europe and Australia, and in the UK on November 2 for PC, PS3, Vita, and Xbox 360.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:52 BST

Ghost Recon Online patch adds Halloween themed items, clan compatibility starts rolling out

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Ghost Recon Online will receive patch 0.9.0 today, which includes new features and Halloween themed content.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 14:27 BST

Competition: The Witcher series turns 5, win both games on GOG

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The Witcher series has turned 5 today, and to celebrate the anniversary, developer CD Projekt RED has teamed up with VG247 to give away ten GOG codes for both the Witcher and Witcher 2: Assassin of Kings. Enter below.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 11:53 BST

Max Payne 3 multiplayer celebrates Halloween with spooky masks, triple XP

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Max Payne 3 is taking part in the Halloween festivities by adding spooky masks into the multiplayer mix.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 10:30 BST

Origin on Wii U unlikely for now, says Moore

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Wii U is to incorporate a degree of connectivity with EA’s Origin service, although details are still scant. It seems that it will – at least – require all EA games being played on Wii U to be authenticated by Origin. EA’s Peter Moore has discussed the matter in a new interview.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 10:16 BST

Rayman Legends gets a new trailer showing 5-person multiplayer

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Rayman Legends, the gleeful platformer from Ubisoft, has received a new co-op trailer. It shows four onscreen buddies jumping around a colourful forest, aided by fifth off-screen player using the Wii U GamePad. As ever, it’s bloody charming. Check it out below.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 09:45 BST

Square-Enix anonymously monitoring your gameplay, discusses how it uses gathered data

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Square-Enix is watching the way you play its games, according to new reports that suggest the publisher’s end-user license agreement gives it permission to capture your playing trends. It’s not a massive conspiracy though, just a new trend in opinion-forming. The publisher has revealed all in a new interview.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 16:01 BST

Tropical trolling: crazy talk with Far Cry’s Keen

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Far Cry 3’s lead game designer, Jamie Keen, talks to Stace Harman about the rational thinking behind the title’s bat-crap crazy events and characters.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 06:53 BST

Mass Effect: Paragon Lost gets nine minute preview

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Hit the break for a lengthy look at Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, an anime based on BioWare’s sci fi epic.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 06:37 BST

Team Fortress 2 Halloween event includes zombies

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Valve has detailed its annual Scream Fortress event, with this year’s festivities proving even more elaborate than usual.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 11:10 BST

Witcher website countdown explained

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Witcher dev CD Projekt RED has started a countdown on its official site. The timer will count down to the 8th Birthday of The Witcher Forums, and will trigger a series of clebrations involving fans. Aww, what a lovely bunch. More details below.

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Fri, Oct 26, 2012 | 05:51 BST

Street Fighter x Tekken Vita DLC fix inbound

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Capcom is aware of redemption issues with bonus DLC for the Vita version of Street Fighter x Tekken.

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