Archive for March, 2011

Square Enix Shut Down Servers to Save Power

Square Enix have shut down a number of their servers for at least a week following the earthquake in Japan in a bid to save power for those who need it.

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PAX East Mortal Kombat Session Brings Back Memories, Provokes Deep Thought

As the first day of the Penny Arcade Expo East kicked off, Dave Oshry and I began to scour the floors in search for some hands on gaming fuel.

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EA ‘Accidentally’ Restricts a Player’s Access to Dragon Age 2

A PC player of Dragon Age II, as well as many other Bioware titles, had his EA account shut down for an inappropriate comment he posted on the Bioware forums.

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Arkham City Gets an October Release Date (Screens)

Warner has finally decided to let the bat out of the bag (see what I did there?) and let us in on when Rocksteady’s Arkham City would released. The game will release October 18th in the US and the UK on October 21st.

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GameStop Selling Okamiden Early!

I had previously reserved a copy of Okamiden from my local GameStop store, but was surprised when I received a text message this morning telling me that the game…

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Dragon Age II Composer Says His Musical Score Was A “Rush Job”

Apparently EA was pushing to get Dragon Age II out faster than we thought. In a recent interview, renowned composer Inon Zur…

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GDC11 Preview: The New Transformers Game Looks Badass, Just Like The Last One

Let’s face it, most games that are based on movies… suck. However, when it comes to bucking that trend, the Transformers do it as only they can, big, bold and bad ass.

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Darunia First 4 Figures Production Pics

High-end figure manufacture First 4 Figures has just released production images for their latest Zelda: Ocarina of Time figure, Darunia!

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GDC11 Preview: Dead Island – Borderlands + FarCry + Zombies = Win

When I see a game for the first time, in my mind I immediately start comparing it to games I’ve seen before. To be honest, I was expecting…

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3DS Demo Tour Dates Revealed

During the 3DS media briefing in January Nintendo announced that a 3DS Demo Tour would be coming soon but details were left out.

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Modder Gets Kinect Working in Garry’s Mod

John Boiles, a Garry’s Mod fan, has found a way to get Microsoft’s Kinect working in Garry’s Mod, earning even the respect of Garry himself.

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Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 Announced

Wizards of the Coast just announced the sequel to their 2009 Xbox LIVE Arcade smash hit “Duels of the Planeswalkers”.

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Yakuza 4 Launch Party is Filled With Sushi, Billiards, and Slow Motion Boobs

The Hiro Ballroom. Home, sweet, home. Or at least, it felt like the perfect home for the Yakuza 4 launch party the Sega team held last night…

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New L.A. Noire Trailer Highlights Investigation and Interrogation

The latest trailer in the LA Noire Gameplay Series shows how the player will influence the decisions and career path of detective Cole Phelps.

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Battlefield 3 Could Handle 256 Players

DICE CEO Patrick Söderlund has said that while Battlefield 3 could handle 256 players, we won’t see it happen.

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