Warner Bros has confirmed that FEAR 3 will be released on 22nd March 2011 in the US and on the 25th in the UK. The game will be released on the PC, PS3 and 360. FEAR 3 focuses on Alma’s two sons: Point Man and Paxton Fettel. One can do guns and time-slowing, whereas the other can do telekinetic weaponry.
Sony has confirmed that they will be taking the PlayStation Network down this evening from 4pm UK time until 12.30am. If you login before 4pm, you can still play online during the down time. Trophies earned while playing offline will be updated when PSN returns and you sync your trophies to Sony’s servers. The lucky few that manage to sneak through the shut-in won’t have access to the PlayStation Store Read More ...
Nintendo has confirmed that Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold 5.1 million units worldwide. It looks like Pokémon Black & White will surpass it though, as that is already on 4.07 million units after going on sale in Japan last month. Wii Party has already sold a cool million too.
BioWare has announced that Dragon Age 2 will feature a downloadable content platform similar to the Cerberus Network in Mass Effect 2. It’s part of EA’s Project Ten Dollar plan, where those who buy the game brand new will get access to the bonus DLC. Those that buy the game second hand will have to pay to access the content system and ergo, the actual content.
EA has announced that FIFA 11 Ultimate Team will be released on 3rd November on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. If you are already a FIFA Ultimate Team player you can start early by logging on to the official site from yesterday. Returning players will get two free gold packs to help build their teams before it launches.
Treyarch has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will have split-screen options for its online multiplayer mode. It also has a custom game mode editor and sharing facility. There are more interface tweaks and functions too apparently. You can also search for games by regional matchmaking filters on a global scale and emblems won’t be reset when entering Prestige. XP, COD Points, Challenges and Loadouts will still be reset.
Valve has released a Halloween-themed update for Team Fortress 2. The update adds the first ever NPC in Team Fortress: the Headless Horsemann. The Horsemann is a randomly generated boss monster and appears in Mann Manor, a new attack/defend map scattered with exploding pumpkins. The update also adds new achievements, a Halloween department of the Mann Co store, and new community items from 10 new contributors. There are probably more Read More ...
Sony has announced a PlayStation Rewards programme. Regular users will receive “exclusive status, recognition and rewards”. There are apparently three reward tiers: Select, Pro and Legendary. You can move up them by playing new games, buying PSN content, downloading movies and filling in surveys. The rewards go up through the tiers, with PSN avatars, themes, Home content and members-only competitions. The first competition will be for an all expenses paid Read More ...
EA has confirmed that DeathSpank and Shank have been released on the PC. They both cost £9.99 on Steam, and there’s a demo of Shank available to play around with. DeathSpank is an action RPG, developed by Ron Gilbert of Monkey Island fame and his merry men. Shank is a platform game with loads of blood.
Sony has unveiled this week’s PAL PlayStation Store update: Special Offers (available until 10th November) * PS3: Voodoo Dice (was £7.99/€9.99 now £5.49/€6.99) * PS3: Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom: Booster Pack (was £3.49/€3.99 now £0.79/€0.99) * PS3: Cuboid: Level Editor (was £3.19/€3.99 now £0.79/€0.99) * PS3: Cuboid: Booster Pack (was £2.39/€2.99 now £0.79/€0.99) * PSP: Dissidia: Final Fantasy (was £19.99/€24.99 now £15.99/€19.99) * PSP: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game (was Read More ...
Telltale Games has confirmed that those who sign up for a special offer on their website will be able to download Back to the Future episode one for free. The episode won’t be available until this winter, but you can still sign up for it now and get everything ready. Telltale will email you when the game’s available to download and you can get on your way. Through time.
Square Enix has announced that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be getting a downloadable add-on entitled “All the Trappings”. The DLC will be released on Xbox Live tomorrow, and it features a new area to play about in. It’ll be free to download for 30 days. Online co-op will also go live in the game tomorrow, thanks to a free title update. The co-op mode and DLC Read More ...
Codemasters has revealed that the long-awaited patch for F1 2010 is in submission over at Microsoft and Sony. Both companies will run the patch through their approval processes before releasing them into the wild. The patch will be available for all three versions of the game; on PC, PS3 and 360. It will address some issues with the game, such as corrupt game saves and problems with pit-stops. There will Read More ...
Our friendly Namco Bandai contact has sent word that a demo for Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network. The game has also gone gold, and looks set to meet its November 26th release date in Europe and Asia. Hopefully, we’ll get a review of it up around that time.
Rockstar Games has announced that the Undead Nightmare Red Dead Redemption standalone DLC disc will be released on 23rd November in the US and 26th November in Europe. The disc bundles all of Red Dead Redemption’s DLC together and will retail for £24.99 on the PS3 and 360. It has the Undead Nightmare Pack, the Outlaws to the End Co-op Mission Pack, the Legends and Killers Pack, the Liars and Read More ...
