LG has been granted a preliminary injunction that is stopping imports of the PS3 into Europe. Shipments of PS3s are currently being seized by European customs officers as LG’s injunction against Blu-ray technology seeks to block Sony products from sale. Earlier this month, LG had filed a claim with the International Trade Commission calling for a block on PS3 sales. They said that the device infringes on its copyrights. Apparently, Read More ...
Texas publisher Devolver Digital has announced that Serious Sam 3 will be released on the PC, PS3 and 360 this summer. The game will be a prequel to the series, with DD saying that it is a “glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom”. It takes place during Earth’s fight against Mental’s Read More ...
EA and Dice have released this little snippet of gameplay footage from Battlefield 3 to wet your whistles. I think you can join us in thinking this game looks like it’s shaping up well and we can’t wait to see more of it in the weeks/months to come.
Apple has officially confirmed that they will be having an iPad 2 event next week on Wednesday March 2nd. It will all be going down at 6pm GMT (10am PST). The event takes place in San Francisco at the Yuerba Buena Center for the Arts, which is relatively close to where the Game Developers Conference will take place next week.
Epic Games has officially announced the release date, originally supposed to be this Spring, then delayed for Fall 2011. The game will now launch worldwide on September 20th exclusively for Xbox 360. The game takes place 18 months after the events of Gears of War 2 and the loss of Jacinto. You’ll be returning to familiar faces with Baird, Dom and Marcus along with some new faces. Read more below Read More ...
Peter Molyneux is getting lots of awards this year by the looks of it, and that looks set to continue as he will be getting a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Televisions Arts) Fellowship at the GAME BAFTAs. He will be picking up his award in person at the ceremony on March 16th. He will be picking up his lifetime achievement award at GDC 2011 next week to warm Read More ...
Polyphony Digital has announced that Gran Turismo 5 has shipped 6.37 million units as of December 2010. 3.97 million of those were shipped to Europe, with 1.58 million going to the US, 600,000 to Japan and 230,000 to Asia. 63.15 million Gran Turismo games have been shipped in the series’ lifetime, with Gran Turismo being the best-selling title of the series with 14.89 million shipped.
Looking forward too Bulletstorm and enjoyed the demo? Amazon.com is offering a pre-order bonus offer for the title. The 20 dollar credit is good from purchasing the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 version of the game. You’ll be able to use the credit after the game ships. Don’t forget, the game ships next week on February 22nd, 2011, so if your thinking about pre-ordering then now’s definitely a good time! Read More ...
Ubisoft has today announced that they are releasing some new DLC for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood on the 360 and PS3. It’s called “The Da Vinci Disappearance” and will be available in March 2011 for 800 Allards. It includes both single-player and multiplayer content. As you would expect, the single-player mode deals with Leonardo Da Vinci getting kidnapped by the Hermeticists. They’re an underground cult dedicated to transforming mankind apparently. Ezio Read More ...
Sony has confirmed that they will be cutting off PSN access to gamers that have hacked their PS3s. What’s more, users will be blocked from Sony’s new Qriocity music service: the same service that Sony is moving all their iTunes content to. Here’s Sony’s official statement on those pesky hackers:
This year’s BAFTA Game nominations have been announced today. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood has been nominated for six awards, closely followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops and Super Mario Galaxy 2. The list has one important title missing – Red Dead Redemption. That’s not BAFTA’s fault though, as Rockstar Games decided not to enter the game into the competition. The winners will be announced on 16th March at the London Read More ...
Xbox Live Arcade’s House Party kicks off the spring season with it’s first release. Hard Corps: Uprising releases on Xbox Live Arcade today for 1200 MS points. Here’s a description of the game courtesy of Major Nelson. Thrilling retro run-and-gun action is back with a vengeance in Hard Corps: Uprising, a new 2D side-scroller developed by ARC System Works that pays homage to classic Konami action series. Play as the Read More ...
EA has announced that a PC version of the Crysis 2 multiplayer demo will be released on 1st March. The demo will be available from the Crysis 2 website and includes two maps and two modes. Both modes offer six versus six matches. The two maps are Skyline and Pier 17, which were in the 360 demo. The two modes are Team Instant Action and Crash Site.
Ubisoft has finally given a release date for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood on the PC. It will be released on 18th March. The USA and some EMEA countries will get it a day earlier. There won’t be any special PC-exclusive goodies, but there will be multi-monitor display support and stereoscopic 3D output. Also expect improved shadows, reflections, environments, character details and an improved draw distance.
SEGA has announced that PC strategy title Total War: Shogun 2 will get a demo next week. The demo has one campaign map when it hits on 22nd February. The full game will be released on 15th March, if you’re in to that type of thing.
