Gothic 4 demo dated

Posted by Chris Holmes at 11:15pm on September 9th, 2010

JoWood has announced that a demo for Acania – Gothic 4 will be released on 24th September on the PC and Xbox 360. The demo includes the first two hours of the game, featuring the tutorial island Feshyr. Gothic will be released on the PC, PS3 and 360 in October.

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Lord of The Rings Online free-to-play re-launch delayed

Posted by Chris Holmes at 4:09pm on September 9th, 2010

Codemasters has confirmed that the European free-to-play re-launch of The Lord of the Rings has been delayed. Apparently, the reason for its delay is so that Codemasters can prepare for what they assume will be a “massive increase” in players. The delay means that Book 2: Ride of the Grey Company and the Free to Play Store will now be released “later than expected”.

“We are really pleased with the performance of the game and excited about the response to Free to Play from our players,” said Rowland. “Given the complexities and challenges faced in the preparation and implementation of the new store to work within our infrastructure, we feel more time is needed to deliver the high level of service our players have quite rightly come to expect.

“As a result, we have decided to delay launch to ensure that we can support the massive increase in players that we are anticipating and deliver them a Free to Play experience like none other.”

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Gary Oldman and Ed Harris confirmed for Black Ops

Posted by Chris Holmes at 1:31pm on September 7th, 2010

Gary Oldman and Ed Harris have been announced as voice actors for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Gary Oldman will be playing the same role he took on in Call of Duty: World at War, Viktor Reznov. Ed Harris will be playing CIA operative Jason Hudson, who’s apparently one of the game’s main characters. The actors are joined by Batman Begins and Batman: Dark Knight writer David S. Goyer, who will be providing script consultation and story development support. Black Ops will be released on 9th November for the PC, PS3, 360, Wii and DS.

“Oldman, Harris and Goyer are considered some of Hollywood’s finest talents and they perfectly complement Call of Duty: Black Ops’ ambitious and immersive single player experience,” said Treyarch studio boss Mark Lamia. “Their contributions have helped us to push the boundaries of our story telling and character development far beyond anything we have ever attempted before in the franchise.”

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UK Charts for the week ending 4th September 2010

Posted by Chris Holmes at 8:26pm on September 6th, 2010

Chart Track has released this week’s UK gaming sales chart:

1. MAFIA II (2K GAMES)

2. KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (EIDOS)

3. WII SPORTS RESORT (NINTENDO)

4. TOY STORY 3 (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)

5. RED DEAD REDEMPTION (ROCKSTAR)

6. JUST DANCE (UBISOFT)

7. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 (NINTENDO)

8. SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR (CITY INTERACTIVE)

9. PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS (UBISOFT)

10. TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X. 2 (UBISOFT)

11. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

12. METROID: OTHER M (NINTENDO)

13. WII FIT PLUS (NINTENDO)

14. MASS EFFECT 2 (EA GAMES)

15. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (EA GAMES)

16. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION)

17. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NINTENDO)

18. NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT (EA GAMES)

19. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)

20. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11 (EA SPORTS)

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Borderlands level-cap rise and re-balancing update coming for free

Posted by Chris Holmes at 4:09pm on September 6th, 2010

Gearbox has confirmed that the Borderlands level-cap raise and game re-balancing update that was supposed to be part of the new DLC will be released as a free update for all game owners. The new maximum level for Borderlands will be 69. The original campaign will be re-balanced to pose a challenge for those wishing to take advantage of the eight new levels.

The next DLC for Borderlands is called Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution. It will be released on 28th September, costing 800 Allards/£6.29. There will also be a Game of the Year Edition with Borderlands that will contain all of the DLC released so far, but that hasn’t been officially dated yet.

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Portal 2 co-op gameplay video from PAX 2010

Posted by Chris Holmes at 10:03pm on September 3rd, 2010

Some kind folk have uploaded a 9 minute long gameplay video of Portal 2’s co-op mode from PAX. It shows off some interesting portal mechanics and the ability to tag your environment to tell your co-op partner where you would like a portal. Have a watch:

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Duke Nukem Forever back for good, actually coming out

Posted by Chris Holmes at 6:06pm on September 3rd, 2010

Few stories in videogaming last as long as 13 years, but there has been a crucial saga that has made us gamers stand to attention and weep. The Duke Nukem Forever saga has been rumbling along since 1997, and the internet thought it was finally dead and buried in May 2009 when 3D Realms terminated the DNF development team.

Well, I’m pleased to say that Duke Nukem Forever is now back. Take-Two showed off the game today at PAX over in a little place called North America. Gearbox Software (Brothers in Arms, Borderlands, Half-Life: Opposing Force and Half-Life: Blue Shift) will be taking up development duties on the game and they will be finishing up what 3D Realms started all those years ago. It will be running on the Borderlands engine and 2K Games will be publishing it.

Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software said: “Clearly the game hadn’t been finished at 3D Realms but a lot of content had been created. The approach and investment and process at 3d Realms didn’t quite make it and it cracked at the end. With Gearbox Software we brought all those pieces together. It’s the game it was meant to be.”

“Aliens come and say they’re going to be our friends and Duke knows this isn’t going to work out,” Pitchford says. “Duke once again is in the pivotal spot and it’s up to him to save the world.” He went on to say: “We’re in the polishing phase now. This is a game where we cannot make a promise we cannot fulfil. We need to get past the shock and awe and then we can go to all the retailers and first parties and work out a launch plan.”

Duke Nukem Forever is now expected to ship in 2011 (we’ll believe it when we see it). We’ll be updating this post with pictures and video whenever we get it. We’ll probably turn the front page into a shrine to Duke with a load of posts about the news if anything else exciting breaks.

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Telltale Games reveals Poker Night

Posted by Chris Holmes at 4:40pm on September 3rd, 2010

Telltale Games has announced Poker Night at the Inventory. It’s essentially a regular poker game but it features Penny Arcade’s Tycho, Team Fortress 2’s Heavy, Homestar Runner’s Strong Bad and Sam & Max’s rabbit thingy Max. It’s looking pretty entertaining, and apparently has a lot of dialogue that you’ll hear throughout the game. Poker Night at the Inventory is currently down for a “fall 2010” release.

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PES 2011 demo dated

Posted by Chris Holmes at 3:06pm on September 3rd, 2010

Konami has confirmed that a demo for PES 2011 will be released on the PC and PS3 on 15th September. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to pick up the demo from 8th September. It’s not currently known when the 360 demo will be released yet, but we’ll let you know when Konami figures it out. Regardless, the demo allows you to take on a friend on the same console/PC or the AI as Barcelona, Bayern, Chivas Guadalajara or Internacional. PES 2011 will be released on 8th October.

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Ubisoft announces Bloody Good Time

Posted by Chris Holmes at 1:14pm on September 3rd, 2010

Ubisoft has announced Bloody Good Time for the Xbox Live Arcade and Steam (PC). The game is a multiplayer shooter running on Valve’s Source engine. Essentially, the Bloody Good Time puts players on a Hollywood set and lets them decide what they want to do. It supports up to eight players and features lots of weird and wacky weapons like frying pans and explosive remote-controlled rats amongst usual gun fare. A release date is yet to be announced.

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The Witcher 2 to have 16 endings

Posted by Chris Holmes at 5:20pm on September 1st, 2010

CD Projekt has started the hype machine for The Witcher 2 by claiming that the game has 16 endings. The first game only had three endings. According to CD Projekt, The Witcher 2 has three different game openings. Furthermore, they have said that the game has 256 cutscenes that total 150 minutes, 30 armour types, an extra magic sign and four load screens. The game is running on a new engine called TSOOD. The engine is compatible with the PS3, 360 and PC. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will be released on the PC in 2011. PS3 and 360 versions haven’t been officially dated yet.

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StarCraft II sells 3 million in a month

Posted by Chris Holmes at 3:20pm on September 1st, 2010

Blizzard has announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has sold three million copies worldwide during the title’s first month on sale. That figure complements other stats about the title that were confirmed recently. It’s the fastest-selling real-time strategy game of all time and the best-selling PC game this year (so far). The game launched simultaneously across North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and parts of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

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Kane & Lynch 2 multiplayer add-ons released

Posted by Chris Holmes at 5:30pm on August 31st, 2010

Square Enix has released three multiplayer add-ons for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. The most expensive of which is the Doggie Bag Pack, which will set you back 560 Allards on 360 or $5.99 on the PC and PS3. It includes two new maps (as well as a pre-order map), five new weapons and some new achievements/trophies. Next up is the Alliance Weapons Pack. That costs 240 Allards/$2.99 and includes seven of the pre-order weapons (expect handguns, shotguns and assault rifles). Finally, there is the Multiplayer Mask Pack. That costs 160 Allards/$1.99 and includes some new masks (surprisingly).

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UK Charts for the week ending 28th August 2010

Posted by Chris Holmes at 1:08pm on August 31st, 2010

Chart Track has released this week’s UK gaming sales chart:

1. MAFIA II (2K GAMES)

2. KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS (EIDOS)

3. TOY STORY 3 (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)

4. RED DEAD REDEMPTION (ROCKSTAR)

5. WII SPORTS RESORT (NINTENDO)

6. JUST DANCE (UBISOFT)

7. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 (NINTENDO)

8. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

9. SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR (CITY INTERACTIVE)

10. PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS (UBISOFT)

11. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 (EA GAMES)

12. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION)

13. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. (NINTENDO)

14. MASS EFFECT 2 (EA GAMES)

15. DANCE ON BROADWAY (UBISOFT)

16. WII FIT PLUS (NINTENDO)

17. FIFA 10 (EA SPORTS)

18. NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT (EA GAMES)

19. DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES (SQUARE ENIX)

20. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII (NINTENDO)

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TRON: Evolution dated, Collector’s Edition announced

Posted by Chris Holmes at 12:58pm on August 31st, 2010

Disney has announced that the US version of TRON: Evolution will be released on 7th December. The launch is ahead of the TRON: Legacy film, which will be hitting screens on 17th December. Evolution will be released on the DS, Wii, PC, PSP, PS3 and 360. A Collector’s Edition of the game has also been confirmed. It will cost $130, and it features a TRON light cycle model with a case to show it off. The case has a draw for you to put the game in (or to hide it).

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