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BioShock Devs: “We were very much inspired by watching games like Arkham Asylum”

BioShock Devs: “We were very much inspired by watching games like Arkham Asylum”

BioShock developers, Irrational Studios, say they were inspired a lot by action games like Batman: Arkham Asylum, and that might probably show in BioShock Infinite. "We were very much inspired ... Read More

Resistance 3 will come with three demos playable in 3D

Resistance 3 will come with three demos playable in 3D

The BBFC has revealed that Resistance 3 will be released with 3 playable demos inside the disc- inFamous 2, Killzone 3 and MotorStorm: Apocalypse, all three playable in 3D and 2D. They have also ... Read More

Battlefield 3 multiplayer classes receiving big changes

Battlefield 3 multiplayer classes receiving big changes

DICE is making several changes to Battlefield 3's multiplayer. Medics will now be a part of assault, so the offenders will now also have to do the doctoring. "All the abilities such as medkits and ... Read More

Date Revealed For New Dragon Age II DLC

Date Revealed For New Dragon Age II DLC

A story based expansion for Dragon Age II titled 'Legacy' will be available this month, EA confirmed this during their recent showcase event. The pack will dive further into the Hawke family's story... Read More

PS Vita Video Shows Myriad Of Features: Cross-play, Near & Party Apps

PS Vita Video Shows Myriad Of Features: Cross-play, Near & Party Apps

[HTML1] If you've been living under a rock for the past month, you might not be aware that Sony's PSP successor, previously known as the NGP, was announced as the PS Vita. In this new video, we lea... Read More

Nintendo Downloads For US Gamers

Nintendo Downloads For US Gamers

Here's the list of downloadable games appearing on the WiiWare, DSiWare and eShop stores. Included amongst them is the1991 Laserdisc classic Dragon's Lair II for DSi! WiiWare: Just JAM - Pick up tha... Read More

Bioshock Infinte Full E3 Trailer Hits The Net

Bioshock Infinte Full E3 Trailer Hits The Net

[HTML1] Having previously been shown only to select few behind closed doors at E3, now we may all bask in the wonder of the floating city of Columbia. This is the full 15 minute trailer and it is w... Read More

Bethesda won’t dumb down Elder Scrolls V to appeal to wider audiences

Bethesda won’t dumb down Elder Scrolls V to appeal to wider audiences

Unlike a lot of developers this generation, Bethesda doesn't think they'll have to dumb down their new game (The Elder Scrolls V) to appeal to a wider audience. "Honestly, [making the game more acce... Read More

BioWare takes a jab at Gears of War

BioWare takes a jab at Gears of War

When BioWare was talking about how you simply won't walk into a room in Mass Effect 3, see some cover and know there's a fight coming, they took a jab at legendary third person cover based shooter s... Read More

BioWare explains Mass Effect 3’s overhauled AI

BioWare explains Mass Effect 3’s overhauled AI

BioWare has come out an explained Mass Effect 3's overhauled AI in great detail in an interview with Xbox World 360, via CVG.  Christina Norman, Mass Effect 3 gameplay designer, said, "We do an AI... Read More

Mass Effect 3 has “more gameplay options than just aiming, shooting and using powers”

Mass Effect 3 has “more gameplay options than just aiming, shooting and using powers”

According to BioWare, Mass Effec 2's combat was not very deep. All you did was take cover, shoot your way through and use the occasional biotic powers and power ups. Mass Effect 3's gameplay will ha... Read More

Xenoblade EU release pre-poned

Xenoblade EU release pre-poned

Xenoblade, which was originally supposed to be released on the Wii in Europe this September, will not be releasing in August. The RPG's date has been shifted from September 2 to August 19. Nint... Read More

RUMOUR CONTROL: Nintendo Localizing Xenobloade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower in North America

RUMOUR CONTROL: Nintendo Localizing Xenobloade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower in North America

A few weeks ago, that the three new games they'd developed, Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower (which look awesome, by the way), will not be released in North America, because apparentl... Read More

Ubisoft Launch ‘Ubicollectibles’ Merchandise

Ubisoft Launch ‘Ubicollectibles’ Merchandise

Ubisoft, the developer behind such massive franchises as Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy' Ghost Recon and Might & Magic, has launched a new limited edition merchandise based on their popular series... Read More

First Awesomenauts Character Revealed

First Awesomenauts Character Revealed

[HTML1] What is Awesomenauts you may ask, as I most certainly did? It appears to be a 2D multiplayer online battle arena with a mock old-skool sensibility. Ronimo Games, the folks behind awesomenau... Read More

Bioshock Infinite Protagonist Reveal!

Bioshock Infinite Protagonist Reveal!

Here's the face you'll probably see very little of in game, a picture of FPS Bioshock Infinite's protagonist; Booker DeWitt. This picture was revealed in the latest issue of EGM, along with an intervi... Read More

Halo Anniversary Soundtrack Will Have “Completley New Orchestration”

Halo Anniversary Soundtrack Will Have “Completley New Orchestration”

[HTML1] Among the many, one of the most highly praised aspects of the original Halo game was its soundtrack. 343 industries have decided to rock a sacred cow by remastering the soundtrack and addin... Read More

First Soul Calibur V Dev Diary

First Soul Calibur V Dev Diary

[HTML1] As if Odashima 's recent character tease tweet weren't enough to get our Soul Calibur buds salivating, now a developer diary with a few scant seconds of actual game footage shows up! Hint: ... Read More

Borderlands/Duke Nukem Dev: Wii U “A Really Cool Stop-Gap”

Borderlands/Duke Nukem Dev: Wii U “A Really Cool Stop-Gap”

Gearbox Software co-founder and Chief Creative officer Brian Martel referred to the Wii U, in a recent interview with IGN AU, as a "stop gap" between consoles, but assures us he still thinks it's fa... Read More

Nintendo Sued Over 3DS Tech

Nintendo Sued Over 3DS Tech

Spec-less 3D, the kind used on the 3DS screen, was patented by Tomita Technologies back in 2003. Tomita are now attempting to sue Nintendo over the alleged breach of copyright. According to the compla... Read More