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What it is: Without a doubt the PlayStation Vita is a powerful handheld console, but what really drove this point home was the demonstration of an Uncharted game running on the portable device, in the form of Uncharted: Golden Abyss.The game impressed attendants at the E3 2011 conference and is now demonstrating the ... |
18 August 2011
17:31 GMT |
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What it is: Electronic Arts has given its Need for Speed racing series a new lease on life, with successful entries into the simulator genre (NFS Shift 1 and 2) as well as the action genre, with last year’s NFS: Hot Pursuit. Now, the company, together with EA Black Box studio, is working hard on Need for Speed:... |
18 August 2011
16:31 GMT |
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What it is: Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport racing franchise is getting ready to debut a brand new installment, in the form of Forza Motorsport 4, just as the competition in its genre is heating up, what with Gran Turismo 5 or the rebooted Need for Speed series.Still, Forza 4 wants to prove that it’s more th... |
18 August 2011
15:31 GMT |
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What it is: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning hasn’t made quite an impact since it was first announced, largely because it’s a high fantasy role playing game with multiple classes, branching paths and lots of choices to be had, making it similar to quite a lot of other games that have been coming out in recen... |
18 August 2011
14:31 GMT |
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What it is: Electronic Arts hasn’t reached so far the success it had hoped for with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, a full pledged MMORPG. BioWare / Mythic team has now arrived with a brand new and lighter title, in the form of Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes.Focusing on a six versus six versus six mechan... |
18 August 2011
13:01 GMT |
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What it is: Microsoft is definitely keen on making its Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 a very attractive device, and what better way than to release an experience for it based on one of the most successful franchises of all time, in the form of Kinect Star Wars. We already saw the game showcased earlier this year at E... |
18 August 2011
11:01 GMT |
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What it is: Batman: Arkham City is the Warner Bros. published and Rocksteady developed follow-up to Arkham Asylum, which just might be the best superhero based video game ever created.The sequel aims to cover more space in the city of Gotham and will allow players to also take on the role of some other characters fro... |
18 August 2011
10:49 GMT |
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What it is: The GoW saga is preparing for the last hurrah in its first planned trilogy, so you know that the team at Epic Games is working hard to make Gears of War 3 the best game yet.We’ve seen the company showcase the polished multiplayer mode in the recent online beta for Gears 3, and we’ve also heard... |
18 August 2011
10:49 GMT |
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What it is: FIFA 12 competes with Madden NFL 12, also from EA Sports, for the titles of the best sold and most coveted sports simulation in the world of video games. It might already be past August 15 but it seems like an eternity for all the fans who are interested in picking up the game so spending time with it is ... |
18 August 2011
10:25 GMT |
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What it is: Volition’s and THQ’s Saints Row series didn’t really impress many people with the first game, but the second really highlighted just what sort of over the top experience can players expect from the franchise, allowing them to engage in all sorts of crazy activities.Now, with Saints Row 3... |
18 August 2011
01:40 GMT |
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What it is: Every new Nintendo console has had to have a custom Mario game, and the new 3DS is no exception, as the creator of the series himself, Shigeru Miyamoto, confirmed that such a title, in the form of Super Mario 3D Land, will be arriving on the handheld device.Now, after getting the first actual details... |
17 August 2011
14:41 GMT |
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What it is: Ever since Nintendo came up with the idea to make many characters from its hugely successful Mario franchise drive karts around virtual tracks, fans flocked to every installment of the Mario Kart franchise, making it a blockbuster for the Japanese company.
Now, with the newly released Nintendo 3DS hand... |
17 August 2011
14:23 GMT |
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The big push at Bethesda seemed to be for the upcoming The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim but the company was also showing a lot of love for RAGE, the game that well known developer id Software has developed for a long while using their all new game engine.I managed to take a look at the game last year at the Gamescom event... |
9 June 2011
23:52 GMT |
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The new FIFA video game from the EA Sports division of publisher Electronic Arts is shaping up to be great, a significant change for the series, thanks to its new emphasis on focus and on natural movement on the pitch.EA clearly feels that Madden NFL 12, the American football simulation, should be similarly praised ... |
9 June 2011
20:58 GMT |
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One of the highlights of E3 2011 for me so far has been the half hour or so that I spent at the Electronic Arts booth which showed off Battlefield 3 playing the multiplayer version of the game with another 15 gamers and the development team.Kevin O’Leary, who works on Battlefield 3, says that this is the video... |
9 June 2011
00:35 GMT |
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Need for Speed seems to be a solid brand once again, after the success of the rebranded Hot Pursuit from Criterion and of the more recent Shift 2 Unleashed, and publisher Electronic Arts seems to be determined to keep the momentum up with the incoming Need for Speed: The Run.I saw the game today at the Electronic Ar... |
8 June 2011
22:17 GMT |
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THQ seems ready to once again make good on their ownership Warhammer 40,000 license after the success of Dawn of War in the real time strategy space, this time by creating a full third person shooter based around the concept.Space Marine is a fast and exciting game and I got to spend some time with it at the THQ stan... |
7 June 2011
22:10 GMT |
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While the new smartphone and tablet models launched during the 2011 Mobile World Congress captured most of the attention of the press and end-users alike, the expo also witnessed the introduction of more than a fair share of cell-phone accessories, just like the Supertooth Disco speaker we had the chance of getting u... |
16 February 2011
04:37 GMT |
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Halo: Reach is Bungie's last entry in the Halo series and is one of the most eagerly awaited launches of the year, with its focus on Spartans fighting Covenant forces on the doomed planet of Reach right before the beginning of the original Halo: Combat Evolved.At Gamescom Microsoft offered a playable version of... |
20 August 2010
15:57 GMT |
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Medal of Honor is a new first person shooter published by Electronic Arts, with its Los Angeles studio handling the single player portion of the game and DICE developing the multiplayer. The game is set as a direct competitor to the new Call of Duty from Treyarch and Activision.I had two good looks at the new Medal o... |
20 August 2010
11:23 GMT |
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Crytek is premiering their new engine, CryEngine 3.0, in the upcoming Crysis 2, a new first person shooter featuring an enhanced version of the Nanosuit which is set to change the setting for the alien invasion from a remote island to the very heart of New York City. Yesterday I declared myself a convert to the reli... |
20 August 2010
06:36 GMT |
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Diablo III is one of the video games that Blizzard is making playable at the Gamescom event, allowing players to choose from four classes and then take a look at the combat and exploration elements. I chose to play the Barbarian, the class I use on my first playthrough in all Diablo titles, mainly because I like to k... |
19 August 2010
12:00 GMT |
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BioWare has brought a playable demo of Dragon Age 2 at Gamescom and the limited time I had with it seems to confirm the fact that no real tactical view will be available on any platform but that the core gameplay of the series remains unaffected.To a direct question about the possibility of pulling back the camera in... |
19 August 2010
10:02 GMT |
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Fallout: New Vegas is an alternate story in the universe of the series which will be out on October 19 and takes fans of the post apocalyptic series to the West, where they will find that the City of Sin has not been changed that much by the nuclear exchange with China.At Gamescom Bethesda brought a demo of Fallout: ... |
18 August 2010
12:14 GMT |
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Hunted: The Demon's Forge is an action title played from a third person perspective that relies heavily on cooperative play and is set in a fantasy world. Development duties are handled by inXile Entertainment while publishing is done through Bethesda.When news first broke about Hunted: The Demon's Forge a ... |
18 August 2010
12:00 GMT |
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World of Tanks is the embodiment of a very enticing proposition: chose a World War II era tank of your liking, load it up with crew and with upgrades and head down to a battlefield in order to take on other armored giants. The game is being developed by Wargaming.net and it is currently in beta stage.My initial impre... |
12 August 2010
03:21 GMT |
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A report over at Barron’s citing a "veteran analyst" reveals that Apple’s rumored tablet device is, indeed, real, with original device makers (ODM) in Asia holding their own releases until Apple makes the announcement, which could hit as soon as September, with the release being (allegedly) slated for Nov... |
4 August 2009
05:27 GMT |
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Electronic Arts, the big name behind the Need for Speed racing series, has confirmed its presence in four US Apple Stores. The initiative includes a rare, behind-the-scenes discussion with EA Game Producers about development for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Attendees are promised insight on “the amazing ... |
26 November 2008
06:27 GMT |
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I must admit I am absolutely fascinated by the concept of Spore and I can hardly wait to get my hands on the full game and play it. Just imagine how excited I was when I found out that I would get the chance to test a small part of it way before it is launched! Yes, I am talking about the recently released Spore Crea... |
17 June 2008
13:06 GMT |
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