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22cans ask for donations as Curiosity server upgrade increases costs
0By: Moses Abaortae | November 14th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The block breaking experiment has hit a hitch as Peter Molyneux, the founder of 22cans, has asked for donations as the upgrade in servers to deal with the unexpectedly high levels of traffic have increased maintenance costs. Peter Molyneux made a name for himself with the Fable games on the Xbox 360 before showin...
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First gameplay footage of Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen hits internet
By: Jason McCarthy | November 14th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Even though the release of Chris Robert’s Star Citizen is still at least two years away, fans anxious to get a rough idea of what is headed their way have their wish fulfilled as the first in-game footage of the space trading and combat simulator has been revealed. Posted on what is proving to be a successful Kickstarter page of the game, the video shows off the artificial in...
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Uncharted to Fight for Fortune on mobile phones?
By: Moses Abaortae | November 14th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The Australian Classification Board lets slip the title of the next Uncharted game. Developed by One Loop Games there is still speculation surrounding the actual platform on which the game will release but early signs are pointing at the smartphone platform. The Uncharted series is easily one of PlayStation’s most successful franchises as anything with the series’ name on i...
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Ubisoft reveal record-breaking Assassin’s Creed 3 sales figures
By: Moses Abaortae | November 14th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Latest entry in the series estimated to have sold over 3.5-million copies and breaks the record set by Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. The Assassin’s Creed series debuted on current generation consoles in 2007 with the first title and a new icon for the gaming world in the form of Altair. The game received mix...
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Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation fails to top the Vita charts
By: Moses Abaortae | November 14th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The monthly PlayStation Network charts are in and Ubisoft will be satisfied by the Assassin’s Creed series debut on the PlayStation Vita as fails to take the top spot amidst competition from Retro City Rampage. The monthly download charts for the PlayStation Vita are in and it makes for some interesting reading...
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Capcom announces Vergil expansion for upcoming Devil May Cry reboot
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
With the world still a couple of months away from the release of DMC: Devil May Cry, Capcom has already revealed its first downloadable content (DLC) involving Dante’s twin Vergil. Named “Vergil’s Downfall,” the DLC will allow players to experience the back-story of Vergil, creating a stronger link between him and the main campaign in the game. Other than a different...
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Ubisoft teases Rainbow Six for next-generation consoles, is the wait finally over?
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
It is no secret that the developers are already turning their attention to the next-generation consoles and making use of high-end technology. While Nintendo is the only one among the Big 3 companies to have announced its next-generation console and is in fact all set to release it in a week’s time in North America, the game makers and analysts seem convinced that the end of ...
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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 hits the PlayStation Network today
By: Musa Afridi | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Seven new characters are available for free from day one including Ancient Ogre, Unknown and Kunimitsu among others. Some of the returning characters also come with new move sets. Capcom has released only its second Tekken Tag Tournament game alongside its six core entries in the series and the Street fighter X Tekken spinoff. The latter was developed by Capcom and Namco is sup...
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PlayStation Plus to get Quantum Conundrum for free
By: Musa Afridi | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Meanwhile Machinarium gets a discount for subscribers to the premium subscription service of the PlayStation Network in addition to the game developed by the creator of Portal. Sony is looking to push its PlayStation Network premium subscription service, PlayStation Plus, as the place to do one’s console video game shopping. Exclusive to PlayStation the Plus subscription allo...
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Master Chief’s Halo 4 knocks Connor’s Assassin’s Creed 3 off the top
By: Musa Afridi | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United Kingdom: the weekly software charts see plenty of movement as Master Chief marks his long awaited return to the gaming world in style, while Assassin’s Creed 3 can do little to hold on to the top spot and surrenders it to the Spartan. The Holiday Season is in full-swing, at least in the video game world as the major releases are coming thick and fast. Black Ops 2 has j...
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GameStop underscores role of retailers in digital content space
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Video game publishers have been putting in a great deal of thought in turning to a digital distribution channel instead of selling the games through retailers, but the latter does not think of it as a great idea. GameStop, America’s largest video game and entertainment software retailers believe that the role of retailers cannot be undermined just because of the advent of vir...
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Wii U launch event to go down in NYC, Nintendo of America boss to sell first console
By: Jason McCarthy | November 13th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The clock is ticking, bringing the world closer to the launch of Nintendo’s next-generation console Wii U in North America with every passing second. Due to touch the hands of the first customer on November 18 in America, the upcoming console has a whole launch event planned for it. Nintendo has revealed its plans of hosting a Wii U launch event at the Nintendo World Store...
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Mass Effect producer asks fans to give suggestions for next game in series
By: Jason McCarthy | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
In 2007, BioWare gave the Xbox 360 and PC enthusiast a game that raised the quality bar in the third-person shooter to an entirely new level. Mass Effect is not just a game, it is a complete experience, comprising of great action, lots of emotions and a gripping storyline. The fans of the franchise knew that one day that the characters that they have grown to love will fade ...
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Dead Space 3 to shift focus from competitive multiplayer to co-op
By: Moses Abaortae | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Visceral Games’ Steve Papoutsis, the executive producer of Dead Space 3, talks about the shift from competitive multiplayer to a co-op campaign and how the studio tackled some of the issues that would have taken away from the overall experience rather than add to it. The original Dead Space game was a single-player only experience and a brilliant, albeit unnerving, one. It pr...
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Visceral aiming to make Dead Space 3 a ‘AAAA’ game
By: Moses Abaortae | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Looking to add another ‘A’ to the triple-A tag, Steve Papoutsis, the producer of the game explains how the studio set its sights on exceeding expectations in terms of quality in their upcoming horror game. When the original Dead Space was released it pretty much flew under the radar at first. However, before long it was the craze of the gaming world, at least for those who ...
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Carver will fit into the Dead Space universe – dev
By: Moses Abaortae | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Steve Papoutsis, Dead Space 3’s executive producer, allays fans’ concerns about how John Carver will fit into the game’s universe and impact the overall experience. The first two Dead Space games have been single-player experiences and brilliant ones at that – barring the competitive multiplayer mode that was introduced in Dead Space 2. However, the third game in the se...
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Dead Space 3 co-op experience based on psychological horror
By: Moses Abaortae | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The executive producer of the game, Steve Papoutsis, explains how the co-op experience in the game will depend on the players and how they approach as he draws comparisons to horror movies in the cinema. Visceral games is a studio that has made a name for itself by not knowing how to hold back and its unabashed approach to gore and sensitive content. The studio created, Dante...
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The Walking Dead – Episode 4 tops the charts
By: Musa Afridi | November 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Not the AMC TV series, although it had a terrific episode four as well but the interactive experience from Tell Tale games, which tops the PlayStation Network chart for the month of October. The monthly chart for the most downloaded games on the PlayStation Network for the month of October is out and it makes for some interesting reading. In 20th place, at the bot...
