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Crysis 3 to push consoles to their limits according to dev
0By: Musa Afridi | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Cevat Yerli, the CEO of CryTek, claims that their latest game will max out the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and that “no game will look technically better than Crysis 3”. The Crysis games have a tradition of being some of the best looking games out there. The original game, or rather, the first game in the seri...
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Petition to get Dark Souls II on Wii U begins, attracts more than 3000 signatories already
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Online petition to bring Dark Souls II to Wii U kicks-off. Over 3,000 signatories to the petition thus far. An online petition has been launched by the gamers at Change.org, asking for the recently announced sequel to the critically and commercially acclaimed action role-playing open world video game Dark Souls to be brought on Nintendo’s first-ever HD console as well. Fro...
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More than 300,000 Wii U units sold during launch weekend in Japan, Mario game remains top-seller
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Impressive launch weekend sales for Wii U in Japan. Becomes seventh biggest launch in hardware history for the region. New Super Mario Bros. U remains top-seller. The first-ever high-definition (HD) console from Nintendo hit Japan on Saturday, December 8, after keeping the consumers in the region waiting three weeks more than the North American consumers, who were able to get t...
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Dark Souls 2 revealed, new directors to inject personal touches to original experience
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
From Software revealed the sequel to Dark Souls at the 2012 Video Games Award show, new hero in unfamiliar settings teased, along with improved server-based multiplayer The critically and commercially acclaimed action role-playing open-world video game is all set to get a sequel. During the 2012 Spike Video Games Awards show in Culver City, California, on Friday night, the p...
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Wii Homebrew Channel updated to work on Wii U
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Hackers get Wii Homebrew Channel working on Wii U. Exploit could enable the hacking of new console, though still plenty of work to be done to get there. It has not even been a full month since Nintendo launched its first-ever HD console, though it has been out there long enough for the Wii hacking community to sink their teeth deeply into the system and explore the potential lo...
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Complete US Super NES collection up for sale for $24,999 on eBay
By: Jason McCarthy | December 12th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A well-known collector has put his complete collection of Super NES games for sale, with an asking price of US$24,999, though it is negotiable. The eBay user going by the name of byuu is looking to unload his prized collection of 721 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) titles release in US, Mexico and Canada. While the asking price by the seller is $24,999, he ha...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An introduction to Thrall the Disruptor
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 |Featured
Thrall the Disruptor is one of the latest additions to the hero roster in Valve’s action role-playing game (RPG) Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2 that is currently in its beta-testing phase. Disruptor is an intelligence hero that thrives with nukes and disables. His skills synergise directly with each other, but also offer enough versatility for him to be picked up in a varie...
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Dota 2 Heroes – An introduction to Dirge the Undying
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 |Featured
Dirge the Undying is a playable character that got added to the Heroes roster in Valve’s Defense of the Ancients (Dota) 2 after the release of a patch in the first month of July. Undying is a strength hero that adds quite a bit to push line-ups. His presence in enclosed fights is where he really begins to shine. Decay is a 300 Area of Effect (AOE) effect ability that is me...
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Valve trying to make Dota 2 run on tablets
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Valve working on bringing Dota 2 to tablets, initial tests failing to bring satisfactory results, tech advancements a reason to remain hopeful. Half-Life maker Valve Corporation has been working on brining Defence of the Ancients (Dota) 2 to tablets. During an interview with Kotaku at the Video Game Awards show in Culver City, California, on Friday night, the company’s bos...
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Halo series sells 50 million copies in 11 years
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Microsoft has announced that the recent sales of Halo 4 have seen the series lifetime sales cross the 50 million units sold mark since the face game was released over a decade ago. One of the most iconic series in the recent decade, there really are only a handful of games that can boast the same level of, well, ...
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BioShock Vita on the discussion table
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ken Levine, the creator of the BioShock series, explains that a Vita entry in the series is being considered at the moment as Irrational Games wait on whether or not the project is feasible. Irrational Games currently has its hands full with BioShock Infinite, the third instalment in the critically acclaimed BioShock series. The game has been shown off and demoed in front of ga...
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Far Cry 3 set to get HUD customisation option
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ubisoft is currently working on a patch that will allow players to toggle various elements of the Heads Up Display in the game on and off after taking into consideration all the feedback from fans. Ubisoft seems to be on a roll with the publisher seeing success at every turn and with almost everything they touch ...
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Black Ops 2 was the best-selling game in November
By: Musa Afridi | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United States: no surprises as the monthly software sales charts show that the latest Call of Duty game sold the most copies out of any of the games released during the month. There seems to be no stopping the Call of Duty sales train as the latest instalment in the series has been selling like there is no tomorr...
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Capcom releasing free 8-bit Street Fighter X Mega Man game for PC
By: Jason McCarthy | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
8-bit Street Fighter X Mega Man downloadable game arriving for PC in celebration of the 25th anniversary of two of Capcom’s most prolific franchises. The best gifts are the ones that have a significant amount of uniqueness and surprise attached to them, thus coming off as completely unexpected to the person receiving them. Capcom seems to have kept the aforement...
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The Last of Us hitting stores in May
By: Moses Abaortae | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Naughty Dog has revealed that their post-apocalyptic third-person survival adventure PlayStation 3 exclusive will be releasing on the 7th of May 2013. The Spike Video Game Awards are great for a number of things; for starters there are a number of awards being handed out to worthy games for all various categories. Secondly, there are a number of reveal trailers as we...
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Black Ops 2 remains in the top ten in Japan
By: Moses Abaortae | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Three new entries take over the top three spots in the Japanese software sales charts as Animal Crossing: New Leaf continues to sell in six-figures. The landscape of the Japanese charts have seen a major shift as there are no less than five new entries with Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Assassin’s Creed 3 slipping well outside of the top ten. Atelier Totori Plus: ...
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Black Ops: Declassified shoots to number one
By: Moses Abaortae | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United States: The PlayStation Network charts show Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified as the most downloaded game for the month of November with Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation and Persona4 Golden finishing the month behind. The month of November showed Telltale’s fifth and final episode in The Walking Dead...
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The Walking Dead finale tops the PlayStation Charts
By: Moses Abaortae | December 11th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United States: No, not the AMC’s television, but rather the fifth instalment of Telltale’s interactive story, debuts at number one in the charts for the month of November. Sony has just released the download charts for the month of November, which shows which game was purchased and downloaded the most and as it turns out Zombies and the lengths people have to go through ami...
