Archive for December, 2011

Batman: Arkham City Only £18 at Play.com
Monday, December 12th, 2011

One of the best games of the year, Batman: Arkham City is now available for an unbeatable price in the UK. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; script.async = true; document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(script); })(); Tweet [...]

The Last of Us Voice Actors Revealed; Ellen Page, Nolan North Not Included
Monday, December 12th, 2011

With Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us trailer showing a girl called Ellie that looks remarkably like Juno‘s Ellen Page, and a male character sounding a bit like Nolan North, fans immediately started speculating that the duo were voicing the game’s leads. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter [...]

Darksiders II: Death Lives Trailer Released
Monday, December 12th, 2011

If you watched the VGAs online on Saturday night, you might have been wondering what happened to the promised Darksiders II trailer. var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = ‘text/javascript’; script.src = ‘http://widget.crowdignite.com/widgets/1064?_ci_wid=_CI_widget_’+_CI.counter; script.async = true; document.getElementsByTagName(‘body’)[0].appendChild(script); })(); [...]

The Evolution of Extinction
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

We take a look at how the apocalypse has been presented throughout history.

Kojima to Show Off Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance in LA Tomorrow
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Hideo Kojima has announced that on Monday the 12th of December, the popular Raiden duo will be showing off a 25 minute long “making-of” video featuring footage from both Kojima Productions and Platinum Games.

Metal Gear Rising a Spin-off Title, Will Not Be a Part of Main Story Arc
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance debuted a high-octane action trailer to conclude the VGAs last night which was immediately met with both appraise and confusion. While the video showed-off Raiden destroying dozens of enemies as expected, fans of the Metal Gear series didn’t see many qualities that they’ve come to expect from games in the story [...]

Deadmau5 Leaves Vita in a Cab, Handheld Still Lost in Los Angeles [Update: Or Not]
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Update: It now turns out that Deadmau5 was actually trolling the internet (unless this is just a cover), as he has posted that it was fake all along on Facebook: Sorry! didn’t lose the lose the PS Vita! i just wanted to see how much management would freak out over it, trolololol. i’d never lose [...]

No More The Last of Us News “For a While”
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Hoping to find out more about PS3 exclusive The Last of Us? Then we’ve got some bad news for you – Naughty Dog has confirmed that they’re not planning on releasing any new information about the game for some time.

Enslaved Lead Designer Working on Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us
Sunday, December 11th, 2011

While it was not perfect, Enslaved was one of the most under-appreciated games of 2010, with plans for further games cut short by poor sales. Developer Ninja Theory managed to survive the weak commercial reception and is now working on DmC, but Lead Designer for the game, Mark Richard Davies, is now part of the team [...]

The Last of Us Definitely Not Uncharted, Been in Development at Least 2 Years
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

With the main male character in Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us looking and sounding a bit like Uncharted‘s Nathan Drake (and the discovery of an Uncharted 3 Easter egg), internet speculation has sprung up suggesting that the game could be a continuation of that franchise. Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann has now confirmed otherwise.

BioShock Infinite Goes for a Different Take in its VGA Trailer
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

BioShock Infinite has built up a lot of hype ever since it was first revealed. A new trailer was released for Irrational Games’ latest upcoming adventure during the Spike VGAs, which you can take a look at after the jump.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Wins VGA Game of the Year
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

2011 has been one heck of a ride. It will go down in history as having an extraordinary amount of high-quality titles ranging from Bethesda’s latest addicting creation, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, to another highly-polished title from the talented developers over at Naughty Dog with Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. But it’s called the Game [...]

Epic’s New Game Truly is Epic, Fortnite Announced
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

They may call them the Video Game Awards, but they might as well call them the Video Game Announcements! Although it ruined the surprise, Epic announced a few days ago that they would be revealing a brand new IP at this year’s VGAs. As they put it, this new game will be “radically different” from [...]

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Trailer
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

High Moon Studio’s next transformers game, Fall of Cybertron, has been unveiled at the Spike Video Game Awards.

The Last of Us a “Genre-Defining Experience”; New Info, Screens Released
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PS3, The Last of Us was only just announced, but now we’ve got more info and more screens, straight from Sony.