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A Far Cry From Boring

Posted May 29, 2012 at 7:51PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: e3, far cry 3, Ubisoft

So many upcoming hotly anticipated first person shooters, so little time. But plenty of footage and announcements to go around, one after the link.


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Rumor: Modern Warfare 4 to be Built in Unreal Engine 4

Posted May 29, 2012 at 4:59PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Activision, battlefield, black ops ii, call of duty, Epic Games, Infinity Ward, modern warfare 4, unreal engine 4

If recent Infinity Ward job listings are to be believed, the next Modern Warfare is going to be very, very pretty. Also, very Battlefield-y.


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These Guys Really Love Their Own Game

Posted May 22, 2012 at 7:55AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: ghost recon: future soldier, red storm, Ubisoft

To hear these guys talk about it, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's out today, so you can judge for yourself. Or just keep playing Angry Birds; it's up to you.


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This is Next Gen?

Posted May 18, 2012 at 7:50AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, unreal engine 4

Cliff Bleszinski recently took the time to show off some images from Epic's Unreal Engine 4 with its super special particle effects. "Those particles are going to be whored by developers," says he.


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Hope for a Couple of Games in Development Limbo?

Posted May 16, 2012 at 11:50AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield: bad company 3, EA

More LinkedIn profiles, more questions. This time 'round we're looking at some guys who claimed to work on games that have been in development limbo for some time now.


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More ME3 Stuff for You to Play With

Posted May 16, 2012 at 9:20AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, mass effect 3, rebellion expansion

Oops, somebody prematurely posted some info about new stuff coming out for ME3. Your teammates may still suck, but at least you'll have new stuff to play with.


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Black Ops 2: Same Engine, New Lighting. It's All We Need.

Posted May 15, 2012 at 1:20PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, black ops 2, call of duty, mark lamia, Treyarch

In a slight response to your demands, Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch has something to say regarding keeping the series up to date and matching public demand.


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Unreal Engine 4 Would Explode Your Xbox

Posted May 9, 2012 at 4:43PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: arkham city, Batman, borderlands 2, Epic Games, Mark Rein, mass effect 3, tim sweeney, Unreal Engine

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney wants you to know that Unreal Engine 4 is amazing. Too amazing for current technology.


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Those Dead Children Are Coming to Chase You Again

Posted May 9, 2012 at 7:55AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: dead space 3, EA, Visceral Games

If you like your space zombies underage and looking to tear your eyes out, you're in luck. It looks like they'll be back in Isaac's next adventure, and they're bringing friends.


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When it Rains Beyond Good and Evil 2, it Pours...Sort Of

Posted May 8, 2012 at 9:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: beyond good and evil, beyond good and evil 2, Ubisoft

Yesterday, we heard that Beyond Good and Evil 2 may be coming to next gen consoles. Today, we get an image. It's not much, but better than nothing.


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Gameloft Shows Off Some Graphical Muscle

Posted Apr 28, 2012 at 3:47PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: iPhone, iPad Tags: Gameloft, nova 3, unreal engine 3

Enjoy your impressive clones? Well here comes a pretty decent take on a popular franchise.


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No Clue About Ghost Recon: Future Soldier? Tommy Jacob Is Here To Help.

Posted Apr 24, 2012 at 5:38PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: ghost recon beta, ghost recon: future soldier, Ubisoft

The Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta is only going on until May 2nd, so watch these videos to get ready if you aren't already in on it. Or don't, if you're already playing.


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CryENGINE 3 Shows Off Some Skin

Posted Apr 17, 2012 at 8:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: cryengine 3, crysis 3, Crytek, videogame engine

Excited by the recent Crysis 3 announcement? Well this demonstration video of new and improved tech will be sure to quench your thirst for visual glory.


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WTF is Valve Up To. They are Building Something. But What?

Posted Apr 13, 2012 at 3:27PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Doug Lombardi, Gabe Newell, Steam, valve

Job listings on the company’s website imply that Valve is developing hardware. But what?!


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Unity Lands a Million Devs

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at 3:52PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: cryengine, frostbite, unity, Unity engine, unreal

Unity Technologies has something to be excited about—over a million developers are now working with its game-building technology.


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Watch: Pinball Arcade is coming next week

Posted Apr 8, 2012 at 2:30PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: farsight studios, Pinball, pinball arcade, ps3 physics, Sony, vita physics

Love me some Pinball? Love me some PS3 and Vita? Then get your trigger fingers ready for Pinball Arcade.


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QJ Download and Homebrew Round Up for April 6

Posted Apr 6, 2012 at 1:15PM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: Nintendo DS, Wii, PSP Tags: nds homebrew, psp hacks, psp homebrew, wii homebrew

Welcome back to the QJ.net Download and Homebrew Round Up for April 6, 2012. Today we've got some cool homebrew games as well as some tools that will maximie your PSP and give you more functionality. So let's get right to it.


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Bioware wants to give you free DLC

Posted Apr 6, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, ea games, mass effect 3, me3, resurgence dlc

Not Day One? Not Day Fifty. But hey, still free DLC for Mass Effect 3


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Infinity Blade is Super Cheap

Posted Apr 1, 2012 at 2:14PM EST by Todd B Listed in: iPad Tags: Epic Games, infinity blade, ios

Looking for something to play this lazy Sunday afternoon? Why not pick up Epic Games’ iOS masterpiece?


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Watch: She Must Be Special

Posted Mar 31, 2012 at 5:15PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: Agent 47, Eidos, hitman, hitman absolution, Square Enix, trailer

Agent 47 is back. But who is on the hunt?


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A Buttload of AC3 Stuff - New Video, Special Edition Details, Yadda Yadda

Posted Mar 27, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: ac3, Ubisoft

A whole bunch of new Assassin's Creed III info has come out in the past several hours. It looks like Ubisoft is thinking big.


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New BF3 Patch is timed PS3 exclusive

Posted Mar 25, 2012 at 8:17AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, DICE, ea games, patch, ps3 exclusive

EA is keeping to their word but when will the FPS be fixed? Will the fixes even be noticeable to players?


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PoV: 5 Biggest Issues with The Tester

Posted Mar 22, 2012 at 2:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PoV, PS3 Tags: David Jaffe, egoraptor, gaming television, the tester, videogame shows

With the finalé in less than a week, here are five problems with the reality gamer series The Tester and how we can fix the show for the next season and hopefully get better results than some of the latest videogame movies that have come out recently.


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What does it take to bring back Tony Hawk?

Posted Mar 21, 2012 at 7:50AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Activision, josh tsui, thps, thps hd, tony hawks pro skater

A recent interview with the producer of the upcoming remake may convince you to get the new downloadable port.


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Watch This: SimCity’s Awesome Glassbox Engine

Posted Mar 20, 2012 at 2:07PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: glassbox, Maxis, simcity

Maxis is taking the newest SimCity to the next level with this ridiculous simulation software.


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Konami stops sales of Dating Sim due to bugs

Posted Mar 19, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: 3ds bugs, dating sim, Konami, new love plus, nintendo ds bugs, patching

A dating sim not being sold? Wait, lemme tell my girlfriend.


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Microsoft Job Postings Point Towards Next-Gen Forza

Posted Mar 15, 2012 at 11:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: forza, microsoft job posting, next gen xbox

The world's worst kept secret gets...less secret.


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Interview with Brandon Cobb - SNES Nightmare Busters developer

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 6:40PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii Tags: brandon cobb, interviews, nightmare busters, retro, SNES

Harrison E talks to the creator of the first SNES game in over a decade.


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Sony knows everything you do

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: anonymous, ps3 hacks, security attacks, sen, Sony, wahlin

PSN Security staff are watching everything you do... but why?


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Leaked Image Reveals ME3 Multiplayer DLC Content - New Classes, New Races, Oh My!

Posted Mar 13, 2012 at 12:25PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, mass effect 3, me3 multiplayer dlc

Hey, more classes and races for you to not practice teamwork with in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer...


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What is Crytek Cooking?

Posted Mar 12, 2012 at 3:28PM EST by Todd B Listed in: Tags: Crysis, Crytek, far cry, homefront, ryse

The developer teases a big announcement in April.


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Army of Four Announced on Twitter...Sort Of

Posted Mar 5, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: army of four, army of two, Electronic Arts

Those Army of Two co-op games are getting a sequel...and bringing two more to the party.


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A Ridiculous Amount of Assassin's Creed III Details Issue Forth

Posted Mar 3, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: ac3, assassins creed, Ubisoft

Climbing trees and cliff faces, killing Redcoats, hunting bears, massive battles - this one will have it all.


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Pretty Pictures: SimCity 5

Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 1:05PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: EA, Maxis, PC Gamer, simcity 5

Just a few days after Maxis hinted at a big GDC announcement, it looks like their surprise has been outed.

It’s been a while since we last saw the SimCity franchise. The last game in the series, SimCity Societies, launched in 2007 to mixed reviews. Since then, Maxis has remained mum on whether it would be revisiting the series. Until, of course, last week, when EA hinted that the company had an enormous reveal planned for this year’s Game Developers Conference.

No information was given on what Maxis might have up its sleeve, but most people immediately began to assume that a new SimCity was on the table. And, it turns out, they may have been right.

Thanks to some scanned images from a German magazine, we now have a few details and screenshots/concept art from what could be SimCity 5. The game will take place 20 years after other iterations of the franchise, and will feature more flexible city designs that don’t depend so much on blocks. The game will also feature a new graphics engine and – gasp – multiplayer in the form of global leaderboards.

Here’s some of the shots and concept art, courtesy of NeoGaf:

Are you ready for another SimCity?

[PC Gamer]

Just a few days after Maxis hinted at a big GDC announcement, it looks like their surprise has been outed.


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Epic Has Unreal Secrets

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at 4:23PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: arkham city, Game Developers Conference, GDC, mass effect 3, unreal engine 4

An invitation-only reveal at GDC promises to unveil the next generation of game building technology.

Unreal Engine is one of the core building blocks of the games industry. Countless classic titles have been built using one version or another of Epic’s engine, from Batman: Arkham City to Mass Effect 3. And it looks like Epic is ready to unveil the next iteration of its powerful game authoring software—to very specific people.

The company has confirmed that Unreal Engine 4 will be shown at this year’s Game Developers Conference, scheduled to begin March 6 in San Francisco. However, the engine will not be on public display; only a select few individuals will have the privilege of viewing the software in action. Those individuals, mostly partners, customers and prospective customers, will be bound by NDA.

The NDA, apparently, is in effect due to Unreal Engine 4 running on next-gen technologies that can’t be discussed in a public forum. You know, like those top-secret Microsoft and Sony projects that are perhaps less secret that the companies would like to admit.

If you’re a fan of Epic, you’ll still have a chance to interact with the company at GDC. Tim Sweeney, Rod Fergusson and Cliff Bleszinski will be participating in 15 events over the course of the week, all of which are open to any attendee that wishes to participate.

Are you excited to see what Unreal Engine 4 will bring to the table?

[Edge]

An invitation-only reveal at GDC promises to unveil the next generation of game building technology.


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Here Comes Another First-Person Shooter Sequel

Posted Feb 23, 2012 at 6:55PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, black ops 2, cod, DICE, GDC, Medal of Honor, warfighter

But it runs on the Frostbite 2.0 engine!

If there’s one thing we learned from 2011, it’s that people will buy pretty much anything as long as it’s a first-person shooter. And since DICE isn’t likely to release another Battlefield title this year, somebody is going to have to stand up and take a (very small) bite out of Black Ops 2. That somebody appears to be Danger Close, and their strategy appears to be Medal of Honor.

The next Medal of Honor, subtitled Warfighter (creative), will hit shelves in October. The game is being built with DICE’s Frostbite 2.0 game engine—the very same one that powers the exceptionally pretty Battlefield 3. DICE, however, will not be involved in development; Danger Close has elected to build the entire game in-studio.

EA is planning to drop more details on the game at GDC in a couple of weeks. For now, we’ll just have to be satisfied with the promise of yet another brownish FPS.

Stay tuned for more updates, and in the meantime—do you prefer Medal of Honor over CoD or Battlefield?

[GameSpot]

But it runs on the Frostbite 2.0 engine!


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Metal Gear Solid Coming to PC, Apparently

Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 4:36PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Kojima Studios, metal gear solid

Well, the NEXT Metal Gear Solid, anyway. Whenever that happens.

News broke early this morning that Kojima Studios is up to its old tricks, and is probably working on another Metal Gear Solid game. The tip came through a job listing posted by the company, which stated they were looking for project engineers to work on Metal Gear Solid “targeted for high-end consoles and PCs.” Which would be business as usual for Kojima, if not for that little thing in there about PCs.

It’s been a long while since fans of the Metal Gear Solid franchise have been able to to enjoy a game with a keyboard and mouse, and subsequently lecture other gamers about how much better the PC experience was than the console. This job listing essentially confirms that Kojima is eyeballing PCs as one release platform for the next entry in the MGS saga.

There’s another interesting job post regarding engineers for “network gameplay functionality,” which indicates that Kojima may be adding multiplayer to the franchise. Whatever’s going on over at Kojima, it’s certainly going to be interesting.

Would you rather play Metal Gear Solid on a PC or a console?

[PC Gamer]

Well, the NEXT Metal Gear Solid, anyway. Whenever that happens.


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Vita Apps Hit the PlayStation Store, with a Twist

Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 2:16PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: cliff diving, dungeon hunter, hustle kings, little deviants, mutant blobs attack, Netflix, rayman origins, tales from space, touch my katamari, undead knights

Sony is ready for the influx of new Vita users, but may have made a costly mistake.

As of this morning, the PlayStation Store was flush with content for the newly released PS Vita. Sony dropped a metric crap-ton of new content onto the store, most of which is engineered to interact with or be played on the Vita. You’ll find new games, new apps and a few demos—plenty of content to keep you busy for your first few hours with the device.

There are three “augmented-reality” games currently available; Cliff Diving, Fireworks and Table Soccer all use the Vita’s cameras to detect player movement, which then influences gameplay. New games include Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack and Touch My Katamari. There’s also a new Twitter app, full Flickr support and Netflix, all for the PS Vita.

One curious tidbit has been raised by attentive gamers, though: some of the PS Vita demos are labeled as “PS Vita Game” instead of as demos, and are the full size of the actual game. There is speculation that Sony may have pulled another “Undead Knights” and accidentally released full games as demos, which would mean that you can currently pick up Rayman Origins, Dungeon Hunter, Hustle Kings, Little Deviants and others free of charge.

If you picked up a Vita at launch, now would be the time to check out those demos to see if Sony screwed up. Let us know how it goes in the comments.

[PC Gamer]

Sony is ready for the influx of new Vita users, but may have made a costly mistake.


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Naughty Dog Dodging Vita

Posted Feb 21, 2012 at 2:18PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Crash Bandicoot, golden abyss, Naughty Dog, ps vita, Sony, the last of us, uncharted

The company is waiting for “the right” handheld. Hint: Vita isn’t it.

Naughty Dog, the company behind Uncharted, Crash Bandicoot and the upcoming, ridiculously over-hyped The Last of Us, is probably one of the most well-respected developers in the industry at the moment. The Uncharted series has received mountains of praise, and has served as one of the most purchase-motivating PlayStation exclusives since the days of Final Fantasy.

Now that the PlayStation Vita is officially on shelves (well, almost), people want to know who will be making games for the device, and who won’t. As of this week, you can file Naughty Dog under the “won’t” category. Community manager Arne Meyer has confirmed that the company has no Vita titles in the works, and won’t be entering the portable market until “the right handheld” comes along.

Meyer noted that console development is really Naughty Dog’s wheelhouse, playing to their strengths in pushing the limits of both hardware and the company’s game engines. He also stated that he couldn’t rule out a Vita game completely, but that at the moment, there are no plans for Naughty Dog to bring a game to the system.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is expected to be one of the biggest Vita launch titles at release, but it was developed by Sony Bend borrowing the license from Naughty Dog.

Naughty Dog is one of Sony’s biggest and most successful developers. Seeing them out of the race on the Vita is certainly strange, especially when you consider that Sony just announced that all of its studios were working on something Vita-related.

Do you think more developers will follow Naughty Dog in passing on Vita development?

[Gamespot]

The company is waiting for “the right” handheld. Hint: Vita isn’t it.


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Baldur’s Gate On iPad

Posted Feb 17, 2012 at 7:50PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: iPad Tags: baldurs gate ipad, gemrb android, infinity engine

Ah, you old school gamers and programmers never cease to please.


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Interview with Gaslamp Games

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: diggles, dredmor, dungeons of dredmor, gaslamp games

Creators of Dungeons of Dredmor spoke with Harrison E this week about their awesome dungeon crawler, writing for games and their upcoming secret project codenamed Odin...


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Want an Amnesia Sequel? Of Course Not

Posted Feb 13, 2012 at 5:45PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: amnesia, amnesia: the dark descent, frictional games

Frictional Games teases its next title, which may or may not be a follow-up to the pants-shittingly scary Amnesia: The Dark Descent.


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New Unreal Engine Requires At Least 10 Xbox 360’s Of Power

Posted Feb 12, 2012 at 5:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: simulated reality, tim sweeney, unreal games

Or 20,000 to simulate reality.


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QJ Homebrew Roundup February 10, 2012

Posted Feb 10, 2012 at 3:40PM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: apple assault, project citrus, showtime megaviewer, the catachthonic, yet another bypass

Today is Friday so you know what that means right? Yup...another QJ.net Homebrew Roundup for you to snag some cool homebrew games and apps created by some very talented devs.


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Hide Your Wallet: Giant Skylanders Inbound

Posted Feb 7, 2012 at 5:20PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Activision, skylanders, toy fair

Activision plans to reveal all-new Skylanders at New York’s Toy Fair.

Are you familiar with Skylanders? If you’re not, here’s a primer: Skylanders is a combination toy and video game franchise, in which real-life plastic toys interact with a special “portal” for gaming consoles and become living, breathing in-game characters. Players can use any character for which they have the toy. Skylanders is, essentially, a machine engineered to harvest money from helpless parents. It’s also a pretty cool game.

At this week’s Toy Fair, Activision reportedly has plans to announce a few new figures in the Skylanders line-up. There are eight new special figures, all of which are “giant-sized” and feature special abilities. Some of them even light up when near the game portal. There will also be eight new regular Skylanders launched at the same time as the giants.

Skylanders has been a sales juggernaut, generating more money than any other new children’s IP last year. Now that Activision smells blood, you can bet more figures will be on the way at steady intervals.

Have you played Skylanders? What did you think?

[Game Informer]

Activision plans to reveal all-new Skylanders at New York’s Toy Fair.


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Minecraft Will Never Finish

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at 12:15PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: minecon, minecraft, notch

Updated forever?


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Kinect Student Project wins Microsoft Imagine cup

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at 9:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: bizspark, imagine cup, kidnect, kinect, Microsoft, team apptenders, team falcon, team lifelends, team oasys

The 3 million dollar grant to help make a game seems like a pretty great prize.


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New Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Trailer

Posted Jan 27, 2012 at 10:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, EA, mass effect 3

Shepard's sending in the Special Forces.


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PoV: No Used Games on Xbox 720?

Posted Jan 26, 2012 at 2:06PM EST by Listed in: PoV Tags: online pass, xbox 720, xbox live

Why Microsoft’s plan to block used games may not be such a bad idea.

Rumors surfaced yesterday, thanks to an insider source, that the next-gen Xbox system currently in development might contain some sort of anti-used game technology. We’re not exactly sure what that means, or how it would be implemented, but the basic gist is that the new Xbox may not play used games at all.

News of this function fired off a massive Internet backlash, with countless commenters railing about how they’d never buy an Xbox 720 (or whatever) if they can’t play used games. And while I certainly agree that limiting your customers’ choices is a very dangerous way to move forward in business, I think that Microsoft may actually be doing the right thing here.

Put aside, for the moment, the arguments against publishers getting cash for used sales. We all know it doesn’t make sense for used games to be treated differently than used cars. The bottom line, however, is that publishers want a slice of that pie, and they’re going to do anything they can to get it. The current solution is the Online Pass, which most gamers would agree is a complete disaster.

Online Passes are engineered to ensure that publishers get a taste of any after-market sale of their games, but mostly serve as enormous headaches to the people that bought the game new. Anyone that had to suffer through Battlefield 3’s ridiculous registration process will know what I mean. And as we move forward, more and more publishers are going to slap Online Passes on their games.

The way I see it, we have two potential used game futures: In the first, every game we buy will have an Online Pass from whatever publisher owns the game, requiring an obnoxious registration code and all the trappings we’ve already encountered. In the second, used games are blocked at the console level, and you purchase your Online Pass directly through Xbox Live or PSN.

Having the console deal with used game access eliminates the need for cumbersome Online Passes, and ensures you have access to Xbox’s support network instead of some random person at whatever publisher happened to make your game. It’s not ideal, but it’s certainly better than what we have at the moment.

I don’t agree with the concept of preventing players from accessing used games, but it’s not like Online Passes are going to fade away. One way or another, we’re paying that money to the publisher – would you rather do it through Xbox Live or a dozen different registration websites?

Why Microsoft’s plan to block used games may not be such a bad idea.


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Preview: Soul Calibur V

Posted Jan 26, 2012 at 9:06AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: gamespot australia, Namco, Namco Bandai, scv, soul calibur v, vmax

Harrison E got to check out the new Soul Calibur title from Namco Bandai. Does it hit in all the right places or flail all over the place with button-mashing?


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05/29/2012 - 06/03/2012

PS3Tools aldotools PARAM.SFO Editor 2.3 -	06/02/2012
Harmony's Nightmare v1	06/02/2012
SPU Emulation BETA 2	06/02/2012
Zombiies	06/01/2012
Newo Runner v1.1	06/01/2012
Kurushi Wii v1.0	06/01/2012
Hero City 2 v1.1	06/01/2012
WiiFlow Mod 3.0 r431	05/31/2012
XeBuild GUI 2.061	05/30/2012
edicpopDS v0.3.01	05/29/2012
RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012

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