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Dishonored Cover Art Aims to Intimidate

Posted May 10, 2012 at 1:00PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Arkane Studios, Bethesda, dishonored, ZeniMax

Bethesda reveals the box design for Dishonored, and provides us with a release date. Ready to stab some stuff?


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New Dishonored Screenshots - 1 Cup of BioShock with a Dash of Half-Life 2

Posted Mar 20, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: Arkane Studios, bioshock, dishonored, Half-Life 2

If you're going to emulate some games, you can't go wrong with Half-Life 2 and BioShock I guess.


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New Dishonored Footage - Would You Like Some Steampunk in Your FPS?

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 6:45PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: Arkane Studios, Bethesda, dishonored

It's been a while since we heard a peep out of Dishonored, but this new video shows that it's still alive and kicking.


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More on Sleeping Dogs from Square Enix

Posted Feb 8, 2012 at 8:20AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: sleeping dogs, Square Enix, true crime: hong kong

What the heck is it?


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A New Kane & Lynch?

Posted Jan 25, 2012 at 8:25AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: IO Interactive, kane & lynch, Square Enix

The criminal duo may be coming back.


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The Rise of Online Co-op

Posted Dec 30, 2011 at 1:45PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PoV, PC Gaming Tags: cod, Gears of War, online co-op

Recent years have seen the rise of online co-op games. Do you enjoy playing with friends online rather than against them?


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Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Details Revealed

Posted Dec 15, 2011 at 11:45AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: gang wars, max payne 3, Rockstar Games

Not every game needs multiplayer, but the details that have been released about Max Payne 3's "Gang Wars" multiplayer actually sound interesting.


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PoV: PayDay The Heist

Posted Nov 17, 2011 at 10:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PoV Tags: payday the heist, payday the heist ps3, payday the heist psn, payday the heist review, payday the heist steam

PayDay The Heist

I've talked before about bias and I feel like I have to clarify that despite my interview last week, I feel like a good game developer should listen to fans who speak clearly and with clarity. I hope they read the review in hope that their next game, hopefully another PayDay, will be better and that Overkill will be pleased with this honest review.

The game of PayDay The Heist, is not a simple game, 'tis a complex head blend of working together and patience. Seeing a fallen team mate will make your heart pound more, especially when playing with friends, but the second you see that cash, it may be too late for your friend and even later for those around you. Okay, PayDay is a simple game of four guys who steal money and that is all I can say about the plot. To be honest, there is no plot, but who cares, let's steal some money.

The game's mix of Left 4 Dead's comradery and Kane and Lynch's love of heists, brings Overkill Software's PayDay The Heist to a place I'd hoped a co-op game would come to eventually - a game of fun and eventually, betrayal. The game is set between a series of distinct, but fairly similar, scenarios in which you have to run and gun as you make your way to a fairly large sum of money.

This sum is arbirtrary int the world of the game, but does provide a good upgrade system as you earn "reputation", to go along with it, you better enjoy the game or at least the premise. Whilst there was some speculation from the game's "every game is different" I'm somewhat happy to report that this is more or less true. It's true in that no game I've played, even on the same level, has had the same scenario, except for a few instances of SWAT teams invading at particular times and the amount of time it may take you to drill through a gate or burn through to a vault.

The less, is the amount of fun you will get from the game, you will have levels you won't like, players you won't like and scenarios which will be frustrating. The game does not have a sophisticated AI Director, a lá L4D, but it does have a good sense of direction when it comes to helping you play through a scenario. There is often an even amount of ammo on the ground or good place to take cover, but more or less if your buddies aren't around the director will screw you over and you may have to let go a hostage just so you can play, some time later.

There are a few arbitrary or minor issues, mainly graphical and audio ones, first and foremost the fact that when I look outside on some of the maps, the SWAT and police members will become glitchy ghosts that are just waiting to enter the nether worlds of the heist, a bit ironic considering what me and my heist-mates are about to do. There are a lot of glitches that could be easily fixed, such as Team AI, such as in Heat Street or Panic Room.

They will sometimes go through the props in the level and it really throws you out of the experience, as does the fact that the buzz saws on the Panic Room level doesn't really cut and the drill in the other levels don't drill. It'd be a simple animation, unlike the running. I wasn't sure if it was my internet cocking up or the game just had a weird animation. Turned out to be the later. It's a bit weird, especially when characters are crouching.

I do have to say the game is quite gory, especially when you shoot up close or get a good headshot (which is rewarded, in-game) Other than that, the game looks pretty good, Overkill, not stunning, but enough to make you enjoy it more than Kane and Lynch 2 but less than Portal 2. The game looks good on the modded Diesel engine, let's just leave it at that.

How it sounds is amazing. I do have one gripe that the fact the Heisters don't have more than a few catchphrases, even when you're telling the hostages to "get down" "get down" "get down", you think they were about to start a DJ set, not a heist. It's a small problem but it's always something that's really gotten me down, especially after other games such as Uncharted, The Simpsons Game and SWAT 4, have all had good simple voice acting gigs and rarely have a repeated line, hell, hire me for $10 an hour and I'll record whatever the heck you want. That being said, some of their dialogue is amusing, not on the level of the castmates of L4D or their sequel, but still a wry smile forms between getting shot at and restarting saws/drills.

Sound effects, which is quite different from the voices, are absolutely fantastic. In my interview last week with Simon Viklund he stated his favourite sound effect was the shotgun and I could not agree more. Having it unlocked as you go into the game is a sight for sore eyes as the world seems to go a lot better (depending on your level and experience, of course) but having that fire into a bulldozer is more than satisfying as you continue through your heist. The music is always rarring for me to get into the game. The perfect music starts off the game, it reminds me of the opening of The Dark Knight and as it flashes up the face masks of our heistmates, you are ready, you just are.

Wolf's frightening bloodied mask, Dallas' patriotic smile, Hoxton's red eyebrows and Chains cross eyes are fairly distinct as well and all provide a great opening to the game, but the menus and a few visual cues leave a lot to be desired. A lot could have made the game look really flashy and interesting but a simple pallette of black, yellow and grey makes it look as if the game is ready to be taped up behind Police Lines

Finally, the gameplay. The game is broken up into six different levels. First World Bank, a traditional bank heist, Heat Street, a plan gone wrong, chase'em down, Panic Room, a break in, break it out mission, Green Bridge, shooting in the rain...I'm just shooting in the rain, Diamond Heist, a sneak in smash and grab and finaally, Slaughterhouse...is exactly what it sounds like.

To focus on the more difficult and interesting levels, Green Bridge is the most exciting, being in the rain, breaking over prison convoys, donned in yellow raincoats and escorting a chinese prisoner. Things just escalate, even when you start on a half-exploded bridge. The level is fun and exciting and atmospheric at it's core. The most fun is probably Panic Room, simply due to how cool you can act before the heist starts and

Diamond Heist is quite difficult and starts off sneaking, but if someone's being an asshat, this plan can and will go awry in a matter of minutes. This one is best to be kept in the shadows. Sure, cops will be alerted eventually, but planning and timing your moves to silently take out the security guards is a wonderful sense of fun and comradery I wouldn't change for the world.

Slaughterhouse is just chaos. Starts off with a "The Usual Suspects" scenario as a bunch of trucks pull up outside a warehouse and you have to take them out and kill a lot of people while you take some money out of Secure Van. Gold everywhere and bulldozers stormed during the last few minutes after the Gold came out and it was insane.

The Single Player mode is fairly useless as are the AI from time to time and when you can turn the AI on for not having enough players in the online mode, what difference would it make? Why wouldn't you play online? This game could've done better with co-op and a better matchmaking system as well. The difficult system alone is quite confusing, not that they're confusing in general, but it's enough to question a thing or two.

For example, the last two modes (Slaughter and Diamond) are available on the hardest setting, and I do have to question why. The levels themselves are as complex as Panic Room and require less in-game set pieces. It boggles the mind on why they're specifically hard, possibly a question I should put to Simon, next time I talk to him.

PayDay The Heist is a great game, it has great play but could have been better. There is so much here that could have been even a great storyline, but Overkill has made a decision to make it for hard and fast gamers. Varying difficulty levels, great upgrade system and some fairly intriguing level design, makes this a must-have PSN title.

Harrison HAS E. is in jail from pulling an EB Games heist. He's serving hard time for Grand Theft GTA.

PayDay The Heist has made it's way to Europe on Steam and PSN and Harrison E. has decided to steal some words and give the heist-sim a whirl.


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EA Games accused of score tampering for BF3

Posted Oct 24, 2011 at 6:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, call of duty, cod, ea games, Electronic Arts, modern warfare 3, mw3

Battlefield hasn't even been released yet but there is already controversy.


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Namco Bandai celebrates Akira anniversary with jacket

Posted Oct 12, 2011 at 1:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: akira, Namco Bandai

KENAAAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAA Check out my jacket.


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PSN launch trailer: Rochard

Posted Sep 29, 2011 at 2:54AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3 Tags: Recoil Games, rochard

Recoil Games has now released Rochard on the PSN. What is Rochard, you ask? It's the newest space adventure to land on your PS3 consoles, bringing you something akin (so they say) to Shadow Complex, with a dash of Half-Life 2 gravity. A pretty tall order, yes?

What better way to let you see for yourself what this game has to offer than to press play on that launch trailer below, which they've sent out as well?

The game, as you can see, is a side-scrolling puzzle title, which puts you in the shoes of astro-miner John Rochard. You must help him make his way through gravity, solving puzzles, taking out the bad guys, and of course, going up against the baddest evil bosses around.

Creative Director Burt Kane said of Rochard, "The hero, John Rochard, is no marine or super soldier, but just a tough, ordinary miner with a mustach, placed in an extraordinary situation. The combination of its humorous style, explorative space antics and the player's ability to manipulate gravity will really make Rochard stand out."

If you liked the video enough, you might as well pick it up from the PSN, too.

What is Rochard, you ask?


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PlayStation Store EU Update - 09/21/11

Posted Sep 21, 2011 at 10:39PM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: Europe, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Store, Sony

Head's up Europe, here is your weekly dose of PlayStation Store goodness.


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Ghostlight details Persona 2: Innocent Sin EU collector's edition

Posted Sep 13, 2011 at 4:20PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PSP Tags: Atlus, ghostlight, shin megami tensei: persona 2: innocent sin

It's oh so awesomely red!


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Bethesda unveils Dishonored

Posted Jul 8, 2011 at 2:48AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: Arkane Studios, Bethesda, dishonored

Publisher Bethesda Softworks has today unveiled Dishonored, an all-new first-person action game currently under development at Arkane Studios.


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The King of Fighters XIII dated for PS3, Xbox 360 in Japan

Posted Jul 5, 2011 at 8:04AM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Atlus, snk playmore, the king of fighters xiii

Console versions will be getting an exclusive fighter.


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Second Silent Hill movie now in production

Posted Mar 9, 2011 at 2:25PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PSP, Wii, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: davis films, Konami, Silent Hill, silent hill 3

No sirree, Resident Evil's not the only popular horror video game franchise getting a movie.


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Halo: Reach heads to Xbox Live Marketplace next week

Posted Mar 4, 2011 at 1:06AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: bungie, deals, Major Nelson, Microsoft, xbox 360 updates, xbox live

Xbox Live's Major Nelson has revealed the upcoming contents scheduled to arrive in the Xbox Live Marketplace in the next two weeks, which includes the downloadable version of Bungie's final Halo game, Halo: Reach, among others.


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OnLive PlayPack to include more Square Enix titles

Posted Mar 2, 2011 at 2:35AM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: news, onlive, Square Enix

Cloud-computing, gaming-on-demand service OnLive is doing good on its promise to continue churning out content for your consumption. The Palo Alto company sent out a press release yesterday, confirming that they will be including a vast array of Square Enix titles to their PlayPack Plan.


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Devil May Cry is Hollywood-bound too

Posted Feb 28, 2011 at 10:25PM EST by Mabie A. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Capcom, devil may cry, news, screen gems

And the cross-over to Hollywood continues. Earlier, we were just talking about the Uncharted movie adaptation. This time, we've got another movie-themed news item for a video game. Up next to walk down that glitzy red carpet: Devil May Cry.

Variety repots that Capcom's slasher title is indeed Hollywood-bound, thanks to Screen Gems' purchase of its feature film rights. Manning the pen for this project is no other than Kyle Ward. Included in his portfolio is the scriptwriting stint for another videogame-movie adaptation, Kane & Lynch.

Capcom has previously teamed up with Screen Gems for the Resident Evil movie franchise. It was a big hit, as it turned, out, so it's not really surprising that Capcom would want to partner up with them again for the movie debut of another of their top-grossing titles.

Devil May Cry, as a franchise, garnered some US$ 580 million in worldwide grosses. From the first introduction of Dante in the first iteration back in 2001, the franchise is now up at title number five, with DMC V being developed by Ninja Theory. Keiji Inafune has previously divulged that they intend to give the latest iteration a more Wetern touch "to make it more attractive to American and European players."

Apart from tweaking up the theme of the game, they're also giving Dante a makeover, supposedly by presenting him in a younger version. This movie adaptation expands the DMC franchise, which not only stands as a game brand, but is now also available via anime and manga mediums.

Now that the talks of a movie is no longer a mystery, the next question we can ponder on is what storyline will it follow? And of course, there's also the matter on the actors who play the lead. Who's your bet to play Dante's role?

Think about that; in the meantime, we'll be sure to keep you posted on any more updates regarding this.


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Steam client update released, Command & Conquer titles put on sale

Posted Feb 26, 2011 at 2:40AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: deals, Electronic Arts, Steam

In case you haven't fired up your Steam client yet, a new update is now available, bringing some new features and enhancements to Valve's ultimate online game platform.


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