Bethesda Softworks have officially announced Fallout: New Vegas, the “next chapter” in the Fallout franchise scheduled for a release in Autumn 2010. The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. As should be evident by the name, the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, [more »]
All right, if you reckon you’ve got what it takes to be a hacker, but aren’t quite interested in the whole getting arrested side of things, hark; 2K Games and Scan Computers have set up a really sweet contest for you guys. If you make your way to the HMV Gamerbase at London’s Trocadero Centre, [more »]
Excalibur Publishing have announced a release date of 26th February for the upcoming PC RPG “A Farewell To Dragons”, a 3D role playing game following the story of Victor, an ordinary doctor who finds himself in Midworld, a fantasy universe created by Russian authors Sergey Lukyanenko and Nikolay Perumov, after being attacked and losing consciousness. [more »]
Japanese gamers have already enjoyed the Wii-exclusive Monster Hunter Tri, and now it’s time for European gamers to have their turn at playing the phenomenal action game. The game will be released in April 2010 and features Wii Speak compatibility, allowing players to speak to their friends over the Internet so that “hunters [more »]
The leading international computer game design competition Dare To Be Digital is calling on developers from all over the world to step up and apply for this year’s competition. Created and organised by Scotland’s University of Abertay, the contest involves dozens of teams consisting of arts and science graduates and undergraduates from all over the [more »]
It looks like Rockstar is set to conquer the entire hand-held gaming market with today’s release of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone and iPod touch, a game already available for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable platforms. Retailing for £5.99 on the iTunes App Store and clocking in at a hefty [more »]
This is the Europe-exclusive collector’s edition of Quantic Dream’s upcoming PS3 exclusive Heavy Rain, and boy, it sure does look awesome, from the rain-textured box to the bloodied piece of origami. Finally, the Japanese and the Americans will be importing something from Europe; who’d have thunk? No word on pricing yet, and [more »]
Microsoft have announced a re-release of Halo 3 under the re-branded Xbox 360 Classics label, essentially the award-winning shooter re-issued with different box-art and a lower RRP. The re-release also sports a big orange PEGI 16 age certificate instead of the BBFC 15 certificate seen on all previously released SKUs in the United Kingdom. [more »]
Computer and video game publisher Mamba Games have announced a partnership with the UK’s leading DVD distribution company Lace Group to create a new company called Lace Mamba Global, which is being described as “a multi-global video games publishing company”. I’m not really sure what “multi-global” means, but it sounds promising. The press release [more »]
Remember when the iPhone’s approval process filtered out offensive and copyright infringing applications and let the useful and fun ones through? Me neither. I don’t wish to imply anything about the quality iFun4All’s latest game, Sexy Maid Service, but it doesn’t inspire complete confidence in Apple after they’ve previously rejected a licensed C64 emulator and [more »]
Did Picross DS bend your mind? If it did, then its even more complex successor, Picross 3D, is sure to cause your brain to spontaneously combust. Instead of logically uncovering images in a two-dimensional grid, you’ll be chiselling three-dimensional figures off a block of cubes. The press release goes on to mention that you’ll [more »]
If you live in the United States or Canada, don’t already have a Netflix-enabled Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and lack an on-demand TV box such as Apple TV, but you do have a Wii hooked up, you’re in for a treat. Nintendo of America and Netflix have confirmed that Wii owners will be allowed [more »]
Lance Henriksen, the famous Hollywood actor thrice-nominated at the Golden Globes and winner of other awards, has confirmed that he will be lending his likeness and voice to the character of Karl Bishop Weyland in Rebellion’s upcoming Aliens vs Predator game, a descendant of the actor’s character from the original Aliens movie series. “They’ve [more »]
The Sound of Fiction have released the complete soundtrack to Frictional Games’ Penumbra trilogy on CD and via digital distribution services as of today. The 27-track release can be ordered from the project’s official website for €15,90, or together with the project’s first release, AIKA, for €24,90. Check out both deals here. If you’re [more »]
Remember Prey, 3D Realms and Human Head Studio’s 2006 first person shooter? Well, thanks to its discounting on Steam as part of their holiday sale, the digital distribution service has actually run out of keys for the game, effectively selling out, even though there is no physical media involved. Steam have confirmed that they are [more »]
DC Unlimited, the figurine manufacturer responsible for these World of Warcraft figurines and these Afro Samurai figurines have confirmed that they will be launching a series of Mass Effect 2 figurines in 2010. While no images of the figurines have yet been released, the first line will consist of Shepard, Tali, Thane and Grunt. [more »]
America’s Electronic Software Ratings Board (ESRB) have given BioWare’s upcoming Mass Effect 2 an age certificate of “M”, restricting the game to players age 17 and up. This comes as no surprise, seeing as the first game received a similar rating; in Britain, however, Mass Effect 2 has received a “15” age certificate, one step [more »]
The first screenshot from Mercury Stream and Kojima Productions’ Castlevania: Lords of Shadow shows off a terrifying winged vampire, sprayed with a fair amount of blood and none too happy. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, no, that’s not Dracula, which opens up plenty of speculation about just how freaky our primary antagonist [more »]
Pandemic Studios today announced that the highly anticipated sandbox action game The Saboteur, set in Nazi-occupied France, is now available at retail. Additionally, “The Midnight Show” DLC is now available for download from the appropriate content store (Xbox Live Marketplace or PlayStation Network). “The Saboteur is unlike any other WWII action game. It paints [more »]
Harmonix and MTV Games have announced three Slipknot songs to be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store starting next week. Available as a three-pack or individually, the original master recordings of “Duality”, as well as “Psychosocial” and “Sulfur” will join the ranks of Rock Band’s 1000+ song catalogue. For Xbox [more »]