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Valve Unveil “Cross Platform Play” For PS3 And PC With Steam
PS3 Portal 2 will introduce Steam on a console for the very first time and supports cross platform multiplayer and chat, plus cloud-based storage. PC, Mac and PS3 gamers can enjoy each other’s company with Portal 2. Those who buy the PS3 copy also get a free key for the PC/Mac version. Read more here.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Coming To PS3 And 360 This Year, First Trailer Incoming
Square-Enix, at a Japanese event, has just announced Final Fantasy XIII-2, a game the company says will be released this year for PS3 and Xbox 360. The director of FFXIII, Motomu Toriyama, will direct this one also, with Yoshinori Kitase retaining his producer role. Read more here.
Halo Has “Something For Everyone”
Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor reveals Halo’s super secret forumla of success and it’s that the games in the series have “something for everyone” to enjoy. Halo sports a “deep, rewarding sandbox” of vehicles, cool and exotic weapons – plus some “challenging AI.” Still “a lot of folks” haven’t succumbed yet. Read more here.
Crytek: Xbox-Exclusive Kingdoms Will Push 360 ‘To Its Limits’
Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has claimed that Xbox 360 exclusive Codename: Kingdoms will push the console “to its limits” and offer gamers “a genuinely new” interactive entertainment experience. Read more here.
Nintendo 3DS: Region Lock A ‘Possibility’ For Some Software
Nintendo has suggested that 3DS software won’t be entirely region locked across the board – but confirmed the “possibility” that certain games won’t be compatible with foreign handhelds. Read more here.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops First Strike Map Pack Trailer
Treyarch has announced a new map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, dubbed “First Strike.” Watch the announcement trailer below, after the break. Available first on Xbox 360 February 1st. More details to come for PS3 and PC. First Strike contains 5 incredibly diverse maps spanning the globe; featuring 4 multiplayer maps and a […]
New PS3 Custom Firmware Bricking 60 GB Consoles
Custom firmware v3.55 has killed quite a few launch PS3s as people rushed to “back up” their games without waiting to see if the thing actually works. Even when it was discovered that the firmware is utterly broken, people were still bricking their consoles because they weren’t reading whole forum threads. Read more here.
New Info On Skyrim ‘Creation’ Engine
The magazine Game Informer has revealed more info about the new engine that is being used for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; first off, it’s being called the Creation engine. First off, the Creation engine will allow detailed, long draw distances, which will be important Skyrim’s mountainous landscape. According to creative director Todd Howard, “The […]
Homefront Developers Enter ‘Crunch’, Employees Working Seven Day Weeks
Providing a frank insight in to the pressures of game development, a beleaguered employee from Kaos Studios has spoken out about the studio’s intense efforts to get Homefront finished on time. He reveals that employees had been working a ten hour daily schedule for six months and are now embarking on “7 day a week […]
Homefront Gets 15 BBFC Rating
The BBFC has given Homefront a 15 age rating whereas we expect most shooters to be rated 18. The BBFC has also confirmed that the game has just 27 minutes and seven seconds of cut-scenes in total – suggesting most action will take place in-game. In addition, the title will house 19 minutes and 19 […]
LA Noire’s Facial Animation Tech Won’t Work With Every Game
Team Bondi’s upcoming detective title LA Noire will employ an excellent facial animation system that allows every last facial manipulation to be tracked. The end result is quite remarkable, but according to Rockstar, it won’t be used in every game moving forward. “We would love to see it implemented as widely as possible, whether it […]
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Is 25 Hours Long
Deus Ex: Human Revolution will take you roughly 25 hours to complete, developer Eidos Montreal has said. According to the latest issue of PC Gamer UK – the 2011 sequel is now finally playable from start to finish, and it’s meant to take more than an entire day to do so. “So far with them […]
Xbox Is The New “Family Entertainment Center”
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer declares the Xbox “isn’t a gaming console” but a “family entertainment center. Speaking to CVG, he said that he wants an “average 15-year-old girl” to be as excited about receiving an Xbox 360 as the boys. “… You go to your average 15-year-old boy, and he will say ‘I’ll take an […]
Kinect PC Support ‘In The coming Months’
Microsoft will announce official Kinect support for PC “in the coming months”, according to Winrumors. News site WinRumors claims that “Microsoft officials are currently readying an official SDK and Kinect drivers for Windows”. The website says Microsoft “is set to unveil driver support and an SDK in the coming months and will allow third-party developers […]
