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Nintendo has announced that it is to add 3D video recording to its 3DS handheld console. The feature will be added as part of an update to the machine being released at the end of November. Users will be able to record up to 10 minutes of 3D video and …
Read More »VIDEO: Uncharted 3 and being a hero
The November 2nd arrival of Sony’s PS3 exclusive action title Uncharted 3 is ever so close now, and fans of the series can now watch a new video inspired by Uncharted’s very own Nathan Drake. Made by Hollywood filmmaker Ed Zwick, the film asks one question – what does it …
Read More »Good Old Games wages war on DRM
Far from protecting the games industry, DRM is actually damaging it according to the MD of download site Good Old Games Guillaume Rambourg. GoG.com offers a number of titles, all of which are completely free of any digital rights management restrictions. To beat piracy, our offer to gamers had to …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Good Old Games
Good old Games is the second most popular digital distributor for PC games. Not bad for a service selling retro and back catalogue titles. MD Guillaume Rambourg spoke to MCV about ditching DRM and reeducating publishers.. For those unfamiliar with it, give us the GOG.com history lesson. GOG is part …
Read More »Sony ‘in talks’ to expand PlayStation Suite
Further Android devices could be supported, SCE chief Hirai claims
Read More »Doom 4 development "indefinitely postponed"
Three years after it was first announced a dark cloud now hangs over id’s long-awaited Doom 4. Kotaku claims to have word from a source close to publisher Bethesda that parent company Zenimax has decided to "indefinitely postpone" development of the game. The decision is said to stem from concerns …
Read More »SSX gets US release date
Publisher EA has confirmed that its snowboarding series reboot SSX will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the US on February 14th. This almost certainly points to a European release date of February 17th. The game was first announced in December last year, with then EA Sports president …
Read More »Bethesda denies Doom 4 halt [Update]
Publisher's Peter Hines says no id software game has been stalled - indefinitely or otherwise
Read More »Namco confirms Vita launch line-up
Buyers of the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld will be able to take home new Ridge Racer, Katamari and Shinobido games at launch. The console will arrive on February 22nd 2012 in the UK, US, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. Namco Bandai says the three games will be available at launch …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win Saints Row: The Third and WWE ’12
MCV has teamed up with THQ to give retailers the chance to win copies of the publisher’s biggest upcoming titles. We have five copies of Saints Row: The Third and five copies of WWE ’12 to be giving away, both of which are due for release next month. For your …
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