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Q-Games are launching a new side-scrolling shooter on PSN this summer. PixelJunk SideScroller is based on the unlockable stages from PixelJunk Shooter 2, and sees the series going for a deliberately retro look. The game features a complex and dynamic fluid simulation system, which fills the game world with flowing …
Read More »Global development elite rush for PS Vita
Rockstar, Epic and Just Add Water join scores of studios backing the system
Read More »APPLE: iCloud revealed
We’ve listened to music on the iPod, made calls on the iPhone and surfed the web on the iPad. Now Apple is introducing iCloud. This free cloud computing service lets iOS users upload their pictures, apps, music and other files to one server. This allows them to instantly access them …
Read More »SONY: Move confirmed for BioShock Infinite
Ken Levine has confirmed that BioShock Infinite will be compatible with PlayStation Move. During Sony’s E3 press conference, the Big Daddy of BioShock anecdotally described how the platform holder requested a meeting after he was interviewed about motion controls. I had expressed some scepticism about the very concept motion control …
Read More »SONY: Dust 514 is free on PS3
Developer CCP has placed a rather big feather in the PS3’s hat by confirming that shooter Dust 514 will be exclusive to Sony’s console. Dust 514 will link players to the real-time goings on of popular PC space MMO EVE Online. The consequences of the battles in the console game …
Read More »RedLynx announces Trials HD sequel
E3 2011: Trials Evolution in the works for Xbox Live Arcade release
Read More »SONY: NBA 2K12 gets Move support
The next instalment in 2K’s basketball sim series NBA 2K will be compatible with PlayStation Move. The publisher has added motion sensing support for the title which will allow players to point the Move controllers at the screen to control the gameplay. And what better way to show it off …
Read More »E3 2011: Bleszinski slams Kinect doubters
Epic developer Cliff Bleszinski has lashed out at what he sees as the unfair criticism of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect. "I just don’t understand," he told attendees of a behind closed doors session, as reported by Eurogamer. "If there gamers out there that are weird about it, like, what’s the …
Read More »SONY: Vita line-up detailed
Sony has announced that there are more than 80 titles in development for PlayStation Vita. Several high-profile titles were showcased during the platform holder’s E3 press conference, including Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the cross-platform RPG Ruin, Street Fighter X Tekken and new versions of LittleBigPlanet and ModNation Racers. Towards the end …
Read More »World-first: CCP reveals MMO-linked console FPS
E3 2011: Previously announced EVE-tied massively online shooter Dust 514 locked in for PS3
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