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Microsoft will be streaming its press event at this year’s E3 across Xbox Live. Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, (aka Major Nelson) has announced that the Microsoft E3 2012 press event will be streamed over Xbox Live and broadcasted on Spike TV. Xbox: Entertainment Evolved is the title …
Read More »Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse listed on Amazon for PS3/360
Retailer listings reveal a new Family Guy title is on the way to consoles later this year. Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse has a release target and will be published by Activision, but beyond that not much is currently known. Amazon (via Joystiq) lists both a PS3 and Xbox …
Read More »Harmonix hiring for next-gen title
A handful of job listings for Rock Band dev Harmonix reveal the company is working on a motion-controlled title for next-gen consoles. According to the listings, the brand new IP aims to be a motion-based music game with combat and ‘emotionally compelling storylines.’ Currently the developer is seeking a Software …
Read More »Company of Heroes 2 revealed
A sequel to Relic Entertainment’s hit action strategy title Company of Heroes is in the works, according to the cover of an upcoming issue of PC Gamer. A Company of Heroes 2 cover image was leaked on NeoGAF, where the poster added the RTS is due out in 2013 according …
Read More »Persona 4 Golden coming to NA Vitas this fall
Atlus has revealed Persona 4 Golden will see release in North America. The updated Vita version of the PS2’s Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 arrives this fall. The enhanced port was announced for Japan back in August of last year. The game packs ‘remastered visuals’, 50 per cent additional voicework, …
Read More »Valve attending E3, no product reveals planned
Valve has confirmed that while they’ll be attending this year’s E3, nothing new from the company will be unveiled. "We have no product announcements planned for this year’s show," Valve rep Doug Lombardi told Joystiq. Lombardi’s statement seemingly confirms an earlier report via ValveTime.net. In the report, a forum member …
Read More »Skullgirls PC announced
Console fighting title Skullgirls is heading to PC, according to developers Autumn Games and Reverge Labs. The game will arrive via various digital distribution services later this year and will pack a few additions. The version will include in-game move lists, more tutorials, retuned single-player AI, enhanced leaderboards, a name …
Read More »Deus Ex rating appears for PS3
PEGI has issued a PS3 rating for ‘Deus Ex’, pointing to a PSN release of Eidos’ stealth shooter. Spotted by Siliconera, the title will more than likely end up being the Playstation 2 re-release of the game entitled Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, classifying it as a PS2 classic for Sony’s …
Read More »Diablo III real-money auction house detailed by Blizzard
Blizzard has unwrapped Diablo III’s auction system, revealing both in-game gold and real-money auction houses. Players will be able to switch between the two houses as they wish, which are separated into three regions independent of one another: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. The full corresponding countries for these regions …
Read More »Activision trademarks ‘The Blast Furnace’
Activision has been making moves regarding an apparent new game entitled The Blast Furnace. Fusible reports (via Shacknews) the company filed a trademark application for the title on April 18th. The application covers ‘computer game software’ and an ‘on-line computer game.’ Additionally, DomainNameSales reported a sale of theblastfurnace.com just a …
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