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Mass Effect 3’s promised ending-altering DLC will arrive next week, BioWare has announced. Dubbed ‘Extended Cut’, the free downloadable content update will hit next Tuesday, June 26th for Xbox 360 and PC along with PS3 in North America. PS3 users in Europe will receive the update on Wednesday July 4th. …
Read More »Kathy Vrabeck joins GameStop’s board of directors
GameStop has appointed industry veteran Kathy Vrabeck to its board of directors. Vrabeck carries with her over two decades of experience, including more than 10 years in the video game and digital entertainment industry. Her resume includes top positions at EA and Activision, as well as several other notable stops. …
Read More »UPDATE: Diablo III digital purchases carry ‘up to 72 hour’ limitations
An odd addition in Diablo 3’s latest patch has garnered more and more attention over the past 24 hours. It seems a ‘feature’ similar to the game’s Starter Editionhas been packed in that puts various restrictions on players who purchase a digital copy of the game for ‘the first 72 …
Read More »Journey, Flower, and FlOw compilation release set for August
Thatgamecompany’s three game deal with Sony is being concluded with a compilation of the three titles coming later this summer. As it sounds, the collection will pack this year’s critically-acclaimed PSN exclusive Journey, along with their previous efforts Flower and FlOw. The collection was first spotted as a listing on …
Read More »Leak points to Final Fantasy VII PC rebirth
A PC re-release for Final Fantasy VII with all the bells and whistles looks to be in the works. A Google cache of the Square Enix-owned site finalfantasyviipc.com shows substantial evidence for an updated release on PC. According to the info, the game will add achievements, cloud saves (no pun …
Read More »Quantum Conundrum launches on PC; XBLA and PSN next month
Portal creator Kim Swift’s new effort Quantum Conundrum is now available on PC via Steam. The Steam version offers both the title individually ($14.99/9.99/€14.99), as well as a season pass ($19.99/13.99/€19.99) that includes the soundtrack and two upcoming DLC packs along with the game. A console version is coming to …
Read More »Sine Mora PS3 release announced, coming ‘soon’
Sine Mora is heading for a PS3 release on top of its already confirmed Vita effort, publisher Digital Reality has today announced. Originally an XBLA-exclusive, Grashopper’s shump is set to arrive ‘soon’ on PSN for Sony’s console. After having an extremely successful launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade and revealing the …
Read More »Kojima: Solild Snake to return in Metal Gear Solid 5
The Metal Gear Solid franchise creator has let slip a few major details about what to expect regarding MGS 5. CVG shares that Hideo Kojima told France games magazine IG that Solid Snake is set to return in the next installment of the action espionage series. There will be a …
Read More »Valve launches ‘Steam for Schools’ program
Valve has announced plans for ‘Steam for Schools’, a program that aims to provide a free, limited version of Steam to classrooms for educational purposes. Valve’s director of educational programs Leslie Redd unveiled the initiative earlier today at the Games for Change festival in New York City. We have a …
Read More »Crytek CEO: Wii U is ‘minimum as powerful as Xbox 360’
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has weighed in on the Wii U performance discussion, while providing a tidbit about the upcoming console’s tie to CryEngine 3 as well. "From my perspective I do not understand the public’s concerns that the Wii U is weaker than PS3 and 360," Yerli stated to …
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