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Darkspore will arrive in stores before the end of this year’s first quarter, EA has revealed. The PC action RPG game will be released on March 29th according to a new developer diary trailer. Darkspore allows players to take control of powerful aliens and upgrade them with thousands of body …
Read More »Bethesda dates Brink, Rage and Hunted
Bethesda has announced release dates for its 2011 games Brink, Rage and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. FPS Brink will arrive on May 20th – three days after its North American release on May 17th, while fantasy action title Hunted is due out on June 3rd in the UK and June …
Read More »Old Republic rumoured for September
Long-awaited MMO Star Wars: Old Republic will be released worldwide this September, development sources have told MCV. The date is later than many had predicted, with EA CEO John Riccitiello himself suggesting a year ago that a spring 2011 release was likely. The game has been in development for over …
Read More »Direct2Drive offers digital rentals
Digital download website Direct2Drive has introduced a new game rental service. Consumers can pay $5 to access five hours worth of game time from a select range of titles – including Konami’s Silent Hill Homecoming, Codemasters’ Race Driver Grid and Dtp’s Divinity II. If users decide to purchase a full …
Read More »Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm demos out today
EA has uploaded demos of its key Q1 FPS games Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm to Xbox Live today. Gold Live subscribers will be able to download both demos on Xbox 360 for free, with a PS3 demo of Bulletstorm arriving on PSN tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th). The Crysis 2 demo …
Read More »Gamers Voice rallies against Black Ops
Consumer pressure group Gamers’ Voice is campaigning for Activision to resolve issue with the PS3 and PC editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops. The organisation is preparing to petition to the Office of Fair Trading about glitches and regular freezing after Activision ignored its open letter, according to IncGamers. …
Read More »Koch signs Ronnie OSullivan
Koch Media has hired Ronnie O’Sullivan to front an official Xbox 360, PS3 and PC snooker game. World Snooker Championship Real 2011 – set for a Q2 release in the UK – is developed and published by Dark Energy Sports. Koch is handling distribution duties for the title. O’Sullivan will …
Read More »Valve confirms Portal 2 cross-platform integration
Steam studio breaks new ground with PS3/PC/Mac multiplayer capability
Read More »PS3 Portal 2 includes PC version
Buyers of Portal 2 on PS3 will receive a code that also allows them to install the game on PC. Cross-platform functionality has also been announced which allows PS3 and PC players to take part in multiplayer matches together, chat online and upload their PS3 saved games to a cloud-based …
Read More »Bulletstorm demo upsets grumpy PC gamers
PC fans of upcoming shooter Bulletstorm have been described as grumpy” as disputes emerge over the game’s demo. Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski has teased consumers that have already expressed disappointment that only Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will be able to sample the studio’s over-the-top FPS. Bulletstorm demo coming to …
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