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Nvidia Shield shipping this June, will set you back $349

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Nvidia has confirmed a release date, and price for their portable device. The system will be available this June, with ppre-order going live on the 20th of May. If you want to pick one up, we’re told you can via Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center and Canada Computers – it’s currently unknown if you’ll be able to snag...

Alien Fear rebranded as Alien Rage, gets brand new teaser

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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City Interactive has rebranded their previously named title Alien Fear, as Alien Rage. There’s no official word on why the developer decided to go with the new name, so take your guesses, but with the news comes a brand new teaser trailer for the game. Alien Rage releases later this year on PC, via Steam, the PSN and XBLA. ...

EA Sports employee slams Wii U on Twitter. Calls console “crap”. Nintendo “walking dead”

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Game industry folk say the darndest things on Twitter. In the wake of Mircosoft’s Adam Orth and THAT “always on” Twitter rant, EA Sports software employee Bob Summerwill has decided to give his employer a potential PR headache by lashing out at Nintendo’s Wii U console, calling it a “crap” and “awful...

Yakuza 1 & 2 HD confirmed for Wii U, hitting Japan this August

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo has confirmed Yakuza 1 & 2 is getting a HD revamp. Hitting Japan on August the 8th, it’s currently unknown if the title will hit European, or even North America shores, but it will contain brand new features including upscaled graphics and new elements that incorporate the Wii U gamePad. We can only hope a breeze blows...

Insomniac considered making Resistance 4. Decided to make FUSE instead

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - 2 Comments
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Insomniac Games “seriously considered” making Resistance 4, but instead decided to make FUSE instead, its first multi-platform game with EA due later this month. In a GameSpot sit down interview with Insomniac’s Ted Price, the studio CEO told of how his team considered making a new Resistance game but the team’s...

New Super Luigi U confirmed for full retail release, will ship as DLC too

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo has confirmed New Super Luigi U will hit stores, as well as shipping via digital download. Announcing the news earlier today, the publisher confirmed the title will release digitally on June the 20th, then on July the 26th across Europe, and then finally on August the 25th across North America. Will you be picking it up through retail,...

Digital version of The Last Of Us playable while it is still downloading

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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The Last of Us will also be released digitally upon release next month, and Naughty Dog has told Game Informer that once the PSN download hits 50%, you can actually jump in and start playing even before the full game has finished downloading. MAGIC. Naughty Dog’s creative director Neil Druckmann and The Last of Us game director...

Confirmed: FIFA 14 not in the works for Wii U. Poor FIFA 13 sales deciding factor

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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FIFA 14 is not in development for Wii U. EA remarked earlier today that they were not currently working on any projects for Nintendo’s console, but many thought that the format-centric FIFA franchise would almost certainly be an exception. As it turns out, its not. In an statement released by Eurogamer, EA Sports said it took the...

DriveClub gets debut screens, check ‘em out here

by Joseph Murphy - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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A collection of brand new DriveClub screens have hit the net. Courtesy of Neogaf, it’s currently unknown if the screens are actual real-time gameplay or not, but with E3 looming, we should know more about it all soon. Take a look and see what you think. ...

The GTA effect – Killzone: Mercenary changes release date. New trailer inside

by Shane Willoughby - on May 18th 2013 - No Comments
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Sony has revised Killzone: Mercenary’s release date, a reaction you would think to the game originally being slated to release the same day as a little unknown game called Grand Theft Auto V. It will now be available in Europe from September 4th with a pre-order nabbing you receive two days worth of Double XP and an in-game cash...

Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games announced for Wii U

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Nintendo’s latest Ninty Direct presentation has revealed a new Mario & Sonic collaboration in Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U. The new game will feature a wide variety of Olympic winter sports – including but not limited to – skiing, snowboarding, bobsledding, pairs figure skating and...

Hideo Kojima confirms that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is coming to PC

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Mr. Metal Gear Hideo Kojima has confirmed that Platinum’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is getting a PC release. Kojima announced the news on his HideRadio podcast, before Platinum’s own Jean Pierre Kellams reiterated the news on over on Twitter. Revengeance released earlier this year on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. We have...

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection dated for July in US. Still waiting on European date

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Konami has confirmed that they will release the Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection in the US this July, but are still mute on the subject of a European release. The entire set includes the original Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear...

Sonic: Lost World announced exclusively for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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SEGA has announced details of an exclusive partnership with Nintendo which means that Nintendo platforms have will be the “number one destination” for the next three Sonic games, starting with Sonic: Lost World on Wii U and 3DS. “Sonic the Hedgehog has proven incredibly successful on Nintendo platforms and we are pleased...

Final Fantasy VIII HD port announced for PC. First screens inside

by Shane Willoughby - on May 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Square-Enix has announced that a HD port of Final Fantasy VIII is in development for PC. No other formats were mentioned. Kotaku understand that the new edition is Japan only as of now, but it would make sense for a Western release to follow. Check out the first screens above and below. Final Fantasy VIII was first released in 1999 on...