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THQ auction results revealed: Darksiders and Red Faction to Nordic Games, Gearbox gets Homeworld

by Joseph Murphy - on Apr 24th 2013 - No Comments
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The final auction for THQ’s remaining intellectual properties has concluded. The demise of THQ saw studios scramble to secure various IPs, and now, thanks to the latest auction, Nodic Games has secured the Darksiders franchise, Red Faction and MX vs ATV. Borderlands dev Gearbox secures the Homeworld franchise. 505 Games, who has...

Oh dear – SEGA confirms that Alien: Colonial Marines Wii U has been cancelled

by Shane Willoughby - on Apr 5th 2013 - No Comments
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Alien: Colonial Marines, expected to launch on Wii U quite shortly, has been cancelled and will not release on Nintendo’s console. “Sega can confirm that the Wii U sku of Aliens: Colonial Marines is no longer in development,” SEGA told any number of retailers and online publications today including GameSpot. No reason was...

New Borderlands 2 playable character is Krieg the Psycho. Trailer inside

by Shane Willoughby - on Mar 24th 2013 - No Comments
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Krieg, a psycho, has been revealed as Borderlands 2′s latest playable DLC character at PAX earlier today. Krieg is based on the Psycho enemies seen in the game and rewards players for high-risk behavior such as running into crowds. His action skill is Blood Axe Rampage, which allows him to regain health while attacking an enemy....

New Aliens: Colonial Marines patch hits Xbox Live, PC and PSN to follow

by Joseph Murphy - on Mar 8th 2013 - No Comments
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Gearbox has released the first post-release patch for the troubled Aliens: Colonial Marines. Detailed by the co-developer, the patch fixes a tonne of problems gamers have faced like falling out of the map, weapons and ammo not highlighting, achievement problems, co-op problems, multiplayer problems and much more. Here’s what it...

FIFA 13 is still Ireland’s top pick for another week running

by Joseph Murphy - on Feb 25th 2013 - No Comments
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The latest Irish charts are in, and again, FIFA 13 is the No.1 game in Ireland. Black Ops II sits in 2nd, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 enjoying a surge of interest seeing it place 3rd this week. Crytek’s Crysis 3 makes a poor debut in 13th, with the biggest changer this week being Techland’s appauling Dead Island: GOTY...

FIFA 13 is once again top title in Irish charts for another week running

by Joseph Murphy - on Feb 18th 2013 - No Comments
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The Irish charts are in, and they confirm FIFA 13 is still the top title in Ireland. EA’s footie title has enjoyed a whopping 8 weeks (inclusive of this one) at the top spot. Black Ops II comes in 2nd, with Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines coming in at a respectable 3rd. There’s quite a few changes in there, so have a...

Aliens: Colonial Marines gets patched, read the details here

by Joseph Murphy - on Feb 13th 2013 - 1 Comment
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Gearbox has issued a massive patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines, depsite the game being released just yesterday. The patch, courtesy of CVG, details changes made to the game to improve the general user interface, changes to buggy gameplay, campaign issues and even a string of problematic multiplayer bugs. Check it all out below: General: General...

Gearbox talks Brothers in Arms: We’re “really excited about where that’s going”

by Joseph Murphy - on Feb 12th 2013 - No Comments
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Gearbox has reaffirmed their interest in the Brothers in Arms franchise. Speaking at the DICE summit, via IGN, Pitchford spoke openly about the negative reception the Furious 4 2011 E3 reveal brought down on the development cycle: “I wanted to do the E3 announcement to prove it to myself. It was really interesting what happened....

Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC “Bug Hunt” revealed, coming in March

by Joseph Murphy - on Feb 7th 2013 - No Comments
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Walmart promo flyers appear to reveal a currently unannounced DLC pack for Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. Spotted over on the Gearbox forum, the flyer seems to confirm the game will get its own variant of the horde mode, a mode which sees gamers going up against wave after wave of enemies. Priced at $14.99, and releasing...

Aliens: Colonial Marines gets new trailer, it’s all about kicking ass

by Joseph Murphy - on Jan 24th 2013 - No Comments
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SEGA has released a brand new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. The trailer, which came with the title “kick ass”, might be narrated by a cheap Hugh Jackman, but it does go so far as to show gameplay that boots a little keister alright. See for yourself. ...

Gearbox confirms Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold

by Joseph Murphy - on Jan 17th 2013 - No Comments
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Gearbox has confirmed Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold. Revealing the news, Gearbox’s Chris Faylor said that the team were proud they “hit every one” of their development targets and that the game as now been officially signed off for master printing and digital distribution. In case you missed the latest trailer,...

Aliens: Colonial Marines PC specs revealed, see them here

by Joseph Murphy - on Jan 14th 2013 - No Comments
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Gearbox has revealed the PC specs for Aliens: Colonial Marines. The specs, which are rather moderate, confirm both the minimum and the recommended specs. Coming February the 12th, here’s what you’ll need: Minimum Specs: Operating System: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor RAM: 2GB RAM (XP),2GB RAM...

New Aliens: Colonial Marines “Concept to Game” video shows the Alien Hive

by Joseph Murphy - on Jan 10th 2013 - No Comments
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SEGA has issued a new Aliens: Colonial Marines video. The video, which is part of a series of “Concept to Game” videos, show the concept art for an Alien Hive, and then the gameplay variant. Releasing next month, expect Gearbox’s development to go down a treat. ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines gets new story trailer

by Joseph Murphy - on Dec 28th 2012 - No Comments
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SEGA has released a new Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer that details the story of the single player campaign. The video starts with a distress beacon from the LV-426, and ends in a torrent of blood. If you pay close enough attention, you’ll also cop a small glimpse of Bishop. ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines gets new survivor trailer

by Joseph Murphy - on Nov 22nd 2012 - No Comments
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Gearbox has released a brand new Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer. The trailer details the “survivor” mode which sees a group of marines go up against an onslaught of Xenomorphs with the simple objective: survive at all costs. ...