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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Won’t be Out On PS3 or Xbox 360
The long-in-development Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still being worked on. And because there’s a lot more development to go, the game sadly won’t be making this generation of consoles. “It is still alive and we are very far [into] development so we can’t go back now,” series creator Michel Ancel told GI.biz last…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Ocarina of Time 3D Gets a (Short) Animated Trailer
Ahead of Nintendo’s E3 press conference, the company has still found time to hype the upcoming Ocarina of Time re-release on 3DS with this slick new commercial, featuring short CG-animated scenes from the game.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Battlefield 3’s Tank Battles Will Blow Your Damn Socks Off
Sorry if that seems a little excited, but really, just watch this tank battle footage. My PC is in the opposite corner of the room, sobbing pathetically at the pain that is to come. Note that this isn’t pre-rendered stuff. This is gameplay footage
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
New Brothers In Arms Title is Basically Inglorious Basterds: The Video Game
Gearbox Studios will be releasing a new game in the Brothers in Arms series, it was revealed today during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference Fans of the old games may want to be wary, though: it sounds like the tone of the series is shifting slightly, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford saying that we’ll see soldiers whose…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Far Cry 3 is Stabbing Guys In the Chest In 2012
Ubisoft just unveiled a new Far Cry game during the company’s E3 press conference. It’s due in 2012. While details are scarce, you’ll be returning to a tropical island (the same setting, if not the same island/story, as the first Far Cry), and will be playing as a man “alone at the edge of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Looks Like “Fable For Grown-Ups”
I don’t mean that Fable is for kids. I just mean that this game is giving off a very Fable vibe with its colour palette, magic and designs. Only, instead of cute people with big boots, there are angry knights stabbing anything that moves. You can read a lot more about this action RPG from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Get a Look at the Halo Remake’s Shiny New Graphics
Sure, the Flood levels are a bit janky, but the first Halo still has some of the best campaign and multiplayer levels of the entire series. They now look a lot nicer. Halo: Combat Evolved’s 10th Anniversary Edition will be out this November. It sure will be nice playing Blood Gulch over Xbox Live.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Out In October, Beta Starts a Little Earlier
Electronic Arts announced today that upcoming shooter Battlefield 3 will be released on October 25. Those who can’t wait that long, know that a “multiplatform beta” will kick off a little sooner, in September.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
E3 is About to Begin. Get Ready.
While the showroom floor won’t open until tomorrow, E3 begins today, with press conferences from Microsoft, Ubisoft and Sony. There’ll be new games, new info and, most importantly, new hardware to take a look at. We’ll be coming to you live from Microsoft’s press conference first up, which is due to commence at 9:30am PST.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Call of Duty: Elite Starts Shooting Next Month
Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s attempt to make even more money out of the venerable shooter franchise, will go into beta on July 14. It’ll be invite-only, and only Black Ops’ multiplayer users will be considered.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Someone Finally Got Cloud’s Hair Right
I see literally hundreds of people trying to cosplay as Final Fantasy characters for this feature, and few even get close to matching Square Enix’s vision of vertical, spiky locks. So this authentic mess of hair is something to be both admired, and applauded. I don’t care if it’s a plastic wig. The entire point…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011 -
Your Handy Guide to E3’s Big Press Conference Kick-Off Times
Keeping track of E3’s big press conferences-where all the important announcements are made-can be hard enough. But keeping track of them and then knowing what time that is in your particular part of the world? That’s really hard! So we figured, let’s make it a little easier on you guys, and put together this chart…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011