The Last of Us First In-game Screenshots

The first screenshots from The Last of Us have been revealed.

Game Informer got their hands on some exclusive in-game screenshots of The Last of Us. the game will include both gun and melee combat, as well as breakable weapons, so scavenging for items is a necessity.

The Last of Us First In-game Screenshots

You can recognize the Fort Duquesne Bridge in the image above, yes, Joel and Ellie are in Pittsburgh.

The Last of Us First In-game Screenshots

The Last of Us is no ‘escort mission.’ Ellie will fight for herself, stay out of the way when necessary, and keep up with Joel. Joel is the only playable character.

“her AI is one of the team’s primary areas of focus. In our demo she always managed to keep up, yet stay out of the way. She didn’t seem to need any babysitting at all.”

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BioWare has released a new immense trailer for their highly anticipated game Mass Effect 3. The trailer dubbed “Special Forces,” and shows a lot of action in multi-player mode besides, giving a glimpse of different races you will see in this game. Watch the trailer below:

Official Synopsis:

In Mass Effect 3, an ancient alien race known only as “Reapers”, has launched an all-out invasion of the galaxy, leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you are the only one who can stop them. The price of failure is extinction. You, as Commander Shepard, must lead the counter assault to take it back. Only you can determine how events will play out, which planets you will save from annihilation and which alliances you will form or abandon as you rally the forces of the galaxy to eliminate the Reaper threat once and for all.

Mass Effect 3 will be released March 6th 2012 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC simultaneously

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Resident Evil 6 Announced

Capcom has just formally announced Resident Evil 6. The game will be produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, who previously produced Resident Evil 4. Watch the debut trailer below:

It will be coming on November 20th to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and a PC version will follow later. The game will feature both single-player and co-op gameplay.

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is very proud to announce that Resident Evil™ 6 is in full development and scheduled for release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on November 20, 2012 with a Windows PC version to follow. Blending action and survival horror, this latest instalment in the multi-million selling franchise, is the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the year.

It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.

In a first for the franchise, Resident Evil 6 sees series favourites Leon and Chris come together to face this unprecedented threat. They will be joined by new characters, each with their own unique perspective and involvement in this relentless dramatic horror experience enacted on a global scale.

“Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series,” commented Katsuhiko Ichii, Head of R&D and Global Marketing. “The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil™ title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.”

Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Resident Evil 6′s Executive Producer added: “From the outset the team’s intention was to create an experience that delivers a gripping storyline, tense single-player and co-op action all set against a constant theme of horror. We are calling this fusion dramatic horror and are confident it will resonate with both existing fans of the series as well as newcomers.”

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New DLC coming to Gran Turismo 5 next Tuesday, January 17, along with some updates to the game itself.

Lamborghini Aventador

As reported by Sony Playstation, a new Car Pack 3 is made available featuring six new cars:

• Lamborghini Aventador
• Jaguar XJR-9 LM racecar
• Aston Martin V12 Vantage
• 1966 Volkswagen 1200
• Mini Cooper S Countryman
• Nissan Leaf.

1966 Volkswagen 1200

Nissan Leaf

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Mini Cooper S Countryman

Jaguar XJR-9 LM racecar

The second piece of DLC is the Speed Test Course Pack featuring the Route X test course. Route X is a massive oval with giant banking corners, allowing you to test your vehicles’ maximum speed and performance.

Route X test course

Buy car pack 3 for $5.99, Route X test course for $3.99.

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Call Of Duty Elite App

The new service and progress tracking accompanying the launch of the hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, has now mad its way into the App Store. Dubbed, Call of Duty Elite, the app allows gamers to monitor their stats, view reports, get social and much more.

Call Of Duty Elite App

As promised by Activision, the official Call of Duty Elite app is now available on the App Store.

Download Call of Duty Elite app from the App Store

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Kojima Productions has been clearing up some rumors and misconceptions regarding Metal Gear Rising Revengeance following the game’s unveiling yesterday.

The original Rising was announced as a game where you can chop up anything. The development staff quickly created just that. However, they felt that this alone would be insufficient and they no longer knew what the core of the game should be

Believing the project would not get completed, Kojima secretly cancelled it. At this point the Kojima team had already fleshed out many areas of the game such as story and motion capture work, and eventually Bayonetta and Vanquish developer Platinum expressed its passion for the project and offered its services in reinventing and completing Rising.

The title was changed because the game is different from the Metal Gear Solid series. It’s a new Metal Gear.

“We’ve only said that the period setting is several years after MGS4. Metal Gear Rising is not part of the Metal Gear Solid series. At present, we can’t say more than this,” Kojima posted on Twitter.

Kojima has also confirmed Rising will run at 60 frames per second, a requirement he personally requested..

“I made one request of Platinum: a cool Raiden who moves nice and smooth at 60 frames per second.”

When restarting the project, they were originally going to use the original story. After Platinum received the data from Kojima Productions, they said they wanted to remake the story.

[via andriasang]

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Command & Conquer: Generals 2 is being developed by BioWare, the guys behind Mass Effect and Dragon Ages, Using Battlefield 3 DICE Frostbite 2 Engine the game puts players in charge of three unique factions in a near-future conflict that sees military leaders running the world.

“World leaders are mere seconds away from signing a peace treaty and bringing an end to a global war when a devastating terrorist attack rips through the conference, killing everyone in attendance, leaving only the world’s military superpowers in control,”

“It’s up to you to assume their roles, take command of their forces and conquer global terrorism once and for all. Players will take control of three unique factions in a thrilling single-player campaign, and with friends online in cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes.”

“We’re bringing BioWare’s vision for emotionally engaging gameplay and great attention to quality to the strategy genre and the Command & Conquer franchise,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager of EA’s BioWare label.

“I am excited to welcome BioWare Victory to our label. They are a great addition and the team is working hard to make sure Generals 2 truly immerses and engages players into this intense, gritty, modern war experience.”

Exec producer Jon Van Caneghem added: “For the last eight years, Command & Conquer fans have been begging for a return to the Generals universe. With Generals 2, we are bringing the Command & Conquer franchise back to its roots, blending strategic gameplay with fast-paced action — all set in visually stunning theaters of war powered by Frostbite 2.”

the game is due on PC in 2013

[via CVG]

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Diablo 3

Blizzard has just released an absolutely epic opening cinematic from the upcoming game, Diablo 3. Check it out below. It features the lovely Leah:

I can’t wait till Diablo 3 comes out.

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The Last of Us

The Last of Us was revealed as a PlayStation 3 exclusive last weekend. Since then, a lot of speculations circled around to find out and analyze what analyzed what we know so far.

And now, as revealed by ign. Naughty Dog, Yes, the developer behind the PS3-exclusive smash hit series Uncharted, is developing the game. In the reveal trailer, a middle-aged man and a young girl are seen ravaging through an abandoned house, looking for supplies and fighting humans that seem to be infected by some sort of disease. After killing a number of these infected humans, they run through the rest of the house and find their way outside.

“Abandoned cities reclaimed by nature. A population decimated by a modern plague. Survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on.

Joel, a brutal survivor, and Ellie, a brave young teenage girl who is wise beyond her years, must work together if they hope to survive their journey across the US.”

Check out the trailer below:

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

The new trailer for Konami‘s upcoming slice-and-dice action game Metal Gear Rising has leaked online in advance of tonight’s VGA awards. In addition to showing off the a new subtitle “Revengeance,” the footage also reveals that the game is produced by Kojima Productions and developed by Platinum Games, the studio behind Vanguish and Bayonetta.

The video is different from the watermelon-slicing action demonstrated back at E3 2010, which you can watch below, with footage of Raiden cutting through man and machine with ease.

Make sure you tune in to the VGAs on Spike TV, MTV 2 and spike.com tonight starting at 7 PM CT to check out the trailer for yourself.

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The Last of Us

Update:

This is true, Naughty Dog is behind the game.

One of the most exciting announcements set for this weekend’s Spike VGA awards is the PS3 exclusive “The Last of Us“, which has been teased several times before.

The mysterious title seems to be themed around a real-world disaster involving a viral outbreak that leaves “millions feared dead or infected”. The first teaser that went live shows a post-apocalypse feeling trailer which you can watch below:

The second teaser was a viral video that referenced a fungus using bodies to grow.

Lately, a new screenshot featured a newspaper talking about the end of humanity and quarantine zones.

There’s not much else known about the title, though fans have since discovered this morning a very suspicious reference in Naughty Dog‘s Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.

As you can see in the video on this page, a newspaper in the game’s opening scene makes reference to a “deadly fungus” is The Last of Us fungus the same as the Uncharted fungus? Could Uncharted and The Last of Us happen in the same universe? Could developer Naughty Dog be behind this new exclusive? Is Naughty Dog just friends with whomever is making The Last of Us? Is this all just a joke? We will find answers in the upcoming Spike awards. Stay tuned

[via ign]

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Metal Gear Solid: Rising

Speaking to the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, Hideo Kojima head of Kojima Productions, said the latest Metal Gear Solid title, Rising, might not appeal to fans of the series’ signature stealth gameplay but it “shouldn’t be a problem” for “those willing to try new things.”

“If somebody thinks ‘I love Snake’ and just really wants traditional stealth gameplay and that experience, then it may be hard to get into Rising,” Kojima said.

“But for people who are more open and willing to try new things, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

With Metal Gear Solid: Rising, they’re taking the Metal Gear Solid 4 approach to creating Raiden.

“Raiden in MGS4 was received very well, and I wanted to keep going with that direction in Rising. The people who liked him in 4 will like him in this, but it’s a personal preference.

“The character in the game is supposed to equal the player, so if you want to introduce things to a new recruit, you have to learn how to interact with that world along with the character. If we had Snake [in MGS 2] he was this old, experienced veteran and there would’ve been a disconnect with the [new] players. So that’s why we brought in Raiden.”

Metal Gear Solid: Rising coming for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC.

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After a slight legal setback, id finally released Doom 3‘s source code to the general public.

Doom 3

The legal issue involved a piece of technology incorporated in the game called ‘Carmack’s Reverse‘, a stencil shadowing technique in Doom 3.

The problem was that it wasn’t developed by Carmack alone, but rather a lot of programmers and as a result ended up patented by Creative Labs. A deal was worked out that allowed id to use the technology in Doom 3, free of charge.

So Carmack got to work on rewriting some of the code, it simply involved adding four lines of code and changing two.

No game data is included with the source code as it is still covered by the original EULA.

Find the code over on GitHub.

[via CVG]

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Sony offered a partial answer to the Xbox 360′s group Netflix viewing this weekend by upgrading PlayStation Home to support group viewing through Crackle. Gamers can gather friends in personal and public spaces to watch “hundreds” of movies and TV shows for free. The movies are the same as on the web page and include big-name, if older, movies like Resident Evil and Snatch.

watch free movies via crackle on Playstation Home

Crackle gets its own virtual TV screen or theater as well as a customized, simplified interface for picking movies from a gamepad.

Access just requires being a PlayStation Home member, also free, and the equally mandatory PS3. Fans can watch at the LOOT EOD Theater spaces as well as the Hollywood Hills House and Sunset Yacht spaces. Live RadioIO Internet audio streams and UStream live videos should come in December.

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"Snake was supposed to die"

Hideo Kojima has confirmed in a interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine that Metal Gear Solid 5 is a reality, and that he will be in charge of the game’s development. More info will be revealed by Kojima in the December issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine. This will be the first time in the 16-year history of Official PlayStation Magazine a developer will grace the magazines’ cover.

Hideo Kojima on the cover of Official PlayStation Magazine

The developer will also talk about the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Rising and his desire to kill off series protagonist Solid Snake. In Kojima’s own words, “Snake was supposed to die“.

Previously, Kojima Productions has confirmed that Yuji Korekado is the new producer of Metal Gear Solid: Rising, replacing Shigenobu Matsuyama. More game details to be revealed in the upcoming VGA.

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God of War IV‘s release date may have been leaked. New Zealand retailer MightyApe has listed the game with an estimated release date of September 28, 2012.

A job listing previously discovered on recruitment site Creative Heads has revealed that that the game may be in development, and this listing only adds fuel to the fire. According to the listing, the title is in the “military/combat” genre, and the person chosen for the position will start “immediately.”

The job is with Sony’s Santa Monica studio, which is responsible for developing all three previous God of War console titles. Since the portable God of War installments have been developed by Ready At Dawn Studios, Sony Santa Monica’s involvement could mean that the in-development title is God of War IV.

“Join the GOW team,” the listing reads. “The Santa Monica Studio is an open and creative environment, where we strive to make the best games in the industry. Join us as we embark on our next project.”

For now, Sony hasn’t confirmed that the game is in development and the release date is only a rumor.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has broken the franchise’s own sales record by reportedly selling 9.3 million copies in the first 24 hours eliminating its predecessor Call of Duty: Black Ops that sold over 7 million copies in its first 24 hours. MW3 is now the highest selling game of all time.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 breaks sales records

A reported 1.5 million people queued at midnight globally to get their hands on Modern Warfare 3, with a total of 9.3 million copies sold on the first day. The Xbox 360 version sees around a 54% share, meaning it’s the first game on one platform to pass 5 million on its first day. The PlayStation 3 version held 42%, which is around the 4 million mark. Both day ones are only slightly behind Black Ops entire first week sales. The PC version and the Wii version held the remaining 4%, which is around 370,000 units.

As a whole, Modern Warfare 3 is up 33% over Black Ops’ first day sales, and a whopping 55% up on the previous Modern Warfare. the US and the UK combined account for 7 million, which is just over 75%. According to VGChartz:

Call of Duty day one sales

Early data suggests first week sales are on course for around 12 to 13.5 million. With just over 87 million Call of Duty games already sold on home consoles and PC this generation, by the end of this week the Call of Duty franchise will have sold over 100 million games this generation.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Here’s what everyone had to say about the game:

• OXM UK: 9/10 – Like it or not, it’s heartening to know that the most popular game on the Xbox 360 is also one of the best.
• Edge: 9/10 – Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare trilogy stands as this generation’s defining FPS series – and Modern Warfare 3 is an emphatic, feature-packed and sometimes stunning final act.
• OXM: 9.5 – When everything here is this well-executed and offers so many enduring thrills, it’s hard to knock it too much. MW3 absolutely delivers.
• GamesRadar: 9/10 – If you’re looking for a new kind of shooter, look elsewhere. Modern Warfare 3 succeeds by doing more – much, much, much more – of what’s always worked spectacularly for the series. We still can’t get enough.
• Guardian: 5/5 – The Infinity Ward engine is far from cutting edge – the overall look of the game has not moved on enormously since MW2. But the vision, the choreography, the sense of scale and detail – they are awe-inspiring at times.
• Telegraph: 5/5 – Modern Warfare 3 is a shining example of refinement and improvement. It’s familiar, sure, but here familiarity doesn’t breed contempt, just respect and reward for those who’ve dedicated so much time to the series. And for new players, it’s the perfect starting point, more accommodating and encompassing than ever.
• AusGamers: 9.6/10 – Don’t go hating on this because it’s Call of Duty. This is Modern Warfare 3 – the final chapter in an epic tale, and part of a series that changed the first-person shooter landscape forever. It’s an absolutely solid title, the best entry in the series and something that should keep you playing for some time to come. More than worth the investment.
• Destructoid: 9.5/10 – Whether you like what it does is a matter of personal taste, but the skill and experience brought to the table is hard to refute. Modern Warfare 3 gets it done, and it gets it done damn well.
• GameTrailers: 9.3/10 – If you’re expecting a huge departure from what’s come before you’ll be disappointed, but fans will get exactly what they’re looking for. World War III shouldn’t be this fun.
• 1UP: A- – I’m glad to say the multiplayer remains addicting and is more balanced than ever.
• VideoGamer: 9/10 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 doesn’t do anything new, but it also doesn’t do anything wrong. For better or worse, this is a slick and well-metered trio of modes that make an entertaining package, but Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward are simply looking to augment previous games rather than expand the series into pastures new
• Joystiq: 4.5/5 – Modern Warfare 3 is a great Call of Duty game, just as every other entry in the franchise is a great Call of Duty game. However, it shares more than quality with its predecessors – it, like its forefathers, leaves you waiting for something perfect.
• IGN: 9/10 – Despite its flaws, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 takes the fantastic series we’ve come to love over the years and iterates on it with great success. The multiplayer is hands-down the best it has ever been, with more features, more modes and a ton of new levels and ways to interact via Call of Duty Elite. The singleplayer campaign and Spec Ops mode add value to the overall package, creating something that may not be perfect, but is too damn addicting to pass up.
• GameInformer: 9/10 – When it comes down to it, Modern Warfare 3 meets expectations. The core elements of multiplayer and the campaign remain fundamentally unchanged, but the game serves as a great example of how many subtle tweaks can add up to an improved overall product.
• GameSpot: 8.5/10 – This is some of the best online shooter action around, and with the daunting challenges of Spec Ops and the exciting, globe-trotting campaign, Modern Warfare 3 stands tall as another great descendant of the game that changed a generation.
• GiantBomb: 4/5 – Modern Warfare 3 feels split between the great excitement of its time-tested multiplayer and the feeling that this whole style of game has just gotten old.
• Eurogamer: 8/10 – That the single-player story brings the Modern Warfare saga to a fairly definitive end is, then, cause for celebration. Whatever next year’s entry brings, some measure of reinvention will be essential. For now, its exuberant blend of testicular bravado and blockbuster gloss ensures that Call of Duty retains its crown as the shooter genre’s biggest, boldest rollercoaster ride for at least one more year.

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Nightwing

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment​ have released a new Batman: Arkham City​ trailer showcasing content from the upcoming Nightwing Bundle Pack, which will be available beginning November 1 on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 560 Microsoft Points and PlayStation®Network for $6.99.

Featuring the intense melee skills of Nightwing, a.k.a Dick Grayson​, the trailer showcases the character’s punishing arsenal of fighting moves that can be used against Arkham City’s hardened thugs. Nightwing comes complete with his own unique gadgets and special moves, and is playable in all challenge maps in the game, as well as two additional challenge maps that are included with the pack: Wayne Manor and Main Hall. The pack also contains a bonus Animated Series Nightwing character skin.

Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum​, sending players soaring into Arkham City – five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum – and the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, this highly anticipated sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new, all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

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Battlefield 3 Launch trailer

DICE and EA Games have released the launch trailer for the highly anticipated Battlefield 3, which may end as the best, and most realistic action first-person war shooter video game ever made.

The launch trailer gives you a preview of the intense single player campaign. A sinister power is rising in the Middle-East, and Marine Sergeant “Black” discovers how far he would go to defend his country.

The game is set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this Tuesday, October 25th

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Activision has released a really badass new trailer, titled, Redemption, for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The game looks freaking awesome.

The game will immediately follow the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where the Russian Federation continues its invasion of the United States of America, and has also expanded its offensive to Europe, including England, France and Germany. Campaign stages are also planned for Somalia, Sierra Leone, Moscow and Dubai. Gameplay videos from E3 2011 in Los Angeles showed Delta Force soldiers helping Navy Seal Teams force a Russian submarine to surface in the East River and boarding it to destroy the other boats in the harbor. Later on, Delta Force soldiers are on a mission to destroy a radar jamming installation on top of the New York Stock Exchange.

The game is scheduled to be released on November 8th 2011.

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A new gameplay trailer for Battlefield 3 has just been released that shows off intense 64-player vehicle warfare, including jets, from multiplayer map Caspian Border! This marks the premier of jet gameplay as played at GamesCom 2011. Caspian Border is a multi-faceted, vehicle heavy map that exemplifies classic Battlefield gameplay:

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York. As a U.S. Marine in the field, periods of tension and anticipation are punctuated by moments of complete chaos. As bullets whiz by, as walls crumble, as explosions force players to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.

EA also revealed that two new characters in the game that will be playable in the campaign missions. Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky, a Russian undercover agent, who will be fighting his way through the Paris stock exchange, and  Jonathan “Jono” Miller, a Marine Corporal who will be engaging PLR forces in the Tehran desert via a massive tank battle.

Battlefield 3 is set to be released on October 25th 2011 for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the PC.

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Sony announced on Tuesday it has purchased Sucker Punch Productions, developers of the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. This move ensures that all games developed by Sucker Punch will remain exclusive to Sony’s platforms going forward.

“Sucker Punch Productions is one of the most highly acclaimed development studios in the industry and we have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the company for over 12 years. We are delighted to officially welcome them to the SCE family,” said Shuhei Yoshida, president, SCE WWS.

According to Sony, the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises combined have sold over seven million copies worldwide to date. Day-to-day operations will continue to be run by the current management team.

“We’ve enjoyed an incredible relationship with Sony that has allowed us to combine our creative design capabilities with their guidance to make some of the best franchises to hit the PlayStation platforms. Equally important, the relationship with SCE has provided us the flexibility and trust to take creative risks and invent new properties,” said Brian Fleming, managing partner, Sucker Punch Productions.

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We know that mobile devices such as iPad have become prominent devices for entertainment and gaming and are actually dominating the Game industry. John Riccitiello, the Electronic Arts CEO told IndustryGamers yesterday and this what he had to say about the matter:

Consoles used to be 80% of the industry as recently as 2000. Consoles today are 40% of the game industry, so what do we really have? I think that the pattern against which Nintendo is no longer resonating is over anyway. We have a new hardware platform and we’re putting out software every 90 days. Our fastest growing platform is the iPad right now and that didn’t exist 18 months ago.

The industry is undergoing a titanic shift, factors like the ease of publishing to the App Store, the extremely low cost to become a developer, the growth of free games and the rise of the female gamer (53% of mobile gamers are female) are rewriting the rules and making millionaires overnight.

Here is an in depth look infographic at the numbers and stats behind the game industry. pause your game for few minutes to take a look.

[via geekaphone]

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Microsoft has released a new Forza Motorsport 4 trailer, or rather it’s an old, but previously unreleased video first shown at its E3 media briefing last month.

The new installment of the Turn 10 racer is set to include Kinect support, content from Beeb car show Top Gear and a more detailed Career Mode. Watch the trailer below:

Forza 4′s out on October 11, in Europe October 14.

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It has been one year since LIMBO originally launched, and that year has been an incredible time for everyone at Playdead. The game was exclusive title to the Xbox owners and it seems the guys at Playdead managed to expand the experience to PC and PS3 owners after all. refresh your mind with the trailer below:

We’ve gotten feedback from many people around the world, and it’s been amazing to hear about the experiences people have had with the game.

So we are happy, on the mark of LIMBO’s birthday, to bring the experience further and share it with even more people. We will be releasing the game on the PS3 through the PlayStation Network on the following dates:

• US – July 19th
• Europe – July 20th
• Japan/Asia – to be announced soon

LIMBO Soundtrack, will be available starting this Monday, July 11th on iTunes.

Will Limbo ever make it to the iOS as well?!

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Square-Enix has pushed a new Riddler trailer for Batman: Arkham City which is set for release on October 18th, 2011. I totally loved the first game Arkham Asylum and many have met it with a good perception. The trailer gives us a taste of the character known as the Riddler.

Official Synopsis:

Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City – five times larger than the game world in Batman: Arkham Asylum – and the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds. Set inside the heavily fortified walls of a sprawling district in the heart of Gotham City, the sequel introduces a brand-new story that draws together a new, all-star cast of classic characters and murderous villains from the Batman universe, as well as a vast range of new and enhanced gameplay features to deliver the ultimate experience as the Dark Knight.

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The same engine and gameplay mechanic of the popular Gears of War series is coming to the App Store and it’s coming from the studio behind Bioshock.

The game is called Epoch. It’s a post-apocalyptic third-person 3D shooter in which a robot soldier reboots, only to find the world in the midst of a full-blown post apocalypse. Like Gears of War, it’s a cover shooter, so a lot of the gameplay is running from one bit of rubble to the next to shoot from.

As you can see from the trailer below, Epoch looks pretty incredible. Even more promising, though, is the team behind Epoch. Uppercut Games is a new studio formed by Andrew James, previously art director at Irrational Games/2K Australia, and Ed Orman, a designer at the same company.

Together, James and Orman have 28 years worth of experience in the gaming industry between them, and have worked on the likes on Fallout: Tactics, Bioshock and Bioshock 2 and the upcoming XCOM

Epoch will be available on the App Store sometime later this year.
[via Cult of Mac]

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Popular hacking group LulzSec, responsible behind hacking the PSN, have announced that they will be retiring, exactly 50 days after forming the group.

The group have released a farewell statement urging all its supporters to support the AntiSec movement, saying:

“Again, behind the mask, behind the insanity and mayhem, we truly believe in the AntiSec movement. We believe in it so strongly that we brought it back, much to the dismay of those looking for more anarchic lulz. We hope, wish, even beg, that the movement manifests itself into a revolution that can continue on without us. So with those last thoughts, it’s time to say bon voyage. Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind – we hope – inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere. Anywhere.”

LulzSec did go out with a bang however, the group claims they have obtained 50,000 passwords of Gaming forum members, 55,000 Battlefield Heroes Beta users’ data, AT&T Internal Data, 200,000 hackforums member data, AOL internet data and more. Read the full statement here.

Previously, the group were said to be taken down by a 17-year-old member of a hacking group named TeaMp0isoN_. While gaining attention through their acts of “hackery,” the group annoyed some members of the hacking community, as a member of hacking group TeaMp0isoN_ hacked the site of a LulzSec member, posting the following message (after defacing the site):

BREAKING NEWS: TEH LULZBOAT HAS OFFICALY SANK WITH 100S OF ANON MEMBERS ON BOARD!

No matter how many bots you gather, no matter how much people you lie to, no matter how much pre-made tools you use, you will _NEVER_ represent the real hacking scene, we warned you, we told you we do not make empty threats, we gave u 48hrs to secure your ircs yet u failed to do so, instead u posted hashes from public forums and then claimed you doxed us and laughed at the fact that i was 17years old. stop telling yourself that u are hackers, putting a ip into a irc is NOT hacking nor is using pre-made tools and scripts to grab databases… you do not represent the anti-sec movement, u are not allowed to greet underground groups like zf0, ab, h0n0, el8 like your member “AnonSabu” was doing, you will never be apart of the underground scene, if anyone thinks you are underground and can actually hack they have no idea about what happens in the underground scene. oh and TeaMp0isoN Issue 2 is coming out VERY soon exposing lulzsec members (pictures, addresses, passwords, ips,phone numbers etc). . . . not so anonymous anymore are you? lets hope that you can swim because the lulzboat just got titanic’d

Adding a little “humor,” a video clip of the song “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic was also posted. In addition, the group also stated that they will post the identities of every LulzSec member in the next issue of their magazine. So far, the Twitter account of LulzSec has remained quiet since the attack by TeaMp0isoN_.

You can check out a copy of the hacked site here for your own amusement.

Later, Sven Swootleg, the Dutch owner of the website hacked by TeaMp0isoN_ has denied that he is involved with LulzSec, and his statement can be found below.

This website was compromised through exploiting a plugin in an outdated WordPress setup, uploading a shell, and replacing the index page. I am not a member of Lulzsec (a statement I have made several times before in various places), noone “hacked the server” (this has been verified by the hosting company, as this website is on shared hosting) and this was definitely not an “elite hack”. I am not available for further comments to press.

How can we know that he’s telling the truth? The members of LulzSec are meant to stay anonymous, and he’s NOT going to publicly admit he’s affiliated with the group. However, who knows?

[via grindgadget]

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Paramount just pushed a Press Release for Transformers 3: Defend the Earth App which is available now on the iTunes App Store. You can find the link after the press transcript below:

OLLYWOOD, CA (June 24, 2011) – Paramount Pictures today introduced a TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON App that lets iPhone and iPod touch users convert traditional movie posters into an augmented reality experience before their eyes.

The app, TF3: DEFEND THE EARTH, allows iPhone and iPod touch users to locate the closest theaters that have these exclusive interactive posters on display. Upon activation, the poster comes to life via the app and consumers can participate in an immersive game play on their iPhone or iPod touch via the poster’s first-person view of OPTIMUS PRIME. iPhone and iPod touch users simply download the TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON App, and they are able to play the game wherever they are in the world and compete on a global level for the top spot. The interactive movie posters will be located in over 250 IMAX® and AMC theaters across the country.

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON is directed by Michael Bay, written by Ehren Kruger and produced by Don Murphy & Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Ian Bryce. The executive producers are Steven Spielberg, Michael Bay, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the TRANSFORMERS alone will not be able to save us. The movie stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand. It will be released by Paramount Pictures worldwide on June 29th.

© 2011 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

HASBRO, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.

© 2011 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

The TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON App is available for free from the App

Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.apple.com/us/app/transformers-3-defend-the/id440535402?mt=8 and www.tf3ar.com.

For more information, go to www.transformersmovie.com.

Download Link:

• Download Transformers 3: Defend The Earth App For iPhone & iPad Here

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