Tash is a self-diagnosed gaming fanatic with a doctorate in Psychology. She's also a self-confessed Mass Effect fangirl and will likely talk your ears off if you ever get her started on the subject. A lover of all things RPG and adventure, she has more gamer related action figures and memorabilia than any 30 something year old professional has a right to own, and has spent more time than she’d like to admit to daydreaming about exactly what she would do should the Zombie Apocalypse actually happen.
EA have revealed that they have been working with Starbreeze Studios to create a revival of the classic Syndicate series. Starbreeze is most well known for being the developer behind the well received The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and The Darkness. For more details on the announcement, check below.
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Grasshopper Manufacture has released a new trailer for their side scrolling PSN and XBLA action game Black Knight Sword. The brainchild of No More Heroes creator Goichi ‘Suda 51’ Suda, the game is described as an “interactive kamishibai” which from what I gather is something akin to traditional puppet theatre. As the developer describes it, Black Knight sword is a “fresh, modern and interactive interpretation of a dark fantasy fairy tale: The Black Knight is led by the sword fairy through a whimsical world of eye-catching environments filled with curious looking creatures, only to discover who really caused the nightmare […]
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Battlefield 3 fans – you’d better check these gameplay footage videos while you can. Because you can guarantee they won’t be on the net for long. Around 7 minutes of gameplay footage for EA’s upcoming shooter have leaked online, courtesy of a very wily individual who got their hands on a dev copy of the game. Check out the videos below.
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Blizzard has detailed some information regarding two new artifacts players can acquire in Diablo III. The first, called the Cauldron of Jordan will allow players to place junk items they don’t want into it, immediately turning them into gold. The second, the Nephalem Cube, works like the Cauldron of Jordan however this time the cube allows you to salvage crafting materials from your unwanted items. Check the full details on each of the artifacts below.
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According to information from AppData, EA’s The Sims Social has more daily active users than Zynga’s FarmVille. Apparently Sims Social now has 9.3 million Daily Active Users (DAUs), moving into second place behind CityVille, which averages around 14 million DAUs. According to EA CFO Eric Brown, taking to Gamasutra, Sims Social players log an average 15 to 20 minutes in the game three times a day.
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CD Projekt Red appear to be open to a third installment in the popular Witcher series, if comments made by Jan Bartkowicz are anything to go by. Speaking in an interview with The-Witcher.de Bartkowicz stated that as the first game finished on a cliffhanger, and the second left things open-ended, a third game in the series would be the next logical step. Check out his comments below.
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According to Polish site Gamikaze, Tomasz Gop, ex-producer on the Witcher series, is partnering with City Interactive for a new RPG. The game is apparently slated for launch in 2013 and will drop on both consoles and PC. The project is a collaboration between City Interactive, Gop and German studio Deck 13. That’s all we know for now, but we’ll keep our finger on the pul…no wait. That’s the wrong catchcry….
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Bethesda have comfirmed that players will indeed be able to get their vampire groove on in their upcoming release Skyrim. Speaking to G4TV at PAX Prime 2011, Todd Howard confirmed that vampirism was in the game, that it is a whole new mode, and that players can experience everything Skyrim has to offer whilst being afflicted (or perhaps gifted, depending on your preference) with the disease. For his full quote, check below.
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If you’ve yet to purchase Civilization V, now might be a good time to do so, with Steam offering the title at 75% off this weekend only. The base game is selling for US $20 right now or you can pick up the deluxe edition, which includes the soundtrack, the bonus Babylon civilization and a behind the scenes feature for US $22.49, again discounted by 75%.
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A new Saints Row: The Third trailer has been released, introducing us to The Deckers, led by cyberpunk kid Matt Miller. The trailer’s 150% over the top and full of moments of what the fudge gameplay but hey – it’s a Saints Row Trailer. We’d be upset if it didn’t feature that. Check it out below.
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