Thursday, March 15, 2012

Codemasters Have Released A New Trailer For Dirt Showdown Showing Crashes

Codemasters have released a new trailer for Dirt Showdown. this trailer uses in-game action to show a few different tracks and many vehicles crashing into each other. these destruction racers can be found in the destruction focused game modes like Rampage and Knock Out Mode.


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Namco Bandai Announce Soul Calibur V Update Coming 21st March For PS3 And Xbox 360


Namco Bandai have announced a new free game update is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Soul Calibur V. this update will bring new online ranked game search optimization, gameplay tweaks, and character balance adjustments for all the characters in the game. this adjustment is based on player feedback. this update is set to come out 21st March.

Namco Bandai have also announced Monthly DLC is coming to the game from 3rd April. these will be costume packs for the Creation mode.

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Eyebrow Interactive Have Released A Launch Trailer For The PS3 PSN Game Closure

Eyebrow Interactive have released a launch trailer for Closure. Closure is their upcoming PS3 PSN Puzzle Platformer that is set to come out 27th March. they say the idea of the game is to manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality. for example, if you can see it, it doesn't exist. the team is made up of 3 people and they have been working on the game for 3 years. Closure will cost $14.99 when it comes out, or $11.99 for Playstation Plus subscribers.



Source: USA Playstation Blog

Blizzard Announce Diablo III Comes Out 15th May


Blizzard have announced Diablo III is coming out for PC and Mac on 15th May. from today, Diablo III is available for pre-order from Blizzard.com so people can reserve their digital copy. the game will also be available at retail. the suggested retail and digital price of the game is £44.99. a Special collectors edition sold exclusively at retail has a suggested retail price of £69.99. this Collectors Edition comes with:
  • a copy of the game, 
  • the Diablo III Soundtrack, 
  • a 208 page art of Diablo III Book, 
  • 4 GB USB Soulstone (with full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord Of Destruction)
  • Exclusive in-game content for Diablo III, World Of Warcraft, and Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty.
Blizzard also reminds World Of Warcraft players, if they sign up for the World Of Warcraft Annual Pass, they will receive a free digital copy of Diablo III, which they get on 15th May, a exclusive World Of Warcraft in-game mount, and access to the World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria Beta. this offer expires on 1st May.

Minimum PC Specs:
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (latest service packs) with DX 9.0c
Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4400+
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
1 GB RAM (XP), 1.5 GB (Vista/7)
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband* Internet connection
1024x748 minimum resolution

Recommended PC Specs:
Windows® Vista/7 (latest service packs)
Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better

Minimum Mac Specs:
Mac® OS X 10.6.8, 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
2 GB RAM
12 GB available HD space
DVD-ROM (required for retail disc versions only)
Broadband* Internet connection
1024x768 minimum resolution

Recommended Mac Specs: 
Mac® OS X 10.7.x or newer
Intel® Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better

System Requirements From Battlenet

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Konami Have Released A Launch Trailer For Birds Of Steel

Konami have released a launch trailer for Birds Of Steel, their recently released PS3 and Xbox 360 flying game.


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EA Announce Sega, Team 17, Rebellion, And Kalypso PC Games Are On Origin From Today, There Are Now 35 Partners On Origin


EA have announced new partners have joined Origin. Sega, Rebellion, Team 17, and Kalypso bring the total of Origin partners to 35. games from these new partners will be hitting the Origin Store from today. you are now able to pre-order games, including Total War SHogun 2: Fall Of The Samurai, from today.

EA have also announced there are over 11 Million registered Origin users worldwide.

Press Release

Sega Announce House Of The Dead 4 Comes To The PS3 PSN On 18th April For £6.49/€7.99

Sega have announced House Of The Dead 4 is set to come to the PS3 PSN on 18th April for £6.49/€7.99. From 18th April until 3rd May, Playstation Plus subscribers will have access to a 30% discount on the full game. House Of The Dead 4 supports the Playstation Move controller and Trophies. there is also an exclusive Playstation Home item and an interview with the original creator. House Of The Dead 4 features additional levels from the House Of The Dead 4 Special.



Source: EU Playstation Blog