Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Sony Announce The PSN Will Be Down For Scheduled Maintenance From 4pm Thursday 26th July Until 8am Friday 27th July

Sony have announced a new period of scheduled maintenance for the PSN. from 4PM/8AM PST Thursday 26th July until 8AM/4PM PST Friday 27th July, users will be unable to access the Playstation Store from the PS3, PSP and PS Vita as well as Playstation Network Management and Account Registration.

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Nintendo Announce A 3DS eShop Sale, Starting 26th July Select Mario Games Are On Sale

Nintendo have announced a new eShop sale. in celebration of the 19th August launch of New Super Mario Bros 2, select Mario games on the eShop are going on sale, they are:


Date
Game
Discount Price
July 26 - Aug. 1
Super Mario Bros.
$3.99
Aug. 2 - Aug. 8
Super Mario Land
$2.99
Aug. 9 - Aug. 15
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
$2.99
Aug. 16 - Aug. 22
Mario's Picross
$2.99

At present there is no word if this sale is coming to the EU, but i personally expect something similar will happen.

Press Release

Disney Interactive Have Released A New Behind The Scenes Look At Epic Mickey 2 Detailing Story Telling

Disney Interactive have released a new behind the scenes look at Epic Mickey 2: The Power Of Two. this behind the scenes look focuses on the story telling in the game and features Warren Spector and Marvin Wolfman talking about their aims and how they went about the story.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Nnooo Announce They Have Been Approved To Develop For The Wii U, First Australian Studio To Do So

Australian Developer Nnooo have announced they have been approved to develop for the Wii U, becoming the first Australian studio to develop on the Wii U. the studio have been developing games since 2006 and is best known for its WiiWare and DSiWare releases. Nnoo have had a play with the Wii U and will begin prototyping ideas once theur upcoming games Spirit hinters In and escapeVektor are released.

Press Release

IO Interactive and Square Enix Have Released A 17 Minute Gameplay Video For Hitman: Absolution

Square Enix have released a new gameplay video for Hitman: Absolution. this 17 minute video shows action from the Streets Of Hope level. this video is just one of the ways you can complete a level.



Source: Square Enix Blog

PQube And Milestone Announce WRC 3 Comes To The UK On 12th October, Release New Trailer

PQube and Milestone have announced WRC 3 is set to come to the UK on PS3, PS Vita, PC and Xbox 360 on 12th October.WRC 3 features 50 teams from WRC, Class 2 and 3, and all the tracks from the 2012 championships. a new feature in the game is  new career modes and the graphics and physics engine in WRC 3 has been rebuilt from the ground up. The Road To Glory mode lets you customise your car and play through the WRC series to get to the top, whilst WRC Experience lets you compete in the 2012 WRC season.


WRC 3 | Official Trailer | Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita and PC | PQube Games from PQube on Vimeo.

Press Release

Konami Have Released The Debut Gameplay Footage For Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Konami and Platinum Games have released a gameplay video for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. this video shows action from the games training mode as well as some later in-game action. the focus of the video is to show how to cut items in the game at many different angles.


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