Monday, August 13, 2012

UK Game Charts; London 2012, LEGO Batman 2, Mario & Sonic London 2012, Batman: Arkham City, The Amazing Spider-Man

The top 4 held station this week so that means London 2012: The Official Video Game continues being at number 1. there were no new entries this week, but Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City did make a reappearance in the top 20. there wasn't too much moving around the chart this week either with games really only moving 1 or 2 spots.

1 - London 2012: The Official Video Game
2 - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
3 - Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games
4 - Batman: Arkham City
5 - The Amazing Spider-Man
6 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
7 - Battlefield 3
8 - Assassin's Creed: Revelations
9 - Dead Island: Game Of The Year Edition
10 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
11 - FIFA 12
12 - Call Of Duty: Black Ops
13 - Mario Kart 7
14 -  Super Mario 3D Land
15 - Risen 2: Dark Waters
16 - Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
17 - Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City
18 - Moshi Monstes: Moshling Zoo
19 - WWE' 12
20 - LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Charts Supplied By 3. UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track

Last Weeks Chart

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Codemasters Announce F1 2012 Comes To The PS3, Xbox 360 And PC On 21st September, Detail New Feature

Codemasters have revealed the UK release date for F1 2012 as well as detailing a new feature for the game. the game is set to come out in the UK on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on 21st September. the new feature in the game is the young drivers test. this will act as the game's tutorial mode where players are taught how to drive the cars.  the video is a dev diary which talks about this new mode as well as showing action from F1 2012 and it reveals the ability to rewind the game is still in.


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Square Enix Announce Sleeping Dogs Is Coming To PC, Detail Steam Pre-Order Bonus


Square Enix have announced Sleeping Dogs is coming out on PC. the PC version has been developed to take advantage of PC features, for example Sleeping Dogs supports AMD Eyefinity 3 Monitor setup. If the game is pre-ordered on Steam you get the Triad Pack for Team Fortress 2. this pack brings weapons, clothes, tattoos, helmets and a new King of the hill map called Kong King.


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Source: Team Fortress And Square Enix Blog

Sleeping Dogs PC Feature Set and System Requirements

Team 17 Have Released The Opening Cinematic To Worms Revolution, Their Upcoming PC And Console Game

Team 17 have released the opening cinematic to Worms Revolution. this video features UK comedian Matt Berry as the narrator, a wildlife documentary maker. the video shows some of the new features in the game like new physics for objects in the levels and dynamic water. Worms Revolution is set to come out in October on Consoles and PC.


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Nintendo Announce The First Full 3DS Games To Be Downloadable From The eShop Hit The UK On 17th August


Nintendo have announced full 3DS retail games are coming to the UK eShop on 17th August. on that day, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Art Academy: Learn New Painting Techniques And Share Your Art, and Freakyforms Deluxe Your Creations will all be available to download from the eShop. Nintendo have also announced users who have linked their 3DS to the UK Nintendo Stars account will receive double star points on each of these games.

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Ubisoft Have Announced Assassin's Creed III Is Coming To PC's, Out In The UK On 23rd November

Ubisoft have announced Assassin's Creed 3 is coming out on PC. at present no recommended/minimum specs have been revealed for the game, but Ubisoft have announced the PC version is set to come out in the UK on 23rd November. the PS3 and Xbox 360 version is still on for an 31st October release, and of course there is a Wii U Version which will come out when the new console launches.

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Crytek Have Released A New Video For Cysis 3 Showing CryENGINE 3's DirectX 11 Support

EA And Crytek have released a new Crysis 3 trailer. this video focuses on Crytek's CryENGINE 3 and shows it's DirectX 11 support on PC's. the video shows the DirectX 11 support in action. this means the engine supports:
  • real time volumetric cloud shadows, 
  • pixel accurate displacement mapping, 
  • tessellated vegetation, 
  • composite 3D lens flares and FX, 
  • Procedural HDR Flares and Shapes, 
  • global illumination, 
  • dynamic water volume caustics, 
  • real-time volumetric fog shadows, 
  • real-time area lights, 
  • unlimited particle FX Lighting, 
  • integrated cloth & vegetation simulation,
  • Top Secret Tessellated Toad Tech


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