Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Sega And Creative Assembly Have Released The First Dev Dairy For Total War: Rome II

Sega and Creative Assembly have released the first dev dairy for Total War: Rome II. this video has the team focusing on Carthage and shows in-game action from the city. they talk about the history of the city and talk about the siege of Carthage, which takes place in the game. the video introduces a new tactical map and talks about the trade-off of creating a lifelike city that is also fun to play in.


Sony Announce The PS3 Has Sold Over 30 Million Units Across Europe

Sony have announced the PS3 has sold over 30 Million units across Europe as of 17th December. this can be compared to the Xbox 360 which has only sold 22.5 Million and the Wii which beats both of them by selling 32.3M

Additional figures from VG Chartz

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Bethesda Announce The Scorchers DLC For RAGE, Comes Out Next Week For $4.99/400 MS Points


Bethesda have announced new DLC is coming to RAGE next week on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The Scorchers brings 6 new areas, a new season of Mutant Bash TV, Mini-games, a Nailgun and it will have you defending the Hager settlement from a new bandit clan called The Scorchers. 

Bethesda have also announced this DLC brings a new difficulty level to the game called Ultra Nightmare and it will also allow players to continue the game after the original ending, enabling players to finish quests and get achievements.

Source: Bethesda Blog

Sony Announce The Extended Director's Cut Of Total Recall Will Have God Of War: Ascension Demo

Sony have announced that the Extended Director's Cut Of Total Recall will contain a code for the E3 2012 single player demo of God Of War: Ascension Demo. you can use the code to download the demo from the PSN. 

This promotion will run in UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Nordics, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Israel, Turkey and South Africa.

Source: EU Playstation Blog

Rovio Announce Angry Birds: Star Wars Is Out Now On Facebook

Rovio have announced they have released Angry Birds: Star Wars on Facebook. this new version of the game comes with new power-ups, tournaments and social integration. 

Each week there is a new tournament spread across 5 levels. there are 3 exclusive power-ups includes the Blaster Droid, Saber Sling and Thermal Detonator. you can compete against friends via leaderboards or send them in-game gifts.



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Turn 10 Announce The Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack Comes Out From 18th December For 1,600 MS Points

Turn 10 have announced the Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack comes out on 18th December. this pack costs 1,600 MS Points, or free for Season Pass Holders, and includes 5 cars, leaderboards, rival challenges and career events. rally stages have also been included that are built across Colorado and you can create your own customised rally car. the 5 cars included in this pack include:
  
  • 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
  • 1982 Lancia 037 Stradale
  • 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
  • 1992 Toyota Celica GT-Four RC ST185
  • 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR



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Nifflas, Green Hill And Ripstone Announce Knytt Underground Comes To USA PSN On 18th December, EU Gets It 21st December

Nifflas, Green Hill And Ripstone have revealed the release dates for Knytt Underground. this PS3 PSN game is set to come out across the USA on 18th December and across the EU on 21st December. the game will cost £9.99/€12.99/$14.99. Knytt Underground is a part of the Cross Buy Deal which means if you buy the game on either PS3 or PS Vita you get the game for free on the other platform.

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