Archive for November, 2011

Review / James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D (3DS)

James Noir isn’t a real person, I don’t think. I’ve googled him and everything, nothing there. I’m not entirely sure why his name is on the box of James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D, then. But given that type of title and the system it’s on, you wouldn’t be blamed for assuming this was going to [...]

Call of Duty creator to take on his own creation

Dusty Welch is the founder of U4iA, a Seattle-based studio focusing on creating the next big thing for the “connected generation;” web-based, free-to-play and hardcore. He also happens to have worked at Activision for well over a decade and he even had a hand in developing Call of Duty — as in creating and launching [...]

Uncharted 3 patched, gets new aiming options

Naughty Dog’s prepped a new patch for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, bringing with it the much-discussed alternate aiming options which make the game feel more like its predecessors. But that’s far from being the only change; there have been technical and gameplay changes to both the single- and multiplayer, plus UI and server-side fixes. Check [...]

Arkham City DLC in a month

New Batman Arkham City challenge maps will be here before the holidays, the game’s official Twitter account’s informed. December 20th is the the date to look forward to. Three new maps will be added, according to the tweet: Batcave, Joker’s Carnival and The Iceberg. All were previously available as pre-prder bonuses from various retailers. No [...]

EVE Online — engineering dev diary

Rumored locations for next Assassin’s Creed

A survey has reportedly been sent out to a number of Assassin’s Creed fans, asking where the next iteration in the franchise should take place in/at. Now, while this list most definitely is no proof of anything set in stone, it might give a little inside peek on where Ubisoft is planing on taking the [...]

Piracy “basically a non-issue for our company” — Valve

Valve no longer considers itself threatened by pirates, founder and boss man Gabe Newell has said, all thanks to the smooth operation and convenience of its Steam service. “If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24/7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is [...]

UK Charts: Modern Warfare 3 spree continues

Modern Warfare 3‘s dunnit again. For the third consecutive week now, the shooter has taken the number spot on the UK’s weekly all-formats chart, yet to find a worthy challenger. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations follows at #2, with Saints Row: The Third and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim following at #3 and #4, respectively. Things are not looking [...]

Is Sony Smash Bros. on the way?

The idea of all of Sony’s first-party characters piling together for a big ol’ brawl is something that crosses our minds a lot. Would the Nathan Drake luck hold its own against Infamous‘ Cole? Would Kratos gut Sly Cooper like he was a Greek god? We could be finding out the answer to these questions [...]

PS Vita memory cards priced, are expensive

PlayStation Vita’s memory cards — Sony’s clever trick to squeeze more currency out of its customers, seeing as some can’t be played without them — have been priced. top is listing the four versions (via), and they’re not cheap. The 4GB card will be going for $29.99, 8GB for $44.99, 16GB for $69.99, and finally [...]

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