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Ubisoft announces Bloody Good Time, Outland for digital platforms

Ubisoft announces Bloody Good Time, Outland for digital platforms
Ubisoft might be holding of on introducing new franchises for a while, but the land of digital distribution is the perfect place to dump a wacky multiplayer concept. Heading into PAX, the publisher has announced Bloody Good Time, a brand new multiplayer shooter developed by Outerlight, headed to XBLA and Steam. Running on Valve’s famed [...]

Supergiant Games unveil Bastion, an original action RPG due in 2011

Supergiant Games unveil Bastion, an original action RPG due in 2011
Now this is what I’m talking about, and why I’m digging downloadable games more and more. Supergiant Games today announced their new digital title Bastion, presumably headed to XBLA, PSN and PC in summer 2011, and debuting at PAX this weekend. Bastion features an interactive narrative and hand-painted environments, with gameplay centering around players having [...]

Rumor: Dead Space 2 multiplayer offers Necromorphs vs. Soldiers; ‘Ignition’ a pre-order incentive

Rumor: Dead Space 2 multiplayer offers Necromorphs vs. Soldiers; ‘Ignition’ a pre-order incentive
Online multiplayer for Dead Space 2 is a feature many might not wish to have in the sequel, but Visceral Games are pushing forward with it. We’ve been told gamers will be “surprised and excited” by what the separate mode will offer, and that it won’t detract from the single-player quality since “another team” — [...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer detailed; no public beta test planned, cheating being taken seriously

Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer detailed; no public beta test planned, cheating being taken seriously
Tonight at a private Los Angeles preview event, Treyarch finally pulled back the curtain on the multiplayer component for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Doors were blown down, bad guys were shot, and journalists were swayed. Treyarch have packed everything but the kitchen sink into Black Ops‘ online feature, making it almost a no-brainer for [...]

Kojima wanted “complete version� of MGS4, didn’t have the time

Kojima wanted “complete version� of MGS4, didn’t have the time
Can you believe that Metal Gear Solid 4 has been out for two years now? Seems like just yesterday we were still swooning over the astounding PS3 target render from 2005. To this day, fans have been clamoring for Kojima Productions to update the stealth action epic with Trophy support, but they’ve been denied those [...]

PSN gets GoW: Ghost of Sparta demo next week*; 3D Blu-ray update hits PS3 in October

PSN gets GoW: Ghost of Sparta demo next week*; 3D Blu-ray update hits PS3 in October
Member of Sony’s fancy premium, though currently all-but pointless PlayStation Plus service? Lucky you! Next week you’re getting a treat. Ready at Dawn’s God of War: Ghost of Sparta rages on in November, but PS+ subscribers *get first crack at the playable demo on September 7th. That’s next Tuesday! Sony hasn’t provided a date for [...]