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Twisted Metal held back in Europe, content put under editing knife
European gamers won’t be able to launch nukes or throw flaming chainsaws in Twisted Metal on February 14. Eat Sleep Play co-founder David Jaffe confirmed on NeoGAF the localization process is taking longer than expected in Europe. A new release date hasn’t been set, but Jaffe heard Twisted Metal might be available in Europe on more »
Mass Effect 3 demo comes with temporary Xbox Live Gold subscription
Xbox Live Gold access has already been granted to everyone until February 5, but we won’t have to wait too long before free Gold access will become available again. The Mass Effect 3 demo, which will be released on February 14, will unlock Xbox Live Gold until the full game launches on March 6.
Valve has even more Team Fortress 2 content planned for 2012
Believe it or not, there is still plenty of new Team Fortress 2 content in the works. Valve has something super secret up its sleeve and it doesn’t have anything to do with hats or maps. TF2 is already free-to-play, so whatever Valve is doing may turn out to be pretty significant.
Lollipop Chainsaw pre-orders let you dress up Juliet
The mystery that is Lollipop Chainsaw is slowly being revealed, though really there isn’t too much to keep secret about a zombie beat’em up starring a former cheerleader. Still, as the release window draws near, Warner Bros. Interactive, Kadokawa Games and Grasshopper Manufacture have decided to get people excited by announcing three pre-order promotions for more »
Stores getting Cynder, Double Trouble and Slam Bam Skylanders
Your quest isn’t over yet, Skylanders fantatics. Activision has set before you a new task. It is one that will require you to visit many stores and spend lots of money so that the brave warriors Cynder, Double Trouble and Slam Bam may once again join the fight against Kaos in the Skylands. In short, more »
Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 strategy targets Xbox 360 owners
Sometimes videogame publishers tend to gravitate towards a certain console when promoting multiplatform games. Activision for example clearly favors the Xbox 360 with its Call of Duty games, and Ubisoft gives the PS3 a slight advantage with the Assassin’s Creed franchise. For Resident Evil 6, Capcom will show special attention to the Xbox 360 crowd.
Skyrim 1.4 patch available for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 patches coming soon
The latest patch for Skyrim is out of voluntary beta and is ready for mass distribution. Bethesda released the version 1.4 update of Skyrim on Steam and it brings a lot of improvements. I really mean that. Bethesda squashed a large number of bugs and patched up just as many quest glitches. As usual, Bethesda released more »
One way or another, you will beat The Simpsons Arcade Game
Yesterday we learned The Simpsons Arcade Game will be coming to the PlayStation Network on February 7 as a free gift to PlayStation Plus subscribers. Everyone else will have to pay $10. Today, Konami revealed the XBLA version of The Simpsons Arcade will be coming to us on February 3 for 800 Microsoft Points. Both more »
Rift mimics the free-to-play experience with Rift Lite
Trion Worlds is taking a cue from Activision Blizzard when it comes to Rift. Not long ago, World of Warcraft adopted a practice where newcomers could play the game for free until they reach level 20, to allow people to get a taste of the MMORPG. Now, Trion Worlds has announced it will do the more »
Gotham City Impostors comes to PC, PSN and XBLA next week
Gotham City Impostors was originally going to release in January, but it’s obvious that didn’t happen. Fear not, new release dates have been announced. You’ll be able to customize and tear up Gotham with your own impostor starting February 7 on PC and PSN in the United States. On February 8, Gotham City Impostors will more »
