Wednesday, 21 December 2011

How Metal Gear Rising could do Kojima proud

Why you shouldn't be afraid of Platinum's spin-off.
This weekend's news that Platinum Games has picked up the ailing Metal Gear Solid: Rising project - now titled Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - has brought about a storm of recrimination from Metal Gear fans.



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Bleszinski: I'd like to reboot Unreal with a Skyrim vibe

But "we're a slave to our success".
Epic's Cliff Bleszinski has said he'd love to reboot classic PC shooter series Unreal, taking inspiration from Bethesda's Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, but financial realities dictate otherwise.



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Codemasters announces DiRT Showdown, first screenshots and trailer

DiRT series takes a Blur-ish turn.
Codemasters has announced a new DiRT game, DiRT Showdown, which is down for release in May 2012.



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Best Kinect games: fitness games

How to cut the flab without leaving your living room.
Our trawl through the year's best games continues with another helping of Kinect goodness. And unlike many gaming offerings, this particular helping of Kinect goodness will actually reduce your waist size. That's right, it's the year's best Kinect fitness games. Squeeze into your jogging shorts and read on.



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The OXM Report - Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning

Matt talks to Todd "Spawn" McFarlane.
If you've got room in your head for anything elf-eared that isn't Skyrim right now, Kingdoms of Amalur is worth a once-over.



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Modern Warfare 3 update nerfs dual-wielders, fixes Dome map exploits

Infinity Ward has a fiddle with the new Call of Duty.
Attention, Akimbo FMG9 users in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: your reign of terror has ended. Infinity Ward has nerfed the weapon among other fixes in the latest game update.



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Zone of the Enders 3 could go multiplatform using Kojima's FOX engine

Providing Kojima Productions staffing issues are resolved.
Speaking at the VGAs this weekend, Hideo Kojima has said he'd love to make Zone of the Enders 3 if Kojima Productions had the manpower.



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What Bioshock Infinite learned from Half-Life 2

Booker and Elizabeth are the new Gordon and Alyx.
In a new video interview, Irrational Games' Ken Levine has outlined a few of the ways Valve's Half-Life games have influenced Bioshock Infinite. Specifically, Irrational's pairing of main character Booker DeWitt with supernatural damsel Elizabeth is a direct nod to the relationship between Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance.



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Skyrim DLC: eight things we don't want

Elder Scrolls 5 add-ons the world can do without.
We've already told you what we want in our Skyrim DLC packs, but sometimes the best tactic isn't to ask what your country can do for you, nor even what you can do for it, but to ask what it can't do for you. If you're considering putting the following up for download, Bethesda, think again.



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Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand DLC now on Xbox Live

DICE releases Battlefield 3 weapons, maps and vehicles into the wild.
Battlefield 3 expansion pack Back to Karkand is now available to download from Xbox Live Marketplace.



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