http://www.computerandvideogames.com/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS Providing the latest news, previews, reviews, features, tips and cheats for UK gamers en-gn Copyright 2007 Future Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:53:57 +0100 Eden v2.0 http://backend.userland.com/rss Hothead Games shows off its next innovative project.
Swarm looks like a cross between Pikmin and LittleBigPlanet - a physics-based platformer in which you control a swarm of cute, self-sacrificing blue blobs.

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We know what a minefield of shite the App Store's games can be, so here's a tip for the day; download Hoggy. Right now. It's temporarily free, and it's pretty bloody good.

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In the wake of a string of redundancies at Realtime Worlds, a new report claims the turbulent studio has sold 'pet b-project', MyWorld, to an anonymous US company.

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Someone's recorded a huge chuck of Spider Man: Shattered Dimensions for your viewing pleasure.

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Dagenham police should take a leaf out of this guy's book, because this is how you deal with street yobs; using a pole with a big spike on the end.

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Consider us pleasantly surprised. We sat down to the below gameplay video of Sonic Colours - taken at PAX - expecting another glitch mess. We were wrong.

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The new XBLA-bound Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury is "Treasure hard". That's how it's described, and anyone who knows Treasure games will know what that means.

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Console gamers are used to cheat codes that enlarge heads, rip out textures or make everything all psychedelic. Playful, but otherwise pointless. PC gamers get this - a clever mod that actually improves the look of Assassin's Creed 2.

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Valve has released a bunch of cinematically composed co-op screenshots fresh out of the PAX show underway this weekend.



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Gaijin Game's has finally lifted the lid on Bit.Trip Fate, the latest in the ingenious retro-modern rhythm-action WiiWare series from Gaijin Games.

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The first screenshots of the reborn Duke Nukem Forever have surfaced.



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This week you've shown some restraint. Sarcastic comments, spiteful bickering and general rudeness has been at a recent low.

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So, Mortal Kombat 2010, then. Let's see: Slutty bondage ladies, thrones of skulls, laser axes and pits of spikes? Yep. Robot ninjas, shape-shifting old Chinese blokes, acid baths and sexy cannibals? Ditto.

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The Metroid franchise has always stood out as distinctly different from the rest of Nintendo's other properties.



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Whether we like it or not, 3D is looking like the inescapable future of video games. After cleaning up with Blu-ray, Sony is working hard to usher in another big industry standard.

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FIFA 11 is just under a month away. We've played it, and it's got us a bit giddy.



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Gameplay footage of Gearbox's Duke Nukem Forever has leaked online - and you can see it here.

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Sony has released a new Infamous 2 trailer and screenshots out of PAX 2010 - and you can feast your eyes right here.



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Sony has confirmed that Killzone 3 will be released in North America on February 22.

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Disney has released a sweet video of in-game action from upcoming title TRON: Evolution.

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Around eight months from release and Marvel vs Capcom 3's roster has already hit 16.



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Believe it or not, but just over 13 years ago a group of huddled journalists excitedly scribbled in their notepads after hearing the first news of 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever.

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It's the headline everyone wanted to read.

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Update: Randy Pitchford has confirmed that development on Duke Nukem Forever is 'complete'. The game will be out on 360, PS3 and PC in 2011.

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Update: Gearbox has just officially announced it's creating Duke Nukem Forever. And this is the big one: Development on the game is complete.



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So Duke's not the only one making a notable comeback today. Another Sony Kevin Butler ad has hit the net - and it's a hoot.

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Square Enix and Obsidian have released a brand spanking new trailer for long-awaited RPG Dungeon Siege 3.

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Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford is wearing a Duke Nukem T-shirt at PAX in Seattle today.



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Sometimes, a rumour is extinguished and reignited so many times, it's hard to know what to think.

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UPDATE: Always, but always, bet on Duke. Gearbox has just confirmed that development on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC title is complete.



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Warner has unleashed four more Mortal Kombat screens - and they're a treat for retro fans.



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Wii fans are in for a treat with Nintendo's latest Metroid title.

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Oh, mama. Batman: Arkham City is reportedly playable from start to finish - and Rocksteady has completed fundamental development on all key stages of the game.

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The British Board of Film Classification has classified Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition, revealing that BioWare's RPG epic may be getting a re-release soon.



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Sony has won its first major battle against the PSJailbreak hack that threatens to create widespread piracy on the PlayStation 3.

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Batman: Arkham City developer Rocksteady has revealed that the game - due for release next year - is "four or five times" bigger than its much-loved predecessor.



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The already savage video game pricing war is about to get even more intense with the imminent launch of Gametail.



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"Time to hit hard and make 'em regret it." Quite.

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To celebrate the Rare's 25th birthday, the latest issue of Edge features a six-page, tell-all feature on the history of the studio.



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Sega has released a new trailer for Episode One of Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

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The designer of the N64 version of GoldenEye 007 has attacked Activision bosses over the company's decision to revive the game for Wii.

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The TheSixthAxis has confirmed that Just Add Water's Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath remake will be hitting the PlayStation Store next Easter.



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Capcom has released a teaser image for the new characters that will be added into the arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV.



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Revolution Software has released Broken Sword: The Director's Cut on PC.



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Stores located on Army and Air Force bases have been told to keep EA's upcoming FPS Medal of Honor off their shelves.

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Square Enix has unveiled its new next generation engine, which it's called 'Luminous'.



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Ah, pap. Rockstar's much-anticipated (not least by us) L.A Noire now definitely won't see the light of day until January 2011 at the earliest.



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Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed a lawsuit against an online retailer for selling the PS3 mod PSJailbreak.

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Konami has confirmed it will release a demo for Pro Evolution 2011 on the PlayStation 3 and PC later this month.



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The rumours would appear to be true. Borderlands dev Gearbox IS working on Duke Nukem Forever - and the reborn game is set to be unveiled at Seattle event PAX today.



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Telltale has revealed its new multi-universe poker title, Poker Night at The Inventory.



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Sonic Colours for the Wii will feature a multi-player co-op mode but it won't star the hedgehog as we know him.

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Sega has confirmed that the Conduit 2, the sequel to its sci-fi shooter released in 2009, has been delayed.



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Metroid: Other M hits shelves today - and to mark the occasion we've put together a quick bit of video action just for you.

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US gamers will be able to unlock special multiplayer modes for GoldenEye 007 when they pre-order the game from certain stores. These modes are Tag and Invisibility and you can see both of them in action below.

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Wives and girlfriends beware: Call of Duty developer, Treyarch reckons that Black Ops' new gambling modes will make its game even more addictive, so resident CVG addict Tom Ivan could even top his 18 day Modern Warfare record.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops developer, Treyarch "hasn't even thought" about the game's DLC plans, the developer's said.

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Sega has announced that it will re-release Napoleon: Total War and Empire Total War together as a Gold Edition bundle.

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OnLive co-founder and CEO, Steve Perlman has revealed that a beta for a WiFi-enabled version of the cloud gaming service will start in "mid-September".

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If you're soaking up all things Halo Reach at the moment, get yourself a cup of tea and a bag of crisps before you settle down to the below 25-minute marathon of Halo Reach Multiplayer gameplay footage.

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Sega was coy about releasing Yakuza 3 in the west, where it arrived a year after Japan. But it must have paid off because the firm has today, as if without hesitation, the publisher's confirmed it's bringing Yakuza 4 to this side of the planet, too.

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Sony is musing over the idea of bring the PSP comic store to the PS3 and/or Sony laptops, according to reports.

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Epic's Mike Capps has said the developer's high-end Unreal Engine works better on iPhone than you might have expected, and there's a "big plan" in the making for its rollout in games for iDevices.

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If you're less about tactical stealth and more about getting biggest weapon available and blasting enemies, the building they're in and half the earth below them into space, this your kind of video.

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Irrational's Ken Levine has revealed that parts of a prototype shooter the studio created before starting work on BioShock Infinite will end up being used in other games.

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"No way!!!" Yes way. The first gameplay footage for the brilliantly old-school-looking Mega Man Universe is in the wild, and it looks like Ryu - yes, the Street Fighter guy - will be a playable character.

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Welcome to the 21st century, Crytek. The Crysis studio has confirmed that its development platform, CryEngine (jeez, what's all the crying about?) has been upgraded to support snazzy stereoscopic 3D.

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JJ Abrams' Star Trek was a fresh start - a parallel universe where 50 years' worth of continuity could be pushed aside in favour of a return to Kirk, Spock, and the classic Enterprise crew.



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Castlevania Lords of Shadow, with probably one of the least galactic settings imaginable, was actually inspired by Star Trek.

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Activision has omitted PlayStation's logo from a new print run of Call Of Duty: Black Ops ads in the UK.



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In the lead up to the release of Metroid: Other M we've explored the origin and journey of Samus Aran, intergalactic bounty-hunter and Nintendo's leading lady.



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A batch of new Killzone 3 shots have hit the net - and we've got 'em here for your peepers.



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Activision looks set to release an all-new violent racing game this year, CVG has learnt.



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3D is best experienced on a big screen at home - as opposed to a small one in your hands - according to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai.

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Keiji Inafune, head of R&D, Online Business and Global Head of Production at Capcom, has revealed Devil May Cry 5 will have a "western touch" to it.



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When Call of Duty: Black Ops launches you might think that EA's Medal of Honor would be the one for Activision to watch out for.

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Last night, Treyarch allowed media to get some hands-on time with the multiplayer component of Call of Duty: Black Ops.

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The Golden Joystick Awards for 2010 are on their way and we need to know what the best portable game this year has been.

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For a developer that refuses to confirm outright whether or not Alan Wake 2 will happen, there's a whole lot of sequel talk coming from Remedy.

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The Blu-ray Disc Association - which comprises key execs from Sony, Samsung, Disney and Warner Bros, amongst others - has told CVG that the capacity of the format will grow to "support the ambitions of games developers" in future.



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Telltale Games has revealed Christopher Lloyd will reprise his role as Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown, for its Back To The Future video game.



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LucasArts has cut an unspecified number of staff following the completion of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2.

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Shinji Mikami doesn't stray too far from his comfort zone with Vanquish. Luckily, his is a comfort zone stuffed with genre-shaking classics.



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The latest gameplay footage to come of Metroid Other M ahead of its UK release tomorrow shows a bug problem that would make even the most battle-hardened pest control team squirm.

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Activison has released a new trailer for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions.

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Ubisoft has sent a few horror themed movie posters to tease... something.



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Vanquish creator Shinji Mikami isn't satisfied with Kinect's ability to track your gestures. Apparently, he wants to use eyeballs and eyeballs alone.

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Sega has released a high-octane trailer for the next game in the long-running Yakuza series.

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Activision has started with the fightin' talk and sent a message of clear, unwavering intent. The opponent? Activision.

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Just in case there was any doubt that the PlayStation 3 is hackable via an Open Source download, a video has emerged showing the PSGroove in action.

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Epic last night unveiled a new first-person 3D adventure-cum-fighting title for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad at an Apple press conference in London.

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Nintendo is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. by releasing Super Mario Collection Pack for Wii in Japan next month. The game is reported to be a revival of Super Mario All-Stars and will be released on 21 October.

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Those who like to gather shiny silverware throughout their gaming career might be disappointed to hear that Hideo Kojima has moved on from the idea of bringing Trophies to Metal Gear Solid 4.

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King Dedede, the Bowser of the Kirby world, will be making a return in Kirby's Epic Yarn and here's the trailer to prove it.

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Continuing our Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer onslaught, here's the first footage of the game's just-detailed multiplayer mode.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch has severely dampened chances of World at War's extremely popular Zombies mode appearing in the new game, telling CVG "this is it" as far as major feature reveals go.

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We'll be honest - we were expecting to be underwhelmed by Call of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer mode. After all, when a game like this has proven to be so extraordinarily popular across the globe, why would you risk innovation?



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Treyarch has shot down increasingly hot rumours that a Call of Duty: Black Ops public beta is set to arrive on Xbox Live and PSN.

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Activision's unveiling Call of Duty: Black Ops' multiplayer mode right now at a press-stuffed event in Los Angeles.

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Microsoft has confirmed its Kinect launch plans for our friends down under.

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