Horror anthology V/H/S has released a new red-band trailer in which a set of mysterious videotapes contains a host of horrifying vignettes, each directed by a different member of the horror community. The film uses the framing device of a bunch of petty crims who are hired to break into …
Read More »Wii U will support free-to-play games says Iwata
Though many long-time Nintendo fans will likely recoil in horror, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said today that the Wii U’s architecture will support free-to-play gaming if developers are interested in leveraging that business model. With respect to the Wii U system, when we began working on it, one of our …
Read More »Paper Mario Sticker Star E3 gameplay trailer
Mario is back in paper form and is heading for a new adventure on the 3DS. This time around the action RPG revolves around stickers, which you use to bash enemies and solve environmental puzzles. This means you’ll have to scourer each level for stickers hidden inside Question Blocks and …
Read More »Doctor Who Series 7: New Official Pic & New Filming Pics
(opens in new tab) Above is the first official on-set, in costume pic of the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, and his new yet-to-have-a-confirmed-name companion (though the Internet seems pretty sure it knows what it is) played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. Below, for a bonus, are a few pics taken during filming …
Read More »Wii U release date around November says Ubisoft developer (who is probably wishing he hadnt)
A Ubisoft Montpellier employee has all but confirmed our suspicions that Wii U will be launched this November, according to an interview at E3. David Martinez, engine architect on Rayman Legends, first confirms that the game will launch with the new machine, and then (after speaking to his colleague and …
Read More »Microsoft says Xbox 360 has more than two years left
According to the head of Microsoft Studios, Phil Spencer, the Xbox 360 may well be with us for quite a long time yet. With the next generation coming up quickly, some may expect that the Xbox 360 will fall by the wayside as Microsoft transitions to the next generation. However, …
Read More »3DS Fire Emblem coming to US, says Nintendo on Twitter and not at E3 as that would be too logical
Nintendo has announced that RPG favourite Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS will be coming to the US at some as-yet-unspecified point in the future. There’s no other details, but it’s still great news. In fact, if we were Nintendo we would consider it to be the sort of news our …
Read More »THQ San Diego shut down?
Amid the whirlwind of E3 reveals, trailers, demonstrations and showcases, it seems that THQ has attempted to slide one particular piece of news under the rug: the closure of its San Diego studio. Several tweets by industry commenters suggest that THQ has done exactly that: RIP, THQ San Diego, WWE …
Read More »Beyond: Two Souls announced by Quantic Dream, starring actress Ellen Page
David Cage kicks off Sony’s E3 press conference by revealing his next title, Beyond: Two Souls, a game that explores what we know about life and beyond. “Death is the biggest mystery to mankind,” he explains. The game stars Jody Holmes, voiced and acted by actress Ellen Page (Juno), who …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Blacklist announced at Microsoft Presser – Updated
Ubisoft took the stage this year at Microsoft’s press conference to announce that they’re bringing Splinter Cell: Blacklist – their latest in the series – to the Xbox 360 in Spring of 2013. They even showed off some early footage of the game in motion which exhibited several of the …
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