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Dead Island: Riptide Will Not be Released in Germany

According to an interview with Dead Island: Riptide‘s creative producer Sebastian Reichert on PCGamesN, there are no plans to publish the game in Germany. The decision is due to the country’s restrictions against the representation of violence towards human-like characters and corpses. Dead Island: Riptide is not the first zombie themed game which was barred [...]

Posted 29 November 2012 | Comments Off

Darksiders Included in The Humble THQ Bundle

Several THQ titles are the theme of the latest Humble Bundle. Included in the latest batch is Red Faction Armageddon, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes Opposing Fronts, Company of Heroes Tales of Valor, Metro 2033, Saints Row The Third, and Darksiders. While a majority of the bundled games are from THQ’s Company of Heroes [...]

Posted 29 November 2012 | Comments Off

Dragon’s Dogma Ups the Challenge with New Modes

On December 4, Capcom will be releasing a new free DLC for their RPG Dragon’s Dogma. The content will include a Challenge Pack which includes the option of Hard Mode and Challenge Mode to the game. Additionally, players who complete the game on Hard Mode or Time Attack Mode will receive special in-game costumes and [...]

Posted 27 November 2012 | Comments Off

Elder Scrolls Online 07
Elder Scrolls Online AMA Reponses

In this week’s AMA for the Elder Scrolls Online, the team are back with more responses to community questions. This instalment includes topics such as lore, how the game differs from Skyrim’s timeline, lots on the Ebonheart Pact topics and the lizard appeal of the Argonians.

Posted 26 November 2012 | Comments Off

Mass Effect 3 Omega DLC launch trailer

The latest DLC for ME3 arrives tomorrow in the US and Wednesday in Europe when Shepard will be taking on the the black market station Omega.

Posted 26 November 2012 | Comments Off

The Last Story to be Reissued as a Standalone Title

With The Last Story having an extremely successful North American release having sold out at launch, XSeed Games has announced that they would be re-printing the Wii exclusive game. The new release for The Last Story will be a stand alone version that will be priced at $30. Whereas, the initial release of the game [...]

Posted 20 November 2012 | Comments Off

Borderland’s 2 Upcoming Campaign of Carnage Expansion

Mr.Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage is announced as the latest DLC expansion for Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 2. The expansion features a new character named Mr.Torgue and his Badass Crater of Badasstitude. It includes a new storyline, areas, environments, bosses, guns, appearances from fan favorite characters, and character customizations. Mr.Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage will be available for [...]

Posted 19 November 2012 | Comments Off

The Latest Skyrim Dragonborn DLC Screenshots

With Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC’s release approaching next month, here is a large batch of new screen shots featuring the new areas and monsters players will be facing. Dragonborn has been announced for a December 4 release on the Xbox 360. The DLC is priced at 1600 MSP. A PC and PlayStation 3 release date has [...]

Posted 15 November 2012 | Comments Off

The Secret World
Funcom reveal Big Trouble in the Big Apple Info and Trailer

More detail on Issue #4 for Funcom’s Secret World have been released today detailing the extensive content update coming go the MMO. New features will include: The Manhattan Exclusion Zone – the game’s very first raid set in the middle of a devastated Times Square, offering a massive challenge for groups of 10 players. The Albion [...]

Posted 14 November 2012 | Comments Off

IncGamers Podcast Episode 91

Another week, another games writing scandal. This time, the team is discussing a rather positive review of Black Ops 2 that went up on Eurogamer FR, penned by a chap who was an Activision PR manager for seven years between 2004-2007. There’s nothing odd about that guys, he just really loves the game, honest! Also, [...]

Posted 14 November 2012 | Comments Off

Grim Dawn
Crate Reveals Grim Dawn Epic Weapons

Now that Crate Entertainment has supplemented the art team, they have revealed new weapons that have been designed for the ARPG as explained in the latest Grim Misadventures.

Posted 14 November 2012 | Comments Off

Star Wars: The Old Republic F2P to Launch on November 15

The much anticipated Free-to-Play option for Star Wars: The Old Republic has now been given a global launch date. Along with the launch of the v1.5 update, starting from November 15 players will have an option of playing Star Wars: The Old Republic up to level 50 free of charge. While there is a list [...]

Posted 8 November 2012 | Comments Off

Mass Effect 3: Omega DLC Screenshots Reveal Aria & a Female Turian as Temporary Team Members

BioWare has released new screenshots for their upcoming Mass Effect 3: Omega DLC. As the Omega station was seized by Cerberus, the DLC will detail Aria T’Loak’s, Omega’s self-appointed leader, retaking of her domain by temporarily joining Shepard’s crew. Additionally, long-time Mass Effect fans will be able to encounter the first female Turian in the [...]

Posted 8 November 2012 | Comments Off

Elder Scrolls Online Dev Diary Shows First Gameplay Footage

Zenimax Online Studios has released the first episode of their The Elder Scrolls Online dev dairy series. In this video, they provide a glimpse at their upcoming MMO’s Elder Scrolls-style combat system, PVP battles, Megaserver technlogy, and the game’s exploration-based content. While Zenimax has been consistantly been releasing news and information about The Elder Scrolls [...]

Posted 8 November 2012 | Comments Off

A New Brawler Joins the Cast of Dead Island Riptide

Joining the cast of talented survivors from Dead Island is John Morgan who is announced as the fifth playable character available at the start of Deep Silver’s upcoming zombie survival RPG, Dead Island Riptide. As an ex-marine cook whoe specializes in hand-to-hand combat, he will more than likely bring a new level of excitement and [...]

Posted 7 November 2012 | Comments Off