Archive for August, 2011
Infamous 2: Festival of Blood Announced for PS3
InFamous: Festival of Blood is a major surprise and was announced at GamesCom 2011 exclusively for PlayStation 3. The game is an all-new entry in the InFamous series but is a unique spin on InFamous 2. Officially titled “InFamous 2: Festival of Blood”, the game brings an all-new element into the fray… VAMPIRES! I’m really…
Assassin’s Creed PS Vita Announced
Assassin’s Creed PlayStation Vita was announced and confirmed at Sony’s Gamescom 2011 Press Conference. Although it was thought that an Assassin’s Creed game would hit the system, none had been announced until now. This is great for fans of Ubisoft’s best-selling sci-fi franchise. The new game was not titled and still goes by “Assassin’s Creed…
SSX 2012 Online Modes Detailed
The online modes of SSX 2012 (previously known as SSX: Deadly Descents) were detailed at Gamescom 2011. The developers promise that SSX 2012 will “revolutionize social gaming. We’re gonna make sure it is fun and easy. Even better, there are no lobbies and no need for scheduling.” The new online features include the following: Global…
PS3 Price Drop 2011 Worldwide
A PlayStation 3 Price Drop 2011 Worldwide was announced at Gamescom 2011, going into effect immediately for all major regions! The price drop lowers the system to the following prices per region: America – $250 Dollars Europe – $250 Euros Japan – 24,980 Yen According to Sony: “In North America, the 160 GB PS3 and…
Mass Effect 3 Squad Leader Combat Revealed
Mass Effect 3 Squad Leader Combat was revealed at GamesCom 2011 during the Electronic Arts and BioWare portion of their press conference. This will definitely make fans of the upcoming Sci-Fi RPG happy to see that all of the Squad Mechanics and powers return once more in Mass Effect 3. Sadly though the trailer doesn’t…
Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Test Weekends Announced for 2011
Star Wars: The Old Republic Beta Testing will begin in September, allowing select players to get in on the game and play it ahead of its official release; Which is still set for “holiday 2011″, although we have our doubts whether it will make that date or not. To sign up for the beta weekends,…
Warhammer: Wrath of Heroes Announced As Free Online Game
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes has been announced as an upcoming free-to-play MMO for PC. The game falls under EA’s “Play4Free” banner and will likely include microtransactions to support the game. Other titles that fall under this portfolio include Need For Speed World, Dragon Age Legends and Battlefield Play4Free. In Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes…
FIFA Street 2012 Announced for Next-Gen Consoles
FIFA Street 2012 was announced at Gamescom 2011 as an all-new entry in the extreme sports FIFA Street series, whose last installment was FIFA Street 3 released for Xbox 360, PS3 and DS in 2008. FIFA Street 2012 is in development for “next-gen consoles” (Meaning Xbox 360, PS3, 3DS and possibly Wii U, PS Vita…
Budget Gaming: Play.com & Amazon.com!
Hello everyone and welcome to VGB’s Budget Gaming feature with Meg! In this video series I’ll be going through my personal tips and recommendations for saving money on video games! But don’t forget to submit your own, so I can feature them in future videos! In this budget gaming video I’ll be talking about my…
DOTA 2 Trailer Debuts At Gamescom 2011
The DOTA 2 trailer was a big focus of Gamescom 2011. And you’ll wish a DOTA 2 movie was being made after you get your grubby little eyeballs on this absolutely badass trailer! Thankfully, DOTA 2 has the power and influence of Valve behind the scenes this time, so the actual game itself can give…
Top 25 Must-Play Video Games: Tomb Raider (#9)
Next at number 9 we have Core Design’s third-person, action, adventure game Tomb Raider, the most iconic action-adventure title in gaming! Hello everyone and welcome to Top 25 Must-Plays, the place where you can read about video games, well-known and well-hidden! All of these choices from number 25 to 1 have well-shaped characters, immersive story…
On PlayStation Network: Breath of Fire IV, Sony Gamescom 2011 Live Stream!
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Note: The big news this week is that Sony’s Gamescom 2011 press conference will be streamed live today from Germany. That’s Tuesday at 19:00 CET / 18:00…
Big in Japan: Hatsune Miku Project Diva Extend Trailer!
For those of you who are keeping an eye out for the newest Project Diva instalments, Sega has released a 6-minute long trailer for Hatsune Miku Project Diva – Extend! Sega announced that “Extend” will be a new sequel to Project Diva 2nd! Most of the rhythm-based gameplay will be similar to the previous title,…


























