Today in Gaming News - July 27, 2011
by Keith Sadler, posted on 27 July 2011 / 2,520 Views
Here’s what’s in the news, today, that you should care about.
Metal Gear, the board game is a thing. You’re welcome, Universe. So is the PS3 doll. Well, almost. Sony’s submitted a patent filing. Apparently it’s going to be able to talk to your PS3.
Europeans won’t be getting Dragon Age II DLC “Legacy” until Thursday. The game also seems to be having trouble staying on Steam. EA’s own Origins is having trouble too.
Here’s Bitmob’s video blips which include, but are not limited to: Anarchy Reigns’ twisted tale, A Japanese concept trailer for Phantasy Star Online 2, and those wacky kids developing Street Fighter X Tekken.
THQ is having a hard quarter. They’re down 38.4 million dollars. They’re also having a sale. Their CEO, Brian Farrell also said they need to put more time and effort into their games, upping “quality.” They’re also done making Red Faction games. Saints Row: The Third pre-order sales are doing well.
In September, you’ll have access to free Red Dead Redemption DLC, it’s called Myth’s and Mavericks? Goat suckers and Palins?
Siliconera interviews Shinobi 3DS’ Producer Stephen Frost.
Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil: Code Veronica have prices, screenshots, release dates, achievements/trophies. Plus a Resident Evil 6 reveal at the Tokyo Game Show? Screens and gameplay video here.
Madden ’12 will see a demo August 9 will feature the Chicago Bears versus the Green Bay Packers. All free agent moves will also be available.
NHL 12 gets a mess of new videos as well.
Level-5’s new American offices are kinda creepy looking. Surreal. They also want to know which games you want them to localize. They’ve also filed a trademark for “Little Battlers eXperience.” Maybe a Wii U Professor Layton title?
Sony’s considering PS Vita “Activity” feature, which would work a lot like Facebook.
Famitsu did a survey gauging people’s reactions to the Wii U and PS Vita. Turns out, people are more excited about the Vita.
Epic Games’ Mike Capps swears credit ought to be given where it’s due.
Activision recently gave out 250,000 to independent games designers.
The first Duke Nukem Forever DLC will be available this Autumn.
Catherine’s apparently for adults who don’t like video games as much as they used to. It’s currently got an 83 out of 100 from Metacritic.
Dead Island’s gonna be a book.
What other news have you found that others should care about?
