New Arkham City Trailer Shows Penguin

July 22, 2011 | pedrolabate | 10 Comments

We’ve all seen the concept art, but not much else was known about The Penguin’s part in the sequel to the much acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum. In this exclusive GameSpot trailer we can see Batman fighting a whole lot … Read More

Play Mortal Kombat as Freddy Krueger

July 22, 2011 | pedrolabate | 3 Comments

Apparently the last DLC character for the summer, which has been kept a secret until now, is no one less than Freddy Krueger himself. Scorpion is no longer alone in the depths of Hell and will be joined on August … Read More

Is There a Place Left for Innovation ?

July 18, 2011 | pedrolabate | 14 Comments

First of all, be warned, as this is a long post and its many inquiries might feel unanswered at end, but if you also feel like the industry is increasing the size of the cookie factory and you keep getting the same batch of bland chocolate chip cookies, you might like it. Without further ado, let’s begin:

What is the most innovative game you’ve seen lately? That’s a question I won’t try to answer at this point, I’ll let you guys think about it for a couple of minutes… OK, so what is the first thing that came up on your mind? Not so simple, isn’t it?

I’ve noticed (and probably most others have) that the most noteworthy titles these days are sequels, and that got me thinking, is that all we want to see? I own a very small collection of PS3 games (about 16) and astonishingly, 50% of those games are sequels to games featured in the same platform; if I consider sequels to a series, that number jumps to 70%. It’s incredible how many developers we’ve seen lately seem so scared of trying something different. If you just think about your “top 10” most expected titles this year, you’ll see what I’m talking about. Probably 90% of those games are sequels.

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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Fan Interview

July 6, 2011 | pedrolabate | 7 Comments

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been on my “most anticipated titles of 2011” since I first heard of it, so anything related to that game makes me really excited, however, it had been a couple months since I had seen something substantial about it. This has now changed.

Bethesda published at their forum a Q & A made from fan questions, there are 25 points discussed in total, and I suggest everyone slightly interested in the game to read that.

In my opinion these are the most interesting/new things I’ve seen on the interview:

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Diablo III Hiring PS3 Specialist

June 13, 2011 | pedrolabate | 6 Comments

A great news for all hack and slash lovers and more so to those who specially appreciate Diablo (and perhaps don’t own a super awesome gaming rig). Blizzard is hiring a “Senior Software Engineer” to be working exclusively for Diablo III development on the PS3. Amongst the qualifications, at least one AAA PS3 title is required. Job responsibilities include:

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Dead Island E3 Trailer

June 6, 2011 | pedrolabate | 2 Comments

To all zombie lovers out there, September 6th (North America) and September 9th (everywhere else) is a date that should be marked on your calendar and it’s pretty close.

Dead Island will (hopefully) bring the best of FPS and RPG games into a world full of Zombies, basically, everything you (well, actually me) ever hoped for.

In this new E3 trailer we have more gameplay footage, as well as what apparently is the begging of the game.

If you want to keep an eye out for everything Dead Island related check their official Facebook page for all the bloody details. Also, for the release date announcement, be sure to read Madagasca’s post here! If you haven’t checked out Part 1 yet, be sure to head over to Oly’s post.

Keep in mind any videos during E3 will be embedded on the post itself and not on the main page

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Rumor: PSN Password Change Could Be Exploited (Update: It Was a URL Exploit and Has Been Fixed)

May 18, 2011 | pedrolabate | 23 Comments

Reported yesterday by the news site Nyleveia, PSN password changes were being exploited and could be easily be replaced by anyone who had basic information on the e-mail tied to any given account and the user.

In the spirit … Read More

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Update

May 12, 2011 | pedrolabate | 6 Comments

Hello RPG fans.

Some new information regarding minor details of the game have been made available trough the official Bethesda forums. A German gamer posted the information he read on PC Games Magazine. Here’s what he found out.

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