Finally, Duke Nukem Forever is here and available on the Xbox 360, PC and PS3.

“June 14 in North America will forever be celebrated as the day that legendary Duke Nukem Forever went from video game folklore to earth-shattering reality,” Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K Games, said.

“For 15 years, fans have waited in limbo just yearning to hear those two little lovely words strung together–now available.” Unfortunately, early reviews of the game aren’t as earth-shattering. Ars Technica’s Ben Kuchera said Duke Nukem Forever was “barely playable, not funny, rampantly offensive,” in his headline and concluded the only good thing about the experience was that “the game doesn’t last very long.”

Will you be buying Duke Nukem Forever?

via CNET

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I remember seeing this trailer about a year ago and I have been looking forward to this game for a while, so I hope it can live up to the hype.

Brink is a first person shooter in a similar style to Modern Warfare 2. In Brink you can play on their the police or rebel side with the basic aim of killing everyone! Ive added the official trailer below. Let us know what you think.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops has just released a patch for the PS3 version. There are lots of fixes to this patch, so take a look at the full list below.

New Features:

• New contracts added to the rotation.
• Added optional pre-match timer for LAN / System-Link games.

Issues Addressed:

• Fixed freeze associated with larger games.
• Improved reliability of players connections to one another.
• Improved ability to bring parties to the game lobby. Late party joiners would try to connect to previous lobby host and be denied if new joiners trigger a lobby host migration.
• Addressed an issue where the Host encounters and infinite spinning loading circle after a Host migration.
• Fixed a timing specific, long/infinite loading screen when joining games (sometimes giving you “Error – Read error (0×80010713) on file <map name>”).
• Fixed a timing-specific freeze when host powered down during host migration.
• Cleaned up the map search filter in the Community section (deleted unused entries).
• Fixed Combat Training’s “USE FRIENDS” option for bots names.
• Fixed issue with split-screen guest profile names being blank, resulting in matches never launching.
• Instead of showing the generic “Player” for offline profiles in LAN, we now display the PS3 profile name.
• Fixed Friends list appearing after viewing a Friends Playercard from the Leaderboards.
• Fixed filter so players can now view Friends on Zombies leadboards.
• Fix timing specific issue where the game can be put into slow motion.
• Addressed “disconnected path” error when using the doors in Radiation after a host migration.
• Fixed stability issues navigating lobbies after client on Split Screen Zombies quits out of a game.
• Addressed issue/exploit when removing Counter Spy Plane effects with the Jammer.
• Fixed a freeze when quickly loading maps one after another in private match.
• Fixed issue where players get primary weapons in Second Chance.
• Fixed “NEW” stamp not disappearing for Custom Slot 9 when highlighting the slot.
• Removed water vision effect when respawning after dying in the acid pool in Radiation.
• Several contract fixes.

Gameplay Tuning:

• Second Chance – players that put an enemy into Second Chance are now credited for a full kill once that enemy dies. If another player kills the enemy while the enemy is in Second Chance, they will get assist credit.
• Adjustments to the PSG1 with attachments.
• AK74U adjustments.
• RCXD adjustments.
• Silenced sniper rifle adjustments.
• Removed hit markers when shooting friendly equipment.

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It has been revealed that Portal 2 will be playable not just on the PC version, but on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions as well.

You’ll only be able to actually create these mods on a PC, Faliszek told NowGamer, but “the content that comes out is agnostic, and so we will be seeing that on all the platforms. Depending on the platform you’re on I should say, will depend on how we’re delivering it.”

PS3 will use Steamworks, and the PC will presumably use the usual mod portals, with installations made through Steam. No word on how it’ll work for the 360 yet.

Faliszek added: “There’s just a lot of value in engaging the community because they’re smart, they’re thinking of really cool things and we want to be able to have everyone share that.”

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Duke Nukem Forever has been in development for some time now and it now finally has a release date. May 3 is the North American release date. May 6 is worldwide.

“Somehow the guys at Game Informer magazine discovered Duke Nukem Forever’s launch date before I did,” joked Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software and executive producer of Duke Nukem Forever. “But I cannot imagine any better video game news source team than Game Informer to reveal the moment of truth for the most inconceivable, incorrigible and inspiring turn around story in the history of the video game industry – the coming of Duke Nukem Forever on May 3, 2011.”

“The moment fans all over the world have been waiting for is almost here,” says Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “May 3, 2011 marks Duke’s return as he unleashes his brash and brutally honest wit on the world. His return is going to be epic and one that will make video gaming history!”

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Sales figures are out for 2010. The list below comprises of the top-ten selling games in units, and the Console charts top five.

Donkey Kong Country on the list, amazing considering it only came out in some parts of the world in the last quarter, a top seller to next year maybe?

				1,832,364
				1,742,664
				1,059,677
				888,610
				561,146

Interesting to see that, although people are receiving WiiSport with the console free, its still top by quite a number. On top of that, the Wii console still sold more units than its top game.

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A small synopsis of the game has of course been seen on the net as to whet your appetite:

“Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race.

“As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.”

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According to the Official Playstation Magazine, Kratos will be featuring in the upcoming ‘reboot’ of the Mortal Kombat saga, exclusively for the PS3.

Kratos will be a full character with his own move sets and fatalities to inflict upon his opponents.

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Surprisingly Gran Turismo is very popular in Japan. So popular it has impacted on Sony hardware sales drastically!

Gran Turismo 5 has been topping the charts of late and it has also increased PS3 hardware sales from 29,000 to 69,000 units for the week ending November 28th.

Despite the mixed reviews of Gran Turismo 5, the established name is still a strong enough brand with fans of racing games.

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be receiving a free download tomorrow for the Xbox 360, as well as long-awaited online functionality.

“Download it, have a go and while you’re there try the online co-op mode, it’s great fun,” said Darrell Gallagher, General Manager of Crystal Dynamics.

The DLC, entitled All The Trappings, will only be available for 30 days. It offers a brand new area to conquer, featuring a heady mix of combat, exploration and puzzles.

You can also expect the same package to be on its way to the PS3 and PC.

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EA are giving gamers one track in the demo, with the ability to unlock a second if they invite a friend.

“In the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit demo, players will be able to chase as a cop in the Dark Horse Hot Pursuit event, speeding through the coastal highway and mountainous ridges of Seacrest County,” reads the PR. The second event is Roadster’s Reborn, “where gamers can compete as racers to set the best times.”

The demo lasts until 9 November. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is out on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 19, with a separate version in development for the Wii.

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This time a much larger trailer for a game that really doesn’t need an introduction… you monster!

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Ah the A3-21 Plasma Rifle; it is one of the strongest weapons in fallout 3 not only that but you can get it relatively quickly as well it’s also stylish to boot.

So do you want one?

Do the quest ‘The replicated man’ which involves searching for an escaped android from the commonwealth. The android is chief harkness, of rivet city but you will need to find clues that link the android to pinkerton, who can be found in the lower half of rivet city, before you can confront him about it.

When you have confronted him about it, offer to kill the scientist who wanted you to find him, and he will give you his plasma rifle, which does more damage than a regular plasma rifle and is more valuable. you can also get a perk from the scientist and the plasma rifle, by repeating the step above, but instead of killing him, turn in the android and you will be able to keep both rewards, although harkness will disappear from the game.

Too much work?

You could make your own A3-21 Plasma Rifle. If you’ve been paying attention to the pictures in the article or indeed if you’ve actually read the title you might of noticed pictures of the A3-21 Plasma Rifle all over the place. This replica rifle was done by the very talented Ryan Palse (CitizenStrips) and painted by his wife Dena Palse.

Check out some pictures of the finished project.

Here’s some work in progress .

… and here is the in-game model and the replica together so you can compare.

If you’re interested many more can be found here or alternatively you can visit Ryans’ Flickr account here and check out his other projects

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Ah Co-op Portal. Nothing breaks up freindships faster than having to work together but then again this is Portal we’re talking about so it’s probably worth losing a few freinds over.

It’s only a small teaser really but it gives us a little peak of what to expect out of Co-op mode. I suggest you take a look then figure out who is the most patient/competent freind you know.

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• A Perfect Circle – “The Outsider”
• Aerosmith – “Cryin’”
• AFI – “Dancing Through Sunday”
• Alice Cooper – “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
• Alter Bridge – “Ties That Bind”
• Anberlin – “The Feel Good Drag”
• Anthrax – “Indians”
• Arch Enemy – “Nemesis”
• Atreyu – “Ravenous”
• Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
• Bad Brains – “Re-Ignition (Live)”
• Band Of Skulls – “I Know What I Am”
• Black Sabbath – “Children Of The Grave”
• Blind Melon – “Tones Of Home”
• Blue Öyster Cult – “Burnin’ For You”
• Bush – “Machinehead”
• Buzzcocks – “What Do I Get?”
• Children Of Bodom – “If You Want Peace… Prepare For War”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
• The Cure – “Fascination Street”
• Deep Purple – “Burn”
• Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)”
• Dethklok – “Bloodlines”
• The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants”
• Dire Straits – “Money For Nothing”
• DragonForce – “Fury of the Storm”
• Drowning Pool – “Bodies”
• Edgar Winter- “Free Ride”
• Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
• Five Finger Death Punch – “Hard To See”
• Flyleaf – “Again”
• Foo Fighters – “No Way Back”
• Foreigner – “Feels Like The First Time”
• George Thorogood and The Destroyers – “Move It On Over (Live)”
• The Hives – “Tick Tick Boom”
• Interpol – “Slow Hands”
• Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
• Jethro Tull – “Aqualung”
• John 5 – “Black Widow Of La Porte”
• KISS – “Love Gun”
• Linkin Park – “Bleed It Out”
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Call Me The Breeze (Live)”
• Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
• Megadeth – “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due”
• Megadeth – “This Day We Fight!”
• Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – “Paranoid (Live)”
• Muse – “Uprising”
• My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”
• Neil Young – “Rockin’ In The Free World”
• Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
• Night Ranger – “(You Can Still) Rock In America”
• Nine Inch Nails – “Wish”
• The Offspring – “Self Esteem”
• Orianthi – “Suffocated”
• Pantera – “I’m Broken”
• Phoenix – “Lasso”
• Poison – “Unskinny Bop”
• Queen – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
• Queensrÿche – “Jet City Woman”
• Rammstein – “Waidmanns Heil”
• The Ramones – “Theme From Spiderman”
• Red Rider – “Lunatic Fringe”
• R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion”
• Rise Against – “Savior”
• The Rolling Stones – “Stray Cat Blues”
• The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
• Rush – “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”
• RX Bandits – “It’s Only Another Parsec…”
• Silversun Pickups – “There’s No Secrets This Year”
• Slash featuring Ian Astbury – “Ghost”
• Slayer – “Chemical Warfare”
• Slipknot – “Psychosocial”
• Snot – “Deadfall”
• Soundgarden – “Black Rain”
• Steve Vai – “Speeding” (Vault Version)
• Stone Temple Pilots – “Interstate Love Song”
• Strung Out – “Calling”
• Styx – “Renegade”
• Sum 41 – “Motivation”
• Tesla – “Modern Day Cowboy”
• Them Crooked Vultures – “Scumbag Blues”
• Third Eye Blind – “Graduate”
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Listen To Her Heart”
• Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
• The Vines – “Get Free”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
• ZZ Top – “Sharp Dressed Man (Live)”

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I’m currently trying to find some old Wii advertising to see if it was anywhere near as bad the Sony/Microsoft advertising. I don’t remember it being that bad, I remember it being announced as the ‘Wii’ which everyone thought was the stupidest sounding name ever but then still buying one. I don’t remember adverts packed with happy familys playing games together and filling out various sterotypes and grinning madly as they play.

Perhaps I have rose-tinted glasses on but the Wii launch didn’t seem anywhere near this bad, Wii sports seems a bit lacking but it nicely showed off the functionality of the Wii. The main problem of course is the Wii only got to a good place by generally dropping the gimmick and rehashing their popular franchises.

Give it time, they’ll get it out of their systems. Meanwhile in check out Move games: The Shoot, Sports Champions and KungFu Rider.

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It has been revealed in Japan that Sony will be releasing a white Playstation 3 slim that will be hitting store shelves July 29th. As well as the nifty paint job there will be a drive size increase.

Instead of the 120 GB and 250 GB models, that we all know and love, buyers will be able to get the new 160 GB and 320 GB models. The price? The 160 GB models will be retailing for ¥29,980 (USD$340), while the 320 GB will set you back ¥34,980 (USD$400). Nothing surprising there.

No news yet as to whether the rest of the world will be seeing these White PS3, but I wouldn’t bet against the idea.

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Because size matters…

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….I’m sorry to say This is fake.

Jeff Gerstmann It’s fun after-school project time! Here’s my fake E3 lineup.http://twitpic.com/1l65hm.’

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It’s back and so is Stephen Fry. (And there was much rejoicing). I’ll be honest, I was a huge fan of the first game and this video just makes the sequel look amazing.

What intrigues the most about this game is it’s potential with The Move, done correctly this could push the Move instantly to the top of the wavey wavey controllers. Now it’s time for the Xth boxth to retaliate, but first take a look at the video and tell me you’re not impressed.

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It has been reported that the Playstation 3 system will be updated on the 1st April. However, this might really annoy a minority because Sony plan on taking away Linux support.

Sony has revealed that PS3 firmware update 3.21 will remove the ability to install an alternative operating system on the console, due to what the company is calling “security concerns”.

Sony’s Patrick Seybold argues that this will “ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system.” I’m guessing that means: “Hey guys, our console got hacked, and we’re officially crapping it.”

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The game has more than 50 levels and 20 original songs that play with each level. You need to match three or more gems to make them disappear and score points. For more points, users can match the gems to the beat of the music and those who keep the ‘groove’ going until the end of a song without letting the gems touch the top will advance to the next level.

There are 15 levels of powerups that you unlock by getting stars in the game. Groovin’ Blocks features three skill levels, from casual to hard, and two different multiplayer options (local co-op or local head to head). The multiplayer modes enable handicapping to balance gameplay. Plus there are 11 PlayStation Network trophies to collect.

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