Archives

October 2011

October 1

Review: A Game of Thrones: Genesis
Battlefield 3 Beta Servers Hacked

October 2

Hands On: Batman: Arkham City
Vintage Gaming: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Portal 2′s Secret Turret Lullaby Comic
Uncharted 3 to Implement Online Pass System
Mod Spotlight: Factum Solus

October 3

The Binding of Isaac Gets its First Update
How Can We Make Games More Frightening?
Cave Story HD Coming to PC
Activision Independent Games Competition 2011
The Myth of the Spoon
Games of the Month: October
Skyrim Achievement List Revealed

October 4

SEGA to Roll Out Old Franchise to Fresh Start
Eight Waves of Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Mode
Battlefield 3 Beta Has More Than 12 Million Participants
Xbox Live Developers Abandoning the Platform?
Battlelog Not Required for Battlefield’s Singleplayer
Epic and Adobe Announce Flash Support for Unreal 3 Engine
Bethesda to Take “Scrolls” Creators to Court
Battlefield 3 to Grace Steam After All?

October 5

Keiji Inafune Presents: King of Pirates!
Sony’s Long Live Play One Long Ad
Battlefield 3 PC Will Be Getting Squad Options
Top 10 Zombie Games of All Time
Late to the Party: The Legend of Zelda

October 6

Bethesda’s Having a Sale on Xbox LIVE and Horse Armor’s In It
5 More Bizarre Publicity Stunts in Gaming
Neverwinter Not-MMO Turning Into Actual MMO
Press Kit Claims Halo Movie to be Released in 2012
Impressions: Battlefield 3 PC Beta
EA Take A Stand Against BF3 Beta Cheaters
6 V’s Goes 3D

October 7

BF3 Opens Caspian Border To PC Beta Players
Gamers: The Pious Moaners
New MW3 Trailer During Football Match
New BF3 Developer Commentary Videos Show Two New Maps
Binary Domain Might Actually Offer Meaningful Decisions
Lawyers and Developers Have Their Say on “Scrolls” Issue

October 8

Interview: Digital Arrow on InMomentum
Mod Spotlight: The Trap
Carmack: “We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games”
GSC Game World’s Next DRM Will Stalk You (Updated)
Review: Rage

October 9

Optional Hi-res Textures for Battlefield 3 on Consoles
Vintage Gaming: Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)

October 10

The Binding of Isaac Gets a Browser-Based Demo, Extra Content Inbound
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Really Exists
Review: Orcs Must Die!
THQ Week on Steam Blasts Off With Metro 2033 for Only $5
Rage’s Creative Director Explains Why the Game Offers No Deathmatch

October 11

Skyward Sword: A Recipe for Success
Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Detailed
Ninja Gaiden 3 Devs Interested in “pushing” Wii U “as hard as it can”
Battlefield 3 PC Dedicated Servers To Charge Extra Per Player

October 12

Dead Island Gets Updated on Steam, Ability to Duplicate Weapons Patched
Over 60,000 PSN Accounts Locked After Compromised info used in mass log-in Attempt
New Video About Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer

October 13

New Syndicate Footage Shivers for Ten Minutes
Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Dated
10 Unexpected Scares in Video Games
TF2 Community Rolling in the Dough
How Skyward Sword Will Move You
Forging an Iron Throne

October 14

New Binding of Isaac Update Improves Save System
Confirmed: No Batman: Arkham City Demo Coming
Twelve Minutes of Final Fantasy Type-0

October 15

Battlefield 3: You Shall Not Pass Without a Pass
Valve Source Talks Source 2

October 16

Vintage Gaming: The Typing of the Dead
Mod Spotlight: The Core
The Ongoing Nightmare for One Indie Studio

October 17

Can We Put a Price on Games?
People Who Hate Modern Warfare 3′s Engine “just don’t know” The Difference
Bioshock Vita Coming Along… Slowly

October 18

Batman: Arkham City Glides Onto PC November 18
Notch Tweets: We’ve Won This Round, Bethesda.
1.5 Billion Deaths Recorded As Part Of Battlefield 3 Beta Stats Collection

October 19

EA Attempts to Manipulate BF3 Scores
Thoughts On: Might and Magic Heroes VI
Top 10 Video Game Shotguns of All Time
Portal 2 Level Design Tool in Testing
Half of 360 & PS3 Owners Buy DLC

October 20

Ubisoft Close to Assassin’s Creed Film Deal with Sony
Gears 3: RAAM’s Shadow DLC for December Release

October 21

Other Bizarre But Potentially Awesome Film Tie-Ins for Video Games
New Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm Trailer Reveals New Units, More Story
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Announced
Review: Might and Magic Heroes VI
Buy WoW’s Annual Pass, Get Diablo III Free
Review: Batman: Arkham City

October 22

Latest Bunch of Heroes Update Adds New Game Mode, Fixes More Things
Warner Brothers to Publish The Witcher 2 on Xbox 360
Mod Spotlight: Suicide Survival

October 23

More Orcs Must Die With Artifacts of Power DLC

October 24

Skyrim Live Action Trailer Ends Just Before the Action
Blizzard DOTA Doesn’t Care for Lore
Follow the History of Battlefield Live
Man Your Battlestations: Battlefield 3 is Live on Origin!
Week o’ Scares Day 1: The Lurking Horror

October 25

Vintage Gaming: Sonic Adventure
GTA V Announced
Week o’ Scares Day 2: The Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth
Arkham City Bringing in the Bat-Money
Skyrim System Specs Spotted

October 26

Week o’ Scares Day 3: Eversion
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Gets Release Date(s)
Rumour Indicates that Just Cause 3 Could Happen
Battlefield 3 on PS3 Doesn’t Include Battlefield 1943 as Promised
Treat Yourself to Four Indie Games for a Pittance
Super Mario 3D Land’s Classic Muse
PlayStation Vita Flash-Phobic at Launch

October 27

Magicka to Receive Lovecraftian Expansion
EA’s Origin Service Will Host Non-EA Games
Battlefield 3 Ships 10 Million Copies
Week o’ Scares Day 4: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
Trick or Steam: Big Halloween Sale
Cheatin’ Skyrim Wives

October 28

Team Fortress 2′s Halloween Update a Sight for Sore Eyes
DC Universe Online Free-to-Play Dated
Sonic Generations Most Anticipated Title in Sonic History
Wii U Final Form to be Shown at E3 2012
Portal 2 Puzzle Creator Preview
Skyrim Gives New Meaning to Life With 42 Concept Images
Week o’ Scares Day 5: F.E.A.R.
Iwata Expresses Hope for the Holidays

October 29

Top 10 Worst Games Based on Horror Movies
Nintendo to Develop New Genres Once Again
December’s BF3 Back to Karkand Gets Screenshots
Modern Warfare 3 Maps Spotted?
Mod Spotlight: Dead Before Dawn
Week o’ Scares Day 6: Dead Space

October 30

Vintage Gaming: Heart of Darkness
More Time with Trine 2
Week o’ Scares Day 7: System Shock 2

October 31

Review: Renegade Ops
Germany in Flames Over EA’s Origin
UPDATED: New Humble Indie Bundle Now Offers Binding of Isaac, Blocks That Matter
Round Table: Halloween Special