News round-up October 3-7
The week in which we gained a new iPhone, but lost Steve Jobs.
The week in which we gained a new iPhone, but lost Steve Jobs.
Notch releases screenshots of a white dragon flying the pixel-clouded skies. More >
With the multiplayer beta ending this weekend - though not before PC players are granted access to the 64-player Caspian Border map - attention naturally turns to Battlefield 3's singleplayer. A logical time, then, for EA to release the below screenshots showing the campaign ahead of the game's release on October 25. More >
2Upcoming Xbox Live Arcade platformer Fez was last night named Best In Show at the IndieCade 2011 festival in California. Polytron's game also won the award for story/world design, Joystiq reports. PlayStation Move music title Johann Sebastian Joust also took home two gongs, for best technology and impact on the community. More >
Indie Flash platformer VVVVVV is headed to the 3DS eShop, publisher Nicalis has announced. The puzzle-platformer, developed by Terry Cavanagh, will sport 3D visuals, six new levels, and a map on the bottom screen. More >
Download service Green Man Gaming has removed Electronic Arts games from sale in all regions except for the UK. In a blog post, GMG's community manager explains: "Bad news folks, we very unfortunately have to pull down EA products from sale in all regions except for the UK. "We're currently in talks with EA to see if this can be changed, however I can't give any kind of guarantees aside from saying as soon as I know something I will let you know too." More >
DICE, Swedish developer of the upcoming Battlefield 3, has confirmed that PC players of the eagerly-awaited shooter's multiplayer beta will be able to play on a second map, Caspian Border, this weekend. More >
"I don't think either company is worried too much about the other competing in the same space," says CEO David Helgason.
Ron Gilbert remembers the Apple CEO.
5The British Academy Of Film And Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that it is to expand its annual videogame awards this year with the creation of four new categories. This year's British Academy Videogame Awards will, for the first time, include awards for Debut Game, Online Browser Game, Online Multiplayer Game, and Performer. More >
Documents show LA Noire developer owed individuals as much as $100,000, including those who had publicly defended it and studio head Brendan McNamara.
4PlayStation maker reportedly in talks to acquire its partner’s stake in their mobile phone business for over $1 billion.
FIFA 12 is the new number one in the Nordic chart, which collates sales data from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The sight of EA's latest football title at the summit is no surprise after FIFA 11 occupied top spot for seven weeks out of ten over the summer. Last week's number one, Gears Of War 3, falls to number two. More >
Square Enix has confirmed a European release for Vita launch title Army Corps Of Hell. Players are cast as the King Of Hell, tasked with reclaiming his throne by controlling a hundred-strong army of goblins with assorted classes and abilities. It sounds like Pikmin, and with good reason: the developer is Entersphere, the company formed by Motoi Okamoto, writer of the Gamecube classic. More >
Hilmar Pétersson issues heartfelt apology to Eve Online players and focuses on "restoring trust and moving forward."
Nintendo has unveiled the Ice White 3DS, the fifth colour model of its glasses-free 3D handheld. The new model, pictured below, goes on sale in Japan on November 3. More >
2Says Unreal Engine's Flash support is "an interesting approach" and teases a "truly cross-platform solution" of its own.
2Not all of the 40 TV and entertainment providers who are bringing their content to Xbox 360 later this year will do so for free, and it appears that voice and gesture control using Kinect will also be restricted to Xbox Live Gold members. More >
2Live and on-demand TV and video from BBC, Channel 4, HBO and more bound for Xbox 360 this year.
7Falcom's PSP RPG debuts at number one as Dark Souls slips to third.