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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Begins Filming

2011/03/08

Konami has announced that the follow-up to the 2006 film, Silent Hill, titled Silent Hill: Revelation 3D has begin shooting as of yesterday in Ontario, Canada. The original starred Radha Mitchell as a mother on the search for her missing daughter in the titular town of Silent Hill. The sequel will focus on the events of Silent Hill 3 and focus on a teenager drawn to the town for unknown reasons.

‘For over a decade, the Silent Hill franchise has been scaring players through psychological horror and the fear of the unknown,’ said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. ‘It’s that proven blueprint for terror we know Samuel Hadida is capable of re-creating for the big screen. With him at the helm, we’re confident Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, will bring a new dimension of fear for fans both old and new.’

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D is being worked on by much of the same crew as the first movie.

SHIFT 2 Unleashed Drift Challenge Autolog Video

2011/03/07

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Electronic Arts has released a new Autolog customization video showing off the Drift Challenge portion of the game. In case you don’t know what the Autolog is, it basically tracks your progress and everything you do so you can compare your stats with other players, etc. SHIFT 2 Unleashed is due out on March 29th, 2011.

Call of Duty: Black Ops First Strike DLC Pack Out Now on PS3

2011/03/03

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Activision and Treyarch have announced the release of their First Strike DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops to the PlayStation Network. First Strike features five new multiplayer maps including a new one for the Zombies play mode. First Strike retails for $14.99.

‘The First Strike map pack significantly expands the intense experience for the millions of fans enjoying Call of Duty: Black Ops on the PlayStation®3 every day,’ said Mark Lamia, Studio Head, Treyarch. ‘Across each of First Strike’s multiplayer maps and the newest Zombie level, we have created unique experiences that will appeal to everyone playing online in the PSN Call of Duty® community around the world.’

Also released was a new Black Ops music video, which you can see below:

LA Noire The Naked City Trailer

2011/03/03

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Rockstar Games has released a trailer for ‘The Naked City’, a GameStop pre-order bonus mission for their upcoming L.A. Noire. The Naked City sees the player investigate the apparent suicide of a fashion model, but not is all as it seems. L.A. Noire is due out on May 17th, 2011.

Forsaken World Release Date Moved Up, New Dev Diary Video

2011/03/03

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Perfect World Entertainment has announced that their upcoming MMO, Forsaken World, will be released two weeks ahead of schedule on March 9th. The game has been developed for the Windows PC platform and puts players in a Fantasy game space with 5 player racers available – each with multiple class options and play styles.

‘Forsaken World has been our most highly anticipated game, which is evident in the fact that this has been our largest and longest closed beta to date,’ said Clifton Chu, Product Manager for Forsaken World. ‘We would like to thank all of our beta testers in making Forsaken World the most polished and best game possible, which is one of the reasons why we are able to launch two weeks ahead of schedule.’

Also released was a new developer diary video, which you can see below.

Nvidia Releases Crysis 2 Benchmarks

2011/03/01

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Nvidia has posted up an article with their official benchmark scores for Crytek’s upcoming shooter, Crysis 2. The benchmark scores, of course, a range of Nvidia GPUs but does rate them based on game level of detail settings as well as scoring the optimal play setting option offered by the game.

From the Benchmark:
‘Prior to going hands-on with Crysis 2, we weren’t sure how the range of NVIDIA GPUs were going to handle Crytek’s highly ambitious game; after all, its predecessor had left countless GPUs, and their owners, in tears. Fortunately, Crytek made good on their promise to deliver a game that both looks and performs better, even with an old PC…’

LINK: Nvidia’s Crysis 2 Benchmark Article

Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Trailer

2011/02/28

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Ubisoft has released a new trailer for their upcoming Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3DS. The game is a tactical actioner and is due out on March 27th, 2011 which is also the launch date of the Nintendo 3DS in North America. The game features a similar UI to that of ‘Fire Emblem’, but with new enhancements to gameplay such as cover and elevation checks.

Nintendo 3DS Hacked Only One Day After Japanese Launch

2011/02/28

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Looks like the crack and hack community has scored once again, hacking the Nintendo 3DS portable handheld system only a day after being launched in Japan. This video below shows the hack in action, allowing the system to play pirated games. The Nintendo 3DS will hit North America on March 27th for $249.99.

Crysis 2 Be Invisible Trailer

2011/02/25

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Crytek and Electronic Arts have released a new trailer for their upcoming shooter, Crysis 2. ‘Be Invisible’ shows off some of the nanosuit’s cloaking ability in combat. Crysis 2 is due out on March 22nd, 2011.

Yars Revenge Bugs and Weapons Trailer

2011/02/25

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Atari has released a new ‘Bugs and Weapons’ trailer for the upcoming re-imagining of the classic title, Yars Revenge. The downloadable title will hit the Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC platforms this Spring. This re-imagining sees the player as a humanoid female encased in a bio-mechanical suit.

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