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Tuesday 20 September 2011

Gaming News Round-Up

With the Autumn of Gaming in full swing (Gears of War 3 likely set to break some more records today), developers are keen to reveal updates on their big upcoming titles. I've rounded up here some of the biggest announcements that have hit recently for major 2011/12 titles...

  • The first trailer for Rockstar's story-driven thriller Max Payne 3 has been released. The game sees its titular protagonist on the run from his enemies, desperate to find answers to an assassination attempt, and will utilise many of the features found in its 2001 and 2003 franchise predecessors. Catch the trailer below; Max Payne 3 retails in March 2012.
  • Travellers' Tales have announced they will release LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 on November 18th on the 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, PSP and DS here in the UK. The title features adventures in iconic locations from the fifth, sixth and seventh books and the final four films, including Grimmauld Place and Godric's Hollow, but will that be enough to save it from being forgotten, seeing as it's released just days after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Uncharted 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Assassin's Creed: Revelations...?
  • After Kaos Studios were shut down earlier this year, many wondered if their Homefront franchise would continue. Today, publisher THQ has revealed that CryTek, acclaimed developer of the Crysis and FarCry series, will now helm the series. Exec vice president of THQ Danny Bilson said the choice of dev "underscores [their] strategy of working with the industry's best talent", and that THQ is "supremely confident that the next Homefront will deliver that AAA-quality experience players demand." Expect the next entry in the series to be announced in 2012, as the current fiscal year for its targeted release is 2014.
  • PS3 owners who missed out on the original Assassin's Creed when it first released in 2006 are in luck- the title will be packaged in with Sony's version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, out November 15th.
  • And now for the bad news: the PC version of Batman: Arkham City has been delayed to November 15th. Sorry 'bout that. The 360 and PS3 versions will still be out October 21st.


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