Doug Lombardi from Valve has announced that Portal 2 is on its way at the end of the 2010. What's even more interesting is that he has confirmed that the PC and 360 platforms will get the game but has not spoken of the PS3. It is well known that Valve has issues with developing games for the Sony platform and co founder Gabe Newell is not the biggest PS3 fan it's been reported. Speculation online has been also rife about whether that means...
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In a recent interview Valve's  Chet Falisze, a writer for the designers of Half life, The Orange Box and Left-4-dead series, is quoted to have remarked: "We thought that the Orange Box didn't put our best foot forward with the PS3 community. We don't want to do something like that again on the PS3. We want to give PS3 owners the best possible experience. "Some of that will come from us learning and getting better. Before we can go ...
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The journey through Hell begins today. Visceral Games, an Electronics Arts Inc.  studio, today announced that Dante’s Inferno™ is now available in New Zealand for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system.  With scores of 90 from both PLAY Gamer Magazine in the UK and Official PlayStation Magazine in Italy, the birthplace of Dante Alighieri, Dante’s Inferno is being praised by criti...
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DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio today announced that first-person shooter fans will get early access to the best-in-class online war experience in Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2. Players can now download a free* console demo worldwide on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace. A PC beta is also now available to players that pre-order** the game at participating retailers in New Zealand and through select community channels. On February 4th, the demo will b...
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Posted on Rockstar's own blog recently was the following Q an A's...good news for PS3 owners The question posed was, “I was highly anticipating the release of The Ballad Of Gay Tony, but just found out that it is only on the XBox360. I am certain that I am not the first person to ask this, but how come it wasn’t released on the PS3?” Which Rockstar replied, “We know that it continues to be an often-asked question – and believe us, w...
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A Taiwanese man has become the first person to finish nearly everything in the popular online game World of Warcraft, according to an online report. The MMO Champion website reported the man's character "Little Grey" is the first to complete every achivement in the game. A Tauren Druid called 'Little Grey' has 986 out of 986 achievements on his armory page, along with *deep breath* collecting 100 mounts, 75 pets, completing every quest, vis...
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One of the biggest games for 2009 will be launching and selling in less than a couple of hours! Modern Warfare 2 is due for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. There will also be a Wii version available but this will be known as Modern Warfare: Reflex. VGNZ has been talking to key retailers and rental stores through out the country and heard positive feed back with most stores receiving their stock as early as Friday. Surprisingly no o...
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Halo Waypoint launches today – the virtual world of Halo Exclusive previews of “Halo Legends” on Xbox LIVE starting Sunday November 8 AUCKLAND, New Zealand – November 6, 2009 – Halo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things “Halo,” launches today on Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of “Halo Legends” beginning Sunday, Nov. 8.  Following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint...
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BIOWARE ANNOUNCES MASS EFFECT 2 COLLECTORS’ EDITION Special Edition Includes Exclusive Armor and Weapons, Comic Book, and Bonus Content Auckland, NZ (November 6, 2009) – Recruit your crew and fight for the lost! Leading video game developer BioWare™, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the internationally acclaimed Shooter RPG Mass Effect™ 2 will also be released as a Collectors’ Edition...
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October 5, 2009, 11:04 am - Valve - Press Release Zombie Blockbuster On Track To Top Valve's All Time Sales Oct 5, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced a $25 Mil consumer advertising plan for its upcoming action thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2). "Based on the strength of pre-orders, Left 4 Dead 2 will be the fastest-s...
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