Latest videogame news as of 20:31 on 27th January 2012

» Auto refreshing, every minute

New in the last 15 minutes

Epic, Insomniac, and Blizzard hosting 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit session “Staying Around, Playing Around”   VG247 - 20:18

In the last half-hour

Quarrel XBLA exposes baffling Microsoft word filter   Eurogamer.net - 20:09

In the last hour

Price: Insomniac is done with Resistance, Sony isn't   Joystiq - 20:00
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline   VG247 - 19:49
Nintendo developing “Nintendo Network” for Wii U and 3DS   GamesRadar - 19:47

In the last 2 hours

PS Vita 3G purchases include free data, 8GB memory card at Amazon   Joystiq - 19:30
Blockbuster offering interesting pre-order incentives for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13   VG247 - 19:09
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning locks out questline via online pass   Joystiq - 19:00
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces trailer is all about the co-op killing   GamesRadar - 18:52
Quick Quotes: Paradox CEO clarifies comment regarding the future of consoles   VG247 - 18:45
Nintendo reveals “totally new” 2D Super Mario for 3DS   GamesRadar - 18:37
Unholy Edition gets retail release   Eurogamer.net - 18:35

In the last 4 hours

Super Mario 3D Land breaks 5 million sold, Skyward Sword at 3.4 million   Joystiq - 18:30
Big Huge Games didn’t “set out to do something deliberately” familiar with Reckoning   VG247 - 18:29
Laptops with built-in Kinect sensors coming - report   Eurogamer.net - 18:06
The Joystiq Show - 022: Witching the mailbag   Joystiq - 18:00
Apple "outraged" by New York Times Foxconn report   Eurogamer.net - 17:49
Champions Online: Free for All celebrating one year anniversary   VG247 - 17:36
Pixel-art brilliance The Other Brothers heading to iOS and Android   Pocket Gamer - 17:33
Assassin's Creed heads to American Revolution - Rumour   CVG - 17:30
Tour the varied ecological landscape of Amalur   Joystiq - 17:30
Worms Crazy Golf on iOS lowers its clubhouse price to 69p/99c on iPhone, £1.49/$1.99 on iPad   Pocket Gamer - 17:28
Kingdoms of Amalur online pass hides 7 single player quests   Eurogamer.net - 17:22
Rumor: Microsoft to integrate Kinect technology inside Windows-based laptops   VG247 - 17:18
PixelJunk Eden hits Steam next week   CVG - 17:08
TERA publisher "rejects" NCsoft lawsuit   Eurogamer.net - 17:06
Kinect sensors being tested for use in laptops   Joystiq - 17:00
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting Steam March 16   VG247 - 16:46

In the last 8 hours

Iron Brigade 'Rise of the Martian Bear' DLC takes off Feb. 1   Joystiq - 16:30
Sample PS Vita at all 600 GAME, Gamestation stores   CVG - 16:17
Persona 4 fighter hits Japanese arcades in March   Joystiq - 16:15
Minecraft 1.2 to include tamable ocelots, new AI for skeletons   VG247 - 16:10
Get your Krogan Charge on in latest Mass Effect 3 multiplayer vid   Joystiq - 16:00
would you let your child play?   Eurogamer.net - 15:53
3DS getting new 2D Mario   Gamespot - 15:51
Vita demos now available at all GAME and gamestation stores   VG247 - 15:50
EA Sports: SSX will bring extreme sports “back to the forefront of gaming” – new video inside   VG247 - 15:45
THQ confirms more layoffs   CVG - 15:45
Blizzard removes Scrolls of Reforging and companion pets from Diablo III beta   VG247 - 15:32
Sony puts a PlayStation Vita in every GAME and Gamestation   Eurogamer.net - 15:23
Quick quotes: Continued success of dance genre “took us by surprise,” says Ubisoft   VG247 - 15:22
CDP: No Witcher 3 announcement made last night   VG247 - 15:15
FIFA Street - 'Free your game' trailer   CVG - 15:15
Where's My Water? Cranky's Story 3-star video walkthrough - Cranky's First Course   Pocket Gamer - 15:13
Play as Rooney, Petr Cech in Tiger Woods 13   CVG - 15:06
Soulcalibur 5 DLC lets you buy bikinis and animal heads in Feb.   Joystiq - 15:00
Mass Effect 3 'Special Forces' multiplayer trailer   CVG - 14:52
Blacklight: Retribution video focuses on heavy weapons   VG247 - 14:50
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action   VG247 - 14:34
PixelJunk Eden leaps to Steam with Encore included   Joystiq - 14:30
Tiger Woods nabs Wayne Rooney DLC   Eurogamer.net - 14:28
Square launches ‘Barcode Society’ Hitman community   VG247 - 14:21
Insomniac boss explains departure from Resistance   Videogamer.com - 14:21
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam   VG247 - 14:13
Nintendo: 3DS sales prove there's still room for dedicated gaming handhelds   Joystiq - 14:00
Iwata: 2D Super Mario side-scroller in the works, “key 3DS title” for next year   VG247 - 13:57
PixelJunk Eden heads to Steam   Eurogamer.net - 13:56
Award-winning word-cum-strategy game Quarrel Deluxe reduced to 69p/99c on iPad and iPhone   Pocket Gamer - 13:53
Pre-order Prototype 2 at Best Buy, get Hardened Steel bonus   VG247 - 13:53
Lego City Stories confirmed for 2012 launch   VG247 - 13:41
Microsoft's original DOS game Donkey.bas speeds onto iPhone and iPad   Pocket Gamer - 13:39
Capcom releases Resident Evil Revelations with massive box-art typo. Sheet Fighter X Tekken coming soon   GamesRadar - 13:17
Tigers Woods PGA Tour 13 gets Wayne Rooney DLC at Blockbuster   Videogamer.com - 13:10
Mewtwo heading to Pokemon Black / White on DS for a 'limited time'   Pocket Gamer - 13:07
3DS hardware will be profitable this year   CVG - 13:00
Portabliss: Hero Academy (iOS)   Joystiq - 13:00
The Nintendo Network will add new online functionality to 3DS games   Pocket Gamer - 12:57
New bikinis coming to Soulcalibur 5   Videogamer.com - 12:41

In the last 12 hours

Wii U controller to feature NFC functionality - similar to RFID found in Oyster cards   Videogamer.com - 12:14
Magicka turns one   VG247 - 12:13
Super Mario 3D Land tops 5 million sales   CVG - 12:13
Rage HD for iPhone and iPad updated with new level pack, new models, and HDMI support   Pocket Gamer - 12:12
Brief Darkness II video goes goretastic   VG247 - 11:59
Pocket Gamer iPhone and iPad gaming podcast: Episode 160 - Dream Heights, Angry Birds 3D, Dominion, Baseball Superstars 2012, Paper Monsters   Pocket Gamer - 11:50
Activision blames gamers for PS3 Elite DLC confusion   Videogamer.com - 11:46
Sakaguchi to give BAFTA talk on The Last Story next month   VG247 - 11:38
Super Mario 3D Land first 3DS game to sell over 5m   Eurogamer.net - 11:34
Gruesome Darkness 2 trailer shows executions   CVG - 11:33
Insomniac explains departure from Resistance series   Eurogamer.net - 11:32
Silent Hill: Book of Memories aims heavy on combat   VG247 - 11:16
Delivering console-like experience was “main objective” for Rayman Origins Vita, says Ubisoft   VG247 - 11:03
Final Fantasy XIII-2 'Clash of Time' trailer   CVG - 11:03
First in-game footage of DiRT Showdown is literally smashing   GamesRadar - 11:02
Tropico 4 screens show 'Modern Times' on the island   Joystiq - 11:00
Silent Hill 2 and 3 to get separate HD releases via download, PEGI suggests   Videogamer.com - 10:57
Resistance: Insomniac explains series exit - 'It will live on with Sony'   CVG - 10:55
Soulcalibur 5 DLC revealed   Eurogamer.net - 10:51
3DS success proves Nintendo was right to continue in handheld market   Videogamer.com - 10:44
Persona 4: The Arena to launch in Japanese arcades in March   VG247 - 10:44
SoulCalibur 5: 3 DLC packs detailed   CVG - 10:39
Mega Man and Pac-Man PS3/Vita exclusives for Street Fighter x Tekken   Eurogamer.net - 10:34
Nintendo details new Wii U controller functionality   CVG - 10:33
Quick quotes: UKIE on why new digital chart can work without Steam, Origin   VG247 - 10:31
Iwata: Consumers 'now waiting for new home consoles'   CVG - 10:31
Champions Online anniversary event starts January 26   Videogamer.com - 10:27
why Xbox 360 gets Call of Duty Elite maps first   Eurogamer.net - 10:27
Nintendo reveals Nintendo Network for Wii U   Videogamer.com - 10:25
Infinity Ward working to correct locked Modern Warfare 3 maps   Videogamer.com - 10:21
Soul Calibur V DLC plans announced, outlined   VG247 - 10:20
DiRT Showdown gets first gameplay video   CVG - 10:20
Nintendo confirms new 2D Mario title heading to 3DS within next fiscal year   Pocket Gamer - 10:17
MW3 DLC profile lock 'unintentional,' says Infinity Ward   CVG - 10:17
Nintendo Network for Wii U and 3DS revealed   Eurogamer.net - 10:06
DiRT Showdown gets first in-game video   VG247 - 10:03
Minecraft's latest snapshot introduces ocelots (look at his little spots!)   Joystiq - 10:00
Final Fantasy XIV adds direct subscription option   Videogamer.com - 09:59
Mega Man and Pac Man-Man confirmed for Street Fighter X Tekken on PS3 and PS Vita   Videogamer.com - 09:58
DCUO planning more seasonal events, Love Day 2012 canned   VG247 - 09:52
Nintendo Network announced   CVG - 09:50
WildStar introduces Aurin race   Videogamer.com - 09:40
Capcom is fixing Resident Evil: Revelations box gaffe   Videogamer.com - 09:38
New 2D Super Mario coming to 3DS before April 2013   Videogamer.com - 09:36
Binary Domain director details consequence system, cut-scene video released   VG247 - 09:35
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition coming to Xbox 360 on April 17   Videogamer.com - 09:35
New 2D Mario game confirmed for 3DS   CVG - 09:33
Nintendo announces new side-scrolling 3DS Mario game   Eurogamer.net - 09:25
Street Fighter X Tekken PS3 has exclusive classic Mega Man   CVG - 09:22
Valve brings Steam to iOS and Android   Videogamer.com - 09:17
Aliens: Colonial Marines mostly comes out in the autumn   Videogamer.com - 09:15
Is Nintendo considering a name change for Wii U?   Videogamer.com - 09:12