Metal Gear Rising VR Mission DLC is out next week, even more on the way

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The first chunky piece of DLC for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has finally been given a release date. The VR Mission pack will launch in Europe on March 13th  and adds 30 virtual reality challenges for Raiden to cut through. For newcomers to Metal Gear, VR missions are somewhat of a series hallmark and provide scenarios for you to overcome using your mega-gaming skills.

As we’ve previously confirmed the next two sets of DLC to follow will be story-based. Jetstream focuses on Sam (AKA Cyborg Ninja) and uses him as a playable and ‘Bladewolf’ unfurls the story of Raiden’s trusty robo-hound, LQ-84i. No date has been given for these yet, but we’ll keep you posted.…

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Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend starts today, details on all special offers

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Xbox Live’s Gold subscription service is being unlocked for all to enjoy over the course of this weekend. That’s right, from March 8th to March 10th you’ll be able to take all your games online and enjoy all the treats and services that your Gold purchasing cousins are currently enjoying, for free. To access the promotion, simply fire up Xbox Live and you’ll find the promotion front and centre. You can’t miss it.

Current subscribers, fear not, because Microsoft are throwing in Double XP sessions on the likes of Far Cry 3 and the chance to challenge developers like Rockstar in Max Payne 3′s multiplayer modes. 2K are even throwing in a one-use code (below) for Borderlands 2 so you can help yourself to some rare weapons. Ser-weet.

To save you time and effort, we’ve compiled a list of all the special deals you’ll be able to sample this weekend in one handy article. Check it…

  • Call of Duty: Black
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Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend starts today, details on all special offers

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Don’t have a Gold account? Then this weekend is for you

Xbox Live’s Gold subscription service is being unlocked for all to enjoy over the course of this weekend. That’s right, from March 8th to March 10th you’ll be able to take all your games online and enjoy all the treats and services that your Gold purchasing cousins are currently enjoying, for free. To access the promotion, simply fire up Xbox Live and you’ll find the promotion front and centre. You can’t miss it.

Current subscribers, fear not, because Microsoft are throwing in Double XP sessions on the likes of Far Cry 3 and the chance to challenge developers like Rockstar in Max Payne 3′s multiplayer modes. 2K are even throwing in a one-use code (below) for Borderlands 2 so you can help yourself to some rare weapons. Ser-weet.

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Assassinʼs Creed 4: Important pirate facts Ubisoft should know about

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The fourth Assassin’s Creed game was announced recently. It’s called Assassin’s Creed 4: Pirate Hats and is about someone called Edgar Conman – he’s a time-travelling pirate assassin who has knives where his hands should be. He’s like Dr Who crossed with Edward Scissorhands crossed with Captain Pugwash. The aim of the game is to find one of Edgar’s relations who lives in the future. Once you’ve done that you’ve won the game.

Anyway, we know a heck of a lot about pirates and there are a few things we think Assassin’s Creed developer Ubisoft should know about to make sure they make the most historically accurate game possible. This is what we know about pirates:

Some pirates had two wooden legs

If you were a pirate during the early 18th Century it was desirable to have at least one wooden leg as it was a mark of a good pirate. However, having a wooden leg became so popular amongst …

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Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel co-op demo coming next week

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Grab your buddy and kill some dudes in this taster of EA’s upcoming fist-bumper

A co-op demo for the upcoming Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel is coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on 12 March. The early sampler of the buddy-up shooter will feature a rescue mission in which lead guns Alpha and Bravo work together to kill everything standing between them and the mission objective. Helicopters and explosions are 100% confirmed. For a better idea of what to expect, here’s an Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel trailer:


The full Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel game is out for Xbox 360 and PS3 on 26 March.…

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The podcast with no name – Pilot Episode

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Right then, Cundy and Nathan have gone and done one of them podcast things. The results can be heard below, but just so you know – and as the title implies – it’s just a little taster for y’all.

If anything, it was only to test to see if the iPad was capable of recording with decent enough quality, which thankfully it does. There’s no fancy studio for the men that produced the GamesRadar UK podcast this time, you see, but they ramble on regardless.

After this podcast – which still doesn’t have a name – we’ll aim to have a new show every fortnight. The contents are still undecided, but will most likely be about video games rather than, say, films or canasta. So go, have fun listening to this debut and let us know what you think via our Twitson. Enjoy.…

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Amaze-O-Tron Podcast: Episode 1 – The Pilot

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Open your ears and let us in

Right then, Cundy and Nathan have gone and done one of them podcast things. The results can be heard below, but just so you know – and as the title implies – it’s just a little taster for y’all.

If anything, it was only to test to see if the iPad was capable of recording with decent enough quality, which thankfully it does. There’s no fancy studio for the men that produced the GamesRadar UK podcast this time, you see, but they ramble on regardless.

After this podcast – which still doesn’t have a name – we’ll aim to have a new show every fortnight. The contents are still undecided, but will most likely be about video games rather than, say, films or canasta. So go, have fun listening to this debut and let us know what you think via our Twitson. Enjoy.…

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Mass Effect 3: From Ashes DLC review

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Narrative-driven content that should’ve been on the disc originally? Hmmm…

As a piece of DLC, From Ashes is a difficult thing to review. Mass Effect’s allure comes from seamless story-telling, so to judge the worth of this DLC you have to consider the impact it has on the overall story – not just how good the extra mission is. It’s also difficult to review because ‘day-one DLC’ is always a controversial move. Because as you’d expect from this term, the content is available from pretty much the beginning of the game.

Responding to a distress call from a human colony, you quickly realise that Cerberus are up to their usual galactic tomfoolery. This time they’re after a real, live Prothean who’s been in stasis for the past 50,000 years. Naturally, it’s your job to recover him first. Other than finding the Prothean, named Javik, there’s nothing revolutionary to be experienced here. It’s a standard case of “Go activate this terminal, …

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God of War mega sale on PS Store this week

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GoW Collection, GoW HD, and other Kratos outings discounted in price

The EU PlayStation Blog has announced that Sony is having a special God of War sale in the PS Store this week. You can see the full list of sale items below, with everything given no less than a 50% discount. PS Plus members are treated to an additional discount.

The sale will start this afternoon when the European PS Store updates and will run until next Wednesday, 13 March. Here’s what’s on offer:

God of War Collection
Was €29.99/£19.99/AU$39.95, now €14.99/£10.99/AU$17.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus subscribers

God of War Collection Volume II
Was €29.99/£19.99/AU$39.95, now €14.99/£10.99/AU$17.95
Additional 10% discount for Plus subscribers

God of War HD
Was €17.99/£13.99/AU$26.45, now €8.99/£7.29/AU$13.25

God of War II HD
Was €17.99/£13.99/AU$26.45, now €8.99/£7.29/AU$13.25
Additional 10% discount for Plus subscribers

God of War Chains of Olympus (not available in Bulgaria, Hungary, Qatar)
Was €17.99/£13.99/AU$26.45, now €8.99/£7.29/AU$13.25
Additional 10% discount for Plus subscribers

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Far Cry 3 gets a new patch today, resets outposts and gets harder

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The calls from the fans have been heard and Ubisoft has responded by dishing up a patch for the brilliant, Far Cry 3. It’s available right now on PS3 and 360 and amongst other things, it resets the outposts on Rook Island so you can have fun trying to tactically take them down all over again. And this time there’s a harder difficulty level for you to try out.

Here’s the skinny…

SINGLE PLAYER

  • Outposts reset: after the end of the game, players can choose to reset the liberated outposts to face the challenge to take them over again
  • A new difficulty setting: Players who have completed the campaign can restart the adventure on MASTER difficulty, with more challenging enemies and dangerous wildlife

MULTIPLAYER

  • Map Beta Test: Map makers can now start a beta test to monitor how their map is being played using the new spectate feature and regular players are enabled to provide better feedback to help map
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