Rage Can Be Conquered In 'Around 15 Hours'

By Mark

Speaking in an interview with OXM, Tim Willits the creative director behind the upcoming post apocalyptic Borderlands meets Fallout has said that the campaign of Rage can be wrapped up in around 15 hours.

Now. There are a few things to point out, while the game may be spanning two discs for the 360 version it could seem like 15 hours may not be all that, but that's not taking into account any side quests or exploration. I mean games like Fallout can be finished pretty quickly if you just gun straight for the ending but that would be missing the point of the game; not to mention lessening your own experience by default.

For all we know Rage could be absolutely stuffed with extras and let's say for a moment it isn't, 15 hours is still pretty decent when compared to that of other FPS' to come out in recent times that last around 4 or 5 hours. What do you folks think? Anyone stoked for iD's latest shooter?

Hunt Ghosts In Your Own Home With New 3DS AR Game

By Mark

1st Playable Productions are currently hard at work on a new AR (Augmented Reality) title called The Hidden. The game will be published by Majesco and will see players hunting for entities in their home environments this October.

As far as a synopsis for the game goes we have this, you are:

"a member of the elite G.E.I.S.T. squad, Ghostly Entity Investigation and Strike Team, and must work with your team to track, capture, shoot and eliminate evil spirits, including fast-moving Kamikazes and Tanks, solid phantoms armed with claws."

The Hidden will take advantage of the the 3DS' rear facing twin cameras so that you can search around your very own real world environments and Majesco's CEO Jesse Sutton points out that it uses key features of the new handheld such as "gyroscope and Wi-Fi capability--to deliver a rich 3D adventure with multiple layers."

Source - CVG

140 Levels Added to Super Meat Boy

By Mark

Those of you that have Super Meat Boy on the PC (via steam) can now gain access to a further 140 levels courtesy of the addition of 'Super Meat World'.

To gain access to the extra world all you have to do is collect 20 bandages in game and the level portal will appear. The extra 140 levels were created by other users and developers. Team Meat, developers of the indie hit, have asked that players "bare with us as we work out the kinks" and that the feature is still work in progress. 


Even further additions to Super Meat Boy are planned as well in the form of a new level editor and also an all new chapter called 'The Unknown' which will feature a selection of the very best user created levels. 


Source - CVG

Battlefield 3 - Fault Line Episode 3: Get That Wire Cut

By Mark

The third episode in Battlefield 3's 'Fault Line' series has now been released this one dubbed 'Get That Wire Cut'. Before jumping into any action this little synopsis is given:

"The squad has located the missing patrol and notices a suspicious wire leading into a basement nearby. Suspecting an IED, Sgt. Black is tasked to follow it..."

Aside from the usual gunplay and lovely visuals we've come to expect with these videos, we're also shown a small quick time event as the player disposes of an enemy melee style.

Limbo, Splosion Man and Trials HD Triple Pack Dated

By Mark

Microsoft's retail offering of Splosion Man, Limbo and Trials HD has gotten a UK release date and price to go along with the previously confirmed US and Japan dates. The pack is set to hit stores on May 18th in the UK, May 19th in Japan and April 19th in North America.

With the three XBLA titles you'll also be getting yourself a 48 hour Xbox Live trial and 160 Microsoft Points for your troubles. The only price so far is the US price of $29.99 with others not yet confirmed.

So that's three awesome Xbox Live Arcade titles in a single retail package? Sounds great right.

Source - CVG

Dust 514 'A Future Vision'

By Mark

Fans of long running MMO title EVE Online will no doubt be interested to see how Dust 514 does once it's released. For those among you who are unclear on the relation let me explain.

Dust 514 is an upcoming MMOFPS developed by CCP, the same folk behind EVE, which will directly impact said MMO in terms of who controls certain planets and areas. In addition to just a 'zonal' effect, players from the EVE side of things on the PC will be able to hire console folk to capture specific areas therefore gaining them ingame money.

It's a pretty interesting idea to connect an MMO title on PC to an online FPS on console in more than just name. As for how it will fare once it's out and about we'll have to wait until launch.

First DLC characters for Mortal Kombat unveiled

By Jonny

Netherrealm Studios have confirmed the first batch of DLC for Mortal Kombat, and you will be glad to hear that two new fighters will be joining the Kombat shortly after the game releases next month. In an interview with CVG, Mortal Kombat producer Hans Lo announced that the two new characters will be Kenshi, who fans will recognise form previous MK games and Scarlet, who is a bit more interesting as you will soon find out.

"Anyone who knows the history of Mortal Kombat will tell you that back in the days of the arcade - when they did just palette swap characters to come up with multiple fighters in the game - there was a glitch in one of the old arcade machines that caused the Jade/Katana/Milena female ninja to glitch and turn red.
"People always thought it was a hidden unlockable character and it wasn't, it was purely a programming glitch. They've always speculated and in fact it was the fans who named her Scarlet to begin with. She's no longer a glitch - she's an actual character, and she'll be coming pretty soon post-launch."

Hans Lo also stated that these characters will not copy the move set of existing characters, but will have their own unique fighting styles and fatalities.

Source: CVG