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Today, Ubisoft announced details for the Far Cry 3 Multiplayer Beta, which will run for two weeks this summer on Xbox 360 and PS3. In the multiplayer beta, up to 16 players per match will be able to choose from six playable classes within multiple maps and modes – including the new Firestorm mode. Dozens of weapons with hundreds of upgrades and customizations will also be available. Gameplay in...

According to CVG, Activision are set to air a new Black Ops II trailer during the Champions League final this Saturday 19th May at halftime. There is no word on what will be shown in the trailer, although we’ll go as far as guessing more single player reveals, as Call of duty games usually don’t out any multiplayer details (barring leaks) until much later in the year. And of course, t...

THQ today confirmed a firm release date for Darksiders II. The originally delayed game will now ship on August 14th 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The news came as part of THQ’s fiscal 12 Q4 and year end results earlier, where the publisher also noted that Darksiders II preorder numbers were currently 5 times that of the original game. It is set to have double the marketing budget Darksider...

As part of their Q4 2012 and year end results and investor call today, THQ have announced that the future of Devil’s Third is currently in doubt. The publisher has stated that they are “currently in discussion” with other companies and third parties regarding the third person shooter/ action adventure title designed by Tomonobu Itagaki; it no longer fits “their profileR...

As part of their Q4 2012 and year end results today, THQ have announced that South Park: The Game will now not release till the first calendar quarter of 2013. The game was originally scheduled for a 2012 release. No reason was given by the publisher for the delay. It joins Metro Last Light in that new release window.

As part of their full year 2011-2012 financial results and investor call, Ubisoft have revealed that Assassin’s Creed Revelations has matched the sales figure of its predecessor at 7.2 million units as of March 31st 2012. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood reached the same sales figure at the same point last year. Ubisoft have stated that the milstone was “an excellent showing from As...

We posted details and screenshots of FIFA 13 a while, back, so head on over here to read up on the new features and see some of the game in action. Even better, check out the videos below from some of the influential members of the Youtube FIFA community, who were invited to EA’s Showcase event, and have provided their own preview coverage. Can’t do better than those that play the gam...

A countdown timer has gone live on the Metro: Last Light site, pointing towards a live action short on May 24th, right before E3. Metro: Last Light is due to release in Q1 of 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. THQ have confirmed that they will have no booth or stand at this year’s E3 Expo in LA, although they will be present for business and media purposes.

[via Battlefieldo] Community site Battlefieldo are reporting that EA are set to announce Battlefield Premuim at this year’s E3, according to their “very reliable source”. We’ve heard those words before. Anyway, Battlefield Premium will apparently serve as direct competition to Call of Duty Elite, and: “….will land you a number of content drops with unique in-g...

Microsoft have today confirmed that the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft has broken the 1 million sales barrier (1,061,954 copies to be precise) in just 5 days on Xbox Live Arcade. Some other facts, which have been provided via Major Nelson’s blog incude: Total Online Hours: 5.2M Multiplayer sessions: 4M Total Multiplayer gaming hours: 2.4M