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BioWare hasn’t ruled out the possibility of making a Mass Effect MMO once it finishes work on its current projects. Asked whether the studio might draw upon the Mass Effect universe for a new MMO, BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk told IndustryGamers: “You never know. I think once The Old Republic is done, we’ll take a …

Battlefield Bad Company 2 was well received and has sold millions of copies, but DICE executive producer Patrick Bach says he only sees faults with the game. “I don’t know why, but I always feel ashamed about the games I’m involved in making,” he told the Wall Street Journal. “I can’t even bring myself to …

Bethesda has released the sixth and final Rage gameplay video. “The Resistance has heard rumours of an Ark surfacing in Jackal Valley and they need you to search the site for a valuable data decrypter,” says the trailer description. “Finding it won’t be easy as the valley is home to one of the Wastelands most …

The Battlefield 3 multiplayer beta becomes open to all PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 players at some point today. There’s no registration requirement, so you’ll be able to dive straight in once you’ve downloaded it from Xbox Live, PSN or EA’s Origin service on PC. The beta has already been open for two days to …

It’s official. Pre-order Star Wars: The Old Republic and you’ll get ‘early access’ to the game, at least that’s according to BioWare community mogul Stephen Reid. Posting via the game’s official forums, he explained that Early Access will be granted on a first-come-first-serve basis determined by when you redeemed your pre-order code (so you should …

Rockstar has just announced the LA Noire PC release date as November 8th, 2011. Labelled ‘The Complete Edition’, the PC version of LA Noire will be available as a box for Windows and digitally on Steam and OnLive. Players who pick up the Complete Edition will receive a multi-use code to access all downloadable add-ons …

Lionsgate has optioned the rights to a Dead Island film from the game’s publisher Deep Silver. Dead Island’s terrific debut CGI trailer will serve as the film’s primary creative inspiration, the company said in a press release. The movie Dead Island “will be an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on human …

Konami has released a fact sheet detailing PES 2012′s online modes, ahead of the game’s October 14 UK release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The publisher says it’s set to introduce “a huge raft of advances” to the game’s online component, all of which were “devised following extensive user feedback” during development. Among the …

Here’s a new behind-the-scenes video for Need for Speed The Run featuring a couple of Sports Illustrated ladies, Irina Shayk and Chrissy Teigen, who provided their acting talent for the game. It gives you a look at the motion capture sessions for the game’s story mode, and a brief glimpse of the more interesting work …

Battlefield 3 beta codes have now landed in the inboxes of PC players who either pre-ordered Battlefield 3 on Origin, or purchased the limited edition of Medal of Honor last year. The news comes following a Battlefield 3 beta client download going live on PSN earlier today. Of course, the Battlefield 3 beta isn’t actually …

Battlefield 3 is already looking amazing but when it comes to the Battlefield 3 beta you can squeeze an extra 38 percent if you know how (and have a NVIDIA graphics card). Just download NVIDIA’s 285.38 beta drivers, which are optimised for Battlefield 3 itself. Don’t just take our word for it either, Rendering Architect …

BioWare today confirmed that… shock horror… Star Wars: The Old Republic will be released in December. December 22nd to be exact if you live in Europe whereas our North America gets the title two days earlier on December 20th. BioWare is preparing for The Old Republic release to be the biggest online launch ever. It’s …

DICE producer Patrick Liu has moved to assure players of the console versions of Battlefield 3 that they won’t be getting less off a game than their PC counterparts. Asked if fewer online players and smaller maps – Battlefield 3′s multiplayer will allow for 64 players on PC and 24 players on console – will …

Star Wars: The Old Republic project lead James Ohlen says the developer is working hard to be prepared for what could be “the biggest online launch in history”. He told Gamasutra the studio’s currently polishing game systems and tutorials, while focusing on making sure the underlying tech is stable enough to ensure a smooth launch. …

Yesterday, Battlefield Community Manager, Daniel ‘zh1nt0′ Matros held a Battlefield 3 beta Q&A in Teamspeak. Unfortunately it was mostly in German, but EA UK forum members w1q3d posted a summarized list. An English Q&A is promised as well.   Planet Battlefield corrected the article for grammar and took out some answers that were not too …