Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

EA has announced that an open beta test of Battlefield 3's multiplayer mode will begin on September 29.
Those who have pre-ordered the game through EA's distribution service Origin, or who bought the limited edition of last year's Medal Of Honor, will be able to access the beta on September 27.
The beta, which will be available to download from the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Store and Origin, features a single map, Operation Métro in Paris, and runs until October 10.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zynga's latest Facebook game, Adventure World, draws no little inspiration from the Indiana Jones films, and the developer has now announced plans to add Lucasfilm's iconic adventurer to the game next month.
"Time to hold onto those fedoras," reads a post on the company blog. "We have a runaway boulder of excitement to share.
"Adventure World: An Indiana Jones Game will be coming soon to a browser near you. Adventure World unlocks a whole wide world of exploration,

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Call of Duty Elite beta has gone live for PS3, Activision has said.

Confirming as much via Twitter (thanks Shacknews), the publisher said: "The first batch of invites to the #CODEliteBETA went out for early PS3 sign-ups."

The lucky first batch of gamers reportedly got their invites and access to the beta over the weekend.

If you've signed up, but not got your invite yet, don't fret; Activision says there's "more to come in the coming days/weeks

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D will release on 3DS in 'early 2012', confirmed series creator Hideo Kojima.

The game was originally announced for a late 2011 release, but was delayed back in July to a worryingly vague '2012'.

However, speaking during a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show last week, Kojima clarified a 'winter' release window will be met, but in early 2012 as oppose to this side of Christmas.

He also reportedly confirmed that the newly-announced

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Originally Posted by wraggster

One-man developer, Cold Beam Games, has confirmed an October 19 UK release for the mental PSN shooter, Beat Hazard Ultra.

Out a day earlier in US, BHU is a twin-analogue shooter that analyses any specified tune on your PS3 hard drive and turns the beat into bonkers enemy spawns. Watch a trailer here to what we're talking about.

"Everything you see in the game is dictated by the music in some way, from the firepower of your ship to the number and patterns of enemies

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