PS3 update bricks consoles - don't update your PlayStation 3 to V4.45

Sony have pulled PS3 update version 4.45 after a number of PlayStation 3 owners reported their console 'bricked' by the update.

A Sony spokesperson said "We are aware of reports that the recent PlayStation 3 system software update (version 4.45) has caused the XMB to not display on a small number of PS3 systems.

Demolition Dash HD Free iOS game

To celebrate Demolition Dash receiving over 500,000 plays on Wooglie, we have made the iOS version, Demolition Dash HD free for a limited time! Now players of all ages can release their inner-monster in the role of the tiny monster “Zilla” to guide him through his worldwide rampage of eight of the most prestigious cities on the globe.

Thunder Wolves will take any mission head-on, destroying everything between them and victory - PS3 X360

Thunder Wolves has landed on XBLA and PSN, bringing with it a permanently reduced price on Steam. From Hungarian developer, Most Wanted Entertainment, Thunder Wolves is a helicopter game inspired by '90s arcade games and action flicks – paper-thin plots, endless supplies of disposable henchman, and explosions everywhere.

War of the Roses New Content Update Adds New Map and Handgonnes to Medieval Multiplayer Game - PC

The latest salvo in War of the Roses, the medieval squad combat title from Fatshark, with a new content update. The latest addition to War of the Roses is entitled “Guns of Burgundy,” and adds a new weapon type to turn the tide of the endless struggle between Lancaster and York: handgonnes, the world’s first portable firearm. Capable of cutting down fleeing foes and punching damaging holes in a knight’s shield, handgonnes come in four types and can be wielded by knights with a steady arm and reliable flint. A new map and new armor pieces are also included in this update, which is now available for download in War of the Roses.

Ashes Cricket 2013 release date delayed until July 2013 - PC PS3 X360 WiiU

Ashes Cricket 2013 release will now move to July. In conjunction with CA and the ECB, the decision has been taken to move the release date back in order to offer cricket fans the best possible gaming experience to compliment this historic back to back Ashes year.

New Artillery Units Rain Down Destruction in World of Tanks Update 8.6 - Free to play

Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced that Update 8.6 is now available in Europe and rolling out to the rest of the world later this month. Southeast Asia will see the update go live on June 20th, while American and South Korean players will get the update on June 25th and July 2nd, respectively.

Deadfall Adventures Cover Art and New Screenshots Revealed - PC X360

Deadfall Adventures, out on the Xbox 360 and Windows PC September 27th. In keeping with the style of Deadfall Adventures, the beautifully created cover-art takes its inspiration from the Lost World genre of literature, popularised in the early 20th century through novels such as King Solomon’s Mines and The Land That Time Forgot that depicted the discovery of unexplored and exotic worlds. The cover art also pays tribute to the science-fiction and adventure “Pulp” magazines of the same era that gave rise to one of the greatest treasure hunters and pulp action heroes of all time - Indiana Jones.

Blood Bowl 2: The First Teaser Trailer

Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive are pleased to offer you a first video teaser making official Blood Bowl 2, that has been secretly under development for a year at Cyanide Studio! Blood Bowl 2 is the sequel of Blood Bowl, the video game adaptation of Games Workshop’s boardgame that twists American football with a fantasy universe inspired by Warhammer, all in a bloody and explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy. Discover now the very first video of Blood Bowl 2, which will be presented in much more detail over the coming months!

Activision and Treyarch Reveal That Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance Can Be Yours on July 2

Third Downloadable Content Pack Coming First, Exclusively on Xbox Live, Fully Loaded with Four All-New Multiplayer Maps, Including a Re-Imagined Classic, and the Epic, New Zombies Experience, "Buried"
Get an early start on your 4th of July weekend celebration with Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance. Available first, exclusively on the Xbox Live online entertainment network from Microsoft beginning July 2, the game's third epic Downloadable Content (DLC) Pack from Activision.

Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara launches today - PC PS3 X360 WiiU

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games is pleased to announce that Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is available today as a digital download from the North American PlayStation Network and globally via Steam and coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 and the European PlayStation Network from tomorrow, June 19. The title will be available for the Nintendo eShop on Wii U soon after.

Return to Castlerama action adventure game - iOS

Return to Castlerama, the mesmerisingly beautiful action adventure for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch will be released in the App Store on June 20th priced at £2.99.

Mars: War Logs The first seven minutes of the game - PC PS3 X360

Mars War Logs was released in late April and, if most players who bought the Spiders Studio title liked the game itself, they were disappointed with the narrative element because the English version strayed too far from the original French. The general feeling was that the translation didn’t stick closely enough to the original French story and dialog.

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara Magic attacks - PC PS3 X360 WiiU

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara brings reworkings of two of Capcom’s classic arcade hits - Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – together in one definitive digital package for current generation platforms. Just as in the arcades, up to four players will select their character class before doing battle against the mythical beasts from the Dungeons and Dragons’ universe with a mix of melee, range and magic attacks.

Pokémon World Championships head for Canada - Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game World Champions

Some of Europe’s best Pokémon video game and TCG players will be venturing to the home of maple syrup this summer. This news comes after a host of hopefuls demonstrated their skills this past weekend in a true contest of champions, with the victors winning invitations and Travel Awards to the 2013 Pokémon Video World Championships, taking place this August in Vancouver, Canada.

Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Now Available Via Steam Early Access - PC

Spicy Horse Games announced today that Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, its feudal-Japanese reimagining of the tale of Red Riding Hood, is now available for PC, Mac, and Linux gamers via Steam Early Access here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/230310

The Last of Us is no 1 in UK video games chart this week

ChartTrack UK video game chart week ending 15th June 2013

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1 THE LAST OF US SONY COMPUTER ENT. -
2 ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF NINTENDO -
3 GRID 2 CODEMASTERS 1
4 TOMB RAIDER SQUARE ENIX 7
5 FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 2

Weird & Wacky Balloons Are Ready To Be Popped In Balloon Blowout - Mac Mobile

In Balloon Blowout, balloons have escaped and it is your task to pop them before they fly away. Points are awarded by popping the balloons, and grouping balloons adds extra points, while point multipliers quickly improves your score if balloons of the same color are popped. Balloons in different colors features funny and crazy faces, and special balloons offers extra powers! Featuring 45 puzzles with popping points and star system goals and an exhilarating super survivor mode with endless play, who knew that popping balloons could be so much fun?!?

Free-to-play World of Tanks on Xbox 360 will offer free trial to non-Gold members - X360

Non-paying Xbox Live members can't usually play games online, but they'll be able to use a free trial of World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition, developer Wargaming.net confirmed yesterday.

Xbox One is over ten times more powerful than Xbox 360 - Microsoft

Xbox One manager Jeff Henshaw said: "Microsoft has hundreds of thousands of servers and dozens of data centers geographically distributed all around the planet, and Xbox One has the ability to instantly tap in to that limitless computational horsepower."

Xbox One will only work in some US states (map)