Videogame news headlines for Wednesday, 11th July 2012

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18:00 to Midnight

Lord of the Rings Online's "Warbands" will hunt you down   GamesRadar - 23:45
First Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms trailer rides in   VG247 - 23:44
Papo & Yo release date announced   Eurogamer.net - 23:38
Wolf down some new Okami HD screens   Joystiq - 23:30
Steam Big Picture Mode still coming - Valve   CVG - 23:25
Ouya Kickstarter: $3,389,905 and counting   CVG - 23:04
Angry Birds Trilogy dropping on 360, PS3, 3DS   Gamespot - 23:00
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD gleaming the cube on PC as well   Joystiq - 23:00
Okami HD screenshots look sweet   CVG - 22:45
Streaming isn’t in Valve’s “short-term plans,” says the firm   VG247 - 22:41
Max Payne 3 cheaters quarantined to fight among themselves   Eurogamer.net - 22:41
Dead Space 3: 20-minute video narrated by producer Steve Papoutsis   CVG - 22:36
Street Fighter X Tekken hits US Vitas Oct. 23 with Near, AR functionality   Joystiq - 22:30
War of the Roses goes live action with new video series   VG247 - 22:29
Activision to announce new Marvel game at Comic Con   VG247 - 22:23
Zuma’s Revenge, Quantum Conundrum, Babel Rising DLC land on XBL Marketplace   VG247 - 22:10
The Last Story official North American release date announced   GamesRadar - 22:10
Cloud gaming 'not in Steam's short term plans'   CVG - 22:10
The Last Story finally comes to North America on Aug. 14   Joystiq - 22:00
More Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 features come to light   VG247 - 21:56
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD confirmed for summer PC release   VG247 - 21:36
Xfire users have spent over 1.3 billion hours in League of Legends   VG247 - 21:30
Why Theatrhythm is a celebration of not only Final Fantasy, but an entire genre   Joystiq - 21:30
Original 8-bit Mega Man coming to Japanese 3DS Virtual Console   Pocket Gamer - 21:30
The Last Story lands in the US on August 14   VG247 - 21:11
Peter Moore replacing John Riccitiello as EA CEO - rumour   CVG - 21:00
Witcher franchise tops 4 million units sold   Joystiq - 21:00
Wii U processing speed “a little bit” low compared to 360 and PS3, says Harada   VG247 - 20:56
Imangi's Temple Run soon to become a comic book series   Pocket Gamer - 20:56
Vita outsold by PS3 in Japan, 3DS stumbles as well   Pocket Gamer - 20:45
DayZ zombie-survival mod hits 500,000 players   GamesRadar - 20:40
Forza Horizon pre-order goodies revealed   CVG - 20:34
Chivalry's medieval warfare demonstrated   Joystiq - 20:30
Anarchy Reigns fails to reign   Eurogamer.net - 20:29
007 Legends trailer is On Her Majesty's Secret Service   GamesRadar - 20:20
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 'Arctic Strike' DLC out next week   CVG - 20:16
Rumor – Peter Moore to replace John Riccitiello as EA CEO   VG247 - 20:13
Report – Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn cost between $5 and $10 million to make   VG247 - 20:08
Pre-order incentives and Limited Collector’s Edition detailed for Forza Horizon   VG247 - 20:01
BioWare details Mass Effect 3 'Earth' DLC   CVG - 20:01
PSA: Battlefield 3 'Matches' mode now available   Joystiq - 20:00
Alvion’s Malicious arrives on PSN July 24   VG247 - 19:41
Pokemon Black & White 2 dominates Japanese charts, hardware slips   VG247 - 19:31
Forza Horizon collector's edition, pre-order goodies revealed   Joystiq - 19:30
Latest Okami HD screenshots are lovely   VG247 - 19:24
Steam Big Picture Mode “coming soon,” says Valve   VG247 - 19:19
Forza Horizon pre-orders bonuses revealed   Eurogamer.net - 19:19
Ouya Android console Kickstarter surpasses $3 million   VG247 - 19:05
Awesomenauts update out soon, adding new characters and balance tweaks   Joystiq - 19:00
League of Legends most-played PC game - Report   Gamespot - 18:55
Amazon announces leaderboards, achievements via GameCircle for Kindle Fire   VG247 - 18:47
Arctic Strike Map Pack for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be available on July 17   VG247 - 18:30
God of War screenplay being rewritten by Saw VI alumni   Joystiq - 18:30
Future Soldier Arctic Strike DLC coming 17th July   Eurogamer.net - 18:27
Street Fighter X Tekken hits PS Vita October 23   Gamespot - 18:25
Rumor: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD coming from Capcom   Joystiq - 18:21
Assassin's Creed Liberation Vita trailer shows Aveline's moves   GamesRadar - 18:15
Pinball Arcade pinging onto European PS Vitas today   Pocket Gamer - 18:15
BioWare announces contents of Mass Effect 3: Earth multiplayer DLC   VG247 - 18:14
Valve: streaming 'not in our short-term plans'   Gamespot - 18:01

12:00 to 18:00

The Witcher series sales hit 4 million   Gamespot - 17:58
Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation trailer makes the Big Easy look easy   Eurogamer.net - 17:43
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 'Arctic Strike' Map Pack DLC hits July 17   Joystiq - 17:35
Japan: Ghost Recon beats Anarchy Reigns in latest chart   CVG - 17:31
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer documents Aveline's murderous rampage through New Orleans   Joystiq - 17:30
Extended trailer released for Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation   VG247 - 17:20
Mass Effect 3's 'Earth' DLC officially detailed, still free   Joystiq - 17:18
Valve's Source Filmmaker machinima tool goes into free, open beta   GamesRadar - 17:17
Win an iPad 2, Sennheiser headphones and LOADS more in our UK Hitman Sniper Challenge Competition   GamesRadar - 17:17
Quick quotes – Molyneux says Fable is in “incredibly capable hands”   VG247 - 17:15
The Witcher series has sold over four million copies worldwide   Videogamer.com - 17:12
Assassin's Creed Liberation extended trailer   CVG - 17:00
PSN action game 'Malicious' arrives on North American PS3s July 24   Joystiq - 17:00
Rumour: Leaked 'engineering samples' show 7-inch iPad mini with smaller dock connector   Pocket Gamer - 16:57
Tiny Wings "sequel" is a free update   Eurogamer.net - 16:56
Halo 2 HD not happening - Report   Gamespot - 16:55
Next Batman game to scrap Arkham series for a Justice League prequel? Here's why that's ridiculous but scarily plausible   GamesRadar - 16:55
The Witcher series has sold 4 million copies worldwide   VG247 - 16:52
Awesomenauts update almost ready to go   Videogamer.com - 16:46
Knights of the Round Cable swinging onto iOS tomorrow   Pocket Gamer - 16:46
Street Fighter x Tekken hits Vita in Japan October 25   VG247 - 16:46
Metal Gear Solid 4 gets Trophy support at last... but that's not all Kojima's got up his sleeve   GamesRadar - 16:45
Quick shots – Angry Birds Trilogy shots show close ups of Rio monkeys   VG247 - 16:37
Cryptic Points converting to Perfect World’s ZEN currency tomorrow   VG247 - 16:32
Halo 4 will work with Microsoft's new tablet ... somehow   Joystiq - 16:30
Battlefield 3 – Matches feature is live   VG247 - 16:25
Valve says Steam sales do not cheapen IPs, data proves otherwise   VG247 - 16:22
Chillingo slashes price of Tiny Troopers on App Store down to 69p/99c   Pocket Gamer - 16:21
The Witcher series sells over four million copies   Eurogamer.net - 16:20
EyeToy Kama Sutra once pitched to Sony   VG247 - 16:14
Amazon announces new social gaming service GameCircle for Kindle Fire   Pocket Gamer - 16:11
Halo 2 Anniversary rumor swashed   VG247 - 16:08
First Angry Birds Trilogy screenshots swoop in   CVG - 16:07
Get early access to Little Inferno beta by pre-ordering   Joystiq - 16:00
Mid-week iOS releases: Tiny Wings HD, Pocket Heroes, Crash Birds Islands, and more   Pocket Gamer - 15:59
Tiny Wings 2 is a free update for the original game   VG247 - 15:59
Vivendi puts out feelers for possible Activision Blizzard buyer – Microsoft mentioned   Videogamer.com - 15:55
Rezzed: Peter Molyneux explains his “Curiosity” Cube Experiment   VG247 - 15:49
Rocksteady's next Batman game a stylized prequel - Report   Gamespot - 15:44
Kid Icarus: Uprising developer Project Sora shuts up shop   Pocket Gamer - 15:40
Silent Hill HD Collection gets PS3 patch   VG247 - 15:38
VIDEO: A new view on Fable The Journey   CVG - 15:38
Tiny Wings 2.0 is a free update, coming tonight   Joystiq - 15:30
Microsoft sounded out about buying majority share in Activision - report   CVG - 15:26
Seller awaiting payment for $1.32m Ebay game collection   Eurogamer.net - 15:24
Death of the console 'absolutely rubbish' - Dizzy creator   Gamespot - 15:23
Meet the dangerous Warbands of LotRO: Riders of Rohan   VG247 - 15:15
Next Rocksteady Batman game to be based on the Silver Age comics from the 1950s   Videogamer.com - 15:06
BioWare Mythic to announced new F2P online title tomorrow, says GM   VG247 - 15:05
007 Legends trailer: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service   VG247 - 15:02
God of War movie gets Saw writers   Gamespot - 15:01
Rocksteady working on Batman prequel - report   CVG - 15:00
PSN Charts: Magic 2013, The Walking Dead top June chart   VG247 - 14:54
Report: Rocksteady's next Batman game to be a Silver Age-based prequel   Joystiq - 14:52