Hitman Sniper Challenge: weekly winners revealed

By CVG Staff for CVG UK

Square Enix's Hitman Sniper Challenge is in full swing we've got a couple of week's worth of winners to update you on.

Heading up the leader boards from 1st-6th September were PS3 top shooter 'crowravenman' with a score of 2018524, Xbox 360 eagle-eye 'Madmonkeyrtu' who scored 4291555 and PC trigger man 'WorLad' with a score of 4909175.

Following hard on their heels for 6-12th September are this week's shooting demons are 'stinos' on PS3 with a score of 4,828,831, 'CJLox21' on Xbox 360 with a score of 4,544,408 and 'Triplelexx' on PC who racked up a highly impressive 6,322,455

Huge congrats to all those top drawer trigger men who will be scooping those rather attractive Agent 47 figurines you can see pictured on this here page, they'll be winging their way to you as we speak. They're also laying down quite a marker for this month's major prize.

Speaking of which don't forget there's still time for you to get in contention for September's Sniper Challenge with the major monthly prize of an iPad, Sennheisser headphones and a whole bunch of exclusive goodies still up for grabs. Full details through that link above and below.

Don't forget, if you want some expert tips on how to complete the challenge like a true Hitman, then go check out our CVG YouTube channel where our fiendish video team has put together a guide to assist you in the art of assassination.

How do I get involved?

All you need to do is pre-order Hitman Absolution (you can do this here) where you'll receive a code.

You must then visit Hitman Sniper.com where you can enter that code in order to receive the redeem code to download Hitman Sniper Challenge from Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network.

PC owners will be able to download Hitman Sniper Challenge from August 1, so our league table for PC opens next month - you'll just have to have the patience of Agent 47 and wait for your moment!

Once you've signed up... get sniping! Simple as that. Keep checking CVG to find out who wins at the end of July, as well as the winner of our weekly challenge. Best of luck.

But remember... For your score to count, you MUST register your Gamertag/PSN ID at www.hitmansniper.com and you MUST "link your account" at hitmansniper.com/leaderboards in order to be eligible!

We cannot emphasise that enough. If you don't register and link your account, you have zero chance of winning and then you'll be sad.

 

FIFA 13 pre-orders top 875k, demo downloaded 2m times

By Tom Ivan for CVG UK
EA says that FIFA 13 pre-orders have topped 875,000 units two weeks ahead of launch.

The total, which is based on internal sales data, is up 37 per cent year over year in Europe and up 62 per cent in North America, according to the publisher.

EA also says 1.99 million people in 73 countries downloaded the FIFA 13 demo in the three days following its release, an increase of 29 per cent compared to the number of FIFA 12 demo downloads in the same amount of time last year.

The company has confirmed a FIFA 13 release date of September 25 in the US, September 27 in Europe and September 28 in the UK.

EA Sports Season Ticket subscribers can get early digital access to the game on September 21 in the US and the following day in Europe.

GamesMaster gave the footy 91/100 and called it the "best football game ever" in the first FIFA 13 review.

Assassin's Creed 3 dev diary focuses on Conner

Ubisoft has released the third of four parts in its 'Inside Assassin's Creed 3' developer diary series.

The latest entry focuses on the series' new protagonist, the half English, half-Native American Connor, who the movie describes as the "hero behind the war".

The game s set in the latter half of the 18th century, when the war between the Templars and the Assassins escalates and crosses over to the New World of America, where revolution is in the air.

Ubisoft has confirmed an Assassin's Creed 3 release date of October 31 on PS3 and Xbox 360, with a PC release to follow on November 23. A Wii U version will be available at the console's launch.

Tom has been writing about games for websites such as CVG and Edge since 2007. His favourite series include anything with football or Mario in it, Call of Duty, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell and LittleBigPlanet.Read more

 

Ratchet: Deadlocked Headed to PS3

At PAX today, Ratchet: Deadlocked was confirmed to be headed to PlayStation 3 later this year. Deadlocked will be released in HD as a download on PlayStation Network and will include reworked online multiplayer.

Ratchet: Deadlocked was originally released in 2005 and focuses on battle as opposed to the platforming elements of earlier Ratchet & Clank games. Sony hasn’t provided specific details about pricing, release date or new features, but we’ve reached out for more information and will update this story when we hear back.

Deadlocked follows HD versions of three other Ratchet & Clank games in the Ratchet & Clank Collection, which was released last week in North America and includes Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal. A new game, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, is set to hit both PlayStation 3 and Vita.

For more on Ratchet: Deadlocked, you can read our original review of the PlayStation 2 version from 2005.

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.

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Is The Dark Knight Really Just a Big Mess?

One of the biggest criticisms of director Christopher Nolan is that he can't direct action, that his staging of action is at best pedestrian and at worst messy.

Now one film critic, Jim Emerson, has taken it upon himself to break down one of the most famous action sequences from Nolan's The Dark Knight to show why he believes it's a big mess as an action film.

Check out his video analysis below -- yes, please actually watch it rather than simply scream that he's wrong -- and then sound off in the Comments whether you agree with him, at least see his points, or (politely please) disagree:

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