Monthly Archives: May 2009

The upcoming Sony Ericsson Aino touch-screen phone allows remote control of PS3 media, including support for recorded PlayTV content if you live in France, Germany, Italy, Spain or the UK, according to this Eurogamer report.

Just like a PSP. No PlayStation branding, though.

There’s a press release here. Looks swish.

Space Harrier will launch on Wii’s Virtual Console this week, which is likely to be a sword with two edges.

Edge one is a place where Space Harrier’s an amazing retro shooter, a pinnacle, a pioneer.

Edge two is the “this is actually a big shit” realm.

We have no idea which edge we’re looking at. It’ll cost 800 Wii Points. Press release after the break.

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Eurogamer’s posted an interview-feature on BioShock 2 multiplay, including news that players get story-sequences as they progress in rank.

There’s a bunch of info through there, include screens. Only you know if you need it.

Game’s out at the end of October in Europe for some amazing magic platforms that no one can confirm yet.

Phil Harrison’s role as president of Infogrames is done and dusted, Atari said in a statement this morning.

“Because of a shift of business operations to the US, Phil Harrison will move from the role of President to that of non-executive Director of the Group,” said the firm.

“As all Board members, he will continue to assist, support and guide the Company’s strategy.”

We’re saying nothing. More on Kotaku.

Capcom’s released a new Lost Planet 3 trailer, showing some proper co-op gameplay, some mechs and a giant bug.

This looks wicked, we say.

More from E3.

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Tricia Helfer – her from Battlestar Galactica – has confirmed that she’s to play a character called Dare in Halo: ODST.

The news came as part of Spike’s pre-E3 special, which just went live on GTTV. The announcement’s at about 23.30.

ODST’s out later this year. You must watch that video.

GameTrailers has posted its pre-E3 special, including footage of the following:

• Playable Joker in Arkham Asylum
• Split/Second
• Aliens Vs Predator gameplay
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
• Brutal Legend
• Dante’s Inferno
• Ratchet & Clank Future gameplay
• DJ Hero
• NHL 10
• Dragon Age: Origins
• Supreme Commander 2
• Uncharted 2
• Madden 10
• Modern Warfare 2 interview
• Need for Speed: Shift
• Heroes of Telara
• Blur
• Lost Planet 2
• Brink
• Just Cause 2
• Mass Effect 2

We’ve broken a bunch of these out this morning already, but now you have them all in one place.

“Tonight, Spike is stealing E3′s thunder by giving you guys a look at the hottest games of the year,” says Keighley.

Sounds about right. Must-watch.

Amazing. G4′s posted some set-up shots of E3 in the making, and very buildy they are too.

Calm before the storm. Monday will be super-awesome.

Take-Two stock has fallen 10.4 percent to $8.54 following the company’s announcement that it was to offer $100 million in convertible senior notes yesterday.

All together now: “You should have sold to EA.”

More on GI.

A Microsoft job posting has apparently revealed the development of a console game that can support up to 300,000 people simulateously.

The ad, helpfully not linked to by Develop, has called for “an experienced server developer to help develop our server architecture. We are building an extremely high performance system to extend console games to the server in new ways; creating a completely new set of web services to support dynamic programming information of games and scheduling data”.

Requirements for the role include “building a backend capable of hosting a 300,000 player game in real-time with real money on the line (anti-cheating, etc),” the posting says.

It’s probably 1 Vs 100. Full thing through there.

Climax’s Wii-imagining of the first Silent Hill was shown for the first time this morning in an official movie – after the break.

Some screens here for you, too.

It’s got snow and a woman. And a desperate man. It’s got it all.

Later this year.

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Ubi’s updated the Splinter Cell Conviction site with a third and final video before the game’s E3 reveal next week, showing gruff, whingey Sam moaning about going “home”.

Be good, please. Monday afternoon PST will be worth watching Fisher fans.

SAI is reporting what could be a major shift in the way EA plans to operate in the next five years, saying it will start selling Tiger Woods “online for console downloads” this autumn.

Quoting a Wall Street Journal report:

DFC Intelligence estimates that revenue from downloaded or online games in the U.S. will nearly triple to $7.9 billion in 2013 from $2.9 billion in 2008. Sales of games for consoles, by contrast, are expected to increase by just 28% over the same period — though at a projected total of $24.3 billion.

It’s unclear whether or not Tiger Woods will be available on disc or will go download-only, but SAI describes the move as a “huge risk”.

Expect more details from E3 on Monday.

Kojima’s added yet more images to his endless Metal Gear teaser campaign, this time showing a woman, a mask and a black page on his website.

Get the full thing on Kotaku. We’re rapidly approaching “give a fuck” territory.

The first proper Just Cause 2 movie’s been released, showing a “corrupt island paradise” and a man with a parachute.

Looks pretty cool. We’re seeing this in LA next week, so watch for more then.

PC, PS3 and 360 this autumn.

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Um. What? Hello, E3. GPG just released the first trailer for Supreme Commander 2, as seen after the break.

Square was confirmed as publishing the RTS sequel last November.

It’s PC and 360 for 2010, apparently. It’s got armies in it. Watch.

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The video showed little, but first screens of DJ Hero this morning confirm that it is, indeed, a game where you hit notes heading towards a line. Get them from Kotaku.

Containment? Impossible. It’s out in October.

Splash Damage’s Bethesda title has been confirmed as Brink. The first trailer’s after the break.

It’s set in a future “Utopia gone wrong” scenario on something called the Ark.

There’s a Q1 2010 release date at the end of the movie, and the official site‘s up now.

E3, eh?

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As expected, Microsoft’s announced a deal with Sky that will see the broadcaster’s channels appear on the console this autumn.

The move was confirmed at a London event this week.

This means 360 owners will be able to use Sky services without the need for a satellite dish or an existing Sky sub.

No details on pricing or line-up have been revealed as yet, although the two companies have said the service will be similar to Sky Player, the desktop Sky option currently available on PCs and Macs.

Wwe couldn’t go to the London event, but the BBC has a full report.

Update: There’s shots of it on NeoGAF. Thanks, Blerk.

A new Split/Second movie, showing gameplay concept, lies after the break. It features cars dodging a crashing plane. It doesn’t get better than that.

The Disney racer’s out early next year for PC, 360 and PS3.

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