Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 14:46 GMT
NowGamer to publish first online UK review of Mass Effect 2 tonight
NowGamer’s announced that it’ll be going live with the first online UK review of Mass Effect 2 tonight at 1am GMT.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Journalism, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect 2
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 15:10 GMT
EA Sports: Tiger Woods scandal had no effect on PGA 10 sales
EA Sports’ Peter Moore has reiterated the company’s stance on Tiger Woods, stating that he is very important to the business and his indiscretions did not effect sales of the PGA 10 title.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, PS3, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360, iPhone
Tags: ea sports, peter moore, tiger woods, Tiger Woods PGA Tour '11, tiger woods pga tour 10
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 13:30 GMT
US PS Store update, January 21
Gravity Crash, Critter Crunch and Zen Pinball are a few to name from a new “10 for ’10 sale” which started with last night’s US PS Store update.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: US PS Store update
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 11:47 GMT
Ubisoft: Splinter Cell: Conviction to last 12-16 hours
Ubisoft has said in a Facebook live-chat that the combined running time of Splinter Cell: Conviction is between 12-16 hours when mashing single player and the prologue co-op mode together.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 11:29 GMT
Crispy Gamer writers sacked, CEO follows in protest
US site Crispy Gamer‘s fired all its editorial staff, according to Joystiq, with CEO Chris Helder quitting in protest.
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Posted in: America, Journalism, Trade
Tags: crispy gamer
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 11:17 GMT
Video – The first eight minutes of Mass Effect 2
A German site’s just posted direct-feed of the first eight minutes of Mass Effect 2. Do not look at this if you don’t want it spoiled.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 11:04 GMT
PC, PS2 online servers for Phantasy Star Universe to close
Sega’s announced the online servers for PC and PS2 versions of Phantasy Star Universe will close in March.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 10:30 GMT
Tony Hawk and Robomodo start on “next project”
Tony Hawk: RIDE kind of sucked. Undeterred, the Birdman’s confirmed Robomodo’s started on a second game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: robomodo, tony hawk, tony hawk ride
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 10:10 GMT
Kamiya hints at Bayonetta 2, could be a spin-off
Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya has hinted a potential sequel for his top-scoring fighter, saying he doesn’t “see anything wrong” with it.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Hideki Kamiya, platinum games
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 10:09 GMT
No More Heroes 2 gets first review, launch trailer
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Posted in: Action, Wii
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, no more heroes 2: desperate struggle, review
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 09:44 GMT
New Battlefield: Bad Company 2 trailer reveals single-player campaign
EA’s shown the first footage of Battlefield: Bad Company 2′s single player campaign.
Find it below.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 08:54 GMT
Capcom to announce new title over Xbox Live on January 26
Capcom is set to announce a brand new game over Xbox Live this Tuesday, January 26, according to a page on the Japanese Xbox website (via Famitsu).
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 08:28 GMT
LA Noire set for formal reveal next month
Rockstar’s confirmed that LA Noire will finally get a formal reveal in a “big cover story” next month.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 | 07:30 GMT
Epic: “No regrets” with Microsoft over Gears exclusivity deal
Epic Games co-founder Mark Rein has said that the company has “no regrets” over the exclusivity deal it has with Microsoft over the Gears of War series.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, gears of war, gears of war 2, mark rein
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 23:21 GMT
Former Titan Quest devs working on new Diablo-style RPG
Crate Entertainment has announced its currently at work on a new action-RPG similar in style to Diablo called Grim Dawn.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PC, RPG
Tags: crate entertainment, grim dawn, iron lore, titan quest
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline