Monthly Archives: January 2010
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 09:32 GMT
“There will be more Mass Effect” after the trilogy ends, says BioWare
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has said there will be more Mass Effect in the future, despite the current trilogy ending with the next game.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Greg Zuschuk, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 09:29 GMT
Total Live usage totals over 17 billion hours
Vomit-inducing stat time: Microsoft’s claimed that Live users have notched up enough hours on its online gaming service to account for two for every person on earth.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 09:08 GMT
Mass Effect 2 launch trailer is all kinds of awesome
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 09:01 GMT
Aliens Vs Predator gets system specs
Rebellion’s confirmed system requirements for the PC edition of Aliens Vs Predator. Doesn’t look too mental, which is nice.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: aliens vs predator, rebellion, system specs
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 08:32 GMT
Retailers: GoW III bundle out March 17 in Europe, HMV goes for March 19
Amazon.fr’s posted a listing for a 250Gb God of War III PS3 bundle, priced at €350. The interesting bit? The retailer reckons it’s out on March 17.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 08:17 GMT
Bobby Kotick to keynote DICE next month
Pitchforks at the ready. Activision Blizzard boss Bobby “Bobby” Kotick is to deliver a keynote speech at February’s Vegas DICE summit, speaking on “how creative talent drives the video game industry.”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, America, DICE Summit 2010, Trade
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 | 08:06 GMT
Tetris mobile passes 100 million downloads
EA’s announced that Tetris has been downloaded for mobiles over 100 million times since 2005.
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Posted in: EA, Mobile, Puzzler
Tags: Blue Planet Software, Henk Rogers, Tetris
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 23:12 GMT
PSP-exclusive Patchwork Heroes arriving this spring on PSN
Sony has announced that One Million Ton Bara Bara is leaving Japan, and will now be known as Patchwork Heroes when it arrives this spring.
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Posted in: Action, PSN, PSP, Puzzler, Sony
Tags: acquire, One Million Ton Bara Bara, Patchwork Heroes
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 22:54 GMT
Ubisoft to focus more on franchises instead of licensed product
Ubisoft has revealed its to start focusing more on “high end franchises” and less on “licensed” product, thanks in part to Avatar: The Game selling half of what was expected by the company.
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Posted in: Development, Retail, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: Avatar: The Game, licensed product vs franchise, movie tie-ins
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 22:45 GMT
Europe possibly getting LBP GOTY edition April 14
Looks like the LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition could be hitting Europe on April 14, if a rating listed over on the official PEGI site is any indication.
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Posted in: Europe, Hot, PS3, Platformer, Rumour, Sony
Tags: LBP, LBP: GOtY, LittleBigPLanet Game of the Year Edition, media molecule
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 22:14 GMT
Koller: PSN expansion a “critical part” of Sony’s focus this year
John Koller has revealed Sony’s digital distribution plans for the year, stating that expanding the PlayStation Network is a “critical part” of Sony’s focus in 2010.
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Posted in: Development, Home, Hot, PS2, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: John Koller, scea, sodium mini-mmo
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 22:46 GMT
NOA files trademark for Luigi’s Mansion with US Patent Office
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Nintendo
Tags: luigi's mansion, trademark, us patent office
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 21:10 GMT
PTOM: Crysis 2 will be set in New York City
PlayStation: The Official Magazine has revealed through Twitter that it’s next issue will feature an exclusive on Crysis 2, which is apparently set in New York City.
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 20:54 GMT
Criterion says “there will be no more” Burnout Paradise DLC
Criterion Games has revealed through Twitter that it’s no longer going to release DLC for Burnout Paradise.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: burnout paradise, criterion games
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 20:45 GMT
Mass Effect 2 has “adult quality” – Syfy special [UPDATE]
Update: It’s a six-parter, with the full schedule and description for each episode listed through the PR on the EA site.
Original: A Syfy Mass Effect 2 special aired in the US last night, with BioWare claiming the impending RPG has an “adult quality”.
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 20:36 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 DLC gets 30-day head start on 360, rumored for March 1 [UPDATE]
Update: Activision has responded to the March 1 DLC release date with “Activision doesn’t comment on rumors and speculation”.
So there you have it. Guess we’ll just have to wait a bit longer.
Original: Microsoft has revealed that the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC will see a 30-day head start on Xbox 360.
On top of that, a source close to Screw Attack claims that the content will land on the system March 1.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, Rumour, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, infinity ward, modern warfare 2, modern warfare 2 dlc
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 20:27 GMT
Nvidia releases tech demo for GF100 graphics chip
Nvidia has revealed its “GF100″ graphics chip, and released a tech video to show just how awesome the thing is with its “3 billion transistors”.
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Posted in: hardware, nVidia
Tags: fermi, nvidia gf100
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 20:02 GMT
Square confirms spring release for Front Mission Evolved
Square Enix has confirmed a spring release for Front Mission Evolved on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: front mission evolved
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 19:28 GMT
Pre-release demo for Alan Wake unlikely, says Remedy
Expecting an Alan Wake demo before its spring release, kiddlewinks?
Too bad: it’s unlikely to happen, according to Remedy.
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline