Monthly Archives: January 2010

Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 19:20 GMT

Shots for After Burner Climax remake surface

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Some 26-shots of SEGA’s After Burner Climax remake, which is set to be released on XBL and PSN, were released onto the Net today.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 18:49 GMT

Aaron Greenberg: MS “never intended to mislead people” with MS Points

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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has revealed that the company never intended to “mislead” folks when using MS Points as currency on Xbox Live.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 18:14 GMT

Remedy refuses to confirm collector’s edition for Alan Wake

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Speaking in a live chat to its fans, Remedy has hinted at a possible collectors edition for Alan Wake, although it wouldn’t confirm or deny one.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 17:54 GMT

Mythic 2 map-pack from ODST gets Live release on February 2

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Microsoft has confirmed it’s to release the second part of the Mythic map-pack from Halo 3: ODST onto Xbox Live Marketplace.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 17:23 GMT

PS3 Torne DVR has trophy support

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Sony’s released a fact-sheet on its new DVR for Japan, known as Torne, which reveals it’ll get trophy support.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 17:17 GMT

Multiplayer for Napoleon: Total War detailed, new shots

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SEGA has announced extra details for the multiplayer mode in Napoleon: Total War.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 16:47 GMT

BioShock 2: PC system requirements and DRM revealed

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2K has released the required and recommended PC specs for BioShock 2 via Steam, which also reveals the inclusion of SecureROM DRM.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 16:39 GMT

Remedy: Alan Wake will get “a conclusive and satisfactory ending”

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Remedy has revealed in a live chat to fans that Alan Wake will have “a conclusive and satisfactory ending.”

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 16:03 GMT

BioWare: Return to Ostagar release postponed to update test plans

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BioWare has revealed that its DLC  for Dragon Age: Origins, Return to Ostagar, is to be delayed a bit longer.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 15:41 GMT

Capcom: RE5: Gold Edition DLC was originally in the game

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Capcom’s revealed that the DLC included with its Gold Edition of Resident Evil 5 was originally to be included with the game when it was released last March.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 15:36 GMT

Report: One in five women have dumped partners over gaming

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Research conducted by MyVoucherCodes has concluded that one in five ladies have dumped their partners because of gaming habits or excessive web usage.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 14:56 GMT

EEDAR: New IP up 106% since 2007

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EEDAR analyst Jessie Divnich has revealed in a note to IndustyGamers that the introduction of new intellectual properties has increased by 106% since 2007.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 14:53 GMT

Japanese Heavy Rain box art revealed

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The Japanese box art for Heavy Rain has been revealed over on Amazon Japan, and you can see it in full below the break.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 14:21 GMT

Source – Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls MMO missed its 2009 reveal

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You know the Bethesda MMO that popped up in those court filings earlier? The “secret” one with nearly 100 people working on it? It’s Elder Scrolls, we’re very reliably informed, and it was supposed to be revealed last year.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 13:54 GMT

Mass Effect 3: Shepard’s male voice actor signed up

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Mark Meer, protagonist Shepard’s voice actor in Mass Effect, has confirmed he’s signed up to do the trilogy’s third game.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 13:47 GMT

Australian games trade beat $2 billion last year

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Game sales hit a record $2.05 billion in Australia last year, up 4 percent compared to 2008.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 14:23 GMT

“Secret World of Warcraft type MMO” in development at Bethesda [Update]

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Update: We’re reliably informed the game is the long-rumoured Elder Scrolls MMO.

According to papers filed in the court case between Interplay and Bethesda, the Oblivion developer has been working on a “World of Warcraft type MMO.”

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 11:54 GMT

Mass Effect 2 video shows how to import Shepard from ME1

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IGN‘s posted up a video showing how to import you Mass Effect 1 save files into Mass Effect 2, thus bringing over your original Shepard.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 11:48 GMT

Dead or Alive Paradise features tits, Famitsu proves it

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Kotaku’s running some dodgy shots of virtual women with impossible norks from Famitsu. Tecmo, eh.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 11:24 GMT

Halo: Reach beta video gets leaked

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Someone has gone done a naughty, leaking a video of the opening screens from the upcoming Halo: Reach beta.

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