Monthly Archives: January 2010
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 12:15 GMT
I Am Alive delayed due to “re-engineering”, says Ubisoft
Ubisoft said in a conference call last night that I Am Alive now super-delayed for total redux.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: i am alive, ubisoft shanghai
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 11:20 GMT
Half Minute Hero dated for February 12
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Rising Star
Tags: Half-Minute Hero
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 10:56 GMT
Dragon Age DLC pulled from Live
BioWare’s removed Dragon Age: Origins DLC Return to Ostagar from Live, thanks to a related title update stopping specialised classes stopped working in the original game.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, dlc, Dragon Age: Origins, return to ostagar
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 10:36 GMT
Ubisoft: Beyond Good & Evil 2 is “still in production”
Speaking with Gamekult, Ubisoft France boss Geoffroy Sardin has revealed that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in production.
Good news, innit.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 10:08 GMT
Nintendo: DSi XL to have “slight premium” in retailer cost over DSi
If you have a press, stop it: Nintendo told VG247 that DSi XL – confirmed this morning for a March 5 launch in Europe – is to cost retailers more than previous versions.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 09:47 GMT
Best December for PS3 since launch, says SCEA
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network saw their best December since US launch in November ’06, SCEA has said.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 09:13 GMT
BioWare working on “unannounced multiplatform action title”
According to the CV of BioWare employee Rob Bartel, the developer is working on an “unannounced multiplatform action title”.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 08:30 GMT
1UP: 360 FFXIII “runs just as smoothly as it does on PS3″
1UP’s posted what we think are the first impressions of the Xbox 360 build of Final Fantasy XIII, saying it “runs just as smoothly” as the PlayStation 3 version.
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Posted in: Hot, Impressions, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 08:08 GMT
Toriyama: Overseas FFXIII “is finally completed”
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has posted a message on the game’s EU website, saying development on the “overseas version is finally completed.”
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 12:25 GMT
DSi XL hits Europe on March 5 [Update]
Nintendo confirmed a European release date for DSi XL this morning, saying the territory would get the over-sized handheld in wine red and dark brown.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 08:32 GMT
Books: Mass Effect Retribution announced, and it’s a prequel
BioWare has announced Mass Effect Retribution, a prequel novel based on Mass Effect 2 and penned by Drew Karpyshyn, who wrote the two previous ME books.
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Posted in: Action, EA, RPG, books
Tags: bioware, Del Ray Publishing, Drew Karpyshyn, mass effect retribution, science fiction
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 23:24 GMT
Japan: Knights in the Nightmare heading to PSP in April
Looks like Japan’s getting Knights in the Nightmare on PSP in April, according to RPGsite.
Originally released for DS in 2008, the RPG-shooter mix was released by Atlus for the West last year.
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Posted in: Atlus, Development, Hot, Japan, PSP, RPG, Shooter, Strategy
Tags: knights in the nightmare
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 23:10 GMT
PixelJunk studio’s 3D Space Tank outed by Australia’s OFLC
Q-Games’ latest title has been outed by Australia’s OFLC, and apparently, it’s called 3D Space Tank.
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Posted in: DSi, DSiWare, Nintendo
Tags: 3d space tank, Australia's OFLC, Q-Games
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 22:47 GMT
SSFIV walk-through videos feature Cody, Adon, and Guy
Below the break is a GameTrailers video, (thanks, Joystiq) that shows off some of the new strategies jailbreak Cody can pull-off in game.
If you head on through the link, there are a couple more walk-through videos for Guy and Adon.
Looks super. Game’s out for Xbox 360 and PS3 sometime this year.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 08:36 GMT
BioWare reveals soldier class for Mass Effect 2
BioWare has released bits and pieces of information pertaining to the solider class in Mass Effect 2 for a while now, but today is the first time a “complete picture” has been painted for the fighter.
According to lead combat designer Christina Norman, the Solider is a “weapons master” and will be packing around an exclusive light machinegun.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG
Tags: Christina Norman, mass effect 2, solider class
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 22:17 GMT
Shots of OnLive console and controllers surface
Some screens for OnLive were released today, showing images of its micro-console and controller.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 22:08 GMT
Reggie says “no Wii update or new system” in the coming months
NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime has said that consumers should not expect an update to Wii, nor a new system from Nintendo in the coming months.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii, hardware
Tags: nintendo netflix, reggie fils-amie, reggie says
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 21:49 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 was best-selling 360 game last year in UK
ELSPA’s confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the best selling Xbox 360 game during 2009 in the UK.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed II, fifa 10, forza motorsport 3, halo 3: odst, infinity ward, modern warfare 2
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up