Monthly Archives: January 2010
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 22:23 GMT
Nintendo: Iwata’s comments on new handheld were “misinterpreted
Nintendo of America has told Kotaku that comments made last week by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata were “misinterpreted”.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Satoru Iwata, The Legend of Zelda Wii, Wii Vitality Sensor
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 22:14 GMT
Staff at Monolith, Surreal and Snowblind laid-off by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has made a number of layoffs at Monolith Productions, Surreal Software, and Snowblind Studios.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, Warner Bros.
Tags: lay-offs, Monolith Productions, redundantcies, snowblind studios, surreal software, this is vegas
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 22:10 GMT
Official trailer for Dante’s Inferno animated film hits
A trailer for Dante’s Inferno, the animated movie, has been released.
The film’s out on Blu-ray and DVD February 5 alongside the game.
Check it out for yourself after the break, courtesy of Gamespot.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Movies
Tags: dante's inferno, dante's inferno animated film
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 21:50 GMT
Report: Average game development budget sits between $18-$28M
A report based on analysis from M2 Research has calculated that the average game development budget for multi-platform titles is between $18-$28 million, with high-profile games often breaking the $40 million mark.
Some, like Gran Turismo 5 and Modern Warfare 2, have even higher budgets.
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Posted in: Development, Publishers, Retail, Trade
Tags: development costs, game development costs
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 21:31 GMT
Heavy Rain won’t get censored, confirms SCEA
SCEA has confirmed that Heavy Rain won’t be getting censored in the US, Europe or any other territories the firm has an office.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 21:00 GMT
Square Enix confirms FFXIII bus tour
Square Enix has confirmed a bus tour for Final Fantasy XIII will start in San Francisco, beginning tomorrow.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII bus tour, final fantasy XIII
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 20:42 GMT
Microsoft: Xbox 360′s not even “at the midpoint yet”
Microsoft has said it’s not in any hurry to create a replacement for Xbox 360, as the console is not even “at the midpoint yet”.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: 3d, CES 2010, David Hufford
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 20:21 GMT
Cameron says Avatar’s comparisons to Halo are unfounded
James Cameron has told G4 that “fanboys” calling Avatar a rip-off of the Halo universe need to look a bit closer at the source material.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: aliens, avatar, halo, james cameron
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 20:14 GMT
Molyneux: 2010 “will be a landmark year” in games
Speaking with MCV, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has said 2010 “will be a landmark year” in gaming, given the release of Project Natal.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: lionhead studios, peter molyneux, project natal
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 19:38 GMT
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment landing on XBLA January 20
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment will be released via XBLA January 20, with the PSN date to be announced, Konami said today.
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Posted in: Konami, PSN, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: vandal hearts, Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 19:02 GMT
The Old Republic gets confirmed spring 2011 release target from LucasArts
LucasArts has confirmed that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on for a targeted spring 2011 release date.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 16:04 GMT
Army of Two: The 40th Day reviews round-up
Reviews for Army of Two: The 40th Day are starting to go live, so we’ve pulled them into one post for your convenience.
Looks like it’s getting decent scores all around, with the lowest so far being Game Informer.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, PSP, Shooter, Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: army of two, army of two reviews round-up, army of two the 40th day
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 18:13 GMT
Dead Rising coming to GoD on January 26
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Hot, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: dead rising, Games on Demand
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 17:28 GMT
BioWare takes aim at shooter audience with Mass Effect 2
BioWare’s Casey Hudson has said that even with Mass Effect 2 being an RPG – and remaining true to the genre – the action crowd will be pleased with the sequel due to the implementation of “state of the art shooting”.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Casey Hudson, mass effect 2
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 17:22 GMT
Army of Two: The 40th Day launch trailer is action spectacular
Hit the link for EA Montreal’s Army of Two: The 40th Day launch promo. It features a great many explosions.
The co-op shooter’s doing the business for 360 and PS3 on January 15.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: army of two the 40th day, ea montreal
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 17:12 GMT
Capcom shows Debouse in new Lost Planet 2 shots
Capcom’s released new shots of Lost Planet 2, showing a new enemy: Debouse.
Eight new shots are over at Gamikaze.
The game recently got delayed into FY2011 for PS3 and 360.
Thanks, TomisH
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 16:48 GMT
UFC Undisputed 2010 gets May 28 release in UK
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, PSP, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: ufc, ufc undisputed 2010, undisputed
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 16:27 GMT
Irrational website opens up
Bad news, kids. If you thought the countdown on the Irrational Games website was for a new game, you thought wrong.
It was just for the re-launch of the website itself.
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Posted in: 2K
Tags: irrational games, ken levine
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 16:20 GMT
Inferno to be republished with book cover bearing game image
Random House and EA announced today that Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, Inferno, will be republished bearing the game’s hero as the book cover.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, PSP, Retail, Xbox 360, books
Tags: Dante Alighieri, Dante's Infero, Imferno the Book, johnathan knight, The Divine Comedy, visceral
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 16:09 GMT
GRAW 2, Kane and Lynch added to GoD
Nelson‘s confirmed that Kane and Lynch: Dead Men and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is now on Xbox Live, via GoD.
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Posted in: Eidos, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Games on Demand, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigher 2, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up