Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 17:46 GMT
Sony “still planning” pre-release Heavy Rain demo
SCEE has just told VG247 that it’s “still planning” a Heavy Rain demo before the game’s release next month, with “more information” coming “soon.”
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 17:30 GMT
Forza 3 getting more DLC next week with new cars
Forza 3′s getting ten new cars on January 12 via DLC, in the shape of the Autoweek Car Show Pack.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Autoweek Car Show Pack, forza 3, forza 3 dlc, turn 10
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 17:17 GMT
Watch Goichi Suda “get down” with Just Dance
Just because Ubisoft released Just Dance! back in November, doesn’t mean that it’s still not being promoted.
There’s a video after the break of Goichi Suda shaking his ‘thang to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” to get the word out.
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Posted in: Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: frag dolls, Goichi Suda, Just Dance, suda 51
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 18:02 GMT
Razer shows off motion-sensing PC peripheral with L4D2
Razer showed off its new Razer Sixense Ultra Precise Motion Controller to Engadget during CES, demoing the PC motion-sensing peripheral for PC gaming using Left 4 Dead 2.
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Posted in: PC, hardware, peripherals
Tags: CES 2010, L4D2, motion-sensing PC peripheral, Razer, Razer Sixense Ultra Precise Motion Controller, Sixense
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 17:06 GMT
Heavy Rain gameplay footage touches ground
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 16:58 GMT
Lionhead: Fable III to be shown for the first time “next month”
Lionhead community head Sam Van Tilburgh has confirmed on Twitter that the developer will be showing off Fable III for the first time at an event next month, with videos from the game to be released publicly.
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 16:08 GMT
Crackdown 2 wing suit aiming for “Mario controls”
Crackdown 2 lead designer Billy Thomson’s a Mario fan. So much so, in fact, that the Agency wing suit – revealed in the game’s VGA trailer last month – is based on the Nintendo plumber’s cape glide controls. Were there rooftop thermals in Mario?
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Billy Thomson, crackdown 2, mario, ruffian games
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 17:50 GMT
Heavy Rain out February 26 in the UK, February 23 in US [Update]
Update: SCEE’s just confirmed Heavy Rain will get a pre-release demo.
Sony’s just confirmed Heavy Rain for a February 26 release in the UK, with a release two days earlier on February 24 in mainland Europe.
SCEA’s also just confirmed that the game’ll hit the US on February 23, contradicting a date of February 16 released last night in the latest Qore episode.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 15:43 GMT
You’ll need loads of ammo for Akrid X boss in Lost Planet 2
Capcom demoed a massive four-player co-op battle for Lost Planet 2 yesterday at CES, showing how the Akrid X boss at the end of the second episode will give you a run for your money.
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 08:32 GMT
EA: DICE could “take on Modern Warfare” with BFBC2
EA’s European boss, Jens-Uwe Intat, is taking aim at the Modern Warfare franchise with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and the “first blow” is the game’s launch on March 2 and 5 in the US and Europe, respectively.
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 14:55 GMT
Sony: “God of War III is a must have”
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: claire backhouse, god of war III, Studio Santa Monica
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 14:51 GMT
Microsoft says we’re a “long ways away” from 3D in the living room
With 3D a huge topic of discussion and demonstration at this year’s CES in Vegas, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has decided to throw his two-cents in, saying the technology is not something we’ll see in our living rooms any time soon.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: 3d, Aaron Greenberg, CES 2010
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 14:33 GMT
Halo: Reach tipped to be biggest seller of this year, says GI survey
According to results from a GI Network Survey, Halo: Reach will be the biggest selling game of 2010, with Final Fantasy XIII and Starcraft II coming second and third.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Microsoft, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, final fantasy XIII, Halo: Reach, starcraft II
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 14:28 GMT
No map modding for Supreme Commander 2, says GPG
Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor has told IGN that there will be no map modding for Supreme Commander 2 when it releases in the spring.
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Posted in: PC, Square Enix, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: chris taylor, Gas Powered Games, supreme commander 2
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 13:48 GMT
Darksiders post-Christmas release “worked to our advantage”, says THQ
THQ EVP Danny Bilson has told Industry Gamers that Darksiders benefitted from a post-Christmas release.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, darksiders, Virgil Games
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 12:33 GMT
Heavy Rain EU release date likely to be announced today
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 11:45 GMT
Left 4 Dead 2 gets free weekend for Silver Live users
The 360 version of Left 4 Dead 2 will get a free online weekend next week, commencing January 15.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up