Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 11:42 GMT
Alienware’s 11-inch M11x to cost under $1,000
Alienware announced an 11-inch gaming notebook at CES this week, dubbing it “most powerful 11-inch gaming laptop in the universe.”
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 11:43 GMT
New Mass Effect 2 Assault video is go
GameSpot has a new gameplay video of Mass Effect 2, showing the game’s Assault class.
Find it below.
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 11:17 GMT
Sledgehammer’s first game is “quite unique”
Sledgehammer boss Glen Schofield’s told Joystiq that the studio’s first game is “quite unique” and will “bring something new and exciting to our fans”.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot
Tags: glen schofield, sledgehammer games
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 11:00 GMT
Rockstar releases new ‘hootin ‘tootin Red Dead Redemption shots
Rockstar’s released some new shots of Red Dead Redemption. Best explosion ever.
Find them over at Gamikaze.
The GTA-like Westerner was confirmed for an April 27 release for PS3/360 in November, with an awesome trailer to boot.
Thanks, TomisH
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 10:58 GMT
Rumour – Infinity Ward hiring for CoD MMO
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, MMOFPS, PC, PS3, Shooter, Sony Online Entertainment, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty MMO, infinity ward, sledgehammer games
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 10:55 GMT
Bad Company 2 trailer screams buy, buy, buy
EA’s released a new Battlefield: Bad Company 2 trailer, showcasing a Battlefield Moment in the Panama Canals.
Watch it after the break, thanks to Joystiq.
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 09:36 GMT
Video: GT5 shows 3D side at CES
Sony has been showing off Gran Turismo 5 at CES in Vegas. In 3D. There’s video after the break.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 09:03 GMT
Nvidia and Intel blitz December’s Steam hardware survey
Nvidia and Intel are clear hardware favourites with Steam owners, according to the Valve service’s latest survey.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: steam, steam survey
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 08:45 GMT
Purho offers Crayon Physics as “pay what you want”
Excellent developer Petri Purho has put out Crayon Physics Deluxe on a “pay what you want” basis.
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Posted in: PC, Puzzler
Tags: Crayon Physics Deluxe, Petri Purho
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 09:10 GMT
Ex-Visceral boss: Switching to Activison is “fantastic”
Former Visceral bossman Glen Schofield, has told Joystiq that moving with colleague Michael Condrey’s to form Sledgehammer Games for Acti has been a “fantastic” experience.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Development
Tags: glen schofield, Michael Condrey, sledgehammer games
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 08:10 GMT
Report – Heavy Rain dated in US for February 16
According to the newest issue of Qore (via Examiner), Heavy Rain now has a US date: February 16.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 07:32 GMT
Halo: Reach artwork leaked from GI
According to this, Game Informer’s posted a piece of artwork from Halo: Reach as a place-holder for an article to go live on the magazine’s website.
Fri, Jan 08, 2010 | 07:18 GMT
Pachter: Walmart and Amazon cut into GameStop’s holiday profits
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has said that retail outlets like Walmart and and Amazon cut into GameStop’s holiday profits, which the company avoided discussing when it revealed its figures for the season yesterday.
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Posted in: America, Financials, Retail, Trade, hardware
Tags: amazon, Daniel DeMatteo, gamestop, michael pachter, walmart, wedbush morgan
Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 23:36 GMT
US PSN update, Jan 7 – Ubisoft Game Sale, Borderlands DLC
Decent PSN update on the US side of the pond this week includes a Ubisoft Sale, some Matt Hazard, a Dark Void Demo, and The Underdome DLC for Borderlands.
PSP users can get in on some Bomberman, Dungeon Explorer and loads more. Full thing below the break and through here.
Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 22:24 GMT
Deniable Ops co-op mode detailed for Splinter Cell: Conviction
Splinter Cell: Conviction’s co-op offerings will add an extra 5-6 hours of backstory, giving two players an opportunity to explore together, says Gamespot.
There two modes are called Prologue and Deniable Ops.
Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 22:20 GMT
More countries to get Xbox Live Video Marketplace in the fall
According to a Microsoft fact sheet, ten more countries will be getting the Xbox Live Video Marketplace this fall.
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Posted in: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Europe, Finland, Hot, Microsoft, Movies, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Xbox 360, tv
Tags: Canal+ Group, netflix, sky, Xbox Live Video Marketplace, Zune
Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 22:00 GMT
Bungie mentions “super secret” Halo: Reach multiplayer mode
Bungie fans, be on red alert: the developer has confirmed there is a “super secret” multiplayer mode for Halo: Reach.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up