Monthly Archives: January 2010
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 13:32 GMT
Kingdom Hearts: BBS gets 37/40 in Famitsu
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep has scored an impressive 37/40 in the latest issue of Famitsu, just released today in Japan.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: famitsu, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 13:52 GMT
Sony: God of War III “only possible” on PS3
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, no shit sherlock
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 12:38 GMT
Heavy Rain Collector’s Edition is HMV exclusive, confirms SCEE
SCEE’s confirmed to VG247 that the Collector’s Edition of Heavy Rain will be an exclusive to HMV in the UK.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 12:06 GMT
Sony: “No plans” to bring Michael Jackson PS3 bundle to UK
SCEE’s just told VG247 it has no plans on releasing the just-announced Michael Jackson This Is It PS3 bundle.
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Posted in: Japan, Music, PS3, Sony, UK
Tags: michael jackson, Michael Jackson: This Is It
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 11:13 GMT
Statement – Capcom has “not announced” a Dark Void PC demo
Following Capcom US saying last night that it “looks” as though there won’t be a PC Dark Void demo, Capcom UK’s issued an official statement on the matter. In short, don’t go waiting up, PC people.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 10:30 GMT
Fist of the North Star dated in Japan for March
Koei-Tecmo has comfirmed that Fist of the North Star will be released in Japan on March 25 for ¥8,190, according to Famitsu.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PS3, Tecmo, Xbox 360
Tags: Fist of the Star North, Koei-Tecmo
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 10:25 GMT
Capcom: “The future is the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360″
Head honcho of Capcom France, Antoine Seux, has said the company will be doing a lot less stuff for Wii after the disappointing sales of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot, Nintendo, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Antoine Seux, Capcom France, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 10:08 GMT
Darksiders started life with four-player, four-horseman co-op
Darksiders may have ended life as a wholly single-player experience, but Vigil started out with plans of four-player co-op, creative director and comic legend Joe Madureira has told VG247.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: darksiders, Joe Madureira, vigil, vigil games
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 09:32 GMT
Chromehounds online servers to shut down today
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Posted in: Action, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: chromehounds, From Software
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 09:03 GMT
Iwata: Next Nintendo handheld to have “ability to read movements”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has mentioned first details of a possible new handheld from Nintendo: one that may not be a new DS SKU.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: New Nintendo handheld, Satoru Iwata
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:58 GMT
No PC demo for Dark Void
PC owners looking forward to a Dark Void demo to complement the console versions due this week shouldn’t hold there breath – there isn’t going to be one.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:42 GMT
More on the Wii Vitality Sensor this July, says Iwata
Speaking in an interview with Japanese newspaper The Asashi Shimbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said you can expect to hear a lot more of the Wii Vitality Sensor this summer.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Satoru Iwata, Wii Vitality Sensor
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:36 GMT
Record US Wii sales push Nintendo stock to two-month high
A Nintendo estimate of selling 3 million Wiis in the US last month – compared to 2.15 million in December 2008 – has boosted the company’s stock to a seasonal peak.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:23 GMT
Iwata: “Wii has recovered from slowdown”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reckon’s Wii’s fortunes have “recovered,” speaking in a Reuters interview, although he’s still wary of of singing about a comeback yet.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:11 GMT
Alan Wake – new screens
Gamepro Germany’s put out seven new shots of Alan Wake.
They look good, blud. Go see.
The Remedy thriller is down for release in the first half of the year, according to Microsoft. Might be out as soon as May.
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 08:05 GMT
Iwata: New Zelda to be out by the end of the year
Megaton.
Speaking with a Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has apparently confirmed that the next Wii Zelda will release by the end of the year.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Japan, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Satoru Iwata, The Legend of Zelda Wii
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 07:28 GMT
Sony Japan to release PS3 Michael Jackson bundle
No, your eyes do not deceive you.
There is a Michael Jackson PS3 bundle, and it’s coming to Japan on January 27.
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Posted in: Music, PS3, Sony
Tags: michael jackson, Michael Jackson: This Is It
Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 07:26 GMT
Activison chats to the “big three” about digital distribution
Activision’s Andrew Brown has quizzed Microsoft’s Neil Thompson, Sony’s Ray Maguire and Nintendo’s David Yarnton over on MCV on when digitally distributed titles will overtake boxed products.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Internet, Interview, Microsoft, Nintendo, Retail, Sony, hardware
Tags: andrew brown, david yarnton, digital distribution, Neil Thompson, ray maguire
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up