Monthly Archives: January 2010
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:46 GMT
Kart racing game Zero Gear lands on Steam next week
Nimblebit has announced that Zero Gear, its kart racer for PC, will go live on Steam January 12 with a discount to those who pre-order.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:30 GMT
Aion glitch makes players instant trillionaires
Aion players on the Azphel server were given 30 trillion Kinah yesterday, as a game bug caused money sacks to overflow with in-game cash.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:25 GMT
Dark Void demo to release tomorrow
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Store, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: airtight games, dark void
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:24 GMT
Sony to fix MAG Beta connection issues
SCEE’s Elliott Martin has stated on the EU PS Blog that connection issues with MAG’s open beta are to be sorted before the game launches.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Elliott Martin, mag, MAG Beta, MAG open Beta, scee, Zipper Interactive
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:14 GMT
New Super Mario Bros. Wii sells 2.5 million units in Europe
Nintendo’s confirmed that New Super Mario. Bros Wii has sold over 2.5 million units in the EMEA region since it’s launch back in November.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: new super mario bros. wii
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:12 GMT
Immerz’s Full Sensory Immersion Gear let’s you “feel” games
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, tech start-up Immerz displayed new Full Sensory Immersion Gear, which has touch-feedback hardware that wraps around your neck.
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Posted in: Development, Retail, hardware
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show 2010, Full Sensory Immersion Gear, immerz
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 16:01 GMT
Critical Distance lists 99 of the best free games of 2009
Blogging site Critical Distance has listed 99 of the best free games from 2009.
Dropping the titles no particular order, the opinion piece contains games released last year as well as titles released in late 2008.
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Posted in: PC, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: 99 free games, best free games of 2009, critical distance, free, free games, indie game
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 15:30 GMT
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat gets February 5 UK release
Koch just confirmed a February 5 street date for S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat in the UK, Nordic and Italy.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 14:58 GMT
Heavy Rain rated 15 by the BBFC
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: bbfc, British Board of Film Classification, heavy rain, quantic dream
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 14:39 GMT
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts added to GoD
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 14:24 GMT
Wii hits 20 million, DS 40 million, Wii Fit 9.6 million in Europe
Nintendo just claimed DS is the best ever selling console in Europe, with 40 million units moved.
Wii has now passed the 20 million console mark in the territory, the company said.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, Europe, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: 20 million, £40 million
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 15:14 GMT
Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening gets first shots [Update]
Update – You might have more luck on EG.
Following confirmation that Dragon Age: Origins’ first expansion, Awakening, will release in March, BioWare’s put out first shots.
IGN’s got them here. They involve dragons, as you’d expect, but there appears to be a problem with opening the large images. Hopefully it’ll be fixed soon.
Get all the details on the Awakening here.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 14:02 GMT
EA announces Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening for March release [Update]
EA’s just announced the first expansion for Dragon Age, known as Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening.
It’ll release on March 16 for PC, 360 and PS3, priced $40.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age: Awakening, Dragon Age: Origins
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 13:20 GMT
USK listing outs online Blur demo
A USK listing (as noticed by SI) has apparently revealed that Activision’s planning on online multiplayer demo for upcoming Bizarre racer, Blur.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, blur
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 12:40 GMT
Darksiders soundtrack handled by God of War composers
The composers of the God of War OST, Cris Velasco and Mike Reagan, are responsible for the Darksiders soundtrack, THQ said today.
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Posted in: Action, Music, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: darksiders, vigil games
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 12:36 GMT
Famitsu: Dragon Quest IX best selling Japanese game of ’09
Party time for Square Enix: Dragon Quest IX is the best selling game of 2009 in Japan, according to Famitsu, with the game selling over 4.1 million units.
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Posted in: Adventure, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Hot, Nintendo, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Wii
Tags: dragon quest ix, final fantasy XIII, Friend Collection, new super mario bros. wii, Pokémon HeartGold And SoulSilver
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 18:28 GMT
Nintendo to handle Monster Hunter tri in Europe
Capcom said today that it’s passed Monster Hunter tri’s distribution rights over to Nintendo in Europe.
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Posted in: Adventure, Australia, Capcom, Europe, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: monster hunter 3, monster hunter tri
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 11:51 GMT
DS big hardware winner in Japan last year, says Famitsu
According to figures released by Famitsu/Enterbrain, DS was the big winner in the hardware race last year in Japan, selling just over 4 million units.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 11:41 GMT
Japanese gaming market shrinks YoY
Famitsu‘s posted figures for the Japanese gaming market for last year, showing a big YoY decrease from ¥582 billion to ¥542 billion.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up