Monthly Archives: January 2010
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 12:31 GMT
Sega: European Yakuza 3 to have Japanese voice-overs
Sega’s just told VG247 that the European version of Yakuza 3 will contain only Japanese voice-overs with English subtitles.
The news follows a Sega of America rep saying in a 1UP podcast that the game’s US version will include an English VO.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 12:18 GMT
SCEE: Vidzone is world’s “biggest dedicated music video streaming application”
SCEE’s claimed that PS3′s Vidzone is the “biggest dedicated music video streaming application in the world,” with more than 2 million users having watched 200 million videos in its first six months.
Vidzone’s reach covers 18 countries. The service includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage as well as videos.
Press release after the break.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 11:37 GMT
Sega finished with mature Wii titles
Sega’s revealed in the latest 4 Guys 1UP podcast that it is done with developing mature Wii titles.
Never saw that coming.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Sega, Wii
Tags: Constantine Hantzopoulos, MadWorld, the conduit
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 11:26 GMT
UK charts: Modern Warfare 2 top for eighth week
Modern Warfare 2 is the UK number one for the eighth week in a row, Chart-Track said today.
Apparently this is the longest unbeaten run at the top of the British chart since Need for Speed: Underground 2 five years ago.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 13:40 GMT
Rumour – Video of Half-Life 2 being played via Natal [Update]
Update: Microsoft’s just given VG247 a no comment on it.
A rep said: “Microsoft does not comment on rumour or speculation.”
Original Story: Take this with enough salt to pay a Roman legion for half a year, but Gossip Gamers has posted a video of what’s purportedly Half-Life 2 being played on Natal.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: half-life 2, project natal
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 10:52 GMT
Dragon Age to Return to Ostagar with DLC tomorrow
A piece of Dragon Age: Origins DLC titled Return to Ostagar is to release for both 360 and PC tomorrow, BioWare’s announced.
A PS3 version will emerge “later in January”.
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 10:36 GMT
Unreal Engine 3 up and running on iPhone
Epic has been showing off the Unreal Engine 3 running on iPhone, demoing a level of Unreal Tournament.
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Posted in: Apple, Development, iPhone
Tags: Epic Games, mark rein, unreal engine 3
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 10:14 GMT
Square Enix “taking root” in 2010, says Wada
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has said in a public statement that 2010 will see the company “taking root,” adding, “We want to start moving towards competing with movie studios.”
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: yoichi wada
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 09:57 GMT
PS3 Slim biggest news story of 2009, say Famitsu readers
According to a Famitsu poll, PS3 Slim’s announcement at GamesCom last summer was the biggest news story of 2009.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: dragon quest ix, famitsu, final fantasy XIII, ps3 slim
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 09:50 GMT
Cousens and Collyers receive NY honours
Both Codemasters boss Rod Cousens Sports Interactive founders the Collyer brothers have been awarded honours in the British New Year list.
Former ELSPA boss Paul Jackson also got a nod.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Sega, Trade, UK
Tags: mbe, obe, Oliver Collyer, paul collyer, paul jackson, rod cousens
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 09:33 GMT
25 EA games to face online chop
EA’s announced that it’s to shut down online servers for 25 of its games, including various versions of NBA 07, 08 and 09; FIFA 07 for PS2, PSP and PC; Madden NFL 09 on the original Xbox, Wii and PSP; Facebreaker; and Champions League 07 for PC and 360.
Find the full list here.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Sports, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: Champions League 07, facebreaker, FIFA 07, Madden NFL 2008, Madden NFL 2009, NBA Live 2007
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 09:05 GMT
New Gran Turismo 5 trailer looks awesome, shows Rome and Madrid
A new GT5 trailer was shown at the Asia Games Show in Hong Kong over Christmas. Obviously, it looked awesome.
The footage showed off more of Rome and Madrid, as well as brand new rally and NASCAR material.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 07:23 GMT
The party’s over – Christmas news round-up
Hello. We’re back. Christmas wasn’t as earth-shattering as it could have been as regards gaming stories: not as big as 2008, anyway. But, needless to say, the news refused to sleep. Hit the link for everything you missed.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, America, Arcade, Capcom, EA, Horror, Hot, Japan, MMO, Microsoft, PC, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, RPG, Rockstar, Shooter, Sony, Trade, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: 2010, bioware, bizzare creations, bungie, Christmas 2009, Christmas round-up, dante's inferno, EEDAR, Epic Games, final fantasy XIII, gears of war, geometry wars, grand theft auto v, halo 3: odst, jon burton, mass effect 2, naughty dog, PlayStation Motion Controller, project natal, resident evil 5, Spec Ops: On The Line, traveller's tales, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, visceral games
Sun, Jan 03, 2010 | 22:05 GMT
New Game + mode confirmed for Mass Effect 2
BioWare has confirmed that Mass Effect 2 will benefit from a New Game + mode, as did the original RPG.
Previously, the developer had said the mode wouldn’t appear in the game, but a post on the BioWare forums has put an official stamp on the volte-face.
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Posted in: EA, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Chris Priestly, mass effect 2
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 12:35 GMT
US Yakuza 3 release will feature English voice-overs
Sega’s confirmed on the latest 4 Guys 1UP podcast that the US release of Yakuza 3 will see English voice-overs in the game.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3
Tags: Constantine Hantzopoulos, sega of america, yakuza 3
Mon, Jan 04, 2010 | 07:38 GMT
Dead Space 2 – first shots
Look at this, Shirley: the first screens of Dead Space 2. Go find them over at TVGB. Look nice, don’t they? These are actually from the 3D diorama Game Informer did last month (thanks, psxman).
Most of them show Issac and the Necromorphs trying to kill the shit out of each other.
No date yet for the horror, but this year is a safe bet. The game was announced last month.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Sun, Jan 03, 2010 | 21:22 GMT
New FF Versus XIII trailer tells us: “Revelation will come next time”
A new Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer was shown at Jump Fiesta while we were off.
Sorry we didn’t tell you: apparently, “Revelation will come next time.”
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy versus XIII, Jump Fiesta 2010
Sun, Jan 03, 2010 | 21:10 GMT
Mistwalker working on two new projects, one confirmed for iPhone
Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi has posted on his blog that the studio is working on two new projects: one of which is for iPhone.
Sun, Jan 03, 2010 | 20:42 GMT
CliffyB’s “awesome shit” will be revealed “when the weather’s warm”
Speaking in an interview with Joystiq during the VGAs last month, Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski has revealed he’s working on some “awesome shit”.
And it doesn’t sound as though you’re going to get to see what it is for a while yet.
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Posted in: Hot
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, CliffyB, Epic Games
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up