Monthly Archives: January 2010
Thu, Jan 28, 2010 | 01:44 GMT
Rumor: It’s possible, but for now, no DLC for Final Fantasy XIII
According to a report over on FF-Reunion, the Final Fantasy XIII Ultima Guide contains an interview with Yoshinori Kitase who states that DLC is not being released for the RPG – but at the same time it’s still possible.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy, final fantasy XIII, Yoshinori Kitase
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 22:54 GMT
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising patch is rather large, has Overwatch DLC
Codemasters has released a PC patch for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising which updates the game to v1.02 and installs the Overwatch DLC expansion for free.
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Posted in: Action, Codemasters, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dragon rising, operation flashpoint, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, overwatch, Supremacy
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 22:37 GMT
BioWare: Return to Ostagar coming next week
BioWare’s Ray Muzyka has revealed that the DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, Return to Ostagar, will be released on all formats next week.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, DAO:Awakening, dragon age, Dragon Age: Origins, Ray Muzyka, return to ostagar
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 22:14 GMT
Report: Sony Motion Controller to get 10 titles this year
A Nikkei report has surfaced stating that Sony’s Motion Controller will have 10 games compatible with the new peripheral by the end of the year.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PS3, Sony, hardware, peripherals
Tags: arc, gem, PlayStation Arc, playstation gem, sony motion controller
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 21:45 GMT
Lost Planet 2 video shows loads of action
Capcom has release another Lost Planet 2 video, and this time instead of showing Marcus and Dom from Gears, it shows off some of the cool action we can expect to see in the game.
Not that Marcus and Dom aren’t cool or anything.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Dom and Marcus, gears of war, Lost Planet, lost planet 2
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 21:23 GMT
Command & Conquer 4 public Beta to begin “soon”
Command and Conquer community manager Aaron Kaufman has tweeted that the C&C4 Beta will be going live soon.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 20:41 GMT
Gravity Crash: Over 1400 user levels created, patch coming soon
Those who have yet to take advantage of the Gravity Crash sale over on PSN need to hop to it, because it will only be $4.99 until tomorrow – then it goes back up to the normal price.
Also, according to JAW’s Stewart Gilray, a patch is currently in the works for the retro-arcade shooter, which has seen over 1,400 levels created for it by users.
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Posted in: Arcade, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: gravity crash, jaw, just add water
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 20:15 GMT
Harmonix not developing Green Day: Rock Band [Update]
Update: Harmonix has just sent VG247 this statement, stating Harmonix is working on GD:RB alongside Demiurge and other studios.
“Green Day: Rock Band is being developed by Harmonix in partnership with Demiurge, MK12 and others.”
There you have it.
Original Story: If this blog post is right, Harmonix isn’t working on Green Day: Rock Band.
Developer of the retail released track packs Demiurge Studios are in fact doing dev duties.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS2, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Demiurge Studios, Green Day: Rock Band, harmonix, mtv games
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 19:05 GMT
BFBC2 PC Beta starts tomorrow – details
DICE has announced details on the PC multiplayer Beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which starts tomorrow at 12.00pm EST.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 20:24 GMT
Apple finally announces iPad
After weeks and months of speculation, Apple has finally revealed its tablet device known as iPad.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Hot, iPad
Tags: Apple iPad, apple tablet, iPad, steve jobs
Fri, Jan 29, 2010 | 15:01 GMT
ESRB listing counts swears uttered in Dead to Rights: Retribution
The ESRB has rated Dead to Rights: Retribution, and unsurprisingly gave the game a Mature rating. No big deal in and of itself, right?
Funnily enough though, it provides you with information on how many times certain swear words are uttered.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead to rights, Dead to Rights: Retribution, Shadow
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 17:26 GMT
SecuROM for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 explained
The SecuROM implemented with Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been explained a bit by DICE over on the official blog, and it looks like it will only be running when the game is running.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 17:17 GMT
ACII ‘Battle of Forli’ DLC won’t have trophies or achievements, confirms Ubisoft
Were you looking forward to whoring the hell out of your respective awards system for whatever console you got Assassin’s Creed II with when The Battle of Forli releases tomorrow?
Too bad: the DLC won’t be getting any new awards added for either PS3 or 360.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 16:45 GMT
SWTOR dev diary focuses on the two different Sith classes
BioWare has put out a new developer diary for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it concentrates on the differences between the Sith Warrior and Sith Inquisitor.
In the video, courtesy of GameTrailers (thanks, RPS), the devs chat about its reason for including the two types of Sith and why choosing the Dark Side doesn’t mean you are constantly evil, little Vaders.
There’s also a bit of gameplay in it.
It’s out sometime next year. Watch below
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Lucasarts, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, Sith Inquisitor, Sith Warrior, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 16:31 GMT
Zaeed DLC for Mass Effect 2 now available
Anybody with an copy of Mass Effect 2 can now download the free DLC pack featuring Zaeed from the Cereberus Network.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 16:28 GMT
Call of Duty: World at War – Zombies “Lite” hits the App Store
iPhone and iPod Touch users can now get a free version of Call of Duty: World at War – Zombie on the App Store.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, App Store, Shooter, iPhone, iPod
Tags: call of duty, Call of Duty: World at War - Zombies "Lite", world at war, zombies
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 15:39 GMT
Alan Wake’s storyline will be a “driving factor throughout the game”, says MS
The story in Alan Wake will be one of the game’s “driving factors” throughout.
That’s according to Laura Disney, product marketing manager for Microsoft.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 15:16 GMT
Sid Meier to keynote GDC 2010
ThinkServices has confirmed Civilization creator Sid Meier as one of the first keynotes for GDC 2010.
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Posted in: 2K, Development, GDC 2010, Hot
Tags: civilization, sid meier
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 15:08 GMT
EA sees Modern Warfare 2 as a competitive goal for BFBC2, says DICE
DICE’s Patrick Bach has said that executives at EA see topping Modern Warfare “as a goal” for it to achieve with Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 | 14:56 GMT
New God of War III art released
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, Studio Santa Monica
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline