Monthly Archives: February 2010
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 08:46 GMT
Tales of Graces recalled in Japan
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Posted in: Hot, Namco Bandai, RPG, Wii
Tags: Tales of, Tales of Graces
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 08:27 GMT
Nintendo patent hints at force feedback for next DS
Nintendo could be planning force feedback for the next DS, according to a patent from the company.
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Posted in: DS, Hot, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: Force Feedback, Nintendo DS2, rumble
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 07:33 GMT
PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap listed by the ESRB
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Posted in: Arcade, Hot, PS3, PSN, Racing, Sony
Tags: pixeljunk racers, PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 07:29 GMT
“Most” of Avalanche already working on next game
With Square Enix about to give birth to the excellent-looking Just Cause 2, developer Avalanche is already fully moved over to its next game.
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Posted in: Development, Square Enix
Tags: Avalanche Studios, Christofer Sundberg, just cause 2
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 06:57 GMT
FFXIII “superior” on PS3, says Insomniac
Insomniac Games community head James Stevenson has admitted he sees FFXIII on PS3 as “superior” to the 360 version.
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Posted in: PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII, insomniac games, James Stevenson
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 06:55 GMT
Jonathan Ross Natal play video released, lag pegged at “a tenth of a second”
As some of you eagle-eyed Twitter-watchers will have noticed yesterday, Jonathan Ross has been playing with Natal. Watch him in action after the break.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 07:38 GMT
Rebellion calls AvP a “critical success” in spite of a few “totally shit” reviews, in talks for a sequel
(We’re two-for-two for stories with “shit” playing a primary role in the headline tonight. We get a cookie now, right?)
The reviews are in, and Rebellion’s reinvention of the Alien vs. Predator franchise is… decent? Completely awful? Well, it depends on who you ask.
Rebellion, however, hasn’t let that dampen its spirits. Also keep in mind that money talks. And from what the developer told, er, Develop, money’s voice – in conjunction with a chorus of “mostly good” reviews – is a great deal louder than a few “totally shit” reviews.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 02:47 GMT
Valve tired of “shitty party games,” doesn’t want them anywhere near Natal
Valve loves it some Natal. “Really cool,” the mega-dev called Microsoft’s secret weapon in the motion wars.
As for the games that’ll likely litter the device’s lineup, however, Valve’s not quite so optimistic.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 21:59 GMT
Borderlands: General Knoxx gets released from tomorrow
Gearbox has revealed the next piece of Borderlands DLC, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, will be releasing from tomorrow on Xbox Live Marketplace, with a release on Thursday on PSN and PC.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: borderlands, Gearbox Interactive, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 21:42 GMT
PSP will have “robust” third-party line-up for 2010, says SCEA
SCEA SVP of PR Rob Dyer has said the PSP will expect a pretty “robust” third-party line-up for 2010.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 21:08 GMT
First 10 minutes of English FFXIII revealed
The first ten minutes of the English version of Final Fantasy XIII are now live
No Japanese. Just plain English.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 20:52 GMT
Arc “could work fantastically with Red Steel 2, Natal wouldn’t be a “natural fit”
Red Steel 2 “could work fantastically” well with PlayStation Arc, according to creative director Jason Vandenberghe.
Natal? Not so much.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Shooter, Sony, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Jason Vandenberghe, PlayStation Arc, project natal, red steel 2, ubisoft montreal
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 19:55 GMT
Visceral: One game a year “is plenty,” working on PSN and XBL “offerings”
Visceral Games GM Nick Earl has said that the studio will only release at least one game a year from now on.
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 18:56 GMT
John Carmack takes GDC’s Lifetime Achievement Award
John Carmack, id’s evergreen super-brain, has won this year’s Game Developers Choice Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010
Tags: id software, john carmack
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 17:51 GMT
Ubisoft: Red Steel 2 success “absolutely crucial” for IP
Ubisoft’s said in a interview that if Red Steel 2 isn’t a big success it’s kaput for the series.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: Jason Vandenberghe, red steel 2, ubisoft montreal
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 16:54 GMT
2K announces multiplayer DLC for BioShock 2, single-player DLC down the line
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 16:39 GMT
Battlefield 3 will “blow everyone away,” says DICE founder
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield 3, ea dice, Fredrik Liljegren
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 16:05 GMT
Spinny FFXIII Collector’s Edition videos released
Words. They are pointless. Behold the majesty of the animated, exploding FFXIII CE movie triumverate.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: collector's edition, ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 | 15:08 GMT
Fourth Valkyria Chronicles DLC pack releasing this Thursday
Sega’s announced it’s releasing the fourth DLC pack for Valkyria Chronicles on the PS Store this week.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up