Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 20:57 GMT
Alan Wake montage video shows loads of action
A montage video for Alan Wake has surfaced, and in it you get to see some of the different bits of action you are going to be participating in should you decide to go out and get it.
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 20:36 GMT
Steve Wiebe is once again king of Donkey Kong Jr.
Steve Wiebe had reclaimed his Donkey Kong Jr. crown after having it stolen by Oklahoma-based Mark Kiehl last fall.
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Posted in: America, Arcade, Awards, Stuff
Tags: donkey kong jr, steve wiebe, twin galaxies
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 20:25 GMT
Psychologist calls out games as one reason kids are sexualized
Big Brother’s Dr. Linda Papadopoulos has said that part of the blame for children being sexualized in this day and age has to do with videogames.
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Posted in: Stuff, UK
Tags: Dr. Linda Papadopoulos, The Home Office
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 19:47 GMT
Bungie hands out a few more details on Halo: Reach Beta
Bungie has revealed a few new details regarding the Halo: Reach Beta, and according to community lead Brian Jarrard, the tester will be a “good representative sampling of the final game”.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, Halo: Reach Beta
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 18:52 GMT
Uncharted 2 has sold over 3.5 million units worldwide
Earlier in the month when January’s NPD’s were revealed, SCEA’s Jack Tretton mentioned that Uncharted 2 had almost reached the 3 million units sold mark.
Well, now it has surpassed that grand figure, having moved over 3.5 million units worldwide.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Awards, DICE Summit 2010, Hot, PS3, Retail, Sony
Tags: AIAS, bafta, naughty dog, Uncharted 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 18:32 GMT
Epic announces the winners of its Make Something Unreal contest
Epic has announced the winners of its Make Something Unreal contest, with the grand prize for the best mod created of UT3 using the Unreal Development Kit going to The Haunted by Michael Hegemann and The Haunted Team.
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Posted in: Development, Education, Hot, PC
Tags: epic, make something unreal contest, unreal development kit
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 18:02 GMT
US PSPgo promotion nets you LBP PSP or AC: Bloodlines
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Posted in: America, Hot, PSPgo, Sony
Tags: assassins creed bloodlines, LittleBigPlanet PSP, SCEA PSPgo Promotion
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 17:02 GMT
Future strengthens games portfolio with new senior appointments
Future has announced the appointment of James Binns as Head of Edge International and PC Gaming and Simon Maxwell as Group Publisher, Console and Online.
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 16:31 GMT
FarmVille now boasts 80 million monthly users
If you need proof that social gaming is seeping into every corner of the world’s daily life, look no further than Zynga’s FarmVille, which passed the 80 million monthly user mark as of today.
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 15:54 GMT
Sony files patent for universal game controller
Sony has filed a patent for a universal game controller with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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Posted in: Hot, Sony, hardware, peripherals
Tags: game accessories, game controller, patent, trademark application, universal game controller
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 15:39 GMT
Level designer for Sonic 3 working on Sonic 4
Looks like the original level designer for Sonic 3 is working on the latest iteration in the series, according to a SEGA community manager’s posting on the company’s forums.
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 15:00 GMT
No LAN or Deicated Server support for C&C4: Tiberian Twilight
It’s been revealed that Command & Conquer 4 will not support LAN or Dedicated Servers when it is released on PC next month.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Strategy
Tags: c&c4, c&c4: tiberian twilight, Command & Conquer 4, Sam Bass
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 10:01 GMT
Metro 2033 montage shows proper gameplay
Digital Foundry’s posted some Metro 2033 gameplay footage, showing off some of the shooter’s action sequences as well as general environments. It’s shaping up, to say the least.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: 4A Games, Dmitri Glukhovsky, metro 2033
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 08:06 GMT
Just Cause 2 stunt vids point to physics-based win
Just Cause 2 is looking fucking fantastic in its latest vids. Watch hard surfaces killing people after the break.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Avalanche Studios, just cause 2
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 07:07 GMT
Next EVE expansion to allow mining on planets
CCP’s announced a new EVE expansion in Tyrannis, with this one allowing mining and structure-building on any planet in the MMO.
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 06:54 GMT
God of War III goes gold
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Christer Ericson, god of war III, Sony Santa Monica
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 | 02:55 GMT
Valve changes its mind, is now “looking into” PS3 development
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 23:40 GMT
EA: Mirror’s Edge and Dead Space failed due to lack of support
EA’s COO, John Schappert, gave a speech at DICE this week chatting about 20 years of technology transitions in the gaming industry.
During it, he admitted that both Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge weren’t given enough of a marketing push.
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Posted in: DICE Summit 2009, Development, EA, Hot
Tags: dead space, John Schappert, mirror's edge
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 22:56 GMT
Watch Bobby Kotick’s D.I.C.E. speech
You all know by now that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was at DICE yesterday and gave a speech chatting about his start in the gaming business, how he regrets not purchasing Harmonix, and how his “taking all the fun out of games” comment was taken out of context.
Kotick also chatted a bit about how gaming could easily become an addiction for him.
Now, you can watch the full speech for yourself below the break, courtesy of G4, and he doesn’t seem to come off as Darth Vader in it either.
Maybe just a cross between Darth Revan and Chad Vader.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, DICE Summit 2010, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 22:43 GMT
BFBC2 demo has been downloaded over 3 million times
EA has said that over 3.5 million people have tried out the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo so far on Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bad Company 2, battlefield, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BFBC2, dice
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up