Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 17:26 GMT
SCEA: There may be a PS3 retail shortage in the coming months
SCEA senior director of corporate communications, Patrick Seybold, has revealed that there may be PS3 shortage at retail in the next few months.
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Posted in: America, Hot, PS3, Retail, Sony, Trade, hardware
Tags: npd january 2010, patrick seybold
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 16:43 GMT
Greenberg: More information and possible “real” name for Natal at E3
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has said that more news regarding Natal will be announced at E3 – maybe even the actual name of the peripheral.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: Aaron Greenberg, Fable III, natal, project natal, X10
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 16:22 GMT
EA releases original C&C games for free
Command & Conquer 4′s out next month, and to get you pumped, EA has released the original C&C games for free.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, Strategy
Tags: c&c, C&C 4, Command & Conquer 4, Firestorm, red alert, Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 15:51 GMT
Rumor: Sonic 4 episodes will eventually hit retail on one disc
Rumor floating about this morning has Sonic 4 hitting retail after all four episodes are released.
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 15:18 GMT
Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition screens are full of win
Atlus has put out some new assets for Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition for Xbox 360, and they look right nice.
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Posted in: Action, Atlus, Fighter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: ACE Team, zeno clash, zeno clash: ultimate edition
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 | 14:45 GMT
Uncharted 2 to get more DLC this month
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is getting more content and it’s set around Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.
Set to land on PSN February 25, there will be multiplayer maps, skins, Trophies, and medals.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, PSN
Tags: naughty dog, uncharted, Uncharted 2
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 23:27 GMT
Lost Planet 2 videos are pretty awesome
Three new Lost Planet 2 videos hit the net last night, showing off some really crazy looking beats, and Marcus Fenix trying to kill them before he is eaten – or whatever it is monsters do with a corpse.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 23:13 GMT
EA weekend special is Dead Space, Saboteur and Dragon Age
EA has a deal going on over at the EA store, where you can get Dragon Age: Origins, The Saboteur and Dead Space digitally for $99.95.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, RPG
Tags: dead space, digital download, dragon age:origins, EA Store, The Saboteur
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 23:05 GMT
Perfect Dark could see new maps and weapons on XBLA
Kenn Lobb, executive producer for Perfect Dark, has revealed that the shooter could get some extra goodies should it not be in the top five percent of XBLA games sold upon release.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 22:46 GMT
BioWare dishes on the SWTOR planet Taris
BioWare has updated the holonet on its website for Star Wars: The Old Republic with information and screenshots of Taris, which has seen some conflict between the Jedi and Sith.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, star wars, star wars: the old republic mmo, swtor, the old republic mmo
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 22:00 GMT
Molyneux: Fable III is not an RPG
Peter Molyneux has said that the Fable series should no longer be considered an RPG, but more of an action/adventure series.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable 3, Fable III, peter molyneux
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 21:40 GMT
You voted – Demon’s Souls will be both white and black
Atlus has announced that the new world tendency for Demon’s Souls Valentine Event will be a white one.
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Posted in: Atlus, PS3, RPG
Tags: demon's souls, FromSoftware, Valnetine World Tendency
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 21:28 GMT
Ubisoft explains inclusion of Optical Camo in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Ubisoft has explained the inclusion of Optical Camo in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, which was shown in a teaser released earlier this week.
Turns out, it’s because it’s the way of the future.
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Posted in: Action, DS, Development, Hot, PS3, PSP, Shooter, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: future soldier, ghost recon, ghost recon future soldier, tom clancy
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:46 GMT
Microsoft: 250Gb Xbox 360′s are for bundles only
Aaron Greenberg has revealed that the 250Gb hard drive on Xbox 360 is to remain exclusive to bundled consoles.
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:22 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 patch now available on XBL
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has tweeted that the Care Package fix is now available on Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare 2, robert bowling
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:04 GMT
Pachter: Wii shortage contributed to $30M industry decline in January
Michael Pachter has weighed-in on the NPD figures released last night, and says that the industry decline can be attributed to a shortage of Nintendo hardware.
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Posted in: America, Charity, Financials, Hot, Microsoft, Nintendo, Retail, Sony, Trade, hardware
Tags: michael pachter, npd january 2010
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:00 GMT
FFXIII media blowout – news, interviews, media, previews and Leona Lewis
So an embargo on a shitload of stuff on Final Fantasy XIII lifted earlier today.
Needless to say, there’s enough stuff to keep you content until March 9. Something like, oh, we don’t know, Leona Lewis playing the game on 360?
We shit you not.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, Microsoft, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 19:20 GMT
PS Motion Controls were initially wanted for Heavy Rain
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: arc, david cage, heavy rain, motion controls, PlayStation Arc, quantic dream, sony arc
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 18:47 GMT
Obsidian to assist Red Eagle in development of Wheel of Time games
Red Eagle Games has announced that Obsidian is to be a joint developer with its games based on Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: obsidian, red eagle games, Robert Jordan, The Wheel of Time
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 18:18 GMT
Updated AvP demo now available for PS3 users
SEGA and Rebellion announced today that an updated version of the Aliens vs Predator demo is now available on PSN.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up