Monthly Archives: February 2010
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 12:31 GMT
Dead Space 2 PC “not on the plan”
Bluesnews managed to get a response out of EA on the subject of the ominously absent PC SKU of Dead Space 2 in the firm’s financials on Monday, and it doesn’t look good.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Hot, PC
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 12:50 GMT
Sega confirms Premium Edition release for Yakuza 3 in UK
Sega’s confirmed it’s releasing Yakuza 3 in a premium edition when it releases in the UK in March.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 11:52 GMT
GT5 online interface revealed
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 10:52 GMT
AvP Special Edition DLC available to all “soon after release”
The four day one DLC maps only available in the Aliens vs Predator Special Edition will be openly available soon, Rebellion told VG247 today, adding that you should “watch this space” for further content.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 09:37 GMT
EA making unannounced fighter for 2011, possibly Fight Night 5
Two days on, there’s still more coming out from EA’s Q3 financials; the company’s announced it’s working on a “fighting title TBA” for 2011.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 09:00 GMT
Moore: E3 “was a lot better last year” than ’07 or ’08
EA Sports president Peter Moore has said last year’s E3 was miles “better” than the 2007 and 2008 versions of the US show.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 08:18 GMT
Fallout: New Vegas scans show first screens
The first scans of Fallout: New Vegas have gotten out from the latest PSM3 issue, showing the first screens of the Obsidian spin-off.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Games for Windows, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, obsidian
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 07:59 GMT
Demon Souls 2 (maybe) teased for fall release in Japan
Japanese mag Dengeki has possibly teased in its latest podcast that Demon’s Souls 2 is on the way.
And it’ll be out this fall in Japan.
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Posted in: Atlus, From Software, Hot, PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: Demon Souls 2
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 10:31 GMT
Initial votes show Australians strongly in favour of R18+ rating
Out of 1,084 submissions processed so far into an Australian public consultation on the debate on an R18+ rating, only 11 people have been opposed.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 07:06 GMT
North America gets 360 FFXIII bundle
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Retail, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII Super Elite 360 Bundle, final fantasy XIII, Square Enix
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 06:56 GMT
US Nintendo Media Summit in SF on February 24
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Posted in: America, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: media summit, Metroid: Other M, Super Mario Galaxy 2, zelda
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 06:33 GMT
Take-Two added to E3 exhibitor list
Get ready for six sweet months of this. Take-Two’s been added to the E3 exhibitor list, having failed to appear on it the first time out.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Take-Two
Tags: six long months
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 11:32 GMT
Blizzard previews new Battle.net
Blizzard’s posted a large preview of Battle.net 2.0 on the StarCraft II site, giving hope that the SCII beta may not be far behind.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Strategy
Tags: battle.net, Greg Canessa, starcraft II
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 03:17 GMT
DFC estimates show Mass Effect 2 outselling other major January releases six-to-one
January was chock full of great releases, but who “won” the unusually jam-packed month? Well, you might be tempted to say “gamers,” since our plates were full all month long.
But you’d be wrong. Mass Effect 2 definitely won. No question.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, Hot, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: army of two the 40th day, Bayonetta, dfc intelligence, mass effect 2, sales
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | 06:21 GMT
Holy Invasion of Privacy gets copyright-friendly name change, sequel delayed
Hey there, Holy Invasion of Privacy. It’s been a while! And you’re looking great, as always. But something’s different about you.
It’s your hair, isn’t it!
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 23:06 GMT
Rumor: Original No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle had extra revenge
According to some documents that have surfaced for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, the sequel was to have more in-depth revenge missions, along with different character interactions, and multi-faceted missions.
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Posted in: Action, Wii
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, no more heroes 2, no more heroes 2: desperate struggle, suda 51
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 | 20:53 GMT
Teaser video for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier hits
Technology evolves. Threats evolve. Yet war…is constant.
Those are the first few words you hear in the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier teaser video Ubisoft released today.
Announced earlier today, the game’s confirmed for release on PS3 and Xbox360 with versions coming to DS, PSP and Wii as well.
No release date yet, just fall 2010 so far.
Video’s posted below the break (thanks, The DutchSlayer).
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 22:24 GMT
Pachter weighs-in on upcoming Arc and Natal retail war
With both Sony’s Arc and Microsoft’s Natal landing in stores later in the year, Michael Pachter has concluded who he thinks will win the motion controller war, and it all has to do with price point.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: arc, michael pachter, natal, wedbush morgan
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 21:54 GMT
THQ announces Limited Edition for Metro 2033
THQ has announced a Limited Edition for Metro 2033 on Xbox 360 and PC, which includes an exclusive in-game weapon and four art cards featuring artwork by Russian painter Anton Grechko.
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Posted in: PC, Retail, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: 4A, metro 2033, metro 2033: limited edtion
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up