Monthly Archives: February 2010
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 12:55 GMT
GoW III video shows the making of the Leviathan
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, Studio Santa Monica
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 12:51 GMT
Spore coming to consoles
EA confirmed in its Q3 FY10 financial release Spore will be coming to the consoles in Q4 FY ’11, which means it’ll be out between January-March next year.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 12:42 GMT
Pachter: Call of Duty sales down by $250 million this year
Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has said he expects Call of Duty franchise sales down by $250 million this year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 11:54 GMT
Ubisoft not “communicating” platforms for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Ubisoft’s told VG247 it’s currently not confirming platforms for the just-announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 11:44 GMT
Riccitello: 2009 console price-cuts came “too late”
EA CEO John Riccitiello said last night the first-party hardware price-cuts made in the second half of last year came “too late”.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 10:35 GMT
Star Wars: The Old Republic beyond March 2011, says EA
EA’s confirmed that BioWare’s Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic, won’t make the publisher’s next financial year.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, ea q3 financials 2010, Star Wars The Old Republic
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 09:18 GMT
“Big” Ubi announcement at 10am GMT on Live today
Ubisoft’s confirmed it’s “big” announcement teased on Friday will be taking place on Xbox Live today at 10am GMT.
That’s a little over 45 minutes from now.
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Posted in: Hot, Ubisoft
Tags: Kimi Matsuzaki
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 09:01 GMT
Every EA game to have “online component” in FY11
Don’t have the internet? Captain EA says you’re a fool, sucker. Every game the publisher brings to market in its next financial year will have connected functionality, the firm said last night.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: ea q3 financials 2010, eric brown, John Schappert
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 08:35 GMT
Pachter: PS3 hardware sales massively up YoY for January
Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter has predicted PS3 hardware sales will be up by a massive figure year-on-year in this Thursday’s January NPD results.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Trade, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: January NPD 2010, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 08:28 GMT
Dead Rising 2 confirmed for X10
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: blue castle games, dead rising 2, X10
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 08:22 GMT
Square Enix registers Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Square Enix has registered Deus Ex: Human Revolution as a trademark, according to a filing found by Joystiq.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, deus ex 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 07:55 GMT
EA’s Q3 financials – everything in one place
EA dropped some big bombs in its third quarter release last night, including dates on a Dragon Age sequel, two Need for Speed games, Crysis 2 and tons more. We were there. We lived the dream. We listened to droning men so you don’t have to. Get everything after the link.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 07:44 GMT
EA confirms EA Sports Active release for “multiple platforms”
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Posted in: Casual, EA, Hot, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: ea q3 financials 2010, ea sports active, John Schappert
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 07:14 GMT
EA to reduce packaged game releases by 33% in FY ’11
EA clarified its plan to reduce the number of titles it’ll release in the next fiscal year last night, saying it will heavily cut its roster of packaged goods.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, Trade
Tags: ea q3 financials 2010, eric brown, John Riccitiello
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 07:00 GMT
Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2 sales hit 3 million units
EA confirmed in its Q3 FY10 earnings call yesterday that Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2 have both sold over 3 million units since releasing back in fall.
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 04:50 GMT
Rumor: Dead Space: Extraction, Planet Cracker invading XBLA, PSN
In space, no one can hear you scream. At least, that’s what we thought until we played Dead Space, which had us screeching in pitches so high that our beards threatened to leave us for better men.
Fortunately for our poor hearts, two Dead Space-themed games – Dead Space: Extraction and Planet Cracker – will hopefully offer a change of Dead Space pace when they arrive on XBLA and PSN.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, PSN, Shooter, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space extraction, Planet Cracker, PSN, xbla, Yep they're calling it Planet Cracker
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 04:13 GMT
Plants vs. Zombies showing up on iPhone’s doorstep February 15
In less than one week, we’ll be able to play Plants vs. Zombies on a train, in a plane, in a box, with a fox, and in nearly every other not-so-Suessian location on the planet.
Lord help us all.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 23:39 GMT
Need for Speed Shift Ferrari DLC pack is a 360 exclusive
After a seven-year break from Need for Speed games, a ten-car Ferrari pack is to be made available for Need for Speed Shift this month: for 360 only.
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 23:37 GMT
EA publishing deal with Rock Band lasting through March
EA’s confirmed its present deal with Viacom on all things Rock Band from MTV Games and Harmonix is only good for another month.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up