Monthly Archives: February 2010
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 16:00 GMT
EndWar 2 put on the “backburner”
Having previously confirmed that a sequel to voice-controlled RTS EndWar was in development at Ubi Shanghai, Michael de Plater, lead on the original’s team, has told VG247 that the project has been put on hold.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, PS3, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: endwar, endwar 2, michael de plater, Tom Clancy's EndWar, ubisoft shanghai
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 14:09 GMT
Lego Star Wars III announced for autumn
Activision’s announced Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for a release this autumn for PS3, 360, Wii, PSP and DS.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, DS, Hot, Lucasarts, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Star Wars III, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, tt games
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 13:03 GMT
Miyamoto: Nintendo working on new hardware
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 12:41 GMT
Miyamoto working on new WiiMotionPlus game
Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed he is working on a new game that supports WiiMotionPlus.
And no: it’s not the new Legend of Zelda for Wii.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Pikmin 3, shigeru miyamoto, WiiMotionPlus
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 12:24 GMT
Moore: “Paranoid” FIFA team won’t “get complacent”
EA Sports president has said the development team for FIFA are “paranoid” to let standards slip, but insists they will never get complacent”.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Sports
Tags: ea sports, fifa, FIFA 11, FIFA World Cup, peter moore
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 11:18 GMT
“No truth” to Killzone 2 Arc patch rumour, says SCEE
SCEE has told VG247 there is absolutely “no truth” in the rumour that Killzone 2 is to get a patch for PlayStation Arc support.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, killzone 2, PlayStation Arc
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 10:59 GMT
BioWare: Mass Effect 2 saves might not work with Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect series project director Casey Hudson has revealed that your Mass Effect 2 save may not work in Mass Effect 3.
More below, but be warned: there might be some spoilerfics.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Casey Hudson, mass effect 2
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 10:00 GMT
Square profits up 68% on strong 2009 releases
Square Enix’s nine months to the end of December has finished with operating income up to ¥21.4 billion, a rise of 67.7 percent over the same period in 2008.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: square enix nine-month financials 2009
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 10:04 GMT
UK charts: Mass Effect 2 maintains number one spot
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Posted in: DS, EA, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, RPG, Trade, UK, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dante's inferno, Just Dance, mass effect 2, modern warfare 2, star trek online
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 09:39 GMT
FFXIII gets 70% in PSM3
PSM3′s latest issue has apparently given Final Fantasy XIII a 70 percent review score.
Uh-oh.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, PS3, RPG, Sony, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 08:45 GMT
PoP movie Super Bowl trailer full of action
Disney’s showed a 30 second trailer of upcoming Prince of Persia film The Sands of Time during the Super Bowl last weekend.
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Posted in: Action, Disney, Movies, Ubisoft
Tags: prince of persia, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 08:22 GMT
New account registration for WoW in China suspended
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, China, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: netease, world of warcraft, world of warcraft: the burning crusade
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 12:12 GMT
Moore: Arc is “a different experience than Wii”
EA Sports president Peter Moore has said he considers the PlayStation Motion Controller – codenamed Arc – will be “a different experience” from Wii.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: ea sports, peter moore, PlayStation Arc, PlayStation Motion Controller
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 07:47 GMT
Get two 360 Platinum Hits, get one free
Amazon’s offering a third game free when you buy two Platinum Hits for Xbox 360, provided it’s an equal or lesser price then the two you’ve already picked.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Retail, Xbox 360
Tags: 360 Platinum Hits, amazon, bioshock, dead rising, fable II, grand theft auto iv, halo 3, halo wars, mass effect, the orange box
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 03:00 GMT
2K Marin says console wars “silly,” waste creativity
Console wars. What are they good for?
Absolutely nothing, said BioShock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas.
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Posted in: 2K, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k marin, bioshock 2, console wars
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 03:35 GMT
EA to the Middle East: No Dante’s Inferno for you!
Dante’s Inferno has been a brazen controversy magnet over the course what could only be described as its promotional rollercoaster ride - and not for lack of trying, either.
That, however, hasn’t stopped EA from exercising uncharacteristic levels of caution where the Middle East is concerned.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dante's inferno, ea, Middle East
Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | 02:03 GMT
Molyneux: Natal could bring “bigger change” than the PC mouse
Without the mouse, modern PCs would probably just be a bunch of glorified calculators – powerful ones, sure, but towering monuments to their own wasted potential nonetheless.
Without Natal, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux argued in a recent interview with Gamereactor, the videogames of tomorrow will probably just be a bunch of first-person shooters.
Yowza, Pete. Might want to put up your dukes, because them’s fightin’ words.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, PC, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: lionhead, peter molyneux, project natal
Sun, Feb 07, 2010 | 19:14 GMT
First LA Noire info from GI revealed
The first pieces of info from LA Noire has been revealed in the latest issue of Game Informer, as promised.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up