Monthly Archives: February 2010
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 14:40 GMT
Rumour – Blizzcon 2010 dated for late October
According to a listing picked up by WoW.com, Blizzcon 2010 will be taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California in late October.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC
Tags: blizzard, BlizzCon 2010
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 08:36 GMT
Global PS3 sales rise to 33.5 million, gap narrows on 360
Sony’s 6.5 million PS3 unit sales in the Christmas quarter have taken the machine to a global total of 33.5 million consoles sold, now merely 5.5 million units behind Microsoft’s last announced global 360 figure of 39 million.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: Peter Dille, Sony Q3 financials 09
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 08:47 GMT
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 announced for PS3, 360, Wii
Sega’s just revealed Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for PS3, 360 and Wii.
This was the title previously known as Project Needlemouse.
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Posted in: Arcade, Hot, PS3, PSN, Sega, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Project Needlemouse, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 08:54 GMT
PS3 software sales jump to 47 million units in Q3 FY09
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, PS2, PS3, PSP, Sony
Tags: Sony Q3 financials 09
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 08:29 GMT
6.5 million PS3s sold worldwide in Christmas quarter, PSP and PS2 both down
Sony’s sold over 6.5 million PS3 in the period between October and December 2009, the company said this morning, a rise of almost 45 percent compared to last year.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Sony Q3 financials 09
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 09:16 GMT
New Heavy Rain footage shows Norman Jayden
Some more Heavy Rain footage is now out, this time showing Norman Jayden breaking into an apartment.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:57 GMT
Madden NFL ’10 predicts winner of Super Bowl
EA’s predicting the New Orleans Saints will beat the Indianapolis Colts in this Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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Posted in: DS, EA, PS2, PS3, PSP, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Indianpolis Colts, madden nfl 10, New Orleans Saints, super bowl XLIV
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:44 GMT
BioShock 2 weapons detailed in videos
Two new videos BioShock 2 have detailed the shooter’s weapons.
They look absolutely brutal. But that’s a good thing.
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:30 GMT
Aliens Vs Predator PC demo available on Steam
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Sega, Shooter
Tags: aliens vs predator, jason kingsley, rebellion
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:17 GMT
SCEA: Arc is a “code name” for PlayStation Motion Controller
SCEA’s comms boss Patrick Seybold has said PlayStation Arc is a “rumored code name” for the upcoming motion controller.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold, PlayStation Arc, PlayStation Motion Controller, scea
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:12 GMT
Sims is 10 years old today
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Posted in: Casual, EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: birthday, the sims, Tim LeTourneau
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 04:44 GMT
Splinter Cell: Conviction release date set in stone
We think Ubisoft means business this time. Instead of simply sending over a press release – or hell, even a snazzy piece of parchment – the publisher’s etched the date “4.13.10″ into a rock. An actual, honest-to-goodness rock.
Do we really need to say anything more?
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: release date, splinter cell conviction, Ubisoft
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 06:14 GMT
New Fallout: New Vegas info might be dropping tomorrow
With all the subtltey of an angry Deathclaw, Bethesda’s hinted – in three separate locations - that something Fallout: New Vegas-related is dropping during that nebulous 24-hour span known only as “tomorrow.”
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Posted in: Bethesda, Hot, RPG
Tags: Bethesda, Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment
Thu, Feb 04, 2010 | 14:25 GMT
Nibris title Sadness goes the way of vaporware
Looks like Nibris’ noir title for Wii has now joined the realm of vaporware, as the official site for the game is now shut down and the domain up for sale.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 23:39 GMT
Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka joins Grasshopper Manufacture
It has been revealed to Famitsu that former-Konami composer Akira Yamaoka is now making music for Grasshopper Manufacture.
And Goichi Suda is pleased.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Music
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 23:26 GMT
THQ: Fiscal 2011 will see new Red Faction, more Saint’s Row in 2012
THQ Brian Farrell has announced that in fiscal 2011, gamers will get a new Red Faction title.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Retail, THQ, Trade
Tags: homesfront, red faction, saint's row 2, saints row 3, ufc, warhammer space marine
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 23:01 GMT
THQ Brian Farrell calls PS Motion Controller ARC
Holy Shit.
Looks like THQ CEO Brian Farrell just called Sony’s Motion Controller the PlayStation Arc.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, PS3, Retail, Sony, peripherals
Tags: PlayStation Arc, sony arc, sony motion controller, THQ Q3 2010 financials
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 22:25 GMT
THQ to release 1-3 core titles a year, focus on Xbox 360 and PS3
THQ CEO and president Brian Farrell revealed during the company’s Q3 2010 financial call that the firm pplans to only release one to two core titles per year, and will focus on the Darksiders and UFC franchises.
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Posted in: Action, Financials, Hot, Retail, THQ, Trade
Tags: darksiders, homefront, The Biggest Loser, thq q3 financials 2010, WWE Smackdown vs Raw
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 22:15 GMT
THQ announces new Warrington and Phoenix digtial studios
THQ has announced that it has re-focused its Juice Games and Rainbow Studios development studios on the creation of games for digital distribution and has renamed them THQ Digital Studios Warrington and THQ Digital Studios Phoenix, respectively.
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Posted in: Development, Financials, Hot, Retail, THQ, Trade
Tags: THQ Q3 2010 financials
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 22:00 GMT
THQ: Darksiders shipped 1.2M units its first four weeks
THQ announced in its Q3 financial release this evening that Darksiders shipped approximately 1.2 million units during its first four weeks.
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Posted in: Action, Financials, Hot, PS3, Retail, THQ, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: darksiders, thq q3 financials 2010
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up