Monthly Archives: February 2010
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 21:50 GMT
THQ: Q3 fiscal year 2010 shows net sales of $356.7 million
THQ has released its Q3 financials for fiscal year 2010, and for the three months ended December 31, 2009, it saw a profit.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Retail, THQ, Trade
Tags: THQ Q3 2010
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 21:35 GMT
ESRB says Dead or Alive: Paradise contains “creepy voyeurism”
The ESRB has rated Dead or Alive: Paradise “M” for Mature – which is probably the most obvious news you’ve heard all day.
However, the description of the game’s “cheesy” scenarios, and “creepy voyeurism” are enough to warrant a post.
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Posted in: Koei, PSP, Sports, Tecmo
Tags: dead or alive paradise, Team Ninja
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 21:12 GMT
Free in-game content for Mass Effect 2 coming “in a couple weeks”
BioWare has tweeted that there’s to be some free in-game content for Mass Effect 2 coming to those who’ve activated the Cerberus Network.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2, The Cerberus Network
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 21:47 GMT
Dante’s Inferno reviews hit the net
Reviews for Dante’s Inferno are starting to flow onto the net. Hit below the break for the list so far.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: dante's inferno, dante's inferno reviews, visceral games
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 19:47 GMT
Mortal Online goes into open Beta
Mortal Online, the PvP-heavy MMO long in the making from Star Vault, has finally gone into open Beta.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Mortal Online, Star Vault
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 19:22 GMT
BioShock 2 on PS3 requires mandatory 5Gb install
It’s been revealed that when BioShock 2 releases next week, PS3 versions will require a mandatory install weighing it at 5Gb.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 19:55 GMT
Rumor: Devs already working on “new Nintendo platform”
Videogamer reckons it’s heard that developers are already working on a “new Nintendo platform” ahead of a possible announcement by Nintendo at GDC.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 18:02 GMT
Yakuza 3 video is nothing short of awesome
SEGA’s released a video for Yakuza 3, and we’ve posted it below the break for you.
Game lands in stores next month, and if you’re in the US, GameStop has some pre-order goodies up for grabs.
Glad that’s sorted, no go watch the video.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 18:05 GMT
High Voltage announces Wii-exclusive Tournament of Legends
SEGA and High Voltage announced Tournament of Legends today, slated for a May 18 release exclusively on Wii.
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Posted in: Fighter, Hot, Sega, Wii
Tags: high voltage, Tournament of Legends
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 17:40 GMT
Sequel to MotoGP 09/10 could have head tracking, stereoscopic 3D
Looks like head tracking for Xbox 360 and stereoscopic 3D features on PS3 versions for MotoGP 10/11 are being considered.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: monumental games, MotoGP 09/10, MotoGP 10/11
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 17:28 GMT
Zelda Wii goes WiiMotionPlus exclusive, says Aonuma
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has said in this week’s issue of Famitsu that the newest installment of the series will be a WiiMotionPlus exclusive.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 20:26 GMT
Microsoft: Xbox 360 standalone 250Gb hard drive is for Japan only
Microsoft has responded to our query regarding whether or not the standalone 250Gb hard drive announced on Monday for Japan would be offered elsewhere.
Apparently not.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 16:39 GMT
Sony looking for “the best way to approach” charging for PSN
Sony’s Peter Dille has told IGN that the company’s “actively thinking” about charging customers for its PSN service.
Furthermore, he also revealed that Sony plans to offer fewer titles via download only, partly to help out retail stores.
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Posted in: Development, Home, Hot, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony, hardware
Tags: digital distribution, Peter Dille, psn charges, psn subscription
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 16:16 GMT
Scribblenauts sells more than one million units worldwide
Warner Bros. has announced that Scribblenauts has sold over one million units worldwide on DS.
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Posted in: DS, Hot, Puzzler, Warner Bros.
Tags: 5th cell, scribblenauts
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 16:06 GMT
Metroid creator gets surprise GDC lecture
ThinkServices has announced a surprise GDC lecture in the form of Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Metroid: Other M, ThinkServices, Yoshio Sakamoto
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 15:53 GMT
D2D opens European store
Direct2Drive’s launched a European branch of its digital distribution store, catering specifically to European customers.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: d2d, direct2drive, Red Faction: Guerrilla
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 15:49 GMT
US PSN gets Bad Company 2 MP demo tomorrow, new shots released
EA’s announced it is bringing the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 MP demo to the PS Store tomorrow in America.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Shooter
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, ea dice
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 15:28 GMT
Take-Two lay-offs are corporate only, says firm
Take-Two has responded to reports this morning over lay-offs within the company, and turns out, it’s happening at the corporate level only.
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Posted in: Hot, Jobs, Take-Two
Tags: lay-offs, redundancies, take-two lay-offs
Wed, Feb 03, 2010 | 15:39 GMT
Alien vs Predator gets demo tomorrow, new shots released
Sega’s announced that a demo for Alien vs Predator will drop tomorrow on Steam, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up