Monthly Archives: March 2010
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 | 07:09 GMT
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier gets live-action trailer
A new live-action trailer for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has gone up, showing some Russians, civil unrest and more.
It’s after the break.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 22:00 GMT
Get Warhammer for free, just pay the monthly fee
Mythic and EA are giving away Warhammer Online for free.
That’s right. The game will cost you nothing. Sort of.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 21:41 GMT
Ubisoft offers free content to those suffering online DRM outages
Ubisoft has decided to offer free game content to PC players of Assassin’s Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 after users were unable to play their games due to attacks on the DRM servers.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Ubisoft
Tags: ACII, assassin's creed II, drm, silent hunter 5
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 20:33 GMT
Visceral left co-op out of Dante’s Inferno to avoid release slip
Dante’s Inferno lead designer Greg Rizzer has said that it was a “big decision” to include co-op play in the upcoming Trials of St. Lucia DLC.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dante's inferno, greg rizzer, Trials of St. Lucia, visceral games
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 21:20 GMT
Screens – Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Package
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, stimulus package
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 20:47 GMT
Bungie: All platform options are open to the developer
With the release of Halo: Reach looming in the not-so-distant future, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard was asked if the developers had put any thought into which platforms it plans to create games for next.
Turns out, all are under consideration.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 20:11 GMT
Visceral says that St. Lucia is not a “reskin” of Dante
During our round-table interview with Dante’s Inferno Greg Rizzer, the lead designer told participants that the character of St. Lucia was not just a “reskin of Dante”, but was instead built separately from the main game in order to obtain proper optimization.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dante's inferno, greg rizzer, Trials of St. Lucia, visceral
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 | 01:52 GMT
Visceral wants to “foster a sense of community” with Trials of St. Lucia DLC
Visceral has said that it hopes the Trials of St. Lucia pack for Dante’s Inferno fosters a sense of community among players with its level editor.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dante's inferno, greg rizzer, Trials of St. Lucia
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 19:10 GMT
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online now free to play in your browser
EA Sports has released Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online which is free to play.
All you have to do is sign-up.
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 18:41 GMT
Bungie details Player Investment system in Halo: Reach
Bungie has detailed the Player Investment system in Halo: Reach, which according to G4 was influenced by “RPG level-based multiplayer experiences” found in games like Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo:Reach, luke smith
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 18:12 GMT
Get CoLD SToRAGE electronica and gaming music albums for £1 each
Musician Tim Wright, a.k.a. CoLD SToRAGE, who has written videogame music since the early 90s and most recently for Gravity Crash, is having a sale on his music over on Bandcamp.
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Posted in: Music, UK
Tags: Cold Storage, Cold Storgae, gravity crash, Tim Wright
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 17:52 GMT
Greenberg: Natal E3 “experience” will demonstrate 360′s “universal appeal”
Xbox production boss Aaron Greenberg has told VG247 that Microsoft’s just-announced E3 Natal event on Sunday, June 13 will be an “all ages” affair designed to show “the universal appeal of Xbox 360″.
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Posted in: Casual, E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Aaron Greenberg, e3 2010 press conference, project natal
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 18:00 GMT
Microsoft to hold E3 press conference plus Natal “experience” event [Update]
Update: Aaron Greenberg just told us that the Natal event will be an “all ages” affair designed to show “the universal appeal of Xbox 360″.
Original: Microsoft just said its E3 press conference will be on June 14 this year, and will be preceded by a Project Natal “experience” the night before..
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 17:16 GMT
Ubisoft taking a more “Sands of Time approach” to new PoP game
Jan-Erik Sjovall, the animation director for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, has said that Ubisoft’s taking a “Sands of Time approach” to the new game with a more “meat and potatoes” style of play.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, Hot, PC, PS3, PSP, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Jan-Erik Sjovall, pop, prince of persia, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, The Forgotten Sands
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 16:58 GMT
Screens – The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
CD Projekt RED has released some screens from The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and you can get the lot below the break.
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Posted in: 1C, Atari, CD Projekt, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassins of Kings, CD Projekt red, geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 16:17 GMT
Infinity Ward: “Morale is high” despite Zampella/West layoffs
Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has insisted that “morale is high” at the studio, despite the surprising layoffs of ex-leaders of the studio, Jason West and Vince Zampella.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Package, rob bowling, vince zampella
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 16:12 GMT
Witcher 2 dev diary and cutscene vids are worth the watch
CD Projekt has updated the official website for The Witcher with a developer diary and a cutscene video that actually makes you feel a bit sorry for the monster thingie in it.
He’s being fed to something more horrible than he is, as you will see.
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Posted in: 1C, Atari, CD Projekt, Development, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: CD Projekt red, geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 15:47 GMT
Bowling: More DLC coming to MW2, Stimulus Pack price is “worthwhile”
Infinity Ward’s Rob Bowling has revealed that there’s “at least one more DLC pack” coming for Modern Warfare 2, and in the process, he defended the 1200 MS Points price for the Stimulus Pack.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, robert bowling, stimulus package
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 15:34 GMT
Blizzcon 2010 announced for October
Blizzard’s formally announced Blizzcon 2010, which will take place on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2010, Hot, MMO, PC, Strategy
Tags: blizzcon, diablo III, Mike Morhaime, starcraft II, world of warcraft
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up