Monthly Archives: March 2010
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 07:06 GMT
PAX East Dead Space 2 panel to be streamed live
Visceral is to broadcast its PAX East Dead Space 2 panel live on the web, so bloody space fans would do well to watch closely.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PAX East 2010, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 02:02 GMT
Sony shoots down LittleBigPlanet 2 “confirmation” comment
Hey, remember when a Sony marketing manager confirmed LittleBigPlanet 2′s existence?
Yeah, not so much, says Sony.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, RUMOR SMASH, Sony
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 01:22 GMT
Bungie: Thanks to Reach, Halo movie “not a matter of if, just when”
On the list of no-brainers that still haven’t happened for some reason, the Halo movie is second only to cars that drive themselves, hover technology sophisticated enough to power hoverboards like those seen in Back to the Future, and, well, a Final Fantasy VII remake.
Done screaming into a pillow yet? Ok, good.
So, what’s the missing piece of the Halo movie puzzle? Well, while he may be a teensy bit biased, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard’s pretty sure it’s Halo: Reach.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo Movie, Halo: Reach, Microsoft
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 22:12 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package gets official video
Infinity Ward has released the official video for it’s Stimulus Package DLC for Modern Warfare 2.
It’s posted below the break courtesy of Ve3tro.
The DLC includes five maps. Three are new – Bailout, Storm and Salvage; two are classics – Crash and Overgrown.
Actual gameplay footage was released earlier today.
The pack’s out next week for 1,200 MS Points on Xbox Live, with PC and PS3 getting it 30 days later.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 21:48 GMT
Home update includes AvP, Aassassin’s Creed, new luxury spaces
Sony has revealed the updates to Home this week, and users can expect to get goodies pertaining to Assassin’s Creed, AvP, a SingStar VIP room and new additions to the luxury space line.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ACII, Assassin's Creed, AvP
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 21:00 GMT
EA adds three more to MMA fighter roster
EA has tweeted that three more fighters have been added to the game roster for it’s MMA game.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 20:57 GMT
Nomura: “Kingdom Hearts 3 depends on FF Versus XIII”
Kingdom Hearts III is coming sometime, according to creator Tetsuya Nomura. But when? It so happens to depend on what happens with Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy versus XIII, kingdom hearts, Kingdom Hearts III, Tetsuya Nomura
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 20:41 GMT
Just Cause 2 gets itself LOST
Just Cause 2 was released in the States yesterday, and already folks are posting fun things from it.
Case in point: References in the game to the TV show LOST.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 20:01 GMT
Spring Fever sales start this week on PSN
It’s Spring Fever time over at Sony, and the annual event is promising game sales, special content bundles and exclusive bonus items over on PSN.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 19:06 GMT
Champions Online no longer coming to consoles, says Cryptic
Cryptic has revealed that it no longer has “current plans for a console version” of Champions Online.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, MMO, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: champions online, console MMOs, cryptic, Jack Emmert
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 18:42 GMT
Ubisoft claims to have lost PoP players to God of War series
Animation director Jan-Erik Sjovall has said that Ubisoft’s “lost” many Prince of Persia players to the God of War series, and is hoping to gain them back with The Forgotten Sands.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Jan-Erik Sjovall, pop, PoP: The Forgotten Sands, prince of persia, The Prince of Persia
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 19:29 GMT
Pre-order The Forgotten Sands with GameStop, get an exclusive mode
Ubisoft and GameStop revealed through Facebook that the two have joined forces to offer a pre-order incentive for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: pop, prince of persia, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, The Forgotten Sands
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 17:40 GMT
Rank cap for Blur Beta increased with new mode and cars
Activision and Bizarre Creations announced today that the multiplayer rank cap for the Blur Beta has been increased from 10 to 15, and the experience has been expanded with the addition of new content.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizzare creations, blur, blur beta
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 17:30 GMT
Splinter Cell: Conviction goes gold, new dev diary released
Ubisoft’s just announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction has gone Gold, meaning it’s go go go for its April 16 release date in the UK for 360.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: gone gold, splinter cell conviction, ubisoft montreal
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 17:23 GMT
Reggie says Hollywood asks “all the time” to do a Mario film
NOA’s Reggie Fils-Aime has said Hollywood producers are still interested in bringing our favorite plumber to the screen, despite the widely panned film from 1993.
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Posted in: Hot, Movies, Nintendo
Tags: mario, reggie fils-aime, Super Mario Brothers Movie
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 17:07 GMT
Check out the last Anatomy of a Stunt video for Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 was released in the US yesterday, and to mark the occasion, Avalanche and Square released the final video in the Anatomy of a Stunt series.
In it, you get to see Rico Rodriguez’s signature take down move, which he apparently likes to call the “Joyride of Death”.
Total awesomeness ensues.
Game’s out in the UK tomorrow, and you can catch up on the reviews for it through here, via our nifty round-up.
The video is below the break, courtesy of FileFront.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: avalanche, just cause, just cause 2
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 16:57 GMT
Game Room now available on Games for Windows Live
Microsoft’s launched its Game Room via Games for Windows Live, following the release of it today on Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Hot, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Game Room, MS Game Room
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 16:31 GMT
Molyneux: Focus testing Natal is “almost impossible”
Microsoft Game Studios Europe creative director Peter Molyneux has said it’s very hard focus testing Project Natal.
How hard could it be, Pete?
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: peter molyneux, project natal
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 15:59 GMT
Stardock founder says GFWL lacks “commitment to quality”
Stardock founder Brad Wardell has voiced his opinion of Games for Windows Live, stating that the service has “too many stings attached” for developers.
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Posted in: Development, Games for Windows, Hot, Microsoft, PC
Tags: Brad Wardell, Impilse, Stardock, steam
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up