Monthly Archives: March 2010
Thu, Apr 01, 2010 | 05:02 BST
CD Projekt formally announces The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
CD Projekt has formally announced The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings via a lovely press release, focusing on the new and “smoother” combat system.
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Posted in: 1C, Atari, CD Projekt, Development, Hot, PC, RPG
Tags: Adam Kiciński, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 15:30 GMT
The Witcher: Versus announced for iPhone, iPod Touch
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Posted in: CD Projekt, Hot, RPG, iPhone, iPod
Tags: The Witcher: Versus
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 14:56 GMT
Doom II still heading to XBLA, eventually
Doom II was supposed to be released on XBLA last year, and those who have been worried if it has been tossed need worry no more.
It’s still coming, according to Bethesda.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Shooter, Xbox Live
Tags: doom II, id software, Pete Hines
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 14:48 GMT
EA: PS3 lead development console for Medal of Honor
EALA’s creative director, Richard Farrelly, has revealed that development of Medal of Honor’s being led on PS3 and that the team will “maximize” what the platform can do for the game.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 14:18 GMT
UK tax break news is “just fantastic,” says JAW boss as industry cheers
Just Add Water head Stewart Gilray has described news of impending UK games dev tax breaks as “fantastic,” while TIGA boss Richard Wilson has said the Labour move is “inspired”.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Trade, UK
Tags: alastair darling, stewart gilray, tax breaks
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 13:53 GMT
Video Games Live in Nawlins, features Halo and Mass Effect composers
Video Games Live has announced special guests for a concert in New Orleans where attendees can hear some of their favorite videogame compositions performed by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Posted in: America, Music, Stuff
Tags: Ralph Baer, Video Games Live, videogame music
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 13:36 GMT
Champions Online goes free for 72 hours
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 13:32 GMT
PSP turns five, sells over 17M units in the US to-date
Sony’s celebrating the five-year anniversary of PSP today, which was released in the US on March 24, 2005.
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Posted in: Hot, PSP, PSPgo, Sony, hardware
Tags: happy birthday, psp is five
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 14:14 GMT
Darling announces UK games trade tax breaks
The clock just stopped. UK Chancellor Alastair Darling just confirmed that the UK games development industry is to get tax breaks.
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Posted in: Hot, Politics, Trade, UK
Tags: alastair darling, budget, tax breaks
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 13:08 GMT
Left 4 Dead 2 half-price on Steam until tomorrow
Haven’t gotten into some zombie killing in New Orleans yet? Good news, then: Left 4 Dead 2 is half-price on Steam.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 12:59 GMT
CV for former SCEE staffer shows unannounced Wipeout project for PS3
Before Sony had a worldwide restructure, which seen a fair bit of layoffs at Studio Liverpool, the developer had a Wipeout project in development for PS3.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 12:39 GMT
120Gb 360 HDD gets price-cut in the UK, confirms Microsoft
Microsoft’s confirmed to VG247 that the 120Gb 360 HDD will receive a price-cut in the UK to £80, which is the same price as the just-announced 250Gb HDD.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 11:44 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” gets first footage
Are you hardcore for Modern Warfare 2? Willingly want to pay a lot of MS points for the Stimulus map pack next week? Hit the break for first footage.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Package
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 11:19 GMT
Atlus starting work on Persona 5
Good news if you’re a Persona fan: developer Atlus has said it’s starting work on the series’s fifth title.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 11:04 GMT
MS: Comments on Natal room space were “misinterpreted”
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: project natal
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 09:57 GMT
Epic Games opens new studio in Japan
Epic’s announced its to open a new studio in Japan, with a formal press conference on April 15.
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Posted in: Development, Japan
Tags: Epic Games
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 09:37 GMT
Rumour – Motorstorm 3 seen in the wild [Update]
Update: SCEE, unsurprisingly, has given us a “no comment”.
Original Story: Look. It’s Motorstorm 3. Apparently.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Rumour, Sony
Tags: evolution studios, Motorstorm 3
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 08:33 GMT
Mario Galaxy 2, Halo: Reach not “system sellers”, says Pachter
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has told Industry Gamers that he doesn’t see either Halo: Reach and Super Mario Galaxy 2 as “system sellers”.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Nintendo, Platformer, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, michael pachter, Super Mario Galaxy 2, wedbush morgan
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up