Monthly Archives: March 2010
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 08:23 GMT
3DS will be playable in June, says Nintendo
Nintendo’s confirmed that 3DS will be playable in June, presumably meaning people will get hands-on time at E3.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 08:08 GMT
Madden 11 aims at catching upgrades – first shots
Here we go again. EA Sports has put out the first Madden NFL images and info ahead of the game’s traditional August launch.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: ea sports, ea tiburon, Madden NFL 11
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 07:47 GMT
3DS: Sony’s 3D “focus” is on PS3, not handhelds
In the wake of Nintendo’s 3DS announcement yesterday, SCEA marketing boss John Koller’s scotched any talk of a 3D update to PSP, saying 3D on PS3 is firmly where Sony’s at.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 07:19 GMT
Report – Canceled Starbreeze game is Bourne
According to a report from the LA Times, the canceled Starbreeze title that was announced yesterday by the developer was the Jason Bourne game that was in development.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot
Tags: bourne, jason bourne, starbreeze
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 05:35 GMT
Left 4 Dead 2 “The Passing” DLC to include multiple new game modes
Back in our day, killing zombies was a simple past-time. Fire a shotgun, rev a chainsaw, or jerry-rig a flamethrower with a match and some bugspray.
None of these new-fangled rules everyone’s so excited about.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Left 4 Dead 2, the passing
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 06:21 GMT
Rumor: F3AR details coming soon
You’d think that – after two entries in the series, not to mention multiple expansions – they’d have learned to spell the game’s name correctly.
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Posted in: Hot, Shooter, Warner Bros.
Tags: F3AR, fear, Monolith Productions, Warner Bros.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | 13:10 GMT
XBL Activity for the week of March 15 – No surprises here
The Major has posted the XBL Activity for the week of March 15, and if you take a look below the break there, you will see why we titled this post the way we did.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbl activity, xbox live activity
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 21:30 GMT
Artwork – The Secret World
The GDC embargo for Funcom’s The Secret World lifted today, and we have some more assets for you to take a look at.
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 20:51 GMT
Rocksteady reckons that a Bane game could be “really crazy”
Fresh off its BAFTA Game of the Year win for Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady’s studio director Sefton Hill chatted a bit with VideoGamer about sequels.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: batman, Batman: Arkham Asylum, rocksteady, sefton hill
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 20:29 GMT
L.A. Noire script is sitting at 22K pages, says Bondi
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 20:11 GMT
ModNation Racers to bring fun back to the couch, says UFG
United Front Games has explained the split-screen co-op bits for ModNation Racers over on the US PS Blog.
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: ModNation Racers, united front games
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 18:42 GMT
BioWare joins the website countdown craze
BioWare has posted a countdown timer on its official website, pointing for it to end in five-days and counting.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Internet, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, countdown timer, dragon age, mass effect 2
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 18:45 GMT
Mass Effect 2 Firewalker DLC now live
BioWare’s put live the Firewalker DLC for Mass Effect 2, which sees you get hold of the Hammerhead flying tank.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, firewalker, mass effect 2
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 18:45 GMT
Microsoft announces 250Gb HDD now available for 360 [Update]
Update: Apparently, the 120Gb HDD has dropped to $99.99 thanks to the new offering, per Joystiq.
Original: That sure didn’t take long.
Microsoft has announced that the 250Gb HDD for Xbox 360 revealed through the Dashboard is now available for purchase.
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 17:38 GMT
Cage: Publishers should “give more importance to creativity”
Quantic Dream’s David Cage has been on the interview circuit rather heavily since Heavy Rain was released, and in his most recent one, Cage chats about how the game is proof that publishers need to take more risks.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: david cage, heavy rain, quantic dream
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 19:04 GMT
The Witcher II “aiming” for Q1 2011 release, says CD Projekt
CD Projekt’s confirmed that it’s “aiming” to release The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings within Q1 of next year.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: The Witcher II, The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 19:57 GMT
Just Cause 2 review embargo lifts, we round ‘em up
The review embargo for Just Cause 2 has lifted and the results are starting to trickle-in.
General consensus? Rather good.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: avalanche, just cause, just cause 2, just cause 2 reviews
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 17:35 GMT
Red Steel 2 reviews are out, get rounded up
Time to reviewify your asses: the Red Steel 2 scores embargo has gone kaput.
Round-up is below.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Journalism, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: red steel 2
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 | 16:39 GMT
Xbox Live Marketplace release schedule March 23 – April 1
The Major has posted a list of upcoming content scheduled for Xbox Live Marketplace.
Read onward for the full thing.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up