Monthly Archives: March 2010
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:59 GMT
BioWare has “tricks up its sleeve” for Mass Effect 3
The good doctors at BioWare, Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, sat down with UGO at GDC and chatted a bit about what gamers can expect in the third-installment of Mass Effect.
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, Ray Muzyka
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:42 GMT
Firewalker DLC for Mass Effect 2 hitting March 23
BioWare has just tweeted that the Firewalker DLC for Mass Effect 2 will land next Tuesday, March 23.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, firewalker, hammerhead, mass effect 2
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:56 GMT
God of War III hits UK – the first 15 minutes in video
God of War III released in the UK today after launching in the US and mainland Europe earlier this week. All you’ll find below the break is 15 minutes of direct-feed video from the start of the game. There’s no point in putting words: you’ll be looking at the most attractive action game ever developed.
Just. Buy. It.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, Sony Santa Monica
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:17 GMT
PSA: Gaming BAFTAs take place tonight
You probably can’t remember things too well. Good thing we can, otherwise we wouldn’t have remembered to remember to tell you that the Gaming BAFTAs take place later tonight.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:14 GMT
Kane & Lynch 2: “Believable isn’t always about texture resolution”, says IO
IO Interactive’s Karsten Lund has told D’toid that rough textures were e all part of the plan when making Kane & Lynch 2 a more gritty experience.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Dog Days, io interactive, kane & lynch, kane & lynch 2, kane & lynch 2: dog days, Karsten Lund
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 15:51 GMT
F1 2010 has 12 player, objective-based online multiplayer
F1 2010 producer Paul Jeal has revealed the first details for the online multiplayer for the racer.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 16:42 GMT
New Lara Croft is “not a Tomb Raider game”, says producer
During GDC, Crystal Dynamics’ brand director Karl Stewart and producer Forest Large showed us a bit of Lara Croft, which does not take place in any time line contained within the Tomb Raider series.
In fact, it doesn’t even contain that moniker, because according to Stewart, the developers wanted to give Lara a new coat of paint and freshen her up a bit.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Development, Eidos, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, PSN, Square Enix, Xbox Live
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, forest large, karl stewart, lara croft, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 14:50 GMT
Xbox Live Activity for week of March 1 – Modern Warfare 2
The Major has posted the top titles on Xbox Live for the week of March 1, and unsurprisingly, Modern Warfare 2 is tops once again.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 14:34 GMT
Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist available on April 1
Sony’s announced the first episode of the Chronicles DLC series for Heavy Rain, known as “The Taxidermist”, will release on April 1 on the PS Store.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, heavy rain chronicles, Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist, quantic dream
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 14:31 GMT
Sony explains why it chose to call its controller Move
Sony has explained why it chose to call its motion controller Move instead of the rumored Arc or Gem.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Move, Scott Rohde
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 14:09 GMT
Ubisoft games withdrawl from Steam “nothing to do” with DRM
Ubisoft’s just sent VG247 a statement on the report from this morning that Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter V were withdrawn from Steam by Valve over its DRM issues.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Valve
Tags: assassin's creed II, Silent Hunter V, steam
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 13:44 GMT
Sony and Jaffe prevail in God of War lawsuit
Back in 2008, a couple filed suit against Sony and David Jaffe, claiming that God of War was a blatant rip-off of their screenplay – which saw Athens attacked by Spartans and the gods of Mount Olympus trying to restore peace.
Well, a California federal judge has decided that there was no copyright infringement involved in the God of War games and dismisses the suit.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Legalities, PS2, Sony
Tags: david jaffe, god of war, god of war lawsuit, kratos
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 13:41 GMT
Houser: Red Dead Redemption development has been “challenging”
Rockstar co-president Dan Houser has said development of Red Dead Redemption has been “challenging”, but insisted the wait will be worth it.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: dan houser, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 13:09 GMT
BioWare would “love” to work on new IPs
BioWare’s Ray Muzyka has said the firm would “love” to work on some new IPs at the studio after the successful release of its last newly made IP, Dragon Age.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, RPG
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 12:58 GMT
Report – Steam drops Ubisoft DRM titles from line-up
According to a report from CVG, Valve’s dropped titles on Steam from Ubisoft that’s gotten the firm’s ill-fated DRM software in its games, including Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter V.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Valve
Tags: assassin's creed II, Silent Hunter V, steam
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 12:12 GMT
BioWare: Cerberus meant to build a “good relationship” with consumers
BioWare bosses Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk has said that the DLC network for Mass Effect 2, the Cerberus Network, is meant to be seen as trying to build a “good relationship” with consumers, and not damage second-hand sales.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Cerberus Network, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect 2, Ray Muzyka
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 11:41 GMT
PixelJunk Monsters getting UMD release in April for US
Q Games president Dylan Cuthbert has announced it’ll be releasing PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe for PSP via UMD on April 27 in the US.
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Posted in: PSP, PSPgo, Sony, Strategy
Tags: PixelJunk Monsters, pixeljunk monsters deluxe, Q-Games
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 11:41 GMT
Dante St Lucia DLC movie shows user-creation features and co-op
Dante’s Inferno’s upcoming Trials of St Lucia DLC is going to add some significant upgrades to the actioner, including co-op and user-created levels. Check the movie after the break.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dante's inferno, dlc, The Trials of St. Lucia, visceral games
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up