Monthly Archives: March 2010
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 14:37 GMT
PS3 named the heaviest console ever released
Famitsu has declared that the original PS3 is the heaviest console ever released on the market.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Stuff, Xbox, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: back breaking console weight, game boy micro, heavy consoles, useless figures
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 15:46 GMT
Skate 3 hitting UK retail on May 14
EA’s announced it’s releasing Skate 3 on the week beginning May 10 worldwide. It’ll release on May 11 in the US and May 14 in the UK.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 13:51 GMT
AvP patch coming to Xbox 360 and PS3
Rebellion has announced that a patch is in the works for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Aliens vs Predator.
The patch is being made possible by looking over player feedback following the game’s launch.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 13:43 GMT
First F1 2010 footage is go, go, go!
Codemasters has released the first footage of F1 2010 in the first developer’s diary for the game. Get it after the break.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 12:49 GMT
Reggie: No one would want Move when they have Wii
NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime has said there’s no point getting PlayStation Move if you have a Wii.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, PS3, Sony, Wii
Tags: PlayStation Move, reggie fils-aime
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 11:46 GMT
Shinji Mikami to form new studio
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has revealed he’s to form a new studio in Tokyo after the release of his latest game, Vanquish.
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Posted in: Development, Japan
Tags: Shinji Mikami
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 11:27 GMT
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep gets summer release in Europe
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep will be coming to Europe this summer.
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Posted in: Hot, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 10:41 GMT
UFC Undisputed 2010 gets new trailer
A new trailer of UFC Undisputed 2010 is out in the wild from THQ. Watch sweaty, punchy men beat the living daylights out of each other.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 15:26 GMT
Rumour – 360 Slim on the way
Update 2: According to the fine folks over on NeoGAF the motherboard in question is nothing more than the Clarkdale PC processor that combines a dual-core Nehalem derivative with Intel integrated graphics. Saying, “It has absolutely fuck all to do with the 360″.
Update 1: “Microsoft does not comment on rumour or speculation.”
Original Story: Kotaku has shots of a motherboard for what is claimed to be for an Xbox 360 Slim.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 09:24 GMT
Heavy Rain patch on the way
SCEA’s confirmed a Heavy Rain patch is in the pipeline, saying it’ll be “released very soon”.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 08:59 GMT
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC update drops SecuROM DRM
PC gamer? SecuROM kicking your ass constantly? Well, you can kick its ass for once: the latest Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC patch has dropped the DRM software from the game.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 08:28 GMT
EA welcomes Tiger Woods return
EA’s said the formal announcement yesterday by Tiger Woods that he’s to return to golf next month is very much good news.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Sports
Tags: ea sports, peter moore, tiger woods, Tiger Woods PGA Tour '11
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 08:07 GMT
IGN suffering layoffs in all divisions, TXB founder also let go
Sad news this morning: IGN’s laying off a fair bit of its staff, although specific numbers weren’t given in an internal memo by CEO Roy Bahat.
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Posted in: Journalism
Tags: Chris Roper, ign, Roy Bahat, Shockwave, TeamXbox
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 05:06 GMT
Battlefield Bad Company 2 grenade spam PSA looks a bit familiar
Remember when Activision tried to tickle our funny bones with that “F.A.G.S.” Modern Warfare 2 PSA video last year? Remember when the gaming populace - like many tickled people do – kicked, flailed, and screamed until Activision pulled the video?
On a maybe possibly somewhat related note, can you guess what the latest Battlefield Bad Company 2 trailer’s about?
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, ea, modern warfare 2, oh snap
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 04:07 GMT
Molyneux: Heavy Rain will “show the way forward to a new form of entertainment”
Oh that Peter Molyneux. As it turns out, when he’s not talking his trademark talk about his own games, he’s lavishing other people’s games with similarly heaping gobs of affection.
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 03:02 GMT
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions revealed, probably involves swinging
We say “probably” because – at this point – all we actually know is the game’s title. But we think the swinging bit is a fairly safe bet, so we’re standing by it.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: activision, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 22:48 GMT
DAO: Awakening – The Spirit of Justice video
BioWare has released a video for Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening called “The Spirit of Justice”.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: awakening, bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, DSO: Awakening
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 22:38 GMT
Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY gets May release in the US
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: arkham asylum, batman, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY edition, rockstaeady
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 22:28 GMT
Screens – Explore the frontier of New Austin in Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar has revealed the game map of the world in Red Dead Redemption along with tons of news screens, which we have posted below the break for you.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up