Monthly Archives: March 2010
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 14:00 GMT
Need for Speed World will have “biggest NFS arena ever”, says producer
Marc De Vellis, the producer for Need for Speed World Online, has said that the PC-exclusive racing MMO will have “the biggest Need for Speed arena ever”.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, MMO, PC, Racing
Tags: EA Black Rock, need for speed online, need for speed world, Need for Speed: World Online
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 13:00 GMT
Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening now available on Marketplace
The first expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening, is now live on Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 12:19 GMT
Rumour – Gears of War 3 to release in April 2011
Gears of War 3 hasn’t been announced yet, but it is set to be released in April 2011, the eighth to be exact.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Microsoft, Rumour, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 11:41 GMT
Rockstar going for a “different approach” with LA Noire
Rockstar’s told Edge that it’s going for a “different approach” with LA Noire when it releases later this year.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, Jeronimo Barrera, la noire, team bondi
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 11:16 GMT
GDC: The Old Republic gets previewed, get rounded up
Star Wars: The Old Republic was rocking the boat big time in San Francisco last week, with impressions going live yesterday and today.
Get them below.
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2010, Hot, Journalism, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Star Wars The Old Republic
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 09:59 GMT
High Voltage hints at The Conduit 2 during GDC
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, Sega, Shooter, Wii
Tags: High Voltage Software, The Conduit 2
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 09:43 GMT
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC patch to drop today
DICE has announced a patch for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 that was due to drop yesterday will now release today.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 09:12 GMT
nVidia to take PC 3D games to TVs
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Posted in: PC, nVidia
Tags: nVidia 3DTV Play
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 09:34 GMT
SCE: Missing out on Demon’s Souls was “a mistake”
Speaking at GDC, SCE localisation liaison Yeonkyung Kim has revealed the company made a big “mistake” when it passed on publishing Demon’s Souls.
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Posted in: From Software, GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: demon souls, FromSoftware, Yeonkyung Kim
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 08:51 GMT
New Wake shots feature man, torch, other men
As Remedy’s Alan Wake thunders towards its May launch, Microsoft has put out five new screens of the thriller. Don’t worry, torch fans: you’re well catered for.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 08:32 GMT
Greenberg: Leaving Blu-ray key to 360 outselling PS3
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg’s told Edge that passing on Blu-ray is key to 360 staying ahead of PS3 in terms of sales.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 08:31 GMT
Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite 3 announced by Capcom
Capcom’s just announced Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite 3 for release in Japan by the end of this year for PSP.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 08:21 GMT
No Epic games this year, says Rein
Mark Rein’s confirmed that there are going to be no Epic releases in 2010, speaking to G4 at GDC.
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 07:59 GMT
Harmonix: Rock Band 3 is a “big step forward” for the series
Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has said that the recently announced Rock Band 3 will be a “big step forward” for the series when it launches later this year.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Music, Rhythm action
Tags: Alex Rigopulos, harmonix, mtv games, rock band 3
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 07:56 GMT
Reggie has “not played” new Zelda
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Posted in: Adventure, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: reggie fils-aime, the legend of zelda, zelda
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 07:44 GMT
Over 18,000 attend GDC
GDC’s organisers have claimed this year’s show saw a record attendance, with 18,250 visitors passing through its doors.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Trade
Tags: UBM TechWeb Game Network
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 | 00:03 GMT
ModNation Racers gets release date, Kratos, Ratchet, Nathan Drake as pre-order bonuses
Like middle-aged men and golf, big-name videogame characters – regardless of their backgrounds or god-killing aptitudes – just can’t seem to stay away from cutesy kart-racing games. First there was Mario, then Sonic (and Banjo), and now Kratos, Ratchet and Clank, and Nathan Drake have undergone the necessary cranium-enlargement surgery to ride in tiny cars.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: god of war, ModNation Racers, Ratchet and Clank, Sony, Uncharted 2
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 23:11 GMT
Splinter Cell Conviction demo dated for March 18
Hey, what day is it today? Did you say Monday? March 15? The utterly soul-crushing anniversary of your parents’ death in that tragic car accident?
All wrong. Today is the day before the day before the Splinter Cell Conviction demo drops.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up