Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:45 GMT
Versus XIII, Agito XIII pushing for story-driven gameplay, says Toriyama
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama has said Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII will be aiming for story-driven gameplay.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, final fantasy versus XIII, final fantasy XIII, Motomu Toriyama
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:42 GMT
Study: US spent $3.8 billion on MMOs last year
According to a Today’s Gamers MMO Focus Report by Gamesindustry.com and TNS, Americans spent an eye-watering £2.55 billion on MMOs last year.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:32 GMT
THQ working on downloadable core brand titles
THQ has said it’s to release “up to six” downloadable titles within the next year, some based on the publisher’s biggest IP.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:19 GMT
Blizzard aiming for Starcraft II Mac beta by April
Blizzard’s confirmed that it’s aiming to have a Mac version of the Starcraft II beta running by April.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Mac, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:00 GMT
Moto GP 09/10 gets new shots
Capcom’s stuck out some new screens of Moto GP 09/10, showing the racer’s latest version in fine fettle.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 10:16 GMT
UK charts: PS3 beats 360 in battle of FFXIII
Final Fantasy XIII has gone straight into into the UK charts at number one, with the PS3 version beating the Xbox 360 SKU with sales of 54 percent to 360′s 46 percent.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Trade, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 09:52 GMT
Carmack will “try” to have Rage on iPad and iPhone
Post-apocalyptic actioner Rage is coming to all touchy Mac platforms under the sun, if id code legend John Carmack has anything to say about it.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 09:33 GMT
Kojima: Peace Walker is a “true MGS game”
Hideo Kojima’s said that you’ll be getting a “true MGS game” with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Konami, PSP
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 09:15 GMT
Molyneux: Fable II episodes release was “successful”
Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has said the release of Fable II Episodic was a “successful” one.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: fable II, Fable III, lionhead studios, peter molyneux
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 09:03 GMT
Flower boss: “We’re not going to have a game by 2011″
Thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen said at GDC last week that the firm will not release a new game this year.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: flower, Jenova Chen, thatgamecompany
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 06:13 GMT
Rein: Epic “owns” Gears IP, “can do what we want with it”
Epic’s Mark Rein has said that the developer owns the Gears of War IP, and can do with it what it pleases.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, GDC 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: exclusivity, gears of war, mark rein
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:49 GMT
Test Drive Unlimited 2 takes place on Ibiza, more details dropped
Test Drive Unlimited 2 details have dropped in the latest issue of GameReactor, confirming the game will take place on the Spanish party island of Ibiza. Big-fish-little-fish inclusion is unconfirmed at this time.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: eden studios, test drive unlimited 2
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:41 GMT
Is PS Move a system-driver? “Absolutely,” says Denny
Motion controller PlayStation Move will “absolutely” drive system sales, WWS Europe VP Michael Denny said at GDC last week.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: michael denny, PlayStation Move
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:32 GMT
Report – Sony rep drops October release for GT5 at GDC
According to Italian website 4News.it, a Sony rep said at GDC last week that Gran Turismo 5 will release this October.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, gt5, Polyphony Digital
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 06:12 GMT
Epic “impressed” with some of the games created with Unreal 3
Epic’s Mark Rein was on hand at GDC last week, chatting about Unreal Engine 3, some of the games created with it, and some of the winners from the Make Something Unreal contest.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, GDC 2010, Hot, hardware
Tags: epic, mark rein, UDK, unreal development kit, unreal engine 3
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:28 GMT
Rumour: Game Informer lists Red Dead Redemption for PC
According to MultiplayerNetwork, the latest issues of Game Informer has Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption listed as a PC title.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010 | 08:12 GMT
Ensemble: “We were simply too expensive”
Ensemble Studio’s inability to hit deadlines or budget restraints led to its downfall, long-time staffer Paul Bettner said at GDC last week.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2010, Microsoft, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: ensemble studios, paul bettner
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up