Monthly Archives: March 2010
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 08:28 BST
MW2 Stimulus Package Elite comp – the winner
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter, VG247, Xbox 360
Tags: competition, modern warfare 2, stimulus package
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 07:29 BST
Killzone 2, inFamous, Resistance 2 joining PS3 Greatest Hits in US
Killzone 2, inFamous and Resistance 2 are set to join the ranks of the Greatest Hits collection for PS3 in the US.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, PS3, Platformer, Shooter, Sony, Sports, THQ
Tags: Guerrilla Games, infamous, insomniac games, killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition, media molecule, Resistance 2, sucker punch, UFC Undisputed 2009
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 07:12 BST
Alan Wake gets chased in new shots
Pumped? Not even close. We’re super-stoked for Alan Wake, and you should be too. These new screens prove it.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 06:58 BST
Valhalla currently only making one title, says Itagaki
Tomonobu Itagaki has revealed that new developer Valhalla Games Studios is “currently focusing” on making one title.
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Posted in: Development, Hot
Tags: Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Game Studios
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 06:49 BST
Bungie hints at “something big” for Halo universe this week
Have a bunker? Got some food? Use them: Bungie reckons it’s about to drop a Halo-related nuke.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 05:57 BST
Visceral confirms Dead Space 2 demo, admits first game’s demo wasn’t “super awesomest thing ever”
Speaking with G4, executive producer Steve Papoutsis broke down what went wrong with Dead Space 1′s demo, and promised that Dead Space 2′s bite-sized morsel will be far tastier than its predecessor’s.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, demo, ea, visceral games
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 05:02 BST
BioWare’s Bazaar originally planned as “international event,” non-NA events to be announced in “coming weeks”
BioWare sure shows appreciation for its fans in some bazaar bizarre ways, huh? “We love you so much,” BioWare seemed to proclaim yesterday, “only if you live in the continental United States. The rest of you are dead to us.”
Fortunately, that’s not the case. Instead, “last-minute legal complications” kept BioWare’s equivalent of Santa Claus from bringing presents to all the world’s good little children.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 00:17 BST
The Grinder still FPS on Wii, says High Voltage
High Voltage has revealed that it plans to ship The Grinder on Wii as first-person shooter, while maintaining a top-down view on PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: high voltage, the grinder
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 23:57 BST
Latest Lara Croft adventure part of new digital strategy, says Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics’ Darrell Gallagher has explained to Gamasutra that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light being digital download only is part of the team’s new strategy.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Eidos, Hot, PC, PSN, Square Enix, Xbox Live
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, lara croft, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 23:35 BST
Metroid: Other M video is rather awesome
A new video for Metroid: Other M has been released and it is rather awesome in our book.
You can watch it below the break.
The best part of it? Samus and Mother Brain towards the end. Good stuff.
Metroid: Other M’s out in the US on June 27, and Europe gets it sometime during Q3. Maybe more will be revealed at E3.
Thanks, Dutch.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 23:09 BST
Natal will “surprise you”, says Greenberg
Aaron Greenberg has said that the variety of games slated for Natal this year will “surprise” people.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: Aaron Greenberg, natal
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 06:38 BST
French magazine scans show possible multiplayer DLC for God of War III
What is reportedly a scan of the French Official PlayStation Magazine has popped up over on the GameTrailers forum, supposedly showing multiplayer DLC for God of War III.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 22:30 BST
SEGA: PC sales “performing much better than is currently reported”
SEGA has defended PC gaming and claims that a reported 26 percent year-on-year decline does not represent the full picture.
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Posted in: Charts, Hot, PC, Sega
Tags: AvP, John Clark, Napoleon: Total War, Sega UK
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 22:02 BST
Report – Activision restructures senior management, forms new units
Activision has quietly restructured its senior management and divided itself into four units without informing investors or the public, according to an LA Times report.
CEO Mike Griffith has also been promoted to vice chairman, which will have him serving as advisor to Bobby Kotick.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, Jobs
Tags: ason West, Bobby Kotick, call of duty, Dave Oxford, Maria Stipp, Mike Griffith, Thomas Tippl, vince zampella
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 22:31 BST
First trailer for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions released
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, DS, Hot, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Beenox, spider-man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 19:54 BST
The Conduit 2: More details from Nintendo Power surface
Thanks to the recent issue of Nintendo Power, more information on The Conduit 2 has been spilled onto the Internet.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Wii
Tags: high voltage, the conduit, The Conduit 2
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 19:19 BST
APB website updated will all sorts of goodies
Realtime Worlds has relaunched the All Points Bulletin website with loads of new visual goodies for the eyes.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, realtime worlds
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 19:01 BST
Blacklight: Tango Down weapons, story detailed with shots
Ignition Entertainment has revealed the back story, setting, and weapons for its upcoming multiplayer FPS Blacklight: Tango Down, currently in development at Zombie Studios.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Ignition, PC, PSN, Shooter, Xbox Live
Tags: blacklight, Blacklight: Tango Down, Tango Down, zombie studios
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 17:51 BST
Crytek had a few issues getting CryEngine 3 to work on consoles
Crytek has revealed that it had a few issues getting CryEngine 3 to work on consoles during development of Crysis 2.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: cevat yerli, CRYEngine3, crysis 2, crytek
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 17:52 BST
Rumour – 360 Slim revealed in unofficial shots [Update]
Update: As half the internet is pointing out, this looks very much like 360′s now-defunct HD-DVD drive.
Original: If these pictures from Dutch website GameKings are any proof, what you are seeing is the much talked about slim version of Xbox 360, literally straight out of the box by the looks of it.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up