Monthly Archives: March 2010
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:53 GMT
No multiplayer for Deus Ex 3, confirms Eidos Montreal
Eidos Montreal has confirmed that Deus Ex 3, now known as Human Revolution, will not feature any multiplayer at all.
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Posted in: Eidos, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, Jean-Francois Dugas
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:50 GMT
PS Move takes only “1-2Mb” of system memory to run
Speaking at GDC yesterday, Sony tech bods said PlayStation Move has virtually no impact on PS3′s memory constraints, needing only 1-2Mb to run.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:38 GMT
Stig: GoW III engine only running at “50%”
GoW III director Stig Asmussen reckons the game’s visuals are only half as good as they can be. Sheesh.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, Stig Asmussen
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:26 GMT
Fable III gameplay video: “Fable I and II were DOS; Fable III is Windows”
IGN’s posted a lengthy video of off-screen Fable III gameplay, featuring design boss Peter Molyneux explaining the user-interface and how the whole thing’s been upgraded from the endless “lists” of Fable II.
Get it after the break.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:15 GMT
Crytek shows off Crysis 2 for first time at GDC
Crytek’s shown off Crysis 2 for the first time at GDC, showing how CryEngine 3 could be used in games.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 08:06 GMT
Newell: Portal 2 will take the concept “big”
Valve boss Gabe Newell’s told 1UP that a Portal sequel will allow the studio to take the entire concept and explore it on a much grander scale.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 07:36 GMT
Uncharted 2 wins five awards at GDC awards
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the big winner at last night’s GDC awards, winning five awards at the event, including Game of the Year.
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Posted in: Action, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Game Developers Choice Awards 2010, naughty dog, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 06:41 GMT
Deus Ex 3 becomes a Human Revolution with new trailer
Square Enix has just shown a brand new trailer of Deus Ex 3 at the Game Developers Choice Awards, introduced by series creator and host of the awards, Warren Spector.
Get it after the break.
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Posted in: Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 06:46 GMT
Co-op’s the name of the game in the new Lara Croft
Crystal Dynamics was kind enough to show off a bit of Lara Croft to VG247 today, and it looks like a neat arcade game you and a pal can play together and have a bit of fun.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Eidos, GCO 2010, Hot, PC, Platformer, Puzzler, Square Enix
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, lara croft, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 05:35 GMT
NPD February 2010: Nintendo DS dominates, Xbox 360 outsells Wii and PS3
February 2010′s dead and gone, but let’s remember it for what it was: a month during which videogame consoles were sold. Yep. For that alone, we’ll remember February 2010 for the rest of our… what were we talking about again? Oh well. It probably didn’t matter.
Check out the full list of hardware sales after the break.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 05:25 GMT
NPD February 2010: BioShock 2 rockets to first, Heavy Rain starts off strong
Does the GDC news rush have your head spinning? Then take a load off with February’s NPDs, which came out today. So, how’d your favorite games fair?
Unsurprisingly, BioShock 2 made a drill-brandishing beeline straight to first place, while Mass Effect 2, Dante’s Inferno, and Heavy Rain all managed to keep apace in the top ten. Long-legged favorites New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Modern Warfare 2, meanwhile, took second and third.
See the full results after the break
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Posted in: 2K, Charts, Hot, PS3, Retail, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock 2, dante's inferno, heavy rain, modern warfare 2, npd
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 | 06:14 GMT
BioWare: ME2 will have enough DLC to satisfy players
Bioware has said that it’s pretty confident the content it has coming up for Mass Effect 2 will keep fans happy until the next installment in the franchise is released.
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2010, Hot, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect, mass effect 2, Ray Muzyka
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 21:58 GMT
Mass Effect 2: Kasumi’s Stolen Memory DLC releases on April 6
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect 2, me2, ME2: Kasumi's Stolen Memory
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 21:06 GMT
BioWare drops potential February 1, 2011 date for Dragon Age 2
BioWare may have hinted at a set-in-stone date of Tuesday February 1, 2011 as the release date for Dragon Age 2.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 20:29 GMT
Ex-C&C devs for Supergiant, show first game
A bunch of bods from EALA, who’s previous credits include games in the C&C series, have formed a new studio called Supergiant.
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Posted in: Development, EA, GDC 2010
Tags: c&c, command & conquer, supergiant games
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 20:06 GMT
Molyneux: Fable III needs to move 5 million units
Never one to shy away from ambition, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux said at GDC today that the third in the Fable series needs to significantly pan previous editions in terms of sales.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 20:05 GMT
Molyneux confirms Twitter support for Fable III
Peter Molyneux’s confirmed during his GDC seminar tonight that Fable III will have Twitter support.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable III, lionhead studios, peter molyneux
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 19:47 GMT
New Fable III shots top off GDC delight
Hints of Natal functionality and the use of John Cleese as a butler weren’t enough for Fable III and Lionhead today: the MS studio just dropped a bunch of new shots for the RPG.
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 | 20:21 GMT
Natal for Fable III is “wonderfully additive”, says Molyneux
Molyneux’s just dropped a mega-quote with Natal for Fable III at GDC, saying the motion camera for the game will be “wonderfully additive”.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable III, Lionhead Studio, peter molyneux
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up