Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 18:46 GMT
Sony Santa Monica: GoW III cost $44 million to make
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, GoW III, Sony Santa Monica
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 17:53 GMT
First PoP: The Forgotten Sands gameplay video arrives
Ubi’s released the first gameplay footage of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Hit the link.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 19:05 GMT
“In the end, there will be only chaos” – God of War III reviews go live
The PS3 fanboys: they’re pumped. The God of War III review embargo has just lifted. Has the Sony Santa Monica epic impressed the scoring massive? Find out after the break.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Journalism, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, GoW III, Sony Santa Monica
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 15:36 GMT
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 becomes fastest selling game of 2010 in UK
Gfk-Chart Track’s announced that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has become the fastest selling title in the UK this year so far.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 14:53 GMT
Playboy centrefolds to feature in Mafia II
2K’s announced a partnership with Playboy to bring centerfolds and front covers from the magazine’s past to Mafia II when it releases this year.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 14:39 GMT
SCEA: 2010 will be one of PS3′s “best years ever”
SCEA comms boss Patrick Seybold, speaking ahead of GDC this week, has told VG247 US ed Stephany Nunneley that, while PS3 games hit their “stride” in 2009, this year is going to be the best yet.
Mon, Jan 02, 2012 | 21:37 GMT
Sonic 4 Ep II casting to “please” fans
Sega’s Takashi Iizuka has hinted that Episode II of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 could expand beyond the llittle blue man himself. Or not. Who knows?
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Sega, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Sonic the Hedgehog 4, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2, Takashi Iizuka
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 13:49 GMT
Arc date and partners expected to be announced tomorrow
Sony will press release a firm date and a list of partners for its PS3 Motion Controller tomorrow, a source has told VG247.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 13:36 GMT
Ubi PC DRM downtime due to “server attack” [Update]
Ubisoft’s said in a tweet that the DRM issues that’s affected titles like Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 for PC were down to a “server attack” last night.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Ubisoft
Tags: assassin's creed II, silent hunter 5
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 13:09 GMT
First Fallout: New Vegas shots out in the open
Bethesda’s released the first direct-feed shots of Fallout: New Vegas.
Hands up if clocking someone with a golf club screams “awesome”?
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 09:56 GMT
UK charts: Bad Company 2 becomes number one
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has instantly moved past Heavy Rain to become the new number one in this week’s UK charts.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 09:31 GMT
Rumour: “LBP2″ is out this year
It’s GDC week! And you know what that means? It means developers get lippy with their secrets. First up: Sony’s releasing something called “LBP2″ this year.
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Posted in: GDC 2010, Hot, PS3, Platformer, Rumour, Sony
Tags: LBP, lbp2, littlebig, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 08:44 GMT
Rumour: Nunchuk to be included with Arc
A Nunchuk add-on is to make up PlayStation Arc, according to someone on GAF, with off-screen chatter collaborating the news.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 08:10 GMT
Codemasters’ secret shooter is Bodycount
The identity of the Stuart Black-developed Codemasters shooter has been revealed: it’s called Bodycount.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Hot, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bodycount, Codemasters Guildford, Stuart Black
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 07:53 GMT
G4 streaming Sony’s off-site GDC presser on Wednesday
Sony is hosting an off-site press conference at GDC on Wednesday, and you’re all going to be able to watch it.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 07:11 GMT
Developer of Little King’s Story, Hotel Dusk declares bankruptcy
Creativity’s wonderful, but it’s certainly not everything. Case in point: Cing. The small Japanese developer’s bursting with as much creativity as its Little King is d’awwwww-ness, but – though Cing’s far from creatively bankrupt – that hasn’t stopped it from going the other, arguably worse kind of bankrupt.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, Financials, Hot, Wii
Tags: Hotel Dusk, Little King's Story
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 06:59 GMT
PSA: God of War III reviews go live at 5pm GMT
Pumped for God of War III? Tonight’s a big one for you, then: the embargo for all reviews is at 5pm GMT this evening.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: god of war III, GoW III, Sony Santa Monica
Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 06:01 GMT
Ubisoft DRM servers take a tumble, render Assassin’s Creed II unplayable
Whether it’s a little kink Ubisoft needs to work out or a foreboding sign of things to come, the day foretold by cringing PC gamers the world over has already come to pass. Ubisoft’s DRM servers hit a bit of snag today, and Assassin’s Creed II has been unplayable ever since.
Sun, Mar 07, 2010 | 22:49 GMT
Scribblenauts 2 announced for fall release
The latest issue of Nintendo Power in the US has announced Scribblenauts 2 will be releasing this fall.
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Posted in: DS, Hot, Strategy, Warner Bros.
Tags: 5th cell, Scribblenauts 2
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up