Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 21:47 BST
Starcraft II single-player blown to pieces – impressions round-up
Not much has been heard of Starcraft II’s single-player since last summer, when Pat went to Irvine, California to see it for himself. You can see how he got on back then here.
But Blizzard’s lifted the embargo for a recent dose of single-player goodness, with impressions so far indicating there’s been a bit of a change since last summer. Get everything rounded up after the break from the RTS’s first expansion Wings of Liberty.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 15:10 BST
Codemasters holds on to LOTRO in Europe
Codemasters, the publisher for Lord of the Rings Online in Europe, will continue to run the game despite Turbine’s recent acquisition by Warner Bros. Interactive.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Development, Europe, Hot, MMO, PC, Warner Bros.
Tags: lord of the rings online, turbine
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 13:23 BST
DJ Shadow working on DJ Hero 2
DJ Hero 2 is in the works and features DJ Shadow, as it was in last year’s debut. At least according to the man himself.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Music, Rhythm action
Tags: dj hero 2, dj shadow, freestyle games, Zane Lowe
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 12:00 BST
ModNation Racers PS3 to release on May 21 in UK
ModNation Racers for PlayStation 3 will release on May 21 in the UK, VG247 can exclusively reveal.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: ModNation Racers, united front games
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 11:42 BST
Report – Ubisoft’s DRM software hacked
According to a report from CNet, Ubisoft’s DRM software for its most recent PC titles has been hacked.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 11:14 BST
Microsoft, Nintendo, Activision win big at MCV awards
Microsoft walked away with two of the biggest awards of the evening at last night’s MCV Awards.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Awards, Microsoft, Nintendo, Retail, Sega, Trade, UK
Tags: MCV Awards 2010
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 10:48 BST
Third Bad Company 2 map pack getting ready for release
Looks like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is getting set for the release of a third map pack, going by the listing for any VIP owners online.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 10:29 BST
Pachter: Call of Duty to see lower sales due to EA, Respawn competition
Michael Pachter has predicted that Call of Duty sales will see lowered sales down to competition in future games from EA Games and Battlefield developers DICE, as well as upstart Respawn Entertainment.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot
Tags: call of duty, dice, infinity ward, michael pachter, Respawn Entertainment, wedbush morgan
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 09:52 BST
Sega: Lay-offs help aim for “leadership position” in “digital space”
Sega Europe has issued a statement on its restructuring plan, saying dropping 73 staff across both its London and San Francisco offices will allow it to focus on the “exciting” world of discless media.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 09:26 BST
Red Dead Redemption multiplayer modes get detailed
Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer is balls-to-the-walls mental, as proven in a video just released for it.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 09:02 BST
Activision confirms Tony Hawk: Shred title
Remember that tweet from Tony Hawk earlier this week? That one which mentioned ‘Tony Hawk: Shred’ as the new title as his new game? The one that had Activision PR facepalming?
Yeah, that one: the firm’s confirmed that is the title for the new game in the series.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Sports
Tags: Tomy Hawk: Shred, tony hawk
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 09:09 BST
First episodes of Alan Wake prequel air this Sunday
Microsoft has announced it is to release the first two episodes of a six-part prequel of Alan Wake this weekend.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 08:29 BST
Combat detailed in new Old Republic dev diary
LucasArts has put out a new developers diary for Star Wars: The Old Republic, which details the action and combat you’ll see in the MMO.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 07:53 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Driver: San Francisco domains registered by Ubisoft
Superannuation has revealed what could be possible titles for the next Assassin’s Creed and Driver games from Ubisoft via WhoIs domain registration filings.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Driver: San Francisco
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:20 GMT
MS Q1 2010 financials: Xbox 360 business generates $165M
Microsoft has released its Q1 financials for 2010, ending March 31 and posted a profit of $165M thanks to increased revenue from Xbox Live and the Entertainment Division, despite a 12 percent decrease in sales of Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, microsoft financials
Tags: Microsoft Q1 2010 financials
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 21:53 BST
Eight ex-Infinity Ward staff join Respawn Entertainment [Update]
Update 2: Apparently, the number has risen to eight, according to G4. Lead software engineer, Francesco Gigliotti, updated his Linkedin profile overnight to reflect his new position with Respawn. The title of this post has been changed to reflect the update.
Update 1: The number is now at seven. Programmer Jon Shirling and lead designer Mackey McCandlish have now joined up.
Original: Like we never seen this coming. Five people who recently left Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward have now joined up with its ex-bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West over at Respawn Entertainment.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, EA, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, JP Messerly, Mark Grigsby, Respawn Entertainment, Todd Alderman, vince zampella
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 23:51 BST
Marvel vs Capcom 3 in development since 2008
Looks like recently announced Captivate 2010 darling MvC3 has been in development a lot longer than one would think.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, Marvel, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: marvel vs capcom 3, Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Ryota Niitsuma
Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 14:17 BST
Vidzone launches Vidzone TV on PS3
Thanks to an update on PSN, VidZone on PS3 is now known as VidZone TV, and now hosts over 100 music TV channels.
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31