Monthly Archives: April 2010
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 14:10 BST
Richard Morgan, EA in talks on future games
Crysis 2 writer Richard Morgan has told VG247 that he is in talks with EA about writing plots for more games.
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 12:55 BST
Interview: Crysis 2 author Richard Morgan (part 1)
If Crytek and science fiction author Richard Morgan achieve their goals, Crysis 2 will be a “new day” in first-person story-telling, bringing narrative arcs to cities and technology while shunning the now-accepted device of virtual actors speaking lines.
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has pinned story as one of his sequel’s major boost-points, bringing Morgan in to both write the plot and architect a way forward in environment-led narrative delivery. Games like Uncharted 2, apparently, don’t do “justice” to the concept of story in games. Crysis 2 will. Small beans.
We spoke to Richard twice after Crysis 2′s formal reveal in New York earlier this month, once just after the showing itself and once the following day. Here’s the first bit. Warning: this guy can talk.
[Interview by Patrick Garratt.]
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 15:12 BST
Halo: Reach to release in three flavours [Update]
Update: It’s true. There’s shots of all of them here. Thanks, Alex.
Update 2: Microsoft’s just formally announced it. Press release is after the break.
Update 3: There’s a huge new vidoc to go with the confirmation right here.
Original: Have $150? Step this way for the Legendary Edition of Halo: Reach.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, Strawberry Mint or Chocolate
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 12:25 BST
Eurogamer Expo tickets on sale now
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2010
Tags: eurogamer expo
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 12:32 BST
Future’s “CVG Network” claims 2.3 million UU from Google stats
Future’s put out a press release today claiming CVG, OXM and ONM has a combined monthly readership of 2.3 million unique users, but has refused to split out any stats. Or make much sense in general, if we’re being honest.
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Posted in: Journalism, UK
Tags: cvg, cvg network, future, onm, oxm
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 15:35 BST
Activision: More staff expected to leave Infinity Ward
Activision blogger Dan Amrich has predicted that more people will “probably” leave Infinity Ward – and may just end up at Respawn Entertainment, set up by ex-heads of the MW devs, Vince Zampella and Jason West.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: Dan Amrich, infinity ward
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 11:20 BST
Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing now available on Marketplace
Good news, zombie hunters: The Passing for Left 4 Dead 2 is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: Hot, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Left 4 Dead 2, the passing
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 10:39 BST
Bungie: Halo 3 on GoD is still same great game despite slower loading times
Bungie’s community director Brian Jarrard has admitted that the Games on Demand version of Halo 3 does run a lot slower on HDD then it does on disc.
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 10:03 BST
Major League Baseball streaming coming to PS3 in US
Sony is to announce a deal later today which sees Major League Baseball coming to PlayStation 3 owners in the US.
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 09:19 BST
Bungie: Halo: Reach almost “content complete”
Halo: Reach’s creative director Marcus Lehto has said the game is days away from being “content complete”.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, Marcus Lehto
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 09:06 BST
UFC 2010 career mode mapped in movie
Did you know that if you keep kicking people in the head in UFC Undisputed 2010 the AI will switch tactics to “exploit your weakness”? You do now.
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 08:50 BST
ModNation Racers TV ad gets the Butler treatment
Look! It’s Kevin Butler. Dressed as a PE teacher and with a fake moustache for the TV ad for ModNation Racers.
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Posted in: PS3, PSP, PSPgo, Racing, Sony
Tags: kevin butler, ModNation Racers, united front games
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 08:16 BST
Blizzard appealing Starcraft II AO rating in Korea
Blizzard has told Shack it intends to appeal the Adults Only rating it’s gotten in Korea for Starcraft II.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 07:45 BST
Activision: Three new Call of Duty titles in two years
Activision blogger Dan Amrich has revealed that the company plans to release three new Call of Duty titles in the next two years.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, Hot, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, Dan Amrich, infinity ward, sledgehammer games, treyarch
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 07:11 BST
L4D2 Passing out today, promo trailer brings the hate
Valve just stuck out a promo for L4D2 DLC The Passing, showing characters from the game’s first and second installments sparring on a bridge… with words.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Left 4 Dead 2, the passing
Thu, Apr 22, 2010 | 07:07 BST
Latest PS3 system update prepares for third dimension
Grab your paper glasses, folks, because this post is in 3D!
Wait. Did you actually fall for that? Wow. You look so ridiculous right now, squinting and straining while modeling your movie theater chic. How embarrassing! Shame it’s all for naught.
If this post was running the PlayStation 3′s 3.30 system software update, though, it might be a different story.
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31