Monthly Archives: April 2010
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 14:15 BST
CCP hasn’t been blown up by a volcano
Just in case you thought Icelandic developer CCP was in some kind of lava survival situation, you can stop panicking: it isn’t.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 13:59 BST
1 million 360′s sold in Australia and New Zealand
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Posted in: Australia, Microsoft, New Zealand, Xbox 360
Tags: 1 million, russel crowe
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 13:45 BST
New Alpha Protocol movies show German saucepot, old Russian man
Sega’s put out two new videos of Obsidian RPG Alpha Protocol, showing off two of the spy RPG’s characters. One’s a Russian informant. The other’s a German woman with massive tits who jokes about “choking”.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: alpha protocol, Obsidian Entertainment
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 11:57 BST
8% of Japanese people want to buy Nintendo 3DS, says poll
Looks like the Japanese just aren’t that interested in Nintendo 3DS: only 8.8 percent of people would buy it.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 11:08 BST
Bushnell rejoins Atari as Harrison, Gardner, Bozek resign
Atari’s announced its founder Nolan Bushnell has rejoined the company on its board of directors.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, Namco Bandai
Tags: david gardner, Nolan Bushnell, Paulina Bozek, Phil Harrison
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 10:45 BST
DS piracy blamed for 50% drop in European software sales
European DS software sales have dropped 50 percent recently thanks to pirates, Nintendo’s claimed.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 10:12 BST
Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 gets first trailer, includes jumping
Someone’s just posted the first Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 trailer on YouTube ahead of a Captivate 2010 embargo later today.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bionic commando: rearmed 2, captivate 2010
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 09:03 BST
“Tony Hawk: Shred” dropped in tweet
Tony Hawk’s next game is probably called Shred. We know because that’s what Tony Hawk said on Twitter.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Sports
Tags: robomodo, tony hawk, tony hawk ride, tony hawk: shred
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 09:03 BST
Battlestations dev Eidos Hungary shut down last year, says Square Enix
Square Enix Europe CEO Phil Rogers has confirmed that it shut down the developer of the Battlestations series Eidos Hungary.
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Posted in: Eidos, Square Enix, Strategy
Tags: Battlestations: Midway, Battlestations: Pacific, Eidos Hungary, phil rogers
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 08:31 BST
Kojima working on second “confidential project”
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Posted in: Hot, Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 08:00 BST
The 3rd Birthday will “exceed expectations”, says Square Enix
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Posted in: Hot, PSP, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix
Tags: The 3rd Birthday
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 07:53 BST
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 trailer hits YouTube
Someone’s just posted the first Marvel Vs Capcom 3 trailer on YouTube, following a slew of details from embargoed coverage on the fighter hitting the web last night.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: captivate 2010, marvel vs capcom 3
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 03:18 BST
Batman voice actor: Arkham Asylum 2 to be “really dark,” will include Two-Face
Afraid Rocksteady’s gonna pull a fast one on us with Arkham Asylum 2 and replace Batman and his rogue’s gallery with Adam West and his famously kooky bat-band of bat-villains and bat-gadgets?
Well don’t be. According to Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy, Arkham Asylum 2′s going to be so dark that you might have to readjust the brightness on your TV to see it. Well, ok, not really, but you get what we mean.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum 2, kevin conroy, rocksteady, Warner Bros.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 02:25 BST
Jaffe “may” work on non-Sony platforms someday
It’s not that Twisted Metal and God of War creator David Jaffe doesn’t love you, Microsoft and Nintendo fans. He just loves Sony more.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSP, Sony
Tags: david jaffe, eat sleep play, Sony
Mon, Apr 19, 2010 | 21:41 BST
“Natal is challenging because it’s so different,” says Molyneux
Microsoft Games Studios Europe creative director Peter Molyneux has told OXM that the reason Natal is “challenging” to develop for is down to the fact “it’s so different”.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable III, lionhead studios, microsoft games studios, peter molyneux, project natal
Mon, Apr 19, 2010 | 20:03 BST
Fourth generation iPhone prototype leaked
Do you hear that? It’s Steve Jobs screaming.
Gizmodo has shots and specs of what’s apparently iPhone’s fourth generation.
Mon, Apr 19, 2010 | 20:22 BST
Ubisoft ditches paper manuals in green effort
Ubisoft said today it’s to drop paper manuals on all 360 and PS3 games in an effort to be more “environment-friendly”. And to save some money, probably.
Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 11:24 BST
PSA: Halo: Reach previews embargo lifts 4pm tomorrow [Update]
Update: Microsoft’s just informed us that the embargo’s been pushed now to 2pm BST tomorrow (April 21).
Original Story: Halo: Reach will rock you to the core two weeks today with the release of the multiplayer beta? Can’t wait until then for some juicy Bungie-flavoured goodness?
Good thing that there’s always tomorrow.
Mon, Apr 19, 2010 | 17:20 BST
Report: Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 is real, was announced last week
The Captivate embargo lifts at 4pm tomorrow, but why wait? PlanetXbox360′s just reported that Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 was announced in Hawaii last week.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot, PC, PS3, Platformer, Xbox 360
Tags: bionic commando: rearmed 2, captivate 2010
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31