Monthly Archives: April 2010
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 22:17 BST
Natal’s River Rush outed and described by filmmaker James Gunn
Filmmaker and writer James Gunn has posted on his official blog all about his experience playing a Natal game called River Rush during The Microsoft Experience event.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: natal, river rush
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 20:48 BST
Microsoft investigating harsh working conditions in its China factory
Microsoft has said that it’s to investigate reports that workers in a Chinese factory making its mice, cameras and Xbox 360 controllers are being subjected to a harsh workplace environment.
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Posted in: China, Hot, Jobs, Microsoft
Tags: chinese labor, chinese mmo market, chinese workers, ms mouse, sweatshop, xbox 360 controllers
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 20:27 BST
LOTRO is three, celebrates with goodies and a subscription sale
Lord of the Rings Online has turned three, and to celebrate Turbine has some niceties in store for players.
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Posted in: Codemasters, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: lord of the rings online, lotro, LOTRO: Siege of Mirkwood - V3: Allies of the King, turbine
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 19:11 BST
Singularity gets new trailer, June 29 release date
Raven and Activision gave FPS Singularity a date of June 29 through a new video released for the game.
It’s below the break, courtesy of GameTrailers.
The time traveling shooter was originally scheduled for fall 2009, but was delayed into Q1 2010 due to Modern Warfare 2′s release.
Last month, an internal memo from GAME listed it for June 28.
Still, June is no Q1, but there ya go anyway.
The date is at the end of the trailer. Enjoy the watch.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: raven, singularity
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 19:28 BST
New MMA shots from EA show exactly what you expect
EA has released eight new screens for its MMA fight game.
The shots, per usual, show men brawling, beating, and sweating.
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 18:04 BST
Cavia already working on DLC for NieR
NieR’s executive producer at Square, Yosuke Saito, has revealed that Cavia started work on DLC for it immediately after the core game was completed.
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 18:00 BST
Just Dance moves one million copies in the US
Analyst Ben Schachter has estimated that one million units of Just Dance have been sold in the US since its November debut.
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Posted in: Casual, Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: dancing game, Just Dance
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 19:30 BST
First Doctor Who: Adventures Game episode releases June 5
It’s just been announced that Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, revealed just last week, will release on June 5.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Mac, PC
Tags: doctor who, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 17:18 BST
ModNation Racers PSP: Final Track Studio tutorial series hits the net
Over on the US PS Blog, Vernon Mollett, producer at Sony San Diego, has posted the final Track Studio walkthrough for ModNation Racers on PSP.
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Posted in: PS3, PSP, Racing, Sony
Tags: ModNation Racers, ModNation Racers PSP
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 18:45 BST
Tippl: Activision treats its developers “extremely well”
Thomas Tippl, Activision’s COO, has revealed to the L.A. Times that not only does the company treat its developers “extremely well”, but that it’s currently configuring the new leadership team for IW.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, Legalities
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare, sledgehammer, Thomas Tippl, tryarch
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 17:46 BST
Former GRIN staffers form Might and Delight studios
Former members of the Bionic Commando Rearmed team announced this week that a new studio called Might and Delight has been created by the ex-GRIN staffers.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs
Tags: grin, might and delight
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 19:34 BST
Infinity Ward staffer: “We are not dead”
An anonymous Infinity Ward staffer has that yesterday’s claim of the studio being “dead” is not exactly the case.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Jobs, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, modern warfare, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 16:52 BST
Sam & Max items make their way into Team Fortress 2
Valve’s revealed that some Sam & Max items are being added to Team Fortress 2.
Only catch is, you have to purchase the latest episode of the dog and rabbit adventure through Steam to get ‘em.
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 17:33 BST
Musician mentions “Sony” and “LittleBigPlanet 2″ in tweets
A tweet from musician Ochre has said he’s licenced a song for an upcoming first-party PS3 game. The game in question: LittleBigPlanet 2.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, Ochre
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 18:48 BST
Red Steel 2 moves 50K copies in 12-days, according to NPD
According to NPD numbers for March, Wii-exclusive Red Steel 2 sold 50K copies since its March 23 release.
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Posted in: Action, Charts, Financials, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: NPD March 2010, red steel 2, wmp
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 16:31 BST
Massive patch for Supreme Commander 2 hits PC
Gas Powered Games has released a massive patch for Supreme Commander 2, which follows up the one released last week for ranked matches.
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Posted in: PC, Square Enix, Strategy
Tags: Gas Powered Games, patches, supreme commander 2
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 16:51 BST
Unannounced Square Enix game will leave you “shocked”
Square Enix PR Sonia Im has tweeted that an unannounced game she is working on for the firm will leave people “shocked”.
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Posted in: Hot, Square Enix
Tags: Sonia Im
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 16:26 BST
Halo: Reach multiplayer footage will rock your face
Halo: Reach’s multiplayer will rock some faces, make grown men cry and babies gurgling in laughter. Proof of that comes in a massive blowout of footage from the MP beta.
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 21:28 BST
OPM UK teases open-world game with user-generated missions hitting PS3
Official PlayStation Magazine UK’s editor-in-chief, Ben Wilson, has revealed through the mag’s latest podcast that a new user-generated PS3 game will hit later in the year.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Rumour, Sony
Tags: ben wilson, open world, opm uk, user-generated missions
Sat, Apr 17, 2010 | 15:14 BST
StarCraft II given an AO rating in Korea
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Korea, PC, Strategy
Tags: ao rating, starcraft, starcraft II
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31