Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 00:16 BST
Original Xbox Live is dead
Do you hear that? That’s the life-support machine for Xbox Live for the original Xbox giving away. Time of death: 23:48pm BST.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox Live
Tags: Farewell you little gnome :(, Original Xbox Live
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 | 00:34 BST
NPD March 2010: DS comes out top in hardware stakes
Nintendo DS has come out as the big hardware numbers in March during results released by NPD tonight
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 23:57 BST
NPD March 2010 Software – God of War III moves 1.1M units
Looks like God of War III was tops for March, selling approximately 1.1 million units, with Pokemon Soul Silver coming in second on DS with 1.02M units moved.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Hot, Retail, Trade
Tags: NPD March 2010, NPD March 2010 software
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 23:01 BST
World of Warcraft gets new cosmetic pet and Celestial Mount
Last year, Blizzard started offering cosmetic pets that were for fun only, and not requirements.
Today, more are here in the form of a new mount and another new companion.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: world of warcraft, wow pets
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 22:26 BST
Watch the first eleven minutes of Alan Wake
The first 11-minutes of Alan Wake popped up in video form (how else?) on the net today, courtesy of German site GameStar.
Get it below the break.
It looks like something we need to move to the top of our Amazon wish list, now.
The game has gone Gold, and is hitting Europe on May 14.
US’ers get it May 18.
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 22:19 BST
Lost Planet 2 gets Dead Rising and Monster Hunter characters
Famitsu has revealed through some screenshots that Lost Planet 2 is getting more than just Wesker, Dom and Marcus.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, frank west, lost planet 2, Monster Hunter, pooh
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 21:46 BST
Things you may not know about Heavy Rain’s development
UPSBlogIt has interviewed Quantic Dream’s former animator Alexandre Roche regarding the development of Heavy Rain, and some of the information he provided was rather interesting.
Don’t read below the break if you have not played the game and wish to remain unspoiled on a few things.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: alexandre roche, heavy rain, quantic dream
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 20:59 BST
Sony cans plans for PSP Room
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Posted in: Development, PSP, Sony
Tags: PSP Room, Room, Room for PlayStation Portable
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 21:01 BST
LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest to support Move on PS3
Warner Bros. has announced that Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will make use of Move when released on PS3 this fall.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Warner Bros., Wii
Tags: aragorns quest, headstrong games, John Rhys Davies, Sean Astin, the lord of the rings, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, TT Fusion
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 21:06 BST
New MS Points pricing structure is US-only for the time being
Microsoft has confirmed that its new pricing structure for MS Points is for the US only at this time.
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 19:15 BST
Video shows Natal recognizing gender
A video demoing how Project Natal works has surfaced from Microsoft Israel R&D Center’s Think Next 2010 annual event.
It’s posted below the break.
Looks like Natal uses facial recognition to determine your gender, and shows your body on screen as it’s scanned, which looks similar to what some airports use to determine if you are smuggling parrots in your pants or not.
It also looks a bit predator-ish and not very laggy either.
There’s more there too. Watch it below.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: Microsoft Israel R&D Center, natal, project natal, Think Next 2010
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 18:56 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 to have “divergent co-op” and possession abilities
F.E.A.R. 3 was formally announced last week, and Day 1 Studios has revealed in the latest issue of Game Informer some of the gameplay mechanics surrounding co-op and the abilities you can harness in the game.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Day 1 Studios, f.e.a.r. 3
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 17:56 BST
Survey says: Xbox 360 failure rate is 42%
A survey conducted by Nofussreviews polled 500,000 people and found that 42 percent have experienced hardware failure with Xbox 360 consoles.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: 360 failure rate, hardware failure rates, survey
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 17:40 BST
Japanese software charts, April 5-11: NSMBW tops
Media Create has published the Japanese software charts for April 5-11, and it looks like New Super Mario Bros. Wii is tops.
Wed, Sep 01, 2010 | 20:30 BST
3D firmware update for PS3 not compatible with Blu-rays
Sony has announced that its 3D firmware update scheduled for June, doesn’t make PS3 compatible with upcoming 3D Blu-ray films.
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 16:48 BST
Buy a Sony Bravia 3D TV, get four free 3D games
Sony’s running a deal where if you purchase a Bravia 3D television during June, you will have access to four free 3D games.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSN, Sony, UK, tv
Tags: 3d games, 3d tv, bravia, motorstrom, pain, Super Stardust HD, wipeout hd
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 16:23 BST
Olin: Those that forget DS is the number one portable are “silly”
Joseph Olin, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, has reminded us that while Apple sells a gazillion Apps and games for iPod and iPhone, Nintendo DS is still number one when it comes to portable gaming.
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31