Monthly Archives: April 2010
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 18:02 BST
Survey says average income of US Game Industry is $75,573
The latest Game Developer Research survey has revealed that the 2009 average income for a US’er working in the “mainstream videogame industry” is $75,573.
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Posted in: America, Jobs
Tags: US Game Industry Salary
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 17:06 BST
Professional StarCraft players in Korea accused of cheating
Professional e-sports players in Korea have been accused of match set-ups and illegal betting through StarCraft.
Celebrity player sAviOr, Ja Mae Yoon, is one such player being accused.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Korea, Legalities, PC, Strategy
Tags: e-sports, professional starcraft players, starcraft, StarCraft I
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 16:20 BST
No more Green Day DLC coming to Rock Band – for now
Chris Foster, project director for Green Day: Rock Band, has revealed that due to the creation of the game, more DLC from the band will not be coming to the Rock Band franchise.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: chris foster, green day, Green Day: Rock Band, hamonix, mtv games
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 20:57 BST
Level-5 to announce new game in next issue of Famitsu
Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has tweeted that the Professor Layton developer a game in the works, and it’s to be announced in this week’s Famitsu.
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Posted in: DS, Development, Hot, PS3, PSP, Wii
Tags: Akihiro Hino, level-5
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 15:27 BST
Karen Traviss announced as Gears of War 3 writer
It’s been announced that novelist Karen Traviss has been chosen as the main writer on Gears of War 3.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, karen traviss
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 15:15 BST
ESRB lists 15 PSP games coming from Sony
The ESRB, ever the outlet for unannounced titles, has outed 15 Sony games in the works for PSP.
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Posted in: Development, PSP, PSPgo, Sony
Tags: ESRB, sony psp listing
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 14:58 BST
Retailer GAME puts DLC warning stickers on used titles
UK retailer GAME has started slapping warning stickers on pre-owned games so that potential buyers are aware ahead of time that DLC bonuses on used games are not the same as the unused counterparts.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 14:34 BST
Russian StarCraft II players to be charged online fees
Those that live in Russia and want to play StarCraft II’s multiplayer online will be required to pay a monthly fee for the service along with adhering to some connection restrictions.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, PC, Russia, Strategy
Tags: in soviet russia game plays you, starcraft, starcraft II, starcraft II fees
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 13:59 BST
Reggie: Nintendo 3DS is “our next handheld platform”
Nintendo of America president Reggie-Fils Aime has revealed the company considers the recently announced 3DS as its “next handheld platform”.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: reggie fils-aime
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 13:44 BST
Dead Rising was “too Japanese”, says Capcom
Capcom’s Shinsaku Ohara has revealed that Dead Rising was “too Japanese” for western consumers.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Xbox Live
Tags: blue castle games, dead rising, dead rising 2, Shinsaku Ohara
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 13:29 BST
Report – Ken Levine creating an “original title”
According to a report from The LA Times, Ken Levine is working on a new and “original” IP at Irrational Games.
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Posted in: 2K, Development, Hot
Tags: irrational games, ken levine
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 12:57 BST
PS3 sales pass 5 million units LtD in Japan, says Famitsu
Enterbrain, the parent company of Famitsu, has revealed that PlayStation 3 has sold 5 million units Lifetime-to-Date in Japan.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 12:34 BST
“Several” Kingdom Hearts titles being planned, says Nomura
Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has let slip that “several” titles in the Disney/Square hybrid are being planned.
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Posted in: Disney, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: kingdom hearts, Tetsuya Nomura
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 11:59 BST
Pachter: Respawn “is the ultimate screw-you to Activision”
Vince Zampella and Jason West have given “the man” who is Bobby Kotick and Activision the finger. With yesterday’s Respawn news, it turned into a “screw-you” as well.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, michael pachter, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella, wedbush morgan
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 11:51 BST
Gears of War 3 – first four screens
Microsoft just put out the first four Gears of War 3 shots. Get them after the break in hi-res.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 11:30 BST
Rumour – Apocalypse Now game in development from ex-Pandemic staff
As spotted by superannuation, a new Hollywood studio known as Killspace – built of ex-devs from Saboteur and Mercenaries studio Pandemic – is creating a game based on the Vietnam-era movie Apocalypse Now.
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Posted in: Development, Movies
Tags: Apocalypse Now, Killspace
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 11:25 BST
Gears 3: Rod Fergusson apparently confirms four-way co-op
This thread over on the Epic forums is claiming that IP boss Rod Fergusson has confirmed the newly-announced Gears of War 3 will contain four-player co-op.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, rod Fergusson
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 10:41 BST
Halo MMO “was absolutely going to compete with WOW”
An ex-Ensemble staffer has told IncGamers that the studio’s canned Halo MMO was very much meant for the big time.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 14:29 BST
Splinter Cell: Conviction reviews sneak in, round up
Splinter Cell: Conviction’s out today in the US, in case you didn’t realize. You all need to get it, going by the review scores coming in this morning.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: splinter cell conviction, ubisoft montreal
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 14:05 BST
MS confirms April 8 release for Gears 3, new Avatar COG armour out April 20 [Update]
Update: There are shots of the new COG armour Avatar items on AGB.
Original: Microsoft has just confirmed that Gears of War 3 will release on April 8, 2011, following Epic boss Cliff Bleszinski saying last night it would “probably” hit on that date.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31