Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 21:24 BST
Time’s 100 Most Influential People poll shows Penny Arcade topping Obama
Time Magazine’s asked readers to vote once again on the 100 Most Influential People in the World, and guess what?
Penny Arcade’s Gabe and Tycho are above President Barack Obama on the list.
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Posted in: Charts, Hot, Stuff
Tags: penny arcade, time magazine, Time's 100 Most Influential People
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 21:57 BST
Stealth will be “something you want to use” in Splinter Cell
Max Beland, Splinter Cell: Conviction’s creative director, has explained to Industry Gamers why the team decided to reboot the franchise, and why the new stealth gameplay mechanic will be something the player “wants” to use.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Max Beland, splinter cell conviction
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 20:37 BST
BioWare games are about “memorable moments”, says Zeschuk
BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has revealed that there are quite a few writers on the teams for Mass Effect and Dragon Age, and because of this, the teams are able to not only create rich lore for the games, but memorable moments as well.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age: Origins, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 20:32 BST
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City gets first PC shots
Rockstar’s released the first batch of screenshots for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, Rockstar
Tags: Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, rockstar north
Sat, Apr 03, 2010 | 14:26 BST
GTA: Chinatown Wars unit sales accounted for 50% of M-rated titles on DS
Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has told MCV that unit sales of GTA: Chinatown Wars in the US “represented nearly 50 percent of the unit sales of all M-rated DS titles in the history of the platform.”
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 20:17 BST
Remedy: Consider Alan Wake DLC as “Christmas special”
Forget Doctor Who and Top of the Pops: the one Christmas special you should be watching (playing?) this year is Alan Wake.
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 20:38 BST
IO Interactive: Violence in games is criticized by the ‘outside crowd’.
IO Interactive’s Karsten Lund believes that violence in videogames is criticized unfairly by outsiders.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Dog Days, io interactive, kane & lynch 2, kane & lynch 2: dog days, Karsten Lund
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 19:04 BST
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution App hits iPad
In case you have been living on another planet, you know that iPad launches in the States today for those that pre-ordered.
Well, those that are holding the shiny new contraption in their hands can get the Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution App for it.
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Posted in: 2K, Simulation, iPad
Tags: Civ V, civilization, Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution App, Sid Meiers Civilization Revolution
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 18:50 BST
DAO marketing just showed what was in the game, says Zeschuk
BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has said that Dragon Age: Origin’s marketing was nothing more than EA trying to convey what was in the game; not for it to come across as something the game wasn’t.
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 17:47 BST
Blur Beta to be open to all XBL users, PS3 still not getting it
Bizzare Creations has revealed that due to demand for entry into the Closed Beta for Blur, next week the developer will open it up to all XBL users.
It was also revealed that the reason PS3 didn’t also get a Beta, had more to do with developmental need and the amount of users on Live.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizzare creations, blur, blur beta, Gareth Wilson
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 17:28 BST
Red Faction getting a film is part of THQ’s “trans-media strategy”, says Bilson
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said that Red Faction and some of the company’s other IPs are going to get the film treatment.
It’s all part of THQ’s new ‘trans-media’ strategy, that involves developing movie projects along with its games.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, Movies, Shooter, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, red faction
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 16:58 BST
US PS Video Store update, April 1 – Holmes, Austin Powers, Baby Mama
Sony updated the US end of the PS Video Store with 12 new HD film offerings and V returns from its hiatus to the HDTV end.
There’s also a massive sale going on for those who prefer comedy, and some UFC goodness.
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Posted in: America, Movies, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony, tv
Tags: us ps video store update
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 16:40 BST
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter gets a demo on Steam today
Croteam has announced that a demo for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter will go live on Steam today.
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 16:30 BST
US PSN update, April 1 – Heavy Rain, Dante’s Inferno, DAO
Sony updated the US end of PSN last night, and just like the European update, folks can get their hands on some Heavy Rain and Dragon Age: Origins DLC goodies.
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Posted in: America, Home, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 15:24 BST
The core have “looked down their nose” at motion gaming, says Dille
Peter Dille has revealed that Sony’s plan for Move is to offer a new and precise gaming experience to the hardcore and the casual alike, and that both ends of the gaming spectrum will benefit from it.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: M16 Conference, motion gaming, Move, Peter Dille
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 16:11 BST
THQ has a $40M Natal game under consideration, says Bilson
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Hot, THQ, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: danny bilson, natal
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 15:17 BST
Dille: Sony’s more prominent in consumer’s “consideration zone” than ever
Sony’s Peter Dille had revealed that thanks not only to the price-cut of PS3, but HD televisions, Blu-ray and the upcoming Move; Sony is now more prominent in the consumer’s “consideration zone” than ever before.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Internet, Movies, Music, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: 3d, M16 Conference, Peter Dille, scea
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 15:10 BST
DICE: Medal of Honor is no Bad Company 2 clone
Medal of Honor is “absolutely not” a clone of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in terms of multiplayer, according to DICE.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, ea dice, Gordon van Dyke, medal of honor
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 14:43 BST
Itagaki says he can’t “make a game without” his favorite vices
Tomonobu Itagaki has revealed to 1UP that some things are just so important, that he cannot create a game without them.
For him, this entails: cigarettes, coffee, drinking, and gambling.
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Posted in: Development, Hot
Tags: Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Game Studios, Valhalla Studios
Fri, Apr 02, 2010 | 10:09 BST
Visceral: Dead Space 2 will “scare the pants off you”
Best get clean knickers: Dead Space 2 will “scare the pants off you”, according to Visceral producer Rich Briggs.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, Rich Briggs, visceral games
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31