Monthly Archives: April 2010
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 06:48 BST
Next Mistwalker game laid bare in Famitsu
Kotaku’s hosting scans of the latest issue of Famitsu, showing off Mistwalker’s next game in all its Japanese glory.
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Posted in: Japan, Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: Hironobu Sakaguchi, mistwalker, the last story
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 | 18:57 BST
New Vanquish screens are action incarnate
If Vanquish was a food, it’d contain 1000000% of your daily value of gunsplosion action punches.
Also, a bit of calcium.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: platinum games, Sega, Shinji Mikami, Vanquish
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 05:02 BST
Halo “Birth of a Spartan” live-action teaser springs forth from Microsoft’s womb
The road to Spartan-hood is paved with needles and baldness, if this brand new live-action Halo Reach teaser is anything to go on.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, live-action, Microsoft
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 00:19 BST
TDU2 players want depth, “not graphics” says dev head
Eden Games head David Nadal has said that when it comes to Test Drive Unlimited, fans want depth – not just “graphics”.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: David Nadal, Eden Games, tdu2, test drive unlimited 2
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 00:05 BST
THQ handing out UFC 2010 demo codes this coming Thursday
THQ has announced that it’s to start handing out those UFC Undisputed 2010 demo codes you signed-up for over on the official site.
It’ll all start happening on Thursday, April 29.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 23:52 BST
Blizzard cuts ties with Korean e-Sports Association
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime has said that the company intends to find a new e-sports partner for StarCraft in South Korea, due to IP rights.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Korea, Legalities, PC, Strategy
Tags: e-sports, Mike Morhaime, starcraft
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 | 00:01 BST
Overdose yourself on a bunch of SSFIV videos
Want a heaping helping dose of Super Street Fighter IV videos?
Cool. How does 10 sound, then.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 23:20 BST
Infinity Ward employees suing Activision for unpaid dues [UPDATE]
Update: Activision has issued a response to G4 over the lawsuit:
“Activision believes the action is without merit,” said a company spokesperson. “Activision retains the discretion to determine the amount and the schedule of bonus payments for MW2 and has acted consistent with its rights and the law at all times. We look forward to getting judicial confirmation that our position is right”.
Original: Looks like the ongoing issues between Activision and Infinity Ward are far from over, and involve more than just folks flying the coup for Respawn.
According to documents dug up by G4, which continues to cover
the story it broke back when Zampella and West left IW, a dozen current and former employees have filed suit against Activision citing breach of contract and unpaid bonuses and royalties.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, respawn
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 22:45 BST
Guild Wars 2 blog dishes out the details
ArenaNet has a new blog post up on the official site by president Mike O’Brien, talking about some of the changes implemented in Guild Wars 2.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 22:13 BST
Mafia II preview says GTA IV’s “dated” in comparison
A preview for Mafia II in the latest issue of Xbox World 360 has said that the game makes GTA IV seem “dated”.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 21:47 BST
“God damn Frank West” to be in more Capcom games, says Killian
Seth Killian, community manager over at Capcom, has revealed that folks may want to get used to seeing Dead Rising’s hero in games from the company and others.
Apparently, it just loves it some Frank West.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, frank west, marvel vs capcom 3, Seth Killian
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 20:55 BST
Electronic Arts is number 494 on Fortune 500
Electronic Arts has been listed as one of the top companies in the US by Fortune Magazine.
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Posted in: America, EA, Financials, Retail, Trade
Tags: fortune 500
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 20:17 BST
ModNation Racers pre-orders bring on the Sack, Drake and Kratos
A new developer update for ModNation Racers over on the US PS Blog has revealed some of the nifty mods you get for Ratchet, Clank, Kratos, Nathan Drake, and Sackboy with his cardboard racer.
Sackboy will be part of a special pack released for the game with a PSN voucher for the cutie pie.
There’s also some pre-order goodies from retailers Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and GameCrazy where you can get one of the four bonus Mod and Kart packs. You can check those out here.
Each pack comes with an original Mod and Kart Body, plus you get special accessories that you can use when creating your own.
There’s also a trailer for it below the break.
ModNation Racers for PS3 will release on May 21 in the UK, and the US on May 25.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: ModNation Racers, United Front
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 19:52 BST
Video – Lost Planet 2: The Final Episode
Capcom has released the final video in the Lost Planet 2 series explaining the plight of the snow pirates.
It’s below the break courtesy of IGN.
Lost Planet 2 releases on May 11 worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with loads of special guest stars.
A PC version is due out in the fall.
Catch our interview with producer Jun Takeuchi from a couple of weeks back here.
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 19:38 BST
Capcom trademarks Mega Man Universe
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot
Tags: Mega Man, mega man universe
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 19:14 BST
Report – More people buy a used instead of new PS3
According to a study conducted by PS3PriceCompare, more folks in the market for PS3 purchase the console used instead of new.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, hardware
Tags: PS3 survey, used console sales
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 18:41 BST
Dead to Rights: Retribution DLC hitting June 1
Volatile’s Dead to Rights: Retribution hasn’t even grown cold on retail shelves yet and Namco has already announced DLC for it.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead to Rights: Retribution, volitile games
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 18:16 BST
DJ Hero DLC hits April 29 with Darude’s “Sandstorm”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Darude, dj hero, dj hero 2, dj hero dlc
Tue, Apr 27, 2010 | 17:31 BST
Denise Kaigler joins 38 Studios
Denise Kaigler, former-NOA vice president of corporate affairs, has joined 38 Studios as chief marketing officer.
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Posted in: Hot, Jobs, PC, PS3
Tags: 38 studios, big head games, curt schilling, Denise Kaigler
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31