Monthly Archives: April 2010
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 14:18 BST
Halo: Reach teaser website opens up, promises “augmentation” on Wednesday
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 13:51 BST
Alan Wake – 20-minute movie from South Korea
As opposed to North Korea. Pretty sure there aren’t any Xbox 360′s in North Korea. If there are, they’re probably used as nuclear missile components, or something. Or as tables.
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 13:00 BST
Early access to UFC Undisputed 2010 demo offered by THQ
Want to control sweaty, burly men, fighting in a cage before anyone else? You’re in luck, kids.
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 12:53 BST
Bruckheimer: Games and movies indistinguishable in “next 10 years”
Hollywood hotshot Jerry Bruckheimer reckons games are on the cusp of proper photo-realism. A decade-long cusp, but a cusp nonetheless.
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Posted in: Stuff
Tags: Jerry Bruckheimer, not real-life, real-life
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 15:17 BST
Split/Second demo now live on Marketplace [Update]
Mind that Split/Second demo announcement from boss Nick Baynes earlier this morning? No need to wait days for it: it’s now live on Marketplace.
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Posted in: Disney, Hot, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: BlackRock Studios, split/second
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 12:23 BST
Sony adds in new, cheaper, more efficient PS3 graphics chip
Sony’s reportedly released a hardware update for PlayStation 3, adding in an improved, cheaper RSX graphics chip that makes the console less likely to be affected by YLOD and uses 15 percent less power.
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 12:13 BST
Infinity Ward staff disaster is “disturbing,” says Bodycount chief
With Infinity Ward staff losses now totalling 18 since Activision sacked studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella, Bodycount chief Stuart Black has dubbed the situation “disturbing”.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Codemasters, Development, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bodycount, infinity ward, modern warfare 2, Stuart Black
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 11:56 BST
Black: “Fuck” realism over fun
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Posted in: Action, Codemasters, Development, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bodycount, Codemasters Guildford, Stuart Black
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 12:37 BST
Surfer Girl: Metal Gear Solid to support Natal
Update: May not be MGS: Rising, after all. This is from a second post from SG that she wrote today: “I wonder how Metal Gear Touch would work with no touch screen.”
Original: Hideo Kojima is most likely sitting next to a big red button right now. And if a rumour from Surfer Girl is correct, he’s going to push it at E3.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, Microsoft, Rumour, Xbox 360
Tags: metal gear solid rising, project natal
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 11:17 BST
Off-screen Natal images show waving arms, Avatars for Ricochet
Children, grown men and more: these are what occupy recently released off-screen shots of people playing Project Natal at a recent Microsoft event.
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 10:49 BST
UK charts: Splinter Cell: Conviction stays hidden at the top
Sam Fisher snaps the neck of anyone who comes near the number one spot in the UK charts: he’s kept it for a second week.
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Posted in: Action, Trade, UK, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: splinter cell conviction, ubisoft montreal, uk charts
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 10:21 BST
IGN’s Matt Casamassina takes up new job at Apple
Senior IGN editor Matt Casamassina’s announced he’s left the website to take a new, specially created job at Apple as editorial manager of the firm’s App Store.
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Posted in: Apple, Journalism, Nintendo
Tags: Matt Casamassina
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 15:42 BST
Slim 360 for E3 debut, says Surfer Girl [Update]
Update: Looks like it’s a load of shit. Too bad.
Original: Someone’s claiming to be Surfer Girl. They’re also claiming that Microsoft will show its heavily-rumoured slim 360 at E3 in June.
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 10:09 BST
F1 2010 promises to have “the most authentic experience possible” – new shots, dev diary
Codemasters has released a new dev diary and shots for F1 2010. Get them quicker then a perfectly-timed Jenson Button pit-stop after the break.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters Birmingham, F1 2010
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 09:31 BST
Weird Dead Space 2 art shows up
EA’s been dishing out some weird-looking Dead Space 2 art over the weekend via email, detailing a bit of what seems to happen before the beginning of the horror.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 09:32 BST
L4D2 DLC also mentions Plants vs Zombies
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Posted in: Action, PC, PopCap, Strategy, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Left 4 Dead 2, plants vs zombies, the passing
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 08:06 BST
360-exclusive Split/Second demo releasing this week
Split/Second director Nick Baynes has revealed in the latest Major Nelson podcast that a demo for the OTT racer will hit Xbox Live some time this week.
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Posted in: Disney, Hot, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: black rock studios, split/second
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 07:42 BST
Shadow of the Colossus movie still happening
According to an LA Times, report, the movie tie-in of Shadow of the Colossus is still happening.
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Posted in: Adventure, Movies, PS2, Sony
Tags: Justin Marks, shadow of the colossus, team ico
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 | 07:39 BST
Man plays with Move in London, takes pictures
Stuff’s had a play on PS3′s Move system, saying it’s easy to set up and “pleasingly accurate”.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: Move, PlayStation Move
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31