Monthly Archives: May 2010
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 17:53 BST
Nier was originally a 360 exclusive
During an interview with Japanese website Inside Games, Square Enix EP Yosuke Saito has said that Cavia’s Nier was originally exclusive to Xbox 360.
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 17:49 BST
First English Dragon Quest IX screens released
The first English screens for DS title Dragon Quest IX: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies hit today, showing off in full the game’s level of customization.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: DRAGON QUEST IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 17:46 BST
German Fallout: New Vegas scans emerge
Scans of a Fallout: New Vegas feature in German magazine Gamestar have hit the net, along with some previously unknown information.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Hot, PS3, Platform holders, RPG, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 12:04 BST
MAG patch info “next week,” DLC info “before E3″
Zipper Interactive community manager Jeremy Dunham has said the developer will be releasing information on the next MAG patch very soon.
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 11:54 BST
Sony trademarks “move into the action”
Sony has trademarked the words “move into the action” in the US, suggesting that this will be used as a slogan in future Move advertising.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: advertising, PlayStation Move
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 12:40 BST
Children prefer games to saving the environment
According to a recent survey, children of today would rather stay in doors playing computer games than be out saving the planet.
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Posted in: Stuff
Tags: environment, survey
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 11:46 BST
70 new WKC2 screens hit net
No less than 70 new screens for White Knight Chronicles 2 have hit the internet. Amazing scenes.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: White Knight Chronicles 2
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 10:38 BST
Sony: LittleBigPlanet PSP won’t get multiplayer
Sony senior producer Mark Green has told Spong why the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet doesn’t have multiplayer – and why it never will.
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Posted in: PSP, PSPgo, Platformer, Sony
Tags: LittleBigPlanet PSP, Mark Green, media molecule
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 09:12 BST
PS3 version of Section 8 takes user to Live Marketplace
PlayStation 3 owners trying to connect to PSN in first-person shooter Section 8 are getting a surprise that they perhaps didn’t expect: the chance to visit Xbox Live Marketplace.
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 08:55 BST
Pachter: No browser for 360 as Microsoft wants to “own internet”
Speaking on the latest version of GameTrailers show Pach Attack, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has explained why he feels Xbox 360 will never have a browser. It’s all down to ownership, apparently.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 08:14 BST
Pachter: “No chance in hell” games will go download-only soon
Speaking on the latest version of GameTrailers show Pach Attack, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said he thinks retail games going download-only won’t happen any time soon.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: michael pachter
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 08:00 BST
US retailer: Move “coming this July”
US retailer BT Games is claiming that PlayStation Move is coming a lot sooner than you may have thought.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: bt games, PlayStation Move
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 22:38 BST
Blizzard updates StarCraft II Beta with 3v3 and 4v4 match support
Another day, another StarCraft II Beta patch – and just because Blizzard plans to shut it down temporarily on May 31, doesn’t mean it still can’t get an update.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, starcraft II beta
Sun, May 23, 2010 | 09:20 BST
F.E.A.R. hits Steam with all the trimmings
Valve has announced over on Steam that Monolith’s F.E.A.R., and both the expansions for it are now available on the service.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Shooter, Warner Bros.
Tags: F.E.A.R., f.e.a.r. 3, F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate, monolith, steam
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 22:12 BST
Nintendo releases last SMG2 video before US launch
Super Mario Galaxy 2 hits the US tomorrow, and Nintendo has put out one last video for the launch, just in case you were still sitting on the fence.
So far, reviews are more than decent, and you can check ‘em out in our reviews round-up.
Europe gets the cute looking game on June 11.
Thanks, Evil Avatar.
Watch below the break.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 21:59 BST
Cryptic “looking at” adding user-generated content to Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online’s executive producer Craig Zinkievich has put up some interesting hints regarding what’s on deck for Seasons Two and Three for Cryptic’s MMO.
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 21:33 BST
Phantasy Star Portable 2 hitting Europe and US this fall
SEGA has announced that Phantasy Star Portable 2 will be made available in Europe and the US sometime this fall.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Sega
Tags: Alfa System, Phantasy Star Portable 2
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 20:59 BST
Funcom reveals PvP arenas for The Secret World
Funcom’s Ragnar Tørnquist revealed during a Q&A that the firm’s MMO, The Secret World, will not only contain PvP – which was a given – but specialized arenas for it as well.
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Posted in: Development, MMO, PC
Tags: funcom, Ragnar Tornquist, the secret world
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 20:21 BST
Battlefield: Heroes hosting a Double XP weekend
A Double XP weekend is going on for Battlefield: Heroes, but in order to partake, you have to enter a code.
Luckily, we have that for you.
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Posted in: EA, Internet, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield heroes, dice, digital illusions
Sat, May 22, 2010 | 20:07 BST
EQII’s Ulteran and Ethereal Prowler Mounts will cost you $25
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: EQII, everquest II
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31