Monthly Archives: May 2010
Fri, May 21, 2010 | 07:57 BST
Split/Second gets dev diary treatment one last time
Split/Second releases today in the UK. You should, you know, go out and buy it. What do you mean you want more? Fine, take this last dev diary and see what happens.
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Posted in: Disney, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: black rock studios, split/second
Fri, May 21, 2010 | 07:41 BST
SMG2 gets “masterful” ten from IGN
IGN’s just gone live with a ten for Super Mario Galaxy 2, making it the 29th title in total to have gotten the high score from the site.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, Journalism, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Fri, May 21, 2010 | 05:55 BST
Rapture? What’s that? – Irrational Games releases original BioShock pitch document
Big Daddies. Little Sisters. Plasmids. Rapture. These are the things that come to mind when someone mentions BioShock.
The original BioShock pitch? Yeah, you can turn it upside-down and shake it all you want; you still won’t find a single one of those iconic features.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 23:27 BST
SEGA pushes Sonic 4 into back half of the year
SEGA’s no longer planning to release Episode 1 of Sonic 4 on PSN, WiiWare and XBLA this summer. Instead, the game has been pushed into the back half of the year.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 23:00 BST
Namco feels that game prices are too high
Namco Bandai feels that games have become too expensive, and its vice president believes that companies need to come up with a secondary business model that satisfies both the consumer and the publisher.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, Retail, Trade
Tags: Olivier Comte
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 22:30 BST
SWTOR – Details for the planet Hoth emerge
Fans of Star Wars looking forward to The Old Republic have something cool to howl in Wookie pleasure over today, as it’s been revealed that players will be able to explore the planet Hoth in the game.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 21:36 BST
Prima guides now available on Steam
Valve and Prima announced today that the first set of Prima guides are now available on Steam.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: prima guides, steam
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 23:03 BST
Console shortages blamed for GameStop’s Q1 hardware sales decline
Speaking during today’s GameStop quarterly earnings call, COO Paul Raines said that the reason hardware sales for the company were down 1.6 percent was due to a continued supply shortage of PS3 and Wii.
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Posted in: America, Financials, Hot, Retail, Trade, hardware
Tags: gamestop, paul raines, ps3 shortage, wii shortage
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 20:04 BST
Europe getting exclusive Def Jam Rapstar tracks
Europe’s getting some exclusive dope ass tracks for Def Jam Rapstar, and you can find out who, where, and what below the break.
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Posted in: Konami, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: 4mm Games, def jam rapstar
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 19:39 BST
Walmart opens online Gamecenter with gift card offer
Walmart has announced the launch of its Gamecenter, an online spot that offers gaming previews, first-looks, and pre-orders.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 19:12 BST
GameStop reports Q1 profits, new DLC program
GameStop has released its Q1 earnings for the year, and alongside it, COO Paul Raines has outlined the chain’s plans for the DLC program it was chatting about last November.
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Posted in: America, Financials, Retail, Trade
Tags: gamestop, gamestop q1 2010 financials, paul raines
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 18:42 BST
Story between Mass Effect 2 and ME3 to be told through DLC
BioWare’s Casey Hudson has said that the development team plans to release a” constant stream” of DLC that will bridge the story between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Casey Hudson, mass effect 2, mass effect 3
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 18:28 BST
ModNation may get other famous game characters in the future
United Front has said that due to the positive reaction over the God of War, LBP, and Uncharted characters in ModNation Racers pre-orders, the devs are curious over who else you would like to see make an appearance.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 18:21 BST
Matsubara: 3D and 3DS to be “more accepted by the core” than casual player
Tecmo Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara has said that Nintendo 3DS and 3D games will appeal more to the hardcore than the casual.
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Posted in: 3DS, Development, Koei, Nintendo, Tecmo, hardware
Tags: 3d, Kenji Matsubara
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 18:03 BST
Sony answers your questions about LBP2
Sony’s put up a LittleBigPlanet 2 FAQ over on the US PS Blog that answers loads of your burning questions regarding the sequel.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: lbp2, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 17:55 BST
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II gets new screens
Not much has been seen or heard of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II since its reveal back in December. These new shots change that a little bit.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 17:44 BST
Germany says no to violent games ban
The German government has decided not to ban the sale or distribution of violent videogames which was being contemplated back in June last year.
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 17:06 BST
Lara Croft game using Steam DRM to “combat piracy”
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on PC will make use of Steam’s DRM in order to “prevent piracy”, according to Crystal Dynamics’ Karl Stewart.
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Posted in: Adventure, Arcade, Eidos, Hot, PC, PSN, Square Enix, Xbox Live
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, karl stewart, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, steam
Thu, May 20, 2010 | 16:29 BST
Daily Mail says RDR’s $100M dev budget was “conjecture”
The Daily Mail has said that its report on Red Dead Redemption having possibly cost around $100 million to make was nothing more than conjecture on its part.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Journalism, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: RDR, Red Dead Redemption, The Daily Mail
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31