Monthly Archives: May 2010
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 13:18 BST
No R18 rating for Australia is censorship, says EA
EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has called out Australia’s Attorneys General to have the introduction of an R18 rating in the country as soon as possible.
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Posted in: EA, Legalities
Tags: censorship, EA Games, frank gibeau, r18+
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 12:25 BST
30fps aimed for Gears of War 3, says Bleszinski
Epic Games lead designer Cliff Bleszinski has revealed it’s aiming for 30fps for Gears of War 3.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 11:50 BST
Medal of Honor business will be a main priority “for a long time”, says EA
EA Games president Frank Gibeau has told Gama that it’s “going to be in the Medal of Honor business for a long time.”
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 11:45 BST
Unannounced Square Enix game will “blow your socks off”
Have socks? Of course you do. Silly question. Best keep them in a safe place if you don’t want them blown away, mind.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: David Hoffman, Gas Powered Games, Project X
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 10:29 BST
Blur multiplayer beta closes on May 10
Activision’s announced that the multiplayer beta for Blur will end on May 10. As in this coming Monday.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Racing, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bizarre creations, blur
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 10:25 BST
Valve teases Engineer update for Team Fortress 2
Let’s say you’re an Engineer. Right now, you’re probably feeling neglected and dejected while watching other classes play/kill you with their shiny new toys.
Don’t get too bent out of shape about it, though, because it looks like good things are finally coming to those who automate.
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 10:06 BST
Nintendo full-year figures – everything in one place
The money may be down, but there were an awful lot of “units” going on for Nintendo last year. Get all the news on what happened with Wii, DS and geographic sales for the Kyoto monster in the 12 months ending March 31 after the break.
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 10:02 BST
Super Mario Galaxy 2 gets hardware bundle, 10 from Edge
Update: MCV’s pulled any mention of the bundle, with the focus on the article now on the ten given by Edge.
Original: Nintendo is to release a special hardware bundle for Super Mario Galaxy 2, MCV‘s revealed.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:30 GMT
Nintendo full-year figures: NSMB Wii moves 14.7m, Spirit Tracks sells 2.6m
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver and Wii Sports Resort were Nintendo’s big software earners during the last fiscal year, its latest financial report’s revealed.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:29 GMT
Nintendo full-year figures: European sales plummet 34%
Europe is responsible for the majority of Nintendo’s 22 percent revenue drop in the last financials year, with sales in the region falling from ¥0.73 billion ($780 million) in 2009 to ¥0.48 billion ($513 million) in the 12 months ending March 31, 2010.
That’s a decline of 34 percent.
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Posted in: America, Europe, Financials, Hot, Japan, Nintendo, Trade, nintendo financials
Tags: Nintendo full-year financials 2010
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:28 GMT
Nintendo full-year figures: DS sells 27m, Wii sells 20m in last 12 months
Nintendo’s just announced latest hardware numbers for Wii and DS in its full-year financials.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Financials, Hot, Nintendo, Trade, Wii, hardware, nintendo financials
Tags: Nintendo full-year financials 2010
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:29 GMT
Nintendo full-year figures – profits down 18%
Nintendo just posted financials for the 12 months ending March 31, 2010, showing a net income decline of 18 percent to ¥229 trillion ($2.45 billion).
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Financials, Hot, Nintendo, Trade, Wii, nintendo financials
Tags: Nintendo full-year financials 2010
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 08:04 BST
Halo: Reach sees 1 million players in first 24 hours
Microsoft’s announced that over 1 million players had played the multiplayer beta of Halo: Reach in its first 24 hours.
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 06:55 BST
THQ 2010 full year earnings – everything in one place
THQ announced positive full year figures last night, dropping a load of news on its upcoming Warhammer MMO, Darksiders 2 and more into the bargain.
Steph doesn’t need to sleep, apparently. This means you get the entire thing waiting for you when you wake up. Neat, right?
Hit the link.
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 06:58 BST
Future of Pac-Man to be revealed at E3
In a press email received by Joystiq, Namco Bandai announced that Pac-Man’s “next evolution” will be shown off at E3.
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Posted in: Arcade, Hot, Namco Bandai
Tags: E3 2010, Namco Bandai, Pac-Man
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 02:50 BST
No Gold, no problem: Reach beta opening to Silver users on May 14
Is your love for Halo surpassed only by your bitter hatred for subscrption fees?
Then we’ve got some good news for you.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, Halo: Reach, Microsoft, Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Live Silver
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 00:04 BST
THQ to take a more “holistic approach” to its digital titles this year
THQ announced during its FY2010 investors call that it plans to migrate some of its key brands online, along with the realignment of two development studios, that will now focus soley on the creation of digital games.
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Posted in: Casual, Development, E3 2010, Financials, Hot, Internet, PSN, Retail, THQ, Trade, Xbox Live, iPad, iPhone
Tags: digital games, facebook, thq financials, thq full year financials 2010, THQ FY2010 financials
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 06:47 BST
THQ to talk more about Move and Natal titles at E3
THQ is dead set on not telling us anything about its games until E3: Red Faction, Homefront, the WH:40K MMO – and Natal and Move titles.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Retail, THQ, Trade, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: Move, natal, thq full year financials 2010
Thu, May 06, 2010 | 06:48 BST
THQ: Warhammer MMO to be shown at E3, still
THQ CEO Brian Farrell has reiterated during the company’s financial call to investors that its Warhammer 40K MMO will be revealed at E3.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, MMO, PC, Retail, THQ, Trade
Tags: thq full year financials 2010, vigil, warhammer 40k mmo
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31