Monthly Archives: May 2010
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 17:44 BST
Halo: Reach beta too late for Crackdown 2 release, says Ruffian’s Cope
Crackdown 2 producer James Cope has told CVG that timing was the reason why the multiplayer beta for Halo: Reach was not included in the release of the Ruffian sandbox epic.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, crackdown 2, Halo: Reach, James Cope, ruffian games
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 17:45 BST
More Splinter Cell DLC hits XBL today
Ubisoft has released DLC for Splinter Cell: Conviction in the form of a free weapon and new Deniable Ops maps.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: deniale ops, splinter cell conviction
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 17:15 BST
CoD: Black Ops will “exceed expectations”, says Treyarch
Treyarch community boss Josh Olin has told MCV that Call of Duty: Black Ops will “exceed expectations”, and that it’ll let the game “speak for itself”.
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 17:10 BST
Former MS exec says Natal will fail without 360 integration
Scot Bayless, industry vet and former studio manager at Microsoft, has said that he told the company back in 2008 Natal would “fail” unless it was integrated with Xbox 360.
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 16:08 BST
Amazon already taking pre-orders for Killzone 3
Amazon, apparently wanting to get the jump on other retailers, already has a pre-order page up for Killzone 3 on its site.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: amazon, Guerrilla Games, killzone, Killzone 3
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 16:06 BST
Report – Tekken 7 announced in Madrid
According to a Eurogamer.pt report, Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has apparently announced a seventh edition in the series at an event in Madrid.
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Posted in: Fighter, Hot, Namco Bandai
Tags: Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken 7
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 15:42 BST
Report – Branson’s new venture called Virgin Gaming
Virgin’s return to the gaming sector may have a name if a website countdown is any indication.
Virgin Gaming.
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Posted in: Development, Hot
Tags: Richard Branson, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin, Virgin Gaming
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 15:37 BST
THQ Partners move is “great” for the industry, says EA Partners GM
EA Partners General Manager David DeMartini has told CVG that the introduction of a similar scheme from THQ is “great” for the industry, but warns success won’t “happen overnight”.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, THQ
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, THQ Partners
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 18:58 BST
Mafia II video for PC shows off PhysX tech
Mafia II has a video out showing how Nvidia’s PhysX provides extra particle support for your misbehavior in the PC version of the game.
The video is nothing but pure destruction. Explosions, thousands of bullets, glass shards flying around, casings going everywhere – all good stuff.
Pre-order incentives and a Collector’s Edition were announced yesterday, and the game’s due to hit shelves on August 24 in the US and Europe August 27.
Enjoy the video below, courtesy of BigDownload.
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 14:50 BST
PlayStation Home to leave Beta in December [UPDATE]
Update: SCEE has responded to Ewing’s comment stating that it has no current plans to end the Home Beta.
“The service is still evolving and as such we have no current plans to take Home out of Beta,” said a spokesperson via Videogamer.
Original: PlayStation Home will leave Beta in December, two years after the service launched, according to comments made by one developer for it.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: Game in Scotland, Kirk Ewing, playstation home, Veemee
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 16:38 BST
Infinity Ward situation is “unfortunate”, says Treyarch
Treyarch community manager Josh Olin has said that the situation that’s currently ongoing at Infinity Ward is “unfortunate”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, infinity ward, Jason West, josh olin, Respawn Entertainment, treyarch, vince zampella
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 14:01 BST
Square Enix announces Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light for DS
Square Enix has announced it’s releasing Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light for Nintendo DS in the west this fall.
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Posted in: DS, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 12:43 BST
Ape Escape PS3 in development since 2006
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: Ape Escape PS3, PlayStation Move, Studio Japan
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 12:32 BST
Guerrilla: Naughty Dog not helping out with Killzone 3 engine
Guerrilla Games boss Hermen Hulst has confirmed at a press event for Killzone 3 in the US that Uncharted developer Naughty Dog is not helping out on the graphics engine for the shooter alongside the Holland-based studio.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerilla Games, Hermen Hulst, Killzone 3, naughty dog
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 11:28 BST
Crackdown 1 and 2 get the comparison treatment
Had to happen sometime. Bitmob’s gone live with a comparison of what Crackdown 2 looks like compared to its three-year old prequel.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Crackdown 1, crackdown 2, realtime worlds, ruffian games
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 10:58 BST
First half-hour for Alpha Protocol put live
Someone on YouTube’s only gone and posted up the first half-hour of Alpha Protocol on 360. Swish.
Spoilers, obviously.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: alpha protocol, Obsidian Entertainment
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 10:16 BST
Naughty Dog creating PSP title, says CV
Uncharted developer Naughty Dog is developing a PSP title, according to one LinkedIn profile.
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Posted in: Hot, PSP, Sony
Tags: Ben Weston, evan wells, naughty dog, Uncharted PSP
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31