Monthly Archives: June 2010
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 07:36 BST
Closed Beta starts for Wow: Cataclysm
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: Cataclysm Beta, world of warcraft, wow
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 07:39 BST
Rein: “Triple-A isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere”
Epic’s Mark Rein has said that AAA titles are not going away any time soon, and games like Gears could eventually land on mobile platforms.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Epic Games, Gamehorizon conference, ian baverstock, mark rein, Tenshi Ventures
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 | 07:43 BST
Runic: Torchlight MMO will be “as close to a single-player as we can get”
Travis Baldree, president of Runic Games, has said the Torchlight MMO will be “as close to a single-player as we can get.”
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: Perfect World, runic games, torchlight, travis baldree
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 21:19 BST
Mortal Kombat to have “most robust online” system for a fighter
Mortal Kombat’s lead designer, John Edwards, has said the game will have “the most robust online fighting game system ever imagined”.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: john edwards, Mortal Kombat 2011, Mortal Kombat 9, Netherrealm Studios
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 20:51 BST
Xbox Live deals heat up the summer
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbl deals of the week
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 23:21 BST
Blizzard may rethink WoW sub-fees in the future
World of Warcraft’s lead designer Tom Chilton has said that it may not “make sense” in the future for the game to have a subscription fee.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, MMO, PC
Tags: Cataclysm, tom chilton, world of warcraft, wow
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 19:08 BST
Rumor: L.A. Noire pushed into spring 2011
Xbox 360 World has reported in its latest issue that L.A. Noire has been pushed into spring 2011.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, team bondi
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 18:50 BST
Perils of Summer Sale on Steam: Mass Effect 2, Torchlight
Valve has updated its Perils of Summer Sale page on Steam, and for today only you can get quite a few goodies for 90-40 percent off.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: perils of summer sale, steam
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 18:33 BST
Rock Band 3 to use pitch correction technology
Harmonix has entered into a licensing agreement with iZotope to use the firm’s real-time pitch detection and pitch shifting middleware in Rock Band 3.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: harmonix, iZotope, pitch detection software, rockband 3
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 18:16 BST
Rumor: Kinect specifications listed by UK retailer
UK retailer Play.com has published unofficial specifications for Kinect, leading one to believe the hands-free controller only allows for two active players.
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 18:00 BST
AvP Bughunt Map Pack hitting July 7
SEGA’s announced the second downloadable content pack for Aliens vs Predator will be made available via XBL, PSN, and Steam on July 7.
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 21:58 BST
Final Fantasy XIV releasing in September for PC, PS3 version coming in March [Update]
Update: This is the full cover for the special edition. Thanks, Alex.
Original: Square’s announced that Final Fantasy XIV will release for PC worldwide on September 30, with a special edition hitting Europe beforehand on September 22.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, PC, PS3, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIV
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 17:02 BST
Gran Turismo 5 trailer features Top Gear test track, The Stig
Some say that if you tune your radio to 88.4 FM, you can actually hear his thoughts. And that there’s an airport in Russia named after him. All we know is he’s called The Stig, and he’s in GT5.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 16:59 BST
Diablo II turns 10, still being played on Battle.net
Diablo II turned 10 years-old yesterday, believe it or not, and Blizzard is celebrating with a bit of a retrospective on the Diablo III website.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2010, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo, diablo II, diablo III
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 16:13 BST
Euro PSN Update, June 30 – Harry Potter, LBP, Death Track
Sony has updated the European end of PSN, and along with a ton of special offers, there’s a LEGO Harry Potter demo, Everybody’s Tennis, and a free Fantasy Level for LBP.
Hit the jump for the gaming highlights.
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 15:57 BST
SEGA considering Saturn era releases on XBL and PSN
SEGA’s Yosuke Okunari, producer of the Dreamcast and Master System re-releases, has said the firm’s considering releasing titles from SEGA Saturn digitally.
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Posted in: Arcade, Development, PSN, Sega, Xbox Live
Tags: Crazy Taxi, saturn, sega saturn, Sonic Adventure, Yosuke Okunari
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 15:16 BST
Rumour – New Tomb Raider coming next Christmas
A new and fully-fledged Tomb Raider title is in the works at Crystal Dynamics, according to Eurogamer, and will be out by Christmas next year.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, lara croft, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, tomb raider
Wed, Jun 30, 2010 | 21:07 BST
US PSN Update, June 29 – inFamous, LEGO, GaGa
Sony updated the US end of PSN last night with some nice offers for PS Plus members and non-members alike.
Hit the jump for the game highlights.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31