Monthly Archives: June 2010
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 10:10 BST
China to bring new restrictions to online games
China’s Ministry of Culture is to announce some new restrictive regulations on MMOs and other online titles from August 1.
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Posted in: China, MMO, PC
Tags: Ministry of Culture
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 09:58 BST
Iwata: 3DS will appeal to “serious gamers”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told Japanese news service Nikkei that the company plan to work closely with developers to “expand into elaborate games targeting serious gamers.”
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 09:55 BST
Ubisoft drops some PC titles by 50%
Ubisoft has cut prices in its PC digital download store, with several of its titles now reduced by 50 percent.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 09:51 BST
Super Mario 2 has super sales
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has sold nearly 1 million units in the US, after only one month on sale.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 08:34 BST
PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap dated for Japan
PSN exclusive PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap will release in Japan on July 1, Q Games has confirmed.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 07:52 BST
Interview – Vanquish’s Atsushi Inaba
Platinum Games doesn’t make normal things. It just doesn’t. Hair-clad butterfly witches, a game show about wanton murder, and all kinds of other kooky ideas are just another day at the office for Platinum’s intrepid crew of oddballs.
And in a world full of gray, stoic, gray shooters, the kind of zaniness that Platinum peddles is a welcome injection of color. Tired of trudging from cover-to-cover, taking a couple potshots, and then repeating the process until the act of blasting a person in the face automatically triggers your yawn reflex? Then Vanquish is for you. We’re talking about a game where your primary means of transportation is a rocket-powered knee-slide here. Also, you’re fighting space Russians. Platinum Games doesn’t make normal things. And thank God for that.
After resisting the urge to tackle producer Atsushi Inaba and wrestle the controller from his hands, we got the chance to ask him a few post-demo session questions at E3. Click past the break for Inaba’s thoughts on a pre-release Vanquish demo, the Japanese shooter market, how developing Vanquish on the PS3 has affected the Xbox 360 version, and more.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 05:51 BST
Microsoft would like to see first-person shooters, core games on Kinect “someday”
With Kinect, you can play games without a controller! The question is, do you want to? The post-E3 answer – at least, for the kids Microsoft lured out to its van with promises of Halo and Gears of War – seems to be a resounding “no.”
Microsoft senior director of global marketing for Xbox 360 Albert Penello, however, says they’ll be singing a different tune soon enough.
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 22:54 BST
LEGO Universe E3 trailer is very cute
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Posted in: MMO, Mac, PC, Warner Bros.
Tags: lego, lego universe, netdevil
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 22:33 BST
Rumor: Guitar Hero Queen on the docket for 2011
Queen guitarist Brian May has said that Guitar Hero: Queen could be on the cards for next year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Rhythm action, Rumour, Xbox 360
Tags: brian may, guitar hero, queen
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 21:42 BST
Fist of the North Star retains Japanese voices, says Koei
Tecmo Koei has said that Fist of the North Star will contain its Japanese voice-overs when released in Europe.
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 21:12 BST
Mortal Kombat 9 screen shows character slots, DLC
A shot taken of what appears to be the character screen for Mortal Kombat 9 shows 26 fighter slots available.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: ed boon, mortal kombat, Mortal Kombat 9, Netherrealm Studios
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 21:03 BST
PlayStation Plus subscribers in Europe get LBP free
Sony has posted an explanation on what PlayStation Plus includes and how it works over on the EU PS Blog, and buried within the post is a nice little tidbit for you.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, PlayStation Plus, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet, PS+
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:03 BST
Dance Central could eventually come to PS3, says Harmonix
Harmonix’s Dance Central, which many have called Kinect’s “killer app”, could eventually make it’s way onto PS3.
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Posted in: E3 2010, EA, Kinect, PS3, PlayStation Move, Rhythm action, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central, harmonix, mtv games
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:01 BST
SEGA: 3DS will appeal to wider audience
SEGA West president Mike Hayes believes 3DS has the potential to attract a new audience to the handheld gaming sector.
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:04 BST
Epic Mickey’s team is 275 strong, says Spector
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Posted in: Adventure, Disney, Wii
Tags: epic mickey, Junction Point, warren spector
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:07 BST
Wii is “higher in life-to-date sales” than PS3 or 360, says Reggie
Reggie Fils-Aime has defended Wii’s falling sales, after comments suggesting the console may have seen its heyday surfaced last week.
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Posted in: DS, Financials, Nintendo, Retail, Trade, Wii, hardware
Tags: reggie fils-aime, wii sales
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:09 BST
Kojima asked for John Carpenter’s “blessing” to use Snake
John Carpenter gave Hideo Kojima permission to use Kurt Russell’s character in Escape from New York as an inspiration for Solid Snake.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, Konami, PS3
Tags: Escape from New York, hideo kojima, John Carpenter, metal gear solid, snake plissken, solid snake
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 17:43 BST
Aonuma does not want Skyward Sword to be “easy”
Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma has said that “easy” does not necessarily mean “simple” when it comes to difficulty in Link’s latest adventure.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, E3 2010, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, shigeru miyamoto, skyward sword, the legend of zelda, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 17:19 BST
Ni no Kuni: The Another World coming to PS3
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Posted in: PS3, RPG
Tags: level-5, Ni no Kuni: The Another World, Studio Ghibli
Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 17:20 BST
Crackdown 2 demo rated third highest on XBL
Ruffian’s Gary Liddon has revealed via Twitter that the Crackdown 2 demo has already hit record heights.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, Gary Liddon, ruffian
2K Marin staff working on second major project