Monthly Archives: June 2010
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 14:47 BST
Riccitiello: 3D games may come at a “premium”
EA’s John Riccitiello has said that 3D compatible titles may come at a larger price than usual, and he would welcome this.
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Posted in: 3DS, EA, Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Retail, Sony, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, 3D-compatible games, John Riccitiello, premium pricing
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 14:42 BST
Reminder: Hideo Kojima is in London this weekend
Just a friendly reminder that MGS: Peace Walker creator Hideo Kojima and his lead artist Yoji Shinkawa are coming to London this weekend.
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Posted in: Konami, PSP, UK
Tags: hideo kojima, Yoji Shinkawa
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 14:27 BST
Bleszinski: “Nintendo had an affair with everybody’s mom, now it’s over”
Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski has revealed that he is finally ready to turn his Nintendo Wii back on after this year’s E3
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, new wii games
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 14:12 BST
Microsoft: 3D may not be the future
The world of gaming may be buzzing after the reveal of the Nintendo 3DS and Sony’s emphasis on 3D gaming at E3, but Microsoft UK boss Neil Thompson has dismissed 3D as “an interesting technology of the future” that’s still too expensive for consumers.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, Industry Talk, Neil Thompson
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 13:55 BST
Stunning new screens arrive for GT5
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 12:59 BST
House: Cross-Game Chat is a “side issue”
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House has said that Cross-Game Chat is a “side issue”.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: andrew house, cross-game chat, PlayStation Plus
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 12:20 BST
Sega: No plans for new hardware,”We’re a software company”
Sega has said that they are a software company and will not be getting back into hardware anytime soon, despite rumours suggesting otherwise.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Sega
Tags: Mike Hayes, Sega
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 11:59 BST
Kojima: Zone of the Enders 3 on hold
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, zone of the enders 3
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 11:08 BST
Microsoft: Kinect pricing to be announced at gamescom
Microsoft has revealed that it’s to release pricing information on Kinect at gamescom in August.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 10:56 BST
SCEE boss: “I couldn’t say” if Last Guardian was to appear at gamescom or TGS
SCEA execs may know when we’ll see The Last Guardian again. SCEE boss Andrew House, on the other hand, apparently doesn’t.
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Posted in: Adventure, E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony, TGS 2010, gamescom 2010
Tags: andrew house, team ico, the last guardian
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 22:41 BST
New Force Unleashed II screens look hot
LucasArts has released some brand new screens for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Catch them after the break.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 10:07 BST
Anaylst: Microsoft will ship “3 million Kinects this year”
Colin Sebastian, financial analyst for Lazard Capital Markets has stated that he expects Microsoft to ship three million Kinect devices worldwide in CY10.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 09:52 BST
Video – Kevin Butler only does E3
There has been many highlights to E3 so far, however perhaps one of the most entertaining came in the form of Mr. Kevin Butler, Sony’s VP of Everything.
Just in case you didn’t see his infamous speech during the Sony conference on Tuesday, hit the break
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, PS3, PSN, PSP, Sony
Tags: kevin butler, PlayStation Move
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 09:52 BST
Quantum Theory gameplay in motion
Tecmo Koei has released a new gameplay trailer for its third person shooter Quantum Theory.
Catch it after the break.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 09:41 BST
Iwata hints at 3D for next Nintendo console
3DS has been one of the most talked about things at E3 this week, and now it seems Nintendo are considering using 3D technology for its next console.
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Posted in: 3DS, E3 2010, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Satoru Iwata
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 12:03 BST
Report – Kinect only works standing up [Update]
Update: Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has rubbished these claims on Twitter, saying “Yes you can sit or stand with Kinect, depends on the game or experience.”
Original: Kinect users aren’t going to be lazy gamers, since that you can only use the new motion device when standing up, apparently.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 06:44 BST
Interview: Gears movie is “touch and go,” says Bleszinski
Following April talk of a loss of director and budgets being scaled “way back,” Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has told VG247 that the Gears of War movie is now “touch and go,” speaking in an interview at Microsoft’s Gears of War 3 party in LA tonight.
You can get the full chat below the fold.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Movies, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, gears of war
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 06:58 BST
NeverDead gets first screens
Konami has released some new screens for NeverDead, which it announced at its conference last night.
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 06:23 BST
Rapper Ice-T shows up at Microsoft’s E3 party
Ice-T took the stage at Microsoft’s E3 event, holding a lancer and telling everyone that he’s playing Griffin in Gears of War 3 – which was announced last month.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Gears of War 3, gears of war movie, Ice-T
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