Monthly Archives: June 2010
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 12:13 BST
NHL 11 gets first, giant screens
Here we go. EA just put out the first screens of NHL 11, apparently favouring “enormo” format.
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 13:05 BST
Gears of War 3 – new mega pre-E3 shots
While Herr Bleszinski is on the offensive against the press, so is Gears of War 3. New screens have been released for the Epic shooter.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Epic Games, Gears of War 3
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 11:53 BST
Zelnick hints at BioShock future outside of 2K Marin
Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick has said that 2K studios other than 2K Marin may develop BioShock titles in future.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, E3 2010, Hot, Shooter, Take-Two
Tags: 2k marin, bioshock, irrational games, ken levine, Strauss Zelnick
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 10:56 BST
Enslaved coming out in October, says E3 trailer
Namco Bandai’s slapped on an October date for Ninja Theory’s Enslaved. We know because it says so in the E3 trailer released for the game that we put up on Monday night. New glasses please
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Enslaved: Journey to the West, ninja theory
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 10:40 BST
DJ Hero 2 gets debut trailer and screens
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: dj hero 2, freestyle games
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 11:27 BST
FIFA 11 announced, to “redefine player authenticity”
FIFA 11 is to “redefine” authenticity in football games, EA just said, announcing a Personality+ feature “that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player.”
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 09:58 BST
Paul Meegan becomes new LucasArts president
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Posted in: Lucasarts
Tags: Darrell Rodriguez, Paul Meegan
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 09:41 BST
FIFA 11: No online Manager Mode this year, says producer
FIFA 11 producer David Rutter has told Eurogamer that this year’s edition in the series won’t have an online manager mode.
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 09:09 BST
3DS is “cool”, says Riccitiello
WIth just six days until its reveal at E3, EA CEO John Riccitiello has said that 3DS is “cool”.
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 15:44 BST
Bleszinski steps up press assault, calls foul on Japan tech story
Update: Looks as though Cliff was misquoted. Hit this for Future’s apology.
Original: Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has claimed a CVG story constructed around Xbox World 360 quotes is “fabrication,” branding the piece “internet tabloid,” the second time in less than two weeks the developer has publicly hit out at a games site.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Journalism
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, cvg, Epic Games, Xbox World 360
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 07:44 BST
PSN undergoing major maintenance today
SCEA’s warned that much of PSN’s features are going to be offline today, with down-time spanning from 8.00am PST (4.00pm BST) until approximately 8.30pm PST (4.30am BST tomorrow).
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: patrick seybold
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 05:43 BST
Episodic Jurassic Park adventure game in the works at Telltale
What’s more daunting than a T-Rex with teeth the size of great white sharks (who each, themselves, have larger-than-average teeth) on your tail? Well, nothing, actually.
Anyone can turn around, violently wet themselves, and shoot a T-Rex between the eyes, though. No sweat. The real question is, do you have what it takes to solve some puzzles?
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, Movies
Tags: Adventure, Jurassic Park, NBC, telltale games
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 06:39 BST
EA: Respawn’s skipping E3 this year
What’s wrong with this picture: Weeks ago, Jason West and Vince Zampella barely had enough employees to throw together a TI-83 calculator sidescrolling version of Modern Warfare, and now they’re blowing the lid off a brand new blockbuster game?
The answer: everything. Which makes sense, because none of it’s true.
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Posted in: E3 2010, EA, Hot
Tags: E3 2010, ea, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 22:52 BST
House: PSPgo was released “to learn more about what the consumer wanted”
SCEE’s Andrew House has revealed that PSPgo was released in part to test the waters of “consumer behavior”.
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 22:23 BST
T2 Q2 2010 financials – “DLC is a consumer experience”
Take-Two has said that in light of other companies releasing DLC to benefit those who purchase games new, its focus is instead on releasing DLC to extend the life of its games.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Retail, Take-Two, Trade
Tags: take-two Q2 2010 financials
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 21:48 BST
Rockstar to have no “presence” at E3 [Update]
Update: Take-Two has “reconfirmed” tonight during it’s financial call to investors that Rockstar will not have a presence at E3 this year – just in case you were holding out hope or something.
Original: We’ve just been told that Rockstar will have no “presence” at this year’s E3.
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 21:50 BST
T2 Q2 2010 financials – Mafia II demo planned for PC, PS3 and 360
Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has said that when Mafia II releases on August 24 it will redefine the genre, by totally replicating the 1940′s and 50′s in realistic style and will be playable in full at E3 next week.
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Posted in: Action, Financials, Hot, PC, PS3, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: mafia II, take-two Q2 2010 financials
Wed, Jun 09, 2010 | 06:29 BST
GTA IV passes 17 million milestone
GTA IV has now sold more than 17 million units worldwide, Take-Two said in its Q2 earnings release today.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto iv, gta iv, take-two Q2 2010 financials
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 22:12 BST
Take-Two Q2 2010 financials – Red Dead Redemption moves over 5M units
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Financials, Hot, PS3, Retail, Take-Two, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, take-two Q2 2010 financials
Tue, Jun 08, 2010 | 23:08 BST
Max Payne 3 slips out of FY 2010
Whoops. Take-Two’s just listed its key games for the rest of the financial year, and there’s no sign of Max’s latest.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: max payne 3, take-two Q2 2010 financials
2K Marin staff working on second major project