Monthly Archives: June 2010
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 | 06:28 BST
Sony considering more HD collections
Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said the company is interested in releasing more HD collections in the future.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Shuhei Yoshida, The Sly Collection
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 | 08:10 BST
Codemasters: 3D is becoming a “factor”
Speaking to CVG, Codemasters boss Rod Cousens has noted that 3D’s gaining importance as a technology.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, DiRT 3, Formula One, rod cousens
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 | 06:24 BST
Désilets: Assassin’s Creed won’t go down WWII route anytime soon
Fancy taking on some Nazis any time soon in Assassin’s Creed? You’re going to be waiting a while.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Patrice Desilets, ubisoft montreal
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 20:27 BST
Unannounced Crystal Dynamics game gets art
Some art and concept designs for what appears to be an unannounced, Crystal Dynamics-developed, third-person, survival horror open-world game has appeared on the internet.
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Posted in: PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Downfall
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 20:21 BST
Schappert: PS3 “is on fire”
Electronic Arts COO John Schappert has been speaking enthusiastically about PS3, going as far to say “it’s on fire.”
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Shooter, Sony
Tags: fire, John Schappert
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:35 BST
Penello on Kinect: We don’t want “shovelware”
Albert Penello, director of platform marketing for Xbox, has said Microsoft doesn’t want Kinect games to be “shovelware.”
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:32 BST
Mafia II footage has hot cars, is hot
Some new footage of Mafia II has appeared, showing just how much interactivity there is in this open world actioner.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:29 BST
THQ: TV advertising a waste of money
THQ’s core games VP Danny Bilson believes using big TV spots to advertise games isn’t worth it any more.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:26 BST
EEDAR: Purchase intent for Move and Kinect is low
A report by analyst EEDAR has suggested purchase intent for both Kinect and PlayStation Move isn’t exactly encouraging.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:23 BST
Takeuchi not working on Resi 6, has other plans
Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi has said he won’t be involved in the production of Resident Evil 6.
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Posted in: Capcom, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Jun Takeuchi, resident evil 6
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:21 BST
Report: Used game sales blamed for industry losses
The games industry is suffering from declining sales again, and analyst group Cowen and Company is blaming pre-owned games.
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 11:17 BST
Moore: We don’t want people to trade our games
EA Sports boss Peter Moore says EA’s new Online Pass exists because the company doesn’t want people to trade in its games.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: online pass, peter moore
Sun, Jun 27, 2010 | 09:13 BST
Metal Gear Rising to be second MG series, says Matsuyama
Metal Gear Solid Rising could become a series of its own according to the game’s producer, Shigenobu Matsuyama.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: hideo kojima, metal gear solid rising, Shigenobu Matsuyama
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 22:21 BST
Microsoft wants to put RROD issues behind it
Albert Penello, senior director of global marketing for Xbox 360, has said that Microsoft wants to put the console’s hardware failure issues behind it.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: 360 slim, Albert Penello, RDOD, rrod
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 22:13 BST
Singularity trailer shows off the multiplayer
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: raven software, singularity
Tue, Jun 29, 2010 | 14:30 BST
Twisted Pixel says it’s working on console MMO for Turbine [UPDATE]
Update: We’ve been told by a representative close to the firm that it’s “not ready to be talked about” yet on either side.
Original: Twisted Pixel has announced on its website that it has “finished a contract” with Turbine, helping the LOTRO creators out on a console MMO.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, MMO, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: turbine, twisted pixel
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 21:50 BST
Codies expects “great things” from F1 2010, says Cousens
Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has said the firm is confident that Gran Turismo 5 won’t steal any customers away F1 2010.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: F1 2010, rod cousens
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 21:38 BST
Doctor Who: Blood of the Cybermen’s ready for your download
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, UK
Tags: bbc, doctor who, Doctor Who: Bloof of the Cybermen, Doctor Who: City of the Daleks
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 21:11 BST
Ubisoft Workshop taking submissions for artbook
Remember the mysterious “non-game” art image for Assassin’s Creed that popped up thanks to Twitter earlier in the month?
Well, guess what? It’s for an artbook, unsurprisingly.
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Posted in: Ubisoft, books
Tags: art, artbook, Assassin's Creed, ubisoft workshop
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 | 20:33 BST
Free Realms registers its 12 millionth user
SOE has announced its free-to-play MMO, Free Realms, has gone over the 12 million subscriber mark.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Free Realms
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31