Monthly Archives: June 2010
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 18:04 BST
LEGO: Harry Potter gets a launch trailer
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Posted in: DS, Hot, PC, PS3, PSP, Warner Bros., Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Harry Potter Episodes 1-4
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 18:07 BST
Square to bring more social experience to games
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said that every game the company develops in the future will incorporate “some element of multiplayer or social gaming”.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2010, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy, yoichi wada
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 18:11 BST
Capcom would like to “team up” with Mad Catz again for MVC3
Capcom would love to release a fight stick for Marvel vs. Capcom 3 with Mad Catz, the publisher has said.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: mad catz, marvel vs capcom 3, MVC3, Ryota Niitsuma
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 16:43 BST
EA submits trademark for Alice: Madness Returns
Electronic Arts has submitted a new trademark application for “Alice: Madness Returns,” suggesting the moniker could be the final name of the game currently in development at Spicy Horse.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: alice, Alice: Madness Returns, american mcgee, spicey horse
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 19:09 BST
Video – NFS: Hot Pursuit gameplay from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Some awesome new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit footage has popped up today, courtesy of the Jimmy Fallon show.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Jesse Abney, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 18:24 BST
Retailers suggest 2011 3DS release for Europe
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Posted in: 3DS, E3 2010, Europe, Nintendo, Retail, Trade, UK
Tags: 3DS release, Andrew Thompson, asda, Best Buy UK, Marc Spence, Sarah Jasper, the hut
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 16:12 BST
Take-Two: New IP once a year, but quality takes time
Take-Two VP Alan Lewis has said that the company plans to continue creating original IP, but it requires “ample time to make something great”.
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Posted in: 2K, Development, Hot, PS3, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: Alan Lewis, Red Dead Redemption
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 16:06 BST
Killspace Entertainment registers trademark for Necromancer
Killspace Entertainment, a studio made up of former Pandemic, Obsidian, Red 5 and EA employees, has filed a trademark for “Necromancer”.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, PC, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: Killspace Entertainment, necromancer
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 16:08 BST
Tanaka: MMOs on PSP and DS could work
Hiromichi Tanaka, vice president of software at Square Enix, has said that it’s possible to bring an MMO to PSP and DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, E3 2010, MMO, PSP, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy Online, Hiromichi Tanaka
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 16:10 BST
THQ’s strategy is not to acquire studios but “work with talent,” says Bilson
THQ’s core boss, Danny Bilson, has said the company is more concerned with drawing talent into the collaboration fold than acquiring development studios.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, Interview, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Game Studios
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 15:26 BST
Sony reveals first PlayStation Plus content
Sony has revealed the first batch of content PlayStation Plus subscribers will benefit from should they sign up for the service.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: PlayStation Plus, PS+
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 15:13 BST
Ni no Kuni trailer reveals sweet animation
The reveal trailer for Ni no Kuni has emerged, following yesterday’s news that the game is heading to PS3.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: level-5, ni no kuni, Studio Ghibli
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 15:12 BST
DeathSpank hitting PSN and XBL in July
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, PSN, Platform holders, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: deathspank, hothead games, ron gilbert
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 13:47 BST
Retail calls for sub-£100 Kinect
Retailers are calling on Microsoft to release its new Kinect motion camera for under £100, despite reports that the device costs $150 to manufacture.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 13:24 BST
Platinum: PS3′s a “sports car,” 360′s a “car that everybody’s driving”
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 13:04 BST
Microsoft and Chevrolet team up for Kinect
Microsoft has agreed a deal with Chevrolet which will see its new Volt electric car featured in Kinect Joyride.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 12:37 BST
Interview – Valhalla’s Tomonobu Itagaki and THQ’s Danny Bilson
E3 isn’t exactly “normal,” but only one interview properly blew me away. I’d arrived at THQ’s booth for a meeting about “unannounced game” I made with UK PR weeks before, to be confronted with a screen showing the Devil’s Third logo, Valhalla legend Tomonobu Itagaki and THQ Core boss Danny Bilson, who was finishing off a phone interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Our chat, which saw Itagaki remove his trademark sunglasses and featured some genuinely touching comments from two genuinely sincere men, ended with the most surreal moment of my entire show. I stood up to leave and both Bilson and Itagaki went to shake my hand at the same time. I didn’t know what to do, so I grabbed both their hands simultaneously. For a second we all stood there, in the middle of THQ’s E3 booth, holding hands.
I have no idea if it was the “right” thing to do or not, but it seemed fitting. Bilson and Itagaki are two men on a journey. Bilson is trying to build THQ’s core output by signing the best in the business, and Itagaki was talking about his first project since his very public falling-out with Tecmo and his departure from Team Ninja. There was passion, not arrogance, in the room. There was no cynicism or question-dodging; just a desire to make amazing videogames.
See for yourself.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Hot, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, valhalla games, Valhalla Games Studio
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 11:43 BST
GAME reduces Move to £34.99
Despite only recently pricing PlayStation Move at £39.99, UK retailer Game has already reduced the figure.
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 11:41 BST
Iwata: Slowing industry sales due to boring games
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said that when it comes to slowing game sales, developers should be more worried about the lack of great software rather than the difficult economy.
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Posted in: E3 2010, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Thu, Jun 24, 2010 | 10:36 BST
Counter Strike: Source arrives for Mac, gets discount and update
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Posted in: Mac, PC
Tags: counter-strike source, valve
Dragon’s Dogma reveal coming January 31