Monthly Archives: July 2010
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 10:42 BST
R.U.S.E. preview extended until Wednesday
Ubisoft’s confirmed that the preview for upcoming RTS R.U.S.E. has been extended into Wednesday.
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 10:54 BST
UK charts: Crackdown 2 still numero uno
Crackdown 2 is still beating off the competition at the top of the Agency tower, taking a second week at number one of the UK charts.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Charts, Microsoft, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, ruffian games, uk charts
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 09:39 BST
Tarsier Studios become first-party SCE developer
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, Tarsier Studios
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 09:23 BST
Valkyria Chronicles II pre-order content detailed
Sega’s revealed details on the content you’ll receive when you pre-order Valkyria Chronicles II for PSP.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Sega, Strategy
Tags: Valkyria Chronicles, Valkyria Chronicles II
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 08:57 BST
Rumour – COD subcription plan leaked in gameplay video
Looks like there’s no smoke without fire. The video after the break apparently shows a “membership” plan for Call of Duty, via Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, modern warfare 2, Subcription
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 08:08 BST
JAW boss: Something Oddworld-related to be announced, possibly released “by end of July”
Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray has told VG247 that something on the studio’s Oddworld revival will be announced by the end of July, and may even release in the same period.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Platformer
Tags: just add water, oddworld, stewart gilray
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 08:06 BST
Opdahl: Reach goes well beyond what anyone’s done before
Chris Opdahl, Halo Reach’s lead campaign designer, has said Bungie’s next game will have moments which go “well beyond what anyone has done before on a console.”
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Chris Opdahl, Halo: Reach
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 09:01 BST
Interview – Just Add Water’s Stewart Gilray on the Oddworld revival, Gravity Crash PSP and more
In the early hours of Friday morning, Gravity Crash developer Just Add Water announced it was bringing back the much-loved Oddworld series. Needless to say, fans bounced off the walls at the news.
We checked in with JAW boss Stewart Gilray on plans for the series, the recently-dated Gravity Crash PSP, Gravity Crash 3D, 3DS and more.
Hit the break.
Interview by Johnny Cullen.
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Posted in: Arcade, Development, Hot, PS3, PSP, Platformer, Shooter, Sony
Tags: gravity crash, Gravity Crash Portable, just add water, oddworld, stewart gilray, Vektor Beat
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 06:32 BST
Pachter: New Xbox accounted for 40 percent of US sales
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said the new Xbox 360 accounted for 40 percent of Microsoft’s overall US sales in June.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: michael pachter, Xbox 360 250gb
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 06:29 BST
Wilson: Canada’s a threat to UK games industry
TIGA’s Richard Wilson has said Canada’s “a major threat” to the UK games industry, something not helped by the recent scrapping of proposed government tax breaks.
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Posted in: Canada, Develop 2010, UK
Tags: Danielle Parr, Ed Vaizey, Politics, Prem Gyani, richard wilson
Mon, Jul 19, 2010 | 07:07 BST
Guerrilla: Killzone 3 load times non-existent
Guerrilla Games’ Steven Ter Heide and Herman Hulst have been speaking in separate interviews about Killzone 3′s load times.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrila, Guerrila Games, Herman Hulst, Killzone 3, Steven ter Heide
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 15:45 BST
Plants vs. Zombies gets co-op and versus modes
Xbox360Achievements has a list of Achievements for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Popcap’s Plants vs. Zombies, which apparently out multiplayer modes.
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 13:55 BST
Jaffe: Twisted Metal PS3 used to be post-apocalyptic
David Jaffe has said Twisted Metal started out life in a post-apocalyptic world, before moving on to appear as it does today.
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 12:19 BST
Pachter: 3D gaming is a fad “for the next five years at least”
Speaking in the latest episode of Gametrailers show Pach Attack, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said he feels 3D gaming is more of a fad than the future.
Sun, Jul 18, 2010 | 10:30 BST
Codemasters: No demo for F1 2010
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: F1 2010, ian webster
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 22:39 BST
Sign up with MS to get Kinect pricing as it’s announced
Microsoft has yet to announce a price for Kinect, but if you are one of those types who just need to be informed of something the second it’s announced – Microsoft’s got you covered.
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 21:54 BST
Aion re-release coming in September with new expansion
NCsoft has announced plans to re-release Aion in North American and European retailers on September 7 and 10, respectively.
The retail box will contain the original game, and the upcoming free expansion, Assault on Balaurea.
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 21:12 BST
Killzone 3 to have more responsive controls, says Guerrilla
Guerrilla has updated the official Killzone site with a post on some of the changes being made to improve controls in Killzone 3.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3, Mathijs de Jonge
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 20:23 BST
EA Summer Weekend Sale has Crysis and Warhead 50% off
EA’s having a Summer Weekend Sale every week on select PC games, and this weekend it’s Crysis and Crysis Warhead.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC
Tags: crysis, crysis: warhead, ea summer weekend sale
2K Marin staff working on second major project