Monthly Archives: July 2010
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 20:44 BST
Alien Swarm hits Steam next week for free
Valve has announced Alien Swarm, based on the Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, will be made available for free on Steam Monday, July 19.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: alien swarm, black cat studios, steam
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 18:28 BST
SOE lays off 35 employees [updated]
Some weeks, it seems like gaming news is pre-orchestrated to run on certain themes. This week’s theme? Lay-offs, unfortunately.
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Posted in: MMO, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: lay-offs, Sony Online Entertainment
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 18:08 BST
LOTRO F2P screens – Character Generation, Locked Quests
Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots from the upcoming Volume 3, Book 2 of The Lord of the Rings Online, which will launch this fall.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Warner Bros.
Tags: Book 2, lord of the rings online, lotro, Lotro: Volume 3, trubine
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 16:53 BST
Use of 1080p 3D in PS3 games being limited, says Sony
Sony’s senior development manager, Simon Benson, told attendees during his 3D demo at Develop this week the guidelines for 3D gaming on PS3 limit the display resolution at 720p.
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Posted in: Develop 2010, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: 1080p, 3d, 720p, Simon Benson
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 16:02 BST
Aston Martin One-77 unveiled in Test Drive Unlimited 2 video
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: tdu2, test drive unlimited 2
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 15:01 BST
K&L2: Dog Days demo stats show loads of killing, theft
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Dog Days, io interactive, kane & lynch, kane & lynch 2: dog days
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 22:53 BST
Blizzard answers Real ID community questions through Q&A
Blizzard’s sent over a Q&A regarding the whole Real ID meltdown that took place over the last couple of weeks.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Internet
Tags: battle.net, Real ID, starcraft II, wow
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 08:09 BST
Japanese hardware charts – DSi LL still the rage
Media Create has released the Japanese hardware figures for the week of July 5.
Looks like Wii swapped places with PSP last week, but was second to DSi LL.
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Posted in: Charts, Hot, Japan, Retail, Trade, hardware
Tags: Japanese hardware charts, media create
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 22:56 BST
Report – StarCraft II cost over $100 million
The Wall Street Journal’s reporting Activision Blizzard budgeted StarCraft II at over $100 million.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Rumour, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, wall street journal
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 21:01 BST
GoldenEye 007 assets shoot out of London event
Activision has sent over a few GoldenEye 007 assets, following on the heels of this morning’s media event in London where James Bond: Blood Stone was revealed.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Shooter, Wii
Tags: GoldenEye 007
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 20:23 BST
Full roster for LBP’s Marvel Costume Pack 2 revealed
Marvel has revealed on its official site the second LittleBigPlanet Marvel Character Pack will land on PSN July 20.
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Posted in: Marvel, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Sony
Tags: elektra, ghost rider, LBP, littlebigplanet, spider-man, the human torch, thor
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 20:02 BST
New RDR: Legends and Killers screens surface
Rockstar has sent over the first images from its Legend and Killers DLC pack for Red Dead Redemption.
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | 15:53 BST
NPD: Nintendo dominates the top 20 software chart
NPD has released the top 20 software sales chart for June 2010, and games for Nintendo systems destroyed the competition, with the largest percent of titles on the list.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 18:41 BST
Mega Man Universe announced for XBL and PSN
Capcom’s sent word Mega Man is heading to XBL and PSN in a new adventure called Mega Man Universe, which it teased through its Comic Con schedule.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Comic Con 2010, Hot, PSN, Platformer, Xbox Live
Tags: Kenji Inafune, Mega Man, mega man universe
Sat, Jul 17, 2010 | 14:44 BST
Kane & Lynch 2 demo hitting PSN next week for PS+
Sony has announced the Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days demo will be made available as a PlayStation Plus demo starting on Monday, July 19 through auto-update.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, PlayStation Plus, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: demo, Dog Days, io interactive, kane & lynch, kane & lynch 2, kane & lynch 2: dog days
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 19:40 BST
2K confirms and details Mafia II DLC for all formats
2K has confirmed the first DLC packs for Mafia II, despite one being outed earlier in the week.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: jimmy's vendetta, mafia II, the betrayal of jimmy
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 17:52 BST
Swords and Soldiers coming to PSN this fall
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Posted in: Arcade, PSN, Sony Online Entertainment, Strategy, WiiWare
Tags: Ronimo Games, Swords and Soldiers
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 19:13 BST
Interview – Enslaved’s Tameem Antoniades
When Namco announced Ninja Theory’s Enslaved: Odyssey to the West in September 2009, folks were surprised to learn the tactical action-adventure game with its post-apocalyptic setting was based upon the ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West, and the subsequent 80s television series.
Centered on the complex relationship between main characters Monkey and Trip, players use a mix of combat, strategy and environmental mechanics in order to get back to Trip’s home village. Along the way, the duo must fight robots hell-bent on eradicating humans, the pair relying each on another and their strained relationship to survive.
The game features actor and director Andy “Gollum” Serkis as Monkey, along with music composed by Nitin Sawhney. Novelist Alex Garland (28 Days Later) having penned the script.
Lucky for us, Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades was willing to speak with us again regarding the game at Develop yesterday, and gave more information on the planned demo, DLC, and tell us exactly what he thinks of 3D and motion controls.
Join us for more after the break.
Interview by Joe Anderson.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Develop 2010, Development, Hot, Interview, Journalism, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Ninja Theroy, Tameem Antoniades
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 16:58 BST
Bad Religion and The Stooges hit Rock Band next week
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today tracks from Bad Religion and The Stooges will be available next week on July 20 and 21 for Rock Band.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bad religion, harmonix, mtv games, punk, rock band, the stooges
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 16:45 BST
Kinect coming to a US town near you
Those wanting to try out Kinect and don’t feel the need to go shopping at Macy’s can go another route, thanks to a stateside tour of the device announced by Microsoft.
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Posted in: America, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware, peripherals
Tags: kinect stateside tour
2K Marin staff working on second major project