Monthly Archives: July 2010
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 16:21 BST
Guerrilla’s Hermen Hulst to host GDC Europe keynote
GDC Europe organisers announced today Guerrilla Games boss Hermen Hulst will be hosting a keynote at the event next month in Cologne.
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Posted in: GDC Europe 2010, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Hermen Hulst, killzone, Killzone 3
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 16:17 BST
Song of Ice and Fire game series called “A Game of Thrones: Genesis”
Cyanide Studios announced last year it had acquired the rights to turn George R.R. Martin’s beloved fantasy novels into a multiplatform game.
Today, Focus Home Interactive announced it’s to publish the game, which has been names A Game of Thrones: Genesis.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 15:19 BST
Electronic Arts sells stake in Ubisoft
EA is selling its stock in Ubisoft, six years after purchasing a hefty 14.8 percent stake in the publisher.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: stock market, Yves Guillemot
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 14:45 BST
Atomic delays Breach into 2011
Atomic Games has announced it’s delayed Breach into January 2011, and will use the extra time to add a Hardcore Mode to the multiplayer title.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 14:22 BST
Activision confirms Bizarre’s James Bond: Blood Stone
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: 007, bizarre creations, james bond, James Bond: Blood Stone
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 13:17 BST
Activision needs to start charging for Call of Duty online, says Pachter
Michael Pachter’s told IG that the industry needs to start thinking of adding subscription models to its multiplayer experiences – with Activision and Call of Duty leading the charge. No doubt big Bobbo will be pleased to hear that.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter
Tags: activision, call of duty, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 11:54 BST
Gravity Crash PSP out next week
Not content with delivering its Oddworld megaton, Just Add Water’s announced that Gravity Crash PSP will be releasing next week on PSN.
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Posted in: Adventure, Hot, PSP, Platformer, Sony
Tags: gravity crash, Gravity Crash PSP, just add water
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 11:41 BST
Lara Croft: Guardian of Light a month-long XBLA exclusive
Crystal Dynamics has told Eurogamer that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive for at least a month.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Microsoft, Square Enix, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 09:56 BST
Something Mega Man this way comes, teases Capcom
See that picture? That’s the entirety of a recent post on the Capcom Unity blog. What ever could it mean? We’ve got a couple guesses.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 08:54 BST
StarCraft II system specs revealed by Blizzard
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, system specs
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 19:28 BST
NPD June 2010: Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony talk the talk
US sales figures for June are in. Microsoft trumped rival consoles, Red Dead Redemption stampeded the software chart. The big three have released their statements on the numbers: hit the drop and judge for yourself who deserved bragging rights.
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 07:38 BST
Just Add Water developing new Oddworld titles
Gravity Crash developer Just Add Water’s announced it’s developing a whole new batch of Oddworld titles “across multiple platforms.”
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Posted in: Hot, Platformer
Tags: Abe, jaw, just add water, oddworld, stewart gilray
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 | 19:28 BST
NPD June 2010: Xbox 360 second only to DS, RDR moves 963K units
NPD has released June sales figures for the US, showing big Xbox 360 hardware increases and more blistering numbers for Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption.
However, the industry as a whole was down 6 percent for the month year-on-year.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 21:56 BST
Greenberg: Xbox 360 sales up 88%, lead console in June
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has said on Twitter Xbox 360 sales are up 88 percent post E3, and Xbox 360 was the top selling console in June.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Hot, Microsoft, Retail, Trade, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: Aaron Greenberg, June NPD 2010, npd, slimline 360
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 21:26 BST
Assassin’s Creed comic book mini-series slated for fall.
Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed comic book mini-series today, which is currently in development and due for release this fall.
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Posted in: Comic Con 2010, Ubisoft, books
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Cameron Stewart, comics, Karl Kerschl, UbiWorkshop
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 21:05 BST
Japanese software: Wii Party tops charts
Media Create has released its Japanese software figures for the week of July 5-11, and Nintendo’s Wii Party moved 235K units during its first week of availability.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail, Trade
Tags: japanese sales figures, japanese software charts, media create
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 20:29 BST
Enslaved DLC will be a “side adventure”, says Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades has told VG247 the DLC planned for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West will take place outside of the game’s main story.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Develop 2010, Development, Hot, Interview, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Ninja Theroy, Tameem Antoniades
2K Marin staff working on second major project