Monthly Archives: July 2010
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 08:05 BST
Activision to Schafer: Kotick “has always been passionate about games”
Tim Schafer recently said some things.
And whether Activision chose to sweep the bulk of them under the rug or Kotick’s come to enjoy the new one he was so recently ripped, this much is apparently certain: Bobby Kotick does not hate videogames.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Develop 2010, EA, Hot
Tags: activision, Bobby Kotick, Tim Schafer
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 07:41 BST
Rocksteady and Quantic top Develop awards
Batman developer Rocksteady Studios and Heavy Rain’s Quantic Dream took home top honours from last night’s Develop Awards in Brighton, winning gongs for the year’s Best New IP, the most notable Independent Studio and more.
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Posted in: Awards, Trade, UK
Tags: develop awards 2010
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 23:28 BST
Microsoft confirms Kinect, Halo: Reach, Gears 3 for ComicCon
Microsoft’s a whole list of panels and games that will be at ComicCon a week-and-a-half from now, including Halo: Reach, Fable III, Gears of War 3 and Kinect.
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Posted in: Casual, Comic Con 2010, Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, RPG, Racing, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Brian Jarrard, bungie, Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, fable II, Frankie O'Connor, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, karen traviss, Lars Bakken, rod Fergusson
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 22:54 BST
No Dragon Age for handhelds, confirms Zeschuk
BioWare bossman Greg Zeschuk has confirmed to VG247 that Dragon Age won’t be coming for handhelds.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age II, Greg Zeschuk
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 22:42 BST
Ranger and pets get detailed for Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet has detailed the ranger and his loyal animal companion over on the official Guild Wars 2 site.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: arenanet, guild wars, Guild Wars 2
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 21:25 BST
BioWare: “We need a chance to take advantage” of current hardware
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has told VG247 the studio’s not aware of any current plans for new console hardware, and hopes to have more time with current offerings.
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Posted in: Develop 2010, Development, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 20:51 BST
Video Games Live to air on PBS this summer
US channel PBS has announced it’s to air the Video Games Live concert performed back in April by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 20:31 BST
Dragon Age II experience to be different across all platforms, says Zeschuk
BioWare boss Greg Zeschuk has told VG247 Dragon Age II’s experience will be different, depending on which platform players play on.
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Posted in: Develop 2010, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age II, Greg Zeschuk
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 20:28 BST
Atari to release new Haunted House game in September
Atari’s bringing back its classic Atari 2600 title Haunted House, redesigned for PC, XBL and Wii.
Thu, Jul 15, 2010 | 07:05 BST
Interview – BioWare’s Dr Greg on Dragon Age 2 and the triple-A trap
Greg Zeschuk thinks triple-A console development is a “bad idea right now”. He thinks creativity is being forced out of the top end of games creation by financial pressure. He doesn’t want a new console hardware round, because the world’s developers have only just got their “legs” with this one.
He says the right things. Greg Zeschuk is a sound person. He’s also the co-head of BioWare, the world’s greatest RPG studio. We met him at Develop in Brighton today – following his keynote this morning – to talk about the Great Dragon Age 2 Not Being Able to Choose Your Race controversy, the pressures of working on a project like Star Wars: The Old Republic and tons more.
And did you hear that E3 rumour about Ray quitting BioWare?
Interview by Joe Anderson.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, Star Wars The Old Republic
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 18:37 BST
BioWare confirms more Mass Effect 2 DLC, has “big plans”
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Posted in: Action, Develop 2010, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Greg Zeschuck, mass effect 2
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 19:03 BST
Fable III to contain 47 hours of voiced dialogue
George Backer, audio producer at Lionhead, has said Fable III will contain 47 hours of voiced dialogue.
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 18:10 BST
Zeschuk: BioWare working on small MMO, console is in “the past”
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Posted in: Develop 2010, EA, Hot, MMO
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 17:53 BST
Study – Violent games help relieve stress, depression, hostility
A study conducted by Texas A&M International University has found depression, hostility, and stress was diminished in male and female young adults who played violent games.
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Posted in: America, Education, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson, study, texas a&m university
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 17:18 BST
Gilbert: PSN and XBL need games with “some real meat” on them
Ron Gilbert has said he hopes DeathSpank helps “open the door” for future digital titles on PSN and XBL.
More »
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: deathspank, digital releases, hothead games, ron gilbert
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 17:04 BST
Vanquish gets BBFC 15 rating
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: bbfc, platinum games, Shinji Mikami, Vanquish
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 16:31 BST
Nintendo aiming for “early 2011″ for Zelda: Skyward Sword
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Eoji Aonuma, skyward sword, the legend of zelda: skyward sword, zelda
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 16:36 BST
StarCraft II character roster outed by Chinese site
A ton of StarCraft II character portraits popped up on a Chinese Website yesterday, showing some of the main, supporting, and unknown characters for the strategy title.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft, starcraft II
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 15:54 BST
PlayStation minis range passes 1 million downloads
Sony has announced its minis range has passed the 1 million download milestone across PAL, Asia and US territories.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSN, PSP, Sony
Tags: Minis, one million minis, Zeno Colaço
2K Marin staff working on second major project