Monthly Archives: July 2010
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 14:34 BST
UK hardware sales drop 32% in first half of 2010
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, UK, Wii, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: chart-track, elspa, ISFE, UK hardwaresales, UK software sales
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 14:21 BST
Report: 12% of Britons unable to see 3D
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Posted in: Hot, Stuff
Tags: 3d, The Eyecare Trust
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 15:54 BST
Pachter: Respawn creating space shooter
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has predicted Respawn Entertainment’s first title will take place in space. With space guns.
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Posted in: Shooter
Tags: michael pachter, Respawn Entertainment
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 14:36 BST
“Franchise-changing” Sonic news coming on Thursday, Sonic Colors gets funny hat
Sega’s European community manager, ArchAngelUK, has said that some “franchise-changing” news on Sonic will be coming on Thursday.
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Posted in: DS, Kinect, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Racing, Sega, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360
Tags: Sonic Colors, sonic free riders, Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 13:45 BST
Remedy blames “very competitive window” for Wake figures, insists IP has “legs”
Remedy head of franchise Oskari Hakkinen has told VG247 that Alan Wake faced stiff opposition and “extremely aggressive marketing” from rival games in its May launch month, following last week’s NPD numbers showing low US sales for the thriller.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, Oskari Häkkinen, remedy entertainment
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 13:01 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution E3 demo footage leaked
Leakerz has managed to obtain off-screen footage of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution demo shown at E3 last month.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 10:44 BST
Moore: 3D “not quite what you need” for team sports
Madden and FIFA in 3D? Sounds as though there’s some convincing to do, if comments from EA Sports president Peter Moore are any indication.
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 10:44 BST
UK charts: Crackdown 2 jumps in at number one
Impressive, agents. Crackdown 2′s gone to number one in the UK charts, throwing Lego: Harry Potter from the top of the proverbial Agency tower.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Microsoft, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, ruffian games, uk charts
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 10:22 BST
Ono revealing new project at Comic-Con, isn’t Capcom vs SNK 3
The Capcom fighting massive is now on high alert: Super Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono’s definitely preparing to reveal a new project at Comic-Con.
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Posted in: Capcom, Comic Con 2010, Fighter, Hot
Tags: Capcom vs SNK 3, Darkstalkers, Yoshinori Ono
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 09:45 BST
Daigo takes SSFIV EVO title
As surely as moon following sun, Daigo Umehara, has won the Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV championship in Las Vegas.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Daigo Umehara, super street fighter iv
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 09:35 BST
3DS to move Nintendo’s digital distribution plan forward, says Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that 3DS is the next step in the company’s digital distribution plan.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: digital distribution, Satoru Iwata
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 09:19 BST
Insomniac: Vanquish plays like “Gears of War on crack”
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Posted in: Action, E3 2010, PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: insomniac games, Paul Featherstone, platinum games, Vanquish
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 18:01 BST
NHL 11 gets gameplay trailer, broken sticks
Gametrailers has released a new video for NHL 11 showing off gameplay from both Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 15:27 BST
New Move footage shows off The Shoot
Move’s The Shoot has been shown off in a new off-screen video, along with other games for the PS3 motion system.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: The Shoot
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 13:28 BST
GT5 community features detailed
The latest issue of OPM has detailed some of the community features of Gran Turismo 5, such as “My Lounge”.
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 12:41 BST
Sony India: Move launch games for families
PlayStation India head Atindriya Bose has said PlayStation Move’s launch titles are aimed at the family audience.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Atindriya Bose, PlayStation Move
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 09:56 BST
GAME rethinks new 360 trade-in prices
UK retailer GAME is to honour trade-in prices it originally set for gamers trading in an Xbox 360 against the new 250Gb model.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Xbox 360 250gb
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 | 09:49 BST
Get your name in GT5′s credits
Polyphony Digital is giving Gran Turismo fans the chance get their names in the credits of its next game, by asking them to name that tune.
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyp, Polyphony Digital
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 23:04 BST
Griptonite Games: 3DS is a way to “bring something special” back to gamers
JC Connors, studio head at Foundation 9′s Griptonite Games, has said third-party publishers are taking Nintendo “a lot more seriously”, thanks in part to 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Development, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: Foundation 9 Entertainment, Griptonite Games, JC Connors
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 22:31 BST
DeathSpank video is full of Epic Weapons
An awesome looking video for DeathSpank’s been released, and you can catch it below the drop.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, Hot, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: deathspank, hothead games, ron gilbert
2K Marin staff working on second major project