Monthly Archives: July 2010
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 | 12:38 BST
Analyst: Black Ops outpacing Modern Warfare 2 in pre-orders
Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson has said Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is accumulating pre-orders faster than Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Retail, Shooter, Trade, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: analyst, Black Ops, call of duty, COD: Black Ops, Evan Wilson, Pacific Crest, treyarch
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 20:39 BST
Lebron James feels the Heat in latest NBA 2K11 screen
2K Sports has released a screenshot of Lebron James wearing a Miami Heat basketball jersey in NBA 2K11.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: 2K Sports, Chris Snyder, cleveland cavaliers, lerbon james, miami heat, NBA 2K11
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 19:20 BST
EA Maxis to reveal Spore RPG at Comic Con on July 24
Organizers of San Diego Comic Con updated the event’s website today with panel information for Saturday, July 24.
Interestingly enough, one of the panels will reveal the new game in the Spore series.
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 18:40 BST
Gears, Max Payne and BioShock finally added to GFWL on Demand
Games for Windows Live has finally added BioShock, Gears of War, and Max Payne to its on Demand service.
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Posted in: Action, Games for Windows, PC, Shooter
Tags: bioshock, gears of war, max payne
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 17:39 BST
Deluge of Madden NFL 11 screens hit the net
American football may be known as the sport of beer, brats, pretzels, and men smashing their heads into one another, but in the world of videogames, it’s associated with EA Sports and the Madden NFL series.
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 17:05 BST
Kinect to be playable at select Macy’s stores in US
Those who live in, or around, large cities in the US and plan to do a bit of shopping at Macy’s next week will be able to check out Kinect at selected stores.
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 16:42 BST
Marketing 3DS will be “very tricky”, says Nintendo
Hideki Konno, head of Nintendo’s EAD Software Development Group No. 1, has said marketing 3DS will be “very tricky” for the firm.
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Posted in: 3DS, Development, Hot, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: Hideki Konno, marketing
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 16:14 BST
Zomboni mode shown for Dead Rising 2 multiplayer
What better way to spend and evening than by driving a Zamboni around an ice rink, squashing zombies in the process?
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2, tape it or die, terror is reality
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 17:30 BST
Report: Infinity Ward Lawsuit claims “Police State” atmosphere at Activision
Legal proceedings between Activision and Infinity Ward moved forward yesterday, with lawyers for the Infinity Ward Employee Group filing an amendment to the lawsuit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Bobby Kotick, infinity ward, Jason West, the infinity ward employee group, Thomas Tippl, vince zampella
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 08:55 BST
Dragon Age II’s Hawke to be fully voice-acted, but no choosing his/her race
Fully voice-acted? Human no matter what background you choose? Given a pre-selected name that everyone – especially giant amphibious frog aliens – will almost assuredly identify him/her by?
Sounds like someone’s been taking a few pointers from Commander Shepard.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dragon Age II, Hawke, voice acting
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 08:19 BST
Plants vs. Zombies vs. cryptic images: PvZ 2 details on the way?
Plants vs. Zombies, presumably the most popular piece of media ever about one incredibly fertile patch of soil’s bid to end the zombie apocalypse, could be getting ready to sprout a sequel, if an image released by PopCap is any indication.
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 21:54 BST
Witcher 2 gameplay videos are fantastic
CD Projekt has released three gameplay videos from E3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
Feast your eyes on ‘em below the fold.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: Assassins of Kings, geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 20:58 BST
Dead Rising 2 Euro special edition announced, pictured [Update]
Update: Capcom has told Joystiq: “We are not bringing the Outbreak Edition to North America,” but “something special will be announced for North America very soon”. That’s that, then.
Original: Capcom has announced a European Dead Rising 2 special edition called The Outbreak Pack. See it, zombie statue and all, below the drop.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2, dead rising 2 special edition
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 20:44 BST
SWTOR’s “the dream game” for BioWare fans, says Erickson
BioWare lead designer and story writer Daniel Erickson has said the firm is going after both MMO players and BioWare RPG fans with Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 20:20 BST
Ubisoft: Desilets talked about taking an industry break “for a long time”
Jean-Francois Boivin, the production manager for Assassin’s Creed, has said the franchise’s creative director, Patrice Desilets, had talked about “taking a break for a long time”.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Jean-Francois Boivin, Patrice Desilets
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 21:01 BST
Sony’s not “losing money” with Move, says Yoshida
Sony studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said the firm’s treating Move as if it’s the launch of a new platform.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony, hardware
Tags: Move Uk price, Shuhei Yoshida
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 19:07 BST
More game panels announced for Comic-Con 2010
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Posted in: Comic Con 2010, Hot
Tags: bioware, dead space 2, Dungeon Siege III, epic, Fable III, Gears of War 3, lionhead, marvel comics, marvel vs capcom 3, obsidian
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 19:26 BST
Blizzard U-turns on Real ID, confirms it won’t be implemented
Blizzard has just confirmed that plans to implement Real ID on its forums won’t go ahead, following a community backlash to the scheme.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, PC, RPG, Strategy
Tags: Cataclysm, Mike Morhaime, Real ID, starcraft II, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 | 17:56 BST
Testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic is underway
BioWare has announced testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic is underway.
Color us excited, tickled pink, and crying in fangirlism.
2K Marin staff working on second major project