Monthly Archives: July 2010
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 14:02 BST
Yoshida saddened by Insomniac’s multi-platform move
SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Develop he was “sad” when he first heard of Insomniac Games’ plans to go multi-platform.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: ea partners, insomniac games, Shuhei Yoshida
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 13:58 BST
Metroid: Other M confirmed for September 3 in UK
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Koei, Nintendo, Tecmo, Wii
Tags: Metroid: Other M, Team Ninja
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 13:33 BST
StarCraft II beta phase 2 begins
Blizzard’s started the second beta phase of StarCraft II following on from a successful first test.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 12:45 BST
No new Assassin’s Creed next year, says Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed associate producer Jean-Francois Boivin has told EG that the series will take a breather next year, following the release of Brotherhood in November.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Jean-Francois Boivin, Maxime Beland, ubisoft montreal
Sat, Jul 24, 2010 | 18:24 BST
Fallout: New Vegas gets the shit screened out of it
In your pants, motherfucker. In your post-apocalyptic fucking desert pants. Right up your fucking New Vegas. Get back in your poker bunker and eat a fucking rad-roach. Then look at some screenshots after the break.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 11:56 BST
Crackdown 2, Perfect Dark mash-up gets videoed
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, perfect dark, rare, ruffian games
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 10:54 BST
Blizzard “definitely listening to player feedback” on Real ID
Blizzard’s told Gama that it is “definitely listening to player feedback” over the announcement earlier this week it’s to implement a Real ID service on its forums.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, PC, Strategy
Tags: Real ID, starcraft II, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 09:00 BST
Pre-order Halo: Reach, get exclusive armour, old-school MP map returns
American? Want exclusive stuff when you pre-order Halo: Reach? Do it at GameStop. Living the Spartan dream.
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 11:50 BST
Aussie GTA: Vice City rating related to PC back catalogue business
Rockstar has confirmed to VG247 that a mysterious, Australian GTA: Vice City rating is related to back catalogue PC business.
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 08:41 BST
Crackdown 2 DLC to bring new armor colors, add “completely new way” to play game
Is your city a crime-free, freak-vaporized, de-orbed totalitarian utopia? Have you seen all there is to see, climbed the highest heights and punched your co-op buddies off them?
Fear not, agent. Ruffian still has a few more tricks up its sleeve.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, dlc, James Cope, ruffian games
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 08:22 BST
Mistwalker’s Last Story gets first movie
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: mistwalker, the last story
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 07:56 BST
Dragon Age 2 confirmed, full announcement incoming
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age 2
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 20:08 BST
Microsoft: Kinect will detect seated players when “experience is developed with sitting in mind”
You’re in the best shape of your life. For the past few months, you’ve been exercising regularly, replacing the base of your food pyramid – which just said “cake” on it – with actual food, and turning your body into something that’s not basically all the downsides of smoking without any of the fun.
Why? Because a new videogame’s coming out, and with Kinect at the wheel, your marathon gaming session’s more or less become an actual marathon.
Fortunately, according to Microsoft, this harrowing vision of the future won’t come true.
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 07:08 BST
Dead Space: Ignition announced for PSN and XBLA, is prequel to DS2
EA’s announced Dead Space: Ignition, a prequel to Dead Space 2, for a fall release on PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: dead space 2, Dead Space: Ignition, visceral games
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 23:31 BST
Activision studios to focus on one title at a time
Activision executive VP of worldwide studios Dave Stohl has said the company has moved away from a business model where multiple studios work on more than one project at a time.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, E3 2010, Hot
Tags: dave stohl
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 06:55 BST
Realtime Worlds cut jobs post APB launch
Realtime Worlds has announced a restructure of its workforce following the release of All Points Bulletin.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Jobs, MMO, PC
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, realtime worlds
Thu, Jul 08, 2010 | 14:15 BST
Rumor: Sony and Nintendo in 3G discussions with NTT DoCoMo
Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo has told the Wall Street Journal that it’s in talks with handheld gaming manufacturers to provide 3G capabilities to next-gen devices.
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, Development, Hot, NGP, Nintendo, Rumour, Sony, hardware
Tags: 3g, NTT DoMoCo, Ryuji Yamada
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 21:35 BST
USK outs possibility of NBA Jam for Xbox 360, PS3
Germany’s USK has rated NBA Jam for Xbox 360 and PS3, leading many folks to believe it’s indeed hitting consoles other than Wii, despite EA’s zipped lips on the matter.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 21:09 BST
East and West can succeed at globalization with collaboration, says Wada
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada feels that neither Japanese nor Western publishers have “succeeded at globalization”, due to parent companies having to much control over development studios.
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Posted in: America, Development, Eidos, Europe, Japan, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: industry, yoichi wada
2K Marin staff working on second major project