Monthly Archives: July 2010
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 20:15 BST
Xbox 360: Rock Band and Guitar Hero offerings on sale
Microsoft’s put Guitar Hero, Rock Band and LIPS offerings on sale, with savings up to 50 percent off on XBL.
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Posted in: Music, Rhythm action, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: guitar hero, Lips, rock band
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 19:28 BST
Euro PSN update, July 7 – LBP, BFBC2, MW2
Sony has updated the European end of PSN with titles long enough to warrant abbreviations.
Highlights this week include Onslaught Mode for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, level and costume kits for LittleBigPlanet, and the Resurgence Pack for Modern Warfare 2 along with other goodies and special offers.
Get the list below.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 21:41 BST
DJ Hero moves 1.2M units despite slow start
Activision’s Dan Amrich has rustled up some numbers on DJ Hero, which at launch in the US during October 2009 only managed to move 122K units, while debuting at 20 on the UK charts the following month.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Charts, Hot, PS3, Retail, Rhythm action, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: blur, Dan Amrich, dj hero, npd
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 16:50 BST
Microsoft: Crytek’s Kingdoms in development “for a while”
Microsoft Games Studios boss Phil Spencer has told OXM the Xbox 360 exclusive from Crytek, Codename: Kingdoms, has been in development “for a while.”
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: cervat yerli, Codename: Kingdoms, crytek, Phil Spencer
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 21:46 BST
EA confirms August 17 date for gamescom press conference
Here we go. EA’s just sent out a save the date notice for its gamescom 2010 press conference, confirming it will take place on August 17.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, gamescom 2010
Tags: bulletstorm, crysis 2, dead space 2, EA gamescom press conference 2010, FIFA 11
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 16:29 BST
US PSN Update, July 6 – MW2, ModNation, Dragon Age
Sony updated the US end of PSN last night, and there’s loads of add-on content for LBP and Trinity Universe.
Other highlights include the ModNation Racers Sweet Tooth Mod and Kart Bundle, the Resurgence Pack for MW2, and Leliana’s Song for Dragon Age.
Get the list below.
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Posted in: Home, NGP, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 15:43 BST
Rossignol’s “This Gaming Life” now available online for free
Games journalist Jim Rossignol’s book, This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities, is now available online for free in lovely digital format.
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Posted in: Internet, Journalism, PC, books
Tags: Jim Rossignol, This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 15:12 BST
Split/Second coming to PSP this holiday
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Posted in: Disney, Hot, PSP, PSPgo, Racing
Tags: black rock studios, split/second, Split/Second PSP
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 14:43 BST
Over 1 million hours logged from Monster Hunter Tri players
Capcom’s confirmed over 1.2 million hours of gameplay logged by players on Monster Hunter Tri.
Big numbers, kids.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Wii
Tags: monster hunter tri, monster hunter tri stats
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 14:31 BST
Driver: San Francisco dated for November 26 in UK
Retailer GAME has confirmed to Eurogamer that Driver: San Francisco will release in the UK on November 26.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 14:27 BST
Ubisoft confirms PS Move support for R.U.S.E., no Kinect intergration planned
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Strategy, Ubisoft
Tags: Eugen Systems, Mathieu Girard, R.U.S.E.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 14:19 BST
EA takes control of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Europe
EA’s announced it has fully taken over all responsibilities of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning from GOA in Europe as of effective immediately.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: BioWare Mythic, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 13:46 BST
Irrational Games wants you to guess what it’s making
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Posted in: 2K
Tags: irrational games
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 12:08 BST
EEDAR: High review scores influence “positive word-of-mouth recommendations”
EEDAR’s said that review scores do make a difference to game sales, heavily impacting whether or not players will recommend titles to others.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism
Tags: reviews
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 11:56 BST
TDU2 trailer features Hawaii, looks awesome
Namco’s released a brand new environment trailer of Test Drive Unlimited 2. Get it after the break.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: eden studios, test drive unlimited 2
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 11:42 BST
Dead Space 2 image teases something
Headline of the year. EA’s set to drop something new on Dead Space 2. But for what? We’ll know this week, apparently.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 10:59 BST
Mass Effect, Forza 2 in Live Marketplace sale
Still have the original Mass Effect? Jolly smashing news for you, then: the game’s first DLC pack, Bring Down the Sky, has been discounted massively on Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Beautiful Katamari, Forza 2, kameo, lost odyssey, mass effect, Perfect Dark Zero, project gotham racing 4
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 11:49 BST
Xbox Live beats $1 billion in fiscal 2010, about 50% pay for Gold
Looks as though Microsoft’s broken into dream-like territory with Live cash, pointing to a ten-figure count in the just-ended FY.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, Microsoft, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: 1 beellion dollars, Dennis Durkin
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 10:15 BST
Kojima might work on Metal Gear Solid 5
Here’s a surprise. Hideo Kojima has told an unnamed Japanese magazine, presumably Famitsu, that he’s deciding whether he should make Metal Gear Solid 5 for consoles or something completely new.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, Metal Gear Solid 5, zone of the enders 3
2K Marin staff working on second major project