Monthly Archives: July 2010
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 10:11 BST
Microsoft, Burger King team up for Kinectimals deal
Microsoft’s announced its teaming up with Burger King to have small, interactive Kinectimals plush toys in its kids meals. Brilliant.
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Posted in: Casual, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Burger King, frontier developments, Kinectimals
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 10:01 BST
FIFA 11 releasing September 28 in US, October 1 in Europe
EA just said FIFA 11 will release on September 28 in North America and October 1 in both Europe and Asia.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 09:04 BST
Vanquish dated for October 21 in Japan, EU date coming “shortly”
OTT Platinum third-person actioner Vanquish will release on October 21 in Japan, according to Famitsu’s latest issue.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: platinum games, Shinji Mikami, Vanquish
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 08:15 BST
Miyamoto: Kojima and Inafune considering “main team” 3DS dev
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Posted in: 3DS, Development, Japan, Nintendo
Tags: hideo kojima, Keiji Inafune, shigeru miyamoto
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 06:43 BST
StarCraft II CE unboxed in video, internet has little wank
Hit the link for a movie of a European man breathing heavily while leafing through special edition StarCraft II material.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 23:18 BST
Mass Effect 2 Aegis Pack lands on PC and 360
BioWare announced today via Twitter that the Aegis Pack for Mass Effect 2 is now available on PC and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: EA, PC, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Aegis Pack, bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 23:03 BST
Gilbert not fond of 3D glasses, was “born to make DeathSpank”
Ron Gilbert, who recently departed HotHead Games, has told Eurogamer DeathSpank was a game he was “born to make”.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: deathspank, hothead games, ron gilbert
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 22:41 BST
Blizzard’s looking for best fan fiction, again
Blizzard’s second annual writing contest is nigh, and the lucky winner this year not only gets invited to company headquarters in California, but their choice of either the Diablo III “Overthrown” barbarian diorama or a Frostmourne sword.
We’d pick the sword, obviously.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Stuff
Tags: blizzard writing contest, contest, diablo, Diablo III "Overthrown" barbarian diorama, Frostmourne sword, starcarft, wow
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 22:21 BST
Rumor: Zombies may be coming to Fat Princess
Zombies could be coming to Fat Princess if exclamations regarding the undead and misplaced pumpkins are any indication.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Platformer, Sony
Tags: Fat Princess, fat princess dlc, fat roles
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 22:03 BST
Xbox 360: Deals of the Week, Summer of Arcade titles dated
Microsoft has not only announced its Deals of the Week for Xbox Live, but it has also issued a list of release dates and pricing for its Summer of Arcade promotion.
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Posted in: Arcade, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: deals of the week, Summer of Arcade
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 21:49 BST
Kotick would like more PCs hooked up to TV sets
Bobby Kotick has told the Financial Times he would like to see gamer-friendly PCs plugged into television sets.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Xbox Live, hardware
Tags: Bobby Kotick, pc to tv
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 21:23 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 gameplay footage shows mechs, possession, evil
Four E3 videos featuring gameplay footage from F.E.A.R. 3 hit the net today, showing off a player possessing rocket teams ahead of a mech, along with mech driving.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Day 1 Studios, f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 20:42 BST
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair hits XBLA in August
Konami has announced the release date for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, the first Castlevania game exclusively for Xbox Live Arcade.
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Posted in: Hot, Konami, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Castlevania, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Harmony of Despair
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 20:27 BST
PlayStation Plus sub not required for Hulu Plus
Hulu has responded with a lovely mail regarding use of the service on PlayStation Plus.
Turns out, you will not be required to be a PS+ member to subscribe to the service, just during the evaluation period.
Wed, Jul 07, 2010 | 15:52 BST
Winners announced for 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards
The winners of the 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards were announced today, with 3DS, and Portal 2 with two wins each and RAGE walking away with three.
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 20:50 BST
Battle.net forum posts to require users’ real names
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Internet, PC
Tags: battle.net, Real ID
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 19:11 BST
Destination Arcade app hits XBLA next week
Microsoft’s updating the dashboard for Xbox 360 next week to include Destination Arcade, an “easy-to-use visual browser”.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Destination Arcade, Xbox Live Arcade dahsboard
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 18:41 BST
Kojima will “look” into ZOE 3 after MGS: Rising
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, ZOE3, zone of the enders 3
Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 18:35 BST
PSA: MW2 Resurgence Pack hits PC and PS3 in US
Just in case you had forgotten, it has been a month after all, the Resurgence Pack for Modern Warfare 2 hits PC and PS3 today in the US.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare 2, MW2: Resurgence, Resurgence Map Pack
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