Monthly Archives: July 2010
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 12:17 BST
Sony confirms August 17 date for gamescom presser
SCEE’s just confirmed it’s holding its gamescom press conference on Tuesday, August 17 in Cologne.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, gamescom 2010
Tags: DC Universe Online, gran turismo 5, inFamous 2, journey, Killzone 3, littlebigplanet 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse, sorcery
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 20:57 BST
Valve on Left 4 Dead PS3: “Who knows?”
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Puzzler, Shooter, Valve
Tags: doug lombardi, left 4 dead, portal 2
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 11:22 BST
Uncharted 2 gets Title Update 1.09
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, Uncharted 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 10:21 BST
Metal Gear Arcade gets three day taster in Japan
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Posted in: Action, Arcade, Konami
Tags: metal gear arcade
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 09:57 BST
Street Fighter x Tekken – new shots
Capcom’s released ten new shots of Street Fighter x Tekken via Unity. Get them after the break.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Street Fighter x Tekken
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 09:27 BST
Red Dead Redemption dropping in Japan on October 7
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar San Diego
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 08:27 BST
Michael Jackson estate forces PopCap to re-design dancing zombie in PvZ
Michael Jackson zombie wanted to be bad. He really, really did.
But instead, he just beat it.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 05:22 BST
Irrational opens ‘WhatIsIcarus.com’ teaser site
Yes! Finally! We know what Project Icarus is now!
Is what we would be saying if WhatIsIcarus.com wasn’t just a smoky background with a gray-ish spot at the moment.
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Posted in: Hot, Take-Two
Tags: irrational games, ken levine, Project Icarus, teaser, whatisicarus.com
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 22:56 BST
Disney acquires casual developer Playdom for $563.2 million
Disney announced today it has acquired the online social gaming company Playdom Inc. for $563.2 million.
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Posted in: Casual, Disney, Internet
Tags: John Pleasants, Playdom, social games
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 09:30 BST
Ubisoft bringing Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Driver: San Francisco, more to Cologne
And so it begins. Following Bethesda’s line-up announcement earlier, along with Konami’s a couple of weeks back, Ubisoft’s the latest to announce its line-up for gamescom.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 18:57 BST
Call of Duty: Black Ops DS detailed, gets screened
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, DS, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, N-Space
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 14:16 BST
Free-to-Play option coming to EverQuest II
SOE announced today EverQuest II would be going free-to-play as an option of sorts, and will be testing the new mode in a Beta starting August 17.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Dave Georgeson, everquest II
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 20:29 BST
MAG v1.07 coming in early August
Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the US PS Blog that the next MAG patch, version 1.07, is due in early August.
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Posted in: MMO, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Jeremy Dunham, mag, Massive Action Game, Zipper Interactive
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 19:56 BST
SOE offering lifetime memberships to Free Realms for $30
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Free Realms
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 19:28 BST
Antoniades: Story is more important than gameplay
Ninja Theory co-founder Tameem Antoniades has said he feels story is more important than gameplay, and “if you get it right, both story and gameplay can be elevated”.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Tameem Antoniades
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 18:39 BST
Ghost Recon 30-minute live action film gets a teaser
Ubisoft has released a short teaser for the 30-minute film Ghost Recon: Alpha, from Oscar winners François Alaux and Hervé de Crécy.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: future soldier, ghost recon, ghost recon future soldier, Ghost Recon: Alpha, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 18:07 BST
Blizzard lists known issues with StarCraft II, updates system specs
Blizzard has posted a list of known issues for StarCraft II over on the official forums, and other than current bugs, there’s also more detail on what processors and video cards will/won’t work with the game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, starcraft II pc specs, starcraft II systems specs
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 17:58 BST
Eidos Montreal: Deus Ex: Human Revolution a “reboot of the franchise”
Deus Ex: Human Revolution director Jean-Francois Dugas has told Gamasutra the game is a “reboot of the franchise.”
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Resistance, eidos montreal, Jean-Francois Dugas
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 17:54 BST
Report – BioWare only helping out with the story for Darkspore
It looks as though the only assistance BioWare’s lending to Maxis on the development of Darkspore happens to be in the writing department.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, darkspore, Kasumi's Stolen Memory, Malcolm Azania, maxis
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 17:17 BST
Bethesda confirms gamescom line-up
Bethesda’s announced its gamescom line-up, including another appearance from id’s massive E3 winner, RAGE.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Brink, Fallout: New Vegas, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, id software, inXile, Obsidian Entertainment, rage, splash damage
2K Marin staff working on second major project