Monthly Archives: July 2010
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 23:07 BST
Space combat confirmed for SWTOR
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Posted in: Comic Con 2010, EA, Hot, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, sean dahlberg, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The Old Republic
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 22:28 BST
Enslaved gets asset overload
Ninja Theory has released a ton of screens for Enslaved over on the game’s official Facebook page.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 22:45 BST
Dead Space gets animated and graphic this winter
EA announced today the Dead Space franchise will be getting more treatment outside the gaming world with a new animated feature and graphic novel.
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Posted in: Action, Comic Con 2010, EA, Movies, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, books
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, dead space aftermath, dead space salvage
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 21:37 BST
Analyst: StarCraft II sales could pull in $350M this year
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey has predicted StarCraft II unit sales could reach 7 million during Blizzard’s current fiscal year, bringing in $350 million in sales and $171 million in operating profit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Retail, Strategy, Trade
Tags: analyst, mike hickey, starcraft II, wings of liberty
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 20:06 BST
Dragon Age 2 dialogue has three choices: Good, Nasty, or Badass
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Posted in: Comic Con 2010, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, dragone age 2
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 20:03 BST
Schappert: 3DS will “sell like hot cakes”
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, PSP
Tags: ea partners, infinity ward, John Schappert, Respawn Entertainment
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 19:40 BST
Impulse and GamersGate don’t agree with NPD digital sales results
Two of digital distribution’s heavy hitters have weighed-in on NPD’s recent research into download services, and apparently do not agree with the firm’s conclusions.
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Posted in: Charts, Internet, PC, Retail, Trade
Tags: Brad Wardell, GamersGate, impulse, Theodore Bergquist
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 19:06 BST
RAGE gets multi-cover treatment for new P:TOM
RAGE is getting a big blowout in the next issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine in the US. So much so, it’s getting four covers.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Journalism, PS3, Shooter
Tags: id software, PlayStation: The Oficial Magazine, rage
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 18:28 BST
MMU lets you “play as the Mega Man of your dreams,” says Inafune
Capcom’s Keiji Inafune has said players in Mega Man Universe will get to “play as their favorite version” of the character.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Comic Con 2010, Hot, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: Kenji Inafune, mega man universe
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 17:48 BST
Blizzard: WoW movie still happening despite slow process
Blizzard’s Vice president of creative development, Chris Metzen, has said the progress on the World of Warcraft movie has slowed, but it’s still happening.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, Movies, PC
Tags: Chris Metzen, sam rami, world of warcraft, wow, wow movie
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 17:10 BST
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters movie tie-in announced
Warner and DC Entertainment today announced Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, an action-adventure title to be released alongside the Green Lantern film.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, Hot, PS3, Warner Bros., Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: double helix games, green lantern, Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters, Griptonite Games, rise of the manhunters, ryan reynolds
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 16:58 BST
Crytek: Making a PS3 exclusive “is something we considered before”
Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has said that the studio’s previously “considered” creating a PS3 exclusive.
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 16:26 BST
Rumor: Microsoft killed “secret” cross-gaming project between PC and 360
Rahul Sood, founder of Voodoo PC and now CTO of Hewlett Packard’s gaming business, has wrote on his blog rumors of Microsoft killing a secret project which would’ve allowed console and PC players “to interact and battle over a connected environment”.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Microsoft, PC, Rumour, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: microsoft secret project, rahul sood, voodoo pc
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 22:11 BST
WSJ corrects $100M StarCraft II budget figure
The Wall street Journal has issued a correction on its StarCraft II story, which reported the game’s budget at $100 million.
Turns out, the figure used referred to World of Warcraft instead.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Retail, Strategy, Trade
Tags: starcraft II, wall street journal
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 15:52 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta to kick off in September, new trailer released
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multiplayer beta will kick off in September, as spotted by Gamerzines
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, multiplayer, online, ubisoft montreal
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 15:28 BST
Nice bit of assets released for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
38 Studios and Big Head Games have released quite a few screenshots and bits of artwork from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
There’s also a cinematic trailer for it – all below the break.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, big head games, ken rolston, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 15:26 BST
LittleBigPlanet 2 dated for November 16 in US, gets Collector’s Edition
SCEA’s announced an November 16 release for LittleBigPlanet 2, as well as confirming a collector’s edition for the game.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: lbp2, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 15:12 BST
Rumour – Hitman 5 out next Christmas “at the earliest”
Eurogamer‘s reporting that Hitman 5 does exist inside IO Interactive, and will be coming next Christmas “at the earliest”.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: hitman, Hitman 5, io interactive
Fri, Jul 23, 2010 | 12:00 BST
Ono announcing more then one project at ComicCon tomorrow
Sounds like there’s going to be more then just one megaton coming from Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono tomorrow evening.
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Posted in: Capcom, Comic Con 2010, Fighter, Hot
Tags: Capcom vs Namco, Namco vs Capcom, Yoshinori Ono
2K Marin staff working on second major project