Monthly Archives: August 2010
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 10:44 BST
Xbox 360 will continue to be offered into 2015, says Lewis
Microsoft Europe’s VP of interactive business, Chris Lewis, has told BusinessWeek that the company will continue to offer Xbox 360 for another five years.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: chris lewis
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 10:04 BST
R.U.S.E. getting proper PC demo tomorrow
Ongoing ads for Ubi RTS R.U.S.E. have confirmed the game will be getting a proper PC taster tomorrow.
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 09:43 BST
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter gets September 22 release on XBLA
Majesco’s announced Serious Sam: The Second Encounter will release next month on Xbox Live Arcade.
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 09:26 BST
Taylor: “We’ve got a lot of interest in a sequel to Demigod”
Gas Powered Games head Chris Taylor has made first mention of a sequel to PC action-RTS Demigod, speaking at gamescom last week.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Stardock, Strategy
Tags: Brad Wardell, chris taylor, demigod, demigod 2
Sat, Aug 28, 2010 | 17:19 BST
Mafia II reviews come in, Eurogamer shocks with 4/10
Following the lifting of the Mafia II’s review embargo yesterday, Eurogamer has now gone live with a bone-crunching 4/10 score, by far the lowest published. Get the lot after the break.
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 08:37 BST
Neverwinter: Humble Emmert admits need for Cryptic to “dramatically” improve
Cryptic boss Jack Emmert has admitted the studio has been guilty of building “hundreds of hours of mediocre content” for its MMOs, and that Neverwinter, the co-op D&D RPG announced yesterday, needed to represent a huge increase in quality for the company.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, PC, RPG
Tags: cryptic studios, Jack Emmert, neverwinter
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 23:33 GMT
Forza 3 Ultimate Edition outed by OFLC
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Australian classifications, forza motorsport 3, turn 10, ultimate edition
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 07:23 BST
Sony actively “exploring” Project Ten Dollar-style solution for first-party games
Look, used game market, it’s not you; it’s the entire videogame industry.
It’s EA, THQ, and now Sony. So yeah, you might want to go ahead and start packing your things. Door’s that-a-way.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSP, PlayStation Plus, Retail, Sony
Tags: andrew house, online pass, project ten dollar, scee, Sony, used games
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 07:38 BST
Wrath of the Lich King hits China on August 31
Blizzard and local operator NetEase have beaten the Chinese bureaucracy machine to finally peg a release date on WoW expansion Wrath of the Lich King.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, China, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: netease, world of warcraft, wow, wrath of the lich king
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 06:38 BST
360 Slim’s combined CPU-GPU chip shown, detailed
VentureBeat’s posted an exhaustive feature on Vejle, 360 Slim’s combined CPU-GPU processor, showing diagrams and explaining that how, by combining the two components, Microsoft and IBM were able to make substantial reductions in space, cost and power for the final machine, allowing Microsoft to add new features such as wireless networking at the same time.
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 06:33 BST
EA details post-beta Medal of Honor changes, nothing is as you remember it
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 02:12 BST
SCEE: PSP now aiming for a “younger” crowd
How are you feeling today? Creaky? A tad grizzled? How does a bowl of ice cream sound to you? Like unnecessary calories and an increased risk of diabetes? Can you explain – in a few excessively enthusiastic sentences – what a “Bakugan” is? No?
Then the PSP probably isn’t for you anymore.
Tue, Aug 24, 2010 | 21:35 BST
Western Vanqush demo coming next week
Sega’s announced it’s releasing the western demo of Vanquish on August 31 for PSN and Xbox Live – that’s next Tuesday, if you can’t keep count.
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 20:53 BST
Sega registers “Valkyria3.jp” URL
The second one is only releasing in the west next week for PSP, but Sega’s ramping up for Valkyria Chronicles III, by the looks of it.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSP, RPG, Sega, Strategy
Tags: Valkyria Chronicles, Valkyria Chronicles II, Valkyria Chronicles III
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 20:33 BST
Heart of the Swarm: “Hardcore art and programming” is go, says Pardo
Development of StarCraft II’s second part is swinging into proper action, Blizzard design boss Rob Pardo’s told MTV, now Wings of Liberty has gone to seed.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Strategy
Tags: heart of the swarm, Rob Pardo, starcraft II
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 20:15 BST
FFXIII 360 for Japan? No comment, says Kitase
Everywhere else may have gotten Final Fantasy XIII for 360, but what about Japan, which had the game as a PS3 exclusive?
And what about that Achievements list from the Xbox JP website? What do you say about those, Yoshinori Kitase?
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Posted in: Hot, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Yoshinori Kitase
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 20:04 BST
FFXIV open beta kicks off in “early September”
Square Enix has said phase three of Final Fantasy XIV’s closed beta will end on Wednesday: it’s time for open season.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIV
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 19:46 BST
Treyarch confirms modding for Black Ops
While PC modders were completely locked out of Modern Warfare 2, Treyarch’s confirmed modding tools will be available for Black Ops, no doubt to the delight of many.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, treyarch
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 19:34 BST
ME2 DLC, Lair of the Shadowbroker, out on September 7
BioWare will release the next piece of story DLC for Mass Effect 2, Lair of the Shadowbroker, in two weeks time.
2K Marin staff working on second major project