Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 17:53 BST
Deathspank sequel coming next month
Apparently redefining the phrase “not fucking about,” Hothead Games has confirmed it’s to release a sequel to fantasy actioner Deathspank next month, despite the first game only going live in July.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, hothead games
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 18:46 BST
3D Motorstorm Pacific Rift track pack hitting Wednesday
MotorStorm 3D Rift, a pack of ten 3D tracks for the last Motorstorm title, will be released via PSN next week.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: evolution studios, motorstorm 3d rift, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Simon Benson
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 17:10 BST
Hocking: Glasses-free 3D PS3 not “for a while,” Home 3D a “possibility”
Want to live the 3DS dream with your PS3 and a big screen TV? You’re going to be waiting a fair bit, according to Sony.
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Posted in: Home, Hot, PS3, PSP, Sony, gamescom 2010
Tags: Mick Hocking, PlayStation Home 3D, PS3 3D, PSP 3D
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 14:56 BST
D&D “co-op RPG” Neverwinter confirmed for Q4 2011
Cryptic’s announced its next project, as promised: it’s a “co-op roleplaying game” called Neverwinter, a PC exclusive for next year.
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 14:19 BST
Microsoft announces Crackdown 2 DLC, adds Keys to the City mode
Microsoft’s just announced the first DLC pack for Crackdown 2, introducing the “Keys to the City” mode from the first game.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, Keys to the City, proper games, ruffian games
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 14:05 BST
Pokemon Black and White Japanese pre-orders hit 1 million
The Japanese have gone properly mental for Pokemon Black and White before they’ve even shipped. Shocker, that.
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 13:53 BST
Report – New studio set up by RTW staff for MyWorld
According to a GI report, a studio from the remains of Realtime Worlds has been set up to finish off work on Project: MyWorld.
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Posted in: Development, PC
Tags: project myworld, realtime worlds
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 13:41 BST
Fallout: New Vegas has too many “major” events to not have an end, says Obsidian
If you’re wanting to know if you’ll be able to travel around the Vegas wastelands after the end of Fallout: New Vegas, here’s your answer: you can’t.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, Josh Sawyer, Obsidian Entertainment
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 13:48 BST
gamescom sees 254,000 attendees, GDCE claims record figures
Koelnmesse just confirmed a gamescom attendance of 254,000 for 2010, and made an outright claim that the German games show is now the world’s largest.
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Posted in: Hot, gamescom 2010
Tags: biu, Olaf Wolters, resistance 3
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 12:33 BST
First 10 minutes of Halo: Reach captured from gamescom
Someone’s posted off-screen footage of the first ten minutes of Halo: Reach being played at gamescom last week. Obviously: SPOILERS.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Brian Jarrard, bungie, Halo: Reach
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 12:07 BST
Joris De Man scoring Killzone 3 soundtrack
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Posted in: Music, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Joris de Man, Killzone 3, Mathijs de Jonge
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 11:55 BST
Suda51, DeMartini hint at TGS reveal for Grasshopper-Mikami horror
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, Goichi Suda, suda 51
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 11:51 BST
Modern Warfare 2 becomes top selling UK game… ever
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: chart-track, Dr Kawashima, gta: san andreas, infinity ward, modern warfare 2
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 11:10 BST
Kudo: Kinect works with sitting, standing and “everything in between”
Kinect creative chief Kudo Tsunoda has told VG247 that sitting functionality “already works” with Kinect, claiming developers can create games played while seated right now.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: jumping, Kudo Tsunoda, sitting, standing
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 10:39 BST
UK charts: Kane and Lynch 2 goes top
So much for the weird review spread, then: Kane and Lynch 2′s gone to the top of the UK charts.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: io interactive, Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days, uk charts
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 10:32 BST
PixelJunk Lifelike getting TGS debut next month
Q Games’ Dylan Cuthbert’s revealed we’ll get our first look at the studio’s new PixelJunk project at TGS next month.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony, Stuff, TGS 2010
Tags: Dylan Cuthbert, PixelJunk Lifelike, Q-Games
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 09:42 BST
EA in talks with Valve on Portal 2 publication
EA Partners boss David DeMartini’s said his label is in talks with Valve about publishing Portal 2.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Puzzler, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, portal 2
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 | 14:26 BST
Fox Medal of Honor comments are “personal view,” says Government
The British Government has distanced itself from comments made by defence secretary Liam Fox, which asked UK retailers not to stock EA’s Medal of Honor, calling the game – which is set in the ongoing Afghanistan conflict – “shocking”.
2K Marin staff working on second major project