Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 23:09 BST
Riot Games counter-files trademark for DotA against Valve
League of Legends developer Riot Games has filed a trademark for Defense of the Ancients in a counter to the one filed by Valve, in order to keep the popular mod public.
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Posted in: Development, Legalities, PC, Valve
Tags: Defense of the Ancients, DotA, riot games, Steve Mescon
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 22:44 BST
Torchlight II trailer shows off co-op mode
Runic Games has released a trailer for Torchlight II, showing off the addition of co-op to the popular RPG.
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Posted in: PC, RPG
Tags: runic games, torchlight, torchlight II
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 22:37 BST
Realtime Worlds talking to buyers amid 75% staff reduction
Realtime Worlds is currently chatting up multiple buyers “in both the UK and US,” according to Paul Dounis, the firm’s administration consultant from Begbies Traynor.
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Posted in: America, Jobs, MMO, PC, Scotland
Tags: All Points Bulletin, realtime worlds
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:40 BST
Diablo 3: Caravan of Artisans detailed, screened, videoed
Blizzard has let loose on some new Diablo 3 information, this time it pertains to your hero being followed around by a caravan of Artisans.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: D3, diablo 3, diablo III
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:41 BST
Final Fantasy XIV footage appears
Someone has captured footage of Final Fantasy XIV at gamescom and threw it up on YouTube for us to embed.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Square Enix, gamescom 2010
Tags: final fantasy XIV
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:11 BST
Interview – SCEE’s Andrew House
Andrew House, president, CEO and CFO of SCEE, seems very pleased with the momentum of PS3 since releasing the slimmer model, and feels the recently announced hardware SKUs will once again best company expectations.
Speaking with Patrick Garratt at gamescom, House’s main focus seems to be on consumer experience, and adding value to PS3 – whether for a current console owner or someone entirely new to consoles – leading one to surmise Sony hopes its focus on consumer offerings will pay off for it in the end.
Read on below as House and Pat chat about Move, the core, 3D, and whether motion will be included in everything going forward.
[Interview by Patrick Garratt]
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Posted in: Hot, Interview, Journalism, PS3, Sony, gamescom 2010, hardware
Tags: andrew house, scee
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:45 BST
Cyrax and Kitana announced for Mortal Kombat 2011
Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios sent over some shots of two newly unveiled characters for Mortal Kombat 9 – Cyrax and Kitana.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: ed boon, MK9, Mortal Kombat 2011, Mortal Kombat 9, Netherrealm Studios
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:59 BST
House: “It would be absolutely great” to pass 360 globally
SCEE president, CEO and CFO of SCEE, has told VG247 it would be “absolutely great” if PS3 were to pass Xbox 360 in sales globally.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony, gamescom 2010, hardware
Tags: andrew house, scee
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:47 BST
Suda51 announces Sine Mora for PSN and XBLA
Famed game director Suda51 has announced a new PSN and XBLA title called Sine Mora, which is due for release in Q3 2011.
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:50 BST
Killzone 3 footage shows Move control
Some footage from Sony’s Gamescom conference has hit the net, showing how Killzone 3 works with PlayStation Move.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony, gamescom 2010
Tags: Killzone 3
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:51 BST
Patapon 3 video shows four player co-op
Sony has released a new video for Patapon 3, showing the first footage of the four player online co-op.
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Posted in: Adventure, PSP, gamescom 2010
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:52 BST
Molyneux and Milo at Ted footage
Peter Molyneux held a TED talk on Project Milo last month, revealing new information and discussing how it all works.
The 10 minute video presentation of the talk is now available, and you can catch it after the break.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: peter molyneux, Project Milo
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 17:34 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 screens show a dark, dangerous world
Warner has sent over some new in-game shots from F.E.A.R.3, and each one shows how dark and dangerous the world is, and whether it’s from bullets or family dysfunction depends on the area, apparently.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 17:10 BST
Molyneux casts doubt on Kinect features ever making Fable III
Waiting to see what the promised Kinect features in Fable III are going to look like? You might want to start re-evaluating your time management.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, PC, RPG, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: fable, Fable 3, Fable III, lionhead studios, peter molyneux
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 16:51 BST
FFXIV 360 paused and not cancelled, talks with MS still going, says Tanaka
Final Fantasy XIV producer Hiromichi Tanaka has told VG247 the MMO has not been cancelled for Xbox 360 – only put on hold, despite previous reports.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, Microsoft, PC, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, gamescom 2010
Tags: final fantasy XIV, Hiromichi Tanaka
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:54 BST
Three stunning GT5 videos from gamescom
We’ve seen many videos showing gameplay footage of Gran Turismo 5, but the three which follow will melt your brain.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony, gamescom 2010
Tags: gran turismo 5
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 16:39 BST
EA releases three new screens of Dragon Age 2
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age 2
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:56 BST
Move patch dated for Resident Evil 5
Capcom’s used gamescom to reveal the Resident Evil 5 patch, which introduces Move functionality, will be made available on September 19.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, PS3, Shooter, Sony, gamescom 2010
Tags: Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:56 BST
Bioshock Infinite gets two more screens
Two new screens for Bioshock Infinite appeared out of gamescom, and although they don’t give too much insight into the game, they are still candy to the eyes.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: bioshock: infinite
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 | 21:57 BST
Viewtiful Joe in Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Capcom has announced two new characters for Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in the shape of Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: marvel vs capcom 3
2K Marin staff working on second major project