Monthly Archives: August 2010
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 10:52 BST
R.U.S.E. says N.O. to Ubisoft DRM, but “most” Ubi PC games will continue to use it
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 09:55 BST
Test Drive Unlimited 2 gets pushed into 2011
Atari’s has pushed Test Drive Unlimited 2 into next year, thanks to the game’s multiplayer needing more polish.
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Posted in: Atari, Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Eden Games, test drive unlimited 2
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 09:35 BST
Irrational’s Icarus debuting tonight – premiere event report on VG247 at 7.00pm BST
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Posted in: 2K, Hot
Tags: irrational games, Project Icarus
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 09:04 BST
Crytek: 3D is the future of Crysis
Love 3D? Hate it?
Well congratulations/too bad, because according to Crytek, 3D’s not going anywhere any time soon.
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 03:29 BST
Report: Sony working on PlayStation-branded Android phone
Ever felt the need to tell your grandmother who lives in the middle of nowhere about the pious, upstanding life you’ve been leading while also slaying/doing the nasty with the entire Greek pantheon on the same device?
Well, that’s kind of weird. But soon, you’ll be able to.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 23:32 BST
SOE announces date for Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
SOE has announced it will launch its free-to-play Star Wars: The Clone Wars on September 15 to coincide with the Season Three premiere of The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network.
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Posted in: Lucasarts, MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: cartoon network, Clone Wars Adventures, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 23:10 BST
DotA gets thicker legs as Valve registers trademark
The possibility of Valve releasing Defense of the Ancients crossed a little further into fact today thanks to a trademark dug up by super-sleuth Superannuation.
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Posted in: Development, PAX 2010, PC, Valve
Tags: Defense of the Ancients, DotA, IceFrog
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 22:52 BST
Costume Quest shots are rather cute
THQ and Double Fine released some shots of Costume Quest today, and we put ‘em below for you.
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Posted in: Adventure, PSN, THQ, Xbox Live
Tags: Costume Quest, double fine, Tasha Harris, Tim Schafer
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 14:50 BST
Codemasters shows off DiRT 3 in new shots
Codies has released five lovely new screens for DiRt 3, and it shows cars in different environments.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 21:33 BST
Report – MMO revenues to hit $8 billion worldwide in 2014
A report from Strategy Analytics states MMO revenues will continue to climb, eventually reaching $8 billion worldwide.
As of 2009, it already exceeded $5 billion.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Jia Wu, Martin Olausson, mmos revenues, report, Strategy Analytics, study, The World of MMORPG: A Tale of Two Regions
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 20:47 BST
Lionhead wants more than “5 million people playing” Fable III
Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux expects Fable III to be the biggest-seller of the series to date.
As a matter of fact, he’s hoping for 5 million players vying to be the King come October.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 21:02 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood gets its first dev diary
Ubisoft has released a couple new screenshots and the first developer diary for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and it features those involved wearing hooded cloaks and looking all ominous.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Thu, Aug 12, 2010 | 08:56 BST
Expect DOOM 4 to take less time than RAGE, says Carmack
id Software technical guru John Carmack has told OPM UK anyone expecting to wait a long time for DOOM 4 will have a shorter wait than first thought.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Horror, Hot, QuakeCon 2010
Tags: doom 4, id software, john carmack
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 19:16 BST
Rising Star to release Deadly Premonition in UK
Rising Star Games has announced it publish Marvelous Entertainment’s Xbox 360-exclusive horror title Deadly Premonition in PAL territories this fall.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Ignition, Marvelous, Rising Star Games, Xbox 360
Tags: Access Games, Deadly Premonition
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 18:56 BST
Neil Young, Queensrÿche, more added to Warriors of Rock
Activision has announced more artists for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
The list is below and it includes an awesome Queensrÿche song, Neil Young and some others.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Anberlin, guitar hero, guitar hero: warriors of rock, Neil Young, Queensrÿche, warriors of rock
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 17:42 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 video shows brotherly love
Warner has released a new trailer for F.E.A.R. 3, and you can get it exclusively on Eurogamer.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 17:30 BST
Bushnell “really wishes” he hadn’t sold Atari
Atari legend Nolan Bushnell has admitted regret over selling Atari, which he co-founded with Ted Dabney back in 1972.
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Posted in: Atari, Development, Hot, hardware
Tags: Nolan Bushnell, [a]list Summit
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 16:53 BST
Professor Layton and the Lost Future dated for October 22 in UK
Nintendo has announced it’s releasing the third Professor Layton title, The Lost Future, in the UK and Europe on October 22.
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Posted in: Adventure, DS, Nintendo, Puzzler, Strategy
Tags: level-5, Professor Layton and the Lost Future, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 16:37 BST
PC download chart deal brokered for UK
Looks like the UK will finally get a games download chart thanks to the deal wrangling skills of the ELSPA and Chart-Track.
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Posted in: Charts, Hot, PC, Retail, UK
Tags: Andy Payne, digital charts, elspa, pc charts, Sam Collins
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 16:30 BST
Rocksteady: Arkham Asylum won’t “be our best work, we still have places to go”
Rocksteady boss Sefton Hill has told Develop as far as it’s concerned, Batman: Arkham Asylum was just the beginning of things for the developer.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady, sefton hill
2K Marin staff working on second major project