Monthly Archives: August 2010
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 08:52 BST
Nomura on The World Ends with You: “I definitely want to make a sequel”
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Posted in: DS, Hot, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Square Enix, Tetsuya Nomura, The World Ends With You
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 08:38 BST
Ninja Theory-developed Heavenly Sword 2? “Never say never”, says Antoniades
You may just get a Ninja Theory-made Heavenly Sword 2 after all. Don’t hold your breath too long, though.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Heavenly Sword, Heavenly Sword 2, ninja theory, Tameem Antoniades
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 09:04 BST
Not many MGS regulars returning for Rising, says Kojima Productions
Snake? Vamp? Naomi? Otacon? Campbell? Don’t expect their like to show up in Metal Gear Solid: Rising, according to producer Shigenobu Matsuyama.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: kojima productions, metal gear solid rising, Shigenobu Matsuyama
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 08:09 BST
Force Unleashed II PSP gets canned
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Posted in: Action, Lucasarts, PSP
Tags: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 07:55 BST
Devil’s Third coming before April 2013, says THQ
THQ’s confirmed it’s releasing Devil’s Third sometime before April 2013, before the firm’s FY 2014. In a nutshell: it’s a very long way out.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Games Studios
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 04:29 BST
THQ reports $30.1 million Q1 loss, lower than expected UFC 2010 sales
THQ’s Q1 financial results are in, and while the UFC Undisputed publisher’s far from eating canvas, we have to imagine it’ll have quite the shiner when it wakes up tomorrow morning.
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Posted in: Hot, Sports, THQ
Tags: Financials, THQ, ufc undisputed 2010
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 21:52 BST
GameStop lists “Ultimate Edition” of Dragon Age: Origins
GameStop’s website is holding a retail listing for something known as the “Ultimate Edition” of Dragon Age: Origins.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, Dragon Age: Origins: Ultimate Edition
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 20:57 BST
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon announced for PS3, 360
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Project ACES
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 20:20 BST
Itagaki: Japanese games industry is dying
Tomonobu Itagaki has joined Keiji Inafune in kicking the Japanese games industry while it’s down, saying it’s currently dying.
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Posted in: Japan, Politics, THQ
Tags: Japanese games industry, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Games Studios
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 19:06 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Limited Edition has Jack-in-the-box
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ubisoft montreal
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 18:02 BST
CoD: Black Ops gets multiplayer trailer, full reveal coming September 1
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, treyarch
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 17:37 BST
Dragon Age: Origins DLC is this week’s Xbox Live Deal of the Week
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Posted in: EA, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, return to ostagar, Warden's Keep
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 16:10 BST
Remedy: Alan Wake 2 would be published by MGS, has “great ideas”
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Microsoft, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, alan wake 2, Oskari Häkkinen, remedy entertainment
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 14:22 BST
Microsoft confirms gamescom press conference, promises “a bunch of announcements”
Microsoft will be holding a press conference at gamescom next Tuesday, August 17, VG247 can reveal.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Microsoft gamescom 2010 press conference
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 13:30 BST
Tony Hawk: Shred gets first shots
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Sports
Tags: robomodo, tony hawk: shred
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 11:45 BST
Ubisoft Toronto aiming for five major projects, says Raymond
Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond has told Develop that the studio is to ramp up to five simultaneous AAA projects in the future.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Ubisoft
Tags: jade raymond, Ubisoft Toronto
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 11:43 BST
THQ “very confident” Homefront will be “genre competitive”
THQ’s UK head of marketing for Homefront has told GI the company is “very confident” that upcoming Kaos shooter Homefront will be “genre competitive”.
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 10:30 BST
UK charts: Modern Warfare 2 surges to second, Toy Story 3 gets top spot
Toy Story 3′s regained the top spot in the latest UK charts, but it’s Modern Warfare 2 that’s made the biggest gain.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Disney, PC, PS3, PSP, Platformer, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, toy story 3, uk charts
2K Marin staff working on second major project