Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 09:58 BST
Yamauchi: GT5 still isn’t finished, will be “shortly”
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 09:41 BST
Spector on Epic Mickey PS360: “No one’s asked me for a port”
Epic Mickey lead designer Warren Spector has said the Wii exclusive may eventually make its way to PS3 and Xbox 360, thanks to the consoles new-found love with motion technology, but for now it’s Wii-only.
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Posted in: Disney, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: epic mickey, warren spector
Mon, Aug 09, 2010 | 09:34 BST
No Versus XIII at gamescom, in process of voice casting
Just in case you had any small hope for a German-based re-reveal of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, we’re here to break it in two: it won’t be in Cologne next week.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix, gamescom 2010
Tags: Final Fantasy Agito XIII, final fantasy versus XIII, Tetsuya Nomura
Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 18:30 BST
Nail’d soundtrack trailer released
Deep Silver has released a brand new trailer for Nail’d, showing off some gameplay and the heavy metal soundtrack.
Sun, Sep 19, 2010 | 11:43 BST
Killzone 3 Beta site launched
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3
Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 14:08 BST
Tippl: Activision working on used market initiatives
Activision COO Thomas Tippl has outlined the strategies which “have worked best so far” in tackling lucrative used game market, as well as mentioning the company has further ideas to gain a foothold in this area.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: Thomas Tippl
Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 18:41 BST
Australian box art outs 250Gb Kinect 360
The Australian box art for Microsoft’s 4Gb Kinect console bundle appears to have outed a new 250Gb 360 bundle for the tech.
Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 13:35 BST
Monday Night Combat walkthrough shows gameplay
Two new gameplay videos for Monday Night Combat have appeared, showing what to expect from the Xbox Live Arcade exclusive.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Monday Night Combat
Sun, Aug 08, 2010 | 13:31 BST
MS: Kinect gets “back to old arcade style of game’
Kudo Tsunoda, Microsoft’s general manager of Kinect, has said the tech is going back to the roots of arcade games.
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 23:37 BST
Split/Second DLC hitting later this month
Black Rock has announced over on the official Facebook page for Split/Second three DLC packs for the racer.
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Posted in: Disney, Hot, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: black rock, split/second
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 23:20 BST
Madden 11 Mania: Contests, bundles, sales, Wii exclusive features
EA releases Madden NFL 11 on Tuesday, August 10 in the US, and trust us when we say this: It’s a big deal to people in the States.
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 22:36 BST
Rumor – Splinter Cell and PoP Trilogies in HD hitting PS3 by year’s end
Amazon France has listings on its site for a Splinter Cell Trilogy and a Prince of Persia Trilogy, and it has both slated to hit PS3 in November in full HD glory.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Rumour, Sony, Ubisoft
Tags: hd, pop trilogy, prince of persia, splinter cell, splinter cell trilogy
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 22:04 BST
“The way we develop games has got to change,” says Molyneux
Peter Molyneux has said the way games are developed now and days has got to change. For the better, obviously.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable III, lionhead, peter molyneux
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 21:31 BST
Report – Apple in talks to buy Chinese games developer
Chinese developer Handseeing Information Technology has told Chinese newspaper Xinhau it’s in acquisition talks with Apple, meaning the Silicon Valley firm would be able to create its own iPad and iPhone games should Handseeing agree to a price.
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 21:05 BST
Schaefer: Torchlight II was created to “give people what they’re asking for”
Runic Games not only announced a sequel to its popular RPG Torchlight this week, but regrettably also let slip gamers would have to wait a bit longer on the MMO based on the franchise.
According to the Runic’s CEO Max Schaefer, delaying the MMO was all about giving people what they wanted instead of making them wait.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PC, RPG
Tags: Max Schaefer, runic games, torchlight, torchlight II, torchlight MMO
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 20:33 BST
Rumor – DLC details leaked for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair has been out less than a week on XBLA and what appears to be images and video of upcoming DLC has surfaced for it.
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Posted in: Konami, Platformer, Rumour, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, Julius Belmont, Maria Renard
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 20:04 BST
Left 4 Dead 2 stats reveal favorite Mutations
Valve’s posted stats for Mutation modes in Left 4 Dead 2, and according to its findings, Realism Versus and Chainsaw Massacre were the two most popular of the lot.
Sat, Aug 07, 2010 | 19:33 BST
Ubisoft’s Clint Hocking joins LucasArts for “unannounced project”
Ubisoft Montreal’s ex-creative director Clint Hocking, who left the firm in May, has joined up with LucasArts as the creative director on an unannounced project.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, Lucasarts, Ubisoft
Tags: Clint Hocking
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 18:37 BST
Kinect recognizes American Sign Language
According to a patent listing for Kinect, not only does the motion controller recognize the body, face, and voice, but American Sign Language as well.
2K Marin staff working on second major project