Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 11:18 BST
Warren Spector keynote to open GDC Europe
GDC Europe organisers have announced Junction Point boss Warren Spector will be giving the opening keynote of the event.
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Posted in: Development, Disney, GDC Europe 2010, Hot
Tags: Junction Point, warren spector
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 10:59 BST
Half-Minute Hero sequel announced
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Posted in: Marvelous, PSP, RPG
Tags: Half-Minute Hero, Half-Minute Hero 2, Yuusha 30 Second
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 10:47 BST
Capcom not expecting “dramatic” rise in development costs with 3DS
Prettier graphics? Bigger games? A whole new dimension?
Gee, that sounds expensive! But it really isn’t, according to Capcom.
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 10:19 BST
€180 GT5 Collector’s Edition revealed
Got €180 to spend? Of course you do, you’re minted. Want a suggestion? Try a special GT5 CE just announced by SCEE.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, gt5, Polyphony Digital
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 09:57 BST
Bye-bye, Butterfree: Pokemon Black/White to only have new Pokemon until you’ve beaten the game
Pokemon? Without Pikachu?
Great, Nintendo. You just broke the world. Do you have any idea how much it’s gonna cost to fix this?
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Posted in: DS, Hot, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Game Freaks, Pokemon Black, Pokemon White, yeah we cried when Butterfree left - so what?
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 09:09 BST
Riccitello: EA’s “got a shot” at taking shooter crown, won’t “topple” Reach or Black Ops
EA CEO John Riccitello said last night during the company’s Q1 FY11 conference call it’s “got a shot” at glory in taking back first place in the FPS category
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, crysis 2, crytek, Danger Close, dice, John Riccitello, medal of honor
Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 08:31 BST
EA financials mention “handheld, mobile” Dead Space 2
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Posted in: DS, EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, Dead Space: Sabotage, visceral games
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 23:14 BST
Virgin announced as online tournament provider for Ghost Recon
Virgin Gaming announced today it’s partnered with Ubisoft to be the online tournament provider for some of the publisher’s multiplayer console releases starting with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.
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Posted in: PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: gaming tournaments, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin, Virgin Gaming
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 22:58 BST
US PSN update, August 3 – ModNation, LBP Marvel, MW2
Sony has updated the US end of PSN with a nifty summer sale, ModNation add-ons, Earthworm Jim HD, and loads more.
Get the gaming goodies below the break.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Home, Mexico, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 22:24 BST
EA Q1 FY11 financials: Net revenue up 27% yoy at $815 million
Electronic Arts has released it’s financial results for the company’s first fiscal 2011 quarter ending June 30, 2010 and it shows net revenue at $539 million, which is down 33 percent from the same period last year, when revenue came in at $816 million.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, Retail, Trade
Tags: ea financials, electornic arts q1 fy11 financials
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 21:34 BST
Need for Speed: Shift 2 confirmed in EA Q1 financials
EA’s just confirmed Need for Speed: Shift 2 is in development, putting it down for a Q4 FY2011 release.
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 22:14 BST
Report – Games account for 10% of online use in US
A new report issued by Nielsen shows Americans spend 10 percent of their time online playing games.
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 20:43 BST
EA: We don’t want to disturb Battlefield 3 devs with “marketing and PR”
EA’s refused to confirm to VG247 if Battlefield 3 will be revealed at gamescom this month, saying it wants to give developer DICE more time to “craft the game” without marketing and PR.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Shooter, gamescom 2010
Tags: battlefield 3, dice
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 20:14 BST
PlayStation Plus users in US to get bi-weekly content
The US PS Blog has posted a list of content PlayStation Plus subscribers can expect next week, which will be the start of bi-weekly updates to the service.
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Posted in: PlayStation Plus, Sony
Tags: playstation plus update, ps+ bi-weekly contet, ps+ update
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 19:30 BST
Plants vs Zombies hitting XBLA on September 8 in UK
It’s been announced Plants vs Zombies will arrive on XBLA come September 8, which is a couple weeks earlier than the previous “fall” release announced last month – at least for the UK.
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Posted in: PopCap, Strategy, Xbox Live
Tags: plants vs zombies
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 18:32 BST
Dead Rising 2: Check out the map for Fortune City
Capcom has released the a map to Dead Rising 2′s Fortune City via the faux city’s online Visitor Center.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2
Tue, Aug 03, 2010 | 18:16 BST
Mass Effect 2 Firepower Pack out now
BioWare’s announced the Firepower Pack DLC for Mass Effect 2, hinted at last week, is out now on PC and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, Firepower Pack, mass effect 2
2K Marin staff working on second major project