Monthly Archives: August 2010
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 08:18 BST
Square: FFXIV’s playtime-limiting system in place to keep certain players from having an “unfair advantage”
Life is all about balance. Unless you play MMOs; in which case, life is a series of marathon play sessions that culminate in you sitting atop an ever-growing pile of virtual loot that’s always just seconds away from becoming obsolete.
Square, however, is implementing a system that eventually takes away players’ ability to gain experience points if they don’t take a breather every once in a while. Hooray, right? If you said “yes,” you clearly don’t understand MMO players.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, PC, PS3, Square Enix
Tags: experience points, final fantasy XIV, MMO, Square Enix
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 08:04 BST
Microsoft’s Spencer, Sensui to deliver TGS keynote
Microsoft Games Studios head Phil Spencer and Xbox Japan boss Takashi Sensui will deliver TGS’s opening keynote, the show’s organiser has announced.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, TGS 2010, Xbox 360
Tags: Phil Spencer, Takashi Sensui, Xbox Japan
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 10:40 BST
New Dance Central trailer is life of the party, death of our egos
Let’s say your fingers are thick and clumsy. The second they touch a plastic guitar, you’ve got a “rotund man cannon-balling into a swimming pool” situation on your hands. Whether you’re doing the deed or merely watching, fact is, it’s not going to end well for anyone involved.
But hey, look on the bright side: Dance Central is your chance to redeem yourself in the arena of Harmonix rhythm gam… Oh. Oh goodness. That looks very, very hard.
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 06:31 BST
Target launches used game trade-in service, to be in 850 stores by year’s end
Live in the US? Have a game? Wanna sell it? Don’t feel like making the trek to one of the five million GameStops on your street?
Well then, just head across the street to one of your five million local Targets.
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 | 08:38 BST
Insomniac confirms 2011 launch for Resistance 3, no PAX showing
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Posted in: Hot, PAX 2010, PS3, Shooter, Sony, gamescom 2010
Tags: insomniac games, Ratchet & Clank: All4One, resistance 3
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 21:54 BST
James Bond: Blood Stone gets new screens, trailer
Activision’s released some new shots and a trailer for James Bond: Blood Stone, featuring Istanbul as one of its key locations.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, DS, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, James Bond: Blood Stone
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 20:38 BST
gamescom Portal 2 gameplay vids show bouncy stuff
Valve put out two new gameplay vids of Portal 2 this evening, showing the game’s Faith Plate and Repulsion Gel in action.
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 20:04 BST
PC Gamer warns people off Elemental, Wardell apologises for argument
PC Gamer has issued a warning to those looking to pick up Stardock-published turn-based strategy game Elemental that the game has been the subject of a “disastrous launch” and punters should “stay well away”.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Stardock, Strategy
Tags: Brad Wardell, Elemental: War of Magic, PC gamer
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 18:16 BST
BioWare announces Dragon Age DLC – Witch Hunt
BioWare’s announced another piece of story DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, known as Witch Hunt.
Danger: Origins’ end is spoiled below the fold.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Witch Hunt
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 17:34 BST
Kinect, Move won’t extend lifespan of PS3, 360, says Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s Alain Corre has told GI he doesn’t expect Kinect and Move to extend the lifespan of either 360 or PS3, saying that the motion tech will only bring a short-term boost to the market.
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 17:00 BST
Mac OS accounts for only 5% of Steam use
Valve’s published its latest Steam usage stats, showing that only 5.07 percent of the download service’s users are playing with Macs.
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 18:19 BST
Take-Two loses case over BioShock URL
Take Two has lost its case in gaining control of a BioShock URL against a domain squatting firm.
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Posted in: 2K, Legalities, Take-Two
Tags: 2k marin, bioshock, bioshock 2, bioshock: infinite, irrational games, NA Media
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 16:18 BST
Moore: EA had a “policy against communicating directly with consumers”
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: ea sports, peter moore
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 14:36 BST
EU PS store update, August 25 – Shank, Joe Danger, PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap
Shank’s this week’s EU PS store update big headliner. But there’s more other then just that. Obviously.
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Posted in: PS3, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: EU PS store, Joe Danger, PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap, Shank
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 14:20 BST
EA Partners is “highly, highly confident” of Respawn’s first game
It will have guns. It will have men. And, obviously, EA Partners GM David DeMartini reckons Respawn’s first EA game is going to be amazing.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 13:29 BST
Levine on BioShock Rapture return: “Never say never”
Columbia is high in the sky. Rapture is at the bottom of the sea. Ken Levine might be in the clouds with Infinite, but is a return to Rapture on the cards? As the man says, “Never say never”.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: bioshock 3, bioshock: infinite, irrational games, ken levine
Wed, Aug 25, 2010 | 12:59 BST
Square on Versus XIII: “We can’t commit ourselves to 2011″
Oh dear. Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has refused to commit to even a 2011 Japanese release for Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy versus XIII, Yoshinori Kitase
2K Marin staff working on second major project