Monthly Archives: September 2010
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 20:37 BST
Zavvi lists Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia HD collections
Remember the Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia HD trilogies that popped up on Amazon France back in August?
Well, both are now listed on Zavvi’s website.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Retail, Rumour, Ubisoft
Tags: hd collections, prince of persia, splinter cell
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 20:14 BST
Tomb Raider Anniversary and Assassin’s Creed II hitting XBL GoD this month
The Major has put up a list of what you can expect to hit Xbox Live Marketplace, and highlights this week include the Liars and Cheaters pack now available for Red Dead Redemption, L4D2: The Passing as the DotW, and Lara Croft Anniversary as this week’s Game on Demand.
Get it all below.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 19:12 BST
PSA: Enslaved demo now available to PSN users in North America – sort of
Ninja Theory has announced via its Facebook page that the PSN demo of Enslaved is now available for download in North America.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved demo, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory, Odyssey to the West
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 18:58 BST
Square’s online currency Crysta hitting Europe and US for FFXIV
Square Enix has announced its online payment system for Final Fantasy FFXIV called Crysta won’t just be for Japan, but for Europe and North America as well.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Square Enix
Tags: crysta, ff14, FFXIV, final fantasy XIV
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 17:07 BST
Blizzard developing mods internally for StarCraft II
Blizzard has said it’s to develop mods internally for StarCraft II, in order to offer “polished gameplay experiences” for fans.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: Dustin Browder, sc2, scII, starcraft, starcraft 2, starcraft II
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 23:27 BST
Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy announced for Europe and North America
Square Enix has announced Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy will be released across Europe and North America in 2011 exclusively on PSP.
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Posted in: Hot, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: dissidia, Dissidia 012, Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy, final fantasy, [duodecim]
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 15:55 BST
Pokemon Black and White sells 2.6 million in first two days in Japan
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Pokemon Black and White
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 15:48 BST
Activision unveils complete DJ Hero 2 soundtrack with 83 mixes
Activision has released a list of the tracks available in DJ Hero 2, and we’ve got all 83 posted below for you.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: dj hero, dj hero 2, freestyle games
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 15:25 BST
Planet Michael announced as “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game”
The Estate of Michael Jackson and SEE Virtual Worlds has announced Planet Michael, a massively multiplayer virtual world full of “innovative interactive gaming and social experiences that celebrate Michael Jackson’s life as an artist and humanitarian”.
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Posted in: Internet, MMO, PC
Tags: Entropia Universe, MindArk PE AB, Planet Michael, SEE Virtual Worlds, The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 19:14 BST
PSN and Steam online co-op delayed for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light may be hitting PSN and Steam next week, but it will forgo online co-op until a “later date”, according to Crystal Dynamics.
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Posted in: Eidos, Hot, PC, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Square Enix, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, lara croft, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 14:41 BST
Plants vs Zombies shows up in WoW: Cataclysm quest line
Blizzard has thrown a bit of Plants vs Zombies into its World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm.
Proof is in the pudding below.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: Cataclysm, peacebloom vs. ghouls, plants vs zombies, world of warcraft, wow, wow: cataclysm
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 14:09 BST
F1 2010 ships 2 million as Codies releases launch trailer
Codemasters has announced it’s shipped 2 million units of F1 2010 for the game’s launch this week.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters Birmingham, F1 2010
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 13:51 BST
Visceral keen on Dead Space 3
The second’s not out for another four months, but Dead Space 2 producer Steve Papoutsis has told EG developer Visceral is keen on making a third game in the series.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 3, steve papoutsis, visceral games
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 14:20 BST
BioShock: Infinite gameplay video released along with new screens
2K’s finally released the long awaited BioShock: Infinite gameplay video that’s been shown behind-closed-doors since the game’s reveal last month, and has also put out five new screens for your viewing pleasure.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 12:17 BST
Arkham City OPM info blow-out: plot, setting, moves, vehicles, co-op, more
UK OPM‘s Batman issue has dropped a metric fuck-load of new Arkham City info in its cover feature, which is full of both the game’s recently leaked screens and never-before-seen character art.
Warning: spoilers.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady, sefton hill
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 12:21 BST
Riccitiello: Need for Speed quality decline down to “death march” regime
EA boss John Riccitiello has said the decline in quality in Need for Speed in recent years was down to developer BlackBox doing the series year in, year out, in a “death march regime”.
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Posted in: EA, Racing
Tags: EA BlackBox, John Riccitiello, need for speed
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 10:48 BST
Pre-order Darksiders digitally, get free game
You want a free game? Get Darksiders. Pre-order it. Get an additional game with it. For no charge.
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Posted in: Action, PC, THQ
Tags: darksiders, vigil games
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 10:46 BST
Fable III Achievements out of bag
The internet detectives at Xbox360Achievements have posted the full list of in-game Fable III awards. Warning: spoilers.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 10:31 BST
New Bond Blood Stone trailer shows much fighting
Acti’s released new combat footage from the upcoming James Bond Blood Stone, featuring a bunch of hand-to-hand and weapons-based fighting.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, James Bond: Blood Stone
2K Marin staff working on second major project