Monthly Archives: September 2010
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 09:29 BST
Agito, Versus XIII presser will feature “other surprises,” says Nomura
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has said in this week’s issue of Famitsu that the publisher’s Fabula Nova Crystallis press conference – which will see reveals of Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII in January – will also contain “other surprises”.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, final fantasy versus XIII, Tetsuya Nomura
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 08:51 BST
Child of Eden for 3DS or Wii? “Not a chance,” says Ubisoft
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Rhythm action, TGS 2010, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: Child of Eden, Lindsay Gray, q entertainment
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 19:10 BST
PS3 Firmware 3.50 is live, adds 3D Blu-ray support and more
PS3 Firmware 3.50 is now available for download, meaning if you own a PS3 and a 3D TV you can now enjoy your very own 3D Blu-Ray player.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 07:50 BST
Zune expanding to the UK this fall
The Zune Marketplace online store, Zune Pass music subscription service, enhanced features on Zune.net and free Zune software will launch on PCs, Windows Phone 7 and Xbox Live in the UK this autumn, Microsoft said this morning.
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 07:01 BST
Naughty Dog’s next game “too far along” to include Move support
Naughty Dog’s been pretty hush-hush about whatever it’s currently got cooking, but the developer’s finally thrown us a bone.
The gist? Nathan Drake’s faced many dangerous obstacles over the years, but tacked-on Move support won’t be one of them.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: It's probably Uncharted 3, Move, naughty dog
Tue, Sep 21, 2010 | 04:16 BST
Itagaki developing Devil’s Third with “yet unknown hardware” in mind
Microsoft and Sony have all but faked their own deaths on the spot in order to avoid talking about the next-next-gen of gaming consoles.
Valhalla Entertainment founder Tomonobu Itagaki, however, isn’t waiting around for silly little things like details and tangible hardware.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Hot, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, THQ, Tomonobu Itagaki
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 21:38 BST
Dunaway to leave Nintendo of America on October 1
Nintendo of America marketing boss Cammie Dunaway will leave the games industry on October 1, the company’s announced.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Cammie Dunaway
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 21:20 BST
Bungie “probably the last remaining high quality independent developer,” says Kotick
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: Bobby Kotick, bungie
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 18:07 BST
Japanese hardware sales: PS3 passes Wii in 2010
PlayStation 3 has now sold more than Wii in Japan this year, with the Sony console having moved 1,017,094 units compared to Wii’s 1,015,513.
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 17:16 BST
Alan Wake: The Writer DLC to be the last, says Remedy
Remedy boss Matias Myllrinne has told Evil Avatar the new second piece of premium DLC for Alan Wake, The Writer, will be the last for the game.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: alan wake, Matias Myllrinne, remedy entertainment, the writer
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 16:29 BST
PSP “getting a bit old,” says Yoshida
Looks like PSP is set to join that gaming retirement home, if comments from SCE WorldWide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida are an indication.
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 15:11 BST
Rumour: BioWare Montreal hiring for “military-genre FPS” and more
BioWare’s Montreal studio is seemingly hiring for a new “action-adventure” IP and a “military-genre FPS,” if recent job listings are to be believed.
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 14:38 BST
Kudo: “Hardly anyone plays first-person shooters on the PC any more”
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Posted in: Microsoft, PC, Shooter
Tags: Kudo Tsunoda
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 14:27 BST
Fallout Online teases “Church of Harold”
Interplay’s released some new teaser stuff for Fallout Online, this time focusing on “The Church of Harold”.
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Posted in: Action, Interplay, MMO, PC
Tags: fallout online, project v13
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 13:06 BST
Doctor Who: Adventure Games to return for second series
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC
Tags: bbc, doctor who, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, Karen Gillen, Matt Smith, Steven Moffat, sumo digital
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 13:06 BST
EA hiring for “AAA multiplayer action game”
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Posted in: Action, EA
Tags: AAA, multiplayer
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 12:21 BST
US PC download sales surpass retail sales, says NPD
NPD’s just sent out a notice announcing that PC downloads have passed retail sales for the first six months of the year in the US.
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 11:45 BST
Kojima: “It would be nice” to “introduce my own new game” at TGS 2011
And the teasing has already begun. Hideo Kojima has said it would be “nice” to “introduce” his new game at Tokyo Game Show next year.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, TGS 2011
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, Metal Gear Solid 5
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 11:27 BST
UK charts – Halo: Reach becomes 5th biggest UK launch ever
Halo: Reach has become the fifth biggest launch of a game in the UK ever, easily becoming this week’s number one, Chart-Track’s said this morning.
Mon, Sep 20, 2010 | 12:33 BST
TGS organiser still discussing 3-4 day week for next year
TGS organiser CESA has said it’s still discussing if it’ll be holding the event in a three- or four-day week in 2011.
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Posted in: TGS 2011
Tags: cesa, Tokyo Game Show
2K Marin staff working on second major project