Monthly Archives: September 2010
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 16:41 BST
Treyarch: Black Ops multiplayer is free, will always be free
Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia, has said the team plans on “supporting the hell” out of Call of Duty: Black Ops, and believes you don’t need Online Pass to deter used games sales.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mark Lamia, treyarch
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 22:50 BST
Report – Jedward to front new Nintendo ad campaign
Justin Bieber and Kinect? Phft, try Nintendo’s most recent hires for its newest ad campaign for the Christmas period.
Who is it? Maybe Leona Lewis. Not like she hasn’t done it before? What about JLS? Wait, Jedward!?!?
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 15:56 BST
Scottish videogames industry at a crossroads, says TIGA
TIGA has said the Scottish videogames industry is at a “cross roads” , and if it didn’t get some much needed tax breaks, the sector could decline.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 15:34 BST
Rock Band next week: Dio, The Smiths, Silverchair
Harmonix and MTV announced next week’s DLC for Rock Band today, and the line-up features singles from Dio, Juliana Hatfield, Morrissey, Silverchair, The Smiths and Underoath.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: dio, harmonix, Juliana Hatfield, Morrissey, mtv games, rock band, Silverchair, The Smiths, Underoath
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 15:27 BST
Justin Bieber video shows Kinect showcase, new boot-up
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Posted in: Casual, Kinect, Microsoft, Rhythm action, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central, Justin Bieber, kinect adventures
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 15:20 BST
Bethesda: Factions in New Vegas won’t be so “black and white”
Bethesda’s Pete Hines has explained in more detail how factions will work in Fallout: New Vegas.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 14:41 BST
EU PlayStation Move ads feature all kinds of stuff
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Move
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 14:36 BST
Last night’s Halo: Reach London premiere released in arty photo format
Microsoft’s just put out a slideshow of last night’s Halo: Reach premiere in London, showing footballer Rio Ferdinand and his team getting completely beaten by regular Halo players. Who knew?
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 14:20 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood gets second dev diary
Ubisoft’s released the second Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood dev diary, detailing some more of the game’s backstory.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ubisoft montreal
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 13:10 BST
Sega to stream TGS stage events
Sega’s announced it’s streaming most of its stage events at Tokyo Game Show live online next week.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSP, Sega, Strategy, TGS 2010, Xbox 360
Tags: Valkyria Chronicles III, Vanquish, Yakuza: Black Panther, Yakuza: Of The End
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 12:17 BST
Sony will never “out-spend” Microsoft in motion control marketing
SCEA exec Peter Dille has said that as far as PR goes, his firm won’t “out-spend” Microsoft when the firms promote their upcoming motion controllers.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Peter Dille
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 11:52 BST
New Shogun 2 screens show map overviews, volcanoes, fighting
The latest Shogun 2 screens have shown off the game’s map sections, and very pretty they are too.
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Strategy
Tags: creative assembly, Shogun 2: Total War, the creative assembly
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 11:38 BST
New Mega Man Universe screens reveal build-a-Mega-Man workshop, level editor
Look, Ryu, don’t take this the wrong way, but Mega Man wants your legs.
No! No! Not like that. Yeesh! That’d be just plain weird – not to mention awkward. See, he just wants to saw them off you and glue them to himself, is all.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, Platformer, Xbox 360
Tags: Capcom, mega man universe, street fighter
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 10:35 BST
New Marvel vs Capcom 3 trailer is pretty much the greatest thing ever
Also, it confirms Tron Bonne – of Mega Man and Misadventures of Tron Bonne fame – as a playable character. Which is cool and all, but honestly, watching Captain America beat up a helicopter scratched an itch we never knew we had. Now, though, we need more. Captain America vs the Wright brothers, perhaps? Please, someone, make it happen.
Check out the full (and totally awesome) trailer after the break, courtesy of GameSpot.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Capcom, marvel vs capcom 3, trailer, Tron Bonne
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 10:30 BST
Japanese hardware charts – PS3 poised for year-to-date Wii kill
Media Create’s Japanese hardware figures today have put PS3 within striking distance of passing Wii in the country this year, with only around 3,000 units now separating the two systems in 2010.
We missed this data last week thanks to Duke Nukem Forever. The upside is you now get two sets of weekly figures in one go. Try to keep those pants on, boys.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail
Tags: Japanese hardware charts
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 09:27 BST
Child of Eden is no downloadable title, says Q Entertainment
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Posted in: Kinect, PS3, Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, q entertainment
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 08:49 BST
Section 8 sequel announced for 2011
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Posted in: Shooter, Southpeak
Tags: Section 8, Section 8: Prejudice
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 08:37 BST
MAG 2 listed online by US retailer
US retailer Walmart’s listed up on its website something called “MAG 2″. Who knew? We didn’t.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 08:29 BST
FIFA 11 chief: Online Pass offsets the “human cost” of multiplayer
The first inclusion of Online Pass functionality in a FIFA game doesn’t have the team “worried,” producer David Rutter has assured VG247, adding that making additional charges to those playing online with a secondhand copy is necessary to justify both the “human cost” of online development and improvements in the game’s multiplay service.
Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 07:31 BST
First Yakuza 5: Of The End shots released
Following being officially titled yesterday, Sega’s released the first shots of Yakuza 5, known as Ryu ga Gotoku: Of The End.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sega
Tags: Ryu ga Gotoku of the End, Yakuza 5, Yakuza 5: Of The End
2K Marin staff working on second major project