Monthly Archives: September 2010
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 22:07 BST
SCEA celebrates PlayStation’s 15th anniversary with discounts and Home items
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Posted in: Home, Hot, PS2, PS3, PlayStation Store, Sony, hardware
Tags: jack tretton, playstation 15th anniversary, psone, scea
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 14:57 BST
New LBP2 trailer shows off grappling hook
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 14:48 BST
Need for Speed World reaches 1 million players
EA’s announced Need for Speed World has reached 1 million users since its launch back in July.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, Racing
Tags: EA BlackBox, EA Singapore, John Doyle, need for speed world
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 14:19 BST
Kudo: Kinect features “really can’t be done on any other console”
Kinect chief Kudo Tsunoda has told VG247 that 360′s incoming motion tech could only work on the Microsoft hardware.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Kudo Tsunoda
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 13:37 BST
Halo: Reach is “Halo 4 in all but name,” says Microsoft
Microsoft’s said today Halo: Reach is “Halo 4 in all but name.” In other news, the sky is blue, grass is green, roses are red and the earth’s still spinning.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bungie, halo 4, Halo: Reach, Stephen McGill
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 15:42 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood beta kicks off on October 4, PC version delayed into 2011
Ubisoft’s announced that the multiplayer beta of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood launches on October 4, while also confirming a delay for the PC version.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ubisoft montreal
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 11:26 BST
Valve to plan another L4D2-like quick sequel “at some point,” says Gabe
Valve boss Gabe Newell has told PC Gamer the firm will likely release another quick sequel to one of its games – a la Left 4 Dead 2 – “at some point”.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: gabe newell, left 4 dead, Left 4 Dead 2
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:50 BST
Blizzard releases first official custom StarCraft II map
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Mac, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:31 BST
Nintendo registers special Super Mario aniversary logo
Nintendo’s registered a special Super Mario logo to celebrate the plumber’s 25 years in the industry.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: mario, Super Mario, Super Mario Collection
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:48 BST
Hands-on: Returning to necromorph hell in Dead Space 2
The first Dead Space was one scary game. Very scary. In fact it was so scary, we left some lights on in the house the first couple of nights after playing it.
If you were of the same mindset, Dead Space 2 will be no different for you. In fact, after getting some hands-on time during PAX last weekend, we can almost safely say it might even give you full blown nightmares. And that, my friends, is a good thing.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, Impressions, PAX 2010, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, visceral games
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:12 BST
Kinect: Scanning being saved for later, says Kudo
Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda’s confirmed to Eurogamer that Kinect’s object scanning feature for won’t be available at launch.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 09:57 BST
Tecmo Koei announces TGS line-up, not many shockers included
Koei-Tecmo’s announced what it’s bringing to Tokyo Game Show next week. Spoiler: don’t expect any megatons.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 09:56 BST
Man from “Fort Gay” banned from XBL by “mistake”
Microsoft’s said a decision to ban an American man from Xbox Live because he lives in a town called Fort Gay was a “mistake” and the company’s going to “make it right.”
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 09:42 BST
Dead or Alive: Dimensions coming to 3DS
Tecmo’s unveiled Dead or Alive: Dimensions, the 3DS Dead or Alive title previously announced at E3.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 09:29 BST
Dead Space 2 halo jump footage brings the fear
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 08:50 BST
Cage: PS3 “perfect” for Heavy Rain due to “Blu-ray disc,” a “more sophisticated entertainment experience”
Heavy Rain lead David Cage has outlined reasons for siding with Sony for his groundbreaking game, saying PS3 has a more “sophisticated” entertainment ideal while noting Blu-Ray’s extra storage capability.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: david cage, heavy rain, quantic dream
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 10:36 BST
Battlefield 1943 finally released on PC [Update]
Update: Oh. According to this EA tweet, “BF 1943 PC is not available. This is an error on EA store. We are working to sort it out.”
Original: Apparently 2010′s the year they finally ran out of fine wines, busty women, and 12 foot-tall chocolate fountains over in Vaporware Land.
First, Duke Nukem Forever quit stalling, and now Battlefield 1943′s PC version has finally crossed the finish line.
Thu, Sep 09, 2010 | 03:46 BST
Mindjack’s head not in the game until 2011
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: delay, Feelplus, Mindjack, Square Enix
2K Marin staff working on second major project