Monthly Archives: September 2010
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 23:06 BST
Report: Former Realtime chairman linked to MyWorld purchase
A report has surfaced claiming former Realtime Worlds chairman and chief strategy officer Ian Hetherington has ties with the anonymous US company which purchased Project MyWorld.
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Posted in: Casual, Development, Internet, PC, Scotland, UK
Tags: Ian Hetherington, myworld, realtime worlds
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 22:45 BST
Ace Attorney Investigations 2 revealed in Famitsu
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Posted in: Capcom, DS, Puzzler, TGS 2010
Tags: Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2, miles edgeworth
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 22:01 BST
Tip of the Spear developer walkthrough video released for Halo: Reach
Bungie has released a new video for Halo: Reach, featuring the developer commentary over a walkthrough.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: bungie, halo, Halo: Reach, reach, tip of the spear
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 21:50 BST
Emmert: Neverwinter is online co-op with 4th Edition D&D rule set
Cryptic COO Jack Emmert seems excited about the firm’s foray into the world of Neverwinter and according to the man himself, the developers looked really hard at the 4th Edition D&D rule set, and are even thinking of allowing players to create their own adventures.
It all sounds like a rather interesting idea.
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Posted in: Atari, Development, PC, RPG
Tags: cryptic, Jack Emmert, neverwinter
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 20:04 BST
Treyarch: Balancing Black Ops was a challenge
Treyarch has said balancing Black Ops has been a bit of a challenge for it, compared to the studio’s other Call of Duty titles.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, cakll of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, cod points, josh olin, treyarch
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 18:43 BST
Survey: Only 4% of UK game industry staff are female
According to a report from the British Sociological Association, the number of females employed in the UK videogame industry dropped from 12 percent in 2006 to 4 percent in 2009.
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Posted in: Education, Jobs, Trade, UK
Tags: British Sociological Association, julie prescott, study, survey, UK videogame industry
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 18:11 BST
Versus XIII “being developed specifically for the PlayStation 3,” says Nomura
Final Fantasy Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura has said the game’s “being developed specifically for the PlayStation 3,” and if there was a multi-plat version it would be a port.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, RPG, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy versus XIII, Tetsuya Nomura
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 16:59 BST
Hirai: PSP go had a market – it was just smaller than PSP-3000′s
PlayStation head Kaz Hirai has said PSP go had a market, but it just wasn’t as large as that enjoyed by PSP-3000.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 21:03 BST
Tiger Woods Move HD vid – “Definitely authentic to a golf swing,” says Creamer
Paula Creamer has won nine LPGA Tour events. Her nickname is The Pink Panther. She’s included as a golfer in Tiger Woods 11. She reckons playing the game with Move is “authentic.”
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Posted in: EA, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony, Sports
Tags: paula creamer, Tiger Woods PGA Tour '11
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 16:16 BST
Dead Space 2 getting multiplayer reveal on Friday
Dead Space 2′s multiplayer is set to gets first airing on Friday, according to GTTV’s Geoff Keighley.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, gametrailers, visceral games
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 15:41 BST
Rock Band 3 video highlights the keyboard peripheral
Harmonix has released a video for Rock Band 3, showing off the big keyboard debut complete with commentary from the developers.
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Posted in: DS, EA, Movies, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360, peripherals
Tags: Alex Rigopulos, harmonix, mtv games, rock band, rock band 3
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 15:28 BST
Euro PSN update, Sept. 8 – SingStar, DAO, Mafia II
Sony updated the European arm of PSN this morning, and while there’s no love for PSP owners this week, PS3 users can get their hands on a Quantum Theory demo, a few sale titles, some Dragon Age and Mafia II DLC, and Top Gun.
There’s also some A-Ha and Depeche Mode in your SingStar, lucky ducks.
Get the full gaming bits below.
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Posted in: Europe, Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony, UK
Tags: psn update
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 15:11 BST
First PES 2011 Wii trailer shows new features
Konami’s put out the first look at the Wii version of PES 2011, detailing the new features you can expect to get in the game this year.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 14:52 BST
US PSN update, Sept. 7 – Quantum Theory, Witch Hunt, TerRover
Sony updated the US end of PSN last night with some Warhawk content and a Ghost of Sparta demo for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
The rest of us got demos for TerRover and Quantum Theory, a PixelJunk bundle, Dragon Age DLC, and a permanent price drop on select Tiger Woods PGA packs.
Get the gaming bits below.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Home, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 14:33 BST
“Really active” LBP players getting beta invites for LBP2
Sony’s sending out beta invites to LittleBigPlanet 2. But you’re probably not getting one yet.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 14:03 BST
Confirmed: The Last Guardian will be at TGS
Everything’s rainbows again. VG247 can confirm The Last Guardian will be at Tokyo Game Show next week.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony, TGS 2010
Tags: Fumito Ueda, team ico, the last guardian
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 12:53 BST
Famitsu gives Pokemon Black and White 40/40
That’s a four. And that’s a zero. Together, they make a big number called 40. That’s your maths lesson for the day.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 12:23 BST
“No reason” to bring FFXIII 360 International Edition west, says Square Enix
Square Enix has just told VG247 it has no plans to release the International Version of Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360 – that was announced this morning in Japan – to Europe and the US.
2K Marin staff working on second major project