Monthly Archives: September 2010
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 20:00 BST
Hands-on shows Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s multiplayer is fun, if unfinished
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood was impossible to miss at PAX Prime last weekend, what with it’s massive display and flashy booth.
We weren’t only intrigued by the booth’s spare-no-expense decor, though; we were also curious as to how Brotherhood’s multiplayer was looking.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Impressions, PAX 2010, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 17:12 BST
Impressions: Valve’s Weier details Portal 2 co-op at PAX Prime
Portal 2 was shown to the public for the first time at PAX Prime last weekend, and while no one got hands-on time, Valve’s Josh Weier was there to show us a bit of the puzzler’s co-op portion.
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 16:08 BST
Respawn title “starting at absolute zero,” says DeMartini
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: David DeMartini, ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 17:04 BST
Tsunoda says Kinect software will be hard to replicate
Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda feels it “will be hard” for another company to try and replicate a controller-free system like Kinect due to “super-complicated technical” hurdles.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: kinect tech, Kudo Tsunoda
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 14:51 BST
DJ Hero 2 and Warriors of Rock demos hit Xbox Live
Activision has released demos for both DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: demos, dj hero 2, freestylegames, guitar hero, neversoft, warriors of rock
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 13:30 BST
Old Republic trailer shows link to the past
BioWare’s released a new trailer of Star Wars: The Old Republic, hooking the upcoming MMO into one of its previous games.
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Posted in: EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Star Wars The Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 12:54 BST
BioWare reveals Mass Effect 2 stats
Did you know that the most-played class in Mass Effect 2 is Soldier, more so then any other class combined? No? Did you know that only two PC players finished it 28 times and it was completed 23 times by four players on 360? You do now.
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Posted in: EA, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Casey Hudson, mass effect 2
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 11:51 BST
Rumour – FFXIII 360 hitting Japan this December, says Dengeki
The cheevos list? Kitase remaining a bit silent on the rumours? You may finally have your answer. Keyword: may.
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Posted in: Hot, RPG, Rumour, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ffxiii, final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII International Version
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 15:25 BST
Kinect Sports, Joy Ride trailered, soccer mom thrashes children
Microsoft put out montage trailers of both Joyride and Kinect Sports this morning, showing one woman soundly beating both a small boy and young girl. She really takes them to school.
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 10:45 BST
PS3 Firmware 3.42 kills PS Jailbreak, others
According to an Exophase report, the recently-released Firmware 3.42 for PlayStation 3 has killed off various homebrew exploits.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: firmware 3.42, John Koller
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 10:06 BST
Activision confirms Black Ops voice talent – Gary Oldman returning from WaW
Activision’s announced some of the voice talent for Call of Duty: Black Ops, whilst also confirming a return for Gary Oldman.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, DS, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, David Goyer, Ed Harris, gary oldman, Mark Lamia, treyarch
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 09:44 BST
Enslaved’s first 15 minutes out in the open
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 09:16 BST
Tales of Graces F dated for December 2 in Japan
Namco Bandai’s announced a release for Tales of Graces F in Japan, just a day after detailing its upcoming demo.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG
Tags: tales of graces f
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 08:49 BST
Rare, Molyneux originally wanted buttons for Kinect
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: George Andreas, lionhead, peter molyneux, rare
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 06:52 BST
GT5 gets 10 videos from Best Buy conf, one shows damage
GTPlanet’s posted up ten new off-screen videos of Gran Turismo 5, all taken from the recent Best Buy conference in the US.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, gt5, Polyphony Digital
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 06:28 BST
BioShock: Infinite shots show in-game Handyman
Game Informer’s posted up a bunch of new BioShock: Infinite screens, giving off the first in-game look at Handyman.
2K Marin staff working on second major project