Monthly Archives: September 2010
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 12:19 BST
Civilization V launches today in UK – launch trailer inside
In case no one got the memo, Civilization V launches today in the UK. To celebrate, 2K’s released the launch trailer. Get it below.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civilization V, Firaxis Games, Sid Meier's Civilization V
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 12:12 BST
CG Enslaved movie was pitched at one point, says Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades has revealed a CG movie of Enslaved was pitched to Hollywood studios.
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Posted in: Action, Movies, Namco Bandai
Tags: enslaved, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory, Tameem Antoniades
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 11:22 BST
Enslaved demo now up on Live
Namco’s sent over word the demo for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is now available on Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Namco Bandai, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 10:06 BST
Yuji Naka to appear at Eurogamer Expo
Sonic creator Yuji Naka will appear at Eurogamer Expo next week to show off his new title Ivy the Kiwi, publisher Rising Star Games has announced.
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Posted in: DS, Eurogamer Expo 2010, Rising Star Games, Wii
Tags: Ivy the Kiwi, yuji naka
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 09:31 BST
Sonic 4 trailer shows Casino Streets Zone
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Posted in: App Store, Hot, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Sega, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iPhone
Tags: Sonic 4, sonic team, Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 08:53 BST
Medal of Honor MP getting open PC beta on October 4
EA’s announced it’s holding an open beta for the multiplayer of Medal of Honor on PC from October 4.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: dice, frank gibeau, medal of honor
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 08:47 BST
Capcom: Case Zero “most dynamic sales weapon in our arsenal,” beginning of true episodic gaming
According to Capcom, this teensy-weensy slice of zombie slaughter is the start of something much, much bigger.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Capcom, Hot, Xbox 360
Tags: Capcom, Dead Rising: Case Zero, episodic game, xbla
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 04:07 BST
Dead Space 2 beta currently being rolled out to “dedicated fans”
Sprouting sharp, fleshy appendages? Feeling oddly compelled to slowly hobble over to a nearby janitor and just claw his chest cavity open?
Check your email. You may already be a necromorph.
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 02:07 BST
Foundation 9 reports $22M in sales from XBL games
Foundation 9 Entertainment has said it’s generated $22 million in sales from its top five Xbox Live Arcade games.
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Trade, Xbox Live
Tags: Foundation 9 Entertainment
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 02:07 BST
Nomura: Kingdom Hearts 3D takes place after Re:Coded
Square’s Tetsuya Nomura has said the next game in the Kingdom Hearts franchise is Kingdom Hearts 3D.
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Posted in: 3DS, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: kingdom hearts 3d, kingdonm hearts, kingdonw hearts 3d, Tetsuya Nomura
Fri, Sep 24, 2010 | 02:07 BST
Sony details Ghost of Sparta soundtrack with pre-order
Last week, Sony listed six reasons to pre-order God of War: Ghost of Sparta over on the US PS Blog.
Today, it’s detailed the soundtrack included with pre-orders a bit.
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Posted in: Action, PSP, Sony
Tags: ghost of sparta, god of war, god of war: ghost of sparta, kratos
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 | 15:07 BST
Castlevania’s Gabriel started off as a barbarian, says Cox
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox has said the main character in the game, Gabriel, was originally a barbarian until Hideo Kojima told him he needed to re-think the character a bit.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Castlevania, castlevania: Lords of shadow, david cox, hideo kojima, lords of shadow
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 23:26 BST
Bungie: Reach stats show over 70 million games played
Bungie has issued some interesting stats regarding Halo: Reach’s first week, and some of the numbers made us fall out of our seat.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 23:16 BST
Xbox Live Activity for the week of Sept. 13 – Modern Warfare 2 tops
Major Nelson has posted the Live activity list for the week of September 13, and it shows Modern Warfare 2 is still tops.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: major nelson, xbox live activity
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 22:56 BST
Nintendo turns 121 years young today
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Posted in: Japan, Nintendo
Tags: happy birthday, nintendo is 121
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 22:23 BST
SSFIV getting more costumes starting next month
Even months after release, Capcom is putting out Super Street Fighter IV goodies, and it’s not finished apparently, because more costumes are coming to the game soon.
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 21:53 BST
Dead Rising 2 gets an 8 from Eurogamer
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 21:19 BST
Blockbuster files for bankruptcy in US
Blockbuster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Trade
Tags: blockbuster
Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 20:45 BST
Raptr report shows Halo: Reach dominating users’ time
Raptr has issued a report showing just how much time its users have put into Halo: Reach so far, along with other neat user factoids.
2K Marin staff working on second major project