Monthly Archives: October 2010
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 14:10 BST
Force Unleashed II PC specs revealed
LucasArts has unveiled the minimum PC specs needed to play Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
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Posted in: Action, Lucasarts, PC
Tags: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 13:28 BST
Epic Mickey video details the anatomy of animation
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Posted in: Disney, Platformer, Wii
Tags: epic mickey, Junction Point
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 12:33 BST
GAME to hold midnight openings for Black Ops
GAME’s detailed the midnight launches it’s holding for Call of Duty: Black Ops when it launches in three weeks.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, game, treyarch
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 10:47 BST
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam to release for 1200 MS points-$14.99 – new trailer
EA’s released an all-new trailer of Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam. Get it after the break
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 10:06 BST
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn trailer has magic, monsters, exploring
Nintendo’s released a new trailer of DS RPG Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, ahead of its US release next month.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 08:58 BST
Developers go mad for Miyamoto on Mario’s 25th anniversary
A whole list of developers have gone goo-goo gaga for Shigeru Miyamoto as Mario hits his 25th anniversary.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Capcom, Konami, Nintendo
Tags: hideo kojima, Keiji Inafune, mario, shigeru miyamoto, todd howard
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 06:56 BST
Fallout: New Vegas PC patch now live
Bethesda’s hoping to wash the bitter taste of bugs from gamer’s mouths, having rolled out the first of what is likely to be many fixes to the PC version of Fallout: New Vegas.
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 06:33 BST
THQ Montreal press conference now online to watch
THQ’s posted online the full press conference it hosted earlier this week to announce its new development studio in Montreal, headed by ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets.
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Posted in: Canada, Development, Hot, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, Dave Gatchel, Patrice Desilets, THQ Montreal
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 05:35 BST
Jaffe: US Supreme Court activism “pointless and naive”
Eat Sleep Play’s David Jaffe – currently working on Twisted Metal for the PlayStation 3 is no stranger to controversy or his comments being taken out of context.
So in the wake of Insomniac’s Ted Price’s plea for games press to help mobilise the gaming public against proposed restrictions on sale of certain games – borne as it was by Price being misquoted – you may figure Jaffe would be on board too.
Not so.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, Politics
Tags: censorship, david jaffe, eat sleep play, ted price
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 02:00 BST
CoD: Black Ops multiplayer broken down
Call of Duty: Black Ops has some heavy expectations on it. Not just from Activision Blizzard, who needs developer Treyarch to keep the money rolling in, but from online gamers looking for a new holiday season multiplayer FPS hit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, multiplayer, treyarch
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 05:35 BST
Capcom: Dante changes needed for “visibility”
When Capcom brought developer Ninja Theory on board to make the new Devil May Cry, change was to be expected. But when a new-look Dante was revealed at this year’s Tokyo Games Show, plenty of gamers voiced their disapproval.
Capcom executive Christian Svensson has told IGN UK not only was the company expecting a fan backlash, it was part of the plan.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, TGS 2010
Tags: Capcom, dante, devil may cry, Inafune, ninja theory
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 21:46 BST
Angry Birds gets crackling Halloween trailer
Rovio, maker of hit mobile game Angry Birds, has released footage and details of a Halloween-themed edition.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 21:19 BST
Miner Wars trailer goes deep, has music
Miner Wars, the ambitious space shooter-MMO, has a new trailer put together by audio director Dan Wentz.
If the game’s style looks a little familiar to veteran players that’s because Wentz’s bio includes work on the Freespace, Descent, and Red Faction franchises.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 21:01 BST
Minecraft servers to link via portals, but “not soon”
Block-building dark horse hit Minecraft will eventually become an interconnected world, allowing connections between different servers. The key word being “eventually”.
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 09:16 BST
David Braben proposes six fixes for used game sales
David Braben, the founder of Frontier Developments and a long-time opponent of the pre-owned games market, has written up six potential fixes to the “problem” – while also sinking his boot into the presently in-vogue “online pass” method.
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Posted in: Publishers, Retail, Trade
Tags: david braben, frontier developments, pre-owned games
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 20:28 BST
EA buyout of Angry Birds publisher a done deal
Remember the story earlier about EA sniffing around Chillingo, publisher of Angry Birds and new hotness Cut the Rope?
The LA Times is reporting the buyout has gone ahead.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 20:05 BST
Insomniac’s Price challenges press: cover the big issues
The head of Insomniac Games, Ted Price, has taken to his company website to urge games media to focus on the bigger picture.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, Legalities
Tags: censorship, insomniac, ted price, US Supreme Court
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 19:26 BST
Xbox Live Silver to be renamed Xbox Live Free
Xbox UK community boss Graeme “AceyBongos” Boyd has revealed Xbox Live Silver will be renamed Xbox Live Free.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: AceyBongos, Graeme Boyd, Xbox Live Free, Xbox Live Silver, xbox.com
2K Marin staff working on second major project