Monthly Archives: October 2010
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 13:38 BST
LOTRO EU F2P delay down to “contractual” issues, says Codemasters
Codemasters has said on its forums that the reason for delaying Lord of the Rings Online’s free-to-play aspect is down to “contractual” issues.
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Posted in: Codemasters, MMO, PC
Tags: lord of the rings online, lotro
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 13:34 BST
Source: MercurySteam Castlevania sequel plans are “advanced”
Looks like that Spanish musician spilling on a Castlevania: Lords of Shadow sequel wasn’t a case of being lost in translation after all.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Hot, Konami, PS3, Rumour, Xbox 360
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, Mercurysteam
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 13:14 BST
Bilson: North Korea has been “really cooperative” in helping with Homefront story
THQ core boss Danny “Lips” Bilson has said Homefront’s backstory between North Korea and the US is borne of a “speculative fiction that comes out of paranoid theory.”
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Posted in: Korea, PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, homefront, kaos studios
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 13:10 BST
EU and US PSN updates, October 20 – Costume Quest is go
Schafer’s Costume Quest is the biggie for both the US and Europe this week, back up with DLC for both Dead Rising and Split/Second.
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Posted in: America, Europe, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Costume Quest, double fine, doublefine, psn update
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 13:13 BST
THQ’s Bilson hopes PSP2 will “invigorate” Sony’s handheld offering
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Posted in: NGP, Sony, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, i can't stop talking
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 16:09 BST
Ad firm’s “top four connected devices” include PS3, PSP – not 360
A Millennial Media report has claimed that both PS3 and PSP are in the top four “devices” connected to its “network”.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 12:36 BST
Atomic Games’ Breach to be shown in London next week
Atomic Games has announced it’s to show off its downloadable shooter Breach in London next week.
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Posted in: PC, Retail, Shooter
Tags: atomic games, Breach, HMV Gamerbase
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 12:33 BST
“80% of gamers are actually willing to wear glasses” for 3D
A survey has found that most gamers couldn’t give a fig about wearing glasses to play 3D games, IndustryGamers reports.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, Phil Spencer, U-Decide Initiative
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 12:26 BST
Next C&C from EALA, not Visceral
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Posted in: Development, EA, Hot, Strategy
Tags: command & conquer, eala, Nick Earl
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 11:58 BST
Bad Company 2 DLC gets Live Deal of the Week treatment
This week’s Live Deal of the Week treatment goes out to all the Bad Company 2 party posse out there.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, dice, Live Deal of the Week
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 11:28 BST
Space Channel 5, Sega Bass Fishing coming to XBLA, PSN next year
Sega’s just announced Space Channel 5: Part Two and Sega Bass Fishing will be coming to PSN and XBLA next spring.
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Posted in: Hot, PSN, Rhythm action, Sega, Xbox Live
Tags: sega bass fishing, Space Channel 5: Part Two
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 11:01 BST
UAE media firm mentions “the third instalment in the Uncharted series”
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Ghassan Ayoubi, naughty dog, Rubicon Holding, uncharted 3
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 10:38 BST
No plans for western Layton vs Ace Attorney release yet, says Capcom
Capcom’s confirmed on Unity it has no plans yet to bring over the just-announced Professor Layton-Ace Attorney crossover to a western audience just yet.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Hot, Puzzler
Tags: level-5, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Professor VS Gyakuten saiban
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 10:13 BST
Section 8: Prejudice getting PC multiplayer beta later this fall
Section 8 sequel Prejudice is getting a multiplayer beta later this fall for PC, publisher TimeGate has announced.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, PC, Shooter
Tags: Section 8: Prejudice, TimeGate
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 09:31 BST
Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy will have 4-10 new characters
Square Enix has confirmed in the latest issue of Famitsu it will have 4-1o new characters for Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy.
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Posted in: Fighter, Hot, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fanatsy
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 09:12 BST
Medal of Honor raked in $100 million, says Riccitiello
EA CEO John Riccitiello has told Fox News that Medal of Honor hoorah’ed in $100 million in its launch week.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Danger Close, dice, John Riccitiello, medal of honor
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 08:53 BST
The 3rd Birthday slated for Q1 2011 in west
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Posted in: Horror, Hot, PSP, Shooter, Square Enix
Tags: The 3rd Birthday
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 08:37 BST
Fist of the North Star 360 demo out now
Tecmo Koei’s released the demo for Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage on Xbox Live Marketplace.
Wed, Oct 20, 2010 | 17:18 BST
Australian R18+ debate: waiting on “silent majority”
The key ministerial roadblock to a R18+ rating for games in Australia – Senator Michael Atkinson – stood down from the front bench half a year ago. Yet Australian gamers of any age still cannot legally play games with content judged beyond a MA15+ rating.
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Posted in: Australia, Hot, Legalities, Publishers, Retail, Trade
Tags: australia, censorship, r18+
2K Marin staff working on second major project