Monthly Archives: October 2010

Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 17:57 BST

Splinter Cell: Conviction, Borderlands coming to Games on Demand

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Nelson’s announced the content line-up for Xbox Live Marketplace for up to the week ending November 1.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 18:04 BST

Vanquish reviews aren’t ARS: get every score here

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Reviews have gone live for Vanquish with most publications passing favorable judgement: EG and Gamespot have both gone with 9/10.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 17:31 BST

Ubisoft Montreal on Désilets’s move: It’s a “shocker”

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Patrice Désilets’ decision to join THQ and create a studio in Montreal has seen an empathetic if surprised response from senior Ubisoft Montreal staff. Publicly, at least.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 17:23 BST

PC Gamer rubbishes FFXIV with 30% review score

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UK mag PC Gamer has dropped a 30 percent review score on FFXIV, saying the MMO has “one of the most heinous interfaces ever devised”.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 17:09 BST

The Shoot releases in US today, demo on PSN later

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The Shoot releases for Move in America today, and SCEA’s sticking a demo on PSN for you to celebrate.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 03:14 BST

Time Travellers – first screens and character info get out

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Level 5′s released the first screens and character details of now-confirmed 3DS title Time Travellers, following its unveiling earlier today in Japan.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 16:26 BST

Remedy seeks producer for “AAA project,” lists 360 as only platform

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Yeah. When you post a job listing looking for a producer for a “AAA console project” and the only platform listed is 360 and you’ve stated time after time you want to make a sequel to a game you’ve just released on the same console then people might start to talk.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 16:03 BST

Direct2Drive publishes minimum Black Ops specs

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Direct2Drive’s published a set of minimum specs for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Got an Intel Core2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 or better? You’re laughing.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 15:17 BST

No one better at PS3 dev than “world-class” Insomniac, says Price

Naughty Dog and Santa Monica? Get back on you hosses. Insomniac is the sheriff of PS3 development town.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 15:17 BST

This is what FIFA 11 looks like on PS2

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EA’s released some screens of the PS2 version of FIFA 11. If you left your rose-tinted glasses at home, you might want to think before clicking.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 14:58 BST

Xbox.com to get “massive facelift” tomorrow, includes Windows Phone 7 support

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Nelson’s just detailed a “massive facelift” for Xbox.com, which will be going live tomorrow.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 14:34 BST

Professor Layton-Ace Attorney crossover announced at Level-5 Vision

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Level 5 announced at its Vision event earlier today a Professor Layton-Ace Attorney crossover, the first fruits of its previously confirmed collabortion with Capcom.

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Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 03:15 BST

Complete Level-5 Vision conference report: Time Travellers 3DS movie, Layton-Ace Attorney crossover, more

Level-5 confirmed Time Travellers for 3DS release at a Japanese press conference today, as well as taking the lid off a Professor Layton-Ace Attorney collaboration with Capcom.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 15:40 BST

Désilets issues open letter on THQ move, promises “next few games” with publisher

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Following this morning’s news that former Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets had moved to THQ to head up the publisher’s new studio, the developer has put out an open letter explaining why he won’t be working on his new games until next summer and why he left Ubisoft in the first place.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 13:34 BST

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood sets Ubisoft pre-order record

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Ubisoft’s claimed that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is the most pre-ordered game in the company’s history, but has fallen short of giving a definite figure.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 13:16 BST

MMA heads for US launch, gets final HD trailer and shots

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EA Sports MMA hits the US today and Europe this Friday. Check out the final burst of media.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 12:31 BST

SCEE admits “incomplete version” of RDR DLC released, offers fix

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SCEE admitted today that an “incomplete version” of Red Dead Redemption’s Hunting and Trading DLC was uploaded and distributed on PSN, and has offered a fix for resultant bugs.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 12:17 BST

Dead Rising 2 gets Sports Fan DLC today – HD video

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Capcom’s released a video of the Sports Fan DLC pack that releases today for Dead Rising 2.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 11:54 BST

THQ announces Montreal studio, adds Patrice Désilets as head

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THQ’s is to open a new studio in Montreal next year, and has hired ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets to head it up.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 11:17 BST

THQ extends UFC deal until 2018

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THQ’s just announced it’s extended its deal to develop and publish all UFC games until 2018.

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