Monthly Archives: October 2010
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 | 14:38 BST
Dark Void developer hiring for triple-A title
Airtight Games, the developer behind last year’s Dark Void, has a job listing posted for a “triple-A” PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 title.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: airtight games, dark void, kim swift
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 | 14:20 BST
Ace Team’s Rock of Ages trailer is rather awesome
ACE Team has put out a new trailer for its PSN, XBL and PC title Rock of Ages, and we’ve got it posted for you below.
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 | 09:13 BST
FFXIV’s free trial period extended by a month due to “current state of the game”
Ever had the distinct displeasure of discovering a fly in your soup? Now imagine if you plunked down your hard-earned cash only to find a whole mess of bugs backstroking around in your alphabets.
Or, you know, just imagine purchasing Final Fantasy XIV.
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Posted in: Hot, MMO, PC, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: final fantasy XIV, free trial, Square Enix
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 23:07 BST
RDR:Undead Nightmare features the Four Horses of the Apocalypse
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: RDR, red dead, Red Dead Redemption, red dead redemption: undead nightmare, Undead Nightmare
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 22:01 BST
Moore: FIFA franchise will eventually evolve into a disc-less franchise
EA Sports’ Peter Moore has believes the FIFA franchise will eventually become less-focused on disc-basded releases and become more of a persistent online series.
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 21:12 BST
NPD September 2010: Xbox 360 tops hardware, Reach moves 3.3M
NPD has released September sales figures for the US, showing Xbox 360 tops for the third month in a row, and Halo: Reach conquering the software chart.
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 20:29 BST
Microsoft expanding XBL and GFWL into nine other countries this fall
Microsoft’s announced Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live services will be made available in nine new countries starting November 10.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbl expansion
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 20:17 BST
Wii Remote Plus hitting Europe November 5
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Wii, peripherals
Tags: flingsmash, wii remote plus, Wiimote Plus
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 19:40 BST
Tim Schafer talks Cotsume Quest in new video, likes new studio format
Double Fine releases Costume Quest next week, and to get you in the mood for it, there’s a video featuring Tim Schafer and lead artist Tasha Harris below along with a a game video.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, PSN, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Costume Quest, double fine, Tasha Harris, Tim Schafer
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 18:09 BST
NPD: Non-traditional game sales rake in billions during first half of 2010
NPD reports US consumers spent around $2.9 billion during the first half of 2010 on mobile, social network, downloadable, used, and subscription-based games.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Mobile, Retail, Trade
Tags: casual games, digital and moblie sales, downloadable titles, npd, social network games
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 17:17 BST
Valve: No plans for Steam trade-in system
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Posted in: Development, PC, Valve
Tags: michael pachter, steam
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 17:37 BST
Next week on Rock Band: STP and Jimmy Eat World
Harmonix has announced Jimmy Eat World and Stone Temple Pilots tracks are coming to the Rock Band Store next week.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: harmonix, jimmy eat world, mtv games, rock band, rock band 2, stone temple pilots, STP
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 16:04 BST
Brotherhood: Harlequin and Officer revealed in multiplayer trailers
Ubisoft has released two new trailers for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood introducing us to the Officer and Harlequin multiplayer characters.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 15:32 BST
Large Civilization V patch in the works
Over on the official message boards for Civilization V, there’s a partial patch listing posted with loads of updates planned for the game.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civ V, Civilization V, Firaxis Games, patches
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 14:51 BST
Medal of Honor launches in UK – Frontline trailer released by EA
EA’s released a trailer of the HD revamp of Medal of Honor: Frontline which comes packed in with the PS3 version of the new Medal of Honor, which launches today in the UK.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Shooter
Tags: Danger Close, dice, medal of honor, Medal of Honor: Frontline
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 14:06 BST
Rumour – Game Room developer Krome Studios to close next week
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Posted in: Australia, Development, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Game Room, krome studios
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 12:35 BST
GT5 gets post-delay trailer, screens and info
Polyphony’s released an all-new trailer of Gran Turismo 5 as well as new screens and info, the first since the racer was delayed earlier this week.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 11:47 BST
Dead Space 2, NFS: Hot Pursuit coming to iPhone
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Racing, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: dead space 2, Ea Sports Active 2, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Pictureka!, Reckless Racing
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 | 11:11 BST
New 360 bundle gets downloadable Alan Wake
Microsoft’s released a new 360 hardware bundle featuring two hit MGS titles: one of which is downloadable.
2K Marin staff working on second major project