Monthly Archives: October 2010
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 11:12 BST
Kinect the “the centerpiece of our strategy,” says new Rare boss
New Rare boss Scott Henson has told Eurogamer that, while it won’t be working on games for it exclusively, Kinect is the studio’s “centerpiece” right now.
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 10:45 BST
DC Universe Online video details Metropolis Police Station
SOE’s released a new video for DC Universe Online, this time showing off the Metropolis Police Station.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Tags: DC, DC Universe Online
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 10:08 BST
Castlevania: LoS PS3 gets patched, 360 update on the way
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, kojima productions, Mercurysteam
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 10:09 BST
Interview – WoW: Cataclysm’s Alex Afrasiabi on console MMOs, Hero Classes, Cryptic’s “mediocre” MMO comment, more
The funnest part of building a sandcastle? Knocking it down.
With World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion, Blizzard appears to be taking that philosophy to a whole new level. After letting players frolic about in its multi-million dollar sandcastle for nearly six years, the developer’s decided to shatter Azeroth into tiny little pieces and then put it back together again. The result? Suddenly, old is new, up is down, and Stranglethorn Vale doesn’t royally suck anymore. Needless to say, it’s an exciting time to be a WoW player.
Perhaps even more exciting, however, is being a WoW developer. To see years-upon-years’ worth of blood, sweat, and tears finally manifest into a complete experience has to be immensely satisfying, and speaking with lead world designer Alex Afrasiabi during BlizzCon, that was more than evident. It was kind of amazing, if we’re being honest, to see a developer so fired up over his own game – a game that’s been around for more than half a decade, no less.
Click past the break to hear Afrasiabi’s thoughts on the future of WoW expansions, why Cataclysm doesn’t have its own Hero Class, why MMOs and consoles don’t mix, why Cryptic’s wrong to call MMO content “mediocre,” moving the MMO genre forward, and tons more.
[Interview by Nathan Grayson]
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2010, Hot, Interview, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: Alex Afrasiabi, blizzard, BlizzCon 2010, Cataclysm, Interview, world of warcraft
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 09:25 BST
“I think one day we could bring you another Demon’s Souls,” says SCEJ
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Posted in: Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: demon's souls, Demon's Souls 2, Hidetaka Miyazaki, Project Dark, Takeshi Kaiji
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 09:24 BST
Overarching narrative, multiplayer modes planned for future Minecraft updates
Minecraft’s great and all, but sometimes, it seems like it’s more tool than game. That, however – like everything else ever constructed in Minecraft – may soon be changing.
Let’s just hope there are no accidental apocalypse fires this time.
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 10:55 BST
Kinect will sell more units than Wii at launch, says Greenberg
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg is confident Kinect will sell. The man thinks it’ll sell more then Wii did at its launch four years ago, after all.
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 08:51 BST
Monday Night Combat gets free DLC, whole lotta fixing in new update
Monday Night Combat developer Uber has detailed the game’s latest update, including two new pieces of free DLC.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:23 GMT
Sony PS division records FH profit as PSP sales half in Q2
PSP sales fell dramatically in the quarter ending September 30, 2010, Sony said today, but the Networked Products and Services division – the company segment that holds all PlayStation products – moved to profit in Sony’s first half.
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Posted in: Financials, Hot, PS2, PS3, PSP, Sony, Trade, sony financials
Tags: sony first-half financials 2010
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 07:24 BST
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix to release in Japan on January 20
Square Enix has announced overnight in Japan it’ll release Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep: Final Mix in the country on January 20.
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Posted in: Action, Japan, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep: Final Mix
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 07:14 BST
Original Splatterhouse coming to iPhone next month as console reboot goes gold
Namco’s announced the original Splatterhouse will appear on iPhone, Windows Mobile 7-enabled phones and other devices next month.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360, iPhone
Tags: splatterhouse
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 06:55 BST
MAG Escalation pack hits PSN next week
Zipper Interactive’s announced that all-new MAG DLC, known as the Escalation pack, will release next Tuesday.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: mag, MAG Escalation Pack, Zipper Interactive
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 06:18 BST
Steam holding Halloween sale – Dead Space, RE5, BioShock, more
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Capcom, EA, Horror, PC
Tags: bioshock, dead space, resident evil 5
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 06:33 BST
Nintendo to hold 3-day 3DS public event in Japan next year
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed the company is to hold a three-day public event in Japan to demo 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 00:03 BST
Mission creator tool for Star Trek Online hitting beta next month
Cryptic Studios plans to release a mission architect for Star Trek Online next month called The Foundry.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: beta, cryptic, star treck, star trek online, STO
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 06:39 BST
Japanese software charts Oct. 18-24: Super Mario All-Stars for the win
Media Create has releases Japanese software sales data for the week ending October 24 and it finds Nintendo’s Super Mario Collection Special Pack, known elsewhere as the All-Stars Edition, topping the list with 308K units sold.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail, Trade
Tags: japanese software charts, media create
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 23:34 BST
Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Pack ships to stores
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Posted in: EA, Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: sims 3, the sims, the sims 3, the sims 3: late night
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 23:05 BST
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective hitting US on January 11
Capcom has announced Shu Takumi’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective for DS will land in the US on January 11.
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Posted in: Capcom, DS, Puzzler
Tags: Ghost Trick, ghost trick: phantom detective, Phantom Detective, Shu Takumi
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 06:25 GMT
Microsoft posts $16.2 billion in revenue for Q1 FY11, Halo and 360 helped
Microsoft today announced record first-quarter revenue of $16.2 billion for the quarter ending September 30, which is 25 percent increase over the same period in 2009.
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Posted in: America, Financials, Games for Windows, Hot, Microsoft, Retail, Trade, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, microsoft financials
Tags: microsoft q1 fy 11 financials
2K Marin staff working on second major project