Monthly Archives: October 2010
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 22:34 BST
CD Projekt founders Iwinski and Kicinski resign from respective positions
CD Projekt has has announced its founders, Marcin Iwinski and Michal Kicinski have resigned from their positions as CEO and director of business development, respectively.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, Poland, Trade
Tags: CD Projekt, Marcin Iwinski, Michal Kicinski
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 22:24 BST
Captain America: Super Soldier trailer shows our hero kicking some ass
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Posted in: Action, DS, PS3, PSP, Sega, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: captain america, Captain America: Super Soldier, next level, Super Soldier
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 22:09 BST
Report: Microsoft to close its in-game advert unit Massive Inc.
Microsoft is shutting down its in-game advertising unit Massive, according to sources close to the company.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Trade
Tags: in game ads, Massive Inc
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 21:22 BST
Report: IPTV functionality coming to Xbox 360 November 7
After promising folks at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show that Xbox 360 users would soon be able to use their console as a IPTV tuner, Microsoft may finally be delivering on its promise.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 21:22 BST
LBP2: Second phase of US beta starts next week, Bounce Pad video released
Media Molecule has posted a LittleBigPlanet update over on the US PS Blog, and it chats a bit about the second phase of the US beta for LBP2, the addition of Bounce Pads, LBP PSP story levels, and more.
Get some highlights below the break.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: LBP, lbp2, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, medial molecule
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 19:50 BST
New Splatterhouse screens sure are bloody
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: splatterhouse
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 19:05 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood dev diary is all about Ezio’s nemesis
Ubisoft has released another Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood diary, this time discussing Ezio’s nemesis, Cesare Borgia.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 22:16 BST
Witcher 2 gets previewed, screened, sounds awesome
There’s a preview up for The Witcher 2 over on Destructiod, along with some screens from the prison break portion of the game along with a boss fight.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 17:17 BST
Will Wright’s Bar Karma to debut on Current TV
Will Wright’s TV show, which has been in the works for some time now, was unveiled this week and it’s called Bar Karma.
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Posted in: Development, tv
Tags: bar karma, current tv, the ceation project, will wright
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 16:45 BST
Killing Floor gets a sale, free expansion and DLC on Steam
Tripwire Interactive’s Killing Floor has a free expansion along with new DLC available on Steam.
It’s also on sale this weekend for $9.99, which is 50 percent off.
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Posted in: Action, PC
Tags: killing floor, steam, tripwire entertainment
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 19:07 BST
Black Ops pre-orders surpassing those for Modern Warfare 2 at GameStop
GameStop has announced pre-order sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops are outperforming those of Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Retail, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, black ops pre-orders, Bob McKenzie, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, COD: Black Ops, gamestop
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 15:48 BST
PES 11 getting free DLC on October 12
Konami announced today the content of its first DLC for PES 2011, which will be available on October 12.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 15:29 BST
Alan Wake: The Writer gets new screens and trailer ahead of release next week
Remedy’s released all new screens and a trailer for the final piece of DLC for Alan Wake, The Writer, which releases next week.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, remedy games, the signal
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 15:14 BST
NPD: Games as gift demand will be down 5% this holiday
NPD has issued a report stating that shoppers planning to buy a videogame as a gift will be down 5 percent this season over last year.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Trade, study
Tags: npd, npd shopping study, us holiday shopping
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 15:49 BST
Watch Starkiller let loose on Vader in this Force Unleashed II launch trailer
Lucasarts has released the launch trailer for The Force Unleashed II, and we’ve posted it below the break for you.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 14:05 BST
Enslaved launches today – watch the launch trailer in HD
Namco’s released the launch trailer for Ninja Theory’s Enslaved, which is out in the UK today. Watch it in HD below.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, ninja theory
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 12:57 BST
Direct-feed TGS Agito, Versus XIII clip now available
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, final fantasy versus XIII
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 12:37 BST
Report – Langdell set to lose Edge trademarks
Following this week’s news that Edge Games’ injunction against EA over the use of the word ‘Edge’ was thrown out, it looks like boss Tim Langdell is set to lose the rest of his Edge-related trademarks.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Legalities
Tags: edge, edge games, Tim Langdell
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 12:10 BST
Japanese hardware sales – DS Poke-rush drops off
A large DS sales surge brought on by the release of Pokemon Black and White in Japan is finally dropping off, although the Nintendo machine is now well on the way to passing 2 million unit sales in the country this year.
Fri, Oct 08, 2010 | 11:09 BST
Dead Nation gets online co-op
Dead Nation developer Housemarque has announced the top-down zombie shooter will feature online co-op as a launch feautre.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Dead Nation, Housemarque, Llarl Kulttinen
2K Marin staff working on second major project