Monthly Archives: October 2010
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 16:10 BST
US PSN update, Oct. 5 – Castlevania LoS demo, Alien Breed: Impact, MW2
Sony updated the US end of PSN last night with a demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, some Modern warfare 2 discounts, Alien Breed: Impact, and quite a bit more.
Get the gaming highlights below.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn update
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 18:13 BST
Dead Rising 2: Psycho, Ninja, Sports, Soldier DLC coming soon
Josh Bridge, senior producer for Dead Rising 2, has posted over on the US PS Blog some nice looking DLC is heading to the game very soon.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2, dead rising 2 dlc
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 14:02 BST
Homefront – multiplayer preview and developer interview with Kaos Studios
Kaos Studios’ Homefront was one of the more pleasant surprises from US publisher THQ at E3 earlier this year. A genuinely intriguing new wargaming IP to take on the might of Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. Whether or not there is room in this crowded market for a game of this ambition and magnitude remains to be seen. Homefront releases next March on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
VG247 was treated to a first-look at two of the game’s multiplayer levels at a preview event in London recently, with a bunch of genuinely innovative new features revealed.
We also managed to grab a one-to-one chat with Kaos Studio’s community manager to find out a little more about the background to some of these new multiplayer elements, such as Battle Points and Ground Control. And to quiz him a bit more about the background behind the game’s barking mad storyline, in which a pan-Asian mega-army lead by North Korea takes over America in the near future…
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 13:38 BST
Gears of War 2 coming to GoD next week
Epic’s announced Gears of War 2 will be making its way to Games on Demand on Xbox Live on October 12.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Epic Games, Games on Demand, gears of war 2
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 13:26 BST
Bizarre, Codemasters, Disney all confirmed for Develop Liverpool
Organisers for the one-day Develop Liverpool event have confirmed more developers to speak at it, including Bizarre Creations, Codemasters’ F1 dev team, Disney, Sony and more.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Codemasters, Disney, Sony, Warner Bros.
Tags: Blitz Games, develop liverpool, philip oliver
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 11:37 BST
Criterion interested in making more Burnout, Need for Speed
More Need for Speed from Criterion? That’s interesting. But more Burnout? You’ve got our attention.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Racing
Tags: burnout, craig sullivan, criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 11:32 BST
Castlevania: LoS Collector’s Edition “not cancelled,” says Konami
Konami’s told VG247 the Collector’s Edition for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has not been cancelled.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, PS3, Retail, Xbox 360
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, game, kojima productions, mercury steam
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 10:18 BST
Watch a girl with a siren on her head flip a car in GT5
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 09:44 BST
Ninja Theory would “definitely like to work” with Alex Garland again
Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades has told VG247 he’d “definitely like to work” again with Enslaved writer Alex Garland.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Ninja Theory. Alex Garland, Tameem Antoniades
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 16:48 BST
Guillermo del Toro: Games are art, more info on THQ game coming in two weeks
Ebert, here’s a fork and knife. Napkins are in the kitchen. Take as many as you’d like.
Now then, eat your words.
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 08:25 BST
Valkyria Chronicles 3 demo out next month
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Posted in: Action, PSP, Sega, Strategy
Tags: Valkyria Chronicles 3, Valkyria Chronicles III
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 08:06 BST
Sonic 4 iPhone trailer has hedgehogs, will travel
Sorry, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. You’re too slow. The iPhone version of Sonic 4′s sprinting out of the gate tomorrow, but you can see what it looks like today.
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 07:23 BST
Platinum working on “big multiplayer title”
Platinum Games chief Atsushi Inaba has revealed the developer is working on a “big multiplayer title.”
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Posted in: Development, Hot
Tags: Atsushi Inaba, platinum games
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 07:06 BST
Jack Thompson on Medal of Honor: gamers can “go to Hell”
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, Jack Thompson, Legalities, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: eala, medal of honor, Robert Gates
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 06:38 BST
Military stores continue to oppose MOH, force it out of stores even after Taliban removal
Wed, Oct 06, 2010 | 14:09 BST
Dragon Age 2 will include more Fade, an importable world, and the Morrigan effect
Mike Laidlaw, lead designer of Dragon Age 2, has talked a bit more about importing saves from DA: Origins into the new game upon release.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age 2, mike laidlaw
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 21:55 BST
PSA: Valve discounts L4D and L4D2 with release of The Sacrifice DLC
Valve has sent over a lovely mail, reminding us The Sacrifice DLC for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 is out now available, as well as L4D2 on Mac.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: l4d, L4D2, left 4 dead, Left 4 Dead 2, steam, The Sacrifice
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 21:40 BST
Study: 63% of console owners think a firmware update enables 3D in the home
Research firm Interpret conducted an online survey to gauge interest in 3D among 1500 consumers ages 12-65, and to also poll the group on it’s familiarity with the tech.
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 21:14 BST
PSA: Modern Warfare 2 DLC gets discounted on Steam
Those playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on PC but have yet to get in on the DLC released for it may wish to log into Steam, as there’s sale going on for it at the moment.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, COD:MW2, infinity ward, modern warfare, modern warfare 2, MW2: Resurgence Pack, MW2: Stimulus Package, steam
2K Marin staff working on second major project