Monthly Archives: October 2010
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 07:12 BST
FIFA 11 sells 2.6 million units in opening weekend, Ultimate Team coming next month for free
EA’s announced it’s sold 2.6 million units of FIFA 11 across its opening weekend in the US and Europe.
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 06:47 BST
OnLive gives boot to subscription fees
You mean we don’t have to pay for the privilege of spending additional money on games? What a steal!
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 06:48 BST
GTA IV gets “Complete Edition” treatment later this month
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto iv, Grand Theft Auto iV: The Complete Edition, gta iv, rockstar north
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 00:16 BST
Double Fine’s Costume Quest launching on October 20
THQ’s announced Costume Quest, Double Fine’s Halloween-themed downloadable game, will release on October 20 for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, PSN, RPG, THQ, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Costume Quest, double fine
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 03:07 BST
DC Universe Online delayed until early 2011
Sony Online Entertainment’s announced it’s holding back DC Universe Online, delaying the MMO until early next year.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, MMO, PC, PS3, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: DC Universe Online
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 17:58 BST
Ubisoft, Aardman team up for Rabbids pilot
Ubisoft’s announced it’s teaming up with Wallace and Gromit makes Aardman for an animated TV show based on its Rabbids characters.
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 17:08 BST
Eurogamer Expo 2010 sees 20,000 attendees
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2010
Tags: EG Expo 2010
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 16:26 BST
Castlevania: LoS 360 demo goes live
Konami’s released the 360 demo of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow in the run-up to its release this week.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, kojima productions, mercury steam
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 17:05 BST
EG Expo 2010 – AC: Brotherhood gets MP footage as beta opens to all
Here’s one we left over from Friday at Eurogamer Expo: multiplayer footage of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’s PS3 version.
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Posted in: Action, Eurogamer Expo 2010, Hot, PS3, PSN, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ubisoft montreal
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 11:46 BST
Win the chance to play Duke Nukem Forever in London this Thursday! [Update]
Update: “Right. The winners are:
DuckOfDestiny
Fin
onlineatron
Callum
El_MUERkO
I need you to email me you name and give me a mobile number ASAP. My email address is patrick [at] vg247.com.
To recap: you’re going to need to be in central London on Thursday at 2.30pm. If you can’t do it say so, and I’ll pick someone else.”
Original: It’s about damn time. Wait. That’s the other one.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 15:07 BST
WoW: Cataclysm confirmed for December 7
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 14:13 BST
NfS: Hot Pursuit uncovered in another awesome trailer
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 13:59 BST
Bayonetta 2 will come “when the time is right,” says Platinum
Platinum Games has given its strongest indication yet that we’ll see spandex-wearing witch Bayonetta in action again soon, saying a sequel to this year’s OTT action title will happen “when the time is right.”
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Atsushi Inaba, Bayonetta 2, Hideki Kamiya, platinum games
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 13:21 BST
PS3 becoming less dominant as Blu-ray player
PS3 is losing its mojo as the most popular Blu-ray player on the market in the US, according to Home Media Magazine.
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 12:01 BST
A third of UK homes own a Wii, says Nintendo
Nintendo has released some Wii stats in the UK, claiming that one in three British homes own the console.
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 10:44 BST
UK charts: FIFA 11 becomes third biggest British launch ever
FIFA 11′s easily taken the number one spot in this week’s UK charts, while also enjoying the third biggest launch in UK history.
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 10:39 BST
FFXIII’s Toriyama: “I’d like to make a story where Lightning ends up happy”
FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama has again said he’d like to do a sequel, having said in March that FFXIII-2 could happen if sales of the original allowed.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase
Mon, Oct 04, 2010 | 09:46 BST
Bethesda reveals Fallout: New Vegas PC specs
Bethesda’s announced Fallout: New Vegas has gone Gold, while also confirming the required PC specs for the Obsidian RPG.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, RPG
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment
2K Marin staff working on second major project