Monthly Archives: October 2010
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:35 BST
Second annual Team Fortress 2 Halloween Special goes live
Valve has released the second annual Halloween-themed update for Team Fortress 2 and, of course, it’s free.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Valve
Tags: Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress 2 Halloween Special
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:23 BST
Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition hitting US on December 12
NOA has announced the US will get to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros. game series along with Europe and Japan with the Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition on Wii.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Mario 25th anniversary, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:04 BST
Meaty square-shaped hero shows up in Southend’s Ilomilo
Meat Boy may not be prepping for a sequel, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have another encounter with him in something else.
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:26 BST
Lightbox Interactive “won’t rush” next PS3 title
Lightbox Interactive boss Dylan Job has come out of Twitter radio silence, giving an update to the studio’s latest PS3 title.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Dylan Jobe, lightbox interactive, starhawk, Warhawk
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 13:00 BST
Way of the Samuari 4 goes PS3-exclusive
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3
Tags: Agetec, UFO Interactive, Way of the Samuari 4
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 12:20 BST
SVW’s Universal Monsters MMO announced
SEE Virtual Worlds has announced a deal between itself and Universal to make an MMO based on the Universal Monsters universe.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: Planet Michael, SEE Virtual Worlds, universal monsters
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:26 BST
Boom: Zenimax buys Tango and Shinji Mikami
Zenimax just confirmed it’s bought Tango Gameworks and, with it, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.
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Posted in: Hot, Platform holders
Tags: Shinji Mikami, Tango, ZeniMax
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 11:52 BST
EU versions of Black Ops banned in Germany
According to a report from PCGames.de, the EU version of Call of Duty: Black Ops has been banned in Germany.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: banned, Call of Duty: Black Ops, treyarch
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 11:37 BST
Bobby Kotick “very supportive of Battle.net”
Battle.net project director Greg Canessa said so. It’s a “top five strategic initiative,” don’t you know.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC
Tags: battle.net, Bobby Kotick, Greg Canessa
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 11:24 BST
RDR getting double XP weekend from tomorrow
Rockstar’s confirmed it’s holding a double XP weekend for Red Dead Redemption to celebrate the release of Undead Nightmare this week.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PS3, PSN, Rockstar, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Red Dead Redemption, red dead redemption: undead nightmare, Rockstar San Diego
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 14:28 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 gets March 22, 2011 release
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: f.e.a.r. 3
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 11:04 BST
Kotani “willing to bet” Patapon 4 ideas are incoming
Doesn’t sound as though Patapon director Hiroyuki Kotani is finished with the PSP drum thing quite yet.
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Posted in: PSP, Rhythm action, Sony
Tags: Hiroyuki Kotani, Patapon 3, patapon 4
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 10:38 BST
Camping Mama gets trademarked
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Posted in: 505 Games, Casual, Majesco
Tags: Camping Mama, cooking mama, Cooking Mama Ltd
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 10:23 BST
Capcom six-month profits down 40%
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Posted in: Capcom, Financials, Trade
Tags: capcom six-month financials 2010
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 10:14 BST
Black Ops multiplay maps listed in screengrab
Kotaku‘s posted a shot of what looks to be a full list of Call of Duty: Black Ops’ multiplayer maps.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, multiplayer, treyarch
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 10:10 BST
Sebastian Vettel drives Red Bull X1 in new GT5 video
Sony’s released an all-new video and details for the gamescom-announced supercar developed in conjunction with Red Bull Racing and Polyphony Digital for Gran Turismo 5: the Red Bull X1.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: Adrian Newey, gran turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull X1, Sebastian Vettel
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 10:07 BST
Borderlands level cap increases explained, up to 58 for all players
The incoming Borderlands 1.41 update will, finally increase the game’s level cap beyond 50. Gearbox explained how it’s all going to work overnight.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: borderlands, gearbox software
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 09:46 BST
Cut the Rope hits 2 million downloads
Chillingo’s ZeptoLab’s iPhone title Cut the Rope has been download 2 million times from the App Store.
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 09:43 BST
AC: Brotherhood isn’t a 12-month game, assures Ubi
Bit of a sharp turnaround on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, wasn’t it? Not so. Multiplay’s been in the works for two years, apparently.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Gaelec Simard, Vincent Pontbriand
2K Marin staff working on second major project