Monthly Archives: November 2010
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 22:52 GMT
Free trial period of Final Fantasy XIV extended once more
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Square Enix
Tags: FFXIV, final fantasy XIV
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 22:32 GMT
Ubiosft relied on feedback for AC:Brotherhood, expects it to do well this holiday season
Assassin’s Creed’s technical director Mathieu Gagnon has said the AC team in Montreal listens to the feedback on “every game” it releases and “try to improve based on” the feedback.
Brotherhood was no exception.
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 | 08:14 GMT
Activision on Bizarre shocker: Some “wallowing in the worst possible outcome”
Activision staffer Dan Amrich has carpet-bombed Twitter about the reporting of news that Activision is “exploring options” related to Bizarre Creations, claiming the studio has not “closed,” and that some are “wallowing in the worst possible outcome”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Hot
Tags: bizarre creations, Dan Amrich
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 21:57 GMT
Kotick: Listening to customers “matters more now than ever before”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Retail, Trade
Tags: Bobby Kotick
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 21:04 GMT
Yar’s Revenge set for digital release in early 2011
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Posted in: Arcade, Atari, PC, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: Killspace Entertainment, Yars' Revenge
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 20:20 GMT
Germany’s USK outs TurboGrafx-16 titles for western players
Germany’s videogame ratings board, the USK, has outed some sweet TurboGrafx-16 titles, which according to the listing, are heading to Europe for PSN.
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Posted in: Hudson, PSN
Tags: TurboGrafx 16
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 20:08 GMT
China’s online casual game market to hit $750 million in 3 years time
A report issued by iResearch has concluded that China’s Web game market will more than double to $750 million by 2013 as Internet usage expands along with the casual game space.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 19:44 GMT
The Witcher 2 Collector’s Edition outed by GameStop
CD Projekt promised us more information on The Witcher 2 this week when it announced the game’s release date earlier today, particularly information regarding the collector’s edition.
Well, thanks to a GameStop listing, we know all about the CE, and its hefty price tag.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: Assassins of Kings, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings, witcher 2 collector's edition
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 19:28 GMT
Activision “exploring options” over Bizarre Creations’ future
Activision has released a statement saying it is “exploring our options regarding the future” of UK developer Bizarre Creations.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Rumour, UK
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 20:56 GMT
Prince of Persia Trilogy hitting PSN, Sands of Time out on the service today
Ubisoft has posted over on the US PS Blog that its Prince of Persia Trilogy will be available for download on PSN in both HD and 3D, with Sands of Time available today.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 18:54 GMT
Yale study finds most male gamers are fine, aggressive girls are attracted to games
A new study from Yale published in the November issue of Pediatrics has declared videgames are not harmful to most teenagers.
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Posted in: America, Violence in games, study
Tags: teens and games, yale study
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 18:01 GMT
Star Trek Online: Season Three – Genesis announced with mission creator beta
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 | 09:38 GMT
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood reviews get rounded-up
Reviews are starting to go live for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and we’ve got the list for you below.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 17:19 GMT
Pre-orders now being taken for Bloodline Champions, new trailer released
Funcom and Stunlock Studio announced today pre-orders for Bloodline Champions are now being accepted for the free-to-play arena player vs player game.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: bloodline champions, funcom, Stunlock Studio
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:59 GMT
EA Sports Active 2 video gets Olympian and TV Presenters to work out
EA Sports Active 2 has two new videos out showing you how to work out with the game using the heart rate monitor.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Ea Sports Active 2
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:48 GMT
Report – 360 sales double in UK thanks to Kinect
According to a Eurogamer report, Xbox 360 sales have doubled within the past week in the UK thanks to the launch of Kinect last week.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:42 GMT
Codemasters could release smaller retail games which expand with DLC in the future, says CEO
Codemasters CEO Rod Cousens has said in order to combat the used game market, it would not be “inconceivable” for the firm to publish a “game like” F1 2010 partially on disc downloadable content released as the race season progresses.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Development, Piracy, Retail, Trade
Tags: rod cousens, used game market
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:26 GMT
Hot Pursuit launch trailer is full of brilliance
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 16:18 GMT
Marvel vs Capcom 3 gets February 15 US, February 18 EU launches
Capcom’s just announced a February 15 release in the US and a February 18 EU launch for Marvel vs Capcom 3.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: marvel vs capcom 3, Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 15:57 GMT
Zynga acquires six studios in six months, is estimated to be worth over $5.51 billion
Mark Pincus, CEO and founder of Zynga, talked up the rise of social gaming during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco yesterday, and told attendees the firm has grown tremendously over the last six months.
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Posted in: Casual, PC, Zynga
Tags: Mark Pincus
2K Marin staff working on second major project