Monthly Archives: November 2010
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 15:39 GMT
LOTRO players will get to battle Saruman next year
Turbine’s Aaron Campbell has dished a few extra details on what players can expect in Lord of the Rings Online next year, particularly where it concerns Isengard and the wacked-out wizard Saruman.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Warner Bros.
Tags: Aaron Campbell, lord of the rings online, lotro, turbine
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 15:34 GMT
Crackdown 2 Deluge Pack out now on XBLMP – trailer
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, Deluge Pack, ruffian games
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 15:16 GMT
Amazon preludes Black Friday with under-$20 bonanza
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Posted in: America, Retail
Tags: amazon, black friday
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 15:14 GMT
Krome working on smaller games in the casual and DLC space
Krome Studios CEO Robert Walsh has said the Australian firm is currently working on smaller games which fit more into the causal and DLC space, instead of focusing entirely on boxed products.
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Posted in: Australia, Casual, Development
Tags: Casual, krome studios, robert walsh, social
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 14:57 GMT
AC: Brotherhood multiplayer launch trailer gets stabby
Ubisoft’s released the multiplayer launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, as it hits today in the US.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ubisoft montreal
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 14:54 GMT
APB renamed APB: Reloaded, goes free-to-play from GamersFirst
GamersFirst has announced Reloaded Productions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gamersfirst, has acquired all the IP rights for APB: All Points Bulletin.
It has renamed the game APB: Reloaded.
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Posted in: Hot, MMOFPS, PC
Tags: apb, APB: Reloaded, gamersfirst, Inc, Reloaded Productions
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 14:43 GMT
Split/Second PSP demo hits today along with launch trailer
Disney has announced a PSN demo for Sumo Digital and Black Rock’s Split/Second has been released on PSP today.
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Posted in: Disney, PSP, Racing
Tags: black rock studio, split/second, sumo digital
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 14:48 GMT
Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed announced for spring 2011 – first video
EA’s just formally announced Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed for PS3, 360 and PC for spring 2011.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 13:47 GMT
EA: BioWare fans should “pay attention” to tomorrow’s VGA announcements
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, mass effect, Patrick Buechner, Spike TV VGAs, VGAs 2010
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 13:09 GMT
Donkey Kong Country Returns trailer does monkey business
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Posted in: Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Donkey Kong Country Returns, retro studios
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 13:11 GMT
World of Tanks’ 500,000 “active players” are “beginning of a global legend”
Free-to-play MMO World of Tanks is now being played by more than half-a-million people – world domination inevitable.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: wargaming.net, world of tanks
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 12:39 GMT
Undergarden does the pretty, gets review round-up
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Posted in: Atari, Casual, PC, Puzzler, Xbox 360
Tags: Artech Studios, the undergarden
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 11:57 GMT
NfS: Hot Pursuit Stig video shows Autolog features, “smack” talk
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Autolog, ben collins, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the stig
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 12:09 GMT
Splatterhouse banned in Germany
According to a Game Captain report, Splatterhouse has been refused classification in Germany.
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 11:45 GMT
Blizzard expands Irvine HQ by 40 percent
The OCBJ is reporting that Blizzard has signed a lease for two buildings that will greatly increase its office space.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC
Tags: Irvine California
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 11:34 GMT
UFC Undisputed 2010 coming to iPhone and iPad on Thursday
Not even a day since joining Twitter, THQ core boss Danny Bilson’s confirmed UFC Undisputed 2010 for iDevices will be out on Thursday.
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Posted in: Fighter, THQ, iPad, iPhone
Tags: danny bilson, ufc undisputed 2010
Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 12:01 GMT
Super Meat Boy PC out November 30, new characters revealed
The PC version of Team Meat’s Super Meat Boy has finally been dated, and it’s been confirmed the new version will include Half-Life’s Headcrab and World of Goo’s Gooballs as playable characters.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Platformer
Tags: headcrab, Super Meat Boy, world of goo
2K Marin staff working on second major project