Monthly Archives: November 2010
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 20:12 GMT
Microsoft expects many Christmas trees with Kinect and Black Ops underneath
Xbox UK marketing boss Stephen McGill has Mirosoft expects there to lots of Christmas trees this year with Kinect and Black Ops under them, wrapped up all nice and with bows.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 19:28 GMT
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair characters delayed on XBL
Japanese Xbox users are seeing a message from Xbox Live which states the character DLC planned for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair are to still be released, but delayed.
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Posted in: Konami, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Castlevania, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, dlc, Harmony of Despair
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 19:20 GMT
Dissidia boss learns lessons from Enslaved’s release, puts them on Twitter
Square Enix’s Yosuke Shiokawa, the director of Dissidia Final Fantasy, has decided to share his thoughts on Enslaved’s release, so we might learn and be better people.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: enslaved, ninja theory, Yosuke Shiokawa
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 19:04 GMT
Reeves sees Move and Kinect in next-gen, Wii “coming down”
Capcom Europe boss David Reeves believes Microsoft and Sony “have to” incorporate Kinect and Move into the next-generation of consoles.
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Posted in: Capcom, Kinect, PlayStation Move, Wii, hardware, peripherals
Tags: David Reeves
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:59 GMT
$300 lifetime subs return to Champions Online
Cryptic’s reopened lifetime subscriptions to Champions Online, despite the MMO being on the verge of going free-to-play.
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Posted in: MMO, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: champions online, cryptic studios
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:53 GMT
PopCap’s bringing PopTower to Japan early next year
PopCap has announced a partnership with TAITO, subsidiary of Square Enix, to launch its dedicated mobile social game service Pop Tower to the Japanese market early next year.
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Posted in: Casual, Japan, PopCap, Puzzler, Square Enix
Tags: dedicated mobile social game service, PopTower
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:38 GMT
Narrative structure of Homefront “came first”, says Kaos Studios
Kaos Studios’ creative director, Sean Dunn, has said the team worked on the narrative structure for its FPS Homefront, before anything else.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:16 GMT
Tippl: Activision doesn’t think it’s “the best at everything constantly”
Activision COO Thomas Tippl has said the company doesn’t “have the ego” to think it’s “the best at everything constantly”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Retail, Trade
Tags: Thomas Tippl
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 18:33 GMT
The Ball wasn’t initially intended for release
Teotl’s Sjoerd DeJong has said the firm entered its puzzler The Ball into the Make Something Unreal contest just for fun, with no intention of releasing it publicly at the time.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 17:23 GMT
Super Meat Boy’s latest PC character is Machinarium robot
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Posted in: PC, Platformer
Tags: josef, machinarium, Super Meat Boy
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 17:25 GMT
Rock Band 3 getting a bit of Night Fever next week
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced six of the Bee Gees’ greatest hits, including one track with Pro Guitar and Pro Bass, as well as singles from B.B. King and Procol Harum, will be available November 16 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store.
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Posted in: EA, Music, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: B.B. King, Bee Gees, harmonix, mtv games, Procol Harum, rock band 3
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 17:03 GMT
CCP to split EVE Online’s Incursion expansion into three parts
CCP has announced plans to split its free EVE Online expansion, Incursion into three parts and release each part by the end of January.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 16:48 GMT
Angry Birds coming to XBL, PSN and Wii “for starters”, no sequel planned
During yesterday’s Social Gaming Summit and today’s Virtual Goods Summit Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka has touched on the firm’s plans for the console and handheld versions of its game, Angry Birds.
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Posted in: Casual, Mobile, PSN, Wii, Xbox Live
Tags: Angry Birds, Peter Vesterbacka, rovio
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 16:26 GMT
UFC Personal Trainer gets a date with motion controllers
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Posted in: Fighter, Fitness, Kinect, PS3, PlayStation Move, THQ, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: UFC Personal Trainer
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 16:18 GMT
Alien Breed 3: Descent announced for November 17 launch
Team 17′s announced the final part of the Alien Breed series, Alien Breed 3: Descent, will launch on November 17.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 16:10 GMT
Viacom ditching game industry may impact Bruckheimer Games deal
With Viacom getting out of the gaming business, and selling Harmonix off to the highest bidder, the move to exit the industry may put Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s intended videogame plans in jeopardy.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Retail, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: Bruckheimer Games, Jerry Bruckheimer, mtv games, viacom
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 21:17 GMT
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars finally gets a release date
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Adventure, DS, Lucasarts, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Star Wars III, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, traveller's tales
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 15:34 GMT
GSС wants you to create a quest for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
GSС Game World’s holding a contest for the best quest ideas, and whomever comes up with the best idea, may get their quest creation put into the game.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: S.T.A.L.K.E.R, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, stalker 2
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 15:20 GMT
Target’s Black Friday sales circular gets leaked a bit early
A black Friday avert for Target has been leaked a bit early, two weeks to be exact, and according to what’s listed on the flyer, there’s going to be more than just kitchen appliances on sale at the mega-retailer.
2K Marin staff working on second major project