Monthly Archives: November 2010
Mon, Nov 08, 2010 | 11:48 GMT
Eurogamer Expo 2011 to return to Earls Court next September
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2011, Hot
Tags: Eurogamer Expo 2011
Mon, Nov 08, 2010 | 11:11 GMT
Football Manager 2011 takes UK number 1, first weekend sales better then Pro Evo ’11
Chart-Track just confirmed that Football Manager 2011 has entered the UK chart in the top spot, while Activision’s latest Bond efforts have barely registered.
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Posted in: Charts, Hot, UK
Tags: football manager 2011, sports interactive
Mon, Nov 08, 2010 | 10:21 GMT
More publishers interested in 3DS at launch than original DS, says Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said third-party publishers are a lot more interested in making software for 3DS then they were for the original DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Sun, Nov 07, 2010 | 16:05 GMT
Dance Central DLC arrives ahead of release
The games not even out in the UK yet, but Dance Central has already got some new DLC waiting on Xbox Live.
Sun, Nov 07, 2010 | 12:53 GMT
Yamauchi: PS3 restricted Gran Turismo 5
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: kazanori yamauchi, Polyphony Digital
Tue, Nov 09, 2010 | 14:12 GMT
Interactive comic to bridge story between Mass Effect and PS3 version of ME2
Nathalie Edelmann, a moderator over on BioWare’s Social Network, has said the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 will compensate for the lack of a storyline connecting the first iteration of the game, considering it wasn’t released for the console.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, RPG, Rumour
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 23:08 GMT
Battle.net may eventually include Activision games, but not any time soon
Battle.net project director Greg Canessa has said someday, Blizzard may add Activision games to the service, but for now, it’s all Blizzard and nothing else.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, PC
Tags: battle.net, Greg Canessa
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 22:39 GMT
Japanese software charts Oct. 25 -31: God Eater Burst takes the win
Last week, the Super Mario Collection Special Pack debuted at the top of the Japanese software charts. This week, a new debut knocked it out of the number one spot, and that debut was God Eater Burst.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail
Tags: japanese software charts
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 21:48 GMT
The Ball looks awesome, and has a demo
Teotl Studios has released a demo for its Unreal Engine 3 single-player action/puzzle gameThe Ball.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Puzzler
Tags: Make Something Unreal, Teotl Studios, the ball
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 21:11 GMT
Those who pre-order the Darkspore Limited Edition get an early access bonus
EA has announced a pre-order incentive for those who wish to get in on some Darkspore Limited Edition early.
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 20:57 GMT
Namco Bandai financials show slight improvement YoY for first half of 2010
Namco Bandai has released its financial results the first half of its fiscal year, which ended on September 30, and the company reported net sales of ¥173.60 billion ($2.13 billion) which is up slightly over last year during the same period.
Despite being up a bit, the company reported a net loss of ¥1.93 billion ($24 million), but that is still an improvement over its net loss of ¥6.04 billion ($74 million) for the same period last year.
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Posted in: Financials, Namco Bandai, Retail, Trade
Tags: namco bandai first half financials 2010
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 20:22 GMT
Crafting and PvP explained a bit for Star Wars: The Old Republic
BioWare has put out a new video for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and in it we get to see the Warzones where PvP will come into play.
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 19:03 GMT
PC patch for Fallout: New Vegas expected next week
Bethesda has said on its blog there’s a third patch for Fallout: New Vegas in the works and its due to hit next week for PC.
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 18:38 GMT
Homefront screens and preview denote a shooter that draws an emotional response
THQ’s Kaos-made FPS Homefront has a few new screenshots for it, and we’ve got ‘em for you below.
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 17:52 GMT
Cryptic to “wait and see” how Champions does before switching STO over to F2P
Cryptic boss Jack Emmert has said the company plans to see how well Champions Online does before looking at switching Star Trek Online over to a free-to-play model.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online, cryptc, Jack Emmert, star trek online, STO
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 17:37 GMT
PlayStation Home version 1.4 coming November 11
Sony has announced an update 1.4 for PlayStation Home, which will update the core client with new and revised features.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, Sony
Tags: ps home update 1.4
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 16:51 GMT
Eruption trailer released for Doney Kong Country Returns
A new trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns is out, and we’ve got it for you below the break.
2K Marin staff working on second major project