Monthly Archives: November 2010
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 16:15 GMT
Bilson: Games should not “be directed from corporate in any way”
Core games EVP Danny Bilson said during his IGDA Leadership Forum speech in San Francisco this week he didn’t take a job with THQ to “make SpongeBob” games.
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Posted in: Development, THQ
Tags: danny bilson
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 15:31 GMT
Dead Space 2 screens show off the multiplayer and Necromorphs
Some multiplayer screens surfaced for Dead Space 2 yesterday, and as expected, it’s a rather creepy batch of shots.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, visceral games
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 15:02 GMT
Activision holding midnight launches for Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops will be out next week, and Activision is celebrating by hosting midnight openings at select retailers across the US.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, COD: Black Ops, treyarch
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 14:36 GMT
Sniper: Ghost Hunter hitting PS3 in Q1 2011
City Interactive has announced its PC and Xbox 360 title, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, is coming to PS3 in Q1 2011.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter
Tags: city interative, sniper: ghost warrior
Sat, Nov 06, 2010 | 09:54 GMT
DICE on Medal of Honor: “The controversy did affect some reviews”
Seems like just about everyone – old or young, smart or in love with their caps lock key – has an opinion about EA’s newest entry in its Medal of Honor franchise.
More interesting, however, is the range of opinions about those opinions.
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 23:00 GMT
Infinity Blade video makes us want an iOS device
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Posted in: Action, App Store, iPad, iPhone, iPod
Tags: chair entertainment, Epic Games, Infinity Blade, project sword
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 22:41 GMT
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood dev diary discusses multiplayer characters
Ubisoft’s released the fourth developer diary for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, and we’ve posted it for you below.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: acb, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 21:52 GMT
Morhaime: SCII users have created over 65K maps and mods for the game
Getting bored with StarCraft II yet? Of course you’re not, but if you’re in the mood for a bit of a switcheroo, you may want to check out the 65,000 user created maps and mods for the game.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: mods, starcraft, starcraft II
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 21:32 GMT
F1 2010 patch goes up on Xbox Live
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: F1 2010, f1 2010 patch
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 21:22 GMT
The Witcher 2 dev diary is all about the tech
CD Projekt has put out a new dev diary chatting about the firm’s new game engine, which is being used for The Witcher 2.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassin of kings
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 20:50 GMT
Bon Jovi, New Order, Talking Heads hit Rock Band 3 next week
Harmonix and MTV Games has announced 12 of Bon Jovi’s greatest hits, including four tracks with Pro Guitar and Pro Bass, as well as tracks from New Order, Deftones and Talking Heads, which also feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades, will be available November 9 in the US and November 10 in Europe for Rock Band 3.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bon jovi, def tones, harmonix, mtv games, New Order, rock band, rock band 3, talking heads
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 20:50 GMT
Consumer Reports debunks “dark-skinned” Kinect issues once and for all
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 20:12 GMT
ZeniMax acquires ex-Starbreeze staff’s Machinegames
ZeniMax has apparently purchased another game studio this week, according to business registration data in Sweden.
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Posted in: Development, Sweden
Tags: Machinegames, ZeniMax
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 19:51 GMT
SWTOR is the “right kind of bet” for both EA and BioWare, says Muzyka
EA has never said exactly how much it has spent funding BioWare’s Old Republic MMO, but it has admitted to spending more on it than any other game in the publisher’s history. Rumors claim the sum lands anywhere between $100 – $300 million dollars.
However, despite how much is being spent on it, the BioWare doctors view the title’s expense as more of a “bet” than a “risk”.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka, star wars, swtor, The Old Republic
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 19:16 GMT
The Daily Show pokes fun at SCOTUS case, bribes Supreme Court with its own game
The Daily Show has weighed in on the SCOTUS case and the Supreme Court accepting the bill for consideration.
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Posted in: America, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: scotus, supreme court
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 18:42 GMT
Free-to-play games will eventually threaten the console business, says EA’s Cousens
EA’s Ben Cousens said during the London Games Conference today the company believes Battlefield Play4Free and other free offers will “shake up” the console marketplace.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield, Battlefield Play4Free, ben cousens
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 18:02 GMT
More prominent industry vets join Tango Gameworks as new mysterious artwork appears
Tango Gameworks has updated its staff page with three additional members joining Shinji Mikami and Ikumi Nakamura, with each one holding previous ties to Capcom, Platinum Games and Clover Studios.
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Posted in: Development, Hot
Tags: Ikumi Nakamura, Masafumi Takada, Naoki Kataki, Shinichiro Ishikawa, Shinji Mikami, Tango Gameworks, ZeniMax
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 17:41 GMT
Crysis 2 Xbox 360 multiplayer beta footage looks rather good
Some Xbox 360 closed beta footage of Crysis 2′s multiplayer has popped up on YouTube, and we’ve posted it for your below.
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 17:02 GMT
Team Ninja cancels two projects announced before Itagaki’s departure
Team Ninja has told Famitsu it has canceled two projects it was working on before Tomonobu Itagaki departed the development firm.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, Tecmo
Tags: dead or alive: code cronus, Dead or Alive: Dimensions, ni-oh, Ninja Gaiden 3, project progressive, Team Ninja, Yosuke Hayashi
Fri, Nov 05, 2010 | 16:20 GMT
Xbox Live demos: Apache, Joyride, Rock Band 3
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Posted in: Action, Kinect, Microsoft, Rhythm action, Simulation, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Apache: Air Assault, demos, Joy Ride, rock band 3
2K Marin staff working on second major project