Monthly Archives: November 2010
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 10:11 GMT
Valkyria Chronicles III demo drops next week
Sega’s announced in this week’s Famitsu the Valkyria Chronicles III demo will release soon. Very soon. A lot sooner then you think.
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 09:56 GMT
US PS Store, November 2 – God of War goodness for all!
Are you American? Do you have a PS3, PSP or both? Do you suddenly find yourself with a massive hard-on for all things Kratos? It’s going to be your lucky day, son.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: god of war, God of War Collection, God of War II, god of war III
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 15:28 GMT
New Battlefield to be announced on Friday
EA’s set to drop the bass on Friday after confirming it will reveal an all-new Battlefield game.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Shooter
Tags: battlefield, ben cousins, easy
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 09:20 GMT
Spielberg’s Project LMNO ultimately failed because “it tried to do too much”
Project LMNO was supposed to make you cry. And it did. Just not in the way its creators – chief among them Steven friggin’ Spielberg – were hoping for.
So, what happened?
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, Hot
Tags: ea, Project LMNO, steven spielberg, The Escape artist
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 08:27 GMT
Epic’s Project Sword officially known as Infinity Blade, coming to iDevices this holiday
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 00:05 GMT
Fender announces Squier guitar release date and price for Rock Band 3
Fender has announced a release date for its Squier Stratocaster guitar which is playable with Rock Band 3 and teaches you to actually play the instrument, because, well, it is an actual guitar.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Rhythm action, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: fender, harmonix, mtv games, rock band 3, squier stratocaster
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 23:21 GMT
Capcom releases information on Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 characters
Capcom has released a bio page for characters in Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, complete with artwork.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 23:49 GMT
Okamiden gets a firm US and European release date
Capcom has announced it will release Clover Studio’s Okamiden in North America on March 15 and in Europe on March 18.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 22:51 GMT
Riccitello: Low MOH scores come from a “narrow demographic of reviewers”
EA CEO John Riccitello has said low scores given to Medal of Honor were given by a “narrow demographic of reviewers” and a game that’s scoring in the “mid-70s” is generally perceived to be pretty good.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, PC, PS3, Retail, Shooter, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: EA Q2 FY11 Financials, John Riccitello, medal of honor
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 08:40 GMT
EA Q2 financials: BFBC2 sells 6 million
EA COO John Schappert’s just confirmed in the publisher’s Q2 call that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has sold 6 million units since its launch in March.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, dice, EA's Q2 financials
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 08:43 GMT
EA Q2 financials: NBA Elite 11 canceled
EA CFO Eric Brown has just confirmed in the publisher’s Q2 financial call that development on NBA Elite 11 has been outright canceled.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PS3, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: eric brown, NBA Elite 11
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 23:03 GMT
EA narrows Q2 loss on stellar FIFA sales
Aided by FIFA 11 selling 8 million units since launching last month, EA has reported a $201 million loss for the quarter ending September 30, compared to $391 million in the same period last year.
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Posted in: EA, Financials, Hot, Retail, Trade
Tags: EA Q2 FY11 Financials
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 22:07 GMT
Kazunori confirms the impossible: GT5 goes gold
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital, SEMA
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 21:36 GMT
EA Q2 financials: Medal of Honor sells 2 million, FIFA 11 passes 8 million
EA’s just announced ahead of its Q2 financial call Medal of Honor has sold 2 million units since its launch last month.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 22:54 GMT
Microsoft: XBL Gold membership increase helps fund extra content and infrastructure costs
Craig Davison, senior marketing director for Xbox Live, has said the price increase for Gold Membership all boils down to content.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Craig Davison, xbox live gold membership
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 20:18 GMT
Microsoft issues work around for boot to disc issues inherent with dashboard update
Microsoft has acknowledged a boot to disc issue users are experiencing with the latest dashboard update on Xbox 360.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 20:01 GMT
DotA 2 website open for business
Those interested in Valve’s Defense of the Ancients 2 now have a website available to get their fix.
Sat, Jun 25, 2011 | 16:34 BST
US Supreme Court takes Schwarzenegger bill into consideration, ruling expected by June
Supreme Court Justices weighed in on the videogame violence bill written by California state Senator Leland Yee and supported by the state’s governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and if you look over the transcripts, it honestly doesn’t look like the bill sits well with the justices based on its vagueness, yet it still allowed the case to be submitted for consideration.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Legalities, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: CA SCOTUS, leland yee, US Supreme Court, violent vidoegame bill
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 18:55 GMT
Nintendo will continue to support full Nintendo DS line in Europe
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said the company will continue to support the existing DS line in Europe despite the impending release of 3DS next year.
2K Marin staff working on second major project