Monthly Archives: November 2010
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 11:02 GMT
Inafune resignation due to him wanting to become an “independent creator,” says Capcom
Capcom’s said that the need to become an “independent creator” was the reason why Keiji Inafune left the publisher after 23 years last week.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot
Tags: Keiji Inafune
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 12:02 GMT
Report – Namco Bandai US lays off 90 staff
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Posted in: Namco Bandai
Tags: Carlson Choi
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 10:25 GMT
US gets Forza 3, downloadable Alan Wake 360 hardware bundle for Christmas
Know that recently released 360 hardware bundle for Canada, Korea and Europe? The one with a copy of Forza Motorsport 3 and a downloadable version of Alan Wake added? It’s now the official US hardware bundle for Christmas.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 09:53 GMT
James Bond: Blood Stone video shows classic 007
Activision’s released an all-new dev diary of James Bond: Blood Stone, revealing the aspects being made into the game that makes a classic 007.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, DS, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, James Bond: Blood Stone
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 09:43 GMT
Iwata: No Wii price cuts in the “near future”
Better brush up on those bartering skills. Otherwise – unless our dear Emperor of Economics Lewie digs something up – you won’t be getting that shiny new Wii on the cheap any time soon.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo, Wii, hardware
Tags: Nintendo, price drop, Satoru Iwata, Wii
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 09:11 GMT
US NFS: Hot Pursuit ad campaign features Entourage duo
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: criterion games, Jerry Ferrara, Johnny Drama, Kevin Dillon, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Turtle
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 09:19 GMT
Carmack details RAGE iPhone spin-off Mutant Bash
id tech boss John Carmack’s detailed massively the iPhone spin-off of RAGE that was first shown at QuakeCon back in August.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Hot, iPhone, iPod
Tags: id software, john carmack, Mutant Bash, Mutant Bash TV, rage, RAGE: Mutant Bash
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 04:22 GMT
Inafune tears into Japanese game dev business, calls it a “communist state”
Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune may have gotten the hell out of Capcom so fast that his office chair’s still spinning, but that doesn’t mean there’s not time for one last parting jab.
Actually, make that six or seven parting jabs. And then maybe a baseball bat to the face.
Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 03:34 GMT
Rumor: SOCOM: Confrontation devs working on new Resident Evil
A multiplayer-centric Resident Evil, eh?
Well, on the bright side, it certainly couldn’t be any worse than last time.
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Posted in: Capcom, Horror, Hot, Rumour
Tags: Capcom, Resident Evil: Raccoon City, rumor, Slant Six, SOCOM Confrontation
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 20:41 GMT
IGN goes live with first Kinect software review, goes with 7.5 for Sonic Free Riders
IGN‘s gone live tonight with the first software review for Kinect ahead of its US launch on Thursday.
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Posted in: Hot, Journalism, Kinect, Platformer, Racing, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: sonic free riders
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 20:10 GMT
Crackdown 2′s Deluge DLC pack hitting on November 16 – screens and trailer inside
Microsoft’s released the first details, screens and video of the second DLC pack for Crackdown 2, known as the Deluge pack.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: crackdown 2, Deluge Pack, ruffian games
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 20:15 GMT
IO Interactive confirms unspecified amount of layoffs
IO Interactive’s confirmed it has laid off staff at the studio, as previously reported at the weekend.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, Square Enix
Tags: io interactive
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 18:37 GMT
3D still to be decided for MGS: Rising, says Matsuyama
Metal Gear Solid: Rising producer Shigenobu Matsuyama has told Game Informer that 3D is still to be decided for the action title.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: kojima productions, metal gear solid rising, Shigenobu Matsuyama
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 18:28 GMT
Mortal Kombat video shows off Scorpion
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 18:12 GMT
Harmonix: “Pre-production” already underway for Dance Central 2
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Rhythm action, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central, Dance Central 2, harmonix, mtv games
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 17:38 GMT
Rumour – Microsoft in talks to reboot Project Gotham Racing
Microsoft is in talks with several third-party European developers about rebooting Project Gotham Racing, according to a report from Develop.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Microsoft, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, PGR, PGR5, project gotham racing, Project Gotham Racing 5
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 16:54 GMT
What do you get with JFK, Nixon, Castro and Robert McNamara in Black Ops?
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, DS, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, Fidel Castro, jfk, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, treyarch
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 16:36 GMT
Takahashi: “I started to feel like I didn’t belong” at Namco “any more”
Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has revealed the reasons why he left Namco Bandai earlier this year, saying he felt he “didn’t belong” at the publisher “any more.”
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Posted in: Development, Namco Bandai
Tags: katamari, Keita Takahashi, Noby Noby Boy
Mon, Nov 01, 2010 | 15:37 GMT
Mikami to continue serving on Shadows of the Damned despite Tango-ZeniMax buyout
Shinji Mikami will continue to be the producer on Shadows of the Damned despite the buyout last week of his new studio Tango Gameworks by ZeniMax, VG247 can reveal.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, ea partners, Goichi Suda, grashopper manufacture, shadows of the damned, Shinji Mikami, Tango Gameworks
2K Marin staff working on second major project