Monthly Archives: December 2010
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 19:55 GMT
Mass Effect 2 looks like it runs rather well on a netbook when using Gaikai
Want to know how Gaikai works or how it will run a game like Mass Effect 2 on a netbook with a “single core Atom CPU”?
Engadget has you covered.
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Posted in: Internet, PC, hardware
Tags: cloud, Cloud Gaming Service, dave perry, gaikai
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 19:17 GMT
Rift beta trailer tries to lure you in
Trion Worlds has released a trailer for Rift: Planes of Telara which tries to lure you into signing up for the beta.
It worked for us, anyway.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Rift, Rift: Planes of Telara, Trion Worlds
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 18:49 GMT
Half of Microsoft’s 25 million Xbox Live members have Gold subs
Microsoft’s head of Interactive Entertainment Business, Dennis Durkin, has said half of Microsoft’s 25 million Xbox Live members are have Gold subscriptions.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Dennis Durkin
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 18:13 GMT
Digital offerings on PC contribute $750 million to EA’s current revenue
EA’s CFO Eric Brown has said revenue from PC and DLC is important to the company, and it’s new goal is for a forty-sixty digital split between digital and physical revenue.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Retail, Trade
Tags: digital, eric brown, physical sales
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 17:25 GMT
Coming soon to XBLM: Army of TWO: The 40th Day, NBA Collection, BFBC2
Microsoft has released an updated list of games coming to Xbox Live Marketplace, and soon you can download BFBC2 and The 40th Day through Games on Demand.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xoming soon to xblm
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 17:14 GMT
Voice chat functionality coming soon to Dead Nation
Housemarque has announced voice chat functionality is coming to Dead Nation for online co-op in the near future.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Dead Nation, Housemarque
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 16:45 GMT
Third zombie-related VGA teaser image looks Prototype-related
A third VGA zombie-related teaser has shown up, and it’s looking more like the Activision teaser Murder Your Maker, a sequel to the 2009 open-world superhero game Prototype.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: murder your maker, prototype, spike vga, vga
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 16:36 GMT
DDO and LOTRO players can win 100K Turbine points
Turbine has kicked off a 100,000 Turbine Point giveaway, and if you play DDO or LOTRO, you should really enter to win.
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 15:45 GMT
OnLive’s $10 per month flat-rate game plan launches January 15
OnLive Game System shipments have begun, and soon, so will a $9.99 per month flat-rate gaming plan from the service.
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Posted in: PC, hardware, tv
Tags: cloud, cloud gaming, onlive, onlive game system, onlive playpack, streaming games
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 15:23 GMT
Coming soon to US PS Plus – Sackboy Prehistoric Moves, Sam & Max, more
Sony has posted a list of goodies coming to PS Plus members in the US, and we’ve got the important highlights for you below.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 15:04 GMT
SEGA gets Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston for Thor: God of Thunder
SEGA has announced actor Chris Hemsworth will voice Thor in God of Thunder, and Tom Hiddleston will voice the hero’s antagonist, Loki.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Thor: God of Thunder, thor: the video game
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 13:38 GMT
Ignition US confirms move from LA to Texas
UTV Ignition’s confirmed it’s to move its offices in the US from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas.
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Posted in: Development, Ignition
Tags: project kane, reich, wardevil
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 12:12 GMT
Kirby’s Epic Yarn gets February 25 European launch
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Posted in: Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Kirby's Epic Yarn
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 11:48 GMT
Livingstone: Kane & Lynch “not going to disappear”
Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has told Eurogamer that Kane and Lynch is far from finished, despite mixed results for the duo so far.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: ian livingstone, io interactive, Kane and lynch, kane and lynch 2
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 11:13 GMT
Take Two won’t do an Activision in annualising big titles
Take Two president Strauss Zelnick has said the publisher won’t annually release its big titles such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead in the way Activision does with Call of Duty and Guitar Hero.
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Posted in: 2K, Rockstar, Take-Two
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 10:04 GMT
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games’ final episode gets Xmas Day release
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: bbc, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, Karen Gillen, Matt Smith
2K Marin staff working on second major project