Monthly Archives: December 2010
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 09:18 GMT
EA Sports MMA takes a sales beating, but sequel still a matter of “when,” not “if”
When your game’s been out for less than a month and analysts are verbally slamming it with slobber-knockers like “DOA at retail,” it might be time to throw in the towel.
EA, however, hasn’t even considered it.
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:57 GMT
Pachter: Kinect and Move to hit 8 million in 2010, over 20 million in 2011
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:57 GMT
White Knight Chronicles PSP gets trailered
Sony’s released a new trailer for White Knight Chronicles for PSP following confirmation of its launch date yesterday.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Sony
Tags: White Knight Chronicles: Dogma Wars
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:41 GMT
GT5 gets save back-up update this month
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi, Polyphony Digital
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:23 GMT
PETA releases Super Tofu Boy, gets added into Super Meat Boy PC
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Posted in: PC, Platformer
Tags: peta, Super Meat Boy, Super Tofu Boy, Team Meat
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 08:21 GMT
Uncharted movie to include “family dynamic,” “heads of museums” being brought to “justice”
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Movies, PS3, Sony
Tags: david o. russell, uncharted movie
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 01:17 GMT
First Resistance 3 gameplay gets VGA showing next weekend
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, resistance 3, spike video game awards, VGAs 2010, Video Game Awards 2010
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 22:32 GMT
Monster Hunter Portable 3 looks to be a hit in Japan day one
Capcom released Monster Hunter Portable 3 in Japan today, and if pictures of folks waiting in line for the game are any indication, it’s a hit already.
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Posted in: Capcom, PSP, RPG
Tags: Monster Hunter Portable 3
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 21:50 GMT
Crystal Dynamics wants you to choose which new character pack comes first for Lara Croft
Crystal Dynamics wants to know via Twitter which DLC character pack Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light players want first.
You have two choices.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Kain, kane & lynch, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Raziel, The Legacy of Kain
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 21:05 GMT
Riccitiello calls Dead Space 2 “scarier” than the original
John Riccitiello really likes Dead Space 2, and according to the man himself, it’s a lot scarier than the first game.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, John Riccitiello, Viscerial Games
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 20:17 GMT
Force Unleashed II screen shows an Ewok getting electroshock therapy
Lucasarts has released one of the first screenshots for its upcoming Endor DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
It shows an Ewok getting a nice bit of lightning forced through it.
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Posted in: Action, Lucasarts, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: star wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the force unleashed, The Force Unleashed 2
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 19:59 GMT
Cradle of Civilization map packs for Civ V now available on Steam
Steam has announced the availability of the Cradle of Civilization map packs for Civilization V.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: civ 5, Civ V, Civilization 5, Civilization V, Cradle of Civilization, Firaxis Games, steam
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 19:08 GMT
Konami releases PS3 patch for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Konami has released a patch for Castlevania: Lords of Shadows addressing save issues and also adds additional upgrades for PS3.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow patch, mercury steam
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 18:58 GMT
Crysis 2 gets the novel treatment in March with Crysis: Legion
Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books owned by Random House which specializes in science fiction and fantasy books, will publish a novel on Crysis 2 in March titled Crysis: Legion.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, books
Tags: crysis 2, Crysis: Legion, Del Rey Books, Peter Watts
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 18:28 GMT
NFS Shift 2: “We won’t add 1000 irrelevant cars”, says lead designer
Andy Tudor, the lease designer behind Need for Speed: Shift 2 – Unleashed, has promised the game will be all about racing instead of car collecting.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed, NFS: Shift 2, Slightly Mad Studios
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 17:41 GMT
Ubisoft to publish Rift: Planes of Telara in Europe
Trion Worlds announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement with Ubisoft for retail distribution of Rift in, France, Benelux, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Nordics regions.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Ubisoft
Tags: Rift, Rift: Planes of Telara, Trion Worlds
Wed, Dec 01, 2010 | 16:44 GMT
Japanese hardware charts Nov. 22-28: PS3 sales double thanks to GT5 bundle
Sony received a boost in PS3 sales for the week of November 22-28 in Japan, thanks in part to Gran Turismo 5 being bundled with a shiny blue version of the console.
2K Marin staff working on second major project