Monthly Archives: December 2010
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 09:38 GMT
Max Payne 2 latest GFW title to go to 99c
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Posted in: Action, Games for Windows, PC, Rockstar
Tags: Max Payne 2, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, remedy
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 10:02 GMT
Activision: Tony Hawk brand has “Michael Jordan-esque staying power”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, Michael Jordan, tony hawk, tony hawk: shred
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 09:18 GMT
FF Agito XIII will have “unique” multiplayer system
Final Fantasy Agito XIII director Hajime Tabata has revealed the game will have a unique multiplayer system.
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Posted in: Action, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: FF Agito XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, Hajime Tabata
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 08:38 GMT
US PS store update, December 7 – Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves, Kung-Fu Live, MGS
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 07:45 GMT
Namco Bandai shares Jump Festa line-up
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Posted in: DS, Namco Bandai, PS3, PSP, RPG
Tags: Jump Festa, Tales of
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 07:33 GMT
EA: The Old Republic is “a 10 year opportunity”
EA CFO Eric Brown has said the publisher sees Star Wars: The Old Republic with at least a decade-long lifespan.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, eric brown, Star Wars The Old Republic
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 06:59 GMT
Kratos to appear in Mortal Kombat PS3
According to the latest issue of US OPM, God of War’s Kratos is set to appear in the PS3 version of Mortal Kombat.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Sony, Warner Bros.
Tags: kratos, mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios
Wed, Dec 08, 2010 | 07:19 GMT
Rumour – New SSX in development at EA Canada, will bring the series “back to its roots”
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 22:49 GMT
City Interactive has four FPS games currently in development
City Interactive, which recently nabbed Stuart Black, is apparently working on a new shooter using Unreal Engine 3.
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Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: City Interactive, Stuart Black
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 22:34 GMT
EA Games label president believes the non-online games model “is finished”
EA Games label president Frank Gibeau has said games without online components are “finished” as “online is where the innovation, and the action, is at”.
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: frank gibeau, online
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 22:19 GMT
THQ and ngmoco release Star Wars Imperial Academy for iPhone and iPod Touch
THQ Wireless and ngmoco has announced Star Wars Imperial Academy exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Posted in: Action, App Store, Mobile, THQ, iPhone, iPod
Tags: ng:moco, Star Wars Imperial Academy, thq wireless
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 22:07 GMT
Multiplayer for Dead Space 2 was the “most requested” feature from fans
Dead Space 2′s executive producer, Steve Papoutsis, has said the reason Visceral included multiplayer in the sequel was because it was the “most requested” feature from the fans.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, steve papoutsis
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 21:30 GMT
Steam Treasure Hunt has you completing objectives for free games
Steam is holding a contest of sorts, where if you complete certain objectives between now and December 20, you could win 100 games.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 21:10 GMT
Super Meat Boy gets super special edition and super cover art
Super Meat Boy may already be available through digital download services on PC, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t get a Special Edition copy from Team Meat official web site sometime in early 2011.
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Posted in: PC, Platformer
Tags: Super Meat Boy, super meat boy special edition, Team Meat
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 21:06 GMT
Codemasters files lawsuit over Jumpgate Evolution delays
Codemasters has filed a lawsuit against NetDevil and its parent company Gazillion Entertainment for the continued delay of the MMO Jumpgate Evolution.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Legalities, MMO, PC
Tags: gazillion entertainment, jumpgate, jumpgate: evolution, netdevil
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 19:47 GMT
CD Projekt chats about the game engine in latest Witcher 2 dev diary
CD Projekt RED has released a third developer diary for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and in it the team discusses the game’s engine.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: Assassins of Kings, the witcher, the witcher 2, the witcher 2: assassins of kings, witcher 2
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 19:31 GMT
Suzuki: “Game providers have to shift their focus” on visuals to creativity
Industry legend Yu Suzuki has said the difference between game development today, and back when he was creating Virtua Fighter, boils down to developers focusing more on visuals than creativity.
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Posted in: Development, Sega
Tags: yu suzuki
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 18:53 GMT
WH40K: Dark Millennium Online will be more “actiony” than other MMOs, says Vigil
Vigil Games’ founder Dave Adams has said a lot of MMOs throw in the same mechanic over and over again and many don’t focus enough on combat.
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Posted in: Action, MMO, PC, THQ
Tags: Dave Adams, Mark Maza, vigil games, Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online, WH40K:DMO
Tue, Dec 07, 2010 | 18:29 GMT
AC: Brotherhood video shows unlockable Raiden skin
Ubisoft has released a new video for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood which shows you the unlockable skin for Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed:brotherhood, brotherhood
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