Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:56 GMT
PlayStation Suite to bring PS content to “Android and tablets”
Sony has just announced PlayStation Suite – a cross-device content delivery service – at a Tokyo press event, confirming PlayStation content for “Android and tablets”.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:56 GMT
First official PSP2 images released by Sony – get them all here
Following on from this morning’s announcement of Sony’s Next Generation Portable – PSP2 in all but name – the firm’s released the first official images of the console.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:57 GMT
Tretton: NGP to continue PlayStation’s “rich history of redefining industry standards”
SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has written an open letter on the US PS Blog following this morning’s reveal of a next-gen successor of PSP, saying the currently-codenamed NGP will continue the PlayStation brand’s “rich history of redefining industry standards”.
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Posted in: Hot, NGP, Sony
Tags: jack tretton
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 09:22 GMT
Full Report: Sony’s Tokyo PlayStation Meeting – PSP successor revealed, PS Suite, PS Store for Android announced
As expected, Sony announced the successor to PSP at a Tokyo “PlayStation Meeting” event this morning. Get a full report of the entire conference after the break.
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Posted in: Hot, NGP, Sony
Tags: playstation meeting, PlayStation Meeting 2011
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:27 GMT
NGP takes all comers: Call of Duty, Metal Gear, Yakuza, Lost Planet, Monster Hunter, more demonstrated
The PlayStation meeting may have been Sony’s party, but the publisher certainly didn’t hog the spotlight. Third-parties got in on the action too. How many third-parties? All of them, basically.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:21 GMT
Uncharted demoed on NGP, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance, more announced
Sony’s just announced the first games for its “Next Generation Portable.” The short version? Get excited. Here’s the first-party software shown in Tokyo today; get all the third-party stuff, Metal Gear included, here.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 08:04 GMT
Nomura explains link between Kingdom Hearts 3DS and KH3, says it forms “pair” with Versus XIII
Remember when Tetsuya Nomura started dropping hints about Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III sitting in tree, l-i-n-k-i-n-g?
Well, here’s what he meant.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Hot, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: 3DS, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 06:00 GMT
Heavy Rain film adaptation fast tracked
Warner Bros. have fast tracked the film adaptation of cinematic interactive fiction title, Heavy Rain, which despite causing us to boggle so hard our hats fell off, actually exists.
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Posted in: Horror, PS3, Sony
Tags: film adaptation, heavy rain, movie adaptation, quantic dream
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 05:39 GMT
Bethesda: Skyrim’s landscape is “epic reality”
Art director Matt Carafano has called Bethesda’s approach to Skyrim’s landscape as “epic reality”, highlighting the new title’s visual departure from previous Elder Scrolls titles.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Matt Carafano, Skyrim, TES, TES V, the elder scrolls, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 05:25 GMT
APB beta testers invited back for relaunch testing
Closed Beta invitations for GamersFirst’s relaunch of APB: Reloaded have been sent out, but don’t go frantically refreshing your inbox just yet: invites are currently restricted to those who participated in testing the game’s first incarnation.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, APB: Reloaded, beta test, Beta Testing, gamersfirst, K2, Reloaded Productions
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:41 GMT
Mario Sports Mix footage a’spolosion
Nintendo have launched a website for the upcoming Mario Sports Mix, which will presumably shift bazillions of units on release this week. Just see if you can keep your wallet in your pocket after watching this series of videos grabbed from the site.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Nintendo, Sports, Square Enix, Videos, Wii
Tags: Mario Sports Mix
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:35 GMT
5th Cell explains leap from Scribblenauts to Hybrid, cites Naughty Dog as inspiration
Going from Scribblenauts’ colorful vistas and adorable Satans to Hybrid’s gritty, war-torn future might seem like a jarring shift, but it’s not like it’s never been done before.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:17 GMT
More in-game footage of The Last Story surfaces
Because the Japanese want to see you on your knees, begging Nintendo for benevolence while worshipful tears fall from your cheeks like dying rose petals, they keep uploading videos of Japan-exclusive RPG, The Last Story.
This one apparently shows off the opening moments of he fifth chapter, and if our Japanese were better, could well contain spoilers.
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Posted in: Japan, Nintendo, RPG, Videos, Wii
Tags: Hironobu Sakaguchi, mistwalker, the last story
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 04:02 GMT
Microvolts trailer welcomes you to the playground
Games like Microvolts are designed to utilise neural connections forged in your formative years – in this case, the one that liked pitting armies of occasionally inappropriate toys against each other in bloody combat. If this trailer doesn’t have you yearning for the sandpit then sir or madam I posit you have memory loss.
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Posted in: Action, MMO, Videos
Tags: H.A.V.E. Online, Microvolts, Rock Hippo
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 03:47 GMT
Crysis 2 to support DirectX 11
Crytek super-shooter Crysis 2 will support DirectX 11 when it releases in March, according to a mention for NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 03:44 GMT
Takeuchi: “Nobody has a set answer” to financial success
Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi has described the current financial minefield of game development as a “fun period” and says “nobody has a set answer” for which domains companies should invest time and money in.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, Trade
Tags: Jun Takeuchi
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 03:31 GMT
City of Heroes double XP weekend inbound
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: city of heroes, paragon studios
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 03:13 GMT
Bungie co-founder to head up Disney Interactive’s development studios
The LA Times is reporting that Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian is to oversee all of Disney Interactive’s game studios.
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Posted in: Development, Disney
Tags: Alex Seropian
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action