Monthly Archives: January 2011
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 07:25 GMT
Wesker voice actor calls out Capcom on RE6 casting
Albert Wesker voice actor DC Douglas has called out Capcom to cast him again in the role for Resident Evil 6.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Horror, Hot
Tags: albert wesker, D.C. Douglas, RE6, resident evil 6
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 07:07 GMT
Capcom to announce two large scale original games by this summer
Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi has told Famitsu that the publisher will announce two big games by this summer.
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 06:10 GMT
SOE CEO drops next PlanetSide Next render
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: PlanetSide Next, SOE
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 06:10 GMT
Disney Interactive appoints EA Mobile’s Adam Sussman as senior VP
Following news that Disney Interactive has laid off staff, closed a studio and re-identified as a digital publisher, Adam Sussman, formerly of EA Mobile, has been named senior VP of publishing.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 05:27 GMT
Dragon Age Legends DA2 unlocks detailed
Tie-in Facebook app Dragon Age Legends was announced in November but Bioware have only just revealed how getting your invite on will benefit your Dragon Age 2 save file. Five Legends-exclsuive unlock items have been detailed: two rings, two amulets, and a belt.
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Posted in: EA, Internet, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, bonus content, dlc, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Legends, dragon age: journeys
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 05:37 GMT
Zynga fires off cease and desist order over “ville” trademark, Blingville fights back
Unfortunately, you can’t sue games like Blingville for possessing the worst name ever conceived.
Zynga, though, may have come up with a slightly more valid reason.
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Posted in: Casual, PC, Zynga
Tags: Blingville, cityville, FarmVille, Villeville
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 04:56 GMT
Wolfenstein 1D eschews regular dimensions
Everyone too young to remember what a revolution Wolfenstein 3D was should probably check out this startling de-make, Wolfenstein 1D. Yes. One. Maybe the mind-boggling reduction of a fully realised game world to a single-pixel line will give you some idea of the amazement we felt at the time.
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Posted in: Internet, PC
Tags: demake, retro, wolfenstein, Wolfenstein 1D, wolfenstein 3d
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 04:43 GMT
Katamarai Damacy designer offers Global Game Jam keynote
Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has put together a video keynote for the IGDA’s Global Game Jam 2011.
“What just happened?” said Global Game Jam founder Gorm Lai after viewing the presentation. Should be worth watching, then.
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Posted in: Development, New Zealand, Trade, indie
Tags: Global Game Jam, Global Game Jam 2011, Keita Takahashi
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 04:22 GMT
Three unusual custom StarCraft maps up for beta
Feel like a little zombie survival? Some match-three action? A cook-off? Hit up the multiplayer tab in StarCraft II today and you’ll have something to do besides curse other players’ unit spam. Blizzard has made three of its Blizzcon-revealed custom maps available as an opt-in beta.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Casual, PC, Strategy
Tags: Aiur Chef, blizzard, Blizzard DOTA, custom map, Left 2 Die, mod, starcraft, starcraft II, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Starjeweled
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 03:35 GMT
US PS Store Update, January 25: Dead Space Extraction, Bulletstorm demo
This week’s US PlayStation store update carried two major players – a port of previously Wii-exclusive prequel Dead Space Extraction, and demo for “big dumb shooter” Bulletstorm.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, psn update, US PS Store update
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 03:03 GMT
Knight’s Contract goes gold for February release
Knight’s Contract has gone gold ahead of its release next month. Never heard of it! What about a little company called Game Republic? A guy called Yoshiki Okamoto? A little thing called Street Fighter? There we go! Now we’re paying attention.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 09:35 GMT
Epic: “Anything in the Apple world is perfect”
Epic vice president Jay Wilbur has said that “anything in the Apple world is perfect,” while noting that “hardware fragmentation” in the Android space is a “really big issue”.
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Posted in: Android, App Store, Casual, Mobile, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: epic, epic citadel, Epic Games, Infinity Blade, Jay Wilbur
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 00:58 GMT
King’s Quest III Redux nearing release
After eight years of radio silence, adventure revamp specialist AGDInteractive has made a shock announcement of the imminent release of King’s Quest III Redux.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC
Tags: AGD, AGDInteractive, King's Quest, King's Quest III, King's Quest III Redux, King's Quest III Redux - To Heir is Human, remake, revamp
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 00:25 GMT
US politician makes another push for game health warning labels
Californian congressman Joe Baca has made a second attempt to mandate warning labels on video games advising parents of an alleged link between gaming and aggressive behaviour.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Legalities, Politics, Violence in games
Tags: joe baca, Video Game Health Labeling Act of 2011
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 00:09 GMT
Diner Dash pops up on Facebook
It stalks you. It calls to you. It burns in you as a hunger. And now it’s on Facebook, too, so you’ll never, ever escape the siren lure of Diner Dash.
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 02:51 GMT
Report: Mass Effect 2 PS3 save files easily corrupted [Update]
A number of posts on the Bioware forums suggest PlayStation 3 owners are suffering from failed Mass Effect 2 save files, resulting in loss of progress and data across all playthroughs.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, RPG
Tags: bioware, bug, mass effect, mass effect 2
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 23:33 GMT
More Skyrim details wriggle out
A Dutch magazine has provided another info dump on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, touching on graphical upgrades, the size of the game world, and the ever-fascinating dragons.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, The Netherlands, Xbox 360
Tags: Skyrim, TES, TES V, the elder scrolls, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, todd howard
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 23:05 GMT
Halo 2600 cartridge available at Classic Gaming Expo
If there’s anything cooler than a downloadable retro remake of Halo, it’s the chance to own a really truly Halo 2600 cartridge for your Atari, assuming it still works and you can find it under the pile of board games in the attic.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Atari, Atari 2600, Classic Gaming Expo, halo, Halo 2600, remake, retro
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | 06:13 GMT
Reggie Fils-Aime: Third-party 3DS launch lineup “probably the best we’ve ever had”
Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, Nintendo’s Fils-Aime has cited the strength of third-party development for the 3DS as responsible for “probably the best” launch line up Nintendo’s ever had for new hardware.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: 3DS launch, NoA, reggie fils-aime
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 22:08 GMT
Updates to Officer profession, Galactic Civil War in the works for Star Wars Galaxies
In Star Wars Galaxies’ January producer’s letter, Tony Tyson has detailed some new concepts in the works for the game’s Galactic Civil War system.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: star wars galaxies
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action