Monthly Archives: January 2011
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:50 GMT
DoWII: Retribution adds new hero and an extra map to Last Stand
Incoming Dawn of War II add-on Retribution is to add a new hero to the action-RTS and a new map to survival mode Last Stand, according to PC Gamer.
A beta for the pack – including all six races and new Steamworks features, is to go live on January 31. The product itself releases on March 1.
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:40 GMT
Romero, Molyneux, Braben giving GDC post-mortem sessions on classic franchises
ThinkServices has announced details of a post-moterm series of developer panels for this year’s GDC.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: Eric Chahi, john romero, peter molyneux
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:33 GMT
Moto Racer 2 pulled from GOG over copy protection issues
Online retailer GOG has confirmed that Moto Racer 2 is now no longer available on the store thanks to some legacy “copy protection” elements.
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Posted in: PC, Racing
Tags: delphine software, gog, good old games, motoracer 2
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:49 GMT
Kongregate: Decision to pull Arcade app “bizarre”
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer has told Joystiq that Google’s decision to pull the company’s Arcade is “bizarre”.
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Posted in: Android
Tags: Jim Greer, Kongregate
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:16 GMT
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit patched to v1.020
EA has released a new PC patch for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, adding three new cars and implementing some performance upgrades and bug-stamps.
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:17 GMT
Play, Create, Share pack for Move coming to LBP2
Media Molecule studio director Siobhan Reddy has told IGN that a Play, Create, Share pack is on the way for LittleBigPlanet 2 for PlayStation Move.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, media molecule, Siobhan Reddy
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 09:45 GMT
Naka’s “sky fantasy” Wii, 3DS title called Rodea the Sky Soldier
Want to know the name of Yuji Naka’s recently-announced “sky fantasy” title he’s making for Wii and 3DS? It’s known as Rodea the Sky Soldier. So now you know.
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 09:42 GMT
Audio – Euro morning news bulletin, January 21, 2011
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Posted in: Hot, Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 09:33 GMT
Kojima digs out old-school Metal Gear documents
Hideo Kojima’s managed to find some old documents for Metal Gear he found whilst cleaning his shelves.
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Posted in: Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, metal gear
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 08:27 GMT
Visceral: Isaac is not a “chatty Cathy,” no monologues in Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 producer Shereif Fattouh has said that formerly silent protagonist Isaac Clarke has not become a “chatty Cathy,” despite speaking in the sequel, and has described talkative heroes as “ridiculous”.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Hot, Interview, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, Shereif Fattouh, visceral, visceral games
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:49 GMT
No western demo coming for God Eater Burst
D3 Publisher has told Siliconera that it has no plans for a western demo of God Eater Burst. There’s a demo out now on the JP PS Store if you really want it that bad. That and you can understand Japanese.
God Eater Burst is out in March for PSP.
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Posted in: D3 Publisher America, Namco Bandai
Tags: D3 Publisher, God Eater: Burst
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 07:33 GMT
Virtua Fighter 2 launched on iPhone
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Posted in: Fighter, Sega, iPhone
Tags: Virtua Fighter 2
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 07:22 GMT
Dead Space Extraction Move edition is “way, way” better looking
The “Limited” PlayStation 3 Edition of Dead Space 2 comes with a pretty spiffy bundle – Wii title Dead Space: Extraction, ported over in a Move-friendly fashion. But the port process is fraught with peril. What changes has the Big Black Box wrought? Are hardcore fans perhaps obligated to pick up this new version for extra content and plot details?
“It just looks way better,” said producer Zach Mumbach.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PC, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, dead space extraction, visceral, visceral games
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 06:59 GMT
Rumor: Telltale about to unveil Walking Dead game, four other new titles
The massively popular Walking Dead TV show may be shambling out of the spotlight until Halloween, but Telltale’s dropped a pretty big hint that you won’t be at a lack for officially licensed, AMC-owned zombies for too much longer.
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Posted in: Adventure
Tags: rumor, telltale, The Walking Dead
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 06:24 GMT
Pachter: Nintendo has “completely blown it” with Wii 2 strategy
Wedbush Morgan analyst boss Michael Pachter has laid the boot into Nintendo in the wake of this week’s 3DS launch announcements, saying the Kyoto firm was missed its chance with a next-gen Wii.
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Posted in: Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: michael pachter, wedbush morgan, wii 2
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 06:03 GMT
Dead Space 2 includes Dragon Age 2 bonus content
In a bit of incestuous cross-promotion, EA are offering an exclusive bit of Dragon Age 2 content to those who purchase and register a new copy of Dead Space 2 – the armour of Sir Isaac of Clarke.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, bonus content, dead space 2, dlc, Dragon Age 2, visceral games
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 05:50 GMT
Street Fighter producer loves idea of Nintendo x Capcom, wants to pitch to Smash Bros lead
Ryu and Heihachi walk into a bar. They fight. Later, Ryu and Pikachu walk into a bar. They also fight.
Gaming punchlines are a predictable (and unintentionally literal) lot. And we’re all right with that.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Capcom, Nintendo, street fighter, Super Smash Bros., Yoshinori Ono
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 10:38 GMT
Hwah? Microsoft encourages Geohot to jailbreak Windows Phone 7
Wait, Geohot’s decided to open fire on another ultra corporation – even with his face still stinging from Sony’s giant lawsuit-slapping hand? Why, that’s absolutely preposterou–
Huh? Microsoft’s offering a free phone, you say? And thus concludes the part of the ride where the world makes sense.
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 | 03:58 GMT
Gamersfirst: Australians are welcome on APB servers
Gamersfirst has told Australian gamers that they’re welcome to try region-specific All Points Bulletin servers if their ping to a core router meets minimum requirements, and suggested that local servers are not impossible after an absence stymied release plans.
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Posted in: Action, Australia, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, gamersfirst, realtime worlds
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action