Monthly Archives: January 2011
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 10:45 GMT
No Gears of War Triple Pack for the UK – statement
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: gears of war, gears of war 2, gears of war triple pack, road to ruin
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 10:04 GMT
Windows XP recreated in LBP2
Someone recreated Windows XP using LBP2. Not much else to say to that, but there’s a video of it in action after the break, via RPS.
LBP2 is out now in the US and launches on Friday in the UK for PS3.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, windows xp
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 10:01 GMT
Kinect dev ups sticks, goes to Google
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft
Tags: google, Johnny Chung Lee
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 08:11 GMT
Report – Wii, DS hardware numbers at 1.3 million for Spain and Portugal in 2010
According to a recently-held press conference for the Iberica region – the part in Europe containing Spain and Portugal – Nintendo sold 1.3 million combined units of DS and Wii hardware in the area last year.
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 07:02 GMT
Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies for Android dropping “summer 2011″
After a quick – though hardly subtle – tease yesterday, PopCap’s given VG247 a teensy bit more info on its upcoming Android offerings.
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 06:44 GMT
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – the first 10 minutes, and other video
The enterprising German bods at Gameswelt have captured the first ten minutes of Namco’s Test Drive Unlimited 2. It’s your birthday, apparently.
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Posted in: Hot, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Eden Games, test drive unlimited 2
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 07:58 GMT
Google pulls Kongregate Arcade from Android Market
Kongregate Arcade, the app version of the flash gaming website, has released on the Android Market, and – wait, no. It’s gone, removed by Google for “unknown reasons”.
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Posted in: Android
Tags: android market, google, Kongregate
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 08:17 GMT
Report – Sony to announce PS Phone at Mobile World Congress next month
Bloomberg is reporting that Sony will announce the PS Phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 06:25 GMT
PS3 iPlayer usage beats 7 million “requests” in December
The BBC has reported record usage of iPlayer through PlayStation 3 in December, with more than 7 million programmes being requested in the month.
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 06:42 GMT
Left 4 Dead 2 achievements restored with title update
The Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead received a bit of spit and polish with a recent patch, with the happy result of restoring achievements to those who lost their progress thanks to add-on The Sacrifice.
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Posted in: Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: bug, left 4 dead, patch, The Sacrifice, update
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 05:44 GMT
Updates to Xbox.com and Live this week
Major Nelson has flagged a set of minor updates to the Xbox Live dashboard and Xbox.com due this week.
Wednesday sees a mandatory update to the dashboard, restoring a system settings menu option to boot directly to a disc-based game rather than the dashboard.
Gamercards get an overhaul on Thursday thanks to a minor Xbox.com revamp, removing the gamerzone information and giving the old look a little dust off.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 17:05 GMT
Rovio “moving into production” with Angry Birds animated series
Soon, you’ll be able to watch Angry Birds while playing Angry Birds, cuddling Angry Birds, and keeping nice and toasty with your Angry Birds Snuggie.
Ok, that last one isn’t real, but let’s be realistic here: it’s only a matter of time.
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Posted in: Casual, Mobile, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Angry Birds, animated series, rovio, tv
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 05:27 GMT
Good Old Games adds Zork and Police Quest packs
If playing action games has restricted your vocabulary to the “dude bro” sections of the dictionary, it may be time to go old school. Good Old Games have expanded their catalogue with two anthologies requiring use of the old noggin – Zork and Police Quest.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC
Tags: gog, gog.com, good old games, Infocom, Police Quest, retro, Sierra, text adventure, zork
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 04:28 GMT
The Last Story shines in another TV spot
Another gloriously beautiful, gameplay-filled Japanese TV spot for Mistwalker’s The Last Story has emerged. You can watch it through the break while tears of frustrated delight run down your face and drip, silently, onto the keyboard.
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 06:05 GMT
More Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance details emerge
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance turned up at yesterday’s Square Enix First Production Event to great excitement, and producer Yasushi Yasue seemed only too happy to explain the game’s title and action bent.
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action