Monthly Archives: January 2011
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 08:54 GMT
Audio – Euro morning news bulletin, January 17, 2011
Spent the weekend drunk? Can’t see straight? Then you may not know it’s a big week for 3DS information in the US and Europe. Listen to this and make sure you’ve got everything you need to fight on forums all day.
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Posted in: Hot, Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 08:04 GMT
Report – 1 in 10 children in Singapore addicted to games
According to a recently-released study, one in ten children in Singapore are addicted to videogames.
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 06:02 GMT
3DS info dump, One Piece and Hamster’s Sudoku
We want to know every little thing about the 3DS. We want to know the exact size and shape of the cartridges. We want to know what you can do in the home menu. We want to know the price and details of such delightful launch titles as One Piece and Hamster’s Nikoli’s Sudoku.
Alright, maybe not that last one, but we have a huge stash of info here for your rabid devouring. Hit the break.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Hamster's Nikoli Sudoku 3DS, One Piece, One Piece 3DS
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 04:03 GMT
Rumour: 3DS shipment less than one-third expected size
If you just can’t wait to get your import 3DS, then you’d better slap a pre-order down. Despite earlier claims, a Japanese retailer is reporting that launch day will see only 400,000 new handhelds in the wild.
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 03:50 GMT
Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 mod in the works
It’s all about the fans today, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 has plenty of those, including the team behind Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 – a collection of custom levels and challenges designed to test the most hardcore platformer.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2.5
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 02:42 GMT
Project M turns Super Smash Bros. Brawl up to eleven
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a jolly good bit of Nintendo-fandom fun, but it’s not exactly the deepest fighter out there.The fan-made Project M aims to correct this by introducing new ways to cancel, dodge, and manoeuvre – all of which serves to turn the speed and complexity up by about a bazillion.
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Posted in: Fitness, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: hack, mod, super smash bros brawl, Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 00:45 GMT
EA XBLA sale saves you 50%
Activision had their turn last week, and now Xbox Live’s double feature sales event continues with EA’s enormous list of half-price discounts.
Set your dials to “Dragon Age”.
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 00:27 GMT
Kinect hacked to control humanoid robots
It’s all very well to trade in your controller, keyboard and mouse, or even the need to actually play for Kinect’s hand waving approach, but the genuinely useful hacks are a bit thin on the ground.
Until now. What could possibly have more real world application than a control system for (potentially) giant robots? I submit: nothing.
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Posted in: Kinect
Tags: hack, Kinect hacks
Mon, Jan 17, 2011 | 06:39 GMT
Camarillio: Crysis 2 must and will score above 90
Crytek’s Nathan Camarillo has dismissed the prevailing opinion that review scores only matter to marketing types, six fanatical hold outs in Nowhere, Ohio and a cat with three legs who lives at the railways station by insisting that Crysis 2 must score 90 percent and above in reviews in order to “make an impact”.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 22:57 GMT
Blue Mars abandons PC for iOS
Avatar Realities has announced its impending abandonment of PC support for Blue Mars, renaming the virtual world as the iOS friendly Blue Mars Mobile.
One the bright side, going mobile gets you up from the desk – although your smart-phone hunch probably doesn’t need any extra work.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, Simulation, iPad, iPhone
Tags: avatar reality, blue mars, virtual world
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 22:40 GMT
L.A. Noire contains 50 hours of dialogue
According to Team Bondi’s Brendan McNamara, L.A. Noire will feature more than two full days of dialogue. Presumably it also features subtitles and a skip button, or there goes half the audience.
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Posted in: Action, Australia, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 22:11 GMT
No Tomb Raider voice actress yet, official merchandise inbound
Crystal Dynamics global brand director Karl Stewart has said the developer is yet to cast a voice actress for the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, and that official merchandise is being considered.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, karl stewart, lara croft, tomb raider
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 21:50 GMT
Danny Bilson talks what gamers want and how to make it
THQ’s Danny Bilson has said gamers want both “value for money” and “fresh experiences”, and that developers can balance commercial success with innovation.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 21:12 GMT
The Last Story Japanese TV spot
If it’s true that the dying gasps of a console produce the best games of its lifespan, then I can only assume the Wii is on its death bed. Just check out this gorgeous new trailer for Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest RPG, The Last Story.
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Posted in: Japan, Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: AQ Interactive, Hironobu Sakaguchi, mistwalker, the last story, trailer, TV spot
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 19:48 GMT
Sonic 2 HD trailered, alpha release “coming soon”
Team S2 HD’s released a trailer of its Sonic 2 HD project, as promised. It’s pretty much amazing, as you’ll see after the break.
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Posted in: Hot, Platformer, Sega
Tags: sonic 2 hd
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:30 GMT
Junction Point job listings point to possible Wii, PS3, 360 game
Junction Point, developer of Epic Mickey and home to industry legend Warren Spector, has posted up a new job listing, suggesting it’s working on a new multi-platform game.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Junction Point, warren spector
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:28 GMT
Svensson: I’ll “continue to push” for Street Fighter IV on PC
Capcom’s US biz dev boss, Christian Svensson, has said he will continue to push for a PC version of Super Street Fighter IV.
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Posted in: Fighter, PC
Tags: christian svensson, super street fighter iv, Yoshinori Ono
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:24 GMT
Best Buy offering three games for price of two
US retailer Best Buy is currently offering gamers the fantastic deal of being able to buy two games and get the third free.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:19 GMT
Gran Turismo Anywhere coming next month
Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed via Twitter that Gran Turismo Anywhere will be available in “early February.”
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Kazunori Yamauchi
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action