Monthly Archives: January 2011
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 15:10 GMT
No plans to release a PC demo for Bulletstorm “at this time”
Epic has confirmed to Blue’s News that “at this time” there are no plans for a PC demo of Bulletstorm.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, bulletstorm demo, epic, pc demos, people can fly
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 14:35 GMT
Crytek hiring for iOS developer to work on iPad and iPhone project
Crytek has listed a job opening for an iPhone / iPad Developer on on Develop’s Job Spotlight.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 01:50 GMT
Hothead explains why it won’t be making a third Penny Arcade Adventures game
Hothead director of technology Joel DeYoung has said the reason there won’t be an thirds episode for Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness is because of not only the cost to make it, but all the work that would go into it as well.
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Posted in: Adventure, Mac, PC
Tags: hothead, penny arcade, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 08:00 GMT
Telltale’s Jurassic Park gets first screens
Game Informer’s posted the first shots of Telltale’s Jurassic Park adaptation. You’ll have to look at them over there, just in case the GI control room deploys a Twitter-based legal assassin, or something. No date, but it’s a five-episode arc on PC and Mac.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Mac, PC
Tags: Jurassic Park, telltale games
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 07:53 GMT
Harmonix dropping Wii Rock Band Network support
Harmonix community manager Aaron Trites has confirmed that Tuesday, January 18 is the last day Rock Band Network songs will make it to Wii.
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Posted in: EA, Rhythm action, Wii
Tags: harmonix, rock band network
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 06:42 GMT
Report: SOCOM 4 releasing in April
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Shooter, Sony
Tags: socom 4, Zipper Interactive
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 23:16 GMT
Bethesda’s Mark Lampert walks you through the sounds of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Ready for another drip-feed of information from Game Informer on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? You’re in luck then, because the site has posted up four videos on the game’s music, sound design, voice acting, and sound effects.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Mark Lampert, Skyrim, the elder scrolls v
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 23:24 GMT
EverQuest II expansion Destiny of Velious to see a slight release delay
SOE has announced over on its official forums that it has delayed the release of the Everquest II expansion Destiny of Velious.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Destiny of Velious, EQII, everquest II
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 22:23 GMT
GameTanium is Android’s answer to games on demand
Exent has announced it will launch its GameTanium service on Android platform, which will be the first games-on-demand service for the platform.
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Posted in: Casual, Mobile
Tags: Android, GameTanium
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 23:31 GMT
Bulletstorm dev diary discusses Weapons and Anarchy Mode
In the latest developer diary for Bulletstorm, Cliff Bleszinski, Tanya Jessen and John Liberto chat about some of the weapons and a couple gameplay modes in the game: Anarchy and Echoes.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, Epic Games, people can fly
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 21:28 GMT
Judge postpones ruling on whether Sony can sue Hotz in California
A federal judge has declined to rule today on whether George Hotz should hand-over his computer gear as part of a lawsuit from Sony, reports Wired.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Legalities, Sony
Tags: fail0verflow, george hotz, ps3 hacks
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 13:32 GMT
Konami teases Castlevania Lords of Shadow DLC Reverie
Konami has teased one of the two packs of DLC it has planned for Castlevania: Lord of Shadow. The one being teased is called Reverie.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: castlevania lords of shaow - reverie, resurrection, reverie
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 20:39 GMT
Blacklight: Tango Down sequel to be free-to-play
Zombie Studios has said its sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down will be free-to-play when it launches.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: blacklight, Blacklight: Tango Down, Blacklight: Tango Down 2, Mark Long
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 20:15 GMT
Traveller’s Tales releases new videos for LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Traveller’s Tales has released a bevy of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars trailers today for Wii, and we’ve got the lot for you right here.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, DS, Lucasarts, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Star Wars III, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, traveller's tales
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 19:57 GMT
Another brain study predicts videogame aptitude using an MRI
Another brain study regarding the all-important organ and videogames using an MRI has been done by the fine folks over at the University of Illinois. Instead of being used to“map the ethereal concept of attention” though, this study focused on predicting a gamer’s mad skillz.
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 19:59 GMT
Pachter: Kinect bundles outsold Move bundles by 5:1 during December
Industry analyst Michael Pachter has stated that during the month of December, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 bundles with Kinect outsold Sony’s PS3 Move bundles 5:1.
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Posted in: America, Financials, Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, PS3, PlayStation Move, Retail, Sony, Trade, Xbox 360, hardware
Tags: December npd, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 18:47 GMT
Developers need both design and business sense, says InXile’s Brian Fargo
InXile Entertainment founder Brian Fargo has said that in this day and age, game developers need to not only have design sense, but business sense to go along with it as well.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Development, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Brian Fargo, Hunted, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, inXile Entertainment, The Demon's Forge
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 17:59 GMT
LittleBigPlanet 2 TV spots show game levels and the VP of Infinite Infinity
Sony has released two new videos: one of its newest LBP2 Kevin Butler TV spot, and another for just LittleBigPlanet 2.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer
Tags: kevin butler, LBP, lbp2, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 17:58 GMT
Metro 2033 wasn’t “nurtured,” sequel will address this, says Bilson
THQ’s Danny Bilson has admitted the firm didn’t market or support product development of last year’s Metro 2033 as much as it should have, but the firm plans to do a better job of things with Metro 2034.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, PC, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: 4A Games, danny bilson, metro 2033, Metro 2034, thq games day
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action