Monthly Archives: January 2011
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 22:55 GMT
Bleszinski lecture confirmed for GDC, gets a time and a date
ThinkServices has just confirmed it’ll have a seminar from Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski at GDC in March.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, Hot
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 22:17 GMT
The Explodemon saga explained, screened
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Posted in: PS2, PSN, Platformer, Sony
Tags: Curve Studios, Explodemon
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 22:10 GMT
Report – 3DS pre-orders “outpacing Wii’s total number of advance orders,” says UK retail
Pre-orders for 3DS are coming in so fast in the UK, Nintendo will have to have more devices in stores than it did for Wii’s debut.
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 21:57 GMT
Xenoblade still listed as TBA on Nintendo’s 2011 Release Calendar
There’s hasn’t been much heard about Xenoblade since it was called Monado: Beginning of the World and announced back in 2009 along with DSi XL. However, it’s still on Nintendo’s list of upcoming releases, fret not.
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 21:32 GMT
Kaos provides in-depth look at Homefront’s PC-specific features
Kaos Studios has updated Homefront’s official web page to answer loads of questions pertaining to the PC version of the game. It includes information on DRM, the official PC specs, and support for 32-player multiplayer games.
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:53 GMT
Official Strategy Guide for Dragon Age II gets a Collector’s Edition
Prima Publishing has announced the official Strategy Guide to Dragon Age II in a lovely Collector’s Edition.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age II Official Strategy Guide Collector's Edition, Prima Publishing
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:44 GMT
PayPal teams up with Blizzard to stop Gold sellers in WoW
The war against Gold sellers in WoW just got hotter, as Blizzard has sent notice to sellers through PayPal claiming their actions are “intellectual properties violations.”
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: gold sellers, paypal, world of warcraft, wow
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:25 GMT
Visceral interested in Dead Space on other platforms, not if it’s a “shabby conversion”
Dead Space 2′s art director Ian Milham has said Visceral is interested in expanding the franchise onto other platforms in the future, like Sony’s NGP, but only if it “plays to the platform’s strengths.”
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, Ian Milham, visceral games
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:13 GMT
Plants vs Zombies hitting PSN in February, more games announced for the service
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a line-up of new titles for the PSN, including Plants vs. Zombies, Acceleration of Suguri X Edition, Slam Bolt Scrappers, Akimi Village, Sideway, and Rochard.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Arcade, PS3, PSN, Platformer, Puzzler, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Acceleration of Suguri X Edition, Akimi Village, plants vs zombies, Rochard, Sideway, Slam Bolt Scrappers
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
Rein: NGP a “pretty huge deal” for all gamers, not just PlayStation fans
During NGP’s revel at Sony’s PlayStation Meeting yesterday, Epic Games’ co-founder Tim Sweeney showed Trendy Game’s port of its UR3 Dungeon Defenders game running on the handheld, and the firm’s vice president Mark Rein said it was a “great demonstration of Unreal Engine 3′s fantastic cross-platform capabilities.”
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Posted in: Action, NGP
Tags: Dungeon Defenders, Epic Games, mark rein, NGP
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 19:44 GMT
Light controls mode detailed for SSFIV 3D
Capcom community director Seth Killian has detailed the easy or “Light” mode for Super Street Fighter IV: 3D.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Fighter
Tags: ssfiv, SSFIV 3D, SSFIV:3D, super street fighter, super street fighter iv, Super Street Fighter IV 3D
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 19:18 GMT
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars delayed into March
Once slated for release February 15 in the US and February 18 in the UK, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars has now been delayed.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, Lucasarts, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Star Wars III, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, the clone wars, traveller's tales
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 18:58 GMT
Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike shots show Map Pack’s environments
Activision has sent over screens from Call of Duty: Black Ops’ First Strike Map Pack, and it contains shots of areas Berlin, Stadium, Discovery, Kowloon and Ascension.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Screens, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, First Strike, treyarch
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 19:31 GMT
Mortal Kombat’s bone breaking X-Ray gameplay detailed
Below the break is a new developer video for Mortal Kombat where the development team chats about the much touted X-Ray feature.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherealm Studios
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 18:22 GMT
Former Codies CEO Nick Wheelwright named new CEO of Monumental Games
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Posted in: Development, UK
Tags: monumental games, MotoGP 10/11, Nick Wheelwright
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 18:11 GMT
Professor Layton, Kirby, sell over 1 million units between April and December
Nintendo has announced in its quarterly earnings report that between April and December 2010, added new titles to the firm’s million sellers list.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Kirby's Epic Yarn, million dollar sellers, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Sat, Jan 29, 2011 | 17:02 GMT
Watch a preview of the Killzone 3: Behind The Scenes featurette
Sony has posted a sneak peek at the Killzone 3: Behind The Scenes featurette, which is part of the Killzone 3 Helghast Edition.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 17:18 GMT
Shower scene in The 3rd Birthday viewed over 80,000 times in Japan
To prove just how many perverts there are in gaming, Square Enix has been keeping track of how many times Aya Brea’s unlockable shower scene has been viewed in The 3rd Birthday.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, PSP, Square Enix
Tags: aya brea, The 3rd Birthday
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 17:03 GMT
Latest PS3 firmware update bans Black Ops multiplayer cheaters
Thanks to the latest firmware update for PS3, some Call of Duty: Black Ops players have been banned for cheating.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PS3, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, cheaters, firmware update, hackers, treyarch
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 | 16:24 GMT
Hunted dev diary wants you to get to know your enemy
inXile Entertainment has added a developer diary to the Bethesda blog, detailing some of the enemies you will encounter while playing it’s action-RPG co-op game, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Hunted, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, inXile Entertainment
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action