Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 17:04 GMT
Shogun 2 campaign movie confirms ninjas, XP, Geisha assassins
Sega’s put out an excellent campaign video for Shogun 2, showing the turn-based map elements, real-time combat and political cut-scenes.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Sega, Strategy
Tags: creative assembly, total war: shogun 2
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 19:54 GMT
GeoHot and fail0verflow respond to Sony’s legal action over hacking
Hacker group fail0verflow, which was partly responsible for the recent security key generation hack on PS3, has issued a response on its website after Sony started legal proceedings against it earlier this week. The group claims the only reason it hacked the console was over Sony’s “removal of OtherOS”.
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Posted in: Hot, Legalities, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: fail0verflow, Geohot, ps3 hackers
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 16:29 GMT
MotorStorm: Apocalypse dates confirmed for Europe and North America
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: eveolution studios, MotorStorm, Motorstorm Apocalypse
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 16:14 GMT
Deadly Premonition, Rock Band 3, Toy Story 3 lectures added to GDC 2011
New lectures on Deadly Premonition, Rock Band 3, Toy Story3 have been added to the Game Developers Conference schedule.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011
Tags: Access Games, harmonix, Hidetaka 'Swery' Suehiro, pixar, toy story 3
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 15:50 GMT
Beenox named lead developer on future Spider-Man titles
Activision has announced that its has named its Beenox studio the primary developer on all upcoming Spider-Man game’s from the publisher.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Beenox, Shattered Dimensions, spider-man, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 15:42 GMT
Kojima Productions hiring staff for “Next Generation Metal Gear Solid Series”
Konami’s posted up a job listing page for Kojima Productions, looking for staff on the “next generation Metal Gear Solid series”.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Konami
Tags: kojima productions, metal gear solid
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 17:34 GMT
Walfisz: PS3 piracy could become more rampant than PSP piracy
Massive Entertainment co-founder Martin Walfisz has said now that PS3 has been properly hacked, Sony will be unable combat piracy effectively on the system and it could prove to be a piracy situation worse than the one currently facing handhelds.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Sony, hardware
Tags: Martin Walfisz
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 15:24 GMT
Zombie Cow cancels plans for, “Time Gentlemen Please, Revenge of the Balloon-Headed Mexican”
Zombie Cow’s confirmed it’s canned the follow up to Revenge of the Balloon-Headed Mexican, titled Time Gentlemen, Please.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 15:07 GMT
Microsoft launches new Refer-a-Friend promotion on Xbox Live
Microsoft has launched a Refer-a-Friend on Xbox Live, which allows Gold members to earn tokens towards one of four rewards.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: refer a friend, Xbbox Live Refer-a-Friend
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:41 GMT
Blizzard details StarCraft II Master League, announces Grandmaster League
Since the release of StarCraft II, Blizzards has been sharing Top 200 lists for so those who wish to keep track player performances in their region can do so. Now that patch 1.2 is out, the developers are launching the Master League, which is “designed to give the best players in each region a new arena in which to prove their skill”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: Grandmaster League, master league, starcraft, starcraft II, starcraft II tournaments
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:36 GMT
Cosplay as Twisted Pixel character, win appearance in game
Twisted Pixel’s announced details of a new competition which could see someone appear in one of its games.
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Posted in: PAX East 2011, indie
Tags: twisted pixel
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 16:25 GMT
Shift 2: Unleashed confirmed for March 25 UK release, March 29 US launch
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Shift 2: Unleashed, Slightly Mad Studios
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:21 GMT
Champions Online FAQ details new free-to-play business model
With Champions Online going free-to-play on January 25, Cryptic thought this would be the perfect time to post an FAQ regarding the new business model. If you have been playing since launch or just getting started on it, you may want to hit it up.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: champions online, cryptic, free-to-play
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 17:07 GMT
F.E.A.R. 3 Collector’s Edition outed, glowing Alma featured
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: collector's edition, Fear 3
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:24 GMT
Activision celebrates Megadeth and Soundgarden Grammy nods with free Black Rain MP3
As two of the tracks included in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock have been nominated for Grammy Awards, it’s been decided to celebrate by offering Soundgarden’s Black Rain as a free MP3 download this weekend.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Awards, Music
Tags: guitar hero, Megadeth, Soundgarden, warriors of rock
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 13:50 GMT
Blizzard: WoW Cataclysm dungeons “intended to be challenging”
WoW lead systems designer Greg Street has come out and defended the difficulty of Cataclysm’s dungeons.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Greg Street, wow: cataclysm
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 13:40 GMT
Star Trek Online: Cryptic provides new details on Episode 1 of Series 3
Cryptic has released some information on upcoming Feature Episodes for Star Trek Online, which are grouped into Series and “tied closely together to comprise one story arc”.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 13:10 GMT
Sledgehammer making “next” Call of Duty title
Activision upstart Sledgehammer will make the “next” Call of Duty title, a job listing has said.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, sledgehammer games
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 12:12 GMT
Heroes of Might & Magic VI dev diary talks orc
Ubi’s just stuck out a dev diary explaining how the people of Might and Magic created orcs by injecting demon blood into criminals. Surprisingly, everything went wrong, leaving you to deal with a great, bit, orc-related mess in Heroes of Might & Magic VI.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy, Ubisoft
Tags: Heroes of Might & Magic VI
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action