Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 12:21 GMT
God Eater: Burst pre-order goods detailed
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PSP, RPG
Tags: God Eater: Burst
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 11:01 GMT
Rumour – Hacked PS3s can be banned even without PSN access
A NeoGAF user is reporting that Sony has the abillity to ban hacked PS3s without online access.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, hacked, Hacked PS3s, Jonathan Blow
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 10:57 GMT
Cityville passes 100 million MAU
Zynga’s Cityville has smashed its own record as the most popular Facebook app of all time, and nows stands at 100,064,578 monthly active users, InsideSocialGames reports.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 10:35 GMT
Nintendo details March line-up for 3DS in Japan
Following details of its 3DS launch line-up in Japan last weekend, Nintendo’s confirmed games to be releasing for the system in March.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: 3DS March line-up
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 10:10 GMT
Nelson: Microsoft “ran out” of consoles over Christmas
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 09:52 GMT
Funcom: “Safe” to assume digital release for The Secret World, no hint at date
Following confirmation that Funcom MMO The Secret World is to get a retail release through EA Partners, the Norwegian developer and publisher has told VG247 that it’s “safe” to assume the game will also be available digitally.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC
Tags: ea partners, funcom, the secret world
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 09:44 GMT
3D video-recording hinted at for 3DS by Iwata, Miyamoto
In the latest Iwata Asks, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto have hinted that 3DS will get a video-recording feature in the future.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: Iwata Asks, Satoru Iwata, shigeru miyamoto
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 09:14 GMT
New Conduit 2 trailer is go
Sega’s released a new trailer of The Conduit 2 as it sets itself up for a February release in the US.
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Posted in: Sega, Wii
Tags: High Voltage Software, The Conduit 2
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 08:54 GMT
Audio – Euro morning news bulletin, January 13, 2011
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Posted in: Hot, Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 08:12 GMT
Rumour – PSP2 “as powerful as the PS3,” uses “media format”
MCV‘s reporting that PSP2 is set to arrive in Q4 this year, and that Sony has been telling licensees the machine’s “as powerful as the PlayStation 3″.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 07:46 GMT
Rumour – Dead Space 3 teaser included in Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 doesn’t launch for another two weeks, but the first teaser for Dead Space 3 will be in the game: that’s according to a review from US mag Game Informer.
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Posted in: EA, Horror, Hot, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, dead space 3, visceral games
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 07:15 GMT
Unannounced Twisted Pixel game to be playable at PAX East, announced before then
‘Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel has confirmed to Joystiq it’ll announce a new game from the studio before PAX East.
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Posted in: PAX East 2011
Tags: Ms. Splosion Man, twisted pixel
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 07:00 GMT
Max Payne hacked for Kinect use
This is awesome. Remember that dude on Sunday who hacked Kinect to play Modern Warfare 1 and The Legend of Zelda using the camera? He’s now done it to Max Payne.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 06:49 GMT
GameStop looking to link ID system with console accounts
GameStop digital business GM Shawn Freeman has said that the company is looking to link its GameStop ID program with online accounts – PSN, Xbox Live – to help cut the “friction” out of purchasing map packs with the store and imputing the long codes.
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 06:47 GMT
Feature: Sony in the Hotz seat
When hacker George (Geohot) Hotz was served with a temporary restraining order early in the evening of January 11, he had to have a good idea what was coming. So too must the other defendants on the stark legal papers prepared by Sony Computer Entertainment’s legal team – Hector Cantero, Sven Peter and 100 yet-to-be-named persons. One does not thumb their nose at mega-corporations lightly.
After a torrid fortnight, where PlayStation 3’s system security – namely its ability to determine whether code running is legitimate or not – has been laid bare by hacker group fail0verflow, Sony’s finally made its move.
Here, VG247 presents a report breaking down the the implications of the PS3 hack, what’s come already, what’s happening now, and who the real losers are in this complete fiasco.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Chris Palmer, eff, esa, fail0verflow, Geohot, george hotz, Jonathan Blow, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 06:20 GMT
Relic to contribute to Devil’s Third
Warhammer 40,000 and Company of Heroes developer Relic is not the first studio you’d think of for the role, but the veteran RTS team are contributing to Itagaki’s third-person action title, Devil’s Third.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: danny bilson, Devil's Third, relic, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 14:08 GMT
Splinter Cell 3DS, Rabids Time Travel dated for Japan
Ubisoft’s announced overnight dates for Splinter Cell 3DS and Raving Rabbids Time Travel in Japan.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Platformer, Ubisoft
Tags: Rabids Time Travel, Raving Rabids: Time Travel, Splinter Cell 3DS
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 05:54 GMT
THQ “really” wants to publish more Double Fine games, but money’s the deciding factor
THQ may be doing its darndest to turn over a new leaf, but unfortunately a “new strategic and creative vision” isn’t free.
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Posted in: Hot, THQ
Tags: Costume Quest, danny bilson, double fine, stacking, THQ
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 06:02 GMT
Killzone 3 rated 18 by BBFC, contains at least 70 mins of cutscene
The UK’s Board of Film Classification has awarded Guerilla Games’ Killzone 3 a rating of 18, for “strong bloody violence and strong language” found in the 70 minutes of submitted cutscenes. Too bloody right, mate.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: bbfc, Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 05:25 GMT
Uh-oh: Street Fighter IV preview mentions 3DS friend codes
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Fighter, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: 3DS, friend codes, Street Fighter IV 3D
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action