Monthly Archives: January 2011
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 17:51 GMT
Tekken Tag Tournament gets new playable wrestler character, sees characters return
Famitu’s gone into detail mode over Tekken Tag Tournmaent 2, introducing a new Mexican-character wrestler known as JC.
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Posted in: Arcade, Fighter, Namco Bandai
Tags: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 16:32 GMT
Grasshopper Manufacture trademarks Diabolical Pitch
According to a trademark filing found by Siliconera, Grasshopper has trademarked the name Diabolical Pitch.
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Posted in: Action, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Codename D, Diabolical Pitch, Grasshopper Manufacture
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 16:18 GMT
Remedy: Death Rally iOS release a “fun test case” to learn the ropes of mobile platforms
Remedy’s head of franchise development Oksari Hakkinen has said the firm is using its latest iDevice game, Death Rally, as a “fun test case” for future development.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: Oksari Hakkinen, remedy
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 15:58 GMT
New THQ logo revealed in New York
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Posted in: Hot, THQ
Tags: new thq logo
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 15:40 GMT
UK shops start 3DS pre-orders, mark March 18 as release date
UK shops have now started taking pre-orders for Nintendo’s 3DS, listing unconfirmed release dates and pricing for the device.
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 15:26 GMT
First expansion pack to Elemental called Fallen Enchantress
Stardock has detailed the first expansion pack for Elemental: War of Magic, titled Fallen Enchantress. It will be free for anyone who purchased the original game before the end of 2010.
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Posted in: PC, Stardock, Strategy
Tags: elemental, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, Elemental: War of Magic, Fallen Enchantress
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 02:07 GMT
Donglu Yu’s Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood concept art is rather lovely
Donglu Yu, an artist who worked on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, has released some of the artwork she created for the game. It’s very nice too.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: art, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, brotherhood, Donglu Yu
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 14:53 GMT
Gray Matter still hitting North America next month, Viva Media to publish
Viva Media has announced it’s acquisition of Gray Matter, and is working with dtp Entertainment to bring the long-awaited title to North American shores.
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Posted in: PC, dtp
Tags: gray matter, jane jensen, Viva Media
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 14:35 GMT
Limbo, Red Dead Redemption lead GDCA nominations
GDC organiser ThinkServices has announced nominees for this year’s Game Developer’s Choice Awards, with Limbo and Red Dead Redemption taking the lead.
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 14:24 GMT
EU PSN update, January 12 – Angry Birds, Tomb Raider Chronicles
SCEE just dropped the European PSN update for the week, confirming the release today of the minis version of Angry Birds.
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 14:16 GMT
Team Bondi’s motion capture process enlists a volunteer from Game Informer
Team Bondi has shown Game Informer’s Dan Ryckert how motion capture tech is used to scan actors and put them into L.A. Noire by fully capturing in 3D the man himself - and placing him in the game.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: game informer, L.A. Noire, team bondi
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 17:16 GMT
Conan 360 moves to “no plans” status, PC version is “full steam ahead”
If you were still holding out for a 360 version of Funcom MMO Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, now may be the time to hang up your axe: Funcom’s Erling Ellingson has told VG247 “there are no plans on releasing an Xbox 360 version any time soon”.
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Posted in: Eidos, Hot, MMO, PC, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures, age of conan: rise of the godslayer, Erling Ellingson
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 13:38 GMT
LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 bundles hitting at release
Sony has confirmed a GAME listing, which shows a LittleBigPlanet 2 PS3 bundle hitting at release.
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Posted in: Europe, PC, PS3, Platformer
Tags: LBP, lbp2, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 13:08 GMT
Lovely indie platformer NightSky gets a demo
Nicalis has released a demo for its gorgeous-looking 2D platformer, NightSky, in case you would like to try it out before you buy it.
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 12:31 GMT
BlazBlue 3DS hitting day and date with PSP version
Arc System Works has formally announced the first details of the 3DS version of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II following its suble dropping at Nintendo World last weekend.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter, PSP
Tags: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 12:27 GMT
Ruffian working on “a couple of new games”
Ruffian’s blogged that it’s looking for new staff to work on “a couple of new games” at the studio.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Crackdown 3, ruffian games
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 12:06 GMT
Chinese site takes PSPhone apart, puts pictures on internet
This is getting ridiculous. Chinese site Android.TGBUS has published what it’s claiming are the innards of the not-yet-announced PlayStation Phone.
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Posted in: Mobile, Sony
Tags: playstation phone, PSPhone
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 11:43 GMT
Report – New Bond game “recently got go-ahead”
A Deadline report has claimed that a new James Bond game has been greenlighted by Activision following news last night that the Bond 23 movie was back in play.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: 007, daniel craig, james bond, raven software
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 | 11:32 GMT
Source – Sony to announce PSP2 in Tokyo on January 27
VG247 has learnt that Sony it to hold a “business overview and strategy meeting” in Tokyo on January 27, and has been told that Sony will use the event as a reveal platform for PSP2.
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action