Monthly Archives: January 2011
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 19:08 GMT
PC “still an important platform” for Assassin’s Creed franchise, says Ubisoft
Ubisoft has said PC is “still an important platform” for the Assassin’s Creed franchise, despite various delays the series has seen on the system.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, brotherhood
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 18:48 GMT
New Tomb Raider shots now available to all
Square Enix has released shots of its newTomb Raider game. They’re the ones which were previously exclusive to Game Informer, so more likely than not you’ve already had a look. Watermarked or not.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Square Enix
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, tomb raider
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 18:21 GMT
Concept art shows canned Midway project “Hero”
Some concept art for a canceled Midway project has come to light, and it looks as if the company had a dark, superhero style game planned called Hero.
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Posted in: Development, Stuff
Tags: hero, midway games, tae young choi
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 17:49 GMT
Square’s Shiba “looking forward to hardware improvements” in PSP2
Square Enix producer Takamasa Shiba has told VG247 that he is looking forward to hardware improvements afforded by the yet-to-be-announced PSP2.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, NGP, Square Enix, hardware
Tags: Lord of Arcana, Takamasa Shiba
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 17:41 GMT
Interview: Lord of Arcana producer, Takamasa Shiba
We were recently fortunate enough to sit down with the producer of Square Enix’s upcoming PSP actioner Lord of Arcana, Takamasa Shiba, at the firm’s PSP Showcase in Tokyo.
The game – which is completely different to card-based predecessor, Lord of Vermillion – is much like Capcom’s Japanese super-smash, Monster Hunter; Shiba-san looked as though he’d been getting a good Monster Hunter grilling from the assembled press on the day.
Shiba talked about about the rivalry with Monster Hunter, the game’s lack of online co-op, Zombie Dragons, what he wants from the PSP2 and the rise of portable gaming.
Lord of Arcana launches in Europe on February 4 and the US on January 25. It released in Japan last October.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PSP, Square Enix
Tags: Lord of Arcana, Takamasa Shiba
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 17:01 GMT
Bungie looking for mobile programmer with iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile experience
Bungie has posted a job listing for a Senior Mobile Application Programmer to help “define the interface of Bungie’s next gaming universe”.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, Mobile
Tags: bungie, bungie job listing, Dead Orbit, New Monarchy, Osiris, Seven Seraphs
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 16:48 GMT
Just Dance 2 beats 5 million sales
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Posted in: Hot, Rhythm action, Wii
Tags: 5 million, Just Dance 2
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 16:46 GMT
Verizon to start offering iPhone to customers on February 10
Verizon announced at its New York City event this morning it has indeed nabbed Apple’s iPhone, and will start offering the sought-after and previously AT&T-exclusive device to its customers on February 10.
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 17:05 GMT
Latest Bulletstorm trailer parodies Halo 3′s “Believe” TV spot
Epic and People Can Fly released a new Bulletstorm video today, which is a parody of the Halo 3 “Believe” TV spot.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, people can fly
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 16:03 GMT
Todd Howard shows you around the Bethesda offices, teases Skyrim in new video
Game Informer has posted a video of Bethesda’s Todd Howard giving the magazine a tour of the developer’s offices, along with a few little teases of Skyrim thrown in for good measure.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Skyrim, the elder scrolls v, todd howard
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 15:09 GMT
Various Activision titles and add-ons are 50% off on Xbox Live
As promised last week, Major Nelson has word that Activision has put quite a bit of Xbox Live offerings on sale, and there’s loads of music game content for cheap in there if you’re in the market for it, as well as a sale on map pack bundles for various Call of Duty titles.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Adventure, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: activision XBL sale, call of duty, dj hero, dj hero 2
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 15:09 GMT
Bigpoint in “talent acquisition” from Citizen Kabuto dev, Planet Moon
Online games firm Bigpoint has just announced a “talent acquisition” from Planet Moon Studios: 37 Planet Moon developers and artists are to move to its San Francisco studio.
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Posted in: Development
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 19:46 GMT
Star Trek Online: Cryptic looking into more ship traits and “exciting ways to use shuttles” in 2011
Cryptic has major plans for Star Trek Online this year, and since the game is starting its second year, the developers are looking at different ship models and ways to get about the game’s galaxies.
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 14:39 GMT
Satoru Iwata confirmed for GDC keynote
GDC organisers have just confirmed that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will keynote this year’s event.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: megan scavio, Satoru Iwata
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 14:17 GMT
PlayStation app now live for iOS, Android
Sony’s gone live with the promised PlayStation App for iPhone and Android which it announced before Christmas.
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 14:01 GMT
JoWood suing Koch over underpayment of 6.4 million company shares
Publisher JoWood, which filed for insolvency earlier in the month, has filed a lawsuit against Koch Media claiming the firm underpaid for 6.4 million JoWood shares back in 2006.
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Posted in: Financials, JoWood, Koch, Legalities
Tags: insolvency
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 13:38 GMT
Bungie trademarks “Osiris,” “New Monarchy,” “Seven Seraphs,” more
Now sort-of-retired internet snooper superannuation has found new trademarks filed by Bungie which may point towards the name of its new IP.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot
Tags: bungie, Dead Orbit, New Monarchy, Osiris, Seven Seraphs
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 13:16 GMT
Sniper: Ghost Warrior sequel confirmed
City Interactive’s just confirmed that a sequel to Sniper: Ghost Warrior is currently in development.
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 13:13 GMT
Rumour – Nintendo Japan confirms 3DS region-lock in newsletter
Nintendo’s apparently confirmed it has region-locked 3DS, meaning gamers won’t be able to play imported games on the system.
Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | 12:46 GMT
Nintendo planning Mario push for 2011
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, Puzzler, Sports, Wii
Tags: Dawn Paine, mario, Mario Sports Mix, Mario vs Donkey Kong" Mini-Land Mayhem
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action