Monthly Archives: January 2011
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 10:01 GMT
UK charts: FIFA 11 maintains top spot
FIFA 11′s maintained its top spot in the UK charts as Call of Duty: Black Ops edges closer to tumbling out of the top three.
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 09:37 GMT
New Mortal Kombat trailer shows off Mileena
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Mileena, mortal kombat
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 09:14 GMT
Omek shows off gesture controls for PC at CES
In what’s the umpteenth post about motion controls or motion controllers in some form at CES, start-up Omek’s shown its gesture control tech PC at the Las Vegas show.
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Posted in: CES 2011, PC
Tags: Gesture Controls, Omek
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 08:55 GMT
EA Partners to co-publish The Secret World, Funcom “leaving options open” on 360 version
Following news this morning that EA is to co-publish upcoming Funcom MMO The Secret World via EA Partners, Funcom’s told VG247 it’s “leaving options open” on a 360 version.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, MMO, PC
Tags: ea partners, funcom, the secret world
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 19:36 GMT
Nintendo World 2011 Day 3 conference report – Iwata appears at Nintendogs panel
Nintendo World’s just ended its third and final day, where Nintendo president Satoru Iwata appeared at its final dev panel, Nintendogs + Cats.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Nintendo World 2011, Nintendogs & Cats, Professor Layton and The Mask of Miracle, Satoru Iwata
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 07:20 GMT
CES 2011 sees 10 percent attendance increase over 2010
CES organisers have announced this year’s event has seen a 10 percent increase in attandence over that of 2010.
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 06:52 GMT
Nintendo UK launches 3DS portal, implores you to “see it”
Nintendo’s opened up a UK portal website for 3DS ahead of a European press event next week in Holland.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, UK
Tags: nintendo uk
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 05:40 GMT
IGF Student Showcase winners announced
The thirteenth annual Independent Games Festival is, as usual, shaping up into a delight for the senses. Over 280 entrants battled it out to win a place in this year’s Student Showcase, but at last, the judges have selected the crème de la crème – eight victorious indie delights from the somewhat disturbing Octodad to the innocent PaperPlane.
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Posted in: Awards, IGF 2011, indie
Tags: e7, Fract, GLiD, Octodad, PaperPlane, Solace, Student Showcase, Tiny and Big, toys
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 05:00 GMT
Iwata: 3D image warning may prevent lawsuits
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has reaffirmed his company’s decision to warn parents of the 3DS’s allegedly detrimental effects on young children’s eyesight, and countered criticism of the decision by pointing out it will stave off lawsuits.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: eyesight, health warning, Iwata, Satoru Iwata
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 03:17 GMT
PSP continues to dominate Japanese hardware charts
The population of Japan is about 127 million, which after years of sales charts has me convinced that every citizen owns seventeen consoles each. The latest hardware figures are in and show the humble PSP still riding high – could Monsters and their Hunters have anything to do with it, I wonder?
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 02:53 GMT
Dawn of War II: Retribution gets Aussie release date
THQ have been extremely coy with release date information for Dawn of War II – Retribution, but antipodean gamers can now draw firm red circles on their calendars. The stand-alone expansion launches in Australia on March 2.
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Posted in: PC, RPG, Strategy, THQ
Tags: 000, 000: Dawn of War - Retribution, dawn of war, Dawn of War II, relic, retribution, warhammer 40, warhammer 40k, Wrahammer 40
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 00:44 GMT
Bloodline Champions axes VIP membership
Ahead of this month’s launch, Funcom has dropped the VIP membership subscription option from arena-based PVP title Bloodline Champions. Previously exclusive features will now be integrated into existing subscription tiers, so get back in the queue with the rest of the hopefuls; we’re all plebs now.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: bloodline champions, funcom, Stunlock Studio
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 23:40 GMT
Iwata: 1.5 million 3DS units shipping this FY in Japan, 2.5 million elsewhere
Ahead of the third and final day of Nintendo World in Japan in just a couple of hours, president Satoru Iwata has confirmed the company will ship a combined 4 million 3DS units worldwide by the end of FY 2011.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: Nintendo World 2011, Satoru Iwata
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 22:52 GMT
Dead or Alive: Dimensions’ frame rate drops in 3D mode
Dead or Alive is all about the visuals, amirite, which makes it doubly disappointing to learn that the franchise’s first 3D entry will drop to a sorry 30 frames per second when played with full stereoscopic effects. Aww.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter, Nintendo, Tecmo
Tags: Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Team Ninja, Tecmo Koei
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 21:59 GMT
Fruit Ninja is the best-selling Windows Phone 7 game
Halfbrick’s Phil Larsen has told VG247 that casual slicer Fruit Ninja is Windows Phone 7′s most popular game.
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 21:36 GMT
Interview: Halfbrick’s Phil Larsen on Fruit Ninja and Windows Phone 7
Independent Australian developer Halfbrick has already seen significant success on multiple platforms with its range of variously sized downloadable titles. Maybe you’ve heard of one of them; Steve Ballmer’s CES 2011 keynote featured three mentions and two videos of the addictive, best-selling Fruit Ninja.
We spoke to Marketing Director Phil Larsen on working with Microsoft, developing for Windows Phone 7, and the sudden highlighting of a little game about cutting up healthy treats.
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Posted in: Australia, CES 2011, Casual, Interview, Mobile, Windows Phone 7, iPhone
Tags: Fruit Ninja, Halfbrick, indie, windows phone 7
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 20:50 GMT
Hydra-exclusive Portal 2 gameplay filmed at CES, controller to get “level pack”
Following news that the Razer Hydra PC motion controller is to be bundled with Portal 2 with exclusive content, Venturebeat has filmed a level “designed to show new control and new puzzle elements that are only possible” with the controller on the CES showfloor.
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 18:24 GMT
Man hacks Kinect, plays CoD4, Zelda, DOOM
Inevitably, someone’s hacked Kinect to allow him to play a Call of Duty game, albeit with the aid of a Wiimote.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Kinect, PC, Shooter
Tags: Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Doom, hack, the legend of zelda
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 17:45 GMT
Eye-controlled game shown at CES
A company called National Instruments has shown a bona fide eye-movement-controlled game at CES. It’s fairly rubbish, but you can’t have everything.
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Posted in: CES 2011, PC, Stuff
Tags: eye-control, National Instruments, rubbish, whack a mole
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 | 17:24 GMT
Jade & Goro confirmed for Mortal Kombat
According to the latest issue of Game Informer, Jade and Goro will feature in the 2011 version of Mortal Kombat.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: goro, jade, Mortal Kombat 2011
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action