Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 12:34 GMT
Danger Close hiring for “unannounced AAA first person shooter title”
Medal of Honor dev Danger Close is working on an “unannounced AAA first person shooter title,” according to job listing the LA studio’s posted out this afternoon.
14 
Posted in: EA, Hot, Shooter
Tags: Danger Close, medal of honor, Medal of Honor 2
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 12:26 GMT
Nyko details 2011 peripheral line-up at CES
10
Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Move, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: nyko, peripherals
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 11:55 GMT
Fallen Earth’s state of the game letter details upcoming new content
Content on the way to MMOFPS Fallen Earth this year has been detailed by senior game designer Marie Croall.
0
Posted in: Action, MMO, PC
Tags: Fallen Earth, Icarus, Marie Croall
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:53 GMT
Mytheon closed beta to relaunch later this month
UTV True Games has announced it’s to re-open the closed beta to online action RPG Mytheon later this month.
0
Posted in: Action, PC, RPG
Tags: Mytheon, Petroglyph, UTV True Games
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 11:51 GMT
NCSoft West signs Channon as PR director
NCSoft West has hired UK industry stalwart Cat Channon to head up its European PR team from the company base in Brighton.
1
Posted in: Europe, NCSoft, Trade
Tags: cat channon, ncsoft west
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:36 GMT
Namco signs Yoostar 2 for Kinect and Move
0
Posted in: Casual, Kinect, Namco Bandai, PS3, PlayStation Move, Xbox 360
Tags: yoostar 2
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:30 GMT
TurboGrafx-16 titles hitting US PSN next week
3
Posted in: PS3, PSN
Tags: Alien Crush, Bomberman '94, Bonk's Adventure, Dungeon Explorer, Neutopia, New Adventure Island, Soldier Blade, TurboGrafx 16, Victory Run, World Sports Competition
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:27 GMT
Blue Toad dev Relentless going digital-only
Relentless Software’s confirmed with GI that it’s moving away from the bricks-and-mortar of retail and heading towards a digital-only future.
0
Posted in: Development, PC, PS3, Sony
Tags: Andrew Eades, blue toad murder files, relentless Software
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:25 GMT
Runic confirms console Torchlight is a 360 exclusive, drops shots and info
In the wake of last night’s confirmation of Torchlight coming to XBLA, Runic boss Travis Baldtree has said there’ll be no PS3 version.
33
Posted in: Action, Hot, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: runic games, torchlight, Travis Baldtree, xbla house party
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 10:00 GMT
Ridge Racer 3DS gets new, speedy screens
3
Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, Racing
Tags: ridge racer, Ridge Racer 3DS
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 09:45 GMT
999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors restock on the way, says Aksys
Aksys has said it’ll replenish stock of 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors within the next week.
1
Posted in: Action, Aksys Games, DS
Tags: 999: 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 09:46 GMT
Nakatsuru and Yano confirmed for new Soul Calibur project
Team Soul director Daishi Odashima has confirmed that composer Junichi Nakatsuru and sound effects developer Yoshihito Yano are both involved in Namco’s new Soul Calibur game, which was unofficially announced over the Christmas break.
11
Posted in: Fighter, Hot, Namco Bandai
Tags: Daishi Odashima, Junichi Nakatsuru, soul calibur, team soul, Yoshihito Yano
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 09:21 GMT
Sega debunks 360 Shogun 2 GAME listing
Despite a listing popping up on UK retailer Game’s website, Sega’s told VG247 a 360 version of Total War: Shogun 2 isn’t in the works.
3
Posted in: Hot, PC, Sega, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: creative assembly, Shogun II: Total War: Shogun 2: Total War, total war: shogun 2, Total War: Shogun II
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 09:08 GMT
Okamiden demo gets select roll-out
Capcom’s announced a US roll-out of a Okamiden demo, which is only available at select retailers.
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 08:59 GMT
Report: Building OnLive direct into hardware “bypasses latency”
Joystiq’s got a hands-on with the newly-announced OnLive-embedded Vizio VIA Plus devices at CES yesterday, reporting that “building the OnLive functionality right into the hardware, they’re managing to bypass the input latency associated with an attached device.”
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 08:50 GMT
New LBP2 trailer shows off Sackboy’s adventures
Sony’s released a new trailer of LittleBigPlanet 2, showing off the kind of adventures Sackboy will face in the game.
1
Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 08:34 GMT
Jungle Green DualShock 3 launching in Japan on February 24
3
Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: dualshock 3, Jungle Green DualShock 3
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 08:25 GMT
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved gets new DLC
Ubisoft’s released all new DLC for Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, featuring two new programs for the fitness title.
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action