Monthly Archives: January 2011
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 19:57 GMT
Pre-order Mass Effect 2 on PS3, get Terminus Armor and M-490
BioWare has announced that until February 23, Mass Effect 2 players on PS3 can download the Terminus Armor and M-490 Blackstorm Projector Weapon for free via PSN – likely through a voucher or download code.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PS3, Platform holders
Tags: bioware, M-490 Blackstorm Projector Weapon, mass effect 2, Terminus Armor
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 19:21 GMT
Amazon’s opening its very own Android AppStore
Amazon has announced it’s to launch an App Store of its very own called the Amazon AppStore. It’s for Android.
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Fri, Jan 07, 2011 | 01:34 GMT
Report: Kinect accused of causing RROD in older Xbox 360 models
The BBC is reporting that numerous Xbox 360 users are having issues with their consoles when connecting their brand-new Kinect devices to the system.
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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 18:49 GMT
Toshiba shows off glasses-free 3DTVs at CES
Toshiba’s shown off glasses-free 3DTVs at CES today following small launches of 12″ and 20″ models in Japan at the end of last year.
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Posted in: Hot, hardware
Tags: Atsushi Murasawa, Glasses-free 3DTV, Mick Hocking, toshiba
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 20:45 GMT
PlayStation Plus content announced for January and February
Sony’s announced what European and US PlayStation Plus members can expect for the months of January and February, and lucky for you we’ve highlighted the good bits below.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: coming soon to ps plus
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 18:36 GMT
THQ releases game schedule for the first part of 2011
THQ has sent out an updated release schedule of its games to retailers, and we’ve got the full shebang for you below.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 17:47 GMT
Chronicle Mode detailed for Dead or Alive: Dimensions in latest Famitsu
Famitsu has dished the first details for the “Chronicle Mode” in Dead or Alive: Dimensions on 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Fighter, Koei, Tecmo
Tags: Dead or Alive, Dead or Alive: Dimensions, Team Ninja
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 23:45 GMT
Game Informer threatens RPS with legal action over Tomb Raider images
Game Informer has issued a legal threat to Rock, Paper, Shotgun after the UK blog re-published images of Square’s Tomb Raider reboot that formed part of a GI cover exclusive.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Journalism, Legalities, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: andrew reiner, game informer, rps, tomb raider
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 17:14 GMT
MSI debuts mega gaming notebooks GT680 and GT780 at CES
During CES, MSI unveiled its new line of notebooks, the G series, which it claims are “the fastest, most powerful gaming notebooks in the world”.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 17:19 GMT
Black Ops most torrented game of 2010
TorrentFreak’s reporting that Black Ops was pirated over 4 million times in 2010, based on data collected from “public BitTorrent trackers”.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, PC, Piracy, Platformer, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: bittorrent, Call of Duty: Black Ops, dante's inferno, Super Mario Galaxy
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 16:55 GMT
Beyond Good & Evil HD teaser trailer released
Ubi’s put out a teaser trailer for the HD version of Beyond Good & Evil, and it’s looking as good as you’d hoped.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 16:57 GMT
Sony makes amends over Tales of Monkey Island PSN snafu
SCEE has apologized to folks who purchased Tales of Monkey Island over the holidays for not getting all five episodes while taking advantage of the Festive Offers package.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, PSN
Tags: festive offers, tales of monkey island
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 16:43 GMT
Citibank study estimates App Store market will hit $2 billion by year’s end
According to a study conducted by Citibank, the App Store market will hit $2 billion by the end of 2011.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Development, Financials, Mobile, Trade, study
Tags: Android, citibank, emerging app market
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 16:43 GMT
You Don’t Know Jack delayed into February
Brace yourselves, because You Don’t Know Jack has been delayed into February, according to THQ and Jellyvision.
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Posted in: DS, PC, PS3, Quiz, THQ, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: jellyvision, You Don't Know Jack
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:49 GMT
Rumour: Raven working on Call of Duty-related project
Raven looks likely to be working on something in the Call of Duty universe, if a a job listing found by MCV is anything to go by.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, raven software
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:35 GMT
Gamers for Health program launched by ECA
The ECA’s launched a brand new program to promote the connection between health and video games.
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Posted in: Fitness
Tags: eca, Gamers for Health, Jennifer Mercurio
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:37 GMT
Camel 101 announces sci-fi RTS Gemini Wars
Camel 101 has announced it’s to release a new sci-fi RTS called Gemini Wars on Mac and PC during this year’s Q4.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:19 GMT
Kinect hack #486 – The one that shows your ribs
Another day, another 50 Kinect hacks. This one shows your virtual bones while you move around. Amazing.
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Posted in: Kinect, Xbox 360
Tags: augmented reality
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 15:12 GMT
Rumour: Infinity Ward developing Ghost-based Call of Duty 4 prequel
According to a story on thisisxbox.com, Infinity Ward is developing a prequel based on Ghost from Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Hot, Rumour, Shooter
Tags: call of duty, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Ghost, infinity ward, modern warfare 2
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 16:57 GMT
CES: Consumer electronics market to grow 10% in 2011 to $964 billion
The Consumer Electronics Association has forcasted massive growth for the consumer electronics market in 2011 to $964 billion – a 10 percent growth which is twice as fast as the overall global economy.
GDP is only expected to grow 4.5 percent in 2011.
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Posted in: CES 2011, Retail, Stuff, Trade
Tags: CEA, consumer electronics, global electronics market, sales
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action