Monthly Archives: January 2011
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 10:03 GMT
Child’s Play holding MAGFest festival auction
Penny Arcade charity Child’s Play has announced details of an upcoming auction at upcoming music and games festival, MAGFest.
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Posted in: America, Charity
Tags: Child's Play, MAGFest, penny arcade
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:50 GMT
Ubisoft not done with “always-on” DRM just yet
After what seemed like an eternity in Stubbornness Years, Ubisoft finally patched the restrictive constant connection requirement out of some of its biggest games. So then, that’s it, right? We can kiss this whole brouhaha goodbye, can’t we? Please?
Well, yes and no. Mostly no.
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Posted in: Hot, PC, Ubisoft
Tags: assassin's creed II, drm, Piracy, splinter cell conviction, Ubisoft
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:49 GMT
Yakuza: Of The End features driveable forklift
Sega’s revealed a list of Yakuza Of The End’s driveable vehicles, including, according to Famitsu, bulldozers, armored cars and tanks and forklift trucks.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:43 GMT
StarCraft II mod takes 6v6 combat into space
A custom made StarCraft II map going by the name of Star Battle has added 6v6 space combat to the RTS. That’s combat in space, not on planets.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: star battle, starcraft II
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:30 GMT
Riccitiello: Motion controllers won’t replace traditional controllers
EA boss John Riccitiello has said that traditional gaming controllers won’t be replaced by the wave of motion controllers that’s hit the market in recent years.
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Posted in: EA, Kinect, PS3, PlayStation Move, Xbox 360
Tags: John Riccitiello, wiimote
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:20 GMT
Kinect hacked to provide real-time motion capture solution
Budget develolpers take note: a video showing Kinect motion capturing humans in real-time to MotionBuilder has emerged.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: hack, Jasper Brekelmans, motion capture, motionbuilder
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:17 GMT
Atlus announces first 3DS project, mostly leaves out the “3D” part
Aching to scratch your head? Dying for an excuse to just let your fingers go to town on your cranium?
Well, this ought to do the trick.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:54 GMT
Capcom ships 4 million units of Monster Hunter: Freedom 3 in Japan
Capcom has shipped 4 million units of Monster Hunter: Freedom 3 in Japan, just a month after it launched in the country, the publisher’s announced today.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PSP
Tags: Monster Hunter Freedom 3
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:50 GMT
Moto Racer 3 lands on GOG
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Posted in: PC, Racing
Tags: delphine software, gog, good old games, moto racer 3
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:40 GMT
Report – Custom Firmware now able to be installed on PS3s
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Posted in: Hot, PS3
Tags: Custom Firmware, KaKaRoTo
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:37 GMT
Atlus releases first Catherine gameplay footage
Wonder no longer: Atlus has just put out the first proper look at Catherine’s gameplay. Ovine lovers appear to be well catered for.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:34 GMT
HMV to close 60 stores after UK retail slump
HMV said today it’s to close 60 UK stores, following confirmation yesterday that British retail was 13 percent year-on-year, GamesIndustry reports.
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:16 GMT
Shots show FFIV running on PSP
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 08:39 GMT
US PS Store update, January 4: Angry Birds, Arc the Lad III released
The US PS Blog’s gone live with this week’s American PSN update, confirming the release of the minis version of Rovio’s Angry Birds.
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Posted in: America, Hot, PS3, PSN, PSP, Sony
Tags: Angry Birds, arc the lad III, psn updates
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 10:05 GMT
GameStop Spain lists 3DS release for April 7, French newspaper mentions March 19
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: GameStop Spain
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 07:18 GMT
Ex-Infinity Ward staffers cry financial hardship in Activision battle
Jason West and Vince Zampella are countering Activision’s recent attempt to broaden the legal clash between the mega-publisher and the two ex-Infinity Ward heads by claiming undue financial hardship, according to documents unearthed by Kotaku.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, Legalities
Tags: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, infinity ward, lawsuit, modern warfare 2, Respawn Entertainment
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 06:47 GMT
BioWare offers Free preview of Mass Effect: Evolution comic
BioWare is offering a sneak-peek at its upcoming Mass Effect comic, detailing the adventures of the Illusive Man.
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Posted in: EA, RPG, books
Tags: bioware, comic, comics, mass effect, Mass Effect: Evolution, tie-in
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 06:45 GMT
Rift trailer taunts WoW as pre-orders begin
Following news that Trion MMO Rift is to release on March 1, the company’s decided to put out a trailer claiming, “We’re not in Azeroth any more.”
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 06:29 GMT
MS details Kinect’s “brain” ahead of CES keynote
With Microsoft expected to announce something called “Avatar Kinect” at CES in Las Vegas tomorrow, the company’s posted up a lengthy piece on the Xbox blog about how to camera actually works.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Avatar Kinect
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action