Monthly Archives: January 2011
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 09:15 GMT
Battlefield 3 to drop support for Windows XP
DICE rendering architect Johan Andersson has laid down the law regarding Battlefield 3′s system requirements, and those final pockets of Windows XP resistance are faced with an ultimatum: upgrade, or forget about playing one of the biggest shooters of the decade.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield 3, ea dice, Johan Andersson, windows xp
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 09:11 GMT
New tournament Galaga world record set
According to Examiner, a new tournament world record hi-score for Galaga was set over the New Year weekend.
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Posted in: Arcade, Midway
Tags: Andrew Laidlaw, Galaga, Phil Day, world record
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:52 GMT
Nintendo reiterates 3DS 3D warning for young children
Nintendo’s issued a 3DS health warning today, saying that children under the age of six should not play the console in 3D mode.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: eye-strain, health warning
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 16:01 GMT
Hacker publishes PS3′s root key as Fail0verflow claims complete PS3 crack
While PSGroove reports that infamous iPhone hacker Geohot has published PS3′s root key, hacker team Fail0verflow has told the 27th Chaos Communication Conference that PS3 is now completely, and irrevocably, cracked.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:22 GMT
PopCap to “look at” IPO in back-half 2011
Forbes reports that PopCap, a private company since inception in 2000, may float in the back half of 2011.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:13 GMT
Japanese Software Charts Dec. 20 – Dec. 26: Monster Hunter reigns supreme (again)
The Monster Hunter Portable 3rd behemoth continued its domination of the Japanese sales charts in the lead up to Christmas.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan
Tags: japanese charts
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:06 GMT
Video – Super Mario 64 beaten in five minutes
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Posted in: Nintendo, Platformer
Tags: Super Mario 64
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:09 GMT
Unpublished Wii and DS Burnout outed by staffer
The prolific Burnout series has been just about everywhere, but it’s not going to Nintendo-land. A planned exclusive, apparently titled Burnout Freestyle, has seen the light of day only in the wake of its cancellation.
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Posted in: DS, EA, Racing, Wii
Tags: Burnout Freestyle, criterion games
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 07:33 GMT
Pokémon Black & White reportedly hits Europe on March 4
There may have been a week-long delay between the announcement of the US and European release dates for Pokémon Black & White, but the shoe’s on the other foot now; Nintendo has reportedly announced that the latest instalment of the obsessive-compulsive animal training sim will arrive in Europe two days before the US sees a hair of it.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Pokemon Black, Pokemon Black & White, Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Black/White, Pokemon White
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 07:14 GMT
Sega announces mysterious “projects” for Sonic and Puyo Puyo’s birthdays
This year marks two decades for venerable and eternal properties Sonic the Hedgehog and Puyo Puyo, and Sega intends to celebrate in style. All. Year. Long.
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Posted in: Platformer, Puzzler, Sega
Tags: puyo puyo, Puyo Puyo 7, sonic, sonic team, sonic the hedgehog
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 07:04 GMT
NightSky PC release bumped to satisfy fans
The beautiful 2D platformer NightSky was fated for a console debut later this year, but developer Nicalis couldn’t resist the puppy-dog eyes of eager gamers. In what must be one of the year’s earliest launches, NightSky will release on PC this Thursday.
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Posted in: PC, Platformer
Tags: Nicalis, NightSky
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 06:36 GMT
French Nintendo figures reveal love for red Wii
In an interview with Gamekyo, Nintendo of France deputy managing director Philippe Lavoué has seemingly said that over 150,000 red Wiis have been sold in the country.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 06:18 GMT
Team Meat’s next project likened to “the ginger between sushi entrees”
After the stick-to-your-gut offerings of Super Meat Boy, you can’t blame Team Meat for looking for a palate-cleansing follow-up before moving onto the next course; speaking to Game Informer, the indie developer has described its next project as similar to “the ginger between sushi entrees”.
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Posted in: PC, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Super Meat Boy, Team Meat, Tommy Refenes
Sat, Jan 08, 2011 | 23:33 GMT
Kotick: UK tax break u-turn was a “terrible mistake”
Reacting to the UK’s 2010 emergency budget, which scrapped incoming tax relief schemes for the games industry, Activision Blizzard has reportedly warned it may pull 600 jobs out of Britain.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 06:06 GMT
Tsujimoto hints at 3DS Monster Hunter
The addictive delights of the Monster Hunter series may soon find a new and perhaps more popular home on new hardware, as producer Ryozo Tsujimoto hints at a possible 3DS incarnation for the portable phenomenon.
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 00:07 GMT
Operation Hastings unlocked for all BF: Bad Company 2 Platforms
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 developer DICE is feeling the holiday spirit; it’s extended the hand of charity to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners in the form of a free unlock of the Operation Hastings map.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, ea dice, Operation Hastings
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 00:02 GMT
PS3′s Tales of Xillia gets first trailer
Following confirmation over the Christmas break that Namco’s all-new PS3 Tales RPG is titled Tales of Xillia, the title’s got its first moving footage.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG
Tags: Tales of Xillia
Sun, Jan 02, 2011 | 23:49 GMT
Bioshock: Rapture novel due in March
The world of literature has been bereft of Ken Levine’s dark world for long enough, but the much-delayed Bioshock novel adaptation has finally found a release date in March.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, books
Tags: 2K, 2k marin, bioshock, bioshock 2, BioShock novel, irrational, irrational games, rapture
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 00:27 GMT
Christmas break 2010 news round-up – Deus Ex delayed, new LA Noire footage, tons more
We may have wound down for Christmas and New Year, but the news motored on, dropping a winceworthy headline for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and plenty more.
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Posted in: 4mm Games, Action, Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Bethesda, Codemasters, EA, Fighter, Hot, Kinect, Konami, Microsoft, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Racing, Rockstar, Sega, Shooter, Sony, Sports, Square Enix, Strategy, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: AIAS Hall of Fame, bioware, Blackbox, bulletstorm, Call of Duty: Black Ops, crysis 2, crytek, def jam rapstar, demon's souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, DiRT 3, Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fanatsy, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Awakening, dragon quest vi, eidos montreal, Epic Games, final fantasy XIII, Games on Demand, gran turismo 5, Greg Zeschuk, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, infamous, inFamous 2, Jason West, John Riccitiello, Kinect Sports, la noire, max payne 3, need for speed world, people can fly, rare, Ray Muzyka, Red Dead Redemption, Respawn Entertainment, Rockstar San Diego, rockstar vancouver, starcraft II, sucker punch, Super Meat Boy, Tales of Xillia, team bondi, Team Meat, The Conduit II
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action