Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 21:03 GMT
New gameplay trailer for Shogun 2: Total War released
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Posted in: PC, Sega, Strategy
Tags: creative assembly, shogun 2, Shogun 2: Total War, Shogun II: Total War, Total War
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 20:52 GMT
L.A. Noire website goes live
As promised yesterday, the website for L.A. Noire has gone live, and it has put up a synopsis of the character Coroner Carruthers, which we have posted screens of below.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Screens, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 20:29 GMT
Norway: Sony breached Norwegian Marketing Control Act by removing Other OS
An independent government agency in Norway has apparently received enough complaints from PS3 owners over the removal of Other OS that it has presented the case before the country’s Consumer Ombudsman.
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Posted in: Legalities, Norway, PS3, Sony
Tags: Norwegian Marketing Control Act, Other OS
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 20:28 GMT
Court grants Sony a temporary restraining order against GeoHot
The Northern California courts have granted Sony a temporary restraining order against GeoHot.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 19:41 GMT
Operation Flashpoint: Red River dev diary talks about changes, improvements
Codemasters has released a developer diary for Operation Flashpoint: Red River, and it features the game’s chief designer James Nicholls and the rest of the dev team chatting about the improvements to it over the last entry in the franchise, as well as new additions.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: operation flashpoint, operation flashpoint: red river, red river
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 19:28 GMT
GameStop taking pre-orders for NGP, laughter ensues
Those ready for a hearty laugh today, should head on over to GameStop and take a gander at the pre-order page for PSP2.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 19:18 GMT
Industry analysts and John Carmack weigh-in on Sony’s NGP
With the announcement for NGP from Sony this morning, three industry analysts have weighed-in on the news: Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, Lazard Capital Markets’ Colin Sebastian, and Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter. So did John Carmack, technical director at id Software.
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Posted in: NGP, Retail, Sony, Trade, hardware
Tags: analyst, Colin Sebastian, Janco Partners, john carmack, Lazard Capital Markets, michael pachter, mike hickey, Sony NGP, wedbush morgan
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 20:19 GMT
Nintendo: Lifetime DS sales hit 144 million, Wii almost 85 million
Earlier today, Nintendo reported its earnings for the last quarter of 2010, as well as the nine months leading up to December 31, and it found the firm with low profits and cutting its Wii sales forecast to 16 million units from 17.5 million units for the year to March.
It also reported the life-to-date sales of its DS line and Wii.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Nintendo, Retail, Trade, Wii, hardware, nintendo financials
Tags: ds sales, lifetime ds sales, lifetime wii sales, wii sales
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 18:18 GMT
Kojima shows MGS4 on PSP2 in Tokyo
Earlier this morning, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima appeared at Sony’s unveiling of its NGP system to show off a demo of Metal Gear Solid 4 running on the hardware.
The demo is a cut-scene in the opening section of Guns of the Patriots, where Old Snake is introduced to the Mk. II via Otacon. It’s also where he gets his Solid Eye. Watch the video below, via GameSpot.
NGP releases this year in Japan. Kojima said at the event he will announce his new game for the system at E3 in June.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Konami, NGP, Sony
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, mgs4
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 18:28 GMT
Japanese hardware charts, January 17 – 23: PSP takes top spot from PS3
Media Create has released the latest hardware sales figures for Japan, and it finds PSP back in first place again, which can be attributed to the debut of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 17:18 GMT
Sentinel and Hsien-ko confirmed for Marvel vs Capcom 3
Capcom has confirmed Sentinel for Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, as well as announcing Hsien-ko as the final two fighters for the game.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, PS3, Screens, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: fate of two worlds, Hsien-ko, marvel vs capcom 3, Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Wolrds, MVC3, Sentinel
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 16:41 GMT
BioWare issues workaround for Mass Effect 2 on PS3, patch coming soon
Earlier this week, Mass Effect 2 producer Jesse Houston asked players having save corruption issues with Mass Effect 2 to post their issues in the game’s error discussion thread. This was so the team could find out where the problems were occuring and start working on a fix. Today, BioWare has issued a workaround while the patch is being worked on.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, RPG
Tags: bioware, jesse houston, mass effect 2
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 16:24 GMT
EA releases some really nice Shift 2: Unleashed shots
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Shitf 2: Unleashed, Slightly Mad Studios
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 16:17 GMT
Platinum’s Max Anarchy gets western rename, Autumn 2011 release confirmed – first screens inside
Sega’s just formally announced Platinum’s Max Anarchy for a western release, where it will also get a rename.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Anarchy Reigns, Max Anarchy, platinum games
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 15:56 GMT
Sony: NGP is not a phone, PlayStation Suite already “addresses,” the phone market
Sony’s NGP may offer 3G in some areas, but it is not a phone, and this detail is something SCEE boss Andrew House said the firm “deliberately,” avoided.
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 15:47 GMT
Nihilistic Software to develop Resistance PSP2 title, Sony Bend making Uncharted
It’s been revealed that Nihilistic Software will develop the upcoming Resistance title for PSP2.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, NGP, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Nihilistic Software, Resistance, Resistance PSP2, Sony Bend, uncharted, Uncharted PSP2
Thu, Jan 27, 2011 | 15:36 GMT
Japanese software charts January 17-23: Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix topples Monster Hunter 3rd
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix knocked Monster Hunter Portable 3rd from its cushy number one spot on the Japanese software charts, moving over 77,000 units during its debut.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan
Tags: japanese software charts
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action