Monthly Archives: February 2011
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 18:14 GMT
2-Player Minecraft documentary goes live
2-Player’s released a proof of concept of its Minecraft documentary, featuring interviews with Notch and plenty more. The idea’s to turn this into a full-length movie – provided the outfit can raise the funds it needs through Kickstarter.
Watch below.
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 15:50 GMT
DICE working on “other secret projects” besides Battlefield 3
DICE GM Karl-Magnus Troedsson has confirmed that, besides Battlefield 3, the studio is also working on “other secret projects” behind the scenes.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Karl Magnus Troedsson
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 15:16 GMT
Risen 2 formally announced for PC and console
Deep Silver’s formally announced Risen 2: Dark Waters for consoles and PC.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: deep silver, Piranha Bytes, risen 2, Risen 2: Dark Waters
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 15:12 GMT
Minecraft to get iOS edition this year
Majong’s Markus Persson’s confirmed to Gama that Minecraft will get a release on iPhone and iPad later this year.
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Posted in: Platformer, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Markus Persson, Minecraft, Mojang
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 18:56 GMT
Eurogamer makes US move, buys IndustryGamers
Eurogamer has acquired Hammersuit, the New York publisher of IndustryGamers.com, marking the beginning of the company’s anticipated move on the American market.
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Posted in: America, Journalism, Trade
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 14:28 GMT
Ex-senior Bizarre chap joins Sumo Digital
CVG‘s reporting that Gareth Wilson, design manager at the now-defunct Bizarre Creations, has joined Sega’s Sumo Digital.
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Posted in: Racing, Sega
Tags: bizarre creations, Gareth Wilson, sumo digital
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 14:07 GMT
Monday Shorts: Angry Birds cake, Minecraft takes on Dead Island, DOOM on calculator
It’s Monday. Man up and start the week off right by reading these tiny nuggets of news that look a bit daft as full articles.
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Posted in: 3DS, Casual, PS3, Saturday Shorts, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Angry Birds, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, dead island, deep silver, Doom, id software, Minecraft, Monday Shorts, Nanostray, rovio, Shaun of the Dead, Shin'en Multimedia, simon pegg, techland
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 15:00 GMT
GT5 moves 6.3 million units, “ship” or “sold” in question
Polyphony’s just released figures showing Gran Turismo 5 has moved 6.3 million units since its release back in November.
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 17:11 GMT
Vive la Revolution – JF Dugas on rebooting Deus Ex
In the week Eidos Montreal celebrates its fourth birthday, we speak to Deus Ex: Human Revolution director Jean-Francois Dugas on the rebirth of one of core gaming most beloved series.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 11:28 GMT
Notch: Minecraft release was “at the right time”
Markus “Notch” Persson has said that the release of Minecraft came at a period where gamers were coming round to paying for indie titles.
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Posted in: PC
Tags: Markus Persson, Minecraft
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 10:39 GMT
Report – UK government set to reintroduce games tax breaks
The UK government is set to reintroduce games tax breaks of up to £30 million, according to a Sunday Times report.
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Posted in: Politics, UK
Tags: George Osborne, UK Tax Breaks
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 10:07 GMT
Ace Combat Assault Horizon: story movie shows nightmare’s face
Namco’s Ace Combat series will never die. Judging by this latest footage, that’s a very good thing.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 09:52 GMT
UK charts: Black Ops charts re-enters top spot, MvC3 just behind
Black Ops has shot back to the top of the UK charts, with Capcom fighter Marvel vs Capcom 3 entering as a new entry behind it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Charts, Shooter, UK
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, treyarch, uk charts
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 09:19 GMT
Blizzard “struggling” but “working very hard” on Battle.net Marketplace
StarCraft II lead designer Dustin Browder has said that Blizzard is currently still working on the Battle.net Marketplace, but admits it’s “struggling” with it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: battle.net, Battle.net Marketplace, Dustin Browder, starcraft II
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 14:03 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – February 21, 2011
Happy Monday. Here’s everything you need to know right now in text and audio form.
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Posted in: Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 09:12 GMT
Peter Molyneux to receive BAFTA Fellowship
BAFTA’s just confirmed that Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux is to recieve the BAFTA Fellowship award at this year’s Gaming BAFTAs.
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Posted in: Awards, EA, Microsoft
Tags: bafta, Gaming BAFTAs 2011, lionhead, peter molyneux
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 09:45 GMT
Deep Silver to announce new title today
Deep Silver is to announce a brand new title later today, its US head of PR has confirmed.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Aubrey Norris
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 09:55 GMT
Nelson confirms Microsoft SF press event for this week
Nelson’s outed a key Microsoft press event in San Francisco this week, which will play host to large 360 announcements of which you’re to be “really happy”.
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 15:00 GMT
The Legend of Zelda celebrates 25th anniversary
Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka’s The Legend of Zelda first went on sale in Japan 25 years ago today, spawning a series that would go on to sell 59 million units.
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 03:25 GMT
Atlus to fix Catherine’s difficulty
Atlus is working on a patch for its nightmare puzzler Catherine, after reports that the game is too challenging.
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam