Monthly Archives: February 2011
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 20:10 GMT
Back to the Future is “our most successful franchise to date,” says Telltale
Telltale Games’ Steve Allison said during a recent press event that Back to the Future has been it’s “certainly our most successful franchise to date.”
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 19:43 GMT
Protector Trials released by mistake, doesn’t work just yet
2K has confirmed that the Protector Trials DLC for BioShock 2 has been released on the Games for Windows Marketplace. However, don’t download it just yet.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC
Tags: bioshock, bioshock 2, Protector Trials
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 18:30 GMT
Homefront pre-order bonuses at Best Buy, Game, more
Some pre-order bonuses have popped up for Homefront, ranging from headsets to in-game items.
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 17:04 GMT
Devolver Digital to announce “secret indie titles” at PAX East next month
Devolver Digital has tweeted that the firm plans to announce “some secret indie titles,” during PAX East 2011 next month.
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Posted in: Development, PAX East 2011, indie
Tags: Devolver Digital, mike wilson
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 16:50 GMT
Founding members Microsoft and Nvidia depart PC Gaming Alliance
PC Gaming Alliance president Matt Ployhar has confirmed that two its founding members, Microsoft and Nvidia, have left the non-profit organization.
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Posted in: Microsoft, PC, nVidia
Tags: Matt Ployhar, non-profit, pc gaming alliance
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 16:34 GMT
PSP’s Marcus campaign “showed positive sales effects,” says McCarthy
PlayStation software senior brand manager Scott McCarthy has said that the firm’s PSP campaign, starring that snarky kid Marcus Rivers, has paid-off for Sony.
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Posted in: NGP, PSP, Sony
Tags: Marcus Rivers, Scott McCarthy
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 16:05 GMT
Pokémon Black and White video is full of Pokéstuff
Nintendo has released a couple of trailers for Pokémon Black and White.
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Posted in: Action, DS, Nintendo
Tags: Pokemon Black and White
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 15:48 GMT
Infinity Blade, Plants vs Zombies among winners at Mobile Gaming Awards
Plants vs Zombies and Infinity Blade were two of the winners during the International Mobile Gaming Awards, which was held at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Posted in: Awards, Mobile
Tags: Infinity Blade, International Mobile Gaming Awards, Mobile World Congress, plants vs zombies
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 15:18 GMT
Analysts report Black Ops moved 750,000 units in January
Additional NPD information regarding software sales units has appeared, courtesy of industry analysts and Gamasutra.
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Posted in: America, Charts, Retail, Trade
Tags: january 2011 npd, npd, NPD January 2011
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 14:39 GMT
Bulletstorm PC demo to be released after game’s launch
It looks as though a PC demo for Bulletstorm is planned, however, it won’t be released until after the game ships.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, bulletstorm pc demo, epic, mark rein, people can fly
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 14:05 GMT
Rumor – First Saints Row 3 images show up
It looks as though the first image of Saints Row 3 has appeared over on NeoGAF.
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 14:29 GMT
Risen 2: Dark Waters official website up, first screenshots
A sequel to Deep Silver’s Risen is in the works, apparently.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Platform holders, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Piranha Bytes, Risen, risen 2
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 18:33 GMT
The Weekly Wrap: February 13-19 – Dead Island, Bungie’s new game, Take-Two buyout rumors, more
Ice-T said something about games this week. That’s literally all that happened. No it isn’t.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Take-Two, Warner Bros., Weekly Wrap
Tags: bungie, dead island, Jonathan Blow, Tim Schafer
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 20:24 GMT
Valve’s Newell spends 40 minutes with a school marketing class
Valve boss Gabe Newell has been questioned by Tippecanoe Valley High School’s sports & entertainment marketing class by weblink. This is basically amazing.
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Posted in: Development, PC, Stuff, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, portal, portal 2
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 | 14:06 GMT
Telltale announces Walking Dead, Fables, King’s Quest
Talltale went on an announcement rampage last night, confirming it’s working on The Walking Dead, Vertigo comic series Fables and more. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, PS3, Telltale, Xbox 360, iOS
Tags: episodic gaming, Fables, Jurassic Park, King's Quest, telltale, The Walking Dead
Sat, Feb 19, 2011 | 08:40 GMT
Topware: Next Two Worlds game “coming out in 2012″
Topware has apparently outed its next Two Worlds title, amid a scuffle over Two Worlds II review scores.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Two Worlds II, two worlds III
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 21:00 GMT
Telltale to develop King’s Quest franchise reboot
As if Fables, The Walking Dead, and Jurassic Park weren’t enough to satisfy you, Telltale has confirmed it’s to reboot the classic King’s Quest franchise.
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Posted in: Adventure, Development
Tags: King's Quest, tellatle
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 20:48 GMT
DICE: Gustavsson reminisces about Code Name Eagle and how it became Battlefield
Lars Gustavsson, the lead multiplayer designer at DICE, has said that comparing how the firm makes the Battlefield games now to how things were when they started out is “quite astonishing.”
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, Lars Gustavsson
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 20:28 GMT
Latest PSN hack lets you unban yourself, someone else
Another day, another hack on PS3.
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 20:09 GMT
LBP2 updates: Hansel and Gretelbot, Marvel and Street Fighter costumes are back
Media Molecule has announced that the Community-made Level Pack Hansel and Gretelbot is now available for LittleBigPlanet 2.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: Hansel and Gretelbot, LBP, lbp2, littlebigplanet, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam