Monthly Archives: February 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 12:44 GMT
Mortal Kombat suffers small UK delay
Warner’s said that Mortal Kombat has gotten a small delay in the UK by a couple of days.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 12:24 GMT
Bionic Commando producer leaves Capcom to go to game talent agency
Capcom producer Ben Judd has left the publisher to take up a new job at game talent agency Digital Development Agency.
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Posted in: Capcom
Tags: ben judd, Digital Development Agency
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 11:59 GMT
Visceral: Dead Space’s Issac an “everyday guy”
Visceral creative director Wright Bagwell has told IG that when creating Issac Clarke for Dead Space, it wanted him to be an “everyday guy.”
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Posted in: EA, Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space, dead space 2, Issac Clarke, visceral games, wright bagwell
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 15:11 GMT
GT5 gets mega update 1.06, B-Spec online racing enabled
Polyphony’s released a massive update to Gran Turismo 5 that now enables B-Spec mode to be played via online.
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, gt5, Polyphony Digital
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 10:26 GMT
Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Gold Edition announced
Sega’s announced the Gold Edition of the Mega Drive Collection for PC.
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Posted in: Arcade, PC, Sega
Tags: Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection Gold Edition
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 16:56 GMT
Bizarre Creations RIP – 1994-2011
A staffer has put together a final salute to UK developer Bizarre Creations, which Activision will close today. Words are pointless. The very best of luck to everyone involved.
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Posted in: Development, UK
Tags: bizarre creations
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 09:47 GMT
Pagani Huayra exclusive to Shift 2 this year
EA’s put out a press release this morning that begins with this line: “For centuries the wind has been viewed as nature’s paradox with its ability to be both gentle and powerful.” It’s about a car in a videogame.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Need for Speed Shift 2: Unleashed, Pagani Huayra
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 09:36 GMT
Civilization IV, V on sale this weekend on Steam
It’s the weekend. You deserve a cheap game or two. Steam’s cleared it with [insert authority figure here].
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Strategy
Tags: Civilization IV: The Complete Edition, Civilization V, firaxis, steam
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 09:26 GMT
Unreal Engine 3 licensed by Starbreeze
Starbreeze has confirmed that it’s licensed Unreal Engine 3.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: Epic Games, Johan Kristiansson, mark rein, Project Redlime, starbreeze, unreal engine 3
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 09:03 GMT
Report – Forza 4 to feature Kinect head-tracking
Forza Motorsport 4 will feature head-tracking support via Kinect, according to an MSN Autos report.
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 16:48 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – February 18, 2011
Best Friday ever. Here’s all the stuff you need to know right now in text and audio form.
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Posted in: Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 08:46 GMT
Male demon hunter for Diablo III confirmed
Blizzard’s confirmed the male demon hunter for Diablo III.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo III, Male Demon Hunter
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 08:47 GMT
Telltale’s Jurassic Park to launch in April, gets first trailer
Telltale’s confirmed it’ll launch Jurassic Park: The Game from April.
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Posted in: Action, Mac, PC
Tags: Jurassic Park: The Game, telltale games
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 08:17 GMT
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 media gets out AOU
Namco’s released a ton of media of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 from AOU including new screens and a new trailer.
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Posted in: Arcade, Fighter, Namco Bandai
Tags: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | 08:49 GMT
Crytek: PS3 owners “can probably hope” for Crysis 2 demo, “you can imagine we’re doing some” DLC
Crysis 2 producer Nathan Camarillo has given the clearest hint yet that PS3 owners could still see a Crysis 2 demo before launch.
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 06:33 GMT
FrontierVille creator: Hardcore games aren’t going away, but new opportunities elsewhere
Social gaming this, social gaming that. It’s a topic near and dear to many developers’ hearts, but it couldn’t be further from hardcore gamers’. The resultant reaction, then, sounds something like this: “Boring casual games are killing real games. Hardcore vs. casual. Good vs. evil!”
However, FrontierVille creator Brian Reynolds – once the lead designer on games like Civ 2 and Rise of Nations – doesn’t see a battle or an opposition. Just change.
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Posted in: Casual, PC, Zynga
Tags: Brian Reynolds, Frontierville
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 05:55 GMT
Enomoto: Pro Evolution Soccer will never be perfect
Pro Evolution Soccer director Shinji Enomoto has revealed the extreme perfectionism his team brings to development, and commented that the series is not “even close” to capturing the real feel of football.
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Posted in: Konami, Sports
Tags: pes, pro evolution soccer, Shinji Enomoto
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 05:20 GMT
EA calls Mirror’s Edge “an important franchise,” refuses to clarify Mirror’s Edge 2 dev status
Is Mirror’s Edge 2 six feet under? Or does it still parkour amongst the living?
Unfortunately, EA’s keeping us in the dark for now. However, some recent words from the publisher at least offer some comfort.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: mirror's edge, mirror's edge 2
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 05:18 GMT
The Sims 3 console bug causing widespread crashing, EA baffled
A recently discovered and very nasty bug in the console versions of The Sims 3 has caused dismay among players, and e no explanation from EA.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: bug, crash, ea maxis, maxis, the sims 3
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 04:37 GMT
YouTube hiring for new console applications
Google is advertising for a new software engineer in what looks like a plan to deliver improved YouTube streaming to consoles.
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam