Monthly Archives: February 2011
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 14:01 GMT
Xbox Live Activity for the week of February 7 – Black Ops tops the list
Major Nelson has posted the Xbox Live Activity charts for the week of February 7, and unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Black Ops heads the list of Live Titles.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbox live activity
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 14:35 GMT
Euro PS Store update, February 16 – Killzone 3, Dragon’s Lair, Final Fantasy
Sony has updated the European end of the PlayStation Network and along with the Killzone 3 single-player demo in regular and 3D, Alien Breed titles are on sales to prep for the third outing’s release, Sky Fighter.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, psn update
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 13:40 GMT
Rumour: XCOM undergoing “some big changes” post-announcement
According to semi-retired internet sluth superannuation, the 2K Australia-made reboot for XCOM has seen “some big changes” since its announcement last year.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 13:17 GMT
BioWare Austin VP heads to Playdom, Disney dev heads to LucasArts
In what appears to be a revolving door situation at Disney, the company has seen game design director Frederic Markus jump ship to LucasArts.
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Posted in: Development, Disney, Lucasarts
Tags: BioWare Austin, Frederic Markus, Gordon Walton, Playdom
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 12:36 GMT
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood PC requirements revealed
Steam’s opened up a pre-purchase page for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, detailing the minimum and recommended PC specs for running the game.
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Posted in: Action, PC, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, brotherhood, PC, revealed, specs
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 21:04 GMT
Wednesday shorts: Slam Bolt Scrappers vid, Starhawk vagueness, Pokémon thing
Shorts don’t just belong on Saturday. Any day there are lots of pieces of little news is shorts day.
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Posted in: Action, Android, Casual, MMO, PC, PS3, PSN, Puzzler, Saturday Shorts, iOS
Tags: 11 bit Studios, Alan Miller, Anomaly Warzone, Death Spank, Fire Hose Studios, Games Analytics, global agenda, Head 2 Head, hothead, lawsuit, no doubt, Pixel Force, Pokémon Trainer Challenge, Riptide GP, shorts, Slam Bolt Scrappers, starhawk
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 12:22 GMT
US PS Store update, February 15 – Killzone 3, Yakuza 4, Back to the Future
Sony updated the US end of the PlayStation Store last night, with the major point being the public release of the single-player Killzone 3 demo.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: US PS Store update
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 11:40 GMT
Kool & the Gang, Katy Perry, Bowie all confirmed for February Lips DLC
Microsoft’s confirmed the list of February DLC for Lips, with David Bowie, Katy Perry, The Human League and more all confirmed.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Rhythm action, Xbox 360
Tags: cars, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Katy Perry, Kool & The Gang, Lips, the police
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 11:15 GMT
Report – Relentless lays off 20 staff following restructure
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Posted in: Development, UK
Tags: Andrew Eades, relentless Software
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 10:51 GMT
Killzone 3 hardware bundle officially announced by SCEA
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 19:21 GMT
Insomniac: “Resistance 3 is survival in all its forms”
Keza talks to Insomniac’s Ryan Schneider and plays Resistance 3 in London, finding a fresh slant on FPS and flee as well as fight. Warning – spoilers abound.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: resistance 3, ryan schneider
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 10:31 GMT
Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 2 security patch in QA
Infinity Ward’s confirmed that its security patch for Modern Warfare 2 has now finished production and has gone into QA.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2, rob bowling
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 09:52 GMT
Team Bondi: LA Noire “will draw all types of players with various experience levels”
Team Bondi boss Brendan McNamara has said that anticipated detective blockbuster LA Noire will bring in “all types of players,” regardless of gaming experience.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, la noire, team bondi
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 12:47 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – February 16, 2011
Morning all. Here’s everything you need to know right now.
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Posted in: Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 10:36 GMT
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood leads BAFTA nominations
BAFTA’s announced the full list of nominations for this year’s game awards, with Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood leading the charge with seven.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Awards, UK, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, bafta, BAFTA 2011, Gaming BAFTAs 2011
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 07:48 GMT
Screens from canned Diablo III 2005 emerge
Screens have appeared of a canned version of Diablo III, in which the game would have taken place in heaven.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC
Tags: blizzard north, diablo III
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 07:27 GMT
StarCraft II gets V1.21 update
Blizzard’s released a new updated for StarCraft II.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: starcraft II
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 06:23 GMT
T5 claims game streaming patent, OnLive says it has “no relevance whatsoever”
Funny thing about big, all-encompassing patents: they leave a surprising amount of wiggle room. And if T5 Labs is right, OnLive may be about to learn that the hard way.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 05:31 GMT
App Store games now allowed to use subscription fees
That incredibly high-budget-looking game’s price tag says “free,” does it?
Wait! Don’t buy it! It’s a trap!
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 05:28 GMT
Bit.Trip Flux dated, “not as punishing” as Beat
Gaijin Games has put a date on the final piece of the Bit.Trip series: expect CommanderVideo’s return in just two weeks.
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Posted in: Aksys Games, App Store, Arcade, Mac, PC, Rhythm action, Wii, WiiWare, iOS, iPad, iPhone, indie
Tags: Bit.Trip, Bit.Trip Flux, Gaijin, Gaijin Games
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam