Monthly Archives: February 2011
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 11:32 GMT
Crysis 2 gets infected with story trailer
Crytek’s just released a plot-based Crysis 2 trailer showing off the game’s backstory. It’s after the break.
Crysis 2 releases on March 22 in the US and March 25 in the UK for PC, 360 and PS3.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 14:48 GMT
UK games sales sees YoY decrease in January
Chart-Track’s said that the UK games market suffered a YoY decrease in January, with unit sales down by 13.4 percent.
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Posted in: Retail, UK
Tags: chart-track, Dorian Bloch, UK Games Market
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 11:04 GMT
Report – Nintendo blackmailed by Spanish citizen, gets arrested
According to a BBC report, a man has been arrested by Spanish police after it was uncovered that he was blackmailing Nintendo with 4,000 stolen Wii data files.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 06:38 GMT
Broom slick – Witcher 2′s Tomasz Gop gears for launch
With The Witcher 2′s May release fast approaching, producer Tomasz Gop speaks to VG247 on BioWare, a commitment to discs, recommended specs and not making a “crap” console version.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: CD Projeckt RED, the witcher 2, Tomasz Gop
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 10:22 GMT
Square to launch Final Fantasy V in Japan this spring
Square Enix has announced it’s to release Final Fantasy V in Japan this coming spring.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy V
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 09:46 GMT
Marvel vs Capcom 3 launches in US, gets two new videos
Capcom’s launched Marvel vs Capcom 3 in the US ahead of a UK release on Friday.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 09:21 GMT
Lineage II gets High Five update today
NCSoft’s detailed the latest update to Lineage II, known as High Five, which goes live later today.
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: lineage II, Lineage II: High Five
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 10:51 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – February 15, 2011
Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know right now.
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Posted in: Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 09:18 GMT
Bilson: New Relic RTS to be announced in August
THQ Core Games boss Danny Bilson’s confirmed that the new Relic RTS will be announced in August.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy, THQ
Tags: Company of Heroes, danny bilson, dawn of war, relic entertainment
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 07:55 GMT
Dragon Age gets live-action series by Guild’s Felicia Day
USA Today has the scoop on a new online, live-action series for Dragon Age that’s been written by Felicia Day of The Guild.
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Posted in: EA
Tags: bioware, dragon age, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age Redemption, Felicia Day, Greg Zeschuk
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 08:04 GMT
First Cave Story 3DS trailer makes rocket launchers cute
Nicalis has seen fit to give us a quick glimpse of Cave Story’s bigger, better, fortunately-not-badass 3DS remake, and it’s got adorable quirk to spare.
We can pretty much guarantee this is the best video you’ll see all week of angry toaster man-related hijinks. And if it’s not? Well, we’d very much like to know what videos you’re watching. For, er, professional reasons. Check out the full teaser after the break.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, NIS America, Platformer
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:56 GMT
UK 3DS tour gets additional dates
Nintendo’s confirmed more dates in the ongoing tour that’s showcasing 3DS in the UK.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, UK
Tags: UK 3DS tour
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:17 GMT
GameFreak shoots down Wii Pokemon RPG, says core series will “always” be portable
The part of us that’s still ten-years-old is crying right now. Look what you did, GameFreak. Look what you did.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:10 GMT
NFL grants EA Sports continued exclusive
EA Sports’ hold on the American football scene has been tightened, with the NFL agreeing to continue the publisher’s exclusive license through 2013.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: ea sports, license, licensed, madden NFL, Madden NFL 11, Madden NFL 12, nfl
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:10 GMT
Gameloft promises ten launch titles for Xperia Play
Gameloft has confirmed it’ll release ten titles for the launch of Xperia Play.
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Posted in: Android, Gameloft
Tags: sony ericsson, XPERIA Play
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 06:18 GMT
Sony talks PS3 pricing fiasco, says it won’t happen again with NGP
“Five hundred and ninety-nine US dollars.” It’s a line that – thanks to YouTube’s cruel archive of embarrassment – will probably follow Sony to its grave.
There’s an upside to that, however: Sony remembers too, and it sure as hell doesn’t plan on making the same mistake again.
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 04:35 GMT
Third Alice: Madness Returns teaser emerges
The latest teaser trailer for Alice: Madness Returns has surfaced, and while absolutely empty of gameplay footage, it’s full to the brim of American Mc Gee’s distinctive stylings. Hit the break to check it out.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, american mcgee, spicy horse
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 04:22 GMT
SingStar adds Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, The Saturdays, and more
A hefty set of additions to the downloadable SingStar catalogue is due with this week’s PlayStation Store update, adding in a bizarre collection of oddities from Marving Gaye to Wolfmother to Aqua.
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Posted in: Music, PS2, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Store, Rhythm action, Sony
Tags: dlc, Singstar, Singstar Dance
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 04:03 GMT
Lemmings celebrates 20th birthday with commemorative plaque
Grand Theft Auto creator DMA Design celebrated the 20th anniversary of its seminal strategy puzzler Lemmings on Monday, with the installation of a commemorative plaque at the company’s original office in Dundee, Scotland.
Let me see, that makes me about a hundred years old.
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Posted in: Puzzler, Rockstar, Strategy, Take-Two
Tags: anniversary, dma design, Lemmings, rockstar north
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam