Monthly Archives: February 2011
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 02:16 GMT
Square shows off a bit of Moon Diver for PSN and XBL – now with trailer
Square Enix has released some new information on the side-scrolling game Moon Diver from Feel Plus.
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Posted in: PSN, Platformer, Square Enix, Xbox Live
Tags: feel plus, Moon Diver, Necromachina
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 19:11 GMT
US PSN video content update: Paranormal Activity 2, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit videos, more
Sony has updated its video content for PSN, and along with new releases like Paranormal Activity 2, there’s also a collection of the past decade’s Sports Illustrated: Making of the Swimsuit Issue videos.
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 18:38 GMT
Schafer: Games should “be an expression of the people,” and company that make them
Tim Schafer has said catering to a developer’s individual vision produces more creative games which in the end are more memorable as well.
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Posted in: Development, PSN, Platform holders, Xbox Live
Tags: Costume Quest, double fine, lee petty, stacking, Tim Schafer
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 18:35 GMT
Watch a four-year old play Gran Turismo 5
The title of the post says it all really, and since it’s Saturday, have some cute along with your news.
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 18:12 GMT
THQ announces some tracks for Dance Paradise on Kinect
THQ has announced Dance Paradise will include tracks from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani and more.
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 17:17 GMT
BioWare discuss the story direction for Star Wars: The Old Republic in video interview
BioWare co-founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka sat down recently with Gamespot and talked a bit about the story in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Posted in: EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, Ray Muzyka, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The Old Republic
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 16:04 GMT
Play Dead Space 2 multiplayer with the developers today
Today at 11.00am and 3.00pm PST, folks can log onto PSN or XBL and play Dead Space 2 multiplayer with the game’s developers.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PSN, Xbox Live
Tags: dead space 2, visceral games
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 21:51 GMT
Rumor – Grasshopper Manufacture working new IP
According to some information dug up by Siliconera, Grasshopper Manufacture has a third IP in the works called Lollipop Chainsaw.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, Kadokawa Games, Lollipop Chainsaw
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 15:00 GMT
Nintendogs + Cats website updated with a list of breeds for each game, videos
Nintendo has launched the Japanese website for Nintendogs + Cats with commercials and the like, but most importantly it provides a list of the breeds of dogs each game will contain.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Simulation
Tags: Nintendogs, Nintendogs & Cats
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 14:25 GMT
BioWare sometimes “bet the company” when making business decisions, says Zeschuk
Greg Zeschuk said during a talk at DICE this week that he and BioWare’s other co-founder, Ray Muzyka, had to make large business bets in order for the company to grow.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: AIAS, bioware, Greg Zeschuk, mass effect 2, Ray Muzyka
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 09:33 GMT
The Weekly Wrap: February 6-February 12
The news never stops. You can’t keep up with it all. You’d go mad. Fortunately, we’re already insane, so we’ve done it for you.
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Posted in: 2K, 3DS, Activision Blizzard, EA, Hot, NGP
Tags: 3DS, activision, Angry Birds, bulletstorm, ea, fox news, guitar hero, NGP, The Weekly Wrap
Sat, Feb 12, 2011 | 21:49 GMT
Report – Crysis 2 build leaked onto torrent sites
According to reports from various sources, a developer build of Crysis 2 has been leaked to torrent services.
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 22:28 GMT
Dragon Age II goes gold, watch today’s developer chat with Mike Laidlaw
Dragon Age II is golden folks. It was just announced as being so. And, a video with 55 minutes of footage was also released from a live chat featuring the game’s lead designer, Mike Laidlaw.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, drago age, Dragon Age 2, mike laidlaw
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 22:14 GMT
Magicka hits 200,000 sales mark, more fixes on the way
Paradox’s Mattias Lilja has announced that Magicka sold 200,000 digital copies in its first 17 days on sale, and that in terms of being at the point where issues are nipped in the bud, the team is “close, but not there yet.”
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Posted in: PC, Paradox
Tags: arrowhead games studios, Magicka, Mattias Lilja
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 21:52 GMT
Team Meat hopes to release new Super Meat Boy levels “next week”
Team Meat has announced via Twitter and the official Super Meat Boy website that the game’s XBLA version will be getting two new levels soon.
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Posted in: Arcade, Xbox Live
Tags: Super Meat Boy, Team Meat
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 21:25 GMT
Fate of the World aims to teach while it entertains
Fate of the World, a game that is not only a strategy game but one that teaches you through entertainment about climate change, will be released on February 28 from Red Redemption.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: fate of the world, Red Redemption
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 21:07 GMT
Outplay Entertainment to create 150 Jobs in Dundee
Scottish games publisher Outplay Entertainment has announced it plans to build offices and create up to 150 high value jobs in Dundee.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, Scotland
Tags: Outplay Entertainment
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 20:32 GMT
D3 Publisher releases first screenshots for Dream Trigger 3D
D3 Publisher has released screenshots for Dream Trigger, the Art Co. Ltd. developed shooter for 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Arcade, Shooter
Tags: Art Co. Ltd., D3 Publisher, Dream Trigger
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 23:26 GMT
Blizzard crossing its fingers that Diablo III will hit “this year”
Blizzard vice president Rob Pardo has said the developer still hopes to release Diablo III by the end of the year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo 3, diablo III, Rob Pardo
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
The Sims Medieval Collector’s edition announced for Europe
EA has announced that the collector’s edition for The Sims Medieval will be made available in Europe.
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Posted in: EA, Mac, PC, Simulation
Tags: The Sims Medieval
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam