Monthly Archives: February 2011
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 17:40 GMT
7 Studios confirms closure by Activision
7 Studios, which Activision acquired in 2009, has been disbanded following the announcement last night the firm was canning music game development.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Jobs, Rhythm action
Tags: 7 Studios
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 17:05 GMT
Crysis 2 video and screens show off Nanosuit
EA and Crytek released a new video and a couple shots today for Crysis 2, showing of the Nanosuit.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 16:53 GMT
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge video shows gameplay, flying eye
Bethesda and inXile Entertainment sent over a new video for Hunted today, and it shows a bit of gameplay and a giant flying eye.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Hunted, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, inXile Entertainment, The Demon's Forge
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 16:04 GMT
Blizzard “doing an investigation,” into Diablo III on consoles
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime said during his talk at DICE yesterday that the firm is still looking into the possibility of Diablo III on consoles, but for now the firm prefers PC as a platform due to its flexibility.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: diablo III, Mike Morhaime
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 15:16 GMT
Enjoy these four Stacking videos
Double Fine has released four different videos for Stacking. The videos show you how to be the Bear, the opening sequence, a walkthrough, and how to stack.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 15:10 GMT
FreeStyle Games “actively working with Activision” over future
DJ Hero developer FreeStyle Games has released a statement, confirming that no jobs have been cut at the developer to date and were looking at its options.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Rhythm action
Tags: dj hero, freestyle games
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 14:52 GMT
Pre-order Homefront on Steam, get Metro 2033 free
THQ’s announced that anyone who pre-orders Homefront on Steam will get Metro 2033 for, well, free.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, Shooter, THQ
Tags: 4A Games, homefront, kaos studios, metro 2033
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 14:33 GMT
Family in Uncharted movie has “Sopranos” feel to them
Uncharted movie director David O.Russell has told IGN that the family feel to the flick will be like The Sopranos. Yes, The Sopranos.
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Posted in: Movies, Sony
Tags: David O. Rusell
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 13:05 GMT
BAFTA GAME Award nominations announced
BAFTA’s announced the nominations for the first award in this year’s game awards.
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Posted in: Awards, UK
Tags: BAFTA 2011, BAFTA GAME Award, Videogame BAFTAs 2011
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 13:13 GMT
No open beta for Brink, confirms Splash Damage
Splash Damage director Richard Ham has confirmed Brink will not get an open beta before its May release.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Brink, richard ham, splash damage
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 11:47 GMT
Apple TV games hinted at in iOS 4.3 beta code
If a bit of code found in the beta version of iOS 4.3 is indication, it looks like Apple is setting up to have games on Apple TV.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 11:34 GMT
Nintendo details Q1 line-up for Wii and DS
Nintendo’s announced details of its Q1 line-up for Wii and DS in the UK.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Nintendo Q1 Line-Up 2011
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 10:36 GMT
New Homefront trailer shows American uprising
THQ’s released a new trailer for Homefront, showing more of the occupation of the US by the North Koreans.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 10:13 GMT
Magic: The Gathering, Castlevania, Dead Space 2 content hitting Home this week
Sony’s announced more additional goods for PlayStation Home with Magic: The Gathering and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow content hitting this week.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, Sony
Tags: castlevania: Lords of shadow, dead space 2, magic: the gathering
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 09:40 GMT
Report – Black Ops biggest-selling game in Australia in 2010
According to a GameSpot AU report, Call of Duty: Black Ops was the biggest-selling title in 2010 in Australia.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Australia, Shooter
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, GfK Chart-Track, treyarch
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 09:22 GMT
Atlus holding 50 percent off PSN sale
Atlus is hosting its 50 percent off sale for PlayStation Network.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 08:54 GMT
MetaCritic: Take-Two highest-scoring publisher in 2010
MetaCritic has announced that Take-Two was the highest-scoring games publisher in 2010.
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 12:21 GMT
DICE confirms dedicated servers for Battlefield 3
DICE producer Patrick Bach has confirmed in the new issue of Game Informer that Battlefield 3 will feature dedicated servers.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 08:19 GMT
WayForward: Sexy game characters aren’t necessarily attractive
Sex sells. It’s marketing 101. Give people something nice to stare at/drool over. Make them stop thinking with their brains and start thinking with their, well, you know.
WayForward’s Sean Velasco, however, argues that – where videogame characters are concerned – it’s not so simple.
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Posted in: DSi, DSiWare, Nintendo, Puzzler
Tags: Mighty Milky Way, WayForward
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 08:28 GMT
DualShock 3 Controller bundle for Killzone 3 listed by Amazon France
A Jungle Green DualShock 3 controller will be bundled with Killzone 3, an Amazon France listing’s revealed.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter
Tags: bundle, confirmed, dualshock3, Killzone 3, PS3, uk
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam