Monthly Archives: February 2011
Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 10:55 GMT
Cloud nine – Mitsunori Takahashi on Dissidia 012
Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy’s director spoke from Japan on bringing the RPG-fighter to home consoles, plans for PSP2 and plenty more.
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Posted in: Fighter, PSP, Square Enix
Tags: Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fantasy, Mitsunori Takahashi
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 21:26 GMT
Flagship on Hellgate: London: “We just tried to do too much”
Flagship CEO Bill Roper has said Hellgate: London’s failure boils down to simple over-ambition.
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Posted in: Horror, MMO, PC, RPG, Trade
Tags: flagship, flagship studios, HanbitSoft, hellgate: london
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 19:37 GMT
Harmonix confirms unknown number of lay-offs
Harmonix has confirmed tonight it has laid off a unspecified amount of employees from the studio.
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Posted in: Music, Rhythm action
Tags: Dance Central, harmonix, rock band
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 19:11 GMT
Killzone 3 gets ten from P:TOM, Meta now at 86
The latest issue of the US version of OPM, PlayStation: The Official Magazine, has given Killzone 3 a ten.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3, ptom
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 18:48 GMT
I Am Alive digital-only report was a “joke”
French site JeuxVideo’s confirmed that a widespread report it originated claiming that I Am Alive was to come out this year as a digital-only title was a “joke”.
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 18:35 GMT
Marvel vs Capcom 3 to get Shadow Mode DLC
Capcom’s announced details of Shadow Mode, a new DLC feature for Marvel vs Capcom 3.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: marvel vs capcom 3, Shadow Mode
Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 05:48 GMT
Call of Juarez: The Cartel announced for “summer”
Ubisoft just announced the next in the Call of Juarez series. Shock of the century: it’s set in the “modern Wild West”.
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 16:00 GMT
Square releases new Dissidia 012 trailer
Square Enix has just released a new trailer of Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy. Get it after the break.
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Posted in: Fighter, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fanatsy, Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 15:40 GMT
Lewie’s Weekly Deals – PS minis, Brutal Legend, XBLA retro shooters
Here’s your weekly dose of cheap games for all formats. It’s relatively slim pickings this week, but there’s some excellent games that you might have missed first time round for just a few quid each. For your constantly updated guide to gaming on the cheap, make sure to check out SavyGamer.co.uk.
This week’s games are after the cut.
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Posted in: Lewie's Weekly Deals, PC, PS3, PSN, PSP, Retail, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bizarre creations, brutal legend, double fine, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2, PS Minis
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 15:16 GMT
Double Fine’s Schafer: Games must “avoid self-censorship”
Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has said that games should “avoid self-sensorship,” insisting that funnier games would come as a result if so.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, THQ, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: double fine, stacking, Tim Schafer
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 14:39 GMT
Dark Brotherhood hinted for Skyrim by Bethesda
Bethesda’s Todd Howard has hinted at the return of the Dark Brotherhood for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Bethesda Game Studios, elder scrolls v, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, todd howard
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 14:21 GMT
Blizzcon 2011 dated for mid-October
Activision’s just announced details of this year’s Blizzcon, taking place from October 21-22.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, PC
Tags: blizzcon, diablo III, Mike Morhaime, starcraft II, titan, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 13:43 GMT
DICE shows off Frostbite 2 engine in video
DICE has released a new video of Frostbite 2, the engine that will power Battlefield 3.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Frostbite 2
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 13:27 GMT
PES 2011 3D confirmed as 3DS launch title
Konami’s just announced that Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D will release as a 3DS launch title in Europe on March 25.
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Posted in: 3DS, Konami, Sports
Tags: pes 2011 3d, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 21:29 GMT
Ono on SF 3DS: “Online versus battles will be seamless”
With 3DS looming ever larger, Capcom’s Yoshi Ono details reasoning behind touch controls and features in the machine’s most anticipated “launch period” title.
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Posted in: 3DS, Fighter, Nintendo
Tags: Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition, Yoshinori Ono
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 01:33 BST
Buy Bulletstorm for PC from EA Store, get Shank free
Haven’t pre-ordered Bulletstorm? Haven’t bought Shank yet? This is for you, then.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Shooter
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, Epic Games, klei, Klei Entertainment, people can fly, Shank
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 12:31 GMT
3D not “helpful” to DiRT 3, says Codemasters
DiRT 3′s chief game deisgner Chris Coleman has said that 3D wouldn’t be “helpful” at all to the game.
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 11:15 GMT
BFBC2 360 getting maintenance tomorrow
Following maintenance last week for PS3, DICE has now confirmed downtime for the 360 version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 10:55 GMT
First Madden NFL 12 details dropped by EA
EA Tiburon has confirmed the first details of this year’s iteration of Madden, including two new features.
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Posted in: EA, Sports
Tags: ea sports, ea tiburon, Madden NFL 12
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 | 09:57 GMT
Atlus pulls Catherine’s PS3 demo
Atlus has pulled the PS3 demo of Catherine, saying the taster was in “limited quantities”.
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam