Monthly Archives: February 2011
Sun, Feb 06, 2011 | 10:05 GMT
SOCOM: Special Forces video shows off-screen multiplayer footage
Some new multiplayer footage of SOCOM: Special Forces has arrived on the internet that was shot during a Zipper Interactive media event held last month.
Sun, Feb 06, 2011 | 08:30 GMT
Remedy co-founder leaves for Rovio
Angry Birds developer Rovio’s announced it has hired Remedy co-founder Petri Järvilehto.
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Posted in: Mobile
Tags: Petri Järvilehto, remedy, Rovio Mobile
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 21:42 GMT
Raptr report shows what other online games DCUO players prefer
The social network application Raptr has issued data it compiled regarding some of the online games DC Universe Online players spent the most time in. Unsurprisingly, those partaking of the newly released MMO are also WoW players.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 20:58 GMT
Capcom hopes SSFIV 3D will “open the door a little wider,” for those who skipped the console version
Capcom’s Yoshinori Ono has detailed to Gamespot how Super Street Fighter IV came to be developed for 3DS, and according to the game’s main man, it was so the game could be experienced by a wider audience.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Fighter
Tags: ssfiv, SSFIV 3D, Super Street Fighter 4 3D, Yoshinori Ono
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 20:34 GMT
Tencent acquires majority stake in Riot Games for a rumored $400 million
Riot Games has announced that Chinese firm Tencent Holings, an internet service provider, has purchased a majority stake in the firm for $400 million.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: league of legends, riot games, tencent
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 20:08 GMT
US PS Video Store update – The Social Network, Inception, Let Me In
We haven’t done one of these in a while, which we’ve missed a bit – mainly because it gave us an excuse to post Conan the Barbarian pictures – but since consoles are becoming more than just gaming machines, you need to know what else is available on your expensive boxes.
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Posted in: Movies, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony, tv
Tags: us ps video store update
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 19:20 GMT
Lukewarm Media teams up with EVGA on Primal Carnage
Lukewarm Media is teaming up with EVGA in a partnership which “aims to create a graphically stunning product that pushes the boundaries of current video game technology.” In other words, a really pretty game where you run around shooting a bunch of dinosaurs.
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Posted in: Development, Screens, Shooter, Videos
Tags: EVGA, lukewarm media, primal carnage, UDK
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 18:59 GMT
ESRB explains why it doesn’t play the games it rates
ESRB representative Eliot Mizrachi has shed some light on how ratings are handed out to videogames, and it has nothing to do with the body playing the games and experiencing the content for themselves.
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Posted in: America, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: ESRB, game ratings
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 18:43 GMT
Angry Birds series heading to 3DS
Rovio has confirmed via Twitter it is to release Angry Birds on 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Casual, Mobile, WiiWare
Tags: Angry Birds, angry birds rio, rovio
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 20:30 GMT
Sister of 1UP host goes missing in Bay Area [Update]
The 16 year-old sister of 1UP Oddcast host Tina Sanchez went missing last night in the Bay Area, and we’ve just heard she has been found.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 17:31 GMT
Reggie: “One of the biggest risks today in our industry are these inexpensive games” on mobiles
NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime is of the opinion that inexpensive App Store games and the like are a bit of a threat to the industry, and cause the consumer to expect gaming content to be cheap across other formats.
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Posted in: Development, Mobile, Nintendo
Tags: gaming apps, reggi fils-aime
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 16:38 GMT
Motorstorm: Apocalypse PS3 bundle for UK leaked by Amazon France
Online retailer Amazon.Fr has leaked a PS3 bundle for Motorstorm: Apocalypse.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 16:26 GMT
Inversion’s zero gravity gameplay and controls detailed
During Namco’s recent press event, Saber Interactive showed some gameplay for its sci-fi shooter Inversion and provided more details regarding the game’s zero gravity sections.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: inversion, saber interactive
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 15:10 GMT
Rumor: Leaked Battlefield 3 advert surfaces with Limited Edition information
An ad for a Limited Editon version of Battlefield 3 has reportedly been leaked online, and it includes a revamped Battlefield 2 content in the form of the Back to Kirkland map pack.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 20:59 GMT
Namco Bandai secures North American distribution rights for new Power Rangers games
Namco Bandai has announced it’s secured exclusive North American rights to publish games based on the Power Ranger.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai
Tags: power rangers, power rangers samurai
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 14:35 GMT
Dead Space 2: Severed video stills emerge
Three screenshots of Severed, the “all-new digital download pack” announced for Dead Space 2 last month, have popped up online. Each was taken from the latest “Questions with Steve” Q&A video featuring the game’s executive producer, Steve Papoutsis.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, Dead Space 2: Severed, steve papoutsis, visceral games
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 14:07 GMT
Kim Jong-il and North Korea references pulled from Homefront in Japan
Spike, Homefront’s publisher in Japan, has decided to remove North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il from the game’s intro due to guidelines set by the CERO ratings board.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 13:49 GMT
Another patch for Magicka released as the game moves 150,000 units
Magicka sold through 150,000 digital units since its January 25 release.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 21:11 GMT
Saturday shorts: Dead Space 2 ad trouble, Angry Birds Super Bowl thing
Saturday is supposed to be a “day off”. Not in the world of relatively minor videogames news, it isn’t.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 11:49 GMT
Taylor: Kings and Castles “on hold”
Gas Powered’s founder and CEO Chris Taylor has told Big Download that his Kings and Castles project is now on the backburner.
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam