Monthly Archives: February 2011
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 09:21 GMT
The Weekly Wrap: January 30-February 5
Welcome to the first ever installment of The Weekly Wrap. It’s been a long, news-packed week. Some of it was important; some of it was a Kinect swimming game. Here we tell you what happened, and what it all means.
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Posted in: Weekly Wrap
Tags: john carmack, ken levine, treyarch
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 08:59 GMT
E3 organiser puts site traffic “cap” of 8,000 UU per month on badge eligibility
According to an email sent by ESA to an anonymous source, journalists attending this year’s E3 will need to work for a site with a specific level of traffic to get in.
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 09:53 GMT
Yoshinori Ono: “Time feels right” to bring back Onimusha
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has told IGN that it now “feels right” to bring back the Onimusha series.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Fighter
Tags: Darkstalkers, onimusha, Yoshinori Ono
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 22:39 GMT
Dev team aiming for a “simple yet elegant form of communication” between players in Journey
Journey’s producer Robin Hunicke and co-founder of thatgamecompany Jenova Chen have imparted to the EU PS Blog the firm’s reasoning behind a silent, genderless character in the upcoming downloadable title for PSN.
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 22:04 GMT
Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 gets a summer release in the US
Namco Bandai has announced Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 will be released in the US on PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3
Sat, Feb 05, 2011 | 10:49 GMT
From Software has “no intention of decreasing the difficulty level” in Dark Souls
Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Dark Souls, has said the development team at From Software has no intention of decreasing the infamous difficulty level in Demon’s Souls with it’s spiritual successor.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 21:35 GMT
DiRT 3 physics system revamped, undead car multiplayer mode added
COIN-OP TV has posted a video of DiRT 3′s senior game designer Paul Coleman chatting about some of the features in the latest installment for the series.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: DiRT 3, Paul Coleman
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 20:53 GMT
LBP2 reaches 3.6 million levels online, new sack pack on the way
Media Molecule has announced over on the US PS Blog that over 3.6 million levels for LittleBigPlanet 2 have been created and posted online.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: lbp2, littlebigplanet 2, media molecule
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 20:16 GMT
Ridge Racer 3D maintains core game mechanic, more muscle cars
Ridge Racer 3D director Masamichi Yamazaki was at Namco’s press event this week to talk about what’s new for this long-running franchise on 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, Racing, Videos
Tags: Masamichi Yamazaki, Ridge Racer 3DS
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 19:51 GMT
Episode One of Back to the Future hitting US PSN February 15
Telltale has announced that part one of five in its Back to the Future game will be released on PSN February 15 in the US with other regions to follow shortly thereafter.
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Posted in: Adventure, PSN
Tags: back to the future, Back to the Future: The Game, telltale
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 19:38 GMT
Armored Core V will be a fully online game, says From Software
Armored Core V, From Software’s other game besides Dark Souls, is coming next year, and according to the game’s producer Toshifumi Nabeshima the core gameplay has stayed the same but the emphasis this time out was to bring the game fully online.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: Armored Core V, From Software, mechs
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 18:48 GMT
Ridge Racer Accelerated hitting iPad
Namco has revealed that Ridge Racer Accelerated is slated fore release on iPad. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because a trademark application popped up for it back in November 2009 before being released on iPhone.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, Racing, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Ridge Racer Accelerated
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 18:29 GMT
Saber’s Inversion dated for February 2012
Namco has revealed that Saber Interactive’s sci-fi shooter Inversion is slated for a February 7, 2012 release. It’s from the same studio rumored to be working on the Halo 1 revamp.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: inversion, saber interactive
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 17:50 GMT
Ridge Racer Unbounded announced for multiplatforms
Namco has announced Ridge Racer Unbounded for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bugbear, rideg racer, ridge racer unbounded
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 17:25 GMT
Check out Andre Agassi’s mullet in this Top Spin 4 “Legends” trailer
2K has put out a new trailer for Top Spin 4, and it focuses on some of the legends in tennis over the years.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: top spin, Top Spin 4
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 17:08 GMT
Bulletstorm Skillisodes episode 4 shows off Fireworks, Letterbomb, Breakdance
People Can Fly has released another Skillisodes video for Bulletstorm.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, people can fly, skill kills
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 16:52 GMT
SOE to offer 25 percent off 3-month sub plans for DCUO on February 8
Wes Yanagi, senior producer at Sony Online Entertainment Austin, has announced over on the US PS Blog, that the firm plans to offer a new lock-in rate for DC Universe Online.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: DC Universe Online, DCUO
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 16:28 GMT
Writer’s Guild of America VG Award nominees don’t have to be members, says VGC chair
Writers Guild of America’s Videogame Writers Caucus Micah Wright has confronted what he feels is a widespread misconception regarding the awards handed out to videogame writers each year. According to the American author of film, television, animation, videogames and comics, nominees don’t have to be full WGA members to be nominated, but they do need to join the Caucus which requires a $60 annual fee to be considered for nomination.
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Posted in: Awards
Tags: Micha Wright, VWC, wga
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 16:07 GMT
Porting Torchlight to 360 was a “challenge,” says Runic
Runic Games’ Max Schafer has said that porting over Torchiight to Xbox Live Arcade has been a “challenge,” but added a console version of the game was something it’s wanted to do for a while.
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Posted in: RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: max schafer, runic games, torchlight, Torchlight XBLA
Fri, Feb 04, 2011 | 15:54 GMT
Feast your eyes on these Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution screens
THQ has released screenshots for Retribution, its second stand-alone expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy, THQ
Tags: Dawn of War 2, Dawn of War II, relic, retribution, Warhammer 40000, Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II - Retribution, wh40k:dow2
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam