Monthly Archives: March 2011
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 19:55 GMT
Analyst: Sony could win mobile gaming race with NGP or Xperia Play
If EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich were a betting man, he would place some money on Sony possibly winning the mobile race this year with NGP or its Xperia Play phone.
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Posted in: 3DS, Mobile, NGP, hardware, iPad
Tags: analyst, Jesse Divnich, XPERIA Play
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 19:26 GMT
PSA: First Strike hits PC for Black Ops, Double XP weekend follows
As promised earlier in the week, Treyarch and Activision have released First Strike for Black Ops on PC.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, First Strike, treyarch
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 19:00 GMT
Slightly Mad moved jobs to Gamagio over unannounced project getting “canned” before it started
Ian Bell, head of Slightly Mad Studios has said employees have been warned of job losses due to a publisher backing out on a project deal.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Gamagio, ian bell, slighty mad studios
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 18:42 GMT
Reggie Fils-Aime to guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight
This isn’t Reggie’s first rodeo with Fallon.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, tv
Tags: jimmy fallon, late night, reggie fils-aime
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 18:11 GMT
Claudia Wells reprises her role as Jennifer in Back to the Future’s third episode
Telltale has cast Claudia Wells, the original Jennifer from Back to the Future, in the third episode of the game based on the series.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3
Tags: back to the future, Back to the Future: The Game, claudia wells, telltale
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 17:28 GMT
Kummer: People may expect things that “simply aren’t there,” due to Dead Island’s trailer
Vincent Kummer, Dead Island’s brand manager at Deep Silver, has told the US PS Blog that the debut trailer for the game was “mostly a blessing,” for the team.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, deep silver, techland
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 21:04 GMT
Select US Walmart stores accepting trade-ins for 3DS
Starting March 27, launch day of 3DS in the US, select Walmart stores will be accepting older DS models as trade-in towards the shinier, newer, 3D version.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 20:28 GMT
Friday shorts II – Death, Dragonforce, DOW2, F1 2011, Jedi, sales
More nuggets for your Friday evening are below.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: A Game of Thrones, A Game of Thrones: Genesis, bioware, bob came in pieces, death, DOW2R, dragonfroce, f1 2011, rock band 3, sales, Spellforce 2: Faith In Destiny, Star Wars The Old Republic, Steins;Gate, super monkey ball, swtor, The Weinstein Company, Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II - Retribution, zynga
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 15:53 GMT
O2 Xperia Play UK release delayed
UK mobile provider O2′s confirmed it’s delayed its launch of Xperia Play in Britain.
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Posted in: Mobile, Sony
Tags: O2, XPERIA Play
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 15:46 GMT
River City Ransom 2 coming to WiiWare this summer
Miracle Kidz has announced that River City Ransom 2 will be released on WiiWare in May.
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Posted in: PC, Wii, WiiWare
Tags: Miracle Kidz, River City Ransom 2
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 15:38 GMT
Motorstorm Apocalypse to get steering wheel support
Motorstorm Apocalypse game director Matt Southern has confirmed in a tweet the game will support steering wheel Logitech wheel support. “Am I allowed to say MotorStorm Apocalypse is going to have a free update to support Logitech wheels, and is truly amazing? No? Oops,” Southern said in a tweet. Go wheel-owning massive.
Following a delay of the racer in the wake of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake two weeks ago, Motorstorm Apocalypse releases next Thursday on PS3.
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Posted in: PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: evolution studios, Matt Southern, Motorstorm Apocalypse
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 15:30 GMT
Nintendo confirms Amazon 3DS pre-orders are double Wii’s pre-orders
Nintendo has confirmed Amazon’s claim that 3DS pre-orders are double that of Wii’s when it was first listed in 2006, which held the retailer’s record for most pre-ordered console at the time.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 14:44 GMT
Launch video for Shift 2 released
EA has released the launch video for Shift 2: Unleashed, and it’s posted below.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Shift 2, Shift 2: Unleashed, Slightly Mad Studios
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 14:37 GMT
EA Games boss: We haven’t forgotten old IPs
EA Games head Frank Gibeau has said the company hasn’t forgotten about its dorment IPs.
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: EA Games, frank gibeau
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 14:24 GMT
Boon: “We think we’ve done Kratos justice” in Mortal Kombat
Ed Boon has said that the first time NetherRealm Studios saw Kratos doing the business in God of War, the team thought: “Oh my God, what a great Mortal Kombat character he would make.”
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros.
Tags: ed boon, god of war, kratos, mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios, Stig Asmussen
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 13:38 GMT
Amazon UK says “thousands” of 3DS consoles sent to customers, others accuse it of delivery flub-up
Amazon UK’s most pre-ordered console of all all time, Nintendo’s 3DS, is apparently not showing up in the hands of all it’s purchasers today, despite paying for expedited and guaranteed delivery.
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 13:14 GMT
Mortal Kombat tag team video shows ninjas versus cyborgs
NetherRealm’s released another Mortal Kombat video, this time showing off the game’s brutal tag-team versus mode.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 13:02 GMT
Rise of Nightmares detailed by ESRB: impaling, folks cut in half, pasties
After SEGA showed a glimpse of its Kinect title Rise of Nightmares at TGS last year, not much else was heard regarding the horror title other than a 2011 release. Thankfully, the ESRB has remedied the situation a bit for us.
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Posted in: Horror, Kinect, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: am1, rise of nightmares, wow entertainment group
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 | 12:37 GMT
Dead or Alive Dimensions gameplay vids show off gameplay, cinematics
GameTrailers has gone up with two new clips of Dead or Alive Dimensions, showing a new cinematic and gameplay. The gameplay clip features Ayane while the cinematic has Hayate vs Ryu Hayabusa. Give them a watch below.
Game’s out in May for 3DS.
Sat, Mar 26, 2011 | 06:47 GMT
Crysis 2′s first 20 minutes gets capped – see it in HD now
Ve3tro‘s directly captured the first 20 minutes of Crysis 2. We haven’t watched it as we want to stay clean, but it’s after the break for you, should you need it. The Crytek shooter, which gained impressive reviews earlier this week, releases today in Europe for PS3, 360 and PC. Thanks, Reece.
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key