Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 12:53 GMT
Sky to air 3DS London launch party tomorrow
Sky’s announced it’s to air tonight’s launch party of 3DS in London tomorrow on Sky TV.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 14:04 GMT
F1 2011 gets September launch, NGP and 3DS versions confirmed
Codemasters, as promised, has formally announced F1 2011 ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, and confirmed it for a September launch in Europe and the US.
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Posted in: 3DS, Codemasters, NGP, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters Birmingham, f1 2011
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 11:53 GMT
Beyond parody – Duke Nukem Forever delayed into June
2K’s confirmed, in probably the most amazing way possible, that Duke Nukem Forever has been delayed into June.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, randy pitchford
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 15:02 GMT
Tesco, Currys slash 3DS price to sub-£180
UK supermarket Tesco has cut the price of 3DS down to an eye-watering £175 ahead of the handheld’s European launch tonight.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 09:38 GMT
Ludwig DLC for The Undergarden brings two new levels
Atari’s released a new DLC pack for The Undergarden, known as The Ludwig Pack. It’ll come with two new DLC levels for 160 MSP. And that’s your lot. Joystiq has some screens of the content in action.
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Posted in: Adventure, Atari, Xbox 360
Tags: Ludwig, The Ludwig Pack, the undergarden, Vitamin G Games
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 09:13 GMT
BULLETCAST, March 24 – what you need to know now
Here’s everything you need to know right now. Shotgun transition effects added.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 12:25 GMT
Rumour – Forza 4 to feature 500 cars, Kinect casual mode
A Microsoft survey has suggested that Forza Motorsport 4 will feature up to 500 cars from 80 manufacturers. But that’s not all, it seems.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 08:56 GMT
First Resident Evil Revival Selection screens get out
Famitsu‘s carrying the first couple of screens for the recently-announced Resident Evil Revival Selection. There’s only two shots of the title: one for each game that represent the collection in Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil 4. There’s even more shots on the official website that has just opened up.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Horror, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil Revival Selection, Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 07:52 GMT
Thursday shorts: The Old Republic, Game and Watch, EVE Online
It’s the 3DS calm before the 3DS storm. Read these shorts. Then shit out and panic.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Thursday shorts
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 07:27 GMT
Ubisoft says 3DS is “powerful,” has Unreal Engine up-and-running
Many have doubted the technical prowess of Nintendo’s latest little-handheld-that-could – Epic’s own Mark Rein being perhaps the most vocal – but Ubisoft thinks that’s all hogwash. And, more importantly, the publisher apparently has enough tricks up its sleeve to prove it.
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 08:35 GMT
Final Fantasy III arrives on App Store, is fantastically expensive
Square Enix’s decidedly non-iPhone RPG is now available on the App Store – at a decidedly non-iPhone price.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, iOS, iPhone
Tags: final fantasy III, Square Enix
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 05:42 GMT
Battlestar Galactica set to pull €1 million each month
Bigpoint’s Nils-Holger Henning has said Battlestar Galactica Online is shaping up as a €1 million per month earner.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica Online, BGO
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 05:19 GMT
The Witcher: Versus storms App Store, immediately goes on sale
Which Witcher is which? Well, Witcher: Versus is the Witcher bewitching your iPhone, and it’s available now. Witcherly.
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Posted in: MMO, iOS, iPhone
Tags: CD Projekt, chillingo, The Witcher: Versus
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 04:57 GMT
Konami yet to rule on Hudson games
Konami has said it has not made an official decision on Hudson’s projects, which were cut from Famitsu’s release schedule this week.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hudson, Konami
Tags: bomberman, Bomberman 3D, Bomberman 3DS, Hudson Soft
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 15:02 GMT
Hotz on South American “vacation,” lawyer fights back
George “GeoHot” Hotz has confirmed that he’s in South America, but only on a holiday paid for last November, while his attorney has hit back at Sony allegations of the hacker refusing to hand over hardware related to PS3 hacking.
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Posted in: Legalities, Piracy, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, Stewart Kellar
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 03:39 GMT
Night Trap controversy indirectly led to Petz series
Night Trap designer Rob Fulop has explained how his experience on the notoriously controversial Mega CD title inspired the Petz series.
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Posted in: Development, Simulation, Trade
Tags: Night Trap, Petz, Rob Fulop
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 03:03 GMT
Netherrealm: Mortal Kombat’s gameplay “keeps people coming back”
Contrary to widespread opinion, Netherrealm’s Erin Piepergerdes has said gameplay, not gore, is Mortal Kombat’s main draw.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Erin Piepergerdes, mortal kombat, Netherrealm, Netherrealm Studios
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 02:20 GMT
Catherine’s animations to match English voice acting
Atlus is taking steps to eliminate the errant pauses and lightning delivery common to Japanese localisations, by tailoring character animations to match English voice acting performances.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, Puzzler, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: catherine, localisation
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 01:52 GMT
Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls coming to US, EU PSN
The latest title in the Japanese-developed lineage of the Wizardry series, Labyrinth of Lost Souls, has been picked up for Western release.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, RPG, XSEED
Tags: acquire, Labyrinth of Lost Souls, Wizardry, Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 | 08:11 GMT
Raven CoD contributions mentioned in designer job ad
Singularity developer Raven Software’s long-rumoured association with the Call of Duty series seems to have been confirmed by another informative job listing.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, modern warfare 3, raven, raven software, Ravensoft
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key