Monthly Archives: March 2011
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 14:44 GMT
Witcher 2: Gop shrugs off “dumbing down” accusations
Speaking in a Witcher 2 online fan demo, CDPR’s Tomasz Gop drops news gameplay specifics, shows Geralt’s final design and neatly dodges the console question. Full report by Stace Harman.
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Posted in: CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: the witcher 2, Tomasz Gop
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 07:59 GMT
Milo & Kate video shows off environments
A Milo and Kate video has appeared that shows off what some of its environments. Beach, living room and garden locations are spotted The Lionhead Kinect title was announced back in 2009 at E3, with comments appearing on and off about a retail release. It was supposedly canned last September, but Microsoft or Lionhead has never actually confirmed it.
You can watch the video on EG.
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 08:26 GMT
Lewie’s Weekly Deals: Arkham City, 3DS, Killzone 3
Want to get some new games to play without breaking your bank balance? Here’s a collection of reasonably price video game hardware and software for you to consider investing your hard earned pennies on. If this lot isn’t enough, you can always find more cheap games over at SavyGamer.co.uk. The games are after the break.
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Posted in: Action, Lewie's Weekly Deals, PC, PS3, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, call of juarez: bound in blood, Far Cry 2, Killzone 3, King Kong, ruse
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 05:19 GMT
Diablo III may slow Torchlight development, World of Warcraft rules out subscriptions
Runic Games CEO Max Schaefer has commented on the upcoming Torchlight MMO’s most troubling and obvious competitors – Diablo III and World of Warcraft.
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Posted in: Action, Mac, PC, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: blizzard, diablo III, Max Schaefer, runic games, torchlight, world of warcraft
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 05:53 GMT
David Cage: Game creators should write stories about themselves – not space marines
This may come as a something of a shock to you, but Heavy Rain creator David Cage is a bit full of himself.
Perhaps, however, that’s not such a bad thing.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Sony
Tags: david cage, heavy rain, quantic dream
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 05:09 GMT
Director: Dead Space movie still in production, prequel idea “didn’t quite work out”
You know what’d be cool? A Dead Space movie. Shame they’re not making on–
Huh? They have been? Since 2009? Well, what’s going on? Is it… dead?
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 09:09 GMT
Dead Island’s US release to feature toned-down cover art
Techland’s zombie survival title Dead Island will sport two different covers: one featuring a hanged figure, and the other the more acceptable upright-and-lurching zombie.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, Xbox 360
Tags: censorship, dead island, deep silver, techland
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 04:19 GMT
Ex-EA mobile publisher doesn’t like Activision’s transition chances
Former EA executive and ngmoco founder Neil Young has said that EA is best handling the growing importance of non-traditional publishing, while Activision are poised to topple.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Trade
Tags: Neil Young, ng:moco
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 12:37 GMT
Xperia Play games to cost £1-£10, including PSOne Classics
Sony Ericsson UK’s David Hilton has said games for the Xperia PLAY, popularly known as the PlayStation Phone, will go for between £1-£10.
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Posted in: Android, Mobile, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps phone, XPERIA Play
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 02:26 GMT
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars gameplay walkthrough released
How does Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon work on 3DS, anyway? Lauded strategy designer Julian Gollop explains in this trailer for the the series latest entry, Shadow Wars.
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Posted in: 3DS, Strategy, Ubisoft, Videos
Tags: ghost recon: shadow wars, Julian Gollop, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Ubisoft Sofia
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 02:11 GMT
Section 8: Prejudice trailer goes behind the scenes at TimeGate
A moderately rude and desperately flirty lady brings you a behind-the-scenes exposé of Section 8: Prejudice developer, TimeGate Studios.
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 12:36 GMT
2K Sports decries “sexy” Top Spin 4 video – watch it now
An unaired Top Spin 4 commercial featuring tennis superstar Serena Williams has leaked onto the Internet, and 2K Sports has gone into damage control.
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Posted in: 2K, PS4, PlayStation Move, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k czech, commercial, Serena Williams, Top Spin 4
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 01:07 GMT
Dawn of War II content update due in April
THQ has announced a free update for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II’s The Last Stand mode.
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Posted in: PC, RPG, Steam, Strategy, THQ
Tags: Dawn of War II, dlc, patch, relic, relic entertainment, title update, warhammer, warhammer 40k, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 00:52 GMT
Konno: 3DS eShop delayed for qualitative concerns
3DS project lead Hideki Konno has said the 3DS’s eShop won’t be available at the console’s launch because it needs to be better than previous Nintendo digital offerings.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: eShop, Hideki Kanno
Tue, Mar 22, 2011 | 00:13 GMT
BioWare cautions against SWTOR beta scams
BioWare has issued a warning against pursuing or purchasing beta invitations in the wake of several Star Wars: The Old Republic scams.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 23:31 GMT
APB Reloaded beta reaches 250,000 applicants
The APB Reloaded closed beta is proceeding well, with demand far outstripping available testing positions and a European launch planned for the near future.
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Posted in: Action, MMO, PC
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, APB: Reloaded, beta, closed beta, gamersfirst, k2 networks
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 23:08 GMT
Nintendo to install 6,000 3DS kiosks in the US
Uncertain about another handheld? Pop into one of Nintendo of America’s 6,000 demonstration points and get hands on with the 3DS before you make up your mind.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 22:57 GMT
Hints on Quantic Dream’s next project
Domain registrations, a trademark filing and resumé listings may have uncovered Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream’s next project.
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: david cage, Fiv5, Infraworld, Karma, PlaySeries, quantic dream
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 22:08 GMT
Tekken producer: Arcades are “quite extinct” in the US and Europe
Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has rung a death peal over Western arcades, but feels classic fighter games have a strong future both in and outside Japan.
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Posted in: Arcade, Fighter, Namco Bandai
Tags: Katsuhiro Harada, tekken, Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Mon, Mar 21, 2011 | 21:41 GMT
Perfect Dark Core: Rare’s canceled mech-action prototype
It’s time for another regret-fuelled journey into what might have been, today starring Rare’s shelved Perfect Dark Core for the N64.
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Posted in: Development, Shooter, Videos
Tags: canceled, canned, perfect dark, Perfect Dark Core, prototype, rare, shelved
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key