Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 14:12 GMT
Nelson reboots blog, adds tiger picture
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has relaunched his blog. It now features a picture of him apparently roaring to denote his podcast, and has a new, WWE-style “MN” logo. The programming boss has shifted his “shiznit” over to WordPress, and will resume his posts about various Xbox 360-related things forthwith. As soon as he’s stopped with the tiger impressions, presumably.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: mejor nelson
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:50 GMT
Visible War: Hands-on with Deus Ex: HR’s first two hours
After 11 long years and one less-than-stellar sequel, Deus Ex is finally back in the gold-hued spotlight. We play the opening sections and grill director Jean-François Dugas.
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Posted in: Impressions, Interview, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Jean-Francois Dugas
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:32 GMT
Sony given permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal records
The California courts have given Sony permission to subpoena George Hotz’s PayPal account and any records relatied to it.
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Posted in: America, Legalities, Sony
Tags: Geohot, george hotz, hacker, jailbreak, ps3 hacks
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:07 GMT
Emotional Molyneux lauds BAFTA in Fellowship speech
An emotional Peter Molyneux paid tribute last night to BAFTA for being the first to truly recognise videogames as a form of entertainment.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Microsoft
Tags: bafta fellowship, bullfrog, lionhead, peter molyneux, Six-shot Pete
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:03 GMT
Atari announced as TERA’s North American publisher
En Masse Entertainment has announced that Atari will publish the firm’s MMO, TERA, in North American this year.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC
Tags: Bluehole Studio, En Masse Entertainment, TERA
Fri, Mar 18, 2011 | 09:31 GMT
3DS is Amazon UK’s most pre-ordered console of all time
Amazon UK has confirmed that 3DS is now the retailer’s most pre-ordered console of all time overtaking a previous record held by PS3.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 11:46 GMT
Pachter: Post-thanksgiving Madden NFL 12 release would “impact” sales
Michael Pachter’s said that a release of Madden NFL 12 release after thanksgiving would “impact” sales of the game.
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Posted in: EA, Sports
Tags: ea sports, Madden NFL 12, michael pachter, wedbush morgan
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 11:06 GMT
Quick shots: LA Noire screens detail Stefan Bekowsky
Rockstar’s released a handful of new LA Noire screens and the dossier on character Stefan Bekoswky. Bekowsky is someone who’s “highly regarded around the department,” and a “a loyal friend and partner” to main character Cole Phelps. Get the lot below.
LA Noire releases on May 17 and May 20 for PS3 and 360 in the US and Europe.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 10:34 GMT
Thursday shorts: Braben and Metacritic for journalists, fart jar for SR3
Read these shorts. Then get pissed. It is St. Paddys Day after all.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, VG247
Tags: Thursday shorts
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 10:25 GMT
GAME announces Gamefest consumer show for UK
As per a CVG report, UK retailer GAME has announced it’s to launch a gaming consumer show in the UK in September this year.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 09:28 GMT
Dragon Quest IX ships 5.3 million units
Square Enix has announced that worldwide shipment figures for Dragon Quest IX have topped 5.3 million units as of December 2010, making the title the largest selling in the series’ history. It’s the first title in the series to go over the 5 million mark. The series overall has shipped 57 million units.
Thanks, Andriasang.
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Posted in: DS, Nintendo, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: dragon quest ix
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 13:50 GMT
Japan quake update: Disruption, charity continues
Sony Australia has confirmed it’s to delay further shipments of Motorstorm Apocalypse in the country in the wake of last week’s Japanese earthquake.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, MMO, RPG, Racing, Square Enix
Tags: dynasty warriors 7, Evolution, final fantasy xi, final fantasy XIV, media create, Motorstorm Apocalypse
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 10:04 GMT
The morning BULLCAST – what you need to know now
We decided to give this a name. It may be a terrible name. It’s supposed to be a mix of “podcast” and “bulletin,” but it just reminds us of “bullshit”. Whatever. Here’s everything you need to know this morning in both text and audio form. Head below for your morning bullshit.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 07:02 GMT
Hans Zimmer to contribute to Crysis 2 soundtrack
EA’s announced that Hans Zimmer will contribute to the soundtrack of Crysis 2.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 06:11 GMT
New Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime title takes to the high seas on 3DS
Never heard of Rocket Slime? It’s about adorable, doe-eyed blob monsters piloting city-sized tank mechs. In a word: delightful. In more words: did you read the words that we just wrote?
Best of all, the upcoming 3DS sequel is correcting the first game’s only glaring flaw: not enough pirates.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Adventure, Square Enix
Tags: Dragon Quest Monsters: Rocket Slime
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 05:16 GMT
Petroglyph: Strength of MOBA is in immediate competitive action
Petroglyph community manager Mathew Anderson has said the multiplayer online battle arena scene (aka MOBA or DotA clone) is doing so well due to its immediacy of action.
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Posted in: Action, MMOARTS, PC, Strategy
Tags: Petroglyph, Petroglyph Games, Rise of Immortals
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 04:48 GMT
Steam Guard officially launches
Valve’s Steam Guard has launched, giving users with compatible Intel processors the ability to lock their account to just one PC.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 03:45 GMT
Play Black Ops with Treyarch on the PSN
Call of Duty: Black Ops developer Treyarch is sending its staff out to the frontlines of the PlayStation Network, giving you the chance to, you know, shoot them. A bit.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, PSN, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, Blops, call of duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops, cod, dlc, First Strike, First Strike DLC, treyarch
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 03:22 GMT
Fez trailer shows off gameplay footage
Fez is lovely and beautiful and clever and indie and utter, glorious madness. Here’s a trailer to prove it.
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 03:16 GMT
EA: Tiger Woods PGA hasn’t “hit the limits on the Wii”
EA Sports’ Eric Busch, lead designer of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, has said the Wii has life in it yet.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Nintendo, Trade, Wii
Tags: ea sports, Eric Busch, tiger woods PGA tour 12
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key