Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 02:48 GMT
Company of Heroes Online disables new sign ups
Company of Heroes Online has disabled sign ups and client downloads ahead of its imminent closure. Ashes to ashes.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter, THQ
Tags: CoH, CoHO, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes Online
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 01:58 GMT
Tabata: PSP restricted The 3rd Birthday development
The 3rd Birthday producer Hajime Tabata has said with more time, Aya Brea’s third outing would have been a full console game.
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Posted in: Action, PSP, PSPgo, Square Enix
Tags: Hajime Tabata, The 3rd Birthday
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 02:39 GMT
Quick Shots – Dead Island tantalises with ten new screens [Update]
Three. Three. That’s worlds away from satisfying. But the Dead Island marketing team sure know how to tease. [Update] Oh, now there’s ten. Never mind.
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Posted in: Galleries, Horror, Screens
Tags: dead island, deep silver, Tech land
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 01:24 GMT
Activision vs EA, West and Zampella case given the go head
After months of deadlock, a California Superior Court judge has ruled to move forward with Activision’s $400 million suit against Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Legalities
Tags: infinity ward, Jason West, respawn, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 00:56 GMT
Report: Square Enix to open new Canadian studio
Square Enix is reportedly negotiating to open a second studio in Canada in addition to Eidos Montreal.
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Posted in: Canada, Development, Square Enix, Trade
Tags: eidos montreal
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 00:25 GMT
Ubisoft: 3DS “brilliant” for third party
Ubisoft brand manager Jan Sanghera has revealed the publisher is backing the 3DS strongly.
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Posted in: 3DS, Ubisoft
Tags: Jan Sanghera
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 00:11 GMT
Oblivion’s horse armour still selling
Players are still buying Oblivion’s first and most famous piece of DLC, the notorious horse armour, Bethesda’s Pete Hines has said.
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Posted in: Bethesda, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, horse armour, oblivion, Pete Hines, TES IV, TES IV: Oblivion, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 23:49 GMT
Thief designer Doug Church joins Valve
Lauded designer Doug Church, formerly of Looking Glass, Eidos, and EA, has been scooped up by Valve.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade, Valve
Tags: Doug Church
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 23:12 GMT
Wedgwood: Brink will make multiplayer with strangers fun
Splash Damage co-founder Paul Wedgwood has said Brink aims to be more fun than other multiplayer shooters, which apparently consist of being shot, sexually assaulted, and verbally abused.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Brink, Paul Wedgwood, splash damage
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 23:02 GMT
Rockstar didn’t enter Red Dead Redemption for the BAFTAs
Multi-award winner Red Dead Redemption was conspicuously absent from tonight’s BAFTA Awards ceremony, because Rockstar didn’t see fit to enter it.
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Posted in: Action, Awards, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: BAFTA 2011, Gaming BAFTAs 2011, Red Dead Redemption, Videogame BAFTAs 2011
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 22:49 GMT
Hines: Graphics do matter, you liars
Bethesda vice president Pete Hines has said people who say graphics don’t matter are usually lying.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Development, Trade
Tags: Pete Hines
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 20:04 GMT
Homefront sells 375,000 on day one in North America
THQ has announced that Homefront sold approximately 375,000 units in North America during its first day of availability.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 19:36 GMT
Wednesday Shorts, again: No PS4 talk, AssCreed the movie, Blizzard remains mum, EverQuest is 12
Wednesday is hump day, and not the kind you wish it were at home. Ergo, have another look at all the short stuff around the net. It’s the closest you’ll get to the real thing.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 19:04 GMT
First impressions and screens of Eric Chahi’s From Dust
Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot took to the stage at E3 last year to announce a new digital title called Project Dust. A small trailer was shown during the event, which from our perspective looked quite sad, but beautiful at the same time. Fast forward a few months later, we were finally able to get our hands on the first three levels of this stunning sandbox god-game, as well as chat with creative director Eric Chahi.
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Posted in: Impressions, Interview, PSN, Ubisoft, Xbox Live
Tags: Eric Chahi, From Dust
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 17:56 GMT
Wipeout in the Zone hitting Kinect this summer
Activision and ABC Entertainment Group have announced Wipeout in the Zone is coming this summer to Kinect.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Casual, Kinect
Tags: abc, wipeout, wipeout in the zone
Thu, Mar 17, 2011 | 08:14 GMT
Mass Effect 2 wins BAFTA for Best Game
The British game BAFTAs were awarded tonight, and hosted by Dara O’Briain. Lots of people won. Peter Molyneux accepted his BAFTA Fellowship award. It was all very lovely.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 17:10 GMT
Crytek talks up Crysis 2 as multiplayer demo hits PSN
Crysis 2 executive producer Nathan Camarillo has told the US PS Blog that if you stick the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game side-by-side, there won’t be any “meaningful difference,” between the two.
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 16:43 GMT
More possible clues pointing to Hitman 5 surface
Members of the Hitman forum are all a tizzy over a new clue pointing to the possibility of a Hitman 5 reveal at E3.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Rumour, Square Enix
Tags: forum musings, hints, hitman, Hitman 5, io interactive
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 16:12 GMT
Euro PS Store update, March 16 – Crysis 2 multiplayer demo, Jill Valentine, PS Plus additions
Sony has updated the European end of the PlayStation Store, and has also announced some mid-March goodies for PS Plus members, so get updated below the break.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update
Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 16:07 GMT
EA aiming for over $40 million in digital revenue for ten of its franchises
EA CFO Eric Brown has said that the publisher is aiming for digital revenues of over $40 million for ten of its franchises, and claimed that FIFA and Battlefield are already performing at that level.
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: eric brown, Lazard Capital Markets Technology & Media Day
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key