Monthly Archives: March 2011
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 15:01 BST
Sony Ericsson admits Xperia Play “freight issue,” Vodafone and 3 delay UK launch
Sony Ericsson has told VG247 that a “freight issue” may impact the number of Xperia Play handsets reaching the UK in time for its launch tomorrow, but insists it will still release as planned despite Vodafone pulling its launch for the device overnight.
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Posted in: Mobile, Sony
Tags: sony ericsson, Vodafone, XPERIA Play
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 06:24 BST
Easy boss Ben Cousins leaves EA
EA Easy head Ben Cousins has said he has left the studio ahead of today’s launch of Battlefield Play4Free.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: ben cousins, EA Easy, easy, Easy Studios
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 03:50 BST
Hawken gets first mechtastic gameplay trailer
Multiplayer mech combat title Hawken has been honoured with its first official gameplay trailer.
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 03:34 BST
Rare has only tapped 15% of Kinect’s potential
Speaking at the London’s Institute for Contemporary Arts yesterday, Rare’s Nick Burton said the Kinect Sports developer had only utilised “10 to 15 percent” of the camera controller’s power.
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Posted in: Development, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Nick Burton, rare
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 08:44 BST
Ubisoft granted injunction against THQ’s headhunting
A court has awarded Ubisoft an injunction against THQ to prevent the alleged bleeding of talent from the Montreal studio by former employee Patrice Désilets.
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Posted in: Legalities, THQ, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: Patrice Desilets, THQ Montreal, ubisoft montreal
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 01:27 BST
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions to bundle six games
Namco Bandai’s first 3DS classics collection will actually sport six games – three versions each of Pac-Man and Galaga.
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Posted in: 3DS, Arcade, Namco Bandai, Nintendo
Tags: Galaga, Pac-Man, Pac-man & Galaga Dimensions
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Madden titles to implement concussion system
The Madden series’ latest nod to realism will see gamers asked to guard their players from the risk of concussion. Perhaps by getting them involved in table tennis, instead.
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 00:43 BST
Goichi Suda would like a new No More Heroes
Goichi Suda has reiterated his desire to add another entry to the No More Heroes series.
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Posted in: Action, Marvelous, Rising Star, Rising Star Games, Ubisoft, Wii
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Manufacture, no more heroes, suda51
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 23:48 BST
Toriyama: Final Fantasy leading ladies’ looks come second
Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama says Square Enix’s female character design process starts with personality, not looks.
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Posted in: Development, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: design, final fantasy, Motomu Toriyama
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 09:12 BST
Hudson bids farewell as Konami merger completes
Hudson has sent a sad little tweet thanking fans for their support over the years – and saying goodbye.
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 23:22 BST
PlayStation emulator yanked from Android marketplace
The powers that be have pulled PSOne emulator PSX4Droid from the Android Marketplace. I wonder if it has anything to do with a certain platform launching shortly?
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 23:04 BST
Shift 2 Autolog trailer pits pro drivers against each other
Watch professional drivers Darren McNamara and Tommy Milner go head to head in a time attack challenge in Shift 2: Unleashed.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Autolog, Darren McNamara, Shift 2: Unleashed, Tommy Milner
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 22:42 BST
Chahi: Innovation died, but digital distribution is bringing it back
Eric Chahi has said the early 2000′s were a grim time for innovation, but the market is now correcting itself thanks to digital distribution and the console networks, once more making space for titles like his own From Dust.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Simulation, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, indie
Tags: Eric Chahi, From Dust
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 00:56 BST
Wednesday Shorts 2: Burger Time HD, Age of Conan PhysX, WoW, 3DS vs microwave, SFII is 20, Penny Arcade
Sometimes, short can be a good thing indeed. Especially when you double up.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 3ds vs microwave, 99 bullets, 99Bullets, age of conan, aoc, arenanet, Burger Time HD, Conquer Online, dead horde, dns development, dynasty warriors 7, funcom, inFamous 2, MonkeyPaw, novis prime, nVidia, physx, rise of the immortals, Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops, street fighter II, TQ Digital, Virtua Tennis 4, world of warcraft, wow
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 21:50 BST
Quick Shots: Atlus shows off more of the Cursed Crusade
Some new screens from The Cursed Crusade from Atlus have popped up.
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Posted in: Action, Atlus, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: cursed crusade, The Cursed Crusade
Thu, Mar 31, 2011 | 08:44 BST
Kawata on RE: Raccoon City’s “third-person shooter” set-up
Masachika Kawata has told Famitsu that the control scheme in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is reminiscent of third-person shooters – something OXM and OPM both mentioned in the magazines’ respective articles on the game.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Development, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Masachika Kawata, Operation Raccoon City, resident evil, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Slant Six
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 03:02 BST
War in the North trailer describes knocking off heads, severing limbs
Snowblind has released a new trailer for Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and in it the development team talks about the violence inherit in war.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: lord of the rings, snowblind studios, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, war in the north
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 20:57 BST
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC Reverie delayed on Xbox 360
Konami has announced via the official Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Facebook page that the game’s DLC, Reverie, has been delayed for Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, Konami, Xbox 360
Tags: Castlevania, castlevania: Lords of shadow, lords of shadow, reverie
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 20:51 BST
2K announces value-packed editions of Mafia II
2K has announced three value pack editions of Mafia II.
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 20:00 BST
Avalanche “loves” the Just Cause franchise, but a third installment is not its decision
Avalanche Studio are currently at work on two “huge” licenses which are due sometime in 2013, and while there’s no word on whether one of the two is Just Cause 3 or not, the studio would love to make it.
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Posted in: Action
Tags: Andreas Thorsén, Avalanche Studios, Christofer Sundberg, Cory Barlog
PixelJunk Eden heading to Steam