Monthly Archives: March 2011
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 23:18 GMT
Analyst: Kinect bundles outsold Move 5:1 in February
Analyst Michael Pachter has provided NPD stats regarding the sales difference between Xbox 360 Kinect bundles and PlayStation 3 Move bundles.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 21:10 GMT
Amazon lists partial PSN updates for March 15 and March 22 – Parasite Eve included
Amazon has listed part of what can be expected to hit PSN on March 15 and March 22, and if correct, the recent ESRB listing for Parasite Eve was indeed something to smile about.
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Posted in: PSN, PSP, Square Enix
Tags: amazon, Parasite Eve
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 20:53 GMT
US PS movie store update: Jackass 3, The Inside Job, Anime, sales
Sony has updated the US movie and rental store on PSN with lots of visual nuggets.
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Posted in: Movies, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony, tv
Tags: us ps movie store updates
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 20:39 GMT
BioShock: Infinite – Irrational details Skylines, environment during PAX East talk
Irrational Games gave a talk on BioShock: Infinite at PAX East yesterday, describing what it will be like using the game’s Skyline to get around and showing off some of the visual ideas it used for the game.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PAX East 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock, bioshock: infinite, infinite, ken levine
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 20:14 GMT
Milo storyboard images surface, show secret woods
Develop has gotten its hands on storyboards for Milo, the missing-in-action Kinect game from Lionhead.
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Posted in: Development, Kinect, Microsoft
Tags: lionhead studios, milo, Project Milo
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 20:01 GMT
Homefront trailer gets you ready for launch
Kaos Studios has put out the last trailer for Homefront, leading up to the March 16 release of the game.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 19:49 GMT
Ocarina of Time 3DS is “crammed with interesting things” not in the original
Shigeru Miyamoto has said in the latest Iwata Asks that players will experience new things “one after another,” in the remake of Ocarina of Time for 3DS, but that it still “definitely a Zelda game.”
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, Nintendo
Tags: ocarina of time, Ocarina of Time 3DS, shigeru miyamoto, the legend of zelda
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 19:49 GMT
Dragon Age II does not “use SecuROM for the DRM,” says BioWare
BioWare’s live team technical producer Derek “CrushBug” French has said that reports of SecuROM DRM in Dragon Age 2 are not what they seem.
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Posted in: EA, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, DA2, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, drm, securom
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 19:23 GMT
SWTOR Taral V Flashpoint video walkthrough released
BioWare has sent Star Wars: The Old Republic to PAX East 2011 for fans to take a gander at, but if you are not at the event, you can console yourself with a Taral V developer walkthrough video instead.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 17:22 GMT
J.K. Simmons lends voice to Portal 2′s Aperture Science president and founder Cave Johnson
Actor J.K. Simmons has been confirmed as the voice as Aperture Science president and founder Cave Johnson in Portal 2.
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Posted in: Mac, PAX East 2011, PC, PS3, Puzzler, Shooter, Valve, Xbox 360
Tags: Cave Johnson, Erik Wolpaw, J.K. Simmons, portal 2
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 16:41 GMT
Red Faction: Armageddon video shows stuff being blown to bits
A new video for Red Faction: Armageddon’s Ruin Mode is posted below, and it’s full of destruction.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, THQ, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: red faction, Red Faction: Armageddon
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 23:09 GMT
Prey 2 slated to grace cover of next Joystick magazine
French gaming magazine Joystick has the sequel to Prey on its next cover. Yes, that would be Prey 2.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d realms, human head studios, Prey, prey 2, radar group, scott miller
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 15:37 GMT
Microsoft reveals number of Achievements unlocked since 2005 – it’s a lot
Microsoft has disclosed the number of Achievements that have been accumulated since the incentives were implemented in 2005.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: achievements, math, staggering numbers, xbox live achievements
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 14:19 GMT
Man gets tossed from roof, flies through city in Prototype 2 video
A short video for Prototype 2 has popped up on GameTrailers. We saw this at GDC last week and had a bit of a chuckle. Hopefully you will too.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Prototype 2, radical entertainment
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 13:55 GMT
Child of Eden to be released on June 14
Ubisoft has confirmed a release date for the Kinect version of Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s “fantasy rhythm- shooter”,Child of Eden.
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Posted in: Kinect, PS3, Rhythm action, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 22:00 GMT
Valve plans to let us in on more of the Portal 2 story soon, says Wolpaw
Valve plans to release some more information pertaining to the story in Portal 2 before it’s released on April 18. It’s just that it is saving it as a bit of a surprise, apparently.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 | 14:02 GMT
“Glitch” caused Dragon Age 2 player’s account to be banned for 72-hours
A Dragon Age II player had his EA account suspended for 72 -hours, causing him to be unable to play EA’s PC games. However, apparently it was just a glitch in the system that caused the entire account ban, according to EA.
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Posted in: EA, PC
Tags: banned, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, ea moderators, forum andgame bans
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 21:36 GMT
Friday Shorts: The Second – Shogun nuggets, The National in Portal 2, Mega Man 3, DNF Boobtube, sales
There’s tons of little stuff hitting the Internet to browse through, but because we love you so dearly, we’ve done the work for you. Now, where’s our thank you kiss? Ah, there it is. Good boys. You’ve been trained well.
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Posted in: Shorts, Stuff
Tags: 3d tv, brushing teeth, comics, danny bilson, dark horse, duke nukem forever, heavy rain, Hunted, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, Jane McGonigal, john carmack, Kudo Tsunoda, Lego Star Wars III, lord of the rings online, Mega Man Legends 3, mi6, PlayStation Suite, portal 2, rage, sales, samsung, Team Fortress 2, Tegra 2, the national, The Sims Medieval, total war: shogun 2
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 20:28 GMT
3DS and NGP game budgets are “two-to-three times” that of previous handhelds
Developers Griptonite Games and Rebellion have said it takes more time and effort as well as a larger budget to create games for 3DS and NGP.
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Posted in: 3DS, Development, NGP
Tags: Chris Kingsley, Foundation 9, Griptonite Games, JC Connors, rebellion
Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | 20:10 GMT
Quick Shots – The Witcher 2 screens make our fingers itch for some slaying
CD Projekt is gearing up for the May release of The Witcher 2, and has sent out a few screens.
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Posted in: 1C, Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: cd prjekt red, the witcher, the witcher 2
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key