Monthly Archives: March 2011
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 00:45 GMT
Quick Shots – L.A. Noire looking gorgeous in twelve high-res screens
Rockstar has released a dozen new screenshots for L.A. Noire, featuring deeply significant facial expressions, moody weather and a bloody corpse.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Galleries, PS3, Rockstar, Screens, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, team bondi
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 00:01 GMT
BioWare: Fan feedback a big part of Mass Effect
BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeshuk have said fan feedback is a very important part of the Mass Effect franchise’s development process.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeshuk, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, Ray Muzyka
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 07:24 GMT
Crysis 2 PS3 MP demo arriving in two weeks
EA’s confirmed at a GDC press event this evening that the Crysis 2 MP demo will arrive on PS3 in two weeks.
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 06:17 GMT
DeMartini exits EA Partners, Neider assumes GM role
Former EA Partners head David DeMartini has passed the torch on, as the label expands to enfold both Angry Birds publisher Chillingo and casual portal PlayFish.
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, Trade
Tags: Brian Neider, chillingo, David DeMartini, ea partners, Playfish
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 22:14 GMT
Report claims European digital market to reach $4.2 billion
A new report entitled Monetizing the European Market for Virtual Currency has predicted the European digital gaming market will grow to $4.2 billion.
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Posted in: Europe, PC, Trade
Tags: dfc intelligence, Live Gamer, Skrill Holdings
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 21:43 GMT
Nintendo of America appoints new VP of corporate affairs
Nintendo of American has appointed a new vice president of corporate affairs, Cynthia Gordon, to fill a role left empty for over a year.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 21:45 GMT
Tuesday shorts, part 3: Ms. Splosion Man video, Unreal Engine 3 supports DX11, more
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Posted in: 3DS, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Platformer, Strategy, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: DC Universe Online, ghost recon, Ilomilo, marvel vs capcom 3, Ms. Splosion Man, Spelunky, unreal engine 3, Vivox Voice
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 21:38 GMT
Tokyo Game Show 2011 detailed
Details of this year’s Tokyo Game Show have been released, and it looks to be a whopper. A couple of entirely new areas, a business summit, and a pretty delightful theme suggest we’ll be like kittens in candy land come September.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 21:08 GMT
Razer to release Dragon Age 2 branded PC peripherals
Razer has announced a host of official Dragon Age 2 PC merchandise, all branded with the game’s artwork.
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Posted in: EA, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, merchadise, Razer
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:21 GMT
Sony: Home hits 19 million downloads, real-time multiplayer incoming
Sony’s just announced at GDC that PlayStation Home has been downloaded more than 19 million times, Eurogamer reports.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:03 GMT
Traveller’s Tales “exploring” LEGO Kinect, Move possibilities
Traveller’s Tales production boss Jonathan Smith has confirmed that the studio is “exploring” the possibility of developing a LEGO game with Kinect and Move.
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Posted in: Disney, Kinect, PS3, Platformer, PlayStation Move, Xbox 360
Tags: Jonathan Smith, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, traveller's tales
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:06 GMT
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver to get PSN release
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, the classic third-person adventure game staring vampire soul-sucker Raziel, will be releasing on the EU PSN tomorrow as a PSone classic.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, PSP
Tags: eu, PSN, release, soul reaver, Square Enix
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 08:00 GMT
Catherine gets a US launch trailer, screens [Update]
Following news that Atlus’s Catherine is to release in the west earlier today, and English language US launch trailer’s popped up on YouTube. There’s still no exact date, but you’ll be playing the weirdo adventure this summer. Check out the video after the break, along with a collection of screens.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 19:17 GMT
Ironclad announces Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Stardock and Ironclad have dropped their GDC announcement, detailing Rebellion, the first stand-alone expansion to space-based RTS Sins of a Solar Empire.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 19:01 GMT
Closed Motorstorm: Apocalypse beta underway
According to a Joystiq report, a closed beta session for Motorstorm: Apocalypse is currently underway.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 18:54 GMT
Rift launches in the US, hits UK on Friday
Trion MMO Rift goes live in the US today, and will be followed with a European release later in the week.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 18:35 GMT
Visceral hiring for “bold new IP”
Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno developer Visceral Studios is hiring for an executive producer to head “a bold new IP that is heavily backed by EA leadership.”
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: visceral games
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 07:24 GMT
Nintendo confirms live-stream for Iwata GDC keynote
Nintendo’s just confirmed that it’ll host a live-stream of president Satoru Iwata’s keynote at GDC tomorrow morning PST.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Nintendo
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 17:12 GMT
PSA: PixelJunk Shooter 2 out in US today, tomorrow in EU
Q-Games head Dylan Cuthbert has reminded everyone that PixelJunk Shooter 2, complete with multiplayer options, is to release this week in all territories. The PSN arcade game has a new Hungry Suit, a Light Suit, a new R3 spin attack and more. There are shots on the EU and US PS Blogs. Word to the wise: apparently it’s much harder than the first one.
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Posted in: Arcade, PS3
Tags: Dylan Cuthbert, PixelJunk Shooter 2, Q-Games
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key