Monthly Archives: March 2011
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 10:45 GMT
Panasonic kills off Jungle development
Panasonic’s announced it’s canned development on its online handheld, Jungle.
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Posted in: Mobile, PC
Tags: Jungle, Panasonic Jungle
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 12:58 GMT
Quick shots: Sega Rally Online Arcade still looks great
Sega’s put out a bunch of new Sega Rally Online Arcade screens this morning, showing the downloadable racer in fine fettle. Check out how blue that sky is. There’s no specific date on this yet, but it’s out this year for PS3 and 360.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 10:21 GMT
Suzuki “thinking about” iOS, Android release of Shenmue Town
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has said he’s “thinking about” a western release of Shenmue Town.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 10:15 GMT
Survey: Over 30% of UK and US adults play mobile games
An Information Solutions Group survey, highlighted by PopCap, has claimed that around a third of all British adults now play mobile games.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 10:05 GMT
F1 2011 info to drop prior to Melbourne season opener
Codemasters has confirmed to VG247 it’ll start dropping info on F1 2011 near the end of this month.
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Posted in: 3DS, Codemasters, NGP, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters, f1 2011, Formula One 2011
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 10:00 GMT
Gameloft using Unreal Engine 3 for four new games
Mobile publisher Gameloft said yesterday that it’s licensed Unreal Engine 3 to create four new games, two to be released in 2011 and two in 2012. The identities of the projects were kept under wraps. The announcement came out of GDC, and Gameloft described the deal as “long-term, multi-platform”. Epic is using GDC to inform the trade about its next generation of middleware products.
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Posted in: Development, GDC 2011, Mobile
Tags: unreal engine 3
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 09:52 GMT
Modnation Racers results in 2 million “creations”
Sony said last night that 2 million tracks, cars and whatever else have been created for PS3 kart game Modnation Racers since it released last May. The company is celebrating by releasing the game as a Greatest Hits title in the US for $30. A bunch of new, free DLC will be put out for the game this week. There’s more on the PS Blog.
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Posted in: Arcade, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: ModNation Racers, united front games
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 09:40 GMT
Famitsu: Last Guardian has gameplay gauges, uses fake language
The new issue of Famitsu has provided a wealth of new information on The Last Guardian.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Sony
Tags: Fumito Ueda, ICO/Shadow of the Colossus: The Collection, team ico, the last guardian
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 09:34 GMT
New CoD: Black Ops Xbox 360 patch live, PS3 patch coming March 3
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: activision, Black Ops, call of duty, title update, Xbox 360
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 09:00 GMT
Catherine western localisation confirmed for summer
Following heavy rumour, Atlus has confirmed it’s localising Catherine for a western release.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 08:22 GMT
Splash Damage “just focused” on Brink before anything else
What’s next for Splash Damage? Brink 2? Brink 3? Something else? Brink 1 DLC? CEO Paul Wedgwood is staying “focused” on the task at hand for now: developing Brink.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 17:35 GMT
GDC 2011 day one bulletin – everything you need to know
Head inside for the full story on GDC 2011′s first day, including details from the show’s indie track and some stealth announces from Valve and Tecmo.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 07:55 GMT
Half-Minute Hero rated for Xbox Live Arcade by Australian Classification Board
Half-Minute Hero is set to arrive on Xbox Live Arcade, according to a listing on the Australian Classification Board.
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Posted in: Marvelous, RPG, XSEED, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Half-Minute Hero, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 07:37 GMT
Tuesday Shorts: FFXIV, Monster Hunter, EA and BigPoint double team, more
With all eyes glued on GDC, you’d think the rest of the news would have the decency to keep quiet – but no. Hit the break for loads of tasty snippets.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Capcom, EA, Fighter, MMO, Microsoft, Mods, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Saturday Shorts, Virtual Console, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iTunes, indie
Tags: bigpoint, Bit.Trip, Bit.Trip.Runner, Burger Time HD, dead island, Dream-Build-Play, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, ESRB, FFXIV, final fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XIV Online, Gaijin, Gaijin Games, Gothic 2, Gothic II, Heroes of Might & Magic VI, lord of ultima, Megaman, MLB 11: The Show, Monkey Paw, Monster Hunter, Skullgirls, steam
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 07:08 GMT
NGP to use Skyhook as location program
Skyhook Wireless has said it’s to support NGP by becoming the main location-based program on the device.
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Posted in: NGP, Sony
Tags: Skyhook, Skyhook Wireless
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 11:52 GMT
Crysis 2 PC multiplayer demo out now
EA’s released the PC version of the Crysis 2 multiplayer demo – as promised – having previously shipped a beta exclusive to 360. You can get it now from Games.On.Net. A PS3 version is coming “soon“. The game ships on March 25.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 05:54 GMT
Recruitment hints at new Media Molecule title
A job listing suggest LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has a new project in the works, “on a portable platform”.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 05:34 GMT
PC Gaming Alliance reports increased revenue worldwide
Ahead of the full release to members next week, the PC Gaming Alliance has published an extract from its Horizons Report at GDC, and things are looking up for fans of the Original Platform.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 05:09 GMT
Zynga: Do it “light, fast and right”
How do you come up with what is undoubtedly one of the most popular games on the planet? Very quickly, according to Zynga’s GDC presentation.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 04:13 GMT
Super Meat Boy post-mortem: Microsoft support failures, 3DS plans, Ultra Version, and more
Speaking at a Super Meat Boy post-mortem presentation at GDC, Team Meat detailed its unhappy relationship with Microsoft, and discussed its immediate future.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Super Meat Boy, Super Meat Boy Ultra Version, Team Meat
The Binding of Isaac DRM-free Unholy Edition hitting retail March 16 with Steam key