Monthly Archives: April 2011
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 17:53 BST
Garden party: Mizuguchi nurtures the Child of Eden
In the beginning, there was a game called Rez. And lo, for it begat Child of Eden. Stace Harman looks at the family resemblance, plays the Kinect version and speaks to creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, q entertainment, Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 16:59 BST
MySpace Mafia Wars shut down by Zynga
Social Gaming behemoth, Zynga has pulled its Mafia Wars game from social networking website Myspace.
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 20:23 BST
Mortal Kombat reviews round-up: Bloody, good, sadistic
Review for Mortal Kombat, which was released in the US today, have started going live, with the first, and so far, two perfect scores being handed to it by GiantBomb and G4TV. Get rounded-up below.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm Studios
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 16:01 BST
Report: Videogames make you eat more
Canada’s National Post newspaper has reported the findings of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The Post carried the headline “Videogames make you eat more”, further on in the article it added that watching TV and working at a computer have the same effect.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 15:39 BST
Enslaved nominated for an Ivor Novello award as Namco “continues to focus” on it
Enslaved has been nominated for an Ivor Novello award, which are presented annually “to celebrate, honor and reward excellence in British and Irish songwriting and composing.”
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 15:31 BST
Online pass is “necessary for games,” insists Mortal Kombat creator
NetherRealm Studios head and Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has said that use of the online pass system is right for all games, including his gory fight franchise.
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Posted in: Fighter, Legalities, PS3, Retail, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: dead space 2, ed boon, mortal kombat, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, online pass, pre-owned games
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 15:15 BST
Collector’s Edition announced for Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Square has announced a Collector’s Edition for Deus Ex: Human Revolution which will be made available exclusively to select European countries on August 26.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, deus ex: Huma Revolution Collector's Edition, Human Revolution
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 14:19 BST
Doom 4 team “doing something Doom fans will be happy with,” says RAGE’s Hooper
RAGE’s design director Matt Hooper has said that Doom fans will be pleased with what the Doom 4 teams is doing with the game, and it will be
“distinct” from other shooters from the studio.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Development, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: doom 4, id software, matt hooper, rage
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 16:17 BST
Ubisoft: Driver dated for September, Child of Eden still coming in June
Ubisoft has sent over a schedule for its upcoming releases, and while the schedule hasn’t changed too awful much, there are a few bits and bobs in there you may be interested in knowing about.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Puzzler, Racing, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Child of Eden, Driver: Renegade, Driver: San Francisco, James Noir's Hollywood Crimes, Splinter Cell Trilogy HD, Ubisoft Release Schedule
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 13:40 BST
Capcom establishes Beeline Interactive, dedicated smartphone dev
Capcom has created a “second brand” in a bid to push development and distribution of social games on smartphones and differentiate from its core videogame activity.
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Posted in: Android, Asia, Capcom, Development, Retail, Trade, iOS
Tags: beeline interactive, rebranding, smartphone market
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Gamescom 2011 exhibitor numbers up 20% on 2010
Gamescom’s organiser has said the current number of registered exhibitors for this year’s show is up 20 percent on the same point last year. Plus, the trade and consumer event will welcome Mexican exhibitors with a new country-specific pavilion.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Germany, Trade
Tags: Games Convention Online, GAMESCom, leipziger messe
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 12:32 BST
Portal 2 comes with interactive Super 8 trailer
Portal 2, released this morning, includes an interactive movie trailer for JJ Abrams’ upcoming sci-fi epic, Super 8. There are no spoilers in this. Kotaku‘s shoved a look at it on YouTube. Watch it below.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 12:26 BST
Highlighting made optional in Deus Ex
Eidos Montreal has confirmed that, based on fan feedback, item-highlighting is to be an optional feature in Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 10:56 BST
Rumour: Sony shelves PSPgo
A blog post, seemingly written by a Japanese Sony Shop employee, has claimed that Sony has ceased production of its low-selling PSPgo. Sony has so far refused to confirm or deny the rumour.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 10:24 BST
Japan favours Pokémon Black, the US prefers Pokémon White
Sales figures for the latest instalments in Nintendo’s long-running franchise suggest Japan and the US like different flavoured Pokémon.
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Posted in: America, Charts, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Japan, Nintendo, RPG, Retail, nintendo financials
Tags: japanese sales figures, Pokemon Black & White, us sales
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 10:16 BST
High Voltage “would love to do” DLC for Conduit 2
High Voltage design director David Pellas has revealed the team’s desire to produce DLC for Wii FPS sequel Conduit 2, which launches today in the US and on Friday April 21 in Europe.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 21:08 BST
Portal 2 review round-up – Eurogamer goes with 10
Portal 2 released this morning, and with it lifted an uncertain review embargo. There’s been no dithering about the scores, however.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 09:25 BST
Telltale creating episodic series based on Law & Order
At this rate, the game’s final level will be an anti-monopoly case in which Telltale is on trial for buying up all the licenses.
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 09:15 BST
Bethesda’s pre-E3 event shows Skyrim and more – all details
The embargo lifted on Bethesda’s pre-E3 yesterday, revealing masses of new information and media on Skyrim, RAGE, Prey 2 and Brink. Get access to everything after the break.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Brink, human head, id software, prey 2, rage, splash damage, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 17:02 BST
BULLETCAST, April 19 – What you need to know now
It’s Castro Day. Get up to speed this morning by growing a beard, smoking, getting really old and absorbing these headlines.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”