Monthly Archives: April 2011
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 15:56 BST
Team Meat: No moderation on Super Meat Boy level editing
In an interview with gamrFeed, Team Meat duo Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes have confirmed they won’t moderate fan-produced Super Meat Boy produce when they release its level editor. Expect carnage.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Edmund McMillen, hardcore, Super Meat Boy, Team Meat, Tommy Refenes
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 15:20 BST
Duke Nukem Forever was “75-80% complete” when 3D Realms closed in 2009
Triptych Games’ president David Riegel has revealed in a podcast over on the official Duke Nukem Forever site, that the game was 75-80 percent complete when 3D Realms shut its doors back in 2009.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, Development, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d realms, David Riegel, Duke nukem, duke nukem forever, gearbox, Triptych Games
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:56 BST
Angry Birds PSN success revised
A Lazard Capital Markets analyst has apparently had to revise a previous statement claiming that Angry Birds had become the biggest selling download title of all time on PSN. Now it’s the “most downloaded paid game through the PSN for January and February 2011”.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:39 BST
DR2: Off the Record is “very different and very fresh and very new,” says Leigh
Blue Castle Games co-founder and Dead Rising 2: Off the Record executive producer Jason Leigh has said folks should give the Frank West re-imagining of the game a try even if they played Dead Rising 2.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: blue castle games, dead rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, frank west, jason leigh, Off the Record
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:41 BST
Rockstar confirms PS3-exclusive content for LA Noire
Rockstar has said that it’s to soon make an announcement regarding exclusive content for the PS3 version of LA Noire.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:26 BST
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters breaks series record
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters has become the fastest selling Woods game to date, EA’s confirmed.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 20:25 BST
Chimera and Capelli run around a train yard in Resistance 3 screens, video features a boat
Resistance 3 screeshots posted below the break are of a train yard, and Joseph Capelli and the Chimera are trying to kill it each other, apparently.
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Posted in: PS3, Screens, Shooter, Sony, Videos
Tags: insomniac games, Resistance, resistance 3
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:13 BST
More DLC for Marvel vs Capcom 3? Unlikely
A short update on Capcom’s official European Twitter feed suggests that we’ve had as much downloadable content as we’re going get for Marvel Vs Capcom 3.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 14:09 BST
Rare: “We’ve just scratched the surface” on Kinect voice commands
Rare studio boss Scott Henson has told MCV that voice commands will become increasingly important for Kinect.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 18:11 BST
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One does the screenshot, art thing
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One got a bunch of new screens and art today, ably showing Insomniac’s ability to make pretty much the more beautiful cartoon games on the market. The four-way platformer – featuring Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and Dr Nefarious – releases for PS3 later this year.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 13:13 BST
EU PSN update: Might and Magic full game, Bulletstorm and Motorstorm DLC
Sony’s just stuck the European PSN update live for the week, confirming you’ll be getting Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes and Konami’s classic franchise reboot of Rush n’ Attack: Ex Patriot today. DLC includes new gubbins for Moon Diver, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Funky Lab Rat and Bulletstorm. Get the full thing here.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, Sony
Tags: psn updates
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 12:58 BST
Sony’s NGP 2011 US launch “reconfirmed”
US investment company Lazard Capital Markets has published a report claiming a 2011 US NGP launch was confirmed by Sony at a recent analyst day. UK and European launch details remain unconfirmed.
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Posted in: E3 2011, NGP, PSP, PSPgo, Retail, Sony
Tags: analyst, console launch, Lazard Capital Markets, market research
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Killing Leon: Resident Evil Raccoon City’s “new direction”
While Captivate was dominated by Street Fighter X Tekken’s first showing last week, Capcom’s other most valuable legacy IP also bared new fangs. There are no good guys here, Leon.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Captivate 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 10:43 BST
Star Fox 64 3DS landing July 14
After Ocarina of Time 3DS was given a firm release date yesterday, it’s now been announced that the 3D remake of Star Fox 64 will follow barely a month later. A veritable summer of fun, to be sure.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Shooter
Tags: perils of summer, remakes, starfox 64
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 10:16 BST
Backbreaker Vengeance for XBLA this summer
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 09:53 BST
Rumour: Dragon Age: Origins servers weekend outage caused by DRM issues
The cause of a widespread Dragon Age: Origins weekend server outage, which left players unable to access the game’s downloadable content, is officially under investigation by BioWare. Meanwhile, speculation points to a DRM-based culprit.
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 09:02 BST
Good Old Games: DRM’s effectiveness “close-to-none,” often causes piracy
Ever grapple with some particularly heinous DRM and think to yourself “I’m one dropped connection away from pirating a crack of this dumb thing”? Well, according to Good Old Games’ PR and marketing manager Lukasz Kukawski, you’re definitely not alone.
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Posted in: PC
Tags: drm, good old games
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 | 09:58 BST
BULLETCAST, April 13 – what you need to know now
Pay attention: some big headlines in here this morning. It’s not all about Street Fighter, you know.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Apr 20, 2011 | 00:28 BST
Captivate 2011: Capcom outlines its coming year
Capcom went all out at Captivate 2011 last week, showing Asura’s Wrath, a new Dead Rising 2, Dragon’s Dogma, RE: Mercenaries 3D, RE: Operation Raccoon City, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition.
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Posted in: Capcom, Captivate 2011
Tags: dead rising, resident evil, street fighter
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”