Monthly Archives: April 2011
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 04:35 BST
Pitchford: Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer is about fun
Duke Nukem Forever’s multiplayer is aimed at those out for a good time, not a leaderboard ranking, according to Randy Pitchford.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 04:14 BST
Madden NFL 12 trailer previews gameplay
EA Sports has released a new trailer for Madden NFL 12. You wn’t see any of that JRPG cutscene nonsense in it, either; we’re talking all gameplay, all the time. Mostly.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 03:32 BST
Monster Hunter Tri stats reveal growing player base, massive numbers
Just how beloved is Monster Hunter Tri? According to reported player statistics, most players would like to marry it.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, RPG, Wii
Tags: Monster Hunter Trti, statistics
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 03:07 BST
Fruit Ninja Kinect listed by Korean Games Rating Board
Korea’s Games Rating Board is so leaky, the Jumblies would go to sea in it. Its latest unannounced listing is Fruit Ninja Kinect, something we fully support.
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Posted in: Casual, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, indie
Tags: Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja Kinect, Halfbrick, Halfbrick Studios
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 02:52 BST
Bit.Trip Saga collects series for 3DS
Grab all six of Commander Video’s adventures and follow his story from start to finish with the newly-announced Bit.Trip Saga, coming to 3DS.
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Posted in: 3DS, Aksys Games, Arcade, Casual, Rhythm action, indie
Tags: Bit.Trip Saga, Gaijin, Gaijin Games
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 02:12 BST
Mortal Kombat multiplayer to be patched to meet “unanticipated” demand
Apparently Netherrealm wasn’t expecting Mortal Kombat to be as popular as it has been, and is rapidly putting together a patch to help the straining multiplayer cope with the load.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, Netherrealm, Netherrealm Studios, patch
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 01:38 BST
Harmonix “looking hard” NGP and 3DS, thinking about Facebook and smartphones
Harmonix’s Greg LoPiccolo has said the Rock Band developer is seriously considering portable, mobile and social development.
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Posted in: 3DS, Mobile, NGP, Rhythm action
Tags: facebook, Greg LoPiccolo, harmonix
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 01:17 BST
Project Cafe unlikely to forsake traditional controls
The rumours are pretty certain that Nintendo’s new console, codenamed Project Cafe, will feature a touchpad, but even so, Nintendo isn’t ready to bid farewell to the familiar buttons and directional controls.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Project Cafe, hardware
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 00:52 BST
Unpleasant Horse spreading evil equine wings on the App Store
Unpleasant Horse, the first title from PopCap’s “edgier” label 4th and Battery, is up on the App Store. Now. For free. Why are you still here?
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 00:40 BST
Third Brink training trailer talks general gameplay
You might think you know shooters, but if you really want to succeed at Splash Damage’s surprisingly tactical new IP, Brink, you should watch these tutorial trailers.
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 00:22 BST
L.A. Noire’s Social Club features detailed
Rockstar’s Social Club, another surprisingly successful attempt to mesh community features with gaming, is naturally coming to L.A. Noire. Here’s precisely how.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, rockstar social club
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 23:32 BST
Tales of the Abyss Japanese trailer shows off in-game footage
Check out this gameplay footage-packed trailer for Namco’s Tales of the Abyss 3D, which was confirmed for US release recently.
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Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, RPG
Tags: Tales of the Abyss, Tales of the Abyss 3D
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 23:06 BST
Thursday Shorts II: Sales, AOEO, EQII, Harry Potter, Gods and Heroes,THQ
The last day of the work week is almost here. Have some shorts to get you through until then.
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 23:26 BST
Microsoft Q3 FY11 results: 360 revenue up 69% to $712M
Microsoft announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2011, which is a 13 percent increase year-over-year.
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Posted in: Financials, Kinect, Microsoft, Retail, Trade, Xbox, Xbox 360, microsoft financials
Tags: Microsoft
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 21:17 BST
PSN outage responsible for not being able to comment on the PS Blogs
It looks as though the PSN outage is also keeping folks from posting comments on the PS Blogs.
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: ps blog, psn accouonts
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 | 15:50 BST
Need for Speed: The Run – first trailer, details
Yesterday, a listing for Need for Speed: The Run popped up over on Shopto. Later, EA released the video for all to see. Today, the firm has confirmed the game’s details.
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Posted in: 3DS, EA, PC, PS3, Racing, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: black box, need for speed, need for speed: the run, NFS: The Run, The Run
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 20:47 BST
Blizzard talks a bit about patch 4.2 and the Encounter Journal for WoW
Blizzard is readying patch 4.2 for World of Warcraft, and apparently it’s a “pretty good patch,” size-wise for the developer, according to lead game systems designer Greg Street, also know affectionately as Ghostcrawler.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, MMO, PC
Tags: Greg Street, world of warcraft, wow
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 19:34 BST
The Imperial Agent from SWTOR gets the hands-on treatment
RPS was given the opportunity to play Star Wars: The Old Republic for a couple of days, and the site has now posted commentary regarding its hands-on time with the MMO.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Imperial Agent, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor, The Old Republic
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 19:09 BST
Ubisoft E3 press conference dated for June 6
Ubisoft will hold its E3 press conference on June 6 at 2.30pm PST/5.30 EST at the Los Angeles Theater.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Ubisoft
Tags: ubisoft e3 2011 presser
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 18:51 BST
Hulu Plus is free for a week on Xbox 360 thanks to Sasquatch
Hulu Plus is coming to Xbox Live tomorrow, and in celebration, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky will be sponsoring the service through May 6.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”