Monthly Archives: April 2011
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 09:38 BST
First Pandora’s Tower info confirmed via Famitsu, releases on May 26 in Japan
Nintendo’s lifted the lid of Pandora’s Tower in this week’s Famitsu, one of many games announced at an investors meeting back in January.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 09:07 BST
BULLETCAST, April 6 – what you need to know now
It’s Wednesday. Save yourself the pain of trying to work out what matters and what doesn’t. Absorb this.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 08:56 BST
Bangai-O HD trailer shows usual over the top mental gameplay
D3′s released a new trailer of Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, showing off the over the top action the series has been renown for. Having first started out on Nintendo 64, the HD release will include 100 levels, a level editor and more.
Watch the trailer through the break, via GSW.
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Posted in: Arcade, D3Publisher Europe, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 08:34 BST
Quad Damage: Skyrim leads four in Bethesda’s FY2012
Bethesda will unleash a line-up of just four games in the next 12 months, the result of a long play on slow burn, high budget, high quality development. This year, we all win the jackpot.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 08:09 BST
First Layton title hits 1 million units sold in Japan
Level 5 boss Akihiro Hino has confirmed in a tweet that the first Professor Layton title, The Curious Village, has sold 1 million units in Japan since its launch in 2007 for DS. The series has now shipped 11 million units worldwide. Three more titles in the series launched on DS, with the fifth in the series, The Mask of Miracle, appearing on 3DS. Hino also confirmed a sixth title was in development, but didn’t state which platform it was for.
Thanks, Andriasang.
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, Puzzler
Tags: level-5, professor layton, Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 08:01 BST
Capcom opens “DD” teaser site, countdown to end next week
Capcom’s about to announce something big. How do we know? Because some numbers appeared on a website.
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Posted in: Capcom
Tags: Capcom, countdown clock, D&D, teaser site
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 07:38 BST
Section 8: Prejudice dated for 360, PC
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 07:24 BST
Store Wars: GamersGate says GameStop struggling to “not be the next Blockbuster”
After giving Steam a nice, blunt talking-to, GamersGate has unchained its tongue for another round. The target this time? GameStop, the proud new owner of Impulse and Spawn Labs. Perhaps, however, it shouldn’t be quite so proud.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 05:24 BST
Sonic Generations domain names registered
A pair of new domain name registrations suggest the long-rumoured current-gen Sonic game may soon be revealed.
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Posted in: Sega
Tags: Sonic Generations
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 04:53 BST
Red Faction: Battlegrounds launch trailer
Juice’s Red Faction: Battlegrounds celebrates its launch this week with a shouty trailer.
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 04:10 BST
Pachter: West and Zampella won’t be awarded the rights to Call of Duty
Industry analyst and legal-eagle Michael Pachter has said Infinity Ward founders Jason West and Vince Zampella have buckley’s chance of getting hold of the Call of Duty rights.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Legalities
Tags: Jason West, michael pachter, vince zampella
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 02:36 BST
League of Legends players raise over $160,000 for Japan earthquake relief
Riot Games has announced that players of its freemium PC action-RTS game League of Legends have raised over $160,000 for Japanese earthquake relief efforts.
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Posted in: Charity, PC
Tags: Japan tsunami, league of legends, riot games
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 07:03 BST
The Sims 3 Generations expansion pack announced
Those crazy and kooky Sims are at it again. EA just announced that it will release the latest expansion pack for those quasi-virtual people with the expansion pack The Sims 3 Generations.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: expansion, the sims 3, the sims 3 generations
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 02:57 BST
Star Ruler developer drops Impulse after GameStop sale
The development team behind the indie space strategy game Star Ruler has announced on its web site that it will soon pull the game from being sold through Impulse. The reason? GameStop’s recent acquisition of the service.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: blind mind studios, gamestop, impulse, star ruler, Stardock
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 02:13 BST
Quick Shots – Mortal Kombat
Warner Bros. has released a handful of new screens for Mortal Kombat. Guess what’s in them! Did you say violence?
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Posted in: Fighter, Galleries, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 01:45 BST
Rumour: Silverlight to bring Windows Phone 7 apps to Xbox 360
Flash alternative Silverlight is said to be on its way to the Xbox 360, granting the console the ability to run Windows Phone 7 games and applications.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Rumour, Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360
Tags: silverlight
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 01:21 BST
US PS Store Update, April 5 – Lara Croft sale, Red Faction, SOCOM beta
This week’s update to the US PS Store features some hefty sales and a Red Faction tie-in title.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: US PS Store update
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 00:56 BST
Rockstar’s Houser: “Movies made from games are awful”
Rockstar Games’ Dan Houser has said any films based on the developer’s properties would have to be produced in-house or in close collaboration, because they generally turn out as total rubbish.
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Posted in: Movies, Rockstar, Trade
Tags: dan houser, Rockstar Games
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 00:18 BST
Resident Evil celebrates 15th birthday with promo trailer
Capcom has put together a trailer celebrating its four upcoming Resident Evil releases, plus everything the franchise has achieved in its decade and a half lifespan.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Horror, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: resident evil, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, Resident Evil: Revelations, Resident Evil: The Merce
Wed, Apr 06, 2011 | 00:02 BST
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, new sim inbound
EA is getting back in the game, confirming it will resurrect its NBA simulation series and release a new version of NBA Jam.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, PSN, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: ea tiburon, NBA Elite 13, nba jam
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”