Monthly Archives: April 2011
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 13:47 BST
Report – F.E.A.R 3 delayed until June
Videogamer‘s reporting that Warner horror FEAR 3 has received yet another delay. Having been due next month, May 27, the Day 1 Studios title will now launch on June 24. Warner’s offered no reason for the delay as yet, but you can expect an official response soon.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Day One Studios, f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 10:22 BST
New Binary Domain info introduces us to main characters
Famitsu’s gone with a 20 page blowout in its new issue of Binary Domain, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new IP at Sega.
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Posted in: PS3, Sega, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Binary Domain, Toshihiro Nagoshi
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 10:10 BST
Red Faction: Armageddon demo coming next week
We missed this last night in the midst of the PSN madness. THQ has confirmed it’ll release a demo of Red Faction: Armageddon next Tuesday, May 3 for Xbox Live Marketplace. and PSN, assuming the latter is back by then. A PC taster wasn’t confirmed in the press release. It’ll arrive a month before the game’s release on PS3, 360 and PC on May 31 in the US and June 3 in Europe.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 09:35 BST
OXM US: Hulu Plus hitting Xbox 360 this week
According to the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine US, American TV catch-up service Hulu Plus is set to release on 360 this week. More specifically, this Friday, April 29, according to the mag, as caught by Joystiq. The last date given for it was spring. Beginning at launch up until the end of May, according to OXM, competitions will begin featuring prizes consisting of resort trips to 360 bundles and free Hulu Plus subs.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 09:24 BST
Tomb Raider appears on Spanish mag cover, more news promised for today and tomorrow
Spanish magazine Hobby Consolas has the new Tomb Raider reboot on its front cover, with Crystal Dynamics promising news on it today and tomorrow.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Hobby Consolas, karl stewart, tomb raider
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 09:04 BST
BULLETCAST, April 27 – What you need to know now
Good morning. Or is it? Let’s ask Sony.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 08:11 BST
Sony: Delay in info leak warning due to “forensic analysis”
Sony has issued a new statement on last week’s PSN info leak, seeking to explain why it took the firm nearly seven days to report data as having been compromised.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 13:11 BST
CD Projekt “not in full-scale development on The Witcher 2 consoles”
CD Projekt’s Tomasz Gop has said that a console version of The Witcher II has not entered production, but when and if it does happen, it won’t “look like crap.”
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Posted in: CD Projekt, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: CD Projekt red, Michael Kicinski, The Witcher II, The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 07:32 BST
Supposed hacker chat-logs reveal PSN security lapses
A supposed chat log recorded from a discussion between PSN hackers has shown that data on the service wasn’t properly encrypted and that in the early days of PSN “you could see userpass, etc, plain”.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 06:55 BST
Sucker Punch working on unannounced new title
Sucker Punch is apparently already beavering away on a new IP, destined for PlayStation 3 exclusivity.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: sucker punch
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 06:43 BST
Rumor: Magazine scans reveal Gamecube Pokemon remake en route to 3DS
A new Pokemon game? With a reveal coming in May? Be still, our beating hearts.
No, seriously. This isn’t all that impressive.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 07:47 BST
Star Ocean developer announces two new RPGs [Update]
As if to capitalise on the praise for its new tech demo, RPG specialist studio Tri-Ace has announced two new portable RPGs.
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Posted in: 3DS, Konami, PSP, PSPgo, RPG
Tags: Frontier Gate, Labyrinth no Kanata, tre-ace
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 05:58 BST
Activision on its reputation: “Some people are going to hate because hating is more fun”
Without a doubt, Activision’s the publisher that everybody loves to hate. But is the unending torrent of bile justified? After all the recent lay-offs and cancellations, you could be forgiven for thinking so. Activision community manager Dan Amrich, however, thinks gamers haven’t quite given the “evil empire” its fair shake.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard
Tags: activision, Bobby Kotick, Dan Amrich
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 05:49 BST
Firaxis working on unannounced strategy title, Civilization Revolution II canned
Firaxis staffers have outed a new, multi-platform RTS from the Civilization developer, but it’s not a sequel to Civilization Revolution – that’s been shelved.
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 05:13 BST
Rumour: Warner Bros restaffing once-defunct studio Surreal
Warner Bros is hiring for its Surreal Developmentdepartment. Yes, that does sound eerily like the studio that supposedly closed down. Curiouser and curiouser.
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Posted in: Jobs, Rumour, Warner Bros.
Tags: surreal, Surreal development, surreal software
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 04:48 BST
Thursday Shorts, Overnight Edition – New Magicka maps, Beyonce game cancelled, Borderlands proposal
It can’t all be doom, gloom, and the PSN being hacked. Sometimes it’s tiny, cheerful (and occasionally stupid) nuggets of news.
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Posted in: MMO, Mods, Project Cafe, Puzzler, RPG, Retail, Shooter, Strategy, Sweden
Tags: beyonce, borderlands, DarthMod, dlc, gearbox, gearbox software, job cuts, league of legends, Mad Men, Magicka, marvel, marvel mmo, nadeo, portal 2, Riot, riot games, total war: shogun 2, trackmania 2, youtube
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 03:03 BST
Sony Santa Monica seeking shooter staff for next proect
Sony Santa Monica is looking for new development staff with shooter, vehicle combat and open world experience. God of War Theft Auto?
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Posted in: Jobs, Shooter, Sony
Tags: SCE Santa Monica
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 02:38 BST
Gibeau: Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty will be “fun”
EA’s Frank Gibeau has said he takes every failed game to heart, but that the Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty cat fight will be “fun”.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, frank gibeau
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 02:14 BST
Coming soon to XBL: Black Ops Escalation, Castlevania sale, Outland
Major Nelson has published the details of upcoming updates to the Xbox Live marketplace.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: xbox live update
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 01:54 BST
Nintendo publishes international release schedule
Nintendo Japan has released a huge list of expected first- and third-party release dates for the DS, Wii and 3DS, across Japan, Europe and the US.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”