Monthly Archives: April 2011
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 | 01:13 BST
Jaffe: Nintendo’s anti-app stance is ‘ironic’
Outspoken designer David Jaffe has said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s anti-cheap app stance is a reversal of the company’s earlier tactics.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Trade
Tags: david jaffe, Satoru Iwata
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 23:13 BST
Telltale delays PC and Mac versions of Jurassic Park into fall
Telltale has sent a mail to folks who pre-ordered Jurassic Park letting them know the game is going to be a bit late – but, there is a silver lining.
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 23:04 BST
Sony addresses PSN user concerns with official Q&A
Sony has updated an official Q&A regarding the PSN outage, along with information pertaining to the illegal, and unauthorized intrusion which occurred on the service between April 17 and April 19.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, Sony
Tags: hackers, psn customer service, PSN outage
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 22:46 BST
US Senator upset it took Sony “nearly a week” to inform customers over possible information breach
It looks as though Sony’s failure to inform customers that their data may have been compromised as early as April 20 has upset a US Senator.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Politics, Sony
Tags: psn breach, psn hack, sentaor richard blumenthal
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 22:28 BST
Paradox releases a new trailer for Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
Paradox Interactive today released a new trailer for the Mount & Blade expansion, With Fire and Sword.
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Posted in: PC, Paradox, RPG, Strategy, Videos
Tags: Mount & Blade, with fire and sword
Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 06:42 BST
PSN: Sony “could well have been negligent,” faces big fine
Following confirmation that PSN accounts have been hacked, a legal expert has warned that Sony could face heavy fines for breaching the Data Protection Act.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: PSN outage
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 20:48 BST
Lucasarts signs multi-year licensing deal with Epic for Unreal Engine 3
Epic has announced it has signed a multi-year agreement with LucasArts, which will see the firm using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 as the main development tool for “multiple projects.”
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Posted in: Development, Lucasarts, hardware
Tags: Epic Games, unreal engine 3
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 22:19 BST
Black Ops: Escalation Zombie Mode stars Romero
Activision has announced that zombie mode included with Black Ops’ Escalation Map Pack is not only titled Call of the Dead, but it stars horror vet George Romero in it, among others.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, Black Ops: Escalation Pack, call of duty, Escalation Pack, treyarch
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 20:03 BST
No More Heroes: Red Zone video has cursing and loads of blood
A video for No More Heroes: Red Zone has been released with Japanese subtitles, but in English.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Videos
Tags: no more heroes, No More Heroes: Red Zone, Red Zone
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 20:05 BST
Ubisoft releases TrackMania 2 announcement trailer
Ubisoft has put out an announcement trailer for TrackMania² Canyon. Get it below.
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Posted in: PC, Racing, Ubisoft
Tags: TrackMania Caynon, TrackMania² Canyon
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 19:32 BST
L.A. Noire allows gamers to skip portions if they fail so many times
During a Q&A session at the Tribecca Film festival, Rockstar’s art director Rob Nelson said L.A. Noire will allow players to skip parts of the game they are having trouble with.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, randy nelson, team bondi
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 18:48 BST
RidgeRacer Unbounded teaser trailer released
Namco has released a teaser trailer for Ridge Racer Unbounded.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: RidgeRacer Unbounded
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 18:13 BST
Sony offering extra promotional support to at least one developer over PSN outage
Paddy Murphy, CEO of the game development firm Open Emotion, has told IGN that Sony will be doing everything it can to help promote the firm’s game once PSN is back up an running.
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Posted in: Development, PSN, Sony, indie
Tags: Mad Blocker Alpha, Paddy Murphy
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 17:37 BST
Iwata wishes Nintendo had marketed Wii better
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has expressed regret over not marketing Wii as well as it should have from the beginning.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 17:15 BST
Report – Obsidian hit with redundancies
According to various tweets from Obsidian employees, it looks as though the firm has been hit with layoffs.
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 16:28 BST
“PSN being out definitely affects our bottom line,” says PixelJunk developer
Q-Games’ Dylan Cuthbert has said the firm has taken a bit of a financial hit since Sony took down PSN due to an “external intrusion” into the system.
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Posted in: Development, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Dylan Cuthbert, PSN outage, Q-Games
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 16:05 BST
Tekken 6 now available on Games on Demand
Namco Bandai’s announced that Tekken 6 is now available on 360′s Games on Demand. The most recent addition to the franchise, which has sold 35 million units worldwide, features “the biggest character line up in the series history, brand-new Scenario Campaign mode, spectacular high-definition 60fps visuals” and online play. Get it queued here, if you’re interested. It’ll set you back £14.99.
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 17:49 BST
Nintendogs + Cats moves 1.71 million units worldwide
It looks as though Nintendogs + Cats may have moved over 1.71 million units so far.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, Simulation
Tags: Nintendogs & Cats
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 15:52 BST
Final Fantasy Type-0 gets new shots
Siliconera‘s gone up with a handful of new shots of Final Fantasy Type-0. It follows the game’s teaser site going live over the Easter weekend. You can get them at the link. Type-0, nee Agito XIII, will release on PSP in Japan this summer. A western release is yet to be confirmed by Square Enix, but we’d place a wager getting a date at E3.
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Posted in: Action, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy Type-0
Tue, Apr 26, 2011 | 15:40 BST
James Cameron believes games will “help propel,” glasses-free 3D in the market
James Cameron is on about 3D again, this time, he is of the opinion that videogames will be the “drivers,” of the tech once cycle creation catches up before it trickles up to consumer televisions featuring the tech.
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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: 3d, avatar, james cameron
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”