Monthly Archives: May 2011
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 07:50 BST
High Voltage denies Amazonbombing negative Conduit 2 reviewer
Conduit 2 developer High Voltage has fallen under suspicion of Amazonbombing in response to a negative review.
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Posted in: Shooter, Wii
Tags: amazon, Amazonbomb, conduit 2, high voltage
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 03:35 BST
Bayonetta creator wistful over possible Jeanne spin-off
Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya would like to make a spin-off of the OTT action game, starring the titular witch’s opposite number, Jeanne.
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Posted in: Action, Sega
Tags: Bayonetta, Hideki Kamiya, platinum, platinum games
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 03:17 BST
Dungeon Siege III demo roll out starts next week
Square Enix has whacked a date, which varies by platform, on the Dungeon Siege III demo.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PSN, RPG, Square Enix, Steam, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: demo, dungeon siege 3, Dungeon Siege III, obsidian, Obsidian Entertainment
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Sony debuts new SmartAR technology
Sony has shown off a new augmented reality technology called SmartAR, which unlike previous efforts such as EyePet and Eye of Judgement, doesn’t necessarily require specific markers to work.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 07:41 BST
Delayed APB: Reloaded open beta to kick off today
After a short delay, the APB: Reloaded open beta is back on track, and scheduled to fire up today.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter
Tags: APB: Reloaded, beta, gamersfirst, open beta
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 01:25 BST
Bungie child company launches Halo-suggestive countdown trailer
‘Tis the season for countdowns, this one hinting at something possibly Halo-shaped from a company strongly associated with Bungie.
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 00:58 BST
Carmageddon countdown kicks off series revival rumours
A suspicious countdown timer on carmageddon.com suggests we might see some surprises at E3 after all.
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Posted in: Racing
Tags: carmageddon, stainless games
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 00:35 BST
Rumour: Penguin to appear in Arkham City
Purported print sources apparently reveal ornithological villain the Penguin is to play a major role in Batman: Arkham City.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Rumour, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady, rocksteady studios, the Penguin
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 08:39 BST
PSP Remaster series to bring portable classics to PS3
Sony has announced a new line of HD revamps for classic PSP titles, giving them a serious brush off and making them playable on your PlayStation 3. The first to be trailered is the phenomenally successful Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, RPG, Sony
Tags: Monster Hunter Freedom 3, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, PSP Remaster, SCEI Japan
Sun, May 22, 2011 | 16:45 BST
Saturday Shorts: Kain, SR3, LBP2, Zelda timeline, Vaz
Loads of stuff out of Japan today, and loads of stuff regarding Sony as well. However, there was more stuff. Get that stuff in short-form after the break, and stuff.
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Posted in: Saturday Shorts, Shorts, VG247
Tags: Alexandre de Rochefort, charlottel motor speedway, courier, Frontierville, Gameloft, Keith Vaz, kid icarus, lbp2, legacy of kain, littlebigplanet 2, NASCAR, NASCAR The Game 2011, oregon trail, pioneer studios, popcap trading, Saints Row: The Third, silent hill 3, survey, the legend of zelda, uk gamescom deal, World of the Living Dead, zelda timeline, zynga
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 22:22 BST
Some PSN developers concerned over Sony’s planned store updates
A few studios are worried that Sony’s multiple updates on the PlayStation Store over the next few weeks could cause some titles too lose much needed exposure.
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Posted in: Development, PSN, Sony
Tags: Housemarque, welcome back
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 21:44 BST
Elemental: Fallen Enchantress has dedicated team to ensure smooth launch
Stardock’s Derek Paxton, lead producer and designer on Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, has said there shouldn’t be problems with the title once it launches like there were with Elemental: War on Magic.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: Derek Paxton, elemental, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, Fallen Enchantress, Stardock
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 21:23 BST
Report: Android market share at 36% compared to Apple’s 18.8%
According to figures drummed up by research group Gartner, sales of Android beat out iOS during Q1 2011.
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Quick Quotes: Nicalis on 2D sprites in Cave Story 3D
“When we started on the project back in December, I really wanted to find a way to make 2D characters also work in 3D space. Being a Cave Story fan myself, I thought other fans would probably appreciate it too. Anyway, we’ve spent a lot of time testing and making sure it works right, but now we have 2D characters in the 3D game. This includes the main character, Curly, all the Mimiga– literally every character and boss in the game as 2D sprites in a 3D world. What you won’t see, due to the fact that it’s a new engine and differences between the hardware, are the environments in 2D or the WiiWare sprites and art.” – Tyrone Rodriguez, producer and music director on Cave Story 3D (via D’toid).
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Posted in: 3DS, Development
Tags: Cave Story 3D, Nicalis, Tyrone Rodriguez
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 20:38 BST
Grasshopper Manufacture raises $80,000 for Japanese relief funds
Grasshopper Manufacture has raised over $80,000 for Japanese earthquake and tsunami relief funds.
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Posted in: Charity, Japan
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, suda 51
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 20:06 BST
Enterbrain expects 3DS to be Japan’s 2011 top seller despite slow start
Enterbrain has released its annual industry report for Japan, and the analyst firm expects 3DS to be a top seller in the country this year despite its slow start at retail.
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 18:54 BST
Activision memo on Modern Warfare 3 leak comes to light
An internal Activision memo sent to employees after information pertaining to Modern Warfare 3 was leaked last week, has itself been leaked.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, infinity ward, modern warfare 3
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 18:27 BST
Title update 1.00 released for L.A. Noire
Rockstar has released an automatic title update, version 1.00, for L.A. Noire for both PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 18:12 BST
First gameplay footage of Final Fantasy Type-0 hits
A Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy Battle Tournament event was held in Japan earlier today by Square, during which the firm showed a demo of Final Fantasy Type-0.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: FFT0, final fantasy, Final Fantasy Type-0, Type-0
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 17:43 BST
“Leaked” internal Project Café video demo proven fake
A video which appeared on YouTube this week, showing what looks to be an internal demo of Nintendo’s Project Café, three weeks before the console’s grand unveiling in Los Angeles during E3, has proven to be fake.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Project Cafe
Tags: leaked, Nintendo, project cafe, videos
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”