Monthly Archives: May 2011
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 00:21 BST
Duke Nukem Forever promo video includes detailed autopsy
Would you like to see a Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer which contains no gameplay footage or cinematic whatsoever? Trust me, you do.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, gearbox software
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 00:09 BST
Starbreeze reports suggests Project RedLime recently expanded, new downloadable title inbound
Project RedLime, the top secret Starbreeze Studios title strongly suspected to be a new Syndicate, has been increased in scale, and that a new downloadable title from the studio is in the works.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Trade
Tags: Project Redlime, starbreeze, starbreeze studios
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 23:33 BST
L.A. Noire’s first ten minutes captured
Here’s a video of the first ten minutes of gameplay of L.A. Noire, for those who simply can’t wait.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 23:16 BST
Bungie-linked company holds Destiny trademark
A new company associated with high-profile Bungie names and a an associated trademark filing have reignited speculation on Bungie’s rumoured Destiny project.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, Shooter
Tags: bungie, Destiny, Podophobia Entertainment, trademark
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 08:16 BST
Sony and Rockstar issue statement on L.A. Noire and PS3 overheating issues
Sony and Rockstar have issued a joint statement regarding the claim by some L.A. Niore users that the game is causing their PS3 to overheat or shut down.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar
Tags: firmware 3.61, L.A. Noire, la noire, ps3 overheating, team bondi
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 22:14 BST
Escalation Pack for Black Ops hitting PC on June 2
Treyarch has announced that the Escalation Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released on PC June 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, call of the dead, Escalation, treyarch
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 21:58 BST
BioWare feels MMO comparisons to WoW are “inevitable” with SWTOR
BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has said it’s “inevitable,” for a new large-scale MMO coming out to be compared to World of Warcraft, and Star Wars: The Old Republic is no exception. However, the co-founder of the RPG studio believes that since its MMO is “using the biggest license in the world,” SWTOR is a different kettle of fish.
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Posted in: Development, EA, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, Greg Zeschuk, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 21:04 BST
Rumor – Alan Wake: Night Springs in development at Remedy
An “extremely trusted” source close to XBLAFans has told the site that a new Alan Wake game, subtitled Night Springs, is in development at Remedy for release on Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Development, Rumour, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: alan wake, alan wake: night springs, remedy
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 20:33 BST
Bulletstorm’s Gun Sonata DLC released for PC
Epic and People Can Fly have released the Gun Sonata DLC for Bulletstorm on PC, which has been available for around a month on consoles.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, people can fly
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 20:06 BST
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition available for pre-order on Steam
Capcom has put Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition up for pre-order on Steam.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 19:46 BST
Capcom needs your help naming Pawns in Dragon’s Dogma
Dragon’s Dogma producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, would like some input on naming some of the Pawns players will have as allies in the game.
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Posted in: Action, RPG
Tags: dragons dogma, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 19:23 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 video gets you acquainted with the game’s scoring system
Warner and Day 1 Studios have released a new trailer for F.E.A.R. 3, which gives you a look at the game’s scoring system.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Day 1 Studios, f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 19:01 BST
Indie developers Jonathan Blow, Chris Hecker and Alex Neuse to speak at UCSC this month
The University of California Santa Cruz is holding a guest speaker session, which will be hosted by indie developers Jonathan Blow, Chris Hecker and Alex Neuse.
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Posted in: Education, indie
Tags: Alex Neuse, Chris Hecker, Jonathan Blow
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 18:02 BST
Street Fighter X Tekken teaser is not really a tease
Capcom has released another blotted-out character teaser for Street Fighter X Tekken, and if you watch the video closely, you will find the character – like the Cammy teaser before it – is rather obvious. It doesn’t hurt that the fighter was tweeted earlier in the week. There’s still no exact date for SFxTK. Watch the teaser below.
Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 04:28 GMT
First Witcher 2 patch to be released next week
CD Projekt RED has announced that The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings will receive its first patch next week.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 15:23 BST
GameStop financials: Growth reported in new, used, and digital sales sectors
GameStop has reported its Q1 earnings for its fiscal year, which ended on April 30, and it finds sales up 9.5 percent to $2.28 billion, compared to the prior year’s $2.08 billion.
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Trade
Tags: gamestop financials
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 10:03 BST
Report: Sony plans to bring PS Store back online May 24
Sony intends to bring the PlayStation Store back online on May 24, should a memo sent to the firm’s publishing partners be any indication, following PSN being taken down as the result of a mid-April hack.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: psn hack, PSN outage
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 16:04 BST
Resistance 3 gets seven-minute gameplay video from Mississippi River
Sony’s released a brand new, seven-minute long video of Resistance 3, this time based on a level in the game from the Mississippi River. The video shows Cappelli and Malikov under attack from the Chimera whilst going down the river, fending off grimms, shock drones and even dropships while trying to stay hidden from a goliath. Get the video below, with new screens over on the EU PS Blog.
Resistance 3 launches on September 6 in the US for PS3.
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Posted in: Horror, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac games, resistance 3
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 16:30 BST
ArmA III set on Mediterranean island, out 2012 for PC
Bohemia’s confirmed a 2012 release for ArmA 3, it’s super-realistic war sim, which is to be “set on an authentic Mediterranean island modeled from the real geographic data.”
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 15:45 BST
Enlarge your Johnson with Shadows of the Damned
EA has released a new trailer for Grasshopper Manufature’s Shadows of the Damned.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned, suda
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”