Monthly Archives: May 2011
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 15:39 BST
Hellgate to relaunch as F2P this year, closed beta starts in June
HanbitSoft has announced it will launch Hellgate as a free-to-play MMO later this year.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: free-to-play, HanbitSoft, hellgate, hellgate:london
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 15:19 BST
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 announced for Q4 2011, NGP version confirmed
Warner’s announced Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for a Q4 2011 launch.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, DS, NGP, PC, PS3, PSP, Warner Bros., Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, traveller's tales, tt games
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 15:15 BST
Engineer profession detailed for Guild Wars 2
ArenaNet has reveled the Engineer for Guild Wars 2, and apparently, the profession boasts of them being “masters of mechanical mayhem.”
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 17:56 BST
Program which allows Kinect to read sign-language created
Some French programmers have used the open-source version of Kinect which allows the device to recognize American sign-language.
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Posted in: Kinect, hardware
Tags: American Sign Language, ASL, kinect sign language
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 14:46 BST
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries gets July 1 UK launch
Nintendo’s announced that Resident Evil: The Mercenaries will release, just as we predicted, on July 1. Mercenaries, with marketing and distribution being handled by Nintendo instead of Capcom, already had a June 28 US launch confirmed. It’ll release on June 2 in Japan. The title is based off the Mercenaries mode from Resident Evil 4 and 5, and will feature several main RE characters, including Chris and Claire Redfield, Jill Valentine, Albert Wesker, Barry Burton and Rebbecca Chambers, to name a few.
Via EG.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 16:39 BST
New 360 update introduces PayPal, auto-standby
Major Nelson’s announced the availability of the first of a four-part dashboard update for 360, which introduces PayPal as a new form of payment.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: 360 update, paypal
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 15:02 BST
NBA 2K11 has Bulls winning the NBA finals over the Mavericks in seven
2K Sports has run a simulation of the NBA Playoffs and it predicted the Chicago Bulls winning the playoffs over the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 13:45 BST
Mortal Kombat Legacy Episode 5 continues Kitana and Mileena’s story
Episode 5 of the Mortal Kombat Legacy series was released on May 16, and it’s part two of Mileena and Kitana’s story.
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Posted in: Internet
Tags: mortal kombat legacy
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 12:40 BST
LA Noire: Nichlson Electroplating arson case set for June 21 release
Rockstar’s set to launch the Nichlson Electroplating arson case on June 21, if a redeeming page its set up is correct.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 12:26 BST
RAGE Anarchy Edition confirmed for UK
Bethesda’s just confirmed that the Anarchy Edition of RAGE will launch here in the UK.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: id software, rage, RAGE Anarchy Edition
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 14:09 BST
Infinity Ward: Modern Warfare 3 post-launch support to be “major focus”
Infinity Ward community boss Robert Bowling has said that post-launch support for Modern Warfare 3 will be a main aim for the studio after it launches in November.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, rob bowling
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 10:54 BST
New LA Noire short story out now ahead of tomorrow’s full release
Rockstar’s released a new short story for LA Noire as it prepares to launch in the UK tomorrow. Known as “Naked Story,” it’s been written by Joe R. Lansdale. The story, which is part of a fuller collection of short stories that will release on June 6, is available to read for free at Complex. LA Noire releases tomorrow for PS3 and 360 in the UK following a US launch earlier this week. Protip: you should probably buy it.
Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: Rockstar, Stuff
Tags: Joe R. Lansdale, la noire, Naked Story, team bondi
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 10:38 BST
Japanese charts: 3DS, Wii sales hit record low, PSP and Dragon Quest still on top
Media Create has said that Nintendo 3DS had seen its worst sales period in Japan since it launched in the country in February.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 09:46 BST
Capcom: Resident Evil: Mercenaries originally began as tech test
Masachika Kawata, producer on both Resident Evil titles for 3DS, has said that the upcoming Mercenaries had previously began life as a tech test.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Horror
Tags: Massachika Kawata, Resident Evil: Mercenaries, Resident Evil: Revelations
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 21:51 BST
Sega delays Anarchy Reigns worldwide into 2012
Sega’s confirmed to VG247 that Anarchy Reigns has been delayed into 2012 worldwide.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Anarchy Reigns, platinum games
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 09:28 BST
Suda51: Dante’s Inferno is “mainstream,” “standard”
Grasshopper Manufacture lead Goichi Suda has said Shadows of the Damned’s vision of hell is less generic than Visceral’s efforts in Dante’s Inferno.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, Interview, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper, Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned, suda51
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 09:49 BST
BULLETCAST, May 19 – What you need to know now
Catch up now. Plenty of stuff for you to look at here.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Report – 33 staff laid off at Zipper Interactive
According to a Kotaku report, 33 people have been made redundant at Zipper Interactive. Sony said that the layoffs from the SOCOM and MAG developer was “normal business practice and a result of cutting back on production resources after the launch of two major franchises.” Zipper launched new massively multiplayer IP MAG back in January of last year, whilst it released SOCOM 4 last month, both for PS3.
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 08:07 BST
Thursday shorts: Gears of War board game, Kojima and Nomura, The Old Republic
Its Thursday, so crush it and eat it alive before the weekend. But read some shorts first, yo.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Thursday shorts
Thu, May 19, 2011 | 16:36 BST
A sense of power: Sucker Punch on inFamous 2
Sucker Punch has big plans for inFamous 2. The message it hammered into press at a recent event in Sydney is that it doesn’t want to create inFamous 1.5, but a fresh and exciting experience.
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Posted in: Action, Interview, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: inFamous 2, Joe Ishikura, Ken Schramm, sucker punch
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”