Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 11:14 BST
Soul Calbur V is ten percent done, 20+ roster aimed for
Team Soul has confirmed in this week’s issue of Famitsu that development on Soul Calibur V is only ten percent done.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Hisaharu Tago, soul calibur v, team soul
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 10:51 BST
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning PAX East panel gets videoed
EA’s released the full PAX East panel of 38 Studios and Big Huge Games’ upcoming RPG Kingdoms of Reckoning: Amalur in video form. It follows a gameplay video tease from the panel being released last week. Now you can watch the full demo of the title and the panel. You can watch it at Joystiq. Game’s out next year for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, big huge games, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 09:36 BST
Xbox E3 website opens up, events detailed
Microsoft’s launched a E3 2011 website, detailing the publisher’s plans for the show in three weeks.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, Forza Motorsport 4, Gears of War 3, Kudo Tsunoda, turn 10
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 09:09 BST
LA Noire’s version of Los Angeles is thanks to 1920s daredevil
Back in the 1920s, a gentleman named Robert Spence flew a biplane over Los Angeles and photographed the city from above, using a 46-pound camera. Now, nearly 90 years later, his images have inspired a new generation of entertainment.
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Posted in: PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, Robert Spence, Simon Wood, team bondi
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 09:08 BST
Howard: Unlimited number of dragons to feature in Skyrim
Want to buy Skyrim just to purely slay dragons? It’s your lucky day, slick.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Bethesda Game Studios, Skyrim, TES V, TES V: Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, todd howard
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 09:05 BST
BULLETCAST, May 18 – What you need to know now
Big stuff. Little stuff. All the important stuff to get you through this morning.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 08:46 BST
Report – Modern Warfare 3 trailer to air during NBA Playoffs next week
The first full trailer for Modern Warfare 3 will be shown during the NBA Playoffs next Monday evening/Tuesday morning BST, according to GAF.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, NBA Playoffs
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 08:46 BST
SpongeBob SquigglePants doodles its way to 3DS
He lives in a pineapple under the sea, but SpongeBob SquarePants has just made his Nintendo 3DS debut too, with the release of SpongeBob SquigglePants from THQ.
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Posted in: 3DS, Mini-games, THQ
Tags: minigames, nanogames, Patrick, SpongeBob SquarePants, SpongeBob SquigglePants
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 08:10 BST
Mass Effect comic Genesis now on XBLMP
EA’s now released Genesis, the interactive comic based on events for Mass Effect 1, for Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: bioware, dark horse, mass effect, mass effect 2, Mass Effect 2: Genesis
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 07:56 BST
99 Bullets heading towards DSiWare at a rapid pace
This is an interesting, confusing little idea. Imagine a shoot-em-up where every bullet represents a life, and every life represents a bullet. You’ve only got 99 of them, so shoot – and duck – wisely.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 07:43 BST
Crysis 2 gets its Retaliation DLC
Crysis 2 has just gotten that little bit bigger, with the release of the Retaliation DLC pack which brings four new maps to Crytek’s latest shooter. It’ll set you back 800 MS Points, and brings with it four new maps.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 07:35 BST
EA wants your input to shape new Command & Conquer
It still hasn’t announced Command & Conquer 5, but Electronic Arts has started asking gamers (that’s you!) where the company should “improve” the franchise, fuelling the idea the next big RTS can’t be too far away.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Simulation
Tags: command & conquer, Command & Conquer 5, feedback
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 07:04 BST
BioWare details how your choices will carry over into Mass Effect 3
If you know what a “Rachni” is, then congratulations: your entire life has been building to this moment.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 06:46 BST
Guardian Heroes trailer gives an all-too-brief glimpse
The heroes return this (northern) summer, with the remastered, rebooted re-release of Guardian Heroes. Right now, that feels like an awfully long way away, and the wait’s not been made any better by the release of this teeny tiny trailer.
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Posted in: Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Guardian Heroes, sega saturn
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 06:14 BST
BioShock 2 Minerva’s Den DLC finally coming to PC later this month
Good things come to those who wait. And wait. And wait. And give up hope, storm off in frustration, and randomly stumble across the news months later.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, Shooter
Tags: bioshock 2, dlc, Minerva's Den, PC
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 06:00 BST
L.A. Noire gives much-needed boost to Take-Two shares
Following the release of L.A. Noire in the United States, Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive has seen its shares skyrocket to a new three-year high.
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 05:06 BST
Kinect-enabled Hole In The Wall encourages contortions
File this one under “Didn’t we already see that?”. It seems that Microsoft is currently working on a new Kinect title called Hole In The Wall. You might know it better as Human Tetris.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: cartoon network, Hole In The Wall, Human Tetris
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 04:34 BST
PlayStation Phone heads to America May 26
The long-awaited “PlayStation Phone”, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play, has already launched in parts of Europe and Canada, but hasn’t yet made it to the United States. Don’t worry though, you’ve got just over a week left to wait.
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Posted in: Android, Mobile, Sony
Tags: playstation phone, sony ericsson, Sony Ericsson Xperia, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, XPERIA Play
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 04:08 BST
Sony defends delay in public PSNgate announcement
Two weeks ago, a Tokyo press conference found Sony to be apologetic and remorseful. Now though, the company has had enough of being the victim, and is striking back.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, Sony
Tags: howard stringer, playstation network, PSNgate, Qriocity
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 03:39 BST
Behind-the-scenes book of Portal 2 now available on Steam
We all know that Valve makes great games – but now the company has dabbled in making great books, too. Portal 2 – The Final Hours is a digital tome that will give you an “unvarnished look” behind the scenes on Valve’s most recent puzzler.
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Posted in: PC, Steam, Valve
Tags: book, digital book, geoff keighley, portal 2, Portal 2 - The Final Hours, portal prequel, The Final Hours of Portal 2
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”