Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 11:44 BST
UK retailers starts taking MW3 pre-orders
UK retailers have started taking pre-orders of Modern Warfare 3 following a colossal leak on the game last week.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, shopto
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 02:40 BST
Still burning: Hisaharu Tago on Soul Calibur’s epic return
Following the announcement of Soul Calibur V in Dubai last week, producer Hisaharu Tago speaks to Keza MacDonald about the series’s grand return, the general state of the genre and more.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Hisaharu Tago, level up, soul calibur v, team soul
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 07:57 BST
Brathwaite: Some social games developed without love
Industry veteran turned social gaming champion Brenda Brathwaite has said a quantity of social games are made by people who aren’t interested in the games themselves.
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Posted in: Casual, Trade
Tags: brenda brathwaite, loot drop
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 07:50 BST
Witcher II launches today: watch Namco Bandai’s UK PR team unbox it
After a while in development, CD Projekt Red launches The Witcher II today worldwide at retail and download. We haven’t see any reviews for the game, but we think there’s an embargo for today. We’ll look into that now. In the meantime, there’s a video after the break of Namco Bandai’s UK PR team unboxing the premium edition of the game and its contents.
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Posted in: Action, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: CD Projekt red, The Witcher II, The Witcher II: Assassins of Kings
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 07:12 BST
VendenBerghe to return to GDC Europe 2011
Three new sessions have been announced for GDC 2011, including a presentation by conference favourite Ubisoft creative director Jason VandenBerghe, on developing existing IP.
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Posted in: GDC Europe 2011
Tags: Exozet, Fishlabs, Jason Vandenberghe
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 06:42 BST
Plants vs Zombies to drop on Android this month
PopCap has announced its bestselling tower defence titles, Plants vs Zombies, will arrive on Android this month, and if you keep your eyes open, you can get it for free.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 06:17 BST
Catherine trailer asks the hard questions
The Catherine trailer in which you – yes, you – were invited to star has arrived. Look on with guilty voyeurism as people damage their intimate relationships.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 05:57 BST
Red Faction: Armageddon trailer gets plotty
THQ has released a new trailer for Red Faction: Armageddon, setting up the plot used to justify letting you loose in a fully destructible physics engine.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Red Faction: Armageddon, volition, Volition Inc
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 05:29 BST
Lionhead: Fable III PC “has never looked more beautiful”
Lionhead staff have commented that the PC port of Fable III is the most beautiful version of Albion seen so far, trumping its Xbox 360 progenitor.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PC, RPG
Tags: Don Williamson, Fable III, lionhead, Mike West
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 04:54 BST
Darkspore console port hinted at by level designer’s CV
Industry sleuth Superannuation has turned up an intriguing reference to a possible console port for Maxis’ action RPG, Darkspore.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 04:12 BST
Dragon Age Legends: Remix 01 hacks, slashes, defies conventional development methods
This is pretty damn cool. Remember Dragon Age’s Facebook game, Legends? Well, EA let indie dev Pixelante crack it open, scramble its insides a bit, and create an entirely different game. The result? Lightning-paced hack ‘n’ slasher Dragon Age Legends: Remix 01.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 07:33 BST
Rayman Origins Wii E3 “surprise” ruined
Retail outing of an unannounced Wii version of Rayman Origins has spoiled Ubisoft’s plans for a surprise E3 reveal.
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Posted in: E3 2011, PS3, Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Rayman Origins
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 02:51 BST
MDK 2 reduced from 280 MB to 40 MB for WiiWare release
Beamdog co-founder Trent Oster has commented on the challenge of squeezing MDK 2 into a file one-seventh of the original’s size, and why WiiWare was the game’s destiny.
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Posted in: Action, Development, Wii, WiiWare
Tags: Beamdog, bioware, MDK 2, Trent Oster
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 02:26 BST
Steam to deliver daily specials
In its continuing quest to lovingly soak up every spare cent you own, Steam will commence daily flash sales, every day of the year.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 02:07 BST
Harada: Namco “affected” by PSN downtime
Katsuhiro Harada has said the PlayStation Network’s outage has had negative effects on Namco Bandai.
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Posted in: Development, Fighter, Namco Bandai, PSN
Tags: Katsuhiro Harada, PSN outage
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 01:52 BST
Civilization World gameplay detailed in walkthrough trailer
Emotions I felt on hearing that Firaxis was bringing Civilization World to Facebook: dread; horror; repulsion and fascination. Emotions I feel having seen the trailer through the cut: relief; burgeoning hope and anticipation.
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 00:54 BST
Duke Nukem Forever demo drops for First Access Club June 3
Join the Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club and you too may partake of the demo when it appears in just over two weeks.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, gearbox software, randy pitchford
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 00:24 BST
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations one of Ubisoft’s largest teams ever
The Assassin’s Creed: Revelations team is reported to be one of the largest Ubisoft has ever fielded.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed: revelations, ubisoft montreal
Tue, May 17, 2011 | 15:27 BST
PSN Welcome Back package includes LBP, inFamous, more
Sony has detailed the Welcome Back packages for the EU and US PlayStation Networks, including a choice of two free PS3 games.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: PSN outage
Mon, May 16, 2011 | 21:10 BST
Sony: PS Store to recieve updates “multiple times per week” when returned
Sony has confirmed this evening that it’ll launch “multiple” updates for the PlayStation Store “per week” once it returns.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”