Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 07:34 BST
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures inspired by the love of toys
Skylander: Spyro’s Adventure is exactly what it looks like: wish fulfilment for kids who wanted their toys to come to life.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Platformer, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Toys for Bob
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 07:33 BST
Non-competitive MP in RF: Armageddon explained, UGC tools hinted for future titles
Volition has detailed why it doesn’t have competitive multiplayer in Red Faction, Armageddon, explaining that co-op multiplayer “worked better” for the game.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: David Azbug, Red Faction: Armageddon, volition
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 07:36 BST
Atari’s Cryptic Studios picked up by Perfect World
Atari has sold Star Trek Online and Neverwinter developer Cryptic Studios to Perfect World.
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Posted in: Atari, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: champions online, cryptic studios, neverwinter, Perfect World, star trek online
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 07:29 BST
Rumour – 360 Kinect 250Gb bundle to get $100 price-cut
US retailer Target may have just outed an E3 surprise from Microsoft: a $100 price-cut on the 250Gb Xbox 360 Kinect bundle.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 06:41 BST
Report – Sakaguchi says Last Story western localisation is inbound
LiveWii‘s reporting that Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi confirmed to French gaming press recently that The Last Story will be localised for Europe.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: Hironobu Sakaguchi, mistwalker, the last story
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 06:14 BST
First Heart of the Swarm shots show Kerrigan, Zerg stuff
Dutch site InsideGamer‘s gone live with the first screenshots of the second StarCraft II story chapter Heart of the Swarm, following a leak of its first teaser last week. You can get more of them from the link, but it’s not exactly the biggest surprise in the world to hear they feature Kerrigan and Zerg-based things. Heart of the Swarm, which follows Wings of Liberty and comes before Protoss-based Legacy of the Void, has no release date yet.
Thanks, GAF.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: heart of the swarm, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 05:39 BST
Tuesday Shorts, overnight edition – E3 billboard, Minecraft docco, Liberty City street view
Holiday weekends just mean even more entertaining dribbles of almost-news than usual. Venture within and be fully informed.
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Posted in: Australia, E3 2011, Movies, PC, PlayStation Move, Retail, Shorts, Windows Phone 7, Xbox Live, hardware, indie, nVidia, peripherals
Tags: avatar, choice, consumer watchdog, grand theft auto iv, gta iv, Gunhero, history, Mango, Minecraft, sharpshooter, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the legend of zelda, xbox 360 avatars, Zapper
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 04:58 BST
Laidlaw: Dragon Age II’s weaknesses “must be improved”
Dragon Age lead designer Mike Laidlaw has responded to criticism of Dragon Age II, thanking players for feedback and standing by the game’s narrative elements.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age II, mike laidlaw
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 08:13 BST
Sony confirms full PSN restoration by end of this week
Sony has announced that PlayStation Network, including PlayStation Store and the services it offers, will be fully restored by the end of this week.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: Full restoration
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 04:30 BST
Sengoku developer diary talks factions
Paradox has released a new developer diary for its feudal Japanese strategy epic, Sengoku.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 04:07 BST
Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team listed by ratings board
The reliably spoilerific Australian Classifications Board has revealed an unannounced Warhammer 40,000 title.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: THQ Digital Studios UK, warhammer 40k space marine, Warhammer 40K: Kill Team
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 03:48 BST
Hackers: “This is the beginning of the end for Sony”
A hacker group has threatened imminent and drastic action against Sony – when it finishes with PBS.
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Posted in: PSN, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: hack, hackers, hacking, Lulzsec, PSN outage
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 03:25 BST
Rumour – Sony unimpressed by David O. Russell’s Uncharted ideas, Wahlberg out
Anonymous sources have told the LA Times Sony wasn’t pleased by David O. Russell’s ideas for the upcoming Uncharted script, leading to the director stepping away from the project.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 06:03 BST
Report – Call of Duty Elite is both free and subs-based
The mysterious Call of Duty Elite is reported to be a premium platform for online services above and beyond the standard Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer package.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Trade, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, call of duty: elite, call of duty: modern warfare 3, COD Elite, modern warfare 3
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 02:04 BST
Gamestop to fulfil elderly Duke Nukem Forever pre-orders
If you have a twelve year-old Gamestop receipt for a Duke Nukem Forever pre-order, go ahead and cash it in. It’s still good.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, pre-order bonus
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 01:50 BST
Microsoft Fusion trademarks turn up
Collaborating mysterious ratings board listings, Microsoft has trademarked three new titles, each under the Fusion name.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Fusion, Fusion Genesis, Fusion Sentient, Fusion Vault, trademark
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 01:17 BST
The Secret World dev diary ties together story and missions
The Secret World has an ambitious story – every conspiracy theory, all of them true. How do you turn that into structured gameplay? Oh, padawan. Come and have a look.
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 00:43 BST
Interplay on the rocks, Fallout Online in jeopardy
A financial statement has reportedly revealed original Fallout publisher Interplay is in deep, deep trouble, with a number of projects including Fallout Online on very shaky ground.
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Posted in: Financials, Interplay, MMO
Tue, May 31, 2011 | 00:20 BST
Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta dated, detailed
The Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception beta kicks off in just a few weeks, and Naughty Dog has outlined exactly what it will contain. Colour me extremely excited.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: beta, naughty dog, uncharted 3, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Mon, May 30, 2011 | 23:40 BST
E3 rumour watch: Gears of War Exile, Halo HD featured in Xbox World Magazine
The latest edition of Xbox World Magazine has reached subscribers’ hands and the cover reportedly reveals that they’re carrying a E3 Show Preview feature which has Gears of War Exile and Halo HD as part of the line-up of games.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Epic Games, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”