Monthly Archives: May 2011
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 20:50 BST
inFamous 2 video gives you a refresher course on the story
A video posted below for inFamous 2, which gives you a bit of a refresher course on the plot.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: infamous, inFamous 2, sucker punch
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 20:24 BST
Quick Shots: Shadows the Damned pics show weapons, tattoos, bad news for a giant
EA has sent over some really nice shots for Shadows of the Damned.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned, suda 51
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 19:55 BST
Spicy Horse signs PopCap deal, Alice gets new video
American McGee’s firm, Spicy Horse Entertainment, has taken its first initial step into the social and and online gaming market by securing a $3 million investment from Singapore and Shanghai-based Vickers Venture Partners, and has revealed its next project to be a 3D version of a popular PopCap title.
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Posted in: Action, Casual, Development, EA, Mac, PC, PS3, PopCap, Xbox 360
Tags: alice, Alice: Madness Returns, spicy horse
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 19:05 BST
SEGA financials show profits doubling during its last fiscal year
SEGA has released its financials for its fiscal year ending March 31, and it shows the firm with profits up 104.8 percent to ¥41.5 billion ($515.5 million), and revenue up 3.1 percent to ¥396.7 billion ($4.9 billion).
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Sega, Trade, sega financials
Tags: sega financials
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 17:55 BST
Square reports 35% drop in sales, blames “weak consoles performance”
Square Enix has released its financial information for its fiscal year ending March 31, and it finds sales down 35 percent for the year to ¥12 billion ($148 million/£90.6 million).
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Trade, square financials
Tags: square enix financials
Sat, May 14, 2011 | 08:25 BST
Report: Modern Warfare 3 scooped, details outed
Kotaku has a massive scoop on Modern Warfare 3, which the site says is coming out November 8. So, without further ado, let’s get to it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, raven, sledgehammer
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 15:51 BST
Leaked GameStop document rumors possible release dates for MGS: Rising, Tomb Raider, more
A reported, and rumored internal document from GameStop store has been leaked onto the net, and it shows anticipated in-store dates for some rather large, as of yet undated titles.
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Posted in: America, Retail, Rumour
Tags: colonial marines, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Final Fantasy XIII-2, metal gear solid rising, Prototype 2, tomb raider
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 17:16 BST
Square Enix: 25,000 email addresses taken in Deus Ex website hack
Square Enix has confirmed that personal data has been compromised after hackers accessed the Eidos Montreal website.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 16:04 BST
First Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 trailer, info, screens is go
Konami’s formally announced the first details and released the first video for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012, as planned. The video features producer Shingo “Seabass” Takatsuka detailing many of the aspects and features for this year’s game. Get it below the break.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 14:49 BST
LA Noire TV ad is not much else
Rockstar’s released a new TV ad for LA Noire. Not much else to say, but it’s a tiny morsel of something that should keep the hype going until next week. Game’s out on PS3 and 360 on Tuesday in the US and next Friday in the UK. Now, back to Murder She Wrote.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 14:08 BST
First Starhawk trailer goes over single-play, multiplay, Build & Battle
Sony’s released the first full trailer for Starhawk, detailing the game’s single-player and story, multiplayer and the RTS-lite element known as Build & Battle.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Dylan Jobe, lightbox interactive, starhawk
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 02:49 BST
Soul Calibur V details confirm guest appearances and more
Some details pulled from the transcript of Hisaharu Tago’s Soul Calibur V presentation in Dubai earlier in the week has brought a few extra nuggets on the title to light.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: soul calibur, soul calibur v, team soul
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 13:47 BST
SOE details its “make good” plan for subscribers
Sony Online Entertainment’s put up a new blog post which details how it plans to compensate its customers and when they can expect its services to come back online.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: clones wars adventures, DC Universe Online, everquest, everquest II, free relams, PoxNora, SOE offline, star wars galaxies, Vanguard
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 13:33 BST
Speedhunters DLC pack announced for Shift 2: Unleashed
EA’s announced a new DLC pack for Shift 2: Unleashed and it’s bound to please speed junkies.
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Posted in: EA, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, ea, need for speed, Shift 2, Shift 2: Unleashed, speedhunters
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 13:22 BST
Eidos Montreal working on new IP, confirms Square chart
Square Enix studios across the world, including Eidos Montreal, are working on five new IPs respectively, the publisher confirmed this morning.
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Posted in: Square Enix
Tags: eidos montreal, io interactive, Square Enix London, Square Enix Tokyo
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 13:03 BST
Ubisoft: Beyond Good & Evil 2, I Am Alive not canned
Ubisoft’s stemmed any fears that Beyond Good & Evil 2 and I Am Alive have both been canned, insisting that the two titles are still in development.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Ubisoft
Tags: beyond good and evil 2, i am alive
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 12:14 BST
Friday shorts: Cave Story, Dead or Alive Dimensions, Zynga
It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Sorry. Here’s the shorts.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Friday shorts
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 11:17 BST
Svensson: Capcom’s interest in PC market “growing”
Capcom has said that the profile of PC gaming inside the publisher is one that is “growing,” although insists improvement is still to be done.
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Posted in: Capcom, PC
Tags: christian svensson
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 10:36 BST
Starhawk goes big in 13 minute gameplay video
Boom. G4‘s just dropped a massive 13 minute video of the now-announced Starhawk, which entirely consists of gameplay. Yes, there’s commentary on it, but again: gameplay. You can watch it below the break. Read Stace’s impressions as well as his interview with developer Lightbox here. The PS3 exclusive’s out in 2012.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 10:17 BST
New Darkness II shots shows guns, creatures in the night
2K’s released some new shots of The Darkness II. The screens are all part of a new preview that CVG went live with yesterday afternoon. As the screens show, there is definitely some weird things happening in NYC. Hit the link to check them out.
The Darkness II launches this fall for PS3, 360 and PC from Digital Extremes.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Digital Extremes, The Darkness II
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”