Monthly Archives: May 2011
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 16:58 BST
NPD: Xbox 360 moves 297K units, PS3 sales up 13%
NPD has reported that in April, industry sales were up 20 percent year-over-year to $961.2 million, with Easter holiday sales attributed to $60 million of the total figure. Xbox 360 was once again the best-selling console for the month, and Mortal Kombat was the clear software winner.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 22:19 BST
Alice Returns on PC will include original title through EA Store, pre-orders net soundtrack
EA has confirmed that PC users will also be privy to the original version of Alice when Madness Returns hits the EA Store on the platform.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: alice, alice madness retruns, Alice Returns, spicy horse
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 21:57 BST
War in the North dev diary explains the weaponry of Middle-earth
Warner Bros. and Snowblind Studios released a new diary today detailing the weaponry you will be handling in The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Ian Scott, lord of the rings, lord of the rings: war in the north, snowblind studios, war in the north
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 21:35 BST
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad for PSN and XBL announced
2XL Games, Reverb Publishing , and D3Publisher have announced Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad for PSN and XBL. It’s slated for a summer release.
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Posted in: D3 Publisher America, PSN, Racing, Xbox Live
Tags: 2XL Games, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad, Reverb Publishing
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 21:11 BST
Pre-paid 3DS eShop cards hitting US Best Buy outlets
Even though Nintendo doesn’t plan on launching its eShop until June, some Best Buy stores in the US are already stocking pre-paid cards for the service.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 21:01 BST
Quick Shots: Square hands out more Deus Ex: Human Revolution shots
Square has sent over some more shots for Deus Ex: Human Revolution which we have posted below. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is out in August 23 in the US and August 26 in the UK on PC, PS3 and 360.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 21:01 BST
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge dev diary discusses monsters
A new video for Hunted: The Demon’s Forge posted below, courtesy of Gamefront, will fill you in on how the monsters in the game were created. Hunted hits PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in North America on May 31 and lands in Europe on June 3.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 20:19 BST
Oddworld creator feels EA didn’t market Stranger’s Wrath very well
Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning has told Eurogamer that be believes EA didn’t do a very good job marketing Stranger’s Wrath.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PSN
Tags: lorne lanning, oddworld, Stranger's Wrath
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 19:43 BST
Operation Flashpoint: Red River dev diary details changes to command menu
A new developer diary for Operation Flashpoint: Red River has been released. In it, Codemasters shows how the command menus has been modified from the last outing. Red River releases for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 June 7 in the US. Thanks , Joystiq.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Fighter, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: operation flashpoint, red river
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 18:40 BST
Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D hitting UK in July
Capcoms’s Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D will be released in the UK in July, and Nintendo will be handling the game’s sales, marketing and distribution across Europe, according to MCV.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Nintendo, Shooter
Tags: Mercenaries 3D, resident evil, Resident Evil: Mercenaries
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 18:17 BST
Dave Jones takes an advisory position with APB: Reloaded developer
GamersFirst has hired Realtime Worlds’ Dave Jones as an advisor All Points Bulletin.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter
Tags: All Points Bulletin, apb, dave jones, gamersfirst, realtime worlds
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 23:09 BST
Ubisoft Q4 and FY11 financials: Ghost Recon delayed to 2012
Ubisoft has announced its year-end and Q4 FY11 results for the period endingon March 31. Sales for the firm’s Q4 came in at €178 million, which is down 15 percent year-over-year compared to the €210 million recorded for the same period of 2009-10.
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Posted in: Financials, Retail, Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: ubisoft financials
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 16:46 BST
Street Fighter X Tekken teaser video shows Cammy
A Street Fighter X Tekkemn teaser video has popped up on Game.Watch.Impress, and it definitely shows Cammy in a quite obvious manner, but her opponent is not so clear.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 16:23 BST
Familiarize yourself the Guild Wars 2 city of Lion’s Arch
ArenaNet has revealed the city of Lion’s Arch which is located in Tyria, the northernmost known continent in Guild Wars 2.
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: arenanet, guild wars, Guild Wars 2
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:55 BST
Remedy: Lessons have been learnt from developing Alan Wake
Remedy managing director Matias Myllyrinne has said that the developer has learnt lessons from the development of Alan Wake, and that it will use what it learnt from that with future projects.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:53 BST
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection announced for summer
Warner Bros. has officially announced the Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection for PC, PSN, and Xbox Live after being rumored for what seems like ages.
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Posted in: Fighter, PC, PSN, Warner Bros., Xbox Live
Tags: mortal kombat, Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection, Netherrealm Studios
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:28 BST
Sony Ericsson: “No concerns” with Xperia Play PS1 Classics despite low sales
Sony Ericsson has said its not worried about sales numbers for PS1 Classics on Xperia Play, saying it has “no concerns” of it so far.
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Posted in: Sony
Tags: Dominic Neil-Dwyer, ps1 classics, sony ericsson, XPERIA Play
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:19 BST
Quick Shots: Risen 2 screens show off new weapons and special attacks
Deep Silver has released a few new screenshots for Piranha Bytes’s Risen 2, which show firearms which are new to the series, as well as new special attacks.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: deep silver, Piranha Bytes, Risen, risen 2, Risen 2: Dark Waters
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 15:01 BST
Report: UK retail sources seeing an increase in PS3 trade-ins for Xbox 360
Retail sources close to Edge have told the site shops are getting more PS3 trade-ins than usual, as Sony’s PSN services continue to remain offline.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 18:22 BST
Telltale to show The Walking Dead, Jurassic Park at E3
Telltale’s confirmed it’s to show both The Walking Dead and Jurassic Park at E3 next month. The Walking Dead was announced back in February, with Telltale confirming a couple of weeks ago it would push Jurassic Park at retail for 360, the first time the company’s released a title to stores. Also on show will be Back to the Future and Puzzle Agent 2. Get prepared by watching a seven-minute gameplay video for Jurassic Park below.
Thanks, Gamershell.
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Posted in: Adventure, Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Jurrasic Park, telltale, The Walking Dead
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”