Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 21:54 BST
Rockstar: Future will be boring if games are only about “shooting things, dying and starting over”
L.A. Noire director and Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara and Rockstar VP of development Jeronimo Barrera have stated in an interview that the L.A. Noire is a step towards creating a games which revolve around human drama, which may eventually pave the way for the developer to create a weapon-free game in the future.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: Brendan McNamara, Jeronimo Barrera, L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 21:03 BST
Fable III PC demo never planned for release, listing was a misunderstanding
It looks as though there won’t be a Fable III PC demo released after all.
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 20:58 BST
Brink updates for 360, PSN and Steam detailed
Splash Damage has posted a Brink update over on the firm’s official site, which details some of the in-game issues which the firm is aware of or have already addressed with an update.
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 20:22 BST
Pre-order Collector’s Edition for Dark Souls at same price as standard edition
Namco has announced a Collector’s Edition for Dark Souls, which is slated for release in October on PS3 and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 19:14 BST
Ballmer excited over gaining Skype’s 170 million users
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said during a press conference yesterday regarding the firm’s purchase of Skype, that the company will continue to offer the service on non-Microsoft products.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: skype, steve ballmer
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 18:22 BST
eShop: Game Gear and Game Boy titles to possibly be available at launch
Nintendo is expected to launch the long-awaited eShop sometime this month, and according to various rumors and reports, Game Gear and original Game Boy titles could be made available right at launch.
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 17:56 BST
SEGA announces CRUSH 3D for Nintendo 3DS
SEGA has announced that a redesigned version of CRUSH for Nintendo 3DS.
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 17:24 BST
Amazon lists Rayman: Origins for a November 15 release in the US
Although Ubisoft hasn’t provided an official release date for Rayman: Origins, it hasn’t stopped Amazon from putting up a placeholder date of November 15 for North America.
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 09:19 BST
LA Noire launch trailer shows murderous intent
Rockstar’s released the launch trailer for LA Noire ahead of its launch next week. Watch it below the break.
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 16:37 BST
Another Mass Effect 3 information blowout hits the net
As if the lovely details pulled from an issue of OXM weren’t enough to satisfy your curiosity for Mass Effect 3, a poster over on the BioWare forums has provided readers with some other details gleaned from an issue of Xbox World Magazine.
The information, which we pulled from an updated Mass Effect 3 post over on NeoGAF, has quite few spoilers in it, so if you wish to remain pure and lily white, do not wander off below the break.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 3
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 16:03 BST
Bethesda airs first trailer for New Vegas: Honest Hearts
Bethesda’s released the first trailer for Honest Hearts, the second DLC pack for Fallout: New Vegas.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, PC, PS3, PSN, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Fallout: New Vegas, Honest Hearts, Obsidian Entertainment
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 16:42 BST
Rumor: Call of Duty Elite, MW3 logo and cover outed
A post over on the Electric Hydra forums (via Destructoid) has what it claims are logos for Modern Warfare 3 and something called Call of Duty: Elite.
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Posted in: Rumour, Shooter
Tags: beachhead, call of duty, call of duty: elite, modern warfare 3
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 15:04 BST
Report – TDU2 devs Eden Games go on strike
Gama‘s reporting that Eden Games has gone on a one day strike due to layoffs at the studio and apparent “mismanagement” by parent company Atari.
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Posted in: Atari, Namco Bandai, Racing
Tags: Eden Games, test drive unlimited 2
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 21:09 BST
CD Projekt considering expansions for Witcher 2 instead of traditional DLC
The Witcher 2′s senior producer, Tomasz Gop, has said that the developer plans on releasing future content for Assassins of Kings, but for the moment, the firm is laser focused on getting the game out the door first.
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Posted in: Atari, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: geralt, the witcher, the witcher 2, Tomasz Gop
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 16:34 BST
Guild Wars 2: “MMOs at this point are stuck in a rut”
ArenaNet believes the MMO genre’s apparently endless malaise can be broken with some heady innovation in Guild Wars 2. Steph Nunneley details gaming’s most exciting online prospect.
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Posted in: Interview, MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: arenanet, Chris Lye, guild wars, Guild Wars 2, Ree Soesbee
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 13:59 BST
Dragon Quest Collection formally announced by Square
Square Enix has made a formal announcement regarding the Dragon Quest Collection which is being released in celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii
Tags: Dragon Quest Collection, famicon, super famicon
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 13:57 BST
Konami: PES 2012 announce in “a few days”
Konami has confirmed that the formal announcement of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is only just “a few days” away.
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Posted in: Konami, Sports
Tags: Jon Murphy, PES 2012, Pro Evo 2012, Pro Evolution Soccer 2012, Team PES
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 13:40 BST
Tekken x Street Fighter development hasn’t “really started,” says Harada
Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has said that development hasn’t properly begun on Tekken x Street Fighter.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken x Street Fighter
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 11:52 BST
PS3 3D keynote confirmed for Develop
Develop organisers have announced this morning that a PS3 3D post-mortem will take place at the event in July.
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Posted in: Develop 2011, PS3, Sony
Tags: develop, Mick Hocking
Wed, May 11, 2011 | 11:28 BST
Dead or Alive: Dimensions shows off QTEs, more
GT’s posted some new footage of Dead or Alive: Dimensions, showing off quick-time events for the fighter, as well as other bits of gameplay. You can watch them below the break. The fighter is due out later this month for 3DS.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”