Monthly Archives: May 2011
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 13:52 BST
EA going on offensive with Battlefield 3 marketing
EA has said it’s going on the “offense” in regards to its marketing on Battlefield 3, saying that it kicked off its campaign early to establish a “beachhead.”
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Lincoln Hirshberger
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 14:40 BST
Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion, will support Xbox and Kinect
Microsoft’s announced that its bought VOIP chat service Skype for $8.5 billion.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 11:46 BST
Professor Layton series ships 12 million worldwide
Level 5 has announced that the Professor Layton series has shipped 12 million units worldwide since its inception in 2007. Four titles in the series have launched on DS, with a fifth – The Mask of Miracle – appearing on 3DS. A sixth game is in development, according to Level 5 boss Akihiro Hino.
Thanks, Andriasang.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, DS, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: Akihiro Hino, level-5, professor layton
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 11:20 BST
Warner: New Monolith title to be shown soon
Warner Bros. Seattle head Laura Fryer has said that the new title from F.E.A.R. developer Monolith will be unveiled soon.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Warner Bros.
Tags: laura fryer, monolith, Warner Bros Interactive Seattle
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 10:48 BST
Pre-order on Steam, save 10% on Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is now available for pre-order on Steam, and you can save 10 percent off the usual price on both the standard and Augmented editions by doing so.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Square Enix
Tags: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, PC, Square Enix, steam
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 10:48 BST
Leaked Tomb Raider script sheds light on the young Lara Croft
By now, we all know that the impending Tomb Raider reboot will take us back through Lara’s past. Now, a leaked voice-acting script has shed some light on what she was like back then, and the dynamics of her relationship with another treasure hunter, Conrad Roth.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, tomb raider
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 11:36 BST
Remedy: “More Wake is coming,” isn’t a sequel
Remedy head of franchise Oskari Hakkinen has confirmed that more Wake action is on the way, but has said it isn’t Alan Wake 2.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, alan wake 2, Oskari Häkkinen, remedy
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 12:25 BST
EA confirms Crysis 2 Retaliation Map Pack
EA has confirmed to VG247 that it’ll launch the first map pack for Crysis 2, known as Retaliation, on May 17.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 10:07 BST
Pre-order Rocksmith, get $25 off a guitar
Most other rhythm / music games come bundled with their own plastic peripherals. Rocksmith doesn’t, but Ubisoft would like to make it easier for you to buy the real guitar you’ll need to play the game.
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Posted in: PS3, Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: guitar, Guitar World, Rocksmith
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 09:42 BST
Street Fighter: The New Challengers is a new, animated adaptation
The epic Street Fighter empire is set to expand in the coming weeks with the release of a “motion comic production”, Street Fighter: The New Challengers.
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Posted in: Capcom, Videos
Tags: motion comic, Street Fighter: The New Challengers, videos
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 09:31 BST
EA Sports announces FIFA 12 3DS
EA Sports has announced FIFA 12 for Nintendo 3DS, confirming it’ll feature a new 3D street football mode.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 09:14 BST
Namco FY2011: Enslaved hits 730,000 units sold
As part of its full-year results, Namco Bandai’s confirmed that sales of Enslaved: Journey to the West have hit 730,000 units.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360, namco financials
Tags: Enslaved: Journey to the West, ninja theory
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 21:24 BST
BULLETCAST, May 10 – What you need to know now
Lots of stuff going on this morning. Don’t be left in the dark, like some kind of blind, dying, crippled rat.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 08:41 BST
The “Valve Manifesto” explored in new Develop Magazine
Gabe Newell would like you to know that he is not a man who has gone back on his word, even despite his apparent backflip on the topic of PlayStation 3 development. Instead, he’s just another vote in a democracy, and the tribe has spoken.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Valve
Tags: gabe newell, Half-Life 2: Episode Three, half-life: episode 2, half-life: episode one, portal, portal 2, Team Fortress 2, the orange box
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 12:09 BST
Blizzard: WoW subs base decreasing, looking to deliver content updates “faster”
Following the launch of its last big expansion late last year, Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime has confirmed that World of Warcraft has lost some of its userbase. That’s right, subs are actually going down.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Mike Morhaime, world of warcraft, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 08:10 BST
Capcom: Dragon’s Dogma expected to ship 1.5 million
Capcom has confirmed expected shipping numbers for some of its future line-up, including RPG Dragon’s Dogma.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Fighter, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, dragons dogma, Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City, Street Fighter x Tekken
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 07:46 BST
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online is costing Capcom plenty
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online is still in development at Capcom, even though things have been a little quiet of late.
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Posted in: Arcade, Capcom
Tags: christian svensson, Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 08:17 BST
New James Bond title for 2011 confirmed by Activision
Activision confirmed in its Q1 2011 financial call that it would deliver a new James Bond title later this year.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard
Tags: 007, Eric Hirshberg, james bond
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 21:24 BST
Report: Next 360 Dashboard update due on May 19, adds Paypal support
The next Xbox 360 system update will start rolling out on May 19 according to a Microsoft tech support employee who let slip an internal memo to Joystiq.
Tue, May 10, 2011 | 07:42 BST
Irrational Games reveals Name In The Game winner
Irrational Games has announced the winner of its “Name in the Game” competition, which saw gamers from around the world submit their names in the hope it would be included in BioShock Infinite. The winner, as described by the company, is “perfect”.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational games, Payton Lane Easter
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”