Monthly Archives: May 2011
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 01:37 BST
Piranha Bytes and JoWood fell out over Gothic 3′s premature release
Gothic and Risen developer Piranha Bytes reportedly gave long-time publisher JoWood the flick in response to refusal to extend a deadline.
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 01:15 BST
Rockstar reveals LA Noire-inspiring interactive crime map
Rockstar has partnered with the LA Times to promote an interactive map tracing the 1947 crimes which inspired some of LA Noire’s events.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 04:22 BST
PSN now in final testing stages
Sony has announced via the PS Blog that ii has moved into a final stage of testing before restoring certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity services.
Sony had previously predicted it would restore select features – namely, online multiplayer – some time this week, with others, including the PS Store, expected by the end of the month.
Further updates have been promised soon.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony
Tags: PSN outage
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 00:43 BST
Star Wars designer to keynote Develop
This year’s Develop Conference will be keynoted by Iain McCaig, Lucasfilm’s designer on Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III.
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Posted in: Develop 2011, Trade
Tags: Iain McCraig, star wars
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 00:15 BST
Australia: The Witcher 2 to be pricejacked, Fair Price package extended
GOG.com has announced an imminent Australian price increase of over AUD $20 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – so put your pre-orders in now.
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Posted in: Australia, CD Projekt, Namco Bandai, PC, RPG
Tags: gog.com, pricejack, the witcher 2: assassins of kings
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 22:28 BST
PSA: The First Templar releases in the UK tomorrow
The First Templar launched tomorrow in the UK, and to get you geared up for it, Kalypso Media has sent over a few screen shots for the action-adventure game.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 22:13 BST
UGO and 1UP now officially part of IGN Entertainment
News Corporation has officially announced its acquisition of Hearst’s UGO Entertainment.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 21:46 BST
Thursday Shorts II: Witcher nudes, Catherine shots, Disciples III, WoW, MMA, Make-a-Wish
More shorts for your Thursday are below. Some, are NSFW. Hopefully you are home by now anyway.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: alan moore, Battle of Britain, catherine, dead block, digital reality, disciples III, Hudson, ipad 3D, make-a-wish, Make-A-Wish Foundation, moonkin hatchling, Nightmare Dinosaur, playboy, Supremacy MMA, the witcher 2, the witcher 2 playboy, triss, world of warcraft, world of warcraft remotes service, wow
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 21:05 BST
RAGE on PC will ship with full modding and level design tools
After hinting around about it for quite some time, id Software’s creative director Tim Willits has confirmed that the PC version of RAGE will ship with a full set of modding and level design tools this September.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: id software, rage, tim willits
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 20:48 BST
The mountains of Gundabad become a troll’s graveyard in War in the North
Warner has released a new video walkthrough for Lord of the Rings: War in the North narrated by Shawn Stahl, designer at Snowblind Studios.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: lord of the rings, lord of the rings: war in the north, snowblind, war in the north
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 12:39 BST
Xbox 360 version of L.A. Noire will take up three discs
Rockstar has told Kotaku that L.A. Noire is so large, that the Xbox 360 version will span three discs.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 20:24 BST
Quick Quotes: Dennis Dyack hopes PSN hack doesn’t “undermine people’s confidence” in digital
“It’s very concerning and I think getting as much information out there – factual information out there as soon as possible is good. I know, personally, I just changed all my passwords because I was an active user of the PSN and I didn’t even want to take a chance. I just started changing all my passwords. It’s concerning from an industry standpoint… digital distribution is the future of our industry and that’s what PSN is and I hope it doesn’t undermine people’s confidence in that delivery medium.” – Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack voicing his though on the PSN breach via Industry Gamers.
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Posted in: PSN, VG247
Tags: Dennis Dyack, psn breach, psn hack, Quick quotes
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 20:03 BST
Smithsonian announces submissions to its Art of Video Games exhibit
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced the selections which will be shown during its Art of Video Games exhibit.
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Posted in: America, Stuff
Tags: Art of Video Games exhibit, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 19:21 BST
Call of the Dead mode in Black Ops was created from community response
Treyarch’s Jimmy Zielinski has said the Call of the Dead portion of the Escalation pack for Black Ops was created due to the popularity of the unlockable Presidents map from the game’s single-player campaign.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, call of the dead, Jimmy Zielinski, treyarch
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 18:12 BST
Analyst: SWTOR could cost EA as much as $80 million to develop
Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has estimated that when all is said and done, EA will have invested $80 million in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
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Posted in: EA, Lucasarts, MMO, PC
Tags: bioware, michael pachter, star wars, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 17:36 BST
Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 to be playable at Eurogamer Expo
Electronic Arts has announced its to show Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12 at this year’s Eurogamer Expo and allow folks to get some hands-on time with the titles.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 17:10 BST
Team Bondi discusses how it replicated 1940s Los Angeles in L.A. Noire
A a video featuring an interview with Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara and production designer Simon Wood has the duo explaining how the team created the look of 1940s Los Angeles in L.A. Noire. Hint: the team did tons of research.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, team bondi
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 12:40 BST
AC: Revelations announced for November 2011 launch
Ubisoft’s announced Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, the final part of the Ezio trilogy, will launch in November for PS3, 360 and PC, with a “refined” multiplayer also to make a return.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed: revelations, ubisoft montreal
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 16:36 BST
Last Brink training video takes tour of the battlefield
Bethesda’s wrapping up its six-strong series of Brink training videos today with a look at the shooters battlefield furniture. The game’s reviews are hotly anticipated now, as Splash Damage is clearly aiming to make a significant game, packing it with offline, online, movement, co-op and mission features that set it well away from the traditional FPS.
Look at see. It’s out for PC, 360 and PS3 next week.
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 16:28 BST
Video – Watch the evolution of indie game Take Arms
Indie studio Discord Games has released a video documenting the development process of its 2D multiplayer shooter, Take Arms.
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Posted in: Platformer, Shooter, Xbox Live
Tags: Discord Games, Take Arms
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”