Monthly Archives: May 2011
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 00:44 BST
Third Assassin’s Creed teaser trailer actually contains information
Not to say the others didn’t, but this is information you can extract with your eyeballs and not some sort of Da Vinci Code AR game shenanigans.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed: revelations
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 23:11 BST
Sucker Punch blames itself for lack of inFamous support at launch
Sucker Punch’s Brian Fleming believes inFamous was turned out to be “an okay game,” but it could have been better if the firm had supported it more.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PS3, Sony
Tags: brian fleming, infamous, inFamous 2, sucker punch
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 07:46 BST
THQ FY11 losses up to $136.1 million, uDraw for PS3, 360
THQ has reported an overall loss of $136.1 million for the year ending March 31, 2011, a drop from a $9 million deficit in the previous 12 months.
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Posted in: Financials, THQ, thq financials
Tags: thq full year financials 2011, udraw tablet
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 20:42 BST
Rockstar not trying to make “interactive movies,” but “video games that are cinematic”
Rockstar told attendees at the Tribecca Film Festival that it took inspiration from movies like Chinatown and L.A. Confidential as well as fiction fromJames Cain and Raymond Chandler when creating L.A. Noire.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: L.A. Noire, la noire, Rob Nelson, team bondi, tribecca film festival
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 20:25 BST
Download Red Faction: Armageddon demo one million times, get a deadly Unicorn
That’s right. A cute, My Little Pony-esque unicorn can be yours if the Red Faction: Armageddon demo is downloaded one million times. Mr. Toots, as he is known, apparently shoots rainbow lasers out his bum which as you can see below, hurts the enemy rather badly. It looks like it does Mr. Toots as well, because he cries out as he does it. Poor Mr. Toots. Red Faction: Armageddon is out June 7 in the US and June 10 in the UK for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The demo hit 360 today.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Armageddon, red faction, Red Faction: Armageddon, volition
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 21:02 BST
Square to be US distributor for Techland’s Dead Island
Deep Silver and Square Enix announced today that Square will be the American distributor for Techland’s Dead Island when it releases on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, deep silver, techland
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 19:44 BST
Ocarina of Time 3DS teaser sites updated, gets new US trailer
Nintendo has updated the teaser sites for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS, and we have to say, that we prefer the UK site over the US one as it provides a lovely sense nostalgia with its background music.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, Nintendo, Videos
Tags: ocarina of time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 21:49 BST
Nintendo E3 conference date and time announced
Nintendo has started sending out invitations to their E3 2011 press conference, confirming that it’ll be held on June 7 at the Nokia Theater.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Nintendo, Project Cafe
Tags: Conference, E3 2011, Nitendo, shigeru miyamoto, wii 2
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 18:23 BST
Report – No hard drive for Project Cafe, has 8GB of Flash Memory
The latest in Project Cafe rumors have the console hitting the market minus a hard drive, and instead supporting 8GB of onboard flash-based memory.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Project Cafe, Rumour
Tags: flash, hard drive
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 18:04 BST
Australia and US Congress question Sony over PlayStation Network
Sony’s not just in trouble with consumers – the United States Congress has started asking questions. Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), from the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has sent a letter, requesting a reply by May 6, 2011. However, Sony has commented that it will not be sitting in on Congressional Hearings pertaining to the matter, at least for the time being. Meanwhile, Australian leaders have also noted concerns on the matter.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 17:23 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC requirements revealed
PC Gamer’s posted the minimum and recommended system requirements for Square Enix’s upcoming FPS-RPG hybrid, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Human Revolution, Square Enix
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 17:17 BST
TIGA Board elects five new members from Lionhead, Crytek, more
TIGA has announced it has elected five new directors to the Board, with positions being filled by various member of the UK games industry.
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Posted in: Politics, UK
Tags: Chris Kempt, Georgina Mackenzie, Karl Hilton, Mark Webley., Patrick O'Luanaigh, tiga
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 17:01 BST
EA to acquire Australian mobile development firm Firemint
EA has announced an agreement to acquire Firemint development studio based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: Firemint
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 16:25 BST
Brink training video four gets you acquainted with the displays
A new Brink training video has been released, and in it, players get acquainted with displays on the screen. One such bit of information pertains to the health bar, the length of which is determined by body type.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 16:01 BST
Tomb Raider reboot “felt necessary,” says Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics boss Darrell Gallagher has said that a reboot for Tomb Raider felt right from the beginning.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, Darrell Gallagher, tomb raider
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 15:51 BST
Mulholland Books to digitally publish L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories
Rockstar and Mulholland Books has partnered with authors of the thriller genre to digitally publish a series of short stories called L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 15:41 BST
Duke Nukem Forever recommend and minimum PC stats released
Gearbox has announced over on its official gaming community site the recommend and minimum PC system requirements for Duke Nukem Forever.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 15:34 BST
Red Faction: Armageddon demo now online on Live
THQ’s released the demo for Volition action title Red Faction: Armageddon on Xbox Live. The taster comes in at 850Mb, as you try to free Mars from an alien destruction on the planet. A PS3 demo has also been promised, but hasn’t materalised due to the PSN outage. Queue it up here. Red Faction: Armageddon launches on June 7 in the US and June 10 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 15:31 BST
XBL PSA: Castlevania DLC sale, LEGO Pirates demo
Just a friendly reminder that Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and its DLC are half-off from now until May 9 on Xbox Live. There’s also a LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean demo available as well.
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”