Monthly Archives: May 2011
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 15:09 BST
US leads world with greatest number of PSN accounts
The Playstation Network outage has impacted PS3 users worldwide, but which country suffered the most? Let’s find out.
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 06:13 BST
SOE takes servers offline thanks to “intrusion”
Sony Online Entertainment has taken its services offline after apparently being hacked.
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 08:13 BST
Monday Shorts – Kinect hack and hip hop, Mortal Kombat DLC, WoW fixes
It’s a bank holiday Monday morning, and the wind is whistling through the pre-E3 hush. Enjoy these sparse snippets of not-news until the US wakes up again.
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Posted in: Fighter, Kinect, MMO, Music, RPG, Shorts
Tags: dlc, kinect hack, Kinect hacks, mortal kombat, The Herd
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 03:28 BST
Report: IGN acquiring 1UP parent company UGO
The beautiful snowflakes of games media just got a tiny bit less diverse. IGN has apparently snapped up UGO Networks, the parent company of 1UP, amid talk the former is set to split from its own parent, News Corp.
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 01:47 BST
Sony stock rises in wake of outage apology press conference
Sony stock has bounced back following the company’s PSNgate press conference.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony, Trade
Tags: PSN outage
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 01:58 BST
Report: Tales of the Abyss 3D hits Europe in 2012
Tales of the Abyss 3D looks set to grace European shores alongside its recently confirmed US release – but not until early 2012.
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Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, RPG
Tags: Tales of the Abyss 3D
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 01:21 BST
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was once called Angelic
It’s more familiar, but way less hardcore – El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron used to rejoice in the name of Angelic, according to this prototype video.
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 01:11 BST
Wedgwood: Go big “or go bust”
Splash Damage CEO Paul Wedgwood has said with Brink, as with all its titles, the developer has aimed for AAA status, and would rather go under than compromise on that.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Brink, Paul Wedgwood, splash damage
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 00:42 BST
Scribblenauts success inspired by Nintendogs
Scribblenauts developer 5th Cell looked to Nintendogs for cues as to how to become a platform leader on the DS.
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 00:26 BST
Chaos Rings Omega debut trailer is incomprehensibly dramatic
Check out Square Enix’s first trailer for Chaos Rings Omega.
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Posted in: Mobile, RPG, Square Enix, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Chaos Rings Omega
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 00:19 BST
Report: Ocarina of Time 3D to be shipped in small quantities in Japan
According to Japanese retail sources, the first Japanese shipment of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is expected to be quite modest.
Mon, May 02, 2011 | 00:07 BST
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online is available, free, and adorable
If you can’t wait for Marvel Universe Online, why not dip the toe in with the just-released Marvel Super Hero Squad Online?
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: gazillion, gazillion entertainment, marvel, Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 23:51 BST
Akiba’s Trip trailer lays the smackdown
Acquire has put out a new gameplay trailer for its dramatic departure from historical action, Akiba’s Trip. Watch our hero be beat up by a variety of object-wielding women.
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 23:43 BST
DC Universe Online to merge servers
Sony Online Entertainment has announced it will merge all of its DC Universe Online servers into four “super servers”.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, PS3, RPG, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: DC Universe Online, DCUO
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 23:32 BST
Rumour: Shelved Sonic game footage turns up
Footage of what is claimed to be a shelved Sonic prototype has turned up. It’s compellingly awful.
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Posted in: Action, Sega, Xbox
Tags: canceled games, sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog Extreme
Tue, May 03, 2011 | 10:30 BST
J-Day: Sony confirms partial PSN return for this week
Sony has announced it’ll partially restore most PlayStation Network services at some point this week, but confirmed at a Tokyo press conference that PlayStation Store will not return until “this month.”
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”