Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 13:59 BST
Euro PS Store update: L.A. Noire, Mortal Kombat, Killzone 3, MX vs ATV
Sony has updated the European end of the PS Store, and there are plenty of goodies this week as well as a nice deal on Sonic content with the 20th Anniversary bundle.
Get the highlights below.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Store, Sony, UK
Tags: ps store update
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 13:53 BST
Activision confirms Black Ops Limited Edition with First Strike
Activision has confirmed to VG247 that the Call of Duty: Black Ops Limited Edition which GameStop outed yesterday, is indeed a legitimate listing.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 13:35 BST
EA confirms end of September launch for FIFA 12
EA’s announced that FIFA 12 will arrive in the US and Europe by the end of September.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 11:57 BST
Crysis 2 DX11 update detailed by Crytek
Crytek’s detailed in a post, since pulled, on the MyCrysis website the DirectX11 update for Crysis 2.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 12:08 BST
THQ’s Haugaard on reclaiming the Space Marine
Space Marine’s name isn’t doing it any favors, but is it more than meets the eye? Honestly, not really. But believe us: that’s a good thing. After a short demo, Relic’s Morten Haugaard told us why.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 11:30 BST
House: Sony now in “hyper vigilance” stance following PSN attack
SCEE CEO Andy House has said that Sony has take a “hyper vigilance” approach following the external attack that brought down PlayStation Network for nearly a month.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 11:02 BST
PS3 hacker expects jailtime due to low funds
A German PS3 hacker who is currently being sued by Sony for promoting piracy with PS3 has said he expects to go to jail.
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Posted in: Legalities, PS3, Sony
Tags: Alexander "Graf Chokolo" Egorenkov
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 10:29 BST
Wednesday shorts: Need for Speed: The Run, Popcap, ESA, Shadows of the Damned
It’s Wednesday. Which means you’re almost there. So go nuts over these shorts in the meantime as Friday edges just a tad closer.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Wednesday Shorts
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 09:50 BST
Yoshida: Vita rear touch-pad originally rejected
Sony WorldWide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has said that the rear touch-pad for PlayStation Vita was rejected initially at first.
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Posted in: Sony, Vita
Tags: Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Worldwide Studios
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 09:27 BST
WoW: Cataclysm to launch in China next month
Blizzard’s announced it’s to release World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in China on July 12.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC
Tags: Mike Morhaime, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 09:07 BST
BULLETCAST, June 22 – What you need to know now
Wednesday, muddy funster. Two more days to Saturday. Get all this morning’s major headlines in video and text form after the break.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 08:28 BST
No Second Sight 2 due to insufficient interest in first game, says Crytek UK
Crytek UK head Karl Hilton has said that a Second Sight sequel was not made due to the lack of interest with the first game.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Codemasters, PC, PS2, Xbox
Tags: crytek uk, free radical, Karl Hilton, second sight
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 11:48 BST
On blacklisting and reviews: it’s just a part of the game
Reviewer blacklisting is one of the industry’s dirty little secrets. Or is it? Let’s all calm down and take some deep breaths. This is just everyday business on the PR-media merry-go-round.
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Posted in: Featured Story, Journalism, Trade
Tags: duke nukem forever, jim redner, the redner group
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 08:05 BST
Dead or Alive: Dimensions returns to Australian retail
Nintendo has been successful in obtaining an M15+ classification for Dead or Alive: Dimensions within Australia.
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Posted in: 3DS, Australia, Fighter, Koei, Legalities, Nintendo, Retail, Tecmo
Tags: Australian classifications, Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 07:56 BST
Wada: Square looking at Wii U for Dragon Quest X
Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has admitted that the publisher is currently looking at a Wii U version of Dragon Quest X.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii, Wii U
Tags: dragon quest x, yoichi wada
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 07:35 BST
Quick quotes: Bleszinski “itching” to make new IP
“I’ve been itching for a while [to create something new]. When we finished Unreal Tournament I wanted to do another game. It’s just a matter of opportunity and figuring things out. So all hands are on Gears right now, in the foreseeable future. But, we’ll see how things go.” – Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski, speaking to IG, at E3, clearly having an itch to make something new after Gears of War.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 07:35 BST
EVE Online economy upset by avatar items
CCP has caused major upset in EVE Online by introducing eye-openingly expensive customisation options, and thereby throwing the game’s economy into a whirl.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 07:10 BST
Yakuza series hits 5 million shipped
Sega’s announced that the Yakuza series as a whole has now shipped 5 million units worldwide. Together with the announcement comes the news the latest game in the series, zombie-themed Of The End, has shipped 400,000 units in its first two weeks on sale in Japan. The series has seen seven titles as a whole: four main titles on PS2 and PS3, and three spin-offs – Of The End, samurai-themed Kenzen and PSP title Black Panther.
Thanks, Andriasang.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 04:52 BST
Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad dated
Tripwire Interactive will release the sequel to the most hardcore of hardcore shooters on August 30.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Steam
Tags: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad, Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad, tripwire interactive
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 04:42 BST
Yoshida: Sony was “too happy” with the PSP
Sony won’t make the mistake of complacency with the PSP, according to worldwide studios head Shuhei Yoshida, and won’t repeat it with Vita.
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Posted in: Sony, Vita, hardware
Tags: Shuhei Yoshida
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR