Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 04:28 BST
Miyamoto discusses Wii U’s “one-foot” communication
Shigeru Miyamoto has said holding a screen in your hands, as with the Wii U’s controller, could change gameplay experiences.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: shigeru miyamoto
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 10:11 BST
GCA 2011 nominations favour Uncharted, BioShock Infinite
The 2011 Game Critics Awards nominations are in, with BioShock Infinite and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception each appearing in four categories.
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Posted in: Awards, E3 2011
Tags: bioshock: infinite, Game Critic Awards 2011, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 02:26 BST
EA victorious in Dillinger lawsuit
EA has successfully defended its right to name in-game weapons after Depression-era gangster John Dillinger.
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Posted in: EA, Legalities
Tags: the godfather, The Godfather II
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 01:51 BST
Kinect NUADS formally revealed
Microsoft has unveiled its mysterious NUADS service to reveal … precisely what we expected.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 01:23 BST
EB Games asking AUD $598 for Wii U
An Australian retailer has listed the Wii U for pre-order at AUD $598.00, which is about half the price of the moon in real money terms.
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 00:48 BST
UK MP calls for games industry tax relief review
UK MP Jim McGovern has called on Ed Vaizey, the minister for creative industries, to makes games industry tax relief a priority.
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Posted in: Politics, UK
Tags: Ed Vaizey, Jim McGovern, richard wilson, tiga
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 00:29 BST
AMY tech demo is quite eye-opening
Lexis Numerique has released a short tech demo trailer for upcoming survival horror game AMY, presented by the game’s director and Flashback creator Paul Cuisset.
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Posted in: Horror, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Amy, Lexis Numérique, Paul Cuisset
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 00:19 BST
Nintendo didn’t plan a Kid Icarus revamp
Nintendo designer Masahiro Sakurai has revealed the decision to resurrect Kid Icarus didn’t come about in a straightforward manner.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Nintendo
Tags: Kid Icarus: Uprising, Masahiro Sakurai
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 23:37 BST
Hitman: Absolution to ease the player in
IO Interactive’s Tore Blystad has said Hitman Absolution won’t exactly be easier than its precursors, but it will be more flexible, and take a different approach to teaching the player.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: hitman: absolution, io interactive, Tore Blystad
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 23:17 BST
Stainless paid “real money” for Carmageddon IP
Stainless Games ponied up a not insignificant amount for the Carmageddon IP, the independent studio has revealed.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: carmageddon, Carmageddon: Reincarnation, Patrick Buckland, Stainless, stainless games
Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 06:19 BST
More Tuesday Shorts: Resident Evil is 15, Capcom calendars, WoW Study, Dyad, more
More shorts for your Tuesday are posted below. Get ‘em while they’re hot and such.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Bejeweled 3, bigpoint games, capcom calenders, dyad, Empires & Allies, hothead games, indie game: the movie, kard combat, LEGO Universe MMO, mega man legends 2, Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword, NCSU, plants vs zombies, resident evil, Resident Evil 4, stufy, swords & soldiers
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 21:45 BST
US PS Store update: Killzone 3, L.A. Noire, Castlevania, Mortal Kombat
Sony has updated the US end of the PS Store and between the sales and the DLC, it’s a rather good update, so hit the bump and get the highlights.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, US PS Store update
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 21:33 BST
King Arthur: Fallen Champions announced, bridges gap between King Arthur I and II
Paradox Interactive and Neocore have announced a new installment in the King Arthur series, King Arthur: Fallen Champions.
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Posted in: PC, Paradox, Strategy
Tags: Fallen Champions, king arthur, King Arthur: Fallen Champions, neocore
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 21:25 BST
Play outs Onechanbara 2, D3 Publisher says there is nothing to announce
Play.com has listed Onechanbara 2, the bikini zombie slayer game, and it has the game down for a February 2012 release.
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Posted in: Action, D3 Publisher America, D3Publisher Europe, Xbox 360
Tags: Onechanbara, Onechanbara 2
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 21:12 BST
Latest Cursed Crusade trailer is all about Ambitions
Atlus has released a trailer, called Ambitions, for the Cursed Crusade.
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 20:38 BST
Turbine looking for engineer to work on “unannounced online console project”
A Boston job listing has Turbine looking for an engineer to work on an “unannounced online console project,” and rumor has it, it’s a console-based MMO.
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Posted in: Development, MMO, Rumour
Tags: Josh Phelan, turbine MMO
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 20:05 BST
Professor Layton Royale announced as social game
Level-5 has announced a new Professor Layton game which is a cross between the popular puzzler and Mobage’s Kaito Royale series.
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Posted in: Casual, Japan
Tags: DeNA, Kaito Royale, level-5, Mobage, professor layton, professor layton royale
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 19:49 BST
City of Heroes going free-to-play later this year
NCsoft has announced City of Heroes will be going free-to-play later this year, and the MMO’s name will be changed to City of Heroes Freedom.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: city of heroes, city of heroes freedom, paragon
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 21:35 BST
F.E.A.R. 3 reviews round-up: Alma unleashed in the US
Alma and the rest of her dysfunctional family were set loose on the US public today with F.E.A.R. 3. See how her reign of terror goes with the reviews round-up below.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: f.e.a.r. 3, Fear 3
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 18:47 BST
Video: Catherine or Katherine? Vincent must decide, apparently
Atlus has released a new video for Catherine, called: Catherine or Katherine? In it, you get to meet the two women with sort-of the same name and who are complicating Vincent’s life. Catherine launches on July 26 in the US for PS3 and Xbox 360, and a demo is slated for released sometime or another on PSN and XBL. No date just yet on the later.
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR