Monthly Archives: June 2011
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 07:01 BST
Ono: Capcom-Namco rivalry with Street Fighter x Tekken “respectful”
What? Did you expect Yoshinori Ono to be pounding Katsuhiro Harada with hadoukens? No chance.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Street Fighter x Tekken, Yoshinori Ono
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:55 BST
Bleszinski: Hacking “scary” and a “major problem” for devs
Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski has said it’s “scary” being a games developer in a world seemingly full of hackers.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:48 BST
Killzone 3 map pack launches today, four new videos released
Sony’s put out four new videos of the From the Ashes Killzone 3 map pack, due to release today for $4.99. The footage looks at new versions of the vintage Radec Academy and Tharsis Depot maps, after the packs brand new levels, Lente Missile Base and Mobile Factory, were shown last week. We’ll drop you a line when the pack goes live. Watch the videos after the break and hit this for fuller details from the PS Blog.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: dlc, From the Ashes, Killzone 3
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:45 BST
Star Fox 64 3D due September 9
Nintendo has put a date on the UK release of Star Fox 64 3D.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Nintendo
Tags: Star Fox 64 3D
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 09:10 BST
MS: Halo: CE Anniversary Kinect support won’t “affect the core gameplay experience”
Microsoft’s told VG247 that Kinect support for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is only “additive,” but that it won’t take hold of the “core gameplay experience.”
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:33 BST
Team Fortess Über Update kicks off with week long free weekend
Valve is teasing a major Team Fortress 2 update this week – the Über Update – and inviting fans to speculate wildly on its contents with a series of teasers.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, Shooter, Steam, Valve
Tags: Team Fortress 2, tf2, title update, Uber Update
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:28 BST
Zelnick: “You will see future Duke IP” at Take Two, looking at Wii U support “seriously”
Take Two president Strauss Zelnick has said in a Forbes interview that more Duke Nukem will be coming from the publisher in the future.
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Posted in: 2K, Nintendo, Shooter, Take-Two, Wii U
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, Strauss Zelnick
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 05:50 BST
Study: US Parents want more consistent media ratings
Research suggests US parents want a universal media rating system, across games, TV, film, websites and music.
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 09:51 BST
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta to begin in January
Ubisoft’s announced the open beta for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will begin next January, with the publisher confirming more details to VG247 this morning
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 05:12 BST
Batman: Arkham City’s Robin is cooler than anticipated
“Robin?” you scoff. “That red-and-green clad child! Such a meagre bonus does not sway my choice of retailer for Batman: Arkham City.”
Son, the DC universe is a lot cooler outside of that Adam West live action series. Come in and have a look at the Boy Wonder.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, bonus content, dlc, pre-order bonus, Robin
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 09:20 BST
The DNF “brain fart”: Redner defends review selection
Jim Redner, the man at the centre of the Duke Nukem Forever blacklisting ruckus, has described his Twitter explosion as a “brain fart” but suggested selectively witholding review copies from media outlets is standard practice.
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Posted in: 2K, Journalism, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: duke nukem forever, jim redner
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 03:53 BST
Fils-Aime: 3DS launch issues “addressed”
Reggie Fils-Aime has said the two detracting factors slowing the 3DS’s uptake have been minimised.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: reggie fils-aime
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 03:41 BST
Mass Effect 3 takes EEDAR’s best-of-show E3 crown
Industry analyst EEDAR has named Mass Effect 3 as the most promising retail product of E3 2011, based on consumer interest.
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 02:57 BST
Al Gore champions gaming at Games for Change
Keynoting the 2011 Games for Change event at New York University, former US vice-president Al Gore has described gaming as a true mass medium, an art form, and a force for social good.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: Al Gore, Games for Change
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 02:36 BST
Former Sony Executive predicts Apple could “be” the games industry
Phil Harrison, former head of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, has predicted the death of physical media and said if Apple continues as it is, it “will be the games industry”.
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Posted in: Apple, Sony, Trade
Tags: cloud gaming, Cloud Gaming Service, gaikai, Phil Harrison
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 05:06 BST
Miyamoto: Wii U won’t “dramatically outperform” current consoles
Shigeru Miyamoto has said the Wii U won’t “dramatically outperform” current consoles, because the company is struggling to keep the hardware’s price down despite the “reckless” new controller.
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 00:52 BST
Hirshberg: “You can’t say” Activision isn’t investing in new ideas
Activision Blizzard publishing head Eric Hirshberg feels the company doesn’t get enough “credit” for its investment in IP beyond Call of Duty and World of Warcraft.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Trade
Tags: Eric Hirshberg
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 08:50 BST
Rumour – Grand Theft Auto V 2012 release “pretty likely”
Sources have claimed Grand Theft Auto V is probably going to surface next year.
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 00:24 BST
Shadows of the Damned launches with dramatic trailer
If this is the launch trailer for Shadows of the Damned, does that mean there won’t be any more? Although this latest entry is packed with drama rather than the oddball humour the game is already known for, it’s a fine swan song to an entertaining campaign.
Shadows of the Damned, the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture, hits the US on June 21 and Europe on June 24, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Check the trailer through the cut.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Horror, PS3, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Grasshopper, Grasshopper Maunfacture, shadows of the damned
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 00:18 BST
Avalanche has “intelligence” on new consoles by 2014
Avalanche’s next project is set for release on “next-generation platforms in 2014″, and New York studio head David Grijns has said the developer has “some intelligence” indicating a three year wait on new hardware.
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Posted in: Trade, hardware
Tags: avalanche, Avalanche New York, Avalanche Studios, Christofer Sundberg, David Grijns
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR