Monthly Archives: June 2011
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 07:47 BST
Guild Wars 2 dungeons more “team-oriented”
ArenaNet’s decision to eschew traditional MMORPG design values in Guild Wars 2 has made dungeon design tricker.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: arenanet, Guild Wars 2, William Fairfield
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 07:31 BST
XCOM puts narrative first
2K Marin is playing to its strengths with XCOM: story telling.
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 14:11 BST
The free-to-play PC rush – your guide to the best games
Some of the best experiences in gaming can be had, right now, on your PC, absolutely gratis. It’s the brave new world. Why pay for anything ever again?
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Posted in: Action, Featured Story, Free-to-Play, MMO, MMOARTS, RPG, Shooter, Strategy
Tags: global agenda, league of legends, Team Fortress 2, world of warcraft
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 04:31 BST
Star Wars galaxies players to file suit against SOE
A group of over 50 Star Wars Galaxies players are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against Sony Online Entertainment, in protection of a petition to keep the game open.
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Posted in: Legalities, MMO, PC, RPG, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: star wars galaxies
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 02:56 BST
Nintendo pours cold water on Operation Rainfall efforts
Nintendo has announced it has no plans to bring Wii RPGs Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora’s Tower and The Last Story to the US.
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Posted in: America, Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: Ganbarion, mistwalker, monolith, Monolith Soft, Operation Rainfall, Pandora's Tower, the last story, Xenoblade, Xenoblade Chronicles
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 08:24 BST
Perry: Gaikai better than consoles, new deals in works
Gaikai founder Dave Perry has said the cloud gaming company’s tech out-performs existing consoles, and has some major announcements forthcoming.
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Posted in: Gaikai, Trade
Tags: cloud gaming, dave perry
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 02:01 BST
PS Vita, Obsidian and Gamestop talks added to GDC Europe line-up
More heavy-hitting lectures have been added to the GDC Europe 2011 schedule, which is shaping up admirably.
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Posted in: GDC Europe 2011, RPG, Retail, Sony, Vita
Tags: gamestop, George Bain, Joshua Sawyer, obsidian, Obsidian Entertainment, Steve Nix
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 01:29 BST
Sledgehammer talks up MW3 frame rate and engine improvements
Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield has said Modern Warfare 3′s frame rate is its “competitive edge”, and dismissed critique of the game’s engine.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty: modern warfare 3, glen schofield, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer, sledgehammer games
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 19:55 BST
Japanese charts – Release drought results in slow sales week
The Japanese hardware and software charts for the week ending June 26 saw the latest entry in the long-running Atelier series take top spot, but modest hardware sales.
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Posted in: Charts, Japan, Retail, Trade
Tags: japanese charts, media create
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | 00:10 BST
Kinect has improved since launch, says Microsoft executive
Xbox senior product manager David Dennis has said a series of carefully planned updates continues to add value to both Kinect and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: David Dennis
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 23:49 BST
US cities play host to suspected Halo 4 AR game
A mysterious new alterative reality game has popped up online, just as the ilovebees.com counter kicks back into action. Coincidence? I wouldn’t bet a dollar on it. You have 20 hours to get on board the first round.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: AR game, bungie, halo 4, ilovebees, Mission IceFly, TestSubjectsNeeded
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 23:44 BST
Angry Birds Releases on Windows Phone 7
For all of the nine people who don’t have access to Angry Birds by some other means, the smash hit game from Rovio Mobile is now available on the Windows Phone 7.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 23:24 BST
Sam & Max episodes 66% off on Direct2Drive today only
The popular series of adventure games from Telltale Games is going to be on sale for 66 percent off for the rest of the day.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 22:55 BST
New report says game spending down in 2011
A new report from industry analysts predicts that consumer video game spending will be down compared to the previous year.
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Posted in: Financials
Tags: COnsole gaming, Financials, mobile gaming, social gaming
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 22:27 BST
PlayStation Home Welcome Back package detailed
PlayStation Home is finally back after the enormously damaging PSN hack. To help entice users to once again return to using Home regularly, Sony is offering a special Welcome Back package.
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Posted in: Home, PS3, Sony
Tags: Home, playstation 3, Sony, welcome back program
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 22:05 BST
Half-Minute Hero Super Mega Neo Climax releases on Xbox Live Arcade
The PSP classic has arrived on Xbox Live Arcade today, and a whole new crop of non-PSP-owning gamers will get a chance to try out this highly regarded RPG.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 21:48 BST
Analyst sees more diversity in upcoming Acti-Blizz lineup
An analyst with firm Sterne Agee said today that he sees encouraging diversity in the upcoming product lineup from juggernaut publisher Activision Blizzard.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Sony, Steam, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, activision financials
Tags: Activision Blizzard, call of duty, world of warcraft
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 20:59 BST
Zynga to file for IPO Thursday
A source familiar with Zynga’s operation told the Reuters news service that Zynga will be filing for an initial public offering on Thusday.
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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 21:21 BST
Famous Dead Island trailer wins Cannes ad festival award
The infamous Dead Island trailer/short film from earlier this year has won an award at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Cannes Ad Festival, dead island, deep silver, techland
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 20:30 BST
Respawn website opens f’real, teases game with blurry image
Remember the crappy sitefront Respawn Entertainment had with just the email to apply for jobs within the new studio? It’s no more.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: ea partners, Jason West, Respawn Entertainment, vince zampella
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”