Monthly Archives: June 2011
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 13:23 BST
Wednesday Shorts: Radiant Silvergun, Eden Eternal, Mark Hamill, Zelda, APB
It’s Wednesday. This means that your week is almost over. Enjoy hump day a little more with some shorts.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: apb, Arkham City, batman, bit.trip.complete, digital comic store update, eden eternal, FFXIV, frank gibeau, gamersfirst, line attack heroes, Mark Hamill, ocarina of time 3d, Orbitron: Revolution, radiant silvergun, Red Johnson's Chronicles, rocksteady, social gaming, treasure, zelda
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 14:29 BST
Rockstar Pass discount extended into next week
Rockstar’s announced that it’s extended the discount for its Rockstar Pass into next week. The deal will enable users who haven’t done so to buy the pass, which will allow you to download DLC of LA Noire for free instead of buying them separately without the pass, for a discounted price of $9.99 or 800 MS points. After this week, it’ll cost $12/960 MS points.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Rockstar, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: la noire, rockstar pass, team bondi
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 14:02 BST
Euro PS Store Update – Tekken, Alice DLC, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, more
Sony has updated the European end of the PlayStation Store, and there’s quite a bit to it, so hit the jump for the highlights.
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Posted in: Europe, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 12:29 BST
Iwata confirms non-DVD or Blu-ray playback for Wii U
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that Wii U won’t have support for Blu-ray or DVD playback.
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 12:14 BST
Bungie Mobile app now available
Bungie’s released an app known as Bungie Mobile which enables you to look up your stats for Halo Reach, as well as a news feed for the company. There’s also an online swag bag on offer. So go nuts for it here. For the non-iOS lot, it may not be exclusive for too long.
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 11:36 BST
Rumour – Third Black Ops map pack detailed
A supposed GameStop leaflet is carrying what could be details for the third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops, rumoured to be named Retaliation. Maps mentioned in the leaflet are Hangar 18, Hazard, Silo, Drive-In and a new zombies map simply known as just Zombies. We’ll get onto Activision about it.
Thanks, X360A.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Ops: Retaliation, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Retaliation, treyarch
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 11:08 BST
Wii U blowout: Hardware pics, Activision’s Hirshberg, domains registered, more
Everything’s kicked off in regards to Wii U in the past 24 hours. Pictures of the system have released, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg is talking about support for the console, domains for stuff like Wii U Sports have been registered and tech rumours about its chip. It’s all go.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, Wii U Music, Wii U Play, Wii U Sports
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 19:41 BST
Gears of War 3 demoed live on Jimmy Fallon – watch now
Following a Modern Warfare 3 demo last night, Cliff Bleszinski appeared on Jimmy Fallon overnight to show off Gears of War 3. Watch after the break to see the E3 demo in action, hear Fallon annoyingly scream a lot and how they’re wrapping up the series like Lord of the Rings, but that “there might be a Hobbit.”
Gears of War 3 launches on September 20 worldwide for Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, tv
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, jimmy fallon
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 10:02 BST
Relic working on “next-generation” of Dawn of War, says Bilson
Relic is working on a “next-generation” Dawn of War III, and that it’ll do “some new things” with it, THQ core boss Danny Bilson’s said.
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Posted in: E3 2011, PC, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, dawn of war, Dawn of War III
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 11:14 BST
Child of Eden reviews go live ahead of Friday’s UK release
The review embargo for Child of Eden, Ubisoft and Q Entertainment’s Rez-like Kinect title, lifted yesterday. Consensus seems to be it’s pretty much great, so you might want to think about buying it. Hit the break to see the scores. If you have a link to add, do so below. Watch the launch trailer here. Child of Eden is out now in the US and out in the UK on Friday for 360 via Kinect. The PS3 version launches in September.
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Posted in: Journalism, Kinect, Rhythm action, Ubisoft, Xbox 360, reviews
Tags: Child of Eden, q entertainment
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 09:27 BST
BULLETCAST, June 15 – What you need to know now
The news this morning in video and text form. I didn’t sort the music out. I’ll do it today?
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 09:00 BST
Garriott to keynote GDC Europe
ThinkServices has announced this morning that Lord British himself, Richard Garriott, will be the keynote speaker at GDC Europe in August.
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Posted in: GDC Europe 2011
Tags: Lord British, Richard Garriott
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:38 BST
Report: Sony waited a day to confirm PSN damage
Sony apparently waited a day to announce the extent of damage done to PSN through April’s external intrusion that saw personal data compromised, according to a KyotoNews report.
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:15 BST
Intruder – 2011′s hacking story, from LulzSec to Anon
LulzSec’s DDOS attacks against Minecraft and EVE last night are the latest instance in a year riddled with “intrusive” problems for games companies. Brenna tells 2011′s hacking story, and explains why there’s no end in sight.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Codemasters, Sony, Square Enix
Tags: Anonymous, eve online, Lulzsec, Minecraft
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:35 BST
White Knight Chronicles II to sport international servers
European and US players will share international servers when White Knight Chronicles II launches in North America next week.
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 04:12 BST
Granzella working on multiple titles, planning for Vita
Kazuma Kojo’s new studio is already busily at work on new projects.
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Posted in: Android, Home, PS3, PSN, Vita
Tags: Disaster Report, Granzella, Kazuma Kojo
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 03:52 BST
Team Ninja: “We know about cutting people with katanas”
Team Ninja has reiterated that Ninja Gaiden 3 will focus on the consequence of killing.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PS3, Tecmo, Xbox 360
Tags: Ninja Gaiden 3, Team Ninja, Yosuke Hayashi
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:36 BST
Riccitiello: “The future is here”
EA head John Riccitiello has said fancy new hardware isn’t necessary to foster innovation within the games industry.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: John Riccitiello
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 03:18 BST
FFXIII-2 – Noel is the star, hybrid soundtrack, more
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 02:21 BST
Half-Minute Hero trailer shows off Xbox Live graphics
Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax, the Xbox Live port of the PSP original, sports a graphical brush up you can admire in this incomprehensible Japanese trailer.
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Posted in: Casual, Marvelous, RPG, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Half-Minute Hero, Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR