Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 02:14 BST
Atlus: The Cursed Crusade is “just a brawler”
Atlus is so well-known for backing kooky RPGs and fringe genres that when it publishes a bog-standard core title, that’s news.
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Posted in: Action, Atlus, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Kylotonn, Kylotonn Games, The Cursed Crusade
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 02:01 BST
Evangelion game in the works at Grasshopper
Drop everything, it is time to blow minds. Grasshopper Manufacture is making an Evangelion rhythm game.
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Posted in: Japan, Namco Bandai, PSP, PSPgo, Rhythm action
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, Grasshopper Manufacture, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Rebuild of Evangelion Sound Impact
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 01:46 BST
Jaffe: “Nobody has talked to us” about Twisted Metal Vita
Eat Sleep Play isn’t certain Twisted Metal is high on Sony’s priorities list, and is cagey about the game’s chances of making it big.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Racing, Sony, Vita
Tags: david jaffe, eat sleep play, twisted metal
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 08:43 BST
Gears of War 3 has “zero chance” of PS3 port, sports 90 minutes of cutscene
Outspoken designer Cliff Bleszinski has put his foot down on speculation the Gears of War series will ever come to PlayStation 3.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, cliffy b, epic, Epic Games, gears of war, Gears of War 3
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 01:02 BST
Psychonauts publishing rights back with developer
Tim Schafer’s Doublefine has reclaimed the publishing rights – and profits – of its classic adventure, Psychonauts.
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Posted in: Adventure, Majesco, PC, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Anna Kipnis, doublefine, psychonauts
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 00:34 BST
EA Sports to open retail stores
EA, the mega-publisher lauded for its attempts to join the digital revolution, plans to open a couple of honest-to-goodness bricks-and-mortar retail stores. Has the world gone mad?
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 00:14 BST
US PS Store update – Outland, Alice, DiRT 3 DLC
Sony’s back to business as usual, which means the weekly PSN update is stacked with DLC, discounts, and downloadables. Get full details through the break.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: us ps blog, US PS Store, us psn update
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 23:37 BST
Epic’s Rein keen on Vita, Wii U
Mark Rein is a key figure behind one of the most successful and prevalent engines in our industry, so when he likes a new bit of tech – say, the PS Vita, or the Wii U – it’s time to pay attention.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 22:23 BST
More Tuesday Shorts: EA Sports store, Infinite Sky-Hook, Agency concept art, more
Tuesday is winding down, so how about another round of shorts to close it out?
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 3d, bioshock: infinite, Critical Mass, ea sports, ea sports retail stores, Eddie Smith, f.e.a.r. 3, homefront, Mick Hocking, NECA, Sky-Hook, the agency
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 22:25 BST
Smith says 2K took the “spice” from the XCOM series and made it the “meat” of the revamp
Drew Smith has the team behind XCOM is taking elements that made the previous games in the fun and “bringing it” with the revamp slated for next year. During E3, the producer spoke with GamePron in the video posted below regarding what has been going on behind the scenes on the tactical FPS. Sounds like research will play a bigger role this time around as well. XCOM is slated for March 6 in the US and March 9 in the UK on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Strategy, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k australia, drew smith, XCOM
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 21:52 BST
Suda teases No More Heroes 3 for Wii U
Goichi Suda has teased the possibility of No More Heroes 3 being released on Wii U.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, Wii U
Tags: Goichi Suda, no more heroes, No More Heroes 3, suda 51
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 07:25 BST
PSA: Summer of Sonic takes place on June 25 in London
Fan-organised, yearly Sonic convention, Summer of Sonic, will take place on June 25, its been announced. Sega’s supporting the event, which will also be around the time of the blue fella’s 20th anniversary on June 23. The head of Sonic Team and long-time producer and director, Takashi Iizuka, as well as Yuji Naka, the programmer behind the original Sonic game all those years ago will be in attendance as well. It all takes place at the Camden Centre on Bidborough Street, Camden, London. For more information, check out the official website for the event.
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Posted in: Sega, UK
Tags: sonic, summer of sonic, Takashi Iizuka, yuji naka
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 21:49 BST
Ghost Recon: Future Solider’s lead game designer discusses Gunsmith, innovation in E3 video interview
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s lead game designer Roman Campos Oriola was at E3 chatting about the game formerly known as Ghost Recon 4. While there, Oriola spoke with GamePron’s lovely Jessica Citizen regarding the games innovations, multiplayer, active camouflage, drones and Gunsmith technology. You can watch the video interview below.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be released during Q1 2012, and the beta is expected for early next year.
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Posted in: Kinect, PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: future soldier, ghost recon, ghost recon future soldier, Roman Campos Oriola
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 20:43 BST
Analyst calls SWTOR a “highly derivative” clone of WoW and likely to miss 2011
Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has hinted in his latest financial letter that BioWare’s long-awaited MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could miss its expected 2011 launch.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC
Tags: cowen and company, Doug Creutz, greg zeshcuk, Ray Muzyka, Star Wars The Old Republic, swtor
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 20:21 BST
DMC has new story, bosses, Dante, and a shifting game world
Capcom has said that DMC will include more weapons along with new enemies and and abilities while keeping the same feel as previous games in the franchise.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, E3 2011
Tags: dante, devil may cry, DMC, ninja theory
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 20:10 BST
Hitman: Absolution preview describes instincts and player choice
Hitman: Absolution was on display at E3, and GameFront got some hands-on time with the title, and has described Agent 47′s new Instinct ability as an “umbrella” feature, that provides the player an “idea of the way a highly trained super-assassin sees the world.”
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: absolution, agent 47, hitman, Hitman 5, hitman: absolution, io interactive
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 19:48 BST
Carmack believes Vita could possibly end up competing with Sony’s Xperia
John Carmack has implied that it’s going to be a bit hard for Vita to compete in the “post-smartphone world.”
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Posted in: Development, Vita, hardware
Tags: id software, john carmack, xperia
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 19:23 BST
Time hopes to appeal to Modern Warfare 3′s demographic with faux magazine cover
Time has said that the faux cover for the magazine featuring Modern Warfare 3 is “is a great way to connect with millions of people” who normally may not read the magazine.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: kin kelleher, modern warfare 3, time cover, time magazine
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 18:52 BST
Free to Play games now available on Steam
Valve has introduced support for Free to Play games on Steam with the launch of five games on the service.
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Posted in: PC, Valve
Tags: Alliance of Valliant Arms, Champions Online: Free for All, Forsaken Worlds, Global Agenda: Free Agent, piral Knights
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 06:14 BST
EVE, Minecraft, League of Legends taken offline by LulzSec
EVE Online and Minecraft have both been taken offline this evening, following LulzSec claims they have been hit by DDOS attacks, with League of Legends the latest victim in the string of attacks today.
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Posted in: CCP, Internet, MMO, PC
Tags: eve online, Lulzsec, the escapist
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR