Monthly Archives: June 2011
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 11:37 BST
Kitase: Square being “very careful” in delivering western FF Type-0
Final Fantasy boss Yoshinori Kitase has casted a bit of an unknown in regards to the release of Final Fantasy Type-0 in the west, saying Square are being “very careful” in how it brings the game outside Japan..
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Posted in: E3 2011, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy Type-0, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 11:21 BST
Tuesday shorts – EA lost fans over Dragon Age 2, lots of other things
It’s the week after E3. There are a lot of stories on the internet that are relatively minor. And here they are.
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Posted in: Shorts
Tags: battlefield 3, Dragon Age 2, modern warfare 3, shadow of the colossus
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 11:04 BST
Itagaki confirms early 2013 launch for Devil’s Third, looking at Wii U release
Valhalla boss Tomonobu Itagaki has confirmed that Devil’s Third won’t launch until early 2013.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, PS3, TGS 2011, THQ, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Game Studios
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:48 BST
Quick quotes: “No actual plans” to remaster Dissidia: Final Fantasy for PS3
When asked by Siliconera at E3 if it would remaster Dissidia for PS3 as part of the PSP Remaster series, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase said: “We have no actual plans. he concept of remastering PSP titles for PS3 is a new idea and initiative from Sony. We have not had enough time to think through and plan our actions.”
No Dissidia PS3 for you, then. At least, not yet anyway.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Fighter, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: dissidia, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:33 BST
Zelnick on Take Two buyout: “We enjoy being an independent company”
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has addressed rumours of any impending acquisition offers following the company’s recent massive success, saying it likes being independent.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:05 BST
Spencer: MS not looking to turn Halo into annualised franchise
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has said the company isn’t looking to turn Halo into an annualised franchise despite the release of several Halo games in the past couple of years and in the future.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, bungie, halo, halo 4, Phil Spencer
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:57 BST
LA Noire Nicholson Electroplating DLC gets new screens
Rockstar’s put out some new LA Noire DLC shots, showing a glimpse of the Nicholson Electroplating Arson case before it releases on June 21. It’s the cost $3.99 on PSN and 320 MS Points on 360. This is the third bit of DLC for the game, the first two being pre-order incentives. Reefer Madness is the final one, which will follow Nicholson Electroplating.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, L.A. Noire, Nicholson Electroplating Arson case
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:32 BST
THQ lining up “big” gamescom announcement, says Bilson
And this is why you always listen to Danny Bilson. Always.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Gamescom 2011, Strategy, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, relic
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:22 BST
BULLETCAST, June 14 – What you need to know now
It was a public holiday in France yesterday, so I was in a coma. I still haven’t grabbed the music from my other PC, so here’s another video. I will, in all honesty, do it today.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:05 BST
Crytek to bring CryEngine to Wii U
Crytek’s confirmed that it’ll bring CryEngine to Wii U.
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Posted in: Wii U
Tags: cevat yerli, cryengine, crytek
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 08:48 BST
Extended Devil’s Third dev diary released
THQ’s released an extended video of Devil’s Third following the release of a shorter version last week for E3. This one comes in at a massive 17 minutes long, so this will take a bit to get through. You can watch it below.
No date yet on the Valhalla-Itagaki actioner – currently 30 percent finished – but it’ll appear on PS3 and 360. More information on the game will arrive at Tokyo Game Show in September.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, Valhalla Game Studios
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 08:08 BST
Nintendo posts full US release schedule
Naysayers be damned – Nintendo has posted its current release schedules for DS, Wii, 3DS and eShop, and there’s plenty of content on the way.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Flying high: Skyrim aims to redefine the open-world RPG
The next Elder Scrolls game is everything we’d hoped for – based on the evidence of the E3 demo, anyway. Click to find out why it was one of our games of the show.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:05 BST
MW3: Spec Ops shown live on Jimmy Fallon – watch it now
Jimmy Fallon’s shown off Modern Warfare 3 on US TV overnight, with Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg, Infinity Ward creative strategist Rob Bowling and Sledgehammer co-founder Glen Schofield all making appearances. Footage of the New York demo that was played at Microsoft’s E3 presser was shown, with Spec Ops demoed live on the show by Bowling, Fallon and Simon Pegg. Watch it below. Game’s out on November 8 for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, glen schofield, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, rob bowling, sledgehammer games
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 07:22 BST
Bungie Aerospace reveal coming soon
Bungie’s confirmed that a full announcement on what Bungie Aerospace is will finally arrive within the next couple of weeks.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard
Tags: bungie, Bungie Aerospace
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 07:08 BST
DICE responds to Battlefield 3 pre-order bonus outrage
In the wake of a boycott effort against Battlefield 3′s pre-order bonus content, DICE has said none of the extra content will unbalance the game.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, bonus content, dice, dlc, pre-order bonus
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 06:45 BST
Microsoft preparing Kinect-driven advertising
A new trademark filing suggests Microsoft is prepping interactive, Kinect-powered advertising.
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 06:16 BST
Bungie: We’re not making a steampunk game
After a rumour emerged yesterday that Bungie was shooting photos for a steampunk project, the studio has confirmed the work has nothing to do with its Activision IP.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development
Tags: bungie, Liz Spain, steampunk
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 06:06 BST
Report – Zynga “ruthless”, “not worried about margins”
An anonymous executive of a business acquired by social gaming giant Zynga has commented on the company’s atmosphere, giving insight into its Blitzkrieg method of conquering Facebook.
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Posted in: Development, Trade, Zynga
Tags: facebook
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 05:22 BST
FFXIII-2 70 percent complete, features branching dialogue
A number of snippets of information have snuck out of Japanese press following Final Fantasy XIII-2′s E3 showing.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Motomu Toriyama
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR