Monthly Archives: June 2011

Far Cry 3′s E3 demo got jaws dropping and gums flapping, but let’s be honest: it raised more questions than it answered. We sat down with producer Dan Hay to fill in a few blanks.

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Rachel Weber and Matthew Handrahan have taken staff writer position on Eurogamer Network’s GamesIndustry.biz. Weber joins the site after five yeasr on Future’s OPM, while Handrahan was most recently Features Editor on gamesTM.

“Rachel and Matthew are both experienced journalists who share our passion for the business of video games, and I know they will be fantastic additions to our growing team,” said EG’s Tom Bramwell.

Congrats to both!

Nintendo US chief Reggie Fils-Aime has poured cold water over the idea of a dual-platform release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

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The man with gaming’s greatest beard is back in action: former Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets joins THQ Montreal as of today. And core boss Danny BIlson’s waiting to hear what he’s got planned.

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EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said that Criterion Games won’t be forced to make a game every year, saying such a thing would be “the worst possible idea.”

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EA Sports’ senior vice president of worldwide development, Andrew Wilson, talking to Eurogamer: “We have not focused on PS Move for FIFA, but that’s not to say we won’t. There have been different problems we’re solving as we go through the process. That’s not one we’ve sought to solve. We’ve focused a lot with PS Move with Tiger, and we’ve looked at other sports where it seems a natural fit. What we learnt coming through the Wii development cycle is to use the controller to add value, and if the controller doesn’t add value, don’t use it. Far be it for me to say the Move controller is right or wrong for FIFA. We’ve not seen it to add value today. But it’s only one person that comes and says, ‘I’ve got a great idea.’”

Don’t worry, Sony-lovers: it won’t have Kinect support either.

Notch has said that the Minecraft 1.7 update will include “adventures,” in an effort to “flesh out the game a bit, making it reward exploration and combat more.” In addition, “assuming we like them in play testing, pistons are coming in 1.7.” The game’s next update will also see the start of Minecraft mod support, but there’s no date on the release as yet. Thanks, RPS.

“I actually think it’s a miracle that we got Smash Bros. and all the Nintendo characters to work together in the first place. Especially when you bring Pokemon into the mix and a lot of the complications that are caused by that being an almost completely different entity on its own, it’s really something.” – Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, speaking to IGN, about the creation of the series. A new Super Smash Bros, despite not even entering development yet, was announced at E3 last week for Wii U and 3DS.

US retailer Best Buy has outed Robin as a playable character for two challenge maps in Batman: Arkham City. The listing appeared in a blurry photo at first, but was then spotted online in a listing which has since been pulled. Robin was spotted for the Arkham Asylum sequel as early as last March.

Game’s out in October. Thanks, ArkhamCity.co.uk.

Sega EVP of marketing Alan Pritchard has dropped a super strong hint as to when we’ll see Wii U, saying it’s due to launch next spring or summer.

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And that was that. But what exactly was it? Patrick Garratt looks at the changing face of E3 and how 2011’s show shot well wide of the mark.

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Duke Nukem Forever’s the new UK number one this morning, overtaking Rockstar’s LA Noire.

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Square Enix and FFXIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase has said that the company is “considering the possibilities” in having Final Fantasy come to Wii U.

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“If the fan feedback is strong enough, we’ll consider it. The same goes for other Konami brands if demand is high. Maybe Castlevania!” – MGS 3D: Snake Eater producer Yoshikazu Matsuhana said at a Konami E3 event last week when asked of the possibility of Castlevani and MGS2 making it to 3DS. MGS 3D launches on 3DS this winter.

Thanks, C3.

THQ core mouthpiece Danny Bilson’s confirmed the new game from Turtle Rock will be formally announced later this year.

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THQ core boss Danny Bilson has admitted that the reason Saints Row: Drive By, which would have tied in with Saints Row: The Third, was canned on Xbox Live Arcade was because of “really high” costs.

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id tech boss John Carmack has the technology found in Wii U brings Nintendo to a level grounding alongside “other consoles.”

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Famitsu publisher Enterbrain’s reporting this morning that 3DS has finally hit 1 million units sold in Japan, nearly four months after it first released in the country.

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Although he dismissed the seriousness of the Battlefield 3 versus Modern Warfare 3 rivalry last week, EA head John Riccitiello has risen to the challenge of comments from Activision boss Bobby Kotick.

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E3 week is over. It’s gone. It’s never coming back. This year, at any rate. But tomorrow is another day. Get the last of the shorts from it.

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