Monthly Archives: June 2011
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 23:06 BST
Molyneux: “I made a horrendous mistake,” taking navigation out of Fable: The Journey demo
After insisting that Fable: The Journey is not on rails in a interview earlier this week, Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux has tried to further clarify matters by stating that the game’s demo shown to the press has misrepresented what the gameplay entails.
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Posted in: Adventure, E3 2011, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: fable, Fable: The Journey, lionhead, peter molyneux, the journey
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 22:56 BST
Final Fantasy Type-0 website updated with character and battle shots
Square Enix has updated the official website for Final Fantasy Type-0, and along with the update came some new character renders and gameplay system details.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy Type-0
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 22:44 BST
Rock of Ages rolls on August 31
Atlus has announced that ACE Team’s Rock of Ages will be released on August 31.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 22:12 BST
The Darkness II video interview talks about Jackie and the Brotherhood
A video interview with Tom Galt of Digital Extremes is posted below and in it, Galt chats about The Darkness II and how an ancient organization is out to steal the darkness away from our hero Jackie Estacado.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, E3 2011, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Digital Extremes, the darkness, The Darkness II, tom galt
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 21:48 BST
Quick Quotes: Sony on cross-game chat with Vita, no update on PS3
“No, really not any new announcements to put on that. We know that it’s a huge thing out there. We have continued to do much R&D in the area, but we don’t have anything to announce right now.” – SCE Europe boss Andrew House on whether cross-game chat is still planned for PS3 or not despite Vita getting the tech (via CVG).
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, PS3, Sony, Vita
Tags: andrew house, cross-game chat, cross-talk
Sat, Jun 11, 2011 | 16:06 BST
Kinect will help widen Mass Effect 3′s audience, says EA
EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said the reason Kinect functionality is coming to Mass Effect 3 is to make the game less intimidating to the general public.
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Posted in: E3 2011, EA, Kinect, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: frank gibeau, kinect, mass effect 3
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 20:53 BST
THQ thought of Wii U “18 months ago,” released it as uDraw “last season”
THQ’s Martin Good has said the firm isn’t too surprised over Wii U’s controller, because THQ released a similar peripheral last season called uDraw.
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Posted in: E3 2011, THQ, peripherals
Tags: martin good, udraw
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 20:39 BST
Wii U will not upscale Wii games
Wii U may allow users to play their older Wii games on the system, but it won’t upscale the graphics, according to Nintendo.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 20:21 BST
Far Cry 3 development started right after Far Cry 2 shipped in 2008
Far Cry 3′s lead narrative designer Jason Vandernberghe has said development on the game started immediately after Far Cry 2 was released in 2008, and that the game world itself has been in the works for the last four to five years.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 19:47 BST
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling participating in an Ask Me Anything session
Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling is participating in an Ask Me Anything session over on Reddit, and is answering questions pertaining to Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, robert bowling
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 18:55 BST
Irrational’s Ken Levine explains the use of skylines in BioShock Infinite
Irrational has posted a video featuring Ken Levine explaining the use of skylines in BioShock Infinite.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational games, ken levine
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 18:41 BST
Quick Quotes: Bleszinski on embracing the good things hacking can produce
Speaking to GameTrailers: “I was on a panel with Tsunodo Kudo, and we were talking about Kinect Fun Labs, and he was saying they’re embracing a lot of the homebrew and hacker stuff that’s going on with Kinect. Generally speaking, when it comes to hackers, you want to embrace a lot of what they are doing instead of fighting it. I think the industry is slowly learning that.” – Cliff Bleszinski on seeing more user generated content options for Gears of War 3 (via Develop).
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, Microsoft
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, gears 3, good hacking, homebrew
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 18:32 BST
ESA report: Digital sales up 24% to $3.8 billion in 2010
The ESA has issued a report stating that purchases of digital full games and add-ons mad up 24 percent of game sales in 2010 and brought in $3.8 billion in revenue.
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Posted in: Stuff, study
Tags: digital sales, ESA 2010 report
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 18:05 BST
Final Fantasy XIII-2 direct footage from E3 released
Some direct feed E3 footage of Final Fantasy XIII-2 has been released and you can watch it below courtesy of Gamespot.
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Posted in: E3 2011, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 17:37 BST
Quick Shots – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine concept art is quite lovely
THQ and Relic have released two lovely pieces of concept art for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. You can check it out below. If you’re feeling it, you should also watch the E3 trailer for the game featuring the Chaos faction. It’s rather groovy. Space Marine is due in September on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 17:17 BST
Microsoft confirms Xbox Live integration with Windows 8
Mike Delman, VP of global marketing at Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business group has said the company plans on integrating Xbox Live into Windows 8 as an entertainment service.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, Microsoft, PC
Tags: Mike Delman, windows 8
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 16:48 BST
Skyward Sword dungeon demoed along with bird chasing mini-game
Nintendo allowed folks to get some hands-on time with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword during E3, and Destructiod was kind enough to film its time with the game’s demo.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: skyward sword, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 16:32 BST
Rocksmith bundles include Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitars
Ubisoft has announced bundles for Rocksmith, created via a partnership with Gibson, which will bundle Epiphone Les Paul Junior guitars with the game.
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 15:59 BST
Iwata confused why Nintendo stock is down, admits Wii U reveal could have been better
Nintendo seems a bit confused as to why shares in the company dropped following the announcement of Wii U at E3 this week. According to president Satoru Iwata, the stock market’s reaction is in stark contrast to the reaction felt on the showroom floor.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Trade, Wii U
Tags: nintendo shares, nintendo stock, Satoru Iwata
Fri, Jun 10, 2011 | 15:24 BST
PSA: Escalation pack now available for Black Ops on PS3
Activision has sent word that the Escalation Map Pack, which includes Call of the Dead, is now available on PS3. It’s been out a while on Xbox 360, and was released last week for PC. It will set you back $14.99.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, PSN, Shooter
Tags: Black Ops, call of duty, call of the dead, Escalation
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR