Monthly Archives: June 2011

The National Police in Spain have arrested three suspected members of the hacktivist group Anonymous, and according to the Spanish Policia Nacional website, one of the people arrested was hosting a server out of their home which supported DDoS attacks on businesses, websites, financial institutions and government agencies around the globe – as well as the website for the PlayStation Store.

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Codemasters has confirmed that its website had suffered an “attack” and “intrusion” last Saturday.

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Ubisoft has released a trailer showing off Gunsmith, the Kinect integration for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and at the end of it, it says the title is out in March 2012.

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Sony’s formally announced DanceStar, a brand new dancing title from Studio London for PS3 that is similarly based to SingStar. It’ll also have Move support. There’s a video of it after the break, with screens and interview on the EU PS Blog. The game’s inspiration came after the release of SingStar Dance, apparently.

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PlayStation Vita’s battery is set to be the same or near the same as PSP’s except for when you play graphical powerhouses like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Sony has told Engadget. The company wouldn’t be drawn on specifics on exactly how long it’ll last. And that it’s.

Oh dear. After 14 years, Duke Nukem Forever launches today in the UK via 2K and Gearbox. The verdict? It seems to be mixed right now at the minute. So far, only a few reviews have gotten out right now, but you can get them below. If you have any links to add, do so below and we’ll add them in.

DNF launches in the US on Tuesday.

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CVG‘s reporting that Gears of War 3′s campaign will last anywhere between the 10 and 12 hour mark. The news apparently comes from an interview it did with Epic design boss Cliff Bleszinski. As far as we’re aware, this is the first time a timescale for the story has been mentioned.

Gears of War 3 launches on September 20 for Xbox 360.

Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has said that mobile gaming is a “double edged sword,” adding that it would remain working on core games.

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Someone from YouTube has posted up the hour or so long developer’s roundtable from E3 between Nintendo and Ubisoft, with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata kicking off proceedings for the event. Find stuff on Assassin’s Creed for Wii U and more below the break.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

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Crytek boss Cervat Yerli has said that cloud gaming presently is risky from a “business perspective.”

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Square Enix Holdings senior executive officer Koji Taguchi wasn’t too impressed by the show the content the Japanese arm of the publisher put up at E3 this year, he’s admitted.

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Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer has told Gamespot he believes that some form of Kinect support will be incorporated into all first-party Microsoft titles from here on.

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In the name of God. Just stop.

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“I am aware of the rumor that says [Bayonetta creator Hideki] Kamiya is working on Rising. It’s not true.” – Platinum producer Atsushi Inaba told Kotaku at E3. Just in case the rumour pre-E3 didn’t convince you otherwise.

Atlus has slapped a firm US release date on thriller Catherine, giving it a July 26 launch in the country. The publisher’s also confirmed that there’ll be an English taster of the game coming to PSN and Xbox Live Marketplace that will allow you to try a block puzzle.

Thanks, Siliconera.

After one of Australia’s famous media circuses, Dead or Alive: Dimensions has had its classification revoked and is at least temporarily off the market.

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Microsoft Studios head Phil Spencer has told Joystiq the new Alan Wake project from Remedy hasn’t been greenlit by the group.

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The RAGE website is now carrying early October dates for both the US as well as the UK, having previously been due on the second week of September.

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We’ve all heard the preview scandals – Ninja Gaiden 3 turns down the gore, packs in quick time events, and uses touch-screen controls. But Team Ninja is quick to point out that demos can be misleading.

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Halo Anniversary will allow players to switch back and forth between classic and updated graphics in real time, because the game is essentially running two engines simultaneously.

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