Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 16:27 BST
CCP: Doing Dust 514 on 360 would be “tricky”
CCP’s admitted that the openness of devs for PSN from Sony has enabled Dust 514 to connect with MMO counterpart EVE Online.
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Posted in: CCP, E3 2011, MMOFPS, PS3
Tags: CCP Shanghai, dust 514, Thomas Farrer, Torfi Frans Olafsson
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 13:54 BST
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time development not handled by Sucker Punch
Sanzaru Games, not Sucker Punch, are developing Sly Racoon: Thieves in Time, it’s been revealed. Sanzaru’s Glen Eagan appeared on GTTV yesterday to demo the game for the first time, as well as talk about how it took the reigns of the series with Sucker Punch busy doing inFamous. You may also remember Sanzaru developed The Sly Collection last year. Get the demo after the break.
Sly Racoon: Thieves in Time releases next year for PS3.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, PS3, Sony
Tags: Sanzaru Games, Sly Coopter: Thieves in Time, sucker punch
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 13:52 BST
RIFT update 1.3 video released, launches June 22
RIFT patch 1.3, Waves of Madness, is comings soon and it looks as though players will be spending time in the Dwarven city of Hammerknell.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Rift, rift update 1.3, Trion Worlds
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 22:46 BST
E3: Crystal’s Tomb Raider vies for Game of the Show
Lara Croft’s going back to the basics, but is her island vacation gone horribly wrong pure brilliance or utter blasphemy? We took a look at the game and spoke with its creators to find out.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, E3 2011, Interview, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, E3 2011, tomb raider
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 14:08 BST
Pre-Order listing suggests Wii U to cost £399.85, pins it down for July 20 release next year
UK retailer Zavvi has put up a pre-order listing for Wii U and priced it at £399.85 ($654), while marking it down for a July 20 release next year.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 13:40 BST
Gran Turismo 5 Update 1.10 is now live
The latest update for Gran Turismo 5, 1.10, has been released on Playstation Network, the official PS Blog’s revealed.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Carmack talks code regeneration, PC horsepower at E3
CVG’s put live a 20-minute video interview with id code legend John Carmack, in which he talks about his plans to better regenerate the developer’s code-base in the next console generation and how consoles are, apparently, hampering the raw horsepower of PCs.
Carmack’s in LA this week to pimp RAGE. We tried to embed this, but the code’s borked. Hit the link to watch it.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Development, E3 2011
Tags: id software, john carmack
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:59 BST
Iwata: Wii U controller might support facial recognition
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the built-in camera of the Wii U’s controller may eventually support facial recognition.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U, hardware
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:41 BST
Muzyka: Kinect to ‘personalise’ and ‘customise’ Mass Effect experience
BioWare’s Ray Muzyka has commented on Mass Effect 3′s Kinect features, which he believes augment the experience without detracting from the franchise’s strengths.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:15 BST
Shadows of the Damned has a side-scrolling level, apparently
Goichi Suda told Gamespot at E3 yesterday that Shadows of the Damned “might” include a side-scrolling level, referencing how the Hell-based action game will contain unique puzzle elements. See the interview below. He makes mention of it at 1.42. SotD’s out this summer for PS3 and 360.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, EA, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture, shadows of the damned
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:06 BST
EG makes nice Wii U game list
Eurogamer‘s put together a list of all the Wii U software we know about so far. Get it below. Hit this for Keza’s playtest of the new Nintendo hardware from E3 yesterday.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Nintendo, Project Cafe
Tags: list
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:04 BST
Miyamoto: Apple and Nintendo in “two very different areas”
Prominent Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has suggested comparisons between Apple’s iPad and the Wii U controller are spurious.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:21 BST
Iwata: Wii U “likely” to cost more than $250
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has hinted that Wii U will cost more than $250 following its unveiling last night during the company’s E3 press conference.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 02:48 BST
Soul Calibur V gets E3 shots and art
What do you mean you’ve seen so many assets you feel physically sick? Pathetic. Take a look at these latest screens and bits of character art for Namco’s Soul Calibur V. They’re purdy. It’s out next year.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: soul calibur v, team soul
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:38 BST
Pachter: Guitar Hero for Wii U on the way
Guitar Hero dead? Not fully six feet under yet, by the looks of it.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Rhythm action, Wii U
Tags: guitar hero, michael pachter
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:36 BST
Neverdead gets action-packed E3 trailer
Konami’s released a new trailer for its upcoming action title, Neverdead, and it’s what you would expect from a vintage Japanese action game. It’s a lot of fun to watch. The Rebellion-developed title is expected for a winter release in Japan on PS3 and Xbox 360. No western date just yet. Watch the trailer after the break.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:44 BST
Wii U details emerge – 25GB media, single controller support, no classic controls, more
Nintendo finally revealed its new console during the E3 press conference last night, however details are still pouring in about Wii U, which features an innovative new controller among other things.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U, hardware
Tags: Tech specs
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:17 BST
Console version of Skyrim Bethesda’s “lead SKU”
Bethesda’s Craig Lafferty has laid out some flamebait by suggesting that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been developed primarily for consoles.
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Posted in: Action, Bethesda, Development, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Craig Lafferty, Skyrim, TES V, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:11 BST
Gibeau: Bringing Battlelog over to BF3 was “mission one”
EA Games boss Frank Gibeau has said that introducing Battlelog for Battlefield 3 was merely what it called “mission one” in Battlefield’s social experience.
Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 11:04 BST
E3 Wednesday mega-shorts – get all the other stuff in here
E3. There’s a lot of it. Here’s all the bits you may or may not want to miss.
FRC up in arms over same-sex relationships in SWTOR