Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 09:19 BST
Novarama signs exclusivity deal with Sony, focus on Vita
Fresh from its earlier House-Hirai megaton this morning, Sony’s announced that its signed Barcelona-based developer Novarama Technology to an exclusivity deal, meaning the studio will solely work exclusively for SCEE and Sony platforms.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 14:39 BST
BULLETCAST, June 29 – What you need to know now
I made this video. Then Andrew House became president of SCE. News stops for no man. Here’s all the headlines you need to know now.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 20:29 BST
Hirai becomes SCEI chairman, House takes over as president
Sony’s just announced the appointment of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Andrew House as the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment International.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony, Vita
Tags: Akira Sato, Andew House, Andy House, kaz hirai, Kazuo Hirai, ken Kutaragi, scee, SCEI
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 08:17 BST
Black Ops: Annihilation zombies video introduces Shangri-La
Clearly, a chance to use Welcome to the Jungle has been missed. Watch the video after the break, via GameFront. Annihilation is out now for Xbox Live.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Annihilation, Black Ops: Annihilation, Call of Duty: Black Ops, treyarch
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 08:08 BST
Report – EA Sports to form new Texas studio
EA Sports is said to be deciding on a Texas location for a new development team.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 08:01 BST
Dragon Quest Collection to feature Dragon Quest X video
Square Enix has fully detailed the Dragon Quest Collection that’s coming to Wii in Japan, which will now arrive on September 15 for ¥4,440. The collection, which will have Wiimakes [\o/ - JC] of Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest II and Dragon Quest III, will also include the very first footage of Dragon Quest X. Literally nothing has been seen or heard of the game – not even a logo – since its 2008 announce for Wii. Note it in the diary: it’ll be up on YouTube before you know it.
There’s a couple more things of note that come with the collection at Andriasang.
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Posted in: RPG
Tags: Dragon Quest Collection, dragon quest x
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 07:52 BST
GameStop US to accept Resident Evil: Mercenaries trade-ins from today, gets Amazonbombed
Following a crazy 48 hours, which has seen the discovery of a save game system that doesn’t let you delete save files and one retailer apparently set to pull its stock from shelves, US store GameStop has said it’ll accept trade-ins of Resident Evil: The Mercenaries from today.
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Posted in: 3DS, Capcom, Horror
Tags: Resident Evil: The Mercenaries
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 07:28 BST
Watch ten minutes of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon gameplay footage
Namco Bandai’s released a ten-minute gameplay video for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. You may want to drop a few ginger tablets before you hit the break link.
The latest entry in the long-running flight combat series is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in mid October.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Project ACES
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 06:39 BST
Capcom announces Ixion Saga
Capcom has revealed the title behind its mysterious May trademark – the online multiplayer PC game Ixion Saga.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PC
Tags: Ixion Saga
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 05:46 BST
Wednesday Shorts, overnight edition – PopCap goodies, quadruple chainsaw guns, Civ V patch
I’ve got to clear my inbox, or I’m going to have some kind of Wednesday-afternoon fit. Here are some bits and bobs I can’t stretch into a paragraph.
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Posted in: 2K, 3DS, Action, Atlus, CCP, Charity, Konami, MMO, MMOARTS, Marvelous, Mods, NIS America, PC, PS3, PlayStation Move, PopCap, RPG, Shorts, Sony Online Entertainment, Square Enix, Strategy, indie
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops, Civilization V, Devil Survivor: Overclocked, Diggity, Elevator Action Deluxe, eSports, eve online, final fantasy XIV, firaxis, Firaxis Games, Imageepoch, incarna, league of legends, Naruto Shippenden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generation, no more heroes, No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise, patch, Riot, riot games, Serious Sam: Double D
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 04:57 BST
Xenoblade Chronicles to release in Wii bundle
If you’re considering picking up a Wii at long last purely for the sudden splurge of awesome JRPGs, have we got a treat for you.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 04:33 BST
PS Plus birthday sale offers free months
PlayStation Plus is a birthday boy today, and in the best games industry tradition, is giving YOU a present.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 03:55 BST
Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends confirmed
Tecmo Koei has announced that Dynasty Warriors 7 will continue the franchise’s trend and receive an Xtreme Legends expansion.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PS3, Tecmo
Tags: dynasty warriors 7, Dynasty Warriors 7 Xtreme Legends, Omega Force
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 03:34 BST
ESA dropped $1.1 million on political campaigns in Q1
The Entertainment Software Association spent $1.1 million lobbying on the games industry’s behalf during the first quarter of 2011, financial reports have revealed.
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Posted in: Financials, Politics, Trade
Tags: esa
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 07:45 BST
FF Tactics, Vagrant Story designer joins Level-5
Lauded designer Yasumi Matsuno joining Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles developer Level-5.
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Posted in: Jobs, Trade
Tags: level-5, yasumi Matsuno
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 02:20 BST
Interplay rebuts “single asset” Fallout licensing claim
The latest rapier thrust in the ongoing Fallout MMO legal duel has seen Interplay claim Bethesda was well aware of the company’s intention to use recognisable Fallout universe elements.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Interplay, Legalities, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: fallout online
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 01:47 BST
Microsoft “watching and wanting to understand” 3D
Microsoft’s David Dennis has said the company is waiting to see how the 3D trend plays out before committing.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: 3d, David Dennis
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 01:11 BST
Rumour – Zynga to go public with $20 billion valuation
Multiple news sources have claimed social gaming king Zynga is about to go public with a massive IPO.
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 00:42 BST
I Am Alive proves it is in fact not dead
The suspiciously vapourous survival adventure game I Am Alive has suddenly surfaced on the reliably leaky Australian Classifications Board.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: i am alive, ubisoft shanghai
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 | 07:14 BST
World of Warcraft goes F2P up to lvl20 with Starter Edition
Blizzard has announced a World of WarCraft Starter Edition, meaning you can play the game for free up to level 20. Oh my god, I’ll never see most of you again.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, world of warcraft, wow
Quick Quotes: Paradox changing its Q&A process over Sword of the Stars 2′s “big failure”