Monthly Archives: June 2011
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 09:28 BST
BAFTA to take video game branch to US
BAFTA’s just announced that it’s bringing its video games arm to the US.
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Posted in: Awards
Tags: bafta, Kevin Price, will wright
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 09:33 BST
Jaffe talks Twisted Metal in new presentation
GT’s gone up with three videos of Eat, Sleep, Play boss David Jaffe giving a presentation of Twisted Metal. The show-and-tell was part of Sony’s recent event for press in the US back in April. There’s plenty there for the Twisted massive to go mental over. Watch it below.
Twisted Metal launches on October 4 in the US for PS3. Thanks, Gekidami.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sony
Tags: david jaffe, eat sleep play, twisted metal
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 09:08 BST
BULLETCAST, June 1 – What you need to know now
Nearly E3. Watch carefully. There’s some big stuff here you may have missed. There’s no audio again today, unfortunately. This is still due to PC-to-PC transitional issues. Everything will be normal again tomorrow.
Here are the headlines this morning.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 08:54 BST
EGM teases first Soul Calibur V screenshot
EGMi might be teasing the first gameplay shot of Soul Calibur V, if its latest issue is anything.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: soul calibur v, team soul
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 08:38 BST
E3′s shadow can’t darken summer’s blistering line-up
E3 used to be all about publishers prepping for the annual gift-fest, but it’s now a primer for the rest of companies’ entire financial years – including summer.
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Posted in: 3DS, E3 2011, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, catherine, inFamous 2, shadows of the damned, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 08:04 BST
Wednesday Shorts – EVE patch, E3 billboard (again), Half-life fan trailer
Most Wednesdays the (virtual) office resounds with cries of “hooray hump day”, but this week, we’re too busy prepping for E3 to do more than shudder in fear, and give a cursory glance at these tasty nibbles.
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, E3 2011, MMO, RPG, Shooter, Shorts
Tags: age of conan, amazon, discounts, eve online, everquest II, half-life, patch, Pete Hines, sale, Shanda, Skyrim, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 08:00 BST
Zelda OoT 3DS gets brand new videos
Nintendo’s seen fit to release two new video of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Edition ahead of its upcoming release in a few weeks. A new trailer has gone live on the Nintendo Channel, while the Japanese TV ad has started airing in the country. Famitsu’s also holding a live-stream of the game with series boss Eiji Aonuma at some point this morning UK time.
Zelda: OoT 3D launches on June 17 in the UK. Read Stace’s most recent impressions here. Thanks, Andriasang.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, Nintendo
Tags: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Edition
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 07:34 BST
Survey: Japan waiting on 3DS price-drop before buying
A survey conducted by Goo Ranking has shown that potential buyers of Nintendo 3DS in Japan are waiting for a price-drop before making the plunge.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: Goo Ranking, survey
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 06:14 BST
Dynasty Warriors 7 PSP outed by Famitsu leak
Omega Force’s latest hack-and-slasher looks to be on its way to PSP.
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Posted in: Action, Koei, PSP, PSPgo
Tags: dynasty warriors 7, Omega Force
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 05:54 BST
Allies & Empires invades Facebook
In a move widely interpreted as a thumbed-nose to upcoming AAA social strategy titles, Zynga has announced the immediate release of Empires & Allies.
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 05:49 BST
Heart of the Swarm gets first gameplay trailer
And the blowout on StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm continues. This time, Blizzard’s released a trailer which mixes gameplay and story scenes from the game. Most of the story stuff you would have probably seen from the leaked teaser last week. Get the impressions that went live yesterday here, and watch the new video below (via EvAv).
Zerg-led Heart of the Swarm has no date, but a 2012 launch is likely.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy
Tags: heart of the swarm, starcraft II, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 08:43 BST
RAGE’s Authority revealed in new gameplay footage
Id Software has lifted the veil on RAGE’s super-soldier antagonists, the Authority, ahead of a more complete E3 reveal.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: id, id software, matt hooper, rage, tim willits
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 05:14 BST
Kojima: Boktai dev team lacked “power and wisdom”
In a Nintendo Power interview, Hideo Kojima has said he regrets not being able to be more hands-on with the Boktai series.
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Posted in: Konami
Tags: Boktai, hideo kojima
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 05:35 BST
Sniper: Ghost Warrior One Shot – One Kill Edition detailed
When Sniper: Ghost Warrior finally makes the jump to PlayStation 3 this month, it’s doing it in style.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter
Tags: bonus content, City Interactive, dlc, limited edition, sniper: ghost warrior, special edition
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 04:39 BST
Uncharted 3 confirmed for Japan
The announcement of a Japanese release of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has deflated speculation over a countdown teaser site.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Japan, PS3, Sony
Tags: Countdown, naughty dog, teaser site, uncharted 3, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 04:32 BST
Bloodrayne: Betrayal gets new trailer
You’ve seen the no-holds-barred trailer, now peek inside the secrets of what makes Bloodrayne: Betrayal so gosh darn purty.
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Posted in: Action, Arcade, Majesco, PS3, PSN, Videos, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Bloodrayne: Betrayal, WayForward, wayforward studios
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 04:43 BST
Square Enix E3 website live
Square Enix has opened its E3 hub ahead of next week’s madness.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Square Enix
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 06:27 BST
EA stock rises to new high ahead of board appointment announcement
EA’s stock has jumped two percent to hit its highest point in almost a year in anticipation of a potential new member of the board of directors.
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Posted in: EA, Trade
Tags: Ralph Whitworth, Relational Investors
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 02:35 BST
Mad Catz launches ThunderHawk Studios
After years of churning out peripherals, Mad Catz has made the leap to games developer. Has the world gone mad or what?
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Posted in: Action, Simulation, peripherals
Tags: mad catz, ThunderHawk, ThunderHawk Studios
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 02:16 BST
Age of Empires Online trailer preempts release
Although it hasn’t actually launched, here’s the launch trailer for Age of Empires Online. Okay.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Strategy, Videos
Tags: age of empires online, Gas Powered Games
Racial slur slips into Minecraft translation project