Monthly Archives: July 2011

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine’s multiplayer feels more like Quake 3 than Call of Duty, according to Relic.

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EA Sports’ senior vice president of worldwide development Andrew Wilson has said FIFA’s not far from shedding its annual update business model.

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It’s time for the US end of the new bulletin system we’re trying out around here, so as you probably already figured out – because you all so very, very smart – this is a round-up of all the news out of the Eastern portion of the US. California is still in the middle of the work day, but Brenna covers that end during her shift.

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Microsoft has announced its financial result for Q4 and fiscal year 2011, both of which ended on June 30. The report finds the firm’s Entertainment & Devices Division showing growth for both Q4 and FY11, thanks to sales of Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox Live.

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Just because the headline is Nintendo-centric, doesn’t mean the entire post is riddled with nothing else. There’s plenty more below the break. Trust us.

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Nestled in the lovely press release regarding the Limited Edtions and pre-orders for Star Wars: The Old Republic, was news that beta test weekends will start in September. That’s good news for those of us you who have yet to be admitted into the beta club.

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Capcom has stated on Twitter the main reason the Mega Man Legends 3 Project was cancelled, was due to lack of community support.

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Namco’s Daisuke Uchiyama and Kei Hirono, producers on Dark Souls, are taking a hand-off approach when it come to the game, and allowing lead director Hidetaka Miyazaki complete control of the it.

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“[People ask us] for a game like Skyrim or Prey 2, why doesn’t it have multiplayer? Well, our question is always the opposite when we talk to a developer. If you’re doing multiplayer, why are you doing multiplayer? What are you trying to accomplish? If you’re doing it just to check a box or because every other publisher says you’ve got to have multiplayer, then just drop it, don’t bother, it’s a waste of time, a giant distraction and it’ll make for a worse overall game. We want the best game possible. If that’s a singleplayer game that’s 15 to 20 hours, then make that! Don’t waste your time on features that don’t make the game better.” – Bethesda’s Pete Hines to Edge regarding tacked-on multiplayer in games.

The future. It’s very bleak, according to Deus Ex.

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Xbox and LucasArts announced at Comic-Con today that limited edition Xbox 360 console with Kinect painted like R2-D2 with C3-PO-gold controller will be up for grabs soon.

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Puzzle Quest 2 for PSP has been canceled, according to Infinite Interactive CEO Steve Fawkner. According to a post on Facebook, Fawkner said: “After Firemint’s acquisition of Infinite, and EA’s acquisition of Firemint, so many people have moved around, that I find myself without enough manpower to finish it.” He goes on to say the cancellation had nothing to do with EA or Firemint, but that he is experiencing an “unfortunate logistical problem where key people are no longer available to work on it.” Fawkner said the game had one sound bug to be fixed, the game “would have been good to go.” Can someone out there help a brother out? Thanks, Joystiq.

PC Gamer has tested its Steam keys attached to EA games to see if the games are re-downloadable through EA’s new digital service ,Origin. As you may have already guessed, some of the keys worked.

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Rock, Paper Shotgun journalist Quintin Smith is now Paradox Interactive’s Creative Marketing Commissar. Smith said he plans to work for the firm while “continuing to pursue his freelance writing career part time,” which is one of the reasons he departed RPS earlier this month.

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It’s official: Poison, Steve Fox and Yoshimitsu will be playable characters in Street Fighter x Tekken. Capcom revealed the news at Comic-Con this week, and has also released a cinematic trailer, gameplay trailer, and a fews screenshots. Still no exact date, but it’s next year sometime. Thanks, sf4db.

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There’s quite a few shots for DCUO below, and many are new ones from the Green Lantern content. Enjoy.

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2K Sports has announced NBA 2K12 will offer three separate covers featuring Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

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Monolith has released a video for Gotham City Impostors. It’s a CGI affair, but fun nonetheless. It’s slated for 2012 winter release, and the multiplayer downloadable title will set you back 1200 MS Points or $15 upon release. Thanks, Blue.

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We’re trying something new today. It’s called the News Wrap. You can find more details inside, as well as a round-up of all the European day’s news.

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You’ve seen the trailer, now check out screenshots of the Panic Room in OverKill’s PAYDAY: The Heist, which is slated for digital release on PSN and PC this year. The price and exact date have yet to be announced by SOE.

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