Monthly Archives: July 2011
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 18:01 BST
Square Enix confirms FFXIII-2 for January western launch
Square Enix has confirmed it’s to launch Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the west next January.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: FFXIII-2, Final Fantasy XIII-2
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 17:03 BST
NCSoft confirms gamescom press briefing for August 17
NCSoft’s just confirmed it’ll hold a press briefing at gamescom on August 17.
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Posted in: MMO, NCSoft, PC
Tags: Guild Wars 2
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 15:39 BST
Crystal Dynamics rebooted Lara Croft because she was “losing relevance”
Crystal Dynamics brand director Karl Stewart has said that it needed to reboot Tomb Raider and, more specifically, Lara Croft because she was “losing relevance.”
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, karl stewart, lara croft, tomb raider
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 15:25 BST
Nintendo confirms ComicCon line-up – MGS 3D, Skyward Sword, Kirby Wii
Nintendo’s confirmed its line-up for ComicCon this week, featuring the upcoming Mario Kart 3DS, Metal Gear Solid 3DS and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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Posted in: 3DS, Comic Con 2011, DS, Wii, Zune
Tags: kirby, Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater, the legend of zelda: skyward sword
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 14:35 BST
Microsoft details pre-order goods for Halo: CE Anniversary
Microsoft has announced details of the pre-order goodies that you’ll get if you pre-order Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 14:02 BST
Update 2.6 for Aion to go live on August 3
NCSoft’s confirmed that update 2.6 for Aion will go live on August 3.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 13:43 BST
Bethesda won’t “rule out” external development for Elder Scrolls
Bethesda Game Studios chief Todd Howard has said the studio won’t rule out external development on the Elder Scrolls series in the future after Skyrim.
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Posted in: Bethesda, RPG
Tags: elder scrolls, todd howard
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 11:28 BST
Activision: No CoD Elite beta for PC until autumn
Activision social media manager Dan Amrich has said that PC gamers shouldn’t expect the beta for Call of Duty: Elite until autumn at least.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty: elite, Dan Amrich
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 11:09 BST
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile re-rated by ESRB
The ESRB’s rated PS1 classic Klonoa: Door to Phantomile for a release on PS3 and PSP. The title – originally published by Namco, but Sony Computer Entertainment America as the publisher for this, according to the ratings body – is all but likely to be part of the PS1 Classics range. A Wiimake of the platformer came out in the not-too-distant past.
Thanks, Siliconera.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, PSP, Platformer
Tags: Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 10:48 BST
Wednesday’s Develop Awards to break event attendance record
This year’s Develop Awards will set a new attendance record for the event, according to a press release sent out by organisers this morning.
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Posted in: Develop 2011
Tags: develop awards
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 10:35 BST
Modern Warfare 3 UK pre-orders “on track” to beat Black Ops, says GAME
Pre-orders for Modern Warfare 3 are outpacing last year’s Black Ops, according to UK retailer GAME.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: game, modern warfare 3, Tom Devine
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 10:10 BST
Demo release for SSX confirmed by EA
SSX producer Sean Smillie has confirmed that there will be a demo of the reboot before the game’s release early next year.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 09:55 BST
UK charts: Zumba makes five weeks up top
Zumba Fitness has made it five straight weeks at the top of the UK charts this morning, its been announced this morning.
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 09:45 BST
Harada: Tekken x Street Fighter development at “zero percent”
Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has said that development on Tekken x Street Fighter is currently at “zero percent,” but that it’s at five percent in his mind.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken x Street Fighter
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 09:09 BST
Report – NSW attorney general to abstain from Friday’s R18+ vote
GameSpot AU’s reporting this morning that the attorney general of New South Wales is to abstain from the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General meeting on Friday, which would have seen AGs as well as state and territory censorship ministers voting on the introduction of an R18+ rating for games in Australia.
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Posted in: Australia, Politics
Tags: Greg Smith, New South Wales, r18+
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 09:02 BST
BULLETCAST, July 18 – What you need to know now
Loads happened over the weekend and earlier this morning. Catch up right now.
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Posted in: Podcast
Tags: news bulletin
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 08:51 BST
Guillemot: Assassin’s Creed Wii U to take place after Revelations
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said that Assassin’s Creed for Wii U will take place after Revelations.
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Posted in: Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Yves Guillemot
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 11:06 BST
Fable: The Journey is about “freedom”
Peter Molyneux has reiterated that Fable: The Journey, once suspected of being an on-rails shooter, is actually all about player choice.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable: The Journey, lionhead, lionhead studios, peter molyneux
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 | 07:44 BST
Hardboiled – Call of Juarez: The Cartel hands-on
Stace Harman goes toe-to-toe with Call of Juarez’s modern day reboot to find out if it’s a sharpshooter or fool’s gold.
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 14:35 BST
Monday Shorts: WWE ’12, NFS: The Run, Capcom and Resi Evil
Hello. You made it through the weekend. And now it’s time to go back to work, news-hungry gamer. But don’t despair, it’s Develop this week! Expect some news to drop from that all throughout this week, and we’ll have coverage from Brighton as it begins tomorrow. Here are your shorts.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: final fantasy xi, Monday Shorts, need for speed: the run, resident evil, Where I Go At Night, WWE 12
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