Monthly Archives: July 2011

Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling was in New York yesterday for a Modern Warfare 3 event, during which he chatted to various outlets regarding Party Chat, map hot spots, and some of the changes and addition coming to multiplayer.

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A report from the Japan Online Game Association states that revenue from online gaming in the country grew 3 percent during 2010 to ¥132.9 billion ($1.68 billion). Packages software contributed ¥29.4 billion ($372 million) to the figure, and ¥103.5 billion ($1.31 billion) came from online game operation. Social games took in ¥235.5 billion ($2.98 billion) in revenue, which is the first time JOGA has tracked the social games market. Thanks, Andriasang.

Nothing subtle about this. Robots are trying to kill mankind and the future of the species depends on shooting everything. Developed by the team behind the Yakuza series in close collaboration with Sega Europe, the game stars a team of international operatives and is expected in February on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

See below.

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Hothead Games has released some character details and screenshots from The Baconing.

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Paradox Interactive has announced its line-up for gamescom 2011.

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APB Reloadedwill be released in the US later this year in the US by IGS Software. IGS CEO Paul Lombardi said the game will retail for $29.99, comes with $45 worth of virtual goodies, and will be free-to-play upon install. Thanks, Gamespot.

SEGA’s David Bruno has posted over on the PS Blog a list of features to expect when The House Of The Dead: OVERKILL Extended Cut is released on PS3.

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Thatgamecompany is a proven winner with flOw and Flower, and it looks like Journey is certain to join the studio’s hits, as Johnny Cullen explains in a hands-on with the multiplayer beta.

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Metacritic co-founder Marc Doyle has said the aggregation site has had to remove a games publication from its reviews list due to “corrupt practices”.

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Want to know how OTT THQ is going to go with Saints Row: The Third? A $99 Platinum Pack is the first big example of that.

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Naughty Dog has announced it has extended the Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta by 24 hours, which means you have until July 15 at 9am PST/12pm EST/5 pm UK to run amok in it. The firm has also enabled stats and figures related to the beta, so you can check out how many times you died, or killed another player.

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EA Sports has released a brand new trailer of NHL 12, showing the new full physics contact system that it’s introduced for this year’s game. To put it another way, it shows men beating ten kinds of shit into other men. You now have your reason to watch. Do so after the break, via Joystiq.

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Microsoft has announced its plans for next week’s Comic-Con, and it loos as through there will various Xbox 360-centric activities for attendees to busy themselves with.

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THQ’s launched the first part of the Metro: Last Light E3 demo, as promised. This is the first of a three-parter that’ll go live on the game’s YouTube channel within the next couple of weeks. The next part will go live on July 28.

Game’s out in 2012 for PS3, 360 and PC. Read our impressions and interview from E3 with Huw Beynon of THQ here.

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Nintendo has sent over a list of what is available for download on the eShop, DSiWare, and WiiWare. Netflix is also now available for 3DS in the US and Canada, which will go over well with Wii’s 1,5 million users.

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Katamari creator Keita Takahashi has spoken out on his decision to join Tiny Speck in Vancouver.

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Capcom’s thrown the pigeons amongst the fire, mentioning a “secret, TBA” title from the company in a Unity post.

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Bethesda’s confirmed that it won’t release a demo of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim before the game’s November release.

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G4‘s released a half-hour video of Resistance 3, showing the first level of the game in Haven. A bit of the level was shown back near the start of the year, but now you can see it even more in-depth. Watch it below the break.

Resistance 3 launches in the US on September 6 and September 9 in the UK for PS3. Read our impressions of the single-player demo here.

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An analyst at Panoptic Management Consultants has said the EA takeover of PopCap is a continued “focus on growth” at the company, but also shows Activision as “too myopic.”

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