Monthly Archives: July 2011

We’ll soon see a number of CryEngine 3 titles in different genres, according to CryEngine’s director of global business development, Carl Jones.

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“Great experience, really good time. Though I wouldn’t like to do it again. A determined hacker will get you, the question is how you build your life so you’re able to cope with those things.”  - Tim Schaaff, president of network entertainment at Sony, showing good humour while speaking to GamesBeat of the mid-April PSN outage.

Analysts have responded positively to EA’s acquisition of casual king Popcap.

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More shorts for your hump day. Try not to get rug burns.

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Hi-Rez Studios has announced it’s to publicly debut Tribes: Ascend during QuakeCon 2011, and attendees to the event will also be able to get hands-on time with the free-to-play shooter. Still in Closed Alpha, those who stop by the game booth can register to win a limited number of keys to the closed beta. The full game is expected to be released later this year.

“QuakeCon has been called the Woodstock of gaming and we’re thrilled to introduce Tribes: Ascend at this show”, says Todd Harris, Hi-Rez Studios COO. “QuakeCon has always delivered exceptional, competitive multiplayer gaming… for free; and that’s our mission with Tribes: Ascend.”

QuakeCon takes place August 4-7 in Dallas, Texas.

EA’s Barry Cottle has told IndustryGamers the firm doesn’t consider Zynga as a competitor, even with the recent acquisition of PopCap, due to Zynga’s focus on Facebook offerings.

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Paradox has released a new video for Pirates of the Black Cove. It’s posted below, courtesy of GameFront. Nitro’s RTS/RPG will release on PC August 2, and to give you a taste of what to expect from the title, you can download a demo of it from various outlets.

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Gamestop has added Impulse to its website, after acquiring the service back in March. In order to start using it, you just need to download the client. Gamedtop gift cards, gift certificates or credit earned through the Edge Card are not being accepted as of yet. The firm has said it expects these payment options to be “available in the future.” The firm has said in the past it expects to generate $1.5 billion in digital revenue by 2014. Thanks, IndustryGamers.

Michael Pachter has said in his latest industry note, that he expects EA to spend between $45 and $50 million on Battlefield 3 marketing. Pachter also said in the note he expects Star Wars: The Old Republic to sell 2 million copies at launch, and 1.5 million user hanging after the free one-month trial expires. BF3 launches October 25 and SWTOR is expected sometime before the end of the year. Thanks Gamespot.

Ubisoft has released a multiplayer trailer for Techland’s Call of Juarez: The Cartel.  The game is due on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on July 19. Thanks, EvilAvatar

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The Japanese hardware and software charts for the week ending July 10 finds PSP back on top after being pushed out last week by 3DS, and L.A. Noire debuted strong on PS3.

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Kill Team, the Warhammer 40K precursor to September’s Space Marine, released today on XBLA at 800 Microsoft Points. You’ll find narrated HD video of the opening sections below, showing a twin-stick shooter low on brains and heavy on fun. Look to buy it. I did.

Note: The co-op in Kill Team is local-only. There’s no online play in it. Just so you know. Thanks, Tech-N9ne.

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Ubisoft has detailed its Comic-Con line-up, as well as its panel offerings for next week’s event.

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Rovio has said different companies have offered to purchase the firm and its Angry Birds IP, but no “really relevant discussions” on the matter have taken place at the firm as of yet.

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Yesterday, a Gamestop document posted on the net implied Sony was getting rid of high-definition content through the use of component cables with newer PS3 models. However, Sony has told Ars Technica that is not exactly true.

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Focus Home Interactive has released the first set of images for Cities XL 2012, its newest version of the PC city-building sim.

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A placeholder site for an new Android marketplace of sorts has been unearthed by Pocketgamer while doing a Google search, and it’s called the EA Flexion Store.

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Sony has announced it is to invest $20 million in its Pub Fund to develop PSN exclusive games.

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Spooky Squid Games has updated its website with details and a video for its new XBL platformer They Bleed Pixels. Apparently, the game is a “fast-paced, gothic lo-fi, platforming beat’em up that drips, gushes and flows,” with a one-button combo-attack system. It is slated for release this summer, and features a soundtrack from DJ Finish Him, samples of which can be found through the link up top. Watch the trailer below. Thanks, Joystiq.

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Good news everyone: the ESRB has re-rated Parasite Eve II for PSP and PS3, and has listed Sony Computer Entertainment as the publisher. What this means, is the game’s likely headed to PSN soon in North America, after Europe already got its hands on Aya’s survival-horror sequel through the service. We’ll send a mail and ask when we can expect it. Thanks, Siliconera.