Monthly Archives: July 2011
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 04:40 BST
Civilization World beta open to all
If you absolutely must get some procrastination done today, know that Civilization World is waiting for you on Facebook.
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Posted in: Casual, Strategy
Tags: beta, Civilization World, facebook, firaxis, Firaxis Games
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 04:18 BST
Nintendo accused of 3DS tech patent infringement
A company founded by a former Sony engineer is suing Nintendo for patent infringement over the 3DS’s glasses-free technology.
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Posted in: 3DS, Legalities, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: Tomita Technology
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 15:41 BST
Mass Effect movie coming to Comic Con – details
The long-silent Mass Effect movie project will get an outing at Comic Con. Schwing.
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Posted in: Action, Comic Con 2011, EA, Movies, RPG
Tags: bioware, Legendary Pictures, mass effect, Mass Effect: The Movie
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 03:48 BST
BioShock Infinite’s protagonist revealed
The face of BioShock Infinite’s hero Booker DeWitt has been revealed, and you didn’t even have to search around for a mirror.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational, irrational games, ken levine
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 03:20 BST
Iwata discusses the decline of Wii and rise of Wii U
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has spoken out on the Wii’s flagging sales, a well as the potential for third-parties, hardcore appeal and 3D support inherent to the Wii U.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii, Wii U
Tags: Satoru Iwata
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 03:05 BST
Halo soundtrack recreated for Anniversary release
Halo: Combat Evolved’s iconic soundtrack has been fully re-recorded for the Anniversary edition. Naturally, they’re not messing with it in any way.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Pyramid Studios, soundtrack
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 02:48 BST
Hines: Don’t carve off content for DLC
The developers at Bethesda “don’t believe” in cherry picking core content to sell as DLC, preferring to stick all its best ideas in the base game before launch.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Development
Tags: dlc, Pete Hines
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 02:23 BST
Quantic Dream, Jonathan Blow and Gameforge join GDC Europe 2011
GDC Europe 2011 organisers have announced three more high-profile talks for the mid-August event.
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Posted in: Development, Europe, GDC Europe 2011, Germany, Trade
Tags: Gameforge, Guillaume de Fondaumiere, Jonathan Blow, Martin Nerurkar, Quiantic Dream
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 02:11 BST
Microsoft: Xbox Live cloud storage not yet available
Microsoft has closed down reports from earlier in the week that it silently enabled cloud saves for certain titles.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: cloud gaming, the cloud, xbl cloud
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 07:23 BST
EA committed to offering games on Steam
EA isn’t trying to muscle out Steam, Origin head David DeMartini has said, and offered some explanation for the recent withdrawal of EA games from Valve’s service.
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Posted in: EA, Steam
Tags: David DeMartini, Origin
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 01:29 BST
BioWare ramping AI and enemy design for Mass Effect 3
Enemies in Mass Effect 3 are to be smarter and more complementary, BioWare has said, resulting in tougher combat all round.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Christina Norman, mass effect 3
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Epic “dying to be a part of” Kinect line-up
Mark Rein has said Epic is “dying” to be a part of the next batch of Kinect games.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: epic, Epic Games, mark rein
Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | 01:06 BST
Indie developer lashes out at XBLIG
Shield the Beat developer Mathieu Briau has criticised Xbox Live Indie Games for failing to follow through on its potential to promote independent games.
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Posted in: Arcade, Microsoft, Rhythm action, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Mathieu Briau, Shield the Beat, XBLIG
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 22:25 BST
Wednesday Shorts: BSGO, AoC, Urban Champion, Zoom, NMH: Red Zone
It’s hump day, your week is half over. Read these shorts and close your Wednesday out.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: age of conan, aoc, Battlestar Galactica, best buy, bigpoint, Canadian Game Development Talent Awards, donkey kong, Dungeons & Dragons: Conquest of Nerath, eden eternal, funcom, Guild Wars 2, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, nights into dreams, no more heroes, No More Heroes: Red Zone, nyko, OverClocked Remix, psp comics store update, The Quest to Lava Mountain, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, urban champion, witcher 2, wizard 101, zoom
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 21:47 BST
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked video released
Atlus has released a video for its DS port of Devil Survivor on 3DS. It’s posted below, courtesy of GameFront. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is slated for a summer release.
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 21:28 BST
Reggie doesn’t think Wii U is “going to be a hard sell”
NOA’s Reggie Fils-Aime doesn’t believe Wii U will be a “hard sell” to consumers once it is released.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: reggie fils-aime
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 21:05 BST
Torchlight sells 1 million units across all platforms
Runic Games has announced Torchlight has now sold 1 million copies across all platforms since being released in October 2009.
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Posted in: Mac, PC, RPG, Xbox Live
Tags: runic games, torchlight, torchlight II, travis baldree
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 21:07 BST
Sledgehammer and Infinity Ward to “push things to the limit” with Modern Warfare 3
Sledgehammer’s VP and COO Michael Condrey has relayed to IGN how hard the firm, along with Infinity Ward, is working on Modern Warfare 3 and how both are pushing to get the “best product” possible out onto the market. In the video posted below, Condrey talks about how both teams are pushing things to the limit (to “11″ even) in terms of scope, graphics, and gameplay with MW3. There’s also some gameplay clips in the video as well, but nothing you haven’t already seen. Game’s out in November.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Michael Condrey, modern warfare 3, mw3, sledgehammer games
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 20:29 BST
Cologne to host PES World Finals 2011
Konami has announced it will hold its annual PES World Finals in Cologne this year alongside gamescom.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Konami, PS3, Sports
Tags: PES 2011, PES World Finals
Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 20:02 BST
Gold and Platinum Club Nintendo users are getting free gifts
NOA has announced the exclusive gifts it’s to hand out to both Gold and Platinum members of Club Nintendo who earned 300 or 600 Coins between July 1, 2010 and June 3, 2011. Platinum folks will get 25 pins which are Super Mario-centric, along with a puzzle box that contains and image of Mario, a Goomba or a Mushroom. Gold members will receive a 2012 desk calendar featuring artwork from various Nintendo franchises and games. Get more information through the official Club Nintendo site. Thanks, Nintendo Universe.
2K Marin staff working on second major project