Monthly Archives: July 2011

Rising Star Games wants folks to hold off on purchasing Deadly Premonition from Xbox Live Games on Demand due to a issue a pricing issue. Apparently, the game went live yesterday with a £19.99 price tag instead of the planned £14.99. A Rising Star representative has told Eurogamer the firm is working on rectifying the matter, and until then, people are warned “not to purchase the title at this current time.”

Ubisoft’s executive director of production services at the firm’s Montreal studio, is of the opinion that AI will be the next, big technological step forward with the next generation of home consoles.

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Sony’s confirmed to VG247 that it’ll introduce PSN Pass, a “network pass program,” beginning with the release of Resistance 3.

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According to a US trademark application dug up by Siliconera, it looks as though Harmonix is working on something called Vidrhythm along with Dance Central 2. Earlier this year, the firm stated it was looking into 3DS, Vita, and Facebook development, so it is quite possible that whatever Vidrhythm is, it could possibly land on, well, just about anything really. We’ll send a mail.

You would have to be absolutely insane to miss out on the deals Steam’s put up for its summer sale tonight. Left 4 Dead 2′s gone up for £3.74, Far Cry 2 for £2.49, Prototype for £7.49 and Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY for £3.74. Big deal, though, has to be Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes – The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony – for £6.24. There’s more deals here.

Despite yesterday’s announcement of Pokemon Say Tap for iDevices and Android, Nintendo is sticking to its guns when it comes to not releasing its IPs on mobile devices.

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SEGA has announced that Spiral Knights, its free-to-play adventure, now has one million registered players worldwide.

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Tony Reed, CEO of the Game Developers Association of Australia, feels the Australian Government’s proposed R&D tax credits is the best deal it has come up with to date, as it will provide the gaming sector with a 45 percent refundable tax credit if a firm’s turnover is less than $20 million.

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Der Startschuss für Köln ist gefallenn. EA has confirmed in a save the date notice that its gamescom presser will happen on August 16.

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Multiplayer for EVE Online’s Incarna expansion will be added this year sometime, according to the game’s senior producer, Arnar Gylfason.

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Sony has updated the PS Plus content for July, and not only are there some nice offerings on deck, the service is also celebrating its first anniversary. Hard to believe it has already been a year, ya know.

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EA Games Europe VP Patrick Soderlund has reiterated that the company has not given up on Mirror’s Edge, but also hinted its also back at work on something related to the IP.

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Hi-Rez Studios co-founder Todd Harris has said the firm is starting to put a stronger emphasis on developing its titles on PC first and consoles second, due to the fact the former is a more open platform. Harris believes PC is more open, therefore free-to-play multiplayer games such as Global Agenda will continue to thrive on the platform, due to the inability to release timely patches and updates on consoles.

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Square Enix has added its backing to the Eurogamer Expo, confirming that FInal Fantasy XIII-2 will be playable on the showfloor. The game got a full blowout at E3 last month following its proper unveiling at a Square Japan event in January.

FFXIII-2′s out in early 2012 in the west, with a Japanese launch in Japan, on PS3 and 360. Eurogamer Expo takes place from September 22-25 at Earls Court. Get tickets here.

Sony has updated the European end of the PlayStation Store, and along with the debut of Spelunker HD and SEGA Rally Online Arcade, there’s the platformer, zombie shooter Alien Zombie Megadeath available as well.

Hurry below the break to get the highlights.

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Funcom’s released a new gameplay trailer of The Secret World, showing the location of Kingsmouth and the Savage Coast. Watch as the voice of Raiden from MGS gives a narration of whats happened in the trailer. You can watch it below.

The MMO, to be published by EA Partners, still has no date. Expect more details during the publisher’s US showcase tomorrow.

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Microsoft announced at a press briefing in Japan for its upcoming fiscal year this morning that Takashi Sensui will fully take charge of Xbox in the country, heading up the Interactive Entertainment Business. His previous job seen him share commitments between Xbox, as well as Windows and Office software. In his new role, he will solely look after the Xbox business.

There’s more on the move at Andriasang.

Did you think Crystal Dynamics was working on just the reboot for Tomb Raider? Think again, sunshine.

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Level 5 has lifted the lid of a brand new RPG called Cinderellife. It’s for 3DS, and sees you as a host in a hostess club where you have to entertain male guests. It’s based on a game running on the company’s ROID service in Japan. It should be out by the end of the year in Japan.

There’s more details on it at 1UP.

Square Enix is taking 15 Italian nationals to court over the leaking of a PC preview build of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The company’s accused them of hacking into the servers of an Italian games magazine where the build was being hosted before copying it and posting it online. Square says the leak would constitute copyright infringement, with damages also looking to be claimed “in excess of $5000.” There’s more on it here, via Kotaku.

Game’s out in August. Watch a new 12 minute video from earlier this morning here.