Monthly Archives: July 2011
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 11:50 BST
Langdell returns to games development with EDGEBobby 2
Lover of all-things EDGE-related Tim Langdell has now turned his head back to games development after his EDGE-related lawsuits against Future and EA. EDGE Games released the new title, known as EDGEBobby 2 – the “sequel to the highly popular classic game Bobby Bearing” – for iOS. It’s available now for 59p, with PC, Mac and Android versions potentially on the cards.
Thanks, PocketGamer.
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Posted in: iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: edge games, EDGEBobby 2, Tim Langdell
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 14:40 BST
EA launches competition for two Need for Speed spokesmodels
EA’s kicked off a new competiton where it’ll bring in two “spokesmodels” for Need for Speed ahead of the launch for The Run in November. Searches are being done in the UK, France, Germany, Norway and Russia. The winner will represent EA for the NFS brand at several racing events around the year, including the FIA GT3 European Championship and Euro Drift program. To those who enter, we salute you. You can do so here.
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Posted in: EA, Racing, Stuff
Tags: need for speed, need for speed: the run
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 13:40 BST
ESRB rates Crysis for PS3 and 360, EA refuses to comment
After the KRB posted a listing on Friday, the ESRB in the US has now rated a console version of Crysis.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 11:00 BST
“There’s more capability for expression in games” with new tech, says Kojima
Hideo Kojima has said that it’s now more capable to have “expression” of culture within games.
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Posted in: Konami
Tags: hideo kojima, kojima productions
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 10:41 BST
Rumour: PS4 to feature Kinect-like motion support, 2012 launch mentioned
PlayStation 4 will have motion controls on par with Kinect, according to a heavy DigiTimes rumour.
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Posted in: PS4, Rumour, Sony
Tags: playstation 4
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 10:22 BST
Bethesda end goal with acquisitions to “build internal development capacity,” says Hines
Bethesda VP of marketing and PR Pete Hines has said that its recent acquisitions within the past couple of years was so it could beef up its “development capacity” internally.
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Posted in: Bethesda
Tags: Arkane, Bethesda Game Studios, id software, Machine Games, Pete Hines, Tango Gameworks
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 10:00 BST
UK charts: Zumba still maintains top spot
Zumba Fitness is still top of the UK charts, Chart-Track’s announced this morning. Shocker.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 09:02 BST
Microsoft: Leaked Gears 3 build “not representive” from final game
Microsoft is investigating an unfinished build of Gears of War 3 leaked to torrent sites over the weekend.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: epic, Epic Games, Gears of War 3, leak, Xbox 360
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 09:39 BST
BULLETCAST, July 4 – What you need to know now
Good morning, campers. There’s no video this week. The man who lives in France and has a beard who normally does this has decided to go on a holiday thing. So instead of a UK person with a beard doing the news, you got me: an Irish person with a beard doing the news. Amazing. Now, here IS the news.
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Posted in: Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 08:01 BST
PlayStation Store to return in Japan on Wednesday
Sony’s announced that the PlayStation Store will finally return in Japan this Wednesday, July 6.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 07:12 BST
Show-and-Tell at E3: Supergiant’s Rao on Bastion
Bastion is a video game with its own narrator. A recipe for round-the-clock annoyance? Sheer brilliance? Both? We played the game and spoke with Supergiant Games to find out.
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Posted in: Action, Impressions, Interview, RPG, Warner Bros., Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: Amir Rao, bastion, supergiant games
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 06:20 BST
Monday Shorts, overnight edition – Metroid design notes, PSOne imports, Katamari video
On holiday weekends, those with post quotas to meet spend a lot of time weeping quietly over their empty inboxes, RSS feeds and IM contact lists. To save you time, I’ve rounded up the barrel-scrapings which result.
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Posted in: 3DS, 4mm Games, Aksys Games, Development, Kinect, PSP, Shorts, Simulation, Ubisoft, indie
Tags: Aram Bartholl, art, Canalbalt, Counter-Strike, Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom, Kickstarter, kinect hack, L.A. Noire, Metroid: Other M, MonkeyPaw, PSOne Classics, Rayman Origins
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 05:33 BST
Tales studio head gives good and bad news
Namco Bandai has no plans to bring the Wii version of Tales of Graces to the West, but it is considering HD ports of older games in the series.
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Posted in: 3DS, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Wii
Tags: Makoto Yoshizumi, Tales
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 05:11 BST
PSA: Portal 2 OST volume two now available
Valve has released the second volume of the Portal 2 soundtrack, which, like the first, is freely available for download from the game’s official site.
A third volume of Songs to Test By is expected, hopefully including the beautiful Exile Vilify by The National. For now, you can always listen to it here.
Thanks, GameInformer.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 05:03 BST
The “timing was right” for Infamous’s Cole in Street Fighter x Tekken
Capcom is “excited” about featuring Cole from InFamous in Street Fighter x Tekken.
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 04:30 BST
Free Mortal Kombat character skins with Compatibility Pack 2
The next title update for Mortal Kombat includes a bonus – dress ups for Noob Saibot and Smoke. Peer lustfully at the trailer through the break.
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Posted in: Fighter, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: mortal kombat, patch, title update
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 03:36 BST
Battlefield 3 to be “inviting to everyone”
DICE has deliberately put aside Battlefield 2′s arguably elitist design theories in favour of ramping up accessibility for Battlefield 3.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Lars Gustavsson
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 08:35 BST
Capcom USA “pushing” for local release of PSP Remasters
Christian Svensson of Capcom USA has said the company is hoping to see PSP Remasters of games like Monster Hunter Portable 3rd released in the West.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, RPG, Sony
Tags: christian svensson, Monster Hunter Freedom 3, Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 08:19 BST
Zelda Wii U tech demo “not necessarily” franchise’s future
The Legends of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has warned fans not to read too much into the Wii U tech demo.
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Posted in: Nintendo, RPG, Wii U
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, the legend of zelda, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | 08:02 BST
BioWare yet to decide on revealing Tali’s face in ME3
Mass Effect 3′s art director has a lot of problems on his plate, from the game’s sleek and shiny environments to the issue of what’s behind Tali’s mask.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, Derek Watts, mass effect 3
2K Marin staff working on second major project