Monthly Archives: July 2011
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 23:59 BST
New York art museum holding video game exhibit
The New York Museum of Modern Art will be holding an art exhibit featuring several indie video games next month.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 23:29 BST
Platinum Club Nintendo members get commemorative pin set
If you reached a certain number of points by registering Nintendo games online this year you’ll have this set of Mario-themed pins coming.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 22:50 BST
Supergay iOS game has “first gay superhero”
Are you tired of all those obsessively, overly heterosexual male characters in video games? Then you might want to scope out Supergay, which the developer says is the first gay superhero.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, App Store, Mini-games, Rhythm action, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTunes
Tags: App Store, ios, iPhone, ipod touch, Supergay
Sat, Jul 02, 2011 | 06:26 BST
Microsoft merges Games for Windows with Xbox.com
Microsoft’s PC gaming service will soon become just another branch of console gaming hub Xbox.com.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Microsoft, PC, Retail
Tags: Games for Windows, Microsoft, steam, xbox.com
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 20:56 BST
Minecraft passes 10 million users
Everybody in the gaming industry knows Minecraft is popular, but until now we didn’t really know exactly how popular it really is.
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Posted in: PC
Tags: Markus Persson, Minecraft
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 20:29 BST
Zynga aims for $1 billion in IPO
One day your entire life will be part of some elaborate Zynga-fueled social game. The casual game developer announced today it was seeking a hefty $1 billion in its initial public offering.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 20:20 BST
Battlefield Heroes getting classic map Wake Island
When discussing the all-time classic multiplayer maps, it’s impossible to ignore the Battlefield series’ Wake Island, a map seared into the mind of many a multiplayer gamer.
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Posted in: EA, PC
Tags: battlefield heroes, ea
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 19:58 BST
12 minute Arkham City video shows Catwoman on trial
This is going to be a very awesome videogame.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 19:52 BST
Pretend you’re Daigo Umehara in next Street Fighter
Capcom has a neat new feature for the next Street Fighter game that will allow you to try to recreate the most epic of all Street Fighter moments.
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Posted in: Capcom, Fighter
Tags: Capcom, Daigo Umehara, Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 19:27 BST
World of Fourcraft turns Foursquare into real-world Risk.
There have been some intriguing alternate reality games over the years, but this one might take the cake. A hack of the popular Foursquare smartphone app just turned New York City into a game of Risk.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 18:28 BST
Nintendo investing even more money in new R&D facility
We’ve known for a while that Nintendo was building a new research and development building, but now we’ve got word they’re pouring even more money into the new space.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 17:33 BST
Red Fly, Wii Thor developer, hit with layoffs
The developer behind the Wii version of Thor confirmed that it has experience layoffs after the cancellation of a major project.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 16:48 BST
Ubisoft launching “Ubicollectibles” merch
Ubisoft is looking to capitalize on the success of some of its recent brands by introducing “Ubicollectibles,” merchandise based on their video game franchises.
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Posted in: Ubisoft
Tags: toys, Ubicollectibles, Ubisoft
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 16:11 BST
EA holding Summer sale on July 4th
Electronic Arts will be holding a large Summer sale across several different platforms starting on July 4th.
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Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 15:46 BST
Firefall developer takes publisher to court
Red 5, developer of the upcoming F2P online shooter Firefall, is reportedly suing its publisher, Webzen, over what it says is a breach of contract.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 15:39 BST
Job listing reveals Codemasters working on new racing IP
A job listing over at Codemasters facebook page has revealed that the studio’s working on a new racing IP.
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Posted in: Codemasters, Racing
Tags: new ip
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 15:30 BST
Deathspank gets bored in new Baconing trailer
Bored-looking Deathspank is bored, going by this new trailer of The Baconing. Too bored. So something’s giving him a challenge. Watch the video after the break. Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: Arcade, Mac, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: deathspank, hothead games, the baconing
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 15:07 BST
Capcom launches Street Fighter IV: Volt for iOS
Capcom’s released a new iOS version of Street Fighter IV, subtitled Volt. The game will include Wi-Fi support for one-on-one battles as well as three new fights: Balrog, Cody and Vega. You can get the game for £1.19, but do it now: price is getting hiked up next week each day until next Wednesday when it freezes.
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Posted in: Capcom, iOS, iPhone
Tags: street fighter iv, Street Fighter IV: Volt
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 14:54 BST
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine dated for Europe
THQ has confirmed that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine will be releasing on September 9 in Europe.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, RPG, THQ, Xbox 360
Tags: 000 Space Marine, relic entertainment, THQ, warhammer 40
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 14:16 BST
RAGE to be playable at EG Expo
EG’s confirmed that RAGE will be playable on the showfloor at Eurogamer Expo this year. The amazingly-anticipated id shooter was at the show for dev panels last year, but can be played two weeks before its official release in the UK. We went hands-on with it earlier this year in Utah. You can read our thoughts on it, along with a video interview with id’s Matt Hooper, here.
RAGE releases on October 7 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC. Eurogamer Expo takes place between September 23-26.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Eurogamer Expo 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: id software, rage
2K Marin staff working on second major project