Monthly Archives: July 2011

Playable builds of Playstation 3 heavyweights Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3 have been confirmed for Eurogamer Expo 2011.

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Cave is currently developing a “new, original shooting game” for Japanese Windows Phone 7.5 devices, according to a press release issued by Microsoft.

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In response to player feedback to last week’s patch 1.18, FFXIV producer Naoki Yoshida has posted a letter on the game’s official forum explaining some of the changes.

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In an interview with Rock, Paper, Shotgun, FemShep VO actor Jennifer Hale has spoken about her range of videogame roles and which of the potential new looks being put forward for Mass Effect 3′s female protagonist is her favourite.

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Nintendo has revealed some details regarding some of its upcoming Mario game releases for the 3DS in the US and Japan.

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After the recent good news that the NFL league lockout came to an end, EA is releasing a demo for Madden 12 in the run up to the game’s US launch at the end of August.

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Poor performance by the core consumer games division lead to a drop in sales of console and handheld games for Capcom in the first quarter, but massive leaps for mobile game sales and a strong performance by arcade operations kept the money coming.

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Nintendo has confirmed that 3DS will drop from $249 to $169.99 in the US on August 12, and to ¥15,000 in Japan on August 11, down from its current ¥25,000.

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Responding to a question posed on Twitter, Valve said it’s testing “some social things” and “complete new matchmaking system” for its upcoming sequel to DotA, the former Warcraft 3 custom map.

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While Nintendo’s first quarter results have shown that 3DS hardware sold only 0.71 million units in the period, the company has promised a global price cut for the handheld in the September quarter.

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Sony’s posted its results for the quarter ending June 30, showing PlayStation 3 sales significantly down for the period, from 2.4 million in FY2010 to 1.8 million in the current financial year.

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Research company Nielson has concluded that half of all users of the TV and film streaming service use their home console to watch content. Facts and figures below.

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Another day, another EA-related Steam vanishing act. This time around, it was Hawke that flew the coop. But why? Sorry, folks: no final act plot twist here. Valve’s new DLC policy has reared its ugly head again. On the upside, though, EA’s now seeking to “work out an agreement” to keep Valve from sinking more of its flagship titles.

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Our day has come to a close, and with a THQ to boot. Get caught up on what happened during our shift below. You won’t regret it, and if by some slim chance you do, too bad cowboy.

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THQ has released its financials for Q1 of FY12, and it finds the firm with net sales of $195.2 million, compared with $149.4 million in the prior-year period, and a net loss of $38.4 million.

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It’s time for your second batch of hump day shots.

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The third Humble Indie Bundle has broken all records scoring over 105,000 purchases in just under 17 hours of being put on sale. That’s more than $500,000 paid out in total for the pack containing five awesome indie games.

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Rockstar has announced the final DLC release for Red Dead Redemption will be the Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack. The free pack will feature new fan-favorite multiplayer characters as well as new multiplayer locations for players of Deathmatch, Grab the Bag, Gang matches and others. A title update in the lead up to the new free DLC pack will also be released to address issues with the original Undead Overrun multiplayer mode settings. Myths and Mavericks is slated for a September release on PSN and XBL.

A report published by downloadable content delivery provider Pando Networks has discovered wide disparities between download speeds and completion rates for gaming content across various American locales.

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More and more developers are offering opinions on the recent hot topic of the dreaded crunch time. While some contend that a certain amount of time spent crunching during a game’s development cycle is inevitable, all seem to agree it can be avoided if proper planning is implemented and adhered to from the start.

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