Monthly Archives: August 2011
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 10:08 BST
BULLETCAST, August 24 – What you need to know now
Steve Jobs resigned and Space Marine’s awesome. Some other stuff happened in the past 24 hours. Here are the major headlines.
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Posted in: Bulletcast, News Wrap
Tags: news bulletin
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 10:08 BST
Weak PS3 UK performance “something we want to address,” says new SCEE boss
While PlayStation 3 has had a fair amount of success in mainland Europe, new Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss Jim Ryan has said it’s looking to “address” the hardware’s weaker performances in the UK.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:50 BST
Battlefield 3 playable at Insomnia43 this weekend
Insomnia43 organisers have announced this morning that Battlefield 3 will be playable at the event this coming weekend, making it the first time its been playable in the UK on PC this Sunday. The DICE shooter’s attendance at the event is “a real coup,” according to the event’s managing director Craig Fletcher. Insomnia43 takes place at the Telford International Centre this Bank Holiday weekend. Weekend tickets have sold out, but day passes are still available here.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Shooter, UK
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Insomnia43
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 11:05 BST
With or without Jobs, Apple is the next major games firm
Steve Jobs has finally resigned as Apple’s CEO, but the departure of the enigmatic visionary will not stop the rise of Apple as a major force in video games. Patrick Garratt reports.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:29 BST
Valve: MS needs to be “comfortable” in opening up Xbox Live
Valve had Gabe Newell has said that the company still wants to bring Steamworks to Xbox Live, but admitted that Microsoft needs to relax the rules on what publishers can and can’t do with the service.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, Shooter, Steam, Valve, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Counter-strike: Global Offensive, gabe newell, steamworks
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:07 BST
Porsche blocked from Forza Motorsport 4 by EA deal
Turn 10 director Dan Greenawalt has said that Porsche will not make an appearance in Forza Motorsport 4.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Dan Greenawalt, Forza Motorsport 4, turn 10
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 09:10 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits Europe – all the scores
Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s launches in Europe today after being released in the US on Tuesday. You will buy it. We’ve got every review for you below in an effort to support that decision.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Eidos Interactive, Human Revolution, Square Enix
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 08:45 BST
PixelJunk Sidescroller gets new trailer
Q Games has released a brand new trailer of PixelJunk Sidescroller, showing the game’s retrotastic looks. There’s some nods in there too for PixelJunk Shooter as well, so it’s all good. It looks kinda cool, so give it a watch below the break, via the US PS Blog.
Still no date yet for the game, but this year on PSN is probably a fair assumption.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 08:32 BST
Warner to give away custom Arkham City 360 at PAX this weekend
Warner’s to give away a custom-made Xbox 360 designed from art in Batman: Arkham City at PAX this weekend? How. It’s not said, but there’s pictures of the console on the Xbox Facebook page.
Rocksteady’s next big thing launches in October.
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Posted in: Action, Microsoft, PAX 2011, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, rocksteady
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 09:41 BST
Crash, Bang, Wallop: Hands-On with Burnout Crash
It’s a startling departure from series form, but Alex Donaldson find plenty of the old, metal-tearing magic in Burnout Crash.
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Posted in: Arcade, EA, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Burnout Crash, criterion games
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 01:33 BST
Peggle HD hits iPad, immediately goes on sale
In its continued conquest to monopolize the entire world’s supply of free time, Peggle’s launching a diabolical silver ball at yet another platform. This time, it’s your iPad that’s become a gateway to PopCap’s empire of maniacal compulsion. Still on the fence? Well then, how about a sale to coax you down? Peggle HD‘s currently $2.99 (or £1.99), to which PopCap enthusiastically tweeted: “That’s a price drop!” Ah yes, the most tempting words in the English language. Music to our miserly ears.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 08:00 BST
Capcom unleashes half-hour Dragon’s Dogma video from gamescom
Capcom’s dropped a full half-hour video of what was shown at gamescom last week of Dragon’s Dogma. Five minutes of it originally came out, but this is a half-hour’s worth of footage here along with an interview with the game’s producer, so you’re in a good place. You can get the full banana below the break.
Dragon’s Dogma launches in early 2012 for PS3 and 360.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, Gamescom 2011, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dragons dogma
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 07:51 BST
AU News Wrap, August 25 – What happened today
Any second now, someone’s going to turn up and take over so I can go lie in a puddle of blankets and hate everything. Any. Second. Now – there we go.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 06:40 BST
OnLive update adds parental controls, group chat
A major update to cloud gaming subscription service OnLive has added some much requested features.
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Posted in: OnLive
Tags: cloud gaming, update
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 06:13 BST
Japanese Charts – PS3 up, 3DS down but still on top
A relatively slow week on the Japanese charts thanks to a bleak release schedule, but Sony saw an upturn on the back of the PlayStation 3 price cut.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 05:26 BST
Thursday Shorts – Skyrim’s “stuff”, name that Spicy Horse game, Kojima Tweets
I’m feeling ill today and can only cope with news in teeny tiny slices. Like these.
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 04:30 BST
Wolfenstein Classic dropped from Austrian, Swiss App Stores
The iOS version of classic shooter Wolfenstein 3D has dropped off the radar in some European territories.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Austria, Shooter, Switzerland, iPad, iPhone
Tags: id software, john carmack, wolfenstein 3d, Wolfenstein Classic
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 04:01 BST
Mass Effect 3 features a terribad ending option
We’ve suspected for some time that Commander Shepard could die in Mass Effect 3, but did you know everyone else can, too? Some Mass Effect 1 and 2 spoilers ahead.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, Mike Gamble
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 03:40 BST
Third Prey 2 developer commentary trailer released
We’re now on the third of a series of trailers about trailers for the upcoming Prey 2.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: human head, human head studios, prey 2
Thu, Aug 25, 2011 | 02:05 BST
The Sims Social passes 7 million MAUs
As you may have noticed from its complete takeover of your social network feeds, The Sims Social is massively popular.
2K Marin staff working on second major project