Monthly Archives: August 2011
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 05:16 BST
Hard Reset developer: Mainstream games are boring
Flying Wild Hog isn’t interested in making just another shooter with Hard Reset, instead catering to the discerning PC gamer tired of modern tropes.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, indie
Tags: Flying Wild Hog, Hard Reset, Michal Szustak
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 04:36 BST
Deus Ex: Human Revolution code broken – but puzzle continues
The fiendishly clever Internet Massive has broken the Deus Ex: Human Revolution code, finding yet another tease.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: david anfossi, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, eidos montreal, Jean-Francois Dugas, Stephane D'Astous
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 04:03 BST
Bayonetta producer denies sequel news
Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba has said rumours of a sequel announcement are unfounded.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Atsushi Inaba, Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2, Hideki Kamiya
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 03:32 BST
No civilian casualties in Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 executive producer Patrick Bach has said DICE isn’t comfortable giving players the option to act out evil deeds in-game.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 02:42 BST
Newell: Steam will “seem very primitive” in a few years
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell says other companies should look to the future rather than try to copy what Steam does – before the digital distribution platform is outdated.
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Posted in: Steam, Valve
Tags: gabe newell
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 02:18 BST
Dragon’s Dogma AI learns from players
Action RPG Dragon’s Dogma has some unusual features, including a kind of Internet hive mind informing your AI companions’ actions.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dragons dogma, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 02:02 BST
Yakuza 5 and new portable title announced
Two new Yakuza games are on the way from the newly formed Yakuza Studio.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSP, RPG, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter 2, Yakuza 5, Yakuza Studio
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 07:52 BST
Atlus confirms Persona 5 development ramping up
After an extended period of dormancy, Atlus is ready to get moving on the long-anticipated Persona 5.
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Posted in: Atlus, PS3, RPG, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: Persona 5, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 5
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 01:12 BST
Gibeau: ‘Hard to conceive’ of what next-gen hardware might do
EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau has said consumers are happy with curent consoles, and that this generation still has plenty of life in it.
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Posted in: EA, Trade, hardware
Tags: frank gibeau
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 08:04 BST
Persona 4 Vita confirmed in new Famitsu for spring 2012 JP launch
Last week’s Persona tease, further fueled on Monday? It’s just as we thought. Persona 4 is going portable title – but not to PSP.
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 00:49 BST
Star Wars Galaxies fansite hacked – 23,000 logins posted
Star Wars Galaxies fansite SWGalaxies.net is the latest game-related hack to see player identities compromised.
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Posted in: MMO, RPG
Tags: hackers, star wars galaxies
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 00:32 BST
US: 3DS Ambassador Program detailed
Nintendo of America has unveiled the last NES titles of the 3DS Ambassador Program, and detailed how to get hold of your free swag.
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Posted in: 3DS, America, Nintendo
Tags: 3DS Ambassador Program
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 23:32 BST
New Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster short
Double Fine studio lead Tim Schafer and the Cookie Monster star in this new short for upcoming Kinect title, Once Upon A Monster.
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Posted in: Adventure, Kinect, Mini-games, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: double fine, Double Fine Studios, Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, Tim Schafer
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 22:29 BST
US News Wrap, August 30 – What Happened Today
It’s time to get you wrapped up on what occurred during my shift.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 21:58 BST
Tuesday Shorts II: Gears 3 controller, Left 4 Dead, Gunstringer demo, The Kore Gang
Here’s a second dose of shorts for your Tuesday.
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 21:50 BST
US PS Store and Plus Update – Revelations MP beta date, The Baconing, GoW:Origins demo, CoD sale
Sony has updated the US end of the PlayStation Store with some nice goodies for Plus members and everyone else. Get caught up on both below the break.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Move, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, psn update
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 21:31 BST
Resistance: Burning Skies has a Norman Rockwell vibe just before it’s smashed by Chimera
SCEA’s Frank Simon has said the reason a fireman was chosen as the hero in Resistance: Burning Skies, is because the game needed a character that would be “willing to run into a burning building,” for one thing.
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Posted in: Action, Shooter, Sony, Vita
Tags: burning skies, Nihilistic Software, Resistance, Resistance 2, Resistance: Burning Skies, Robert Huebner
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 21:17 BST
343 sometimes had to do more than just tweak Halo: Anniversary’s visuals
343 Industries’s Frank O’Connor has said the team did a bit of tweaking tot he visuals in Halo: Anniversary, and not just when it came to enhancements.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, Frank O'Conner, Halo: Anniversary, halo: combat evolved, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 20:56 BST
Quick Quotes: Bioware on the action moments in Mass Effect 3
“You watch a movie and if it’s hard hitting, crazy, turn it up to 11 every moment of the movie, it dulls your senses and you don’t really appreciate the moments. Just like any movie, a game is like that, especially Mass Effect 3. You have your critical moments where decisions are important and big set pieces are absolutely critical to telling the story. Then you have your other moments where it’s more along the lines of you go to other worlds and you do things that aren’t necessarily inspired by huge set pieces. It’s not about always turning it up and always making it action-packed, because without the downtime, the other part of it, you don’t see the effect the war is having upon the galaxy. You don’t actually appreciate it as much the moments when you’re up and close and personal to the Reapers.” Bioware’s Mike Gamble on pacing actions sequences in ME3 to TenTonHammer.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 2, mass effect 3, Mike Gamble
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 20:40 BST
Valve concerned with getting DotA 2 right, will worry about monetization later
Valve’s Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson have said the studio is more concerned with getting DotA 2 working right and making it fun than how it will be monetized.
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Posted in: Action, Mac, PC, Strategy, Valve
Tags: DotA, DOTA 2, erik johnson, gabe newell
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline