Monthly Archives: August 2011
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 08:52 BST
Tesco, Morrisons going sub-£120 3DS before tomorrow’s price-cut
UK supermarkets Tesco and Morrisons have jumped the gun and cut the price of 3DS ahead of the handheld’s official price-cut in the west from tomorrow. Tesco has slashed its price to £115 (via EG), while Morrisons are going with £120, both of which are effective from tomorrow. Games from the latter are being priced at £25. It was only yesterday that GameStop was selling it online for £135, with expectation being the RRP for 3DS in the UK following the price cut would be £140.
The price-cut takes hold in Japan as of today.
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 15:08 BST
AU News Wrap, August 11 – What Happened Today
Looks like someone forgot to do their news wrap on schedule.
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 07:51 BST
SpyParty early access beta priced
Find out how you can get in early on one of the most unusual indie multiplayer titles out there – Chris Hecker’s SpyParty.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Simulation, Strategy, Xbox 360, indie
Tags: beta, Chric Hecker, SpyParty
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 07:22 BST
Disgaea 3 Return trailer livens up Vita lineup
Some more details and a bucket of enthusiasm for the newly revealed Disgaea 3 Return have surfaced thanks to a first trailer.
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Posted in: NIS America, Nippon Ichi, RPG, Vita
Tags: Disgaea 3 Return
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 12:50 BST
MOBA muddle untangled: why it’s time to do DOTA
With Valve to show DOTA 2 at gamescom next week, Richard Cobbett explains the attraction of a genre variously known as MOBA, MMOARTS, and, of course, DOTA-clone.
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Posted in: Free-to-Play, MMOARTS, RPG, Strategy
Tags: DotA, DOTA 2, league of legends, MOBA
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 06:55 BST
FortressCraft is highest-grossing XBLIG title with $1 million
Minecraft clone FortressCraft has grossed $1 million in its first six months on Xbox Live Indie Games.
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Posted in: Simulation, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, indie
Tags: ForetressCraft, XBLIG
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 15:08 BST
PEGI content warnings explained in cute videos
PEGI has released a series of videos explaining its content warning system to parents, and the result is kind of adorable.
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Posted in: Europe, Trade
Tags: pegi, penny arcade
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 03:53 BST
Driver: San Francisco PC delayed
The PC release of Driver: San Francisco has been pushed back a few weeks, while a Mac version has gone more seriously AWOL.
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Posted in: Adventure, Mac, PC, Racing, Ubisoft
Tags: delay, Driver: San Francisco, Ubisoft Reflections
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 03:36 BST
Quick shots – Persona 2 screens tease Euro PSPs
Atlus has posted a few screens of Persona 2: Innocent Sin, recently confirmed for European PSP release through Ghostlight. It’s interesting to see how much the graphics have improved since the first Persona, and then look at the jump between it and Persona 3.
Anyway, check ‘em out through the break.
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Posted in: Atlus, PSP, PSPgo, RPG, Simulation
Tags: Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 03:21 BST
NoA looks to European sales before Xenoblade, The Last Story release
Nintendo of America still isn’t promising anything with regards to a local release of The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles, but it will monitor the European performance of the two much-requested JRPGs.
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Posted in: America, Nintendo, RPG, Wii
Tags: mistwalker, Monolith Soft, Operation Rainfall, the last story, Xenoblade Chronicles
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 03:02 BST
Anarchy Reigns introduces Garuda and Oinkie
Two more Anarchy Reigns characters have appeared, and one of them is a giant pig, and the other is a jet. Bar. Raised. Check out the images and trailers through the break.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Sega, Xbox 360
Tags: Anarchy Reigns, Max Anarchy, platinum, platinum games
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 02:38 BST
APB Reloaded server-side lag eliminated
Gamersfirst claims to have eliminated server-side lag problems plaguing the general release of APB: Reloaded.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter
Tags: APB: Reloaded, gamersfirst
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 02:24 BST
Disney Q3 shows increased revenue but greater losses
Disney Interactive has posted a loss of $86 million for the quarter ending July 2 despite noting an improvement in its console business.
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Posted in: Disney, Financials
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 01:57 BST
Fils-Aime points to lack of eShop, game drought in 3DS sales dive
Nintendo of America thinks it knows how to rectify the 3DS’s alarming sales stall beyond tomorrow’s price cut.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: nintendo of america, NoA, reggie fils-aime
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 01:04 BST
Alpha Centauri trademark sought by EA
EA has filed two applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office for Alpha Centauri.
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Posted in: EA, PC, Strategy
Tags: Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, trademark filing
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 08:41 BST
OnLive to launch in UK at Eurogamer Expo
OnLive UK will go live on September 22, celebrating the launch of its cloud-gaming service with give aways and promotions.
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Posted in: Eurogamer Expo 2011, OnLive
Tags: cloud gaming
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 00:40 BST
Rumour – Project RedLime to be unveiled at gamescom
Starbreeze Studio’s Project Redlime, long suspected to be a revamp of Syndicate, looks very likely to appear at gamescom if a hastily deleted tweet from a Starbreeze employee is any indication.
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Posted in: EA, Gamescom 2011, Rumour
Tags: Project Redlime, starbreeze, starbreeze studios, syndicate
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 00:00 BST
Trackmania 2 beta drops flag next week
The 9 million strong Trackmania player pool means the upcoming Trackmania 2 Canyon multiplayer beta is essential.
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Posted in: PC, Racing, Ubisoft
Tags: beta, maniaplanet, nadeo, trackmania 2, TrackMania 2 Canyon, Ubisoft Nadeo
Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 23:40 BST
Asylum trailer puts you inside the Hanwell Institute
Senscape has finally shown us a little more of promising scare-fest adventure Asylum. Check out this in-game trailer of the endlessly creepy Hanwell Institute.
Wed, Aug 10, 2011 | 22:37 BST
US News Wrap, August 10 – What Happened Today
Today was asset and trailer day in the world of gaming news. While that is nice and all, you want meaty subjects. A few of those happened during my shift as well. Get caught up below in case you missed anything.
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Posted in: America, News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
2K Marin staff working on second major project