Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 04:47 BST
Shinobido features more consequential player choice than Tenchu
Acquire has explained how Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja differs from its better-known stealth assassin franchise, Tenchu, for those Westerners unfamiliar with the cult series.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Vita
Tags: acquire, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Shinobido 2, Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 04:14 BST
Quick shots – Forza 4 celebrates Le Mans license deal
Turn 10 has signed a deal making Forza Motorsport 4 the official game of the American Le Mans Series.
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Posted in: Racing
Tags: American Le Mans Series, forza 4, Forza Motorsport 4, turn 10, turn 10 studios
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 03:36 BST
Rumour – Four new Nintendo Selects budget titles for Wii
Retail whispers suggest four more Wii game may join its cut-price Nintendo Selects line.
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 03:15 BST
Moore: Nintendo’s job is to “build a better mousetrap”
EA COO Peter Moore has dismissed suggestions the Wii U is a half-measure console, pointing to controller innovation as a better generational marker than graphics horsepower.
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Posted in: EA, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: peter moore
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 02:44 BST
Second Bodycount dev diary explores design decisions
There’s quite a bit of insight in this new Bodycount developer diary, which discusses how Codemasters Guildford arrived at key features of the game’s visual style.
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Posted in: Codemasters, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bodycount, Codemasters Guildford
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 02:32 BST
Warhawk fans may get early Starhawk beta access
Sony Santa Monica has hinted that Warheads – the studio’s name for Warhawk fans – may well be in on the Starhawk action before the rest of us.
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 08:04 BST
Resistance 3′s fourth 16 player map is Alice Springs
Hit the Chimera where it really hurts – Australia – in this dusty trailer.
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Posted in: PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: insomniac, insomniac games, resistance 3
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 01:13 BST
Hollenshead: IdTech 5 “too much” for Wii, uncertain on Wii U
Todd Hollenshead has said id won’t bring a “crippled” port of RAGE to Wii, and played coy on the possibility of Wii U support.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Shooter
Tags: id, id software, idtech 5, rage, todd hollenshead
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 00:55 BST
Civilization V trailers show off DLC – Korea, new wonders
2K has revealed two new DLC packs for Civilization V, bringing the ancient and honourable kingdom of Korea into play alongside a number of brand new, very old wonders. We’ve got trailers for both.
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Posted in: 2K, Mac, PC, Simulation, Strategy
Tags: Civilization V, dlc, firaxis, Firaxis Games, Sid Meier's Civilization V
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 00:02 BST
English version of Malicious confirmed
Alvion 3D has confirmed via Twitter that an English version of Japanese PSN release Malicious is inbound.
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 00:00 BST
Carbine Studios producer discusses unannounced MMO
Eric DeMilt, senior producer at Carbine Studios, has shared some new details regarding the studio’s unannounced MMO.
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Posted in: Gamescom 2011, MMO, PAX 2011, PC
Tags: Carbine Studios, MMO
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 23:57 BST
New gameplay footage for Virtua Tennis 4 on PS Vita revealed
SEGA has released a new video for Virtua Tennis 4 on PlayStation Vita. It shows a lot of gameplay footage from the game showing off the game’s great visuals and gameplay techniques. The title will feature touch controls across all game modes, a full career mode and will enable you to choose from 22 top players, and 33 stadiums. It’ll come with 10 mini-games, and you can also upload your own face into the game using Vita’s front camera. The game is planned to release as part of Vita’s launch lineup of titles. Watch it after the break.
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Posted in: Sega, Sports, Vita
Tags: Virtua Tennis 4
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 16:20 BST
T2 swings to loss in Q1, LA Noire ships 4 million units
Take Two has reported a loss for its first quarter FY2012, whilst also confirming that Team Bondi title LA Noire has shipped 4 million units and Red Dead Redemption has shipped more than 10 million units.
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Posted in: Take-Two
Tags: Take Two Q1 financials FY2012
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 19:08 BST
Valve permanently drops Portal 2′s price to $29.99 on Steam
Valve’s permanently slashed the price of Portal 2 on Steam from $49.99 to $29.99. If you’re yet to play it, now’s your chance.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:33 BST
Borderlands 2 weapons differentiated, more
Some new details have emerged out of the Game Informer cover story of Borderlands 2.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: borderlands 2, details, game informer, Gearbox Interactive
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:25 BST
Survey: More than Half UK, French and German adults are gamers
A survey known as National Gamers Surveys, conducted by New Zoo this year, has claimed that more than half of UK, French and German adults are gamers.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:19 BST
NPD and EEDAR to collaborate on complete US sales data
NPD and analyst firm EEDAR said today that they’re to collaborate on providing “expanding video game tracking” to the US market, after complaints earlier this year that a lack of digital data in NPD reporting was giving a skewed view of the industry.
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:01 BST
New Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer released
Square Eidos has released a new trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, taking you through various abilities you’ll be able to employ in the game and explaining the title’s world. The trailer also contains a lot of info about how you can go around hacking things, as well as featuring developer commentary.
The game’s out on August 23 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Watch the video after the break.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: deus ex, Eidos, Human Revolution, Square Enix
Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 17:00 BST
Inversion gamescom trailer is all about your partner
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re floating around. With guns.
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Posted in: Action, Gamescom 2011, Namco Bandai, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: inversion, saber interactive
Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 07:55 BST
European News Wrap, August 8 – What happened today
Hello. i did some news today while I wrote a gamescom piece at the same time! My German side is literally excited from today.
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Posted in: News Wrap
Tags: European News Wrap, news bulletin
2K Marin staff working on second major project