Monthly Archives: September 2011
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 08:03 BST
AU News Wrap, September 8 – What happened today
Quick, quick, quick, I have an appointment with capitalist principals! Let’s get going!
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Posted in: Australia, New Zealand, News Wrap
Tags: AU News Wrap, what happened today
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 08:00 BST
Thursday Shorts – Fruit Ninja, Skyrim box, Neverdead fibs
Too many things! Pile them up and throw a rug over them, quick.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 17:51 BST
The day I realised always-on DRM moaners have a point
Ubisoft and Blizzard have angered many in the past year by insisting PC gamers maintain an internet connection during play, but I’d always been on the fence. Until this week.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 04:41 BST
PSA – Dead Island PC patch wipes save files
A patch released earlier today for the Steam version of Dead Island will wipe out any progress made so far.
TechLand has added a chapter select function to try and compensate for the loss of your data, and DailyDead has word Deep Silver intends some kind of compensation package for those affected.
The patch’s purpose was to correct the accidental release of an elderly development build instead of the finished game.
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Posted in: Deep Silver, Horror, PC, RPG, Shooter, Steam
Tags: dead island, patch, techland
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 10:42 BST
AssCreed: Revelations beta opens to all PSN members
Ubisoft will throw open the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta to all PSN account holders tomorrow – but you need to get in quick.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Plus, Ubisoft
Tags: assassin's creed: revelations, beta, ubisoft montreal
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 04:16 BST
Rumour – Dragon Quest X in development for six years
A hastily-squashed comment from a former Square Enix staffer suggests Dragon Quest X has been brewing for quite some time.
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Posted in: RPG, Square Enix, Wii, Wii U
Tags: dragon quest x, Takeko Hoashi
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 04:04 BST
Star Wars: The Old Republic launch modeled on World of Warcraft’s
The staggered international release of Star Wars: The Old Republic can be partially blamed on World of Warcraft’s launch, more than seven years earlier.
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Posted in: EA, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: bioware, eric brown, Star Wars The Old Republic
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 03:19 BST
A Game of Thrones: Genesis to release September 29
Cyanide’s RTS adaptation of George RR Martin’s best-selling fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire – now a phenomenally popular HBO series – is due before the end of the month.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: A Game of Thrones, A Game of Thrones: Genesis, A Song of Ice and Fire, cyanide
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 03:06 BST
Nintendo confirms 3DS circle pad peripheral
Nintendo has told Kotaku the rumoured second-circle pad accessory for the 3DS is absolutely real.
“We can confirm that Nintendo plans to release the Circle Pad attachment, but Nintendo’s regional subsidiaries will make further announcements about its availability at a later date,” the platform holder said.
The peripheral was rumoured last month alongside a hardware revision, and leaked from Japanese magazines yesterday.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: Circle Pad
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 02:48 BST
Sony boasts indexed software lead in console wars
When viewed in the context of instal base, Sony believes it has the edge over Microsoft when it comes to games sales.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 02:06 BST
Harvest Moon series notches up 1 million sales in PAL territories
Rising Star Games is pleased to announce it’s moved over 1 million units of Harvest Moon games in Europe and Australia.
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Posted in: RPG, Rising Star, Rising Star Games, Simulation
Tags: Harvest Moon
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 01:48 BST
Dragon’s Dogma is a “strategy type of action” game
Capcom expects its upcoming fantasy action RPG to engage your brain as much as your button mashing.
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Posted in: Action, Capcom, PS3, RPG, Xbox Live
Tags: dragons dogma, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Makoto Ikehara
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 01:11 BST
Rumour – Wii U hardware development troubled
Whispers say Nintendo is struggling with the development of the Wii U, finding its tech unable to deliver on some of the system’s core features.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 01:02 BST
Disney confirms layoffs at Cars 2 developer
Up to 20 staff have been made redundant at Disney’s Utah studio, where Cars 2 was developed.
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 01:01 BST
Halo-related Mission Icefly ARG kicks back into action
Mission IceFly, the ARG which made headlines in late June and is strongly suspected to bear some relation to Halo 4, is back.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, AR game, bungie, halo, halo 4, ilovebees, Mission IceFly, Survival Code, Test Subjects Needed
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 00:59 BST
EA pleased with Online Pass, Sims Social
Recent EA Digital initiatives – the Online Pass system and The Sims Social – have been successful for the mega-publisher.
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Posted in: Casual, EA, Social
Tags: EA Digital, eric brown, Playfish, The Sims Social
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 00:48 BST
US News Wrap, September 7 – What Happened Today
I had no idea Brenna was starting a trend on here posting wrap pictures of musical tastes. I am betting she didn’t either, and now Johnny and I have stolen her idea.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 23:48 BST
Mr. Freeze’s intelligence and backstory will challenge Batman in Arkham City
During gamescom, Rocksteady’s Dax Ginn interviewed Rocksteady’s Paul Crocker for AusGamers and the duo chatted about Mr. Freeze, Arkham City gameplay, and the diabolically mad Riddler.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham City, Dax Ginn, paul crocker, rocksteady
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 23:18 BST
Wednesday Shorts II: Tales of Xillia, Spiral Knights, Cthulhu, LBP2, Persona 3
I am running out of quirky, esoteric ways to insert an off the wall header image in these shorts posts, so, today I have included one I took of a Hummingbird Moth visiting my batch of flowers on the deck. Shorts are below.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Beyond the Labyrinth, Call of Cthulhu, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land, Candlestick Keep, cryptic, fox news, lbp2, littlebigplanet 2, penny arcade, persona 3, Persona 3 Portable, PS Home Update, resistance 3, spiral knights, star trek online, STO, Tales of Xillia, The Wasted Land, tri-Ace, uncharted 3
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 22:40 BST
Persona 4: The Golden and Ultimate Mayonaka Arena shots, website
Lots of Persona 4 news in the way of eye candy was revealed today, thanks to the website for The Ultimate Mayanoka Arena going live as well as shots being released. Then, there’s even more screenshot goodness, this time for Persona 4: The Golden. Some are new, some are not. Look anyway,. You won’t regret it. You can view the various assets and poke around the site through the links. Thanks, Gematsu, Andriasang.
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Posted in: Action, Fighter, RPG, Vita
Tags: Arc System Works, persona 4, Persona 4: The Golden, Persona 4: The Ultimate Mayonaka Arena, The Ultimate Mayonaka Arena
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline