Monthly Archives: September 2011
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 03:34 BST
Pachter expects 30 percent year-on-year drop in August NPDs
Ahead of the NPD’s August sales data release this week, Wedbush Securities’ Michael Pachter has predicted a gloomy result.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: analyst, august npd, michael pachter, wedbush morgan, wedbush securities
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 03:17 BST
Modern Warfare 3 more easily updated than previous CoD games
Infinity Ward has greater scope for updating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3′s multiplayer on the fly than it ever has before.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty: modern warfare 3, infinity ward, mw3, robert bowling
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 02:54 BST
Borderlands 2′s revamped weapons and AI detailed
Gearbox has already made it clear it’s overhauled enemy AI and weapons for Borderlands 2, but now we’ve learned more precisely how.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: borderlands 2, gearbox, gearbox software, Jeramy Cooke
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 02:10 BST
Report – Gamestop to add iDevices to used hardware range
US retailer Gamestop is said to be planning to sell used iPods, iPads and iPhones as it does games consoles.
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 02:00 BST
The Sims Social nearing 30 million MAUs
The Sims Social maintains its lead as the fastest growing game on Facebook, approaching a significant milestone.
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 01:53 BST
Quick shots – Cities XL shows off 2012 update
The new annual update to burgeoning city building sim series Cities XL is looking pretty shiny in these new shots.
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Posted in: Galleries, PC, Screens, Simulation
Tags: Cities XL, Cities XL 2012, Monte Cristp
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 01:13 BST
From Software makes “the kinds of games we want to make”
Dark Souls, Armored Core V and Steel Battalion developer From Software isn’t interested in cashing in on the latest trends.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: demon's souls, Eiichi Nakajima, From Software
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 00:50 BST
Bigpoint chief lampoons EA, Ubisoft and Valve’s attempts at monetisation
Philip Reisberger of free to play portal Bigpoint has said traditional publishers don’t understand how to monetise additional content.
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Posted in: EA, Free-to-Play, PC, Ubisoft, Valve
Tags: bigpoint, Philip Reisberger
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 00:34 BST
Forza 4′s Autovista easing license negotiations
Turn 10 is having to beat car manufacturers off with a stick since debuting the Kinect-powered AutoVista feature for Forza Motorsport 4.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Racing, Simulation, Xbox 360
Tags: Dan Greenawalt, forza 4, Forza Motorsport 4
Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 00:12 BST
Madden NFL 12 predicts Packers and Steelers to dominate
EA Sports’ annual season simulation has prophesied another sterling year for both the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, last seen facing off at Superbowl XLV.
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Posted in: EA Sports, PS3, Simulation, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: ea tiburon, Madden NFL 12
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 23:52 BST
US PS Store Update – Bloodrayne, Red Dead DLC, Qore
The beautiful 2D stylings of Wayforward’s Bloodrayne: Betrayal headlines this week’s US PS Store update.
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Posted in: America, Canada, Mexico, PS3, PSN, PSP, PSPgo, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: ps store update, US PS Store update
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 22:12 BST
US News Wrap, September 6 – What Happened Today
Hello, lovelies. It’s time once again to provide you with a wrap up of my shift for the day, and today, my intro is Call of Duty XP-centirc.
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Posted in: News Wrap, VG247
Tags: US News Wrap, what happened today
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 22:12 BST
Hobby-horse weapon lets you impale zombies, send them flying in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Capcom has released a new video for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, which shows of the a combo weapon in the game called: the Pegasus. What this hobby-horse does, is allow the player to “send zombies cascading majestically into the heavens,” and even better, lets you impale them with it. Off the Record is scheduled for release on October 11. Check out the video below.
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Posted in: Action
Tags: dead rising, dead rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Off the Record
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 21:05 BST
Steam Trading out of beta, Spiral Knights first third-party to join
Valve has announced the official launch of Steam Trading, which allows users to exchange in-game items and game gifts.
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Posted in: Sega, Steam, Valve
Tags: portal 2, Steam Trading, steam trading beta, Team Fortress 2, Three Rings
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 21:00 BST
Tuesday Shorts II: Team Meat, London Comic-Con, NFL, Gears 3, Tiger Woods
It’s time for a second round of shorts for your Tuesday, since you apparently got the ones from earlier a bit dirty.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Arkham City, batman, Batman: Arkham City, epic, gears 3, gears of war, Gears of War 3, Gears of War 3 soundtrack, London Comic-Con, London Philharmonic Orchestra, NFL Season, NFL SUNDAY TICKET, Team Meat, tiger woods, tiger woods PGA tour 12, tiger woods pga tour 12: the masters
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 20:39 BST
Dragon’s Dogma video shows Pawns in action
Capcom has released a new Dragon’s Dogma trailer, which shows interaction with Pawns in the game.
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 20:29 BST
Road of Devastation DLC announced for Dead Nation
Housemarque has announced new DLC content for Dead Nation called Road of Devastation, which is to be made available exclusively on PSN.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: Dead Nation, Dead Nation DLC, Housemarque, Road of Devastation
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 20:22 BST
Patch released for Dead Island, fixed Steam version on the way
Deep Silver has released a day-one patch for Techland’s Dead Island which promises to fix a range of issues with the game, and has said it plans to release a correct version of the game on Steam “ASAP”.
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Posted in: Action, Deep Silver, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: dead island, dead island patch, dead island pc issues, techland
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 20:23 BST
Valve and Blizzard would like to see online unification between consoles
Gabe Newell and Frank Pearce, co-founders of Valve and Blizzard, respectively, are of the opinion that a “unified online community” would be ideal.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Development, PC, PS3, Steam, Valve, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: frank pearce, gabe newell
Tue, Sep 06, 2011 | 19:08 BST
Coming soon to XBL Marketplace – Crimson Alliance, BloodRayne, Rockstar sale
Major Nelson has posted what Xbox 360 users can expect on the XBL Marketplace between September 7 and September 15.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: coming soon to xbl marketplace, Crimson Alliance, rockstar sale
Reckoning contains online pass locking House of Valor questline