Monthly Archives: October 2011
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 14:54 BST
Payday: The Heist launching next week
Sony Online Entertainment’s launching co-op shooter Payday: The Heist will launch next Tuesday, October 18 in the US. There’s a minute-long clip of it in action below, via the US PS Blog.
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Shooter, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: PAYDAY: The Heist
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 14:45 BST
Sony: Vita games to get simultaneous launch retail & download launches, F2P supported
Sony has said that titles coming to Vita will get simultaneous launches at retail and as a downloadable flavour.
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Posted in: GDC Online 2011, Sony, Vita
Tags: Chris Norden
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 14:02 BST
Ex-Rare vets form Starfire Studios, announce first XBLA title
Ex-senior veterans of Rare have announced the formation of a brand new studio, as well as unveiling its first title for Xbox Live Arcade.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Fusion Genesis, Starfire Studios
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 14:45 BST
GTA III 10th Anniversary Ed announced for iOS, Android
Rockstar’s announced this afternoon it’s releasing Grand Theft Auto III on iOS and Android as part of the game’s tenth anniversary this fall.
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Posted in: Android, Rockstar, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Grand Theft Auto III, GTA III, rockstar north
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 06:04 BST
Inside the UK’s Largest Fighter Tournament – Part One
In this in-depth two-parter on Super VS Battle 2011, Alex Donaldson talks to its founding father about what makes Britain’s biggest fighting game tournament tick.
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Posted in: Fighter, UK
Tags: eSports, Neo Empire, Richard Denton, Super VS Battle 2011
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 12:05 BST
First public hands-on with Uncharted 3′s single-player happening this weekend
Sony’s announced that it’ll allow the public to go hands-on with Uncharted 3′s single-player for the first time ever in London this weekend. The event will also see developers from Naughty Dog turn up at the event, with a subsequent Q&A session to follow. The event’s happening this Saturday between 3pm and 6pm at The Union, 50 Greek St, Soho, London, W1D 4EQ.
You can RSVP to it here. Game’s out on November 2 in Europe.
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Posted in: PS3, Sony
Tags: naughty dog, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 10:32 BST
Thursday shorts: FFXIII-2, Resident Evil: Revelations, Bleszinski
It’s a painful news day. So slow. Good time to be writing up a feature, then.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: Thursday shorts
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 09:47 BST
Browser-based Shadowrun Online announce
Shadowrun’s making a return with a browser-based online game, its been announced this morning.
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Posted in: Action, Development, PC
Tags: Cliffhanger Productions, Shadowrun, Shadowrun Online
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 09:26 BST
Winning Eleven, 3DS come out top in Japanese charts
Winning Eleven 2012 held off a dating sim to get to the top of the Japanese software charts. Who says it isn’t exciting to cover this stuff?
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Posted in: 3DS, DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Japan, Konami, PS2, PS3, PSP, PSPgo, Sports, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: japanese charts, Japanese hardware charts, japanese software charts, winning eleven
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 08:54 BST
No plans to bring back Def Jam, NBA Street, says EA Sports boss
New EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson has admitted there’s no current plans to bring back the Def Jam or NBA Street series’ following recent reboots of FIFA Street and SSX from the company.
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Posted in: EA Sports, Sports
Tags: Andrew Wilson, Def Jam, NBA Street
Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 07:14 GMT
TGS 2011: All Aboard the Sony Boat
Sony’s efforts to woo Western press with Vita at the Tokyo Game Show went absolutely arse up, exposing the console to the cold light of objectivity.
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 06:11 BST
SOE, Minecraft and Rift clean up at GDC Online Awards
Three companies came out ahead of the pack at the 2011 GDC Online Awards – Sony Online Entertainment, Mojang and Trion Worlds.
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Posted in: GDC Online 2011, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: Minecraft, Mojang, Rift, Trion Worlds
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 05:55 BST
Inafune still keen on Megaman Legends 3
Despite his public spat on exiting Capcom, Megaman creator Keiji Inafune really wants to make Megaman Legends 3.
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Posted in: Arcade, Capcom
Tags: Keiji Inafune, Megaman Legends 3
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 05:43 BST
Smedley: Sony network attack unrelated to April hack
Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley has reiterated that a recent attack on Sony’s networks did not utilise data harvested during the mid-April PSN hack.
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Posted in: PSN, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: john smedley
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 03:54 BST
Yamaoka: Grasshopper team just “keep chugging away”
Silent Hill composer turned senior Grasshopper Manufacturer staffer Akira Yamaoka has said the studio’s brand success comes from not pandering to players.
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Posted in: Development, Trade
Tags: Akira Yamaoka, Grasshopper Manufacture
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 02:37 BST
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures launch trailer is toytastic
The final trailer for Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures evokes the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoon marathons.
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: Skylanders, Skylanders Spyro's Adventure, Spyro's Adventures, Toys for Bob
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 02:25 BST
New configuration Wii hits Australia this month
Nintendo Australia has listed the new Wii model for local release in late October.
The horizontal model is priced at $200 and will come in black and white, bundled with Mario Kart Wii, a Wii Wheel, a Nunchuk and Wii Remote Plus.
The new hardware version is the first to drop support for Gamecube games and accessories.
Thanks, MCV.
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 02:18 BST
Quick Quotes – Dave Perry on next-gen consoles
“You don’t want to be a console that doesn’t [do cloud gaming]. This future is coming, trust me. We’re well-funded. This is going to happen. OnLive is already making it happen. You need to be prepared for that.”
Gaikai founder Dave Perry, speaking at GDC Online, as reported by Destructoid, shortly after commenting that releasing hardware without cloud support would be “insane”.
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Posted in: GDC Online 2011, Gaikai
Tags: cloud gaming, dave perry
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 00:31 BST
Report – The Sims Social biting Zynga player base
A study suggests Playfish’s Facebook phenomenon The Sims Social is taking a slice of Zynga’s pie.
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 00:10 BST
Warhammer Online not at risk of shut down
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning isn’t going anywhere, not even the candy-filled nirvana that is Freemium Land.
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Posted in: EA, Free-to-Play, MMO, PC, RPG
Tags: ea mythic, Eugene Evans, mythic, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Wrath of Heroes
Microsoft takes action against Halo 4 beta scam