Monthly Archives: October 2011

“I think that’s the question all the retailers are asking themselves. Part of what’s exciting as a game developer is that it’s easier and easier for us to make things and get them right out into the hands of people. There aren’t a lot of hoops we have to jump through or a lot of people we have to talk to. If you’re going to put an app up on the app store, a guy can do that in a garage. In a way it reminds me of the old days when it was just one of us making a game and you’d put it on a bulletin board and people would see it and download it. We’ve kind of gone back to the future.” – Ed Fries to IndustryGamers.

According to UKIE/Chart-Track and Intent Media figures, UK the games industry generated £27.7 million last week at retail, which is a 136 percent week-on-week increase and the second highest figure for the year. Last week, over 900,000 units of software were sold, which is up 74 percent over the prior week. Sales were largely driven by the release of F1 2011, and Gears of War 3 which debuted in first place on the UK charts. Thanks, MCV.

Hudson Soft has announced through the magic of Twitter that Bloody Roar 5 is in development. The last entry in the fighting series was Bloody Roar 4, released om PS2 back in 2003. While no other details have been announced, it’s being rumored for a 2012 release on PS3 and 360. We’ll let you know when we hear more. Thanks, Gematsu.

Rockstar has explained how it updated Bullet Time in Max Payne 3 to look on par with current action titles, while also noting the amount of work which went into the modeling individual bullets.

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Don’t you just love teases? No? Yes? Maybe? However you feel about being taunted with information you can’t have yet, Xbox World is betting you want to know what the “killer new feature” for Mass Effect 3 is, as it’s set to be revealed in the magazine’s next issue hitting stands on October 25.

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Back in March, it was revealed through a French website that Cyanide was working on an RPG for A Game of Thrones alongside Genesis, its RTS based on the series. Fast forward to the present, and it has been revealed by Cyanide studio director Yves Bordeleau, that the game is indeed in the works and has been for quite some time.

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Red 5 Studios has announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with Webzen, to resolve legal disputes filed on both sides, which inlcudes the withdrawal of all pending legal claims.

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BT Games, a South African online retailer, has listed an HD collection for Jak and Daxter on PS3. While nothing concrete has been announced by Sony, a source close to the matter hinted to Gematsu back in May that a “dark, dirty, and dangerous” collection was in the works. That hint, just so happens to be the name of a mission in Jak 3, which Naughty Dog released on PS2 in 2004. While BT Games notes the price and date for the collection are TBA, a placeholder date of January 20 is listed. We’ll be sure to send a mail on this. Thanks, Gematsu.

The Subway promotion for access to the Uncharted 3 multiplayer experience went live in the US today, and to make more noise about it, Naughty Dog has released a video promoting its alliance with the sub shop.

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“We were very confident after Dead Space, especially with our development processes. We knew we could deliver within a deadline and with a lot of polish. And that confidence was exactly what was needed. But there are days [with Modern Warfare 3] when you think: ‘Holy shit, this is a monster’. There is a lot of stress. It’s not crippling, but the thing that worries me most is people going: ‘Look, there’s the guy who brought down Call of Duty!’ That scares the crap out of me.” – Sledgehammer co-founder and former Visceral head Glen Schofield to Edge (via CVG).

DICE has listed the changes it’s making to Battlefield 3 thanks to all the hard work done by beta testers.

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Those who have pre-ordered or pre-purchased RAGE through Direct2Drive or Steam can now pre-load the game. This should get all those prerequisite files out of the way which serve as a preamble to your game, cutting down on your installation time with prechecks and the like. Okay. I’m all out of words I can use that start with pre. Game’s out next week.

Mike Bowden has fallen out of love with games: he’s bored of learning maps and button routines, and he has a life. Is core gaming refusing to evolve? Has the time-pressed family man been alienated for good?

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Gearbox has released a 10-minute video walkthrough of the Aliens: Colonial Marines demo it’s been showing at trade shows since it was formally re-announced at E3 this year. It’s narrated by studio head Randy Pitchford, and you can watch it below. Game’s out in 2012 for PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Thanks, sumb26.

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We didn’t have to fly halfway across the universe for news this week, so it came to us. Big time. We battled back as hard as we could, but at what cost? Huh? Our souls? Oh, no biggie, then. Here’s what it all means.

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