Monthly Archives: October 2011
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 07:42 BST
Sega outlines StreetPass features for Sonic Generations 3DS
Sega has revealed how you can unlock up to 100 extra missions for your little blue blur by exchanging data with other players on the fly.
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Posted in: 3DS, Platformer, Sega
Tags: Sonic Generations 3DS, StreetPass
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 06:05 BST
Planetside 2′s continents are eight kilometres square
Upcoming shooter MMO sequel Planetside 2 boasts some huge environments.
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Posted in: MMO, PC, Shooter, Sony Online Entertainment
Tags: matt higby, Planetside 2
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 03:59 BST
Quick Quotes – Tempers fraying at DICE
“You’re on crack, there’s been no controls changes since the beta.”
DICE gameplay designer Alan Kertz responds to an unhappy Battlefield 3 gamer’s complaints of post-beta control switcheroo. The developer’s staff have been under siege through social media since the game’s staggered global launch kicked off.
Thanks, Carl!
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Alan Kertz, battlefield 3, dice
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 04:40 BST
WoW players outraged by anti-Alliance Blizzcon presentation
Blizzard has come under heavy criticism for a Blizzcon 2011 presentation featuring a censored video, found to contain a string of slurs and implied violence against Alliance players.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Blizzcon 2011, MMO, Mac, PC, RPG
Tags: blizzard, Cannibal Corpse, world of warcraft
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 02:18 BST
Skyrim enemy scaling, conversations more like Fallout 3 than Oblivion
Skyrim director Todd Howard has let slip a few ways in which the game eschews Oblivion’s trappings in favour of a Fallout 3 approach.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, todd howard
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:36 BST
Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3 tie for Paris Games Week award
The judges of the 2011 Paris Games Week Awards chose to award a tie result in the best shooter category, honouring both Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
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Posted in: Awards, France
Tags: paris games week 2011
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:10 BST
Kojima reveals the origins of Metal Gear Solid’s Cyborg Ninja
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has shared a sketch – a “graffiti” – by long-time series artist Yoji Shinkawa, which was the genesis of Metal Gear Solid’s cyborg ninja.
A cyborg ninja character of some kind has appeared in every core Metal Gear game since. See the full sketch through the break.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Konami
Tags: art, hideo kojima, metal gear solid, Yoji Shinkawa
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:02 BST
Levine: BioShock: Infinite is “my game”
Irrational Games boss Ken Levine is definite about who’s steering the BioShock: Infinite ship.
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Posted in: 2K, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: bioshock: infinite, irrational, irrational games, ken levine
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 00:42 BST
DICE: 64 players is the “maximum where it’s still fun”
DICE executive producer Patrick Bach has said there’s no point in pushing Battlefield’s multiplayer beyond 64 players.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 00:33 BST
Yakuza 5 to visit a second city
The next entry in the Yakuza series will revisit Kamurocho, but also take in a second city.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Sega
Tags: Toshihiro Nagoshi, Yakuza 5, Yakuza Studio
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 23:34 BST
Quick Quotes – Goldeneye as the “godfather” of shooters
“We talk about the original N64 game as being like the godfather of first-person shooters. You know especially from a multiplayer, split-screen point of view. People loved it. There’s a pressure, but it’s also quite an honour to work on it.”
Goldeneye Reloaded producer James Steer speaking to CVG about working on the first major console shooter. Goldeneye Reloaded releases for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 1 in the US and November 4 in Europe.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: GoldenEye Reloaded
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 01:53 BST
Bethesda’s Fallout MMO injunction appeal rejected
Bethesda’s latest salvo in the legal battle against Interplay’s Fallout MMO has failed to secure the publisher’s position.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Interplay, Legalities, MMO, RPG
Tags: fallout mmo, fallout online
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 22:46 BST
Buy IndieRoyale bundles before the price goes up
A new initiative from the team behind indie games retailer Desura offers bundles of well-received games at decreasingly thrifty prices as word of mouth increases.
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Posted in: indie
Tags: Desura, IndieRoyale
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 20:36 BST
Zumba Fitness Rush releasing exclusively for Kinect in February
Majesco has announced Zumba Fitness Rush exclusively for Kinect, and it will land in stores during February 2012.
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Posted in: Fitness, Kinect, Majesco, Xbox 360
Tags: rush, Zumba Fitness, Zumba Fitness Rush
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 20:04 BST
Nintendo: Three Kirby games were cancelled during an 11-year period
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland producer Shigefumi Kawase has revealed in the latest Iwata Asks that three installments of the Kirby franchise were cancelled midway through development. According to Kawase, the team “spent 11 years making and abandoning these three games.” He also described the titles a bit, once of which was a 2.5D adventure title for four players, and another was a platformer with animated and pop-up visuals. A third on was a 3D exploration title. You can read all about it through the link. Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, which unlike its aforementioned brethren, will see the light of day on October 25. Thanks, Joystiq.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo, Platformer, Wii
Tags: Iwata Asks, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Shigefumi Kawase
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 19:42 BST
Game release lull is “pretty much over now,” says OnLive VP
OnLive VP of games and media, John Spinale, has said the lull in game releases on the service is “pretty much over now.”
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Posted in: OnLive
Tags: John Spinale
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 19:04 BST
Report: Vita won’t support Flash or Game Archives titles at Launch
It looks as though PlayStation Vita’s browser won’t support Flash at launch, according to a Famitsu report.
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Posted in: Sony, Vita
Tags: flash, game archives
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 18:37 BST
Capcom reports 49% decrease in profits despite 89% increase in mobile and social sectors
Capcom has posted a 49% yoy decrease in profits for the quarter ending September 30, and a decline in income of 28.1%. The firm attributed the decline to various factors including a stronger yen, “the Eurozone crisis,” “structural change” in the game industry, and a lack of new releases yoy.
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Posted in: Capcom, Financials, Retail, Trade
Tags: capcom financials
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 18:38 BST
Rumour: Just Cause 3 in development, 2012 release planned
The latest issue of Xbox World magazine is carrying a rumour that suggests Avalanche Studios is developing Just Cause 3 and it’s heading for a 2012 release.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Avalanche Studios, Just Cause 3
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 17:53 BST
Epic wants Unreal Engine 4 to release close to next-gen launch
Epic’s Mike Capps has said the firm’s next iteration of Unreal Engine will be released closer to next-gen consoles, than when Unreal 3 was released.
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Posted in: Development, hardware
Tags: Epic Games, mike capps, Unreal 3, unreal 4, unreal engine
Microsoft takes action against Halo 4 beta scam