Monthly Archives: November 2011

Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi has confirmed the inevitable: Gran Turismo 6 is in development. Start warming your engines now.

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GameStop International executive VP Mike says retails can get on board the digital revolution.

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GameStop boss Mike Mauler believes the digital games market will hit $35 billion by 2014, which is a 75% growth over the next two years.

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“We’ve got the Move controls working now back at the studio, certainly more so than we had when we announced it at E3, and really we’re just waiting for the opportunity to show that with a new piece of content. It’s working well but we still have a lot of polishing to do. Of all the motion controllers in the world, the Move is the one best suited to a first-person shooter, and a lot of PlayStation games have done a great job incorporating it. I will say that we’re discovering some great opportunities with the Skyline gameplay, but rather than show it to people with an old demo, I’d prefer to show it with a new piece of content.” – Irrational’s Ken Levine to the PS Blog on how the Move controls in Infinite are coming along.

According to a rumor steaming from leaked information out of Nintendo, a second CPU inside 3DS could be unlocked for developers, which would provide studios with 25% more processing power for games. This processor was previously used only for the handheld’s operating system, according to NintendoWorldReport, and it has also been reported that Nintendo has found a more “eficient method of running stereoscopic 3D images” which puts less strain on the CPU.

NWR also reports that eShop downloadable titles could be receiving a bump in storage space from 16MB to 512MB, which would be provided to the handhelds via a patch.

The first 50 minutes of Skyrim, in three videos, is below the break, courtesy of Ve3tro. We haven’t watched it, because we don’t wish to be spoiled on anything TES V related until we pick our copy up at midnight. Hell, we’ve even gone dark on Twitter to keep from seeing too much. However, if you are feeling brave, head on below. If you are more interested in screenshots, Eurogamer has a ton. Thanks, Reece.

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SEGA has released a video and a few screenshots featuring Yakuz’a Kazuma Kiryu, who is a playable multiplayer character in Binary Domain. The video, courtesy of Andriasang, is below and really doesn’t show too much, but it’s there anyway. The shots can be found over on Gematsu. Game’s out in mid-February for PS3 and Xbox 360.

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A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.

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SOE has announced EverQuest II, which launched in 2004, will be going free-to-play starting early next month.

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EA has confirmed there are some “issues” with the downloadable version of Battlefield 3 on PS3, which is preventing players from signing into the game’s Battlelog service. Currently a patch is in the works, with a release date to be announced, according to Sony Europe’s community manager.

EA has said its worldwide customer service department is available any time of day to “provide an immediate solution to any Battlefield 3 players on PSN” who experience any difficulties logging into Battlelog.

The digital version of the game released on PSN in the region October 26.

Activision has admitted it’s having an issue scaling the Call of Duty Elite service to meet player demand, and to help sooth the frustration a bit, every premium member will “immediately and automatically” be handed an extra 30 days of Elite at no additional cost. The firm is also extending Founder eligibility until the end of the month, which will also provide and additional 30 days of free access. Beachhead said it is “working non-stop to identify issues and resolve them as quickly as possible.” To keep up-to-date on the service’s status, keep an eye on this page.

Playdead has announced that Limbo has now sold over one million copies worldwide in 153 countries and nine languages across three platforms. The success of the game has allowed Playdead to buy itself back from early investors, and put the extra funds towards future and current projects in development. “With the success that Limbo has achieved, we felt this was the ideal time to fully regain our independence,” said CEO Dino Patti. “We are grateful to everyone who supported us over the past few years, and look forward to forging new partnerships that will both let us reach new heights as a studio and give our director, Arnt Jensen, room to grow creatively.”

The Mac version of the game is on slate for an end of the year release.

Due to the impending retirement of Mike Delman, Microsoft has handed over the chief marketing officer position of its Interactive Entertainment Business, which includes all things Xbox 360, to company vet Yusuf Mehdi. Starting on December 5, Mehdi will report directly to IEB president Don Mattrick. No word just yet on who will fill Mehdi’s former position as chief audience officer in the Online Services division, but on an interim basis, all of Mehdi’s directs will report to Qi Lu, head of Online Services. Thanks, GI.biz.

Upon release, Street Fighter X Tekken will be using a new, different netcode than the Street Fighter IV series, according to Yoshinori Ono.

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Want to be teased to death over the upcoming VGA reveal of the next Alan Wake? Got 16 seconds to spare? Then head through the break (thanks, Prof.Dr.Moertel). Prepare to illuminated, fully, come the awards show on December 10.

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More God of War IV rumors are circulating thanks to a New Zealand retailer Mighty Ape posting a placeholder date of September 28, 2012 for the unannounced title. Gematsu notes that the logo in the listing was a fan creation found easily on the net. In late October, a Sony Santa Monica Studios job listing for a “Senior Staff Concept Artist” was posted for a project called “God of War”, making it the second such listing for the team this year. Earlier this year, UK mag PSM3 carried a rumour claiming the next God of War title will be releasing in 2012. As usual, we’ll send a mail, but as usual, take it with a grain of salt until Sony makes an official announcement.

CCP has said The Witcher 2 on GOG.com has moved 35,000 digital copies, coming in second to Steam’s 195,000 digital units.

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A couple of new Lucasfilm domain registrations inked to recent activity at developer Lucasarts have been confirmed as nothing to do with a game in development.

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Walmart wants you to buy games from it so badly, that it has decided to post its Black Friday deals early, hoping you’ll brave being trampled to death in order to save a buck or twenty. Its tactic might just work, because it has some nice deals on offer for both games and console bundles.

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Warmer has announced that Gotham City Impostors will be released starting January 10, and that the open beta will go live sometime in December. You can sign up for it through here. Upon release, the game will be made available digitally through PC, PSN, and XBLA.