Monthly Archives: November 2011

The UK arm of consumer electronics specialist chain Best Buy is on its way out, its been confirmed.

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Farmville and Mafia Wars publisher Zynga saw less bang for its buck in the quarter ending September 30.

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Having already adopted one gamer, Kevin Butler honours the dedication of Legit_Btness in an equally singular manner.

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Two members of the team behind indie darling Sword & Sworcery EP took gongs at the 2011 Canadian Game Development Talent Awards.

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Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games didn’t set out to be shocking and controversial with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

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Say what you like about Ninja Theory’s take on Dante, I think we can agree the developer sure knows how to design a monster. Through the break you’ll find three pieces of concept art largely composed of nightmares, horror, and too much cheese at bedtime.

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Meet the Vet and the n00b, two every-day Call of Duty players who happen to be celebrities.

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Hit the break to check out all the action from Canada Cup 2011, one of the nation’s foremost fighting tournaments.

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The latest trailers for Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch show how faithfully Level 5 have recreated Studio Ghibli’s trademark style, to glorious effect.

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The latest offering from Explodemon and Fluidity developer Curve Studios released this weekend.

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“We’re not saying that everything on the disc is the product. The disc is another delivery mechanism. We had begun DLC packs early enough, and with the extension to our schedule. It meant we had that stuff done before we shipped. We felt it was a win/win, because no one is going to have to download anything huge when the DLC comes out.

“I think the thing that makes it muddy for people is when it’s on the disc. We could have left it off and said, ‘Hey, here’s another disc.’”

– Gears of War 3 executive producer Rod Fregusson responding to Kotaku‘s questions about the game’s on-disc, paid DLC.

Twisted Pixel’s chief creative officer Josh Bear has said the acquisition of the firm by Microsoft just “made sense” to both parties.

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“I think the only way to still see some potential come out of current-gen consoles is improvement in graphics. This will really depend on the skill of CG designers, but any further dramatic evolution in current consoles that could be plainly understood by the general gamer would be fairly difficult to achieve…. I don’t think there is a great need anytime soon for the next generation of consoles to advance the industry. I say this because I believe that gamers thirst for great content, which doesn’t necessarily rely on new console hardware as there are other options to produce a good console game experience. A good and captivating game is just that. As a an avid gamer I can still see myself playing on X360 and PS3 for a bit longer since there continues to be great new games. In order to advance the gaming industry into the future, performance on its own is not the key.” – Yosuke Hayashi, Team Ninja leader to Industry Gamers.

It’s Saturday, finally. Can I get a hell yeah? Awesome.

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SEGA has announced extra details surrounding Binary Domain’s multiplayer, and the title includes cooperative and competitive play for up to ten players.

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Ghostlight has confirmed Persona 3 Portable is now available on the Australian storefront. Originally expected for a November release, the game has been made a bit early for folks instead.

It is currently available for the sale price of $34.95, but you’ll have to hurry as the offer only lasts until November 9. After that, it will return to its full price of $54.95.

The first game in Atlus’s RPG series, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, is also available on the Australian PS Store.

Brian Gomez, the design director for Silent Hill: Downpour, has announced his departure from Vatra Games.

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Major Nelson has tweeted that Xbox 360 has moved over 57 million units worldwide since it was launched six year ago. The firm reported in its latest financial results that the console moved 2.3 million units for Q1 FY12, and for the last nine months it was the “best-selling” console. Compared to the latest Sony figures from September 30, the Seattle-based firm is ahead of PS3 ‘s 55.5 million units by 1.5 million. When comparing millions, those figures seem close, but if you add Nintendo into the equation, Microsoft and Sony’s sales pale in comparison to Wii, which as of September 30 has moved 89 million units worldwide. Via Gamespot.

Konami has released its financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, and the firm reported double yoy profits thanks to social game sales tripling. Compared to the same period last year, sales were up 6.3% to ¥123.1 million ($1.5 billion), with net income up 173.4% to ¥11.5 million ($146.5 million).

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Warner has confirmed it has made staff reductions at its Seattle offices, home to developers Monolith, Snowblind, and Surreal Software.

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