Author Archives: Alex Donaldson
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 09:51 BST
Sony FY13: PS3 sales down, Vita flat, gaming division down
Sony’s Fiscal Year 2013 results are out, painting a picture of a company that is happily coasting with decreased profitability as it looks towards the start of the next generation.
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Posted in: sony financials
Tags: financial results, Sony FY13
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 09:01 BST
Pokemon Tretta Lab heading to 3DS, includes scanner accessory
Nintendo is to bring the previously arcade-only spin-off Pokemon Tretta Lab to the 3DS in Japan this year – and the game includes a hefty-looking accessory for the machine.
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Posted in: 3DS, 3DS XL, RPG
Tags: accessories, pokemon, Pokemon Tretta Lab
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 08:41 BST
Limited edition Mass Effect 3 pistol replica to go on sale
The trilogy may be over and the next game may be a way off, but Bioware continues to put out a steady stream of Mass Effect merchandise – and has today revealed a new replica pistol that will go on sale via its online store.
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Posted in: EA, RPG, Stuff
Tags: Add, mass effect, mass effect 3
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 08:22 BST
Injustice DLC to hit Wii U “this summer”
Fans concerned that the Wii U version of Injustice: Gods Among Us might be left in the cold from this week’s newly released and upcoming DLC can breathe a sigh of relief, with Netherrealm confirming the console will get the DLC – but later.
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Posted in: Fighter, Warner Bros., Wii U
Tags: dlc, eShop, Injustice, Injustice: Gods Among Us
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 21:31 BST
Capcom predicts next-gen development costs to “soar”
Capcom has told investors that it believes the cost of developing games for next generation platforms will rise significantly as a result of the additional functions of the new hardware.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development
Tags: development costs, Fiscal results, investor, next gen
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 16:02 BST
GAME to battle summer release drought with in-store events
UK retailer GAME has revealed it will try to lessen the impact of the upcoming release drought over the summer with in-store events and other promotions.
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Posted in: Retail
Tags: events, game, The Last of Us
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 22:13 BST
Sony allows developers to become PS Mobile publishers for free
Sony are to waive the fee that would-be PlayStation Mobile developers are usually charged in order to encourage more developers to bring quality mobile games to the platform.
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Posted in: PlayStation Store, Sony, Vita
Tags: developers, indie, PlayStation Mobile
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 15:32 BST
UK children’s unauthorized in-app purchases could total over £30m monthly
Unauthorized in-app purchases by British children charged to parents’ accounts without their knowledge could total a whopping £30.9 million monthly according to a new study.
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Posted in: App Store, Apple, Free-to-Play, Movies, Windows Phone 8, iOS
Tags: in-App Purchases, kids, kids and videogames, Mobile
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 15:05 BST
Insomniac is all about the weapons, Price says
Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said that he believes his studio’s unique flavour is personified in its weaponry in a newly-published interview.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 15:04 BST
EA goes Battlefield domain crazy, registers through Battlefield 20
EA has just gone on a domain-buying spree, picking up the domain names for Battlefield 13 right through to Battlefield 20.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: battlefield 4, domain name, domain registration
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 14:27 BST
Vita update 2.12 offers improved stability, out now
Sony has issued a minor, optional update for the PlayStation Vita system software, updating the machine to version 2.12.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 14:07 BST
Diablo III in-game economy hits trouble after user exploits
Diablo III’s in-game auction house has been pulled offline and its in-game economy frozen by Blizzard in order to deal the fallout of a user exploit that allowed players to duplicate money.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, RPG
Tags: cheating, diablo III, exploit, glitch
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 13:37 BST
DriveClub to be “one of the biggest titles for Sony from a DLC perspective”
A slew of new details on Sony and Evolution Studio’s upcoming PlayStation 4 racer DriveClub are out, revealing that the game has an extensive DLC plan already.
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Posted in: PS4, Racing
Tags: driveclub, evolution studios, game informer
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 13:04 BST
Doritos Crash Course 2 out now free on Xbox Live
If you like free games or ‘free achievements’, another Doritos-sponsored release has just hit the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Posted in: Arcade, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: doritos, Doritos Crash Course, free
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:41 BST
European PS Store offering ‘Knights and Witches’ sale
The European PlayStation Store is offering a ton of titles on sale as part of a ‘Knights and Witches’ promotional sale.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Store, Sony
Tags: PlayStation Plus, sale
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:29 BST
ICO, Shadow of the Colossus HD and Demon’s Souls to be free on EU PS Plus in June
European PlayStation Plus members are in for a hell of a treat next month – when the service offers Demon’s Souls and the HD versions of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD as free titles.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:07 BST
Valve introduces the DOTA 2 Interactive Compendium
The march of DOTA 2 moving towards being some insane industry all of its own continues with the Interactive Compendium, a supplement to the upcoming International Championships.
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 11:48 BST
Sony “didn’t consider” always online for PS4, Yoshida says
Sony worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida has said that the company didn’t even consider making PS4 always-online in a new interview with GameInformer.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony
Tags: Always Online, game informer, PS4, Shuhei Yoshida
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 11:23 BST
Amano, Uematsu and Compile Heart developing Fairy Fencer F
Final Fantasy’s Yoshitaka Amano and Nobuo Uematsu are working with Compile Heart on a new PlayStation 3 exclusive RPG, it’s been revealed.
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Posted in: PS3, RPG
Tags: Compile Heart, Fairy Fencer F, Nobuo Uematsu, yoshitaka amano
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 11:01 BST
Battlefield 3 suffers server outages after attack
EA and DICE’s Battlefield 3 and Battlelog server network has experienced some downtime today in the wake of what appears to have been a deliberate attack.
Molyneux: Xbox 360 “won” current-gen, cautions Microsoft over future