Author Archives: Johnny Cullen
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 12:59 GMT
On Tomb Raider and appealing to the Uncharted crowd
Comparisons between Uncharted and Tomb Raider shouldn’t put you off the anticipated Crystal Dynamics reboot, says Johnny Cullen. Similarities are there, but Lara’s revamp stands alone.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Crystal Dynamics, tomb raider
Mon, Oct 08, 2012 | 05:42 BST
Kojima celebrates 25 years of Metal Gear at BAFTA
Hideo Kojima was in London recently to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Metal Gear and to talk about why he is the last of a dying kind. Johnny Cullen reports.
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Posted in: Development
Tags: hideo kojima, metal gear solid
Tue, Sep 04, 2012 | 14:37 BST
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and KP’s 10-year pipeline
The Metal Gear 25th anniversary panel at PAX may have given the world its first glimpse at MGS: Ground Zeroes, but read between the lines, says Johnny Cullen, and you’ll see a Kojima Productions at its busiest.
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 15:24 BST
Journey: Collector’s Edition launching on August 28 in US
Thatgamecompany’s confirmed the Journey: Collector’s Edition, featuring the trio of games made between the developer and Sony as part of its three game deal, will launch on August 28 in the US.
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 15:06 BST
Video: Danger Close talks Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Watch Danger Close producer Greg Goodrich talk about the FIFA mentality of Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s multiplayer and more following a big E3 showing for the shooter.
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Posted in: E3 2012, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: Danger Close, greg goodrich, Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 14:23 BST
Battlefield Heroes turns three, celebrates with new map
Battlefield Heroes has turned three today and to celebrate, EA’s introducing a new map into the F2P shooter plus more to celebrate the anniversary.
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Posted in: EA, Free-to-Play, PC, Shooter
Tags: battlefield heroes, EA Easy
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 14:00 BST
Namco Bandai holding Tekken Tag Tournament 2 UK tour
Namco Bandai’s announced plans to showcase Tekken Tag Tournament 2 around the UK at Gamerbase ahead of its mid-September release.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: gamerbase, Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 13:48 BST
StarCraft II UK championships happening this weekend
Blizzard’s announced the UK national championships for StarCraft II will happen this weekend in London. The event, happening at BAFTA HQ, will fight it out to become UK champion and earn the right to represent the UK with three coveted spots at the European heat of the World Championship Finals and a prize fund of $15,000.
Tickets can be got for the event for free here. It’ll also be broadcast online if you’re unable to get tickets. More details on that is through the same link.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, Strategy, UK
Tags: starcraft II, StarCraft II UK championships
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 13:31 BST
Black Ops 2 gets two new screens from European press tour
Activision’s released two new screens of Black Ops 2. The pair are from the Treyarch shooter’s recent tour of duty around Europe recently. Get them below.
Black Ops 2 launches on November 13 for PS3, 360 and PC.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, treyarch
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 12:11 BST
Ex-EA Bright Light head joins Marmalade
Harvey Elliott, the former head of EA Bright Light, has joined Marmalade, according to GI International. Elliot will join the cross-platform tools firm as its managing director and COO.
Guildford-based EA Bright Light, developer of the Harry Potter games, closed last year.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, UK
Tags: EA Bright Light, Harvey Elliott, Marmalade
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 12:06 BST
Q for a Q: James Mielke departs Lumines studio for PixelJunk developer
Ex-1UP journalist turned developer James Mielke has left Child of Eden and Lumines developer Q Entertainment.
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Posted in: Rhythm action
Tags: James Mielke, q entertainment, Q-Games
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 10:33 BST
Persona 4 Arena DLC detailed for Japan
Arc Systems Works has announced DLC for Persona 4: The Arena in Japan post-release next month. Don’t expect a massive helping, though: the DLC will contain different colour costume variations for characters, different glasses for entering the Persona world and extra menu voiceovers consisting of Mitsuru, Yosuke, Aigis, and Teddie.
Thanks, Siliconera.
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Posted in: Atlus, Fighter, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Arc System Works, Persona 4 Arena
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 11:08 BST
Day Z devs to present Rezzed dev session
Day Z designers Dean “Rocket” Hall and Matt Lightfoot have been announced as speakers for Eurogamer PC show Rezzed, its been announced this morning.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: arma 2, bohemia interactive, Day Z, Dean Hall, Matt Lightfoot, Rezzed
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 11:12 BST
Treyarch “literally” in the dark over Black Ops: Declassified developer
Treyarch has said it doesn’t know who’s developing Call of Duty: Black Ops – Declassified for PlayStation Vita.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Shooter, Vita
Tags: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, John Rafacz, treyarch
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 10:05 BST
UK charts: LEGO Batman 2 takes the throne
LEGO Batman 2 is the new UK number one ahead of last week’s chart-topper FIFA ’12.
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Posted in: 3DS, Charts, PS3, Platformer, UK, Vita, Warner Bros.
Tags: Lego Batman 2, tt games, uk charts
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 09:36 BST
Sony unveils AR Play scheme for Japan, shows three new games
Sony’s unveiled AR Play, a brand new program for PlayStation Vita in Japan that will showcase the handheld’s augmented reality feature.
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 09:25 BST
Nintendo aiming at “most appropriate ways” to make announcements following E3, Nintendo Direct news
Nintendo has said in a statement it’s continuing to look at the “most appropriate ways” to announce new products to consumers following its E3 press conference earlier this month and last week’s Nintendo Direct.
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 09:09 BST
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation gets subtitle change for JP release
Ubisoft’s confirmed both Assassin’s Creed III games for console and Liberation on Vita for a Japanese release, with the latter to get a subtitle change.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Ubisoft, Vita, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed III, Assassin's Creed III: Lady Liberty, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 | 08:27 BST
New Crystal Dynamics IP starting with “blank page,” Cory Barlog not involved with development
Crystal Dynamics brand new IP will kick off with a clean slate from the company, executive producer Scot Amos has said.
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Posted in: Development, Square Enix
Tags: Cory Barlog, Crystal Dyanmics, Scott Amos
“You’re all being played”: Bleszinski slams Sony’s lack of used game blockers as a PR tactic