Author Archives: Keza Macdonald
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 13:30 BST
Flying high: Skyrim aims to redefine the open-world RPG
The next Elder Scrolls game is everything we’d hoped for – based on the evidence of the E3 demo, anyway. Click to find out why it was one of our games of the show.
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 04:32 BST
Ubisoft details Ghost Recon Online for Wii U
The first actual game shown for Wii U comes from Ubisoft, and was introduced in detail at a third-party developer roundtable tonight.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Shooter, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: ghost recon online, ubisoft shanghai
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 04:27 BST
Killer Freaks from Outer Space is a Wii U exclusive
A second Ubisoft game for WiiU was introduced tonight at Nintendo’s third-party developer roundtable. Details inside.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Shooter, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Killer Freaks from Outer Space, Ubisoft Montpelier
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 04:22 BST
Assassin’s Creed for Wii U announced in LA, new console “easy to develop for”
Ubisoft cements its commitment to Nintendo’s new console with an Assassin’s Creed game, and positive commentary on the console’s power and architecture.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Marc Parenteau
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 13:14 BST
E3: Undivided House – SCEE boss open and optimistic
The head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in a frank interview on Vita, PlayStation Suite, Move and 3D, Sony’s E3 and – of course – the PSN outage.
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Posted in: Interview, PS3, PSN, PlayStation Move, Sony, Vita
Tags: andrew house, SCE Europe, scee
Thu, Jun 09, 2011 | 00:06 BST
E3: Molyneux on Fable: The Journey: “It’s not on rails”
Peter’s latest looks a lot better in the flesh than it did in Microsoft’s presentation. Molyneux explains why he thinks it is “Kinect’s finest game.”
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Posted in: Adventure, Development, E3 2011, Interview, Journalism, Kinect, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: fable, Fable: The Journey, lionhead, peter molyneux
Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 20:10 BST
WiiU – Hands-on impressions and hardware photos
Keza MacDonald was one of the first journalists in the world to get hands-on time with WiiU, Nintendo’s next console, at E3 this morning. We have shots and impressions inside.
Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 11:39 BST
Tsunoda, Bleszinski “fricking love” Kinect Funlabs for developers, embrace homebrew
At a developer roundtable after Microsoft’s E3 press conference yesterday, the Kinect division’s creative director Kudo Tsunoda detailed how developers can get their work into Kinect Funlabs, the shareware and hacking addition to Kinect’s service suite announced at E3 yesterday.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, Kinect Funlabs, Kudo Tsunoda
Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 06:19 BST
Ridge Racer: Unbounded champions ‘accessible racing’
Namco-Bandai unveils a very different take on Ridge Racer, masterminded by Finnish studio Bugbear. We talk to producer Joonas Laakso about what it’s trying to achieve.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: Bugbear Entertainment, Joonas Laakso, ridge racer unbounded
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 06:29 BST
Call of Duty: Elite officially revealed – all the details
Everything you need to know about Call of Duty’s new online service, plus quotes from Activision’s Jamie Berger and Beachhead’s Chacko Sonny.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, Featured Story, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: call of duty: elite, Chacko Sonny, Jamie Berger
Fri, May 27, 2011 | 13:52 BST
Modern Warfare 3 shown in London – shots, impressions
Activision officially pulls the curtain back on what will almost inevitably be the biggest game of the year. New screens, gameplay details.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 3, sledgehammer games
Fri, May 20, 2011 | 14:11 BST
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon to bring fun back to flight
Can Project Aces use up-close shooter action to make the flight combat sim exciting again? VG247 speaks to executive director Kazutoki Kono over a hands-on test.
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Posted in: Action, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Kazutoki Kono
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 02:40 BST
Still burning: Hisaharu Tago on Soul Calibur’s epic return
Following the announcement of Soul Calibur V in Dubai last week, producer Hisaharu Tago speaks to Keza MacDonald about the series’s grand return, the general state of the genre and more.
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Hisaharu Tago, level up, soul calibur v, team soul
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 14:20 BST
Passionate psychopaths: Dark Souls debuts in Dubai
Proud publisher Namco Bandai shows off Dark Souls in motion for the first time in Dubai. Impressions, quotes, new screens.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, Kei Hirono, level up
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 06:44 BST
Rolston’s fantasy – inside the Kingdoms of Amalur
Hardcore fantasy from an ex-baseball star and a group of dev legends. Is it good? Impressions, new shots and quotes from game design legend Ken Rolston.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: 38 studios, Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 | 17:26 BST
American McGee: “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel”
Hands-on with Alice: Madness Returns reveals a puzzle-platformer that’s familiar, but the furthest thing from comforting. Quotes, quirkiness, interview with American McGee.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, EA, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Alice: Madness Returns, american mcgee
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:03 BST
Holier than thou: Portal 2′s Faliszek on padding and pace
With just over a week to release, we speak to Portal 2 writer Chet Faliszek and play through the game’s typically slick opening level. Consider our appetites comprehensively whetted.
Sat, Apr 09, 2011 | 10:16 BST
Mind-blowing Battlefield 3 single-player shown in London
The future. It is here. The first demonstration of Battlefield 3 absolutely BLEW MY TINY MIND. This is going to be one hell of a game about shooting things. Impressions, quotes, new shots.
Fri, Apr 01, 2011 | 16:09 BST
Sony Network Entertainment’s Layden on Q Music, beyond
In the wake of the launch of Sony’s Q Music subscription service across Europe and the US, VG247 speaks to Sony Network Entertainment’s Shawn Layden about the PlayStation Network, the feasibility of “cloud” media and the company’s network strategy.
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Posted in: Interview, Journalism, Sony
Tags: Shawn Layden, Sony Network Entertainment
Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 16:26 GMT
Dead Island: “There is an apocalypse happening”
Techland showed Keza MacDonald Dead Island in London yesterday, revealing a schlocky lead and a quest for emotion. Welcome to the after-life. It’s a beach.
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