Category Archives: Hot
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 16:54 GMT
DICE cancels PC versions of Battlefield 1943 and Onslaught for Bad Company 2
DICE has taken to the Battlefield blog to announced it has canceled the PC port of Battlefield 1943 and well as the Onslaught for Bad Company 2 on PC.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, PC, Shooter
Tags: Bad Company 2, battlefield 1943, dice
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 14:57 GMT
Xperia Play commercial slips out on YouTube
A Norwegian site has posted a commercial for the Xperia Play, known fondly throughout the Internet as the PS Phone.
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 00:29 GMT
Dark Souls players will “be frustrated”; more screens
Dark Souls producer Daisuke Uchiyama has said he wants players to “scream, yell and be frustrated” by the follow up to the notoriously hardcore Demon’s Souls. But check out these screens, and tell me it’s not worth it.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, Project Dark
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 09:18 GMT
From’s Dark Souls gets video, screens, details – see it now
The first screenshots and hard details of Dark Souls, From Software’s spiritual successor to Demon’s Souls, have been released.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 06:45 GMT
GameON Conference: Freemium games, social networks aren’t huge earners, “hard” times ahead for big publishers
What’s the solution to all of life’s problems? Ask someone in the modern gaming industry, and they’ll give you three simple words: free-to-play. Speakers at the GameON finance conference in Toronto, however, see it as less like a cakewalk or taking candy from a baby and more like curing the resulting diabetes.
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Posted in: EA, Hot, Zynga
Tags: free-to-play, freemium, GameON financial conference, social gaming
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 19:05 GMT
inFamous 2 morality shown in London – movie, screens
SCEE just released a new video and shots of inFamous 2 as part of its PlayStation Experience event in London today.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 20:36 GMT
Twisted Pixel announces The Gunstringer for Kinect
Twisted Pixel has announced The Gunstringer, a game featuring an undead cowboy in both 2D and 3D for Kinect.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Hot, Kinect, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: the gunstringer, twisted pixel
Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 06:24 GMT
New Resistance 3 and All 4 One trailers out now
Insomniac has released two new gameplay reels for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and Resistance 3 following a Sony event held today in London.
Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 06:23 GMT
Guerrilla’s war – Steven ter Heide on Killzone 3
With Killzone 3′s open beta starting tomorrow in the US and on Thursday in Europe, Guerrilla senior producer Steven ter Heide filled VG247 in on what to expect from the test and plenty more.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Shooter, Sony
Tags: Guerrilla Games, Killzone 3, Steven ter Heide
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 16:09 GMT
Black Ops DLC First Strike launches as 360 exclusive
Activision released First Strike, Call of Duty: Black Ops’ first map pack, but Microsoft has aknowledged some users have experienced problems getting their hands on the content.
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 10:38 GMT
Changes in UK games education recommended by Livingstone-Hope report
Ahead of its full publication later today, the Livingstone-Hope report has made sweeping recommendation in changing the education curriculum of those looking to enter the UK games dev industry.
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Posted in: Education, Hot, UK
Tags: ian livingstone, Livingstone-Hope Report, UK games development, UK games education
Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | 00:01 GMT
Project Dark now known as Dark Souls, not connected to Demon’s Souls at all
See that name above? Project Dark? Forget it. The next game from the creators of Demon’s Souls is now known as Dark Soul.
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Posted in: From Software, Hot, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, Project Dark
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 05:50 GMT
Official Move PC support hinted at in GDC panel info
According to info on an upcoming GDC panel for PlayStation Move, something known as “Move Server” will be shown off by Sony, which will detail official PC support for the motion controller.
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Posted in: GDC 2011, Hot, PS3, PlayStation Move, Sony
Tags: Move PC support, Move Server
Tue, Feb 01, 2011 | 09:00 GMT
Sony taking an “open stance” with PS Suite expansion to other platforms
Want to kick back and take a load off with some of your favorite PlayStation classics? Well then, buy an Android phone. (Or, we suppose, a PlayStation.)
Alternatively, if you absolutely must bring your pals Cloud, Crash Bandicoot, and Car From Gran Turismo with you on the bus, you could always wait. But – based on recent comments from SCE CEO Kaz Hirai – you might want to get comfortable.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 22:29 GMT
Final Fantasy Versus XIII battle system detailed
After yesterday’s teasing screens, Final Fantasy Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura has spilled the beans on the game’s battle system. Head through the break to find out why you need Noctis as much as you need his companions.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, final fantasy, final fantasy versus XIII, Tetsuya Nomura
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 20:55 GMT
Sega Rally Online is very much a real thing – first screens
After being rated by the Korean Gaming Rating Board last week, Sega Rally Online’s bee announced tonight for PSN and Xbox Live Arcade.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 21:18 GMT
Grand Theft Auto was “almost canned,” says original developer
The original Grand Theft Auto was “almost canned,” according to ex-DMA Designs developer Gary Penn.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, Rockstar, Take-Two
Tags: DMA Designs, Gary Penn, grand theft auto
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 14:30 GMT
Hirai: No NGP pricing, battery life details as console still in prototype phase
SCEI boss Kaz Hirai has said that announcements on pricing and battery life for NGP – PSP’s next-gen successor in everything bar name – will not be made yet due to the device still being in a prototype phase.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 10:08 GMT
UK charts: Dead Space 2 tops LBP2 for first place
Dead Space 2 has entered into the top spot at this week’s UK charts, displacing LittleBigPlanet 2 at number one.
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 | 09:50 GMT
Euro morning news bulletin – January 31, 2011
You may have been drunk all weekend instead of scouring the internet for videogames news. Here’s what happened.
Twisted Metal launches in US, reviews rounded-up