Category Archives: E3 2011
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 16:46 BST
Exclusive Xbox 360 characters in SFxT “will depend entirely on Microsoft,” says Ono
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has said it’s up to Microsoft to determine whether Street Fighter X Tekken will have exclusive characters like the PS3 version of the game.
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Posted in: Capcom, E3 2011, Fitness, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360
Tags: street fighter, Street Fighter x Tekken, Yoshinori Ono
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 15:19 BST
Nintendo’s E3 analyst presentation compares console growth, dance and shooter genre sales
Nintendo dropped quite a few interesting statistics during its Analyst Q&A session at E3 last week. Figures regarding the best-selling genres, how many homes own Wii systems, and other nifty US figures derived in part by NPD.
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Posted in: America, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: nintendo e3 q&a, reggie fils-aime
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 14:11 BST
Moore: PSN outage “unfortunate,” but no damage done to EA Sports
EA Sports president Peter Moore has said that the outage of PlayStation Network in April and the early part of last month was “unfortunate,” but no harm was done to the company.
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 | 10:05 BST
WiiMotion Plus almost dropped from Zelda: Skyward Sword, says Aonuma
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has said that WiiMotion Plus was almost dropped for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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Posted in: Adventure, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, the legend of zelda: skyward sword, Wii MotionPlus
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 14:55 BST
There’s more in the pipeline at BioWare, but not a Mass Effect MMO, says Muzyka
Ray Muzyka has said a Mass Effect MMO is possible, but there are no plans for such a venture back at BioWare headquarters.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2011, EA, MMO
Tags: bioware, mass effect, mass effect 3, Ray Muzyka, swtor
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 11:08 BST
Wii U blowout: Hardware pics, Activision’s Hirshberg, domains registered, more
Everything’s kicked off in regards to Wii U in the past 24 hours. Pictures of the system have released, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg is talking about support for the console, domains for stuff like Wii U Sports have been registered and tech rumours about its chip. It’s all go.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Eric Hirshberg, Wii U Music, Wii U Play, Wii U Sports
Wed, Jun 15, 2011 | 10:02 BST
Relic working on “next-generation” of Dawn of War, says Bilson
Relic is working on a “next-generation” Dawn of War III, and that it’ll do “some new things” with it, THQ core boss Danny Bilson’s said.
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Posted in: E3 2011, PC, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, dawn of war, Dawn of War III
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 21:52 BST
Suda teases No More Heroes 3 for Wii U
Goichi Suda has teased the possibility of No More Heroes 3 being released on Wii U.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, Wii U
Tags: Goichi Suda, no more heroes, No More Heroes 3, suda 51
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 20:21 BST
DMC has new story, bosses, Dante, and a shifting game world
Capcom has said that DMC will include more weapons along with new enemies and and abilities while keeping the same feel as previous games in the franchise.
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Posted in: Capcom, Development, E3 2011
Tags: dante, devil may cry, DMC, ninja theory
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 15:04 BST
Molyneux staying on Fable due to need to “focus on just one thing”
Wondering why Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux is sticking with Fable for the foreseeable future? It’s because he wants to focus on just one thing rather than do “multiple things.”
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Posted in: E3 2011, Kinect, Microsoft, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Fable: The Journey, lionhead, peter molyneux
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 14:16 BST
Quick quotes: Street Fighter x Tekken visuals for PS3, Vita “pretty much identical”
“Right now, because we haven’t finished tuning and optimising everything, the frame rate occasionally will stutter. We’re looking to fix that. But the actual visuals themselves, the actual textures and everything, look pretty much identical. It’s virtually a one-to-one match at this point.” – SFxT boss Yoshinori Ono, speaking to Eurogamer about the graphics for the fighter on PS3 and PS Vita, the latter being announced at E3 last week.
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Posted in: Capcom, E3 2011, Fighter, PS3, Vita
Tags: Street Fighter x Tekken, Yoshinori Ono
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 13:35 BST
Bats, Cats and Penguins: Hands-on with Arkham City
The Dark Knight’s returning to the world of gaming, and he’s bringing friends. Sort of. We played Arkham City and quizzed Rocksteady over everything you could ever want to know.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, E3 2011, Impressions, Interview, PC, PS3, Warner Bros., Xbox 360
Tags: Batman: Arkham City, sefton hill
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 11:37 BST
Kitase: Square being “very careful” in delivering western FF Type-0
Final Fantasy boss Yoshinori Kitase has casted a bit of an unknown in regards to the release of Final Fantasy Type-0 in the west, saying Square are being “very careful” in how it brings the game outside Japan..
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Posted in: E3 2011, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: Final Fantasy Type-0, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 11:04 BST
Itagaki confirms early 2013 launch for Devil’s Third, looking at Wii U release
Valhalla boss Tomonobu Itagaki has confirmed that Devil’s Third won’t launch until early 2013.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, PS3, TGS 2011, THQ, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Devil's Third, Tomonobu Itagaki, Valhalla Game Studios
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:48 BST
Quick quotes: “No actual plans” to remaster Dissidia: Final Fantasy for PS3
When asked by Siliconera at E3 if it would remaster Dissidia for PS3 as part of the PSP Remaster series, Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase said: “We have no actual plans. he concept of remastering PSP titles for PS3 is a new idea and initiative from Sony. We have not had enough time to think through and plan our actions.”
No Dissidia PS3 for you, then. At least, not yet anyway.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Fighter, PS3, PSP, RPG, Square Enix
Tags: dissidia, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Yoshinori Kitase
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:05 BST
Spencer: MS not looking to turn Halo into annualised franchise
Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has said the company isn’t looking to turn Halo into an annualised franchise despite the release of several Halo games in the past couple of years and in the future.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Microsoft, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: 343 industries, bungie, halo, halo 4, Phil Spencer
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 09:32 BST
THQ lining up “big” gamescom announcement, says Bilson
And this is why you always listen to Danny Bilson. Always.
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Posted in: E3 2011, Gamescom 2011, Strategy, THQ
Tags: danny bilson, relic
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.
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 15:58 BST
Quick shots: Top Gear track shown off in Forza 4 shots
Microsoft’s released a couple of new Forza Motorsport 4 shots, showcasing the Top Gear test track. The BBC program is set to play a huge part in FM4, with Jeremy Clarkson apparently narrating the car gallery thing you seen during last year’s E3. Get the screens below the break. Forza 4′s out this October for 360.
Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 15:01 BST
Wedbush: Wii U is “two years late”
Analyst firm Wedbush Morgan has said that the arrival of Wii U has come “two years late.”
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Posted in: E3 2011, Nintendo, Wii U
Tags: Edward Woo, michael pachter, Nick McKay, wedbush morgan
Source – supposed PS4 spec sheet is fake