Archive for October, 2009
PS3 “by far the best platform” for Heavy Rain
He didn’t really want to get dragged into it, but Quantic Dream’s founder and co-CEO David Cage has revealed his belief that the PlayStation 3-exclusive Heavy Rain wouldn’t be possible on any other system.
Speaking during his Developer Session at today’s Eurogamer Expo in London, Cage was responding to a question from one of the attendees [...]
Microsoft wields the hammer, smashes pirates
Those who have modded their Xbox 360s have just received a rude awakening, courtesy of Microsoft. The company has once again taken action on users playing pirated , suspending their accounts from Xbox Live.
“We have taken action against a small percentage of consoles that have been modified to play pirated game discs. In line with [...]
Dragon Age: Origins confirmed for Steam pre-load
Both the standard and special editions of Dragon Age: Origins have been sitting at comfortable positions on the Steam top sellers list since its arrival on the digital platform. Those who have purchased BioWare’s upcoming RPG should be happy to know that BioWare producer Derek French has confirmed that there will be a pre-load, which [...]
Army of Two will respond to fist bumping, poor European sales blamed for precisely that
As creative director Alex Hutchinson from EA Montreal takes us through a demo of Army of Two: The 40th Day at the Eurogamer Expo 2009, he explains that the original title sold an impressive 2.6 million copies worldwide, but the vast majority of these sales (70% to be exact) are from America. What does the [...]
SkyTV coming to PS3?
Sky Digital launched their Xbox 360 service in a rather haphazard manner earlier this week, but despite an apparent exclusivity deal, the UK provider might not be limiting their console activity to just Microsoft’s box. Sky recently released a 277-page public document as a response to a consultation conducted by regulatory body OFCOM, and apparently [...]
First Natural Selection 2 screens creep out
In celebration of the original mod’s seventh anniversary, developer Unknown Worlds has whipped out the first two screenshots from Natural Selection 2, the stand-alone follow-up to the highly praised FPS/RTS Half-Life mod. If you missed the teaser trailer back in May, do yourself a favor and catch up. Considering the game’s being developed by a [...]
News: Developers "all pay the price" for some games’ content – Cage
Heavy Rain creator David Cage has expressed his frustration at the reputation of video perpetrated by a few titles which have been “over the top in a very and vulgar way” – titles which have since made it hard for developers to deal with adult content in , even when its in context.
While Cage didn’t [...]
Golden Axe Arcade Review
Golden Axe (Arcade)The coin-op edition joins the Genesis port in the VC lineup.
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News: DSi XL for Europe in Q1 2010
Nintendo has confirmed that the new DSi will launch in Europe in the first quarter of 2010.
The system was announced today in Japan, where it will be known as the DSi LL, and will feature 4.2 inch screens when released in November.
“Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe [...]
News: THQ buys more time in WWE negotiation
THQ has announced that the World Wrestling Federation has extended the deadline for renewing its videogame licence until the end of this year, as the row between the publisher and joint venture partner Jakks Pacific goes on.
According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter the most likely outcome is that THQ will pay off Jakks in [...]
