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Riccitiello confirms KOTOR MMO
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:32 PM
John Riccitiello has finally confirmed that a Knights of the Old Republic MMO is in development at BioWare. More...
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Review: Battlefield: Bad Company
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
At some point during development, Bad Company’s singleplayer underwent that mysterious process of alchemy which transforms promise into faint disappointment. It’s not that Bad Company is ever anything less than competent – but there are expectations for DICE to deliver something a little special.
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MS Financials Show Xbox Div Profit
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Microsoft has posted its earning for it’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2008, posting the full fiscal year results alongside it. The company on a whole posted a $60.42 billion revenue for the year, up 18% over 2007.
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NPD: Wii Overtakes 360 in US
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
According to NPD Industry Analyst Anita Frazier, "The Wii has taken the lead in total sales of current generation console hardware at 10.9 million units sold at retail life-to-date in the U.S."
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The Wii sold 666.7K units in June 2008, the NPD stats for the month reveal, compared to 405.5K for the PS3 and 219.8K for the Xbox 360. The Nintendo DS sold 783K units for the month, while the PSP mustered sales of 337.4K. -
Report: Riccitiello Confirms KOTOR MMO
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
EA CEO John Riccitiello has confirmed the existence of a new Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game with a massively multiplayer component, according to an E3 report at Conde Nast’s Portfolio.com
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Preview: Far Cry 2
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
What are friends for? In GTA IV they act as the keys to progression, doling out missions and rewarding you with abilities – all the while lending the world a persistence that makes it feel alive. In firstperson shooter Far Cry 2 they act similarly, giving meaning and a loose structure to the game’s huge open world. But they differ in two fundamental respects: they can be struck from the script at any moment by a hail of gunfire, and you don’t ever have to take them bowling.
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THQ Aims for Mainstream Gamers
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
THQ is becoming a powerhouse of the fighting genre with two WWE games and its first UFC game—all developed by Yuke’s Osaka. The publisher introduced its latest wrestling title, Legends of Wrestlemania, at the E3 Media Summit. The new game ships in conjunction with Wrestlemania 25 in Houston next March for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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The World According to Jack
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Edge sat down with Tretton earlier this week, as he talked about the future of PlayStation 3, PS3 and PSP as well as Sony Corp, competitors, the past, the media and the PlayStation community.
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On The Media
I’m very passionate about what I do and passionate about the company I work for. I’m passionate about the industry and I like to talk about it. -
John Romero – From Frags to Riches
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
So, first you shampoo. Use Finesse; Pantene in a pinch. Rinse, condition, and give it three minutes to soak in. Rinse again, and towel-dry your radiant mane as much as you can. If you’re naturally a bit wavy, now’s the time to apply some straightener to your unruliest follicles. Next, flick your hair over your face and blowdry, gently brushing towards the floor as you do. Be strong – you need to wait until it’s completely arid, or you’ll curl up. More...
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Disney Focuses on Family
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Over the past few years, Disney Interactive Studios has been investing a lot of money into its development studios. In doing so, the Hollywood studio’s game division has started releasing original games like this year’s Turok reboot and the upcoming Pure off-road ATV racing game.
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Activision Blizzard to See Redundancies
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
In a wide-ranging interview with MCV, Activision Blizzard’s chief financial officer has revealed that the company will cut a number of jobs as it moves to assemble an “all-star team” following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games.
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1C Acquires Russian Publisher
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
1C Company has snapped up BUKA, one of the largest Russian publishing and distribution companies.
Making the best use of the synergy in their publishing, distribution and marketing operations will “open up new horizons” and give both companies the chance to develop faster than the market"s rate of growth, the pair said in a joint statement.
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Smash Bros. Brawl Hits Back to Top Australian Chart
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Super Smash Bros. Brawl leapfrogged Mario Kart Wii in the Australian software chart during the week ended July 13, having surrendered the top spot to the Nintendo racer the week prior.
Nintendo platform titles dominated the top ten, Wii games taking the top five places and DS titles occupying sixth, seventh and eighth.
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Persona 4 Storms Japanese Chart
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
The latest title in Atlus’ big-in-Japan high-school demon-slaying RPG series entered the Japanese software chart at No1 during the week ended July 13 after shifting almost 200,000 copies.
Wii Fit took second place with 30,000 sales, followed in third by new DS title Densetsu no Starfi Taketsu.
Mario Kart Wii came in at No4, while Daigasso Band Brothers for DS slipped from the top spot to No5.
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PS3 Platinum Range to Hit PAL Territories on August 1
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
SCEE president David Reeves has confirmed that a Platinum range of PS3 games will launch in PAL territories on August 1.
Individual titles from the new value range, which will feature first and third party software including Resistance: Fall of Man, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune and Assassin’s Creed, will retail for €29.99.
Speaking at a media gathering in Los Angeles, Reeves also confirmed that major upcoming titles MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, LittleBigPlanet and Killzone 2 will be released in SCEE territories on the same date as in the US.
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80GB PS3 Heading to All PAL Territories
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed that an 80GB PS3 will be released in all PAL territories on August 27.
The new unit, which will cost £299 (€399), will replace the existing 40GB model. The recommended retail price of the 40GB PS3, which is expected to be out of stock by the time the new model launches, will remain at £299.
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No European PS3 Video Download Store Until 2009
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Sony has announced that the PS3 video download store will not launch in PAL territories until next year, according to GameSpot.
"This will not come to the PAL markets this year, but Sir Howard Stringer has made the commitment that non-games will come to all regions in due course and it will,” said SCEE boss David Reeves.
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Midway Offers Solid Arcade Lineup at E3
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
This Teen-rated fighting game is expected to push the limits of that rating. MK fans used to more graphic fatalities might find solace in the fact that these DC superheroes can die. The ESRB-approved death animation for The Flash had the speedster fall to the ground, charred and dead, after Scorpion finished him.
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Prince of Persia Delivers at Ubisoft’s E3 Showing
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
While many of its titles were previously shown at Ubidays press events, and in some cases last year’s E3 Media Summit, Ubisoft used this year’s show to debut its new Prince of Persia redux. And the Prince has never looked better.
“He"s a new prince,” said Ben Mattes, producer of the game at Ubisoft. “We look at this franchise like Tales of 1,001 Arabian Nights. He"s a rogue warrior on a quest to save the world. In fact, when the game starts he"s not even a prince.”
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Valuable Secrets of Digital Distribution
Posted on Jul 18, 2008 at 1:03 AM
The future is incredibly bright for digital distribution, but there are a few myths and caveats that they don’t tell you about when you leave the DD cult compound.
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Miyamoto: “We’re Making Pikmin”
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM
IGN is reporting that with three words, Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed the return of his GameCube gardening strategy franchise. Those three words: “we’re making Pikmin.”
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According to the report, the statement was made casually at Nintendo’s E3 developer roundtable on Wednesday evening. No further information beyond that short sentence was made. The last entry in the Pikmin franchise, Pikmin 2 (pictured), was released in the United States in 2004. -
My LittleBig Game
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM
We are now getting close to finishing LittleBigPlanet – it’s due for release in October so that doesn’t leave us much time. At the moment we’re basically making proper seat of the pants last minute changes and panicking about everything. There’s a lot of pressure to live up to but the game’s looking really good and it’s shaping into something that I know we’re going to be proud of here at Media Molecule, which is great because when we first pitched it we weren’t even quite sure of what we were going to create...
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GTA DS No-Shows T2 Conference
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Presenters at Take Two’s E3 press conference avoided further discussion of the DS exclusive Chinatown Wars with CEO Ben Feder only saying to expect more information soon, according to a recap of the event at GameSpot.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was revealed at Nintendo’s E3 press conference Tuesday.
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ESA Study Shows 40% of Gamers Are Women
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM
The Entertainment Software Association has released the 2008 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, revealing demographic information about the contemporary gaming market.
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ESA Boss: Industry Must Help Parents, Protect Core
Posted on Jul 17, 2008 at 1:03 AM
While the games industry is “finally gaining the respect we deserve,” ESA CEO Michael Gallagher still had five key points that he felt must be kept in mind, according to a recap of his E3 keynote reported by Kotaku.
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The first point was to “remember the base,” to keep in mind that even as the industry actively seeks new markets it should continue to provide for the core gamer market.
