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Rumor: Will Belmont Be Back at E3?

Posted May 23, 2012 at 10:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: castlevania: lords of shadows 2, Konami, mercurysteam

It's just a rumor at this point, but it looks like there may be an announcement regarding a certain whip-wielding vampire slayer at E3 this year. Keep your fingers crossed...and your crosses, er, crossed.


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Hope for a Couple of Games in Development Limbo?

Posted May 16, 2012 at 11:50AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield: bad company 3, EA

More LinkedIn profiles, more questions. This time 'round we're looking at some guys who claimed to work on games that have been in development limbo for some time now.


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Lara Croft Skipping the Holidays

Posted May 14, 2012 at 3:35PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: Crystal Dynamics, delays, Lara Croft, reboot, tomb raider

Don’t expect to catch up with the Tomb Raider star this winter—she’s not coming home for Christmas.


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Snipers Perch Atop this Week's Top 20

Posted May 8, 2012 at 12:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: fifa street, kinect star wars, prototype 2, sniper elite v2

Snipers have a way of getting to places they're not supposed to go. But will they be able to hold onto their current perch?


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She's Hot, She's Dangerous, and She's Coming Back in this GOTY Edition

Posted Apr 23, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: arkham city goty edition, batman: arkham city, rocksteady

A true Game of the Year is getting a GOTY Edition. As always, it features all the DLC, but it also comes with a movie download and new DLC featuring one sexy psycho biznatch.


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This Prey 2 Crap Has Been Going on Since November

Posted Apr 20, 2012 at 10:15AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Bethesda, Human Head Studios, prey 2

Contract negotiations: screwing things up for the rest of us since time immemorial. Yup, that's partly what's going on with Prey 2.


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Is This Quality Control Fail or is Someone Trolling Dead Space 3 Fans?

Posted Apr 18, 2012 at 11:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: dead space 3, EA, Visceral Games

There's been no formal announcement yet, but once again someone jumped the gun and listed a game for pre-order ahead of such things. If things go as they have in the past with this website, a formal announcement for Dead Space 3 can't be too far off.


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Xbox: Reset Glitch Hacking With Team Xecuter? Get Your Update Now!

Posted Apr 16, 2012 at 12:55PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: homebrew, phat, reset glitch hack, rgh, slim, Team Xecuter, tx, xbox hacks

Are you one of the many who like to have homebrew on their Xbox 360s? If you're already going with Team Xecuter's CoolRunners and Reset Glitch Hack, they have an update to make it oh so better.


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This Week's UK Top 20 Topped By a True WTFer

Posted Apr 16, 2012 at 10:34AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: fifa street, kinect star wars, mass effect 3

While this consensus seems to be that this game blows ass, a whole lotta people are buying it. Will wonders ever cease?


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Unity Lands a Million Devs

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at 3:52PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: cryengine, frostbite, unity, Unity engine, unreal

Unity Technologies has something to be excited about—over a million developers are now working with its game-building technology.


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Wii U to cost only $180 in parts

Posted Apr 8, 2012 at 10:34PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Wii U Tags: wii u pricing, wii u production costs

With cheap parts from all over the world and a possible deadline, Nintendo might be skimping on it's consumers.


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Rayman Origins on 3DS sees drop

Posted Apr 8, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: 3ds, rayman, rayman nintendo 3ds, rayman origins, rayman origins delays

Looking to get Rayman Origins on 3DS? Looks like you're in luck.


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The Last Story will be Limited

Posted Mar 31, 2012 at 8:11PM EST by Todd B Listed in: Wii Tags: the last story, xseed

Eagerly awaiting Mistwalker’s upcoming RPG, The Last Story? Better plunk that money down while you can.


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This Week's UK Top 20 - Soccer's Back on Top

Posted Mar 26, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: fifa street, mass effect 3, operation raccoon city, resident evil

Somehow, FIFA Street has managed to get to the top spot in the UK. It must have something to do with all this Mass Effect 3 hubbub...


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GameStop Made a Zillion Dollars in 2011

Posted Mar 22, 2012 at 2:42PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: game group, GameStop

The company releases its fiscal year results, which one could sum up like this: cha-ching! Whatever it’s doing differently from Game Group, it should continue to do.


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Rumor: Epic Mickey 2 Aimed at 3DS

Posted Mar 21, 2012 at 4:35PM EST by Todd B Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: Disney, epic mickey, epic mickey 3, nintendo 3ds, power of illusion

A French gaming magazine accidentally spills the beans on Mickey’s latest adventure.


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Sony knows everything you do

Posted Mar 14, 2012 at 11:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: anonymous, ps3 hacks, security attacks, sen, Sony, wahlin

PSN Security staff are watching everything you do... but why?


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This Week's UK Top 20

Posted Mar 12, 2012 at 6:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: mass effect 3, ssx, street fighter x tekken

There's this game called Mass Effect 3 or something...I think it's doing pretty good.


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Alan Wake Gets Release Date

Posted Mar 11, 2012 at 8:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: alan wake, retail pc release, Steam

Alan Wake finally hitting PC shelves.


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Videogame Sales Falling?

Posted Mar 10, 2012 at 6:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PSP Tags: sales data, videogame data, videogame sales

Slightly contrary to earlier reports, videogame sales are hitting a small rough patch.


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PC Games made how much in 2011?

Posted Mar 10, 2012 at 3:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: f2p, FIFA, freemium, Intel, pc gaming, statistics

A staggering figure looms on the horizon, but who knows what it will bring.


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Portal 2 was really different...

Posted Mar 10, 2012 at 11:45AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: eric wolpaw, Portal, portal 2, Steam, valve, writing in games

The multi-award winning Portal 2 story had a a lot of editing...


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UK Retailer Lists Dark Night RIses Adaptation and Battlefield Evolved

Posted Mar 9, 2012 at 9:55AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: battlefield evolution, grand theft auto v, the dark knight rises

Don't get your hopes up; this Batman won't be made by Rocksteady.


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Blizzard’s Plan to Drag Your Buddies Back to WoW

Posted Mar 7, 2012 at 1:28PM EST by Todd B Listed in: MMORPG Tags: Blizzard, scroll of resurrection, World of Warcraft, WoW

In light of recent troubles with WoW subscription base, Blizzard tries what it can to bring old players back.


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Guess Who is Suing THQ

Posted Mar 5, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: Adidas, micoach, saints row 3, THQ, thq court case, UFC, undisputed 3

Who's screwing over THQ? I'll have their head!


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Is Forza Horizon the Open World Racer We've Been Hearing About?

Posted Mar 4, 2012 at 12:35PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: forza horizon, forza world, playground games

There's a weird trailer out there in the wild for something called "Forza Horizon," but what the hell is it? Check out what could be the next Forza here.


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Who could be throwing their hat into the console ring?

Posted Mar 4, 2012 at 10:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Gabe Newell, GDC, steam box, steam rumors

Valve could be announcing Steam Box at GDC

What in the hell is Valve doing?

GDC is going on at the moment and I have a few friends checking it out, pitching games and showing off their work but with all the rumours flying around at the San Fran convention, I'd hate to be a Valve employee right now.

The great big PC developer and probably one of the only game studios who I respect and will follow till they release Half Life 3 and with the idea of making a console, looks like I better start saving up.

Steam Box is the tentative title that everyone is dubbing it on the interwebs but i tlooks like Valve may throw their hat into the console ring and I think that the only way it will sell is if they make Half Life 3 exclusive to PC and their console...it will be the highest selling console ever.

The rumours were fueled that the company have been toying with the idea of creating a proper set-top console that could pose a threat to not only current-gen but next-gen consoles. Valve co-founder recently told the guys at Penny Arcade that if they had to sell hardware, they will. This could easily just have meant Valve branded graphics cards or just some cool memorabilia like keyboards, mice or even headphones but if they make Steam Box...the world of video games may change forever.

The story was broken over the weekend withG The VergeGFC

Game Developers Conference is on and people are talking...


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Interview with Vita developers Drinkbox Studios

Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 12:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita, PS3 Tags: drinkbox studios, interviews, mba, minis, mutant blobs attack, Sony

The creators of Mutant Blobs Attack recently talked to Harrison E about their recent foray into developing for the Vita.


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Here Comes Another First-Person Shooter Sequel

Posted Feb 23, 2012 at 6:55PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, black ops 2, cod, DICE, GDC, Medal of Honor, warfighter

But it runs on the Frostbite 2.0 engine!

If there’s one thing we learned from 2011, it’s that people will buy pretty much anything as long as it’s a first-person shooter. And since DICE isn’t likely to release another Battlefield title this year, somebody is going to have to stand up and take a (very small) bite out of Black Ops 2. That somebody appears to be Danger Close, and their strategy appears to be Medal of Honor.

The next Medal of Honor, subtitled Warfighter (creative), will hit shelves in October. The game is being built with DICE’s Frostbite 2.0 game engine—the very same one that powers the exceptionally pretty Battlefield 3. DICE, however, will not be involved in development; Danger Close has elected to build the entire game in-studio.

EA is planning to drop more details on the game at GDC in a couple of weeks. For now, we’ll just have to be satisfied with the promise of yet another brownish FPS.

Stay tuned for more updates, and in the meantime—do you prefer Medal of Honor over CoD or Battlefield?

[GameSpot]

But it runs on the Frostbite 2.0 engine!


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Sony patenting new gaming device

Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 7:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: kinect, ps3 patent, Richard Marks, Sony, sony 3d, sony patent

What some are calling Kinect-like, some are calling a "three-dimensional interactive gaming environment", I think I'm calling it crazy till I see something actually turn up.


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Skylanders Selling Like Incredibly Expensive Hotcakes

Posted Feb 20, 2012 at 1:08PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Activision, new york toy fair, skylanders

There’s no limit to which a parent will not go to quiet a screaming child.

Skylanders is a full-fledged phenomenon, with Activision confirming that the game/toy hybrid generated more revenue in 2011 than any other new children’s IP. And where there is a phenomenon, there’s a chance for eBay users to cash in. Similar to the past run we’ve seen on toys like Furbies and Beanie Babies, Skylanders toys are fetching ridiculous sums on the auction website.

Check out this eBay page and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Rare characters from New York’s Toy Fair are selling for just around $300.00, which is strange because the toys don’t appear to be all that rare. While it’s not uncommon for rare variants of pretty much anything to land a high price on eBay, one has to wonder at who is actually purchasing these Skylanders. Is it collectors or parents with kids to please?

The Skylanders hype doesn’t seem like it’s going to die down anytime soon, with Activision announcing another line-up of characters and toys due in 2012. Perhaps there’s an opportunity in there for collectors willing to wait in midnight lines and stockpile figures. There’s definitely a market for convention-specific items, if you don’t mind attending a toy fair.

Would you pay $300 for a rare variant of something you already own? What is it about little pieces of plastic that sends collectors into a frenzy?

[Destructoid]

There’s no limit to which a parent will go to quiet a screaming child.


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Hulu Plus Available on Wii

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at 3:35PM EST by Listed in: Wii Tags: hulu plus, Nintendo Wii, ps3, wii u, xbox 360

Nintendo finally brings the Wii into 2011. Nice work, fellas.

Nintendo is usually the industry leader when it comes to innovative ideas and new tech, but has lagged sadly behind when it comes to online functionality. The Nintendo Wii, frankly, was never designed as a multifunctional device in the way that the PS3 and Xbox 360 were, and the console has fallen by the wayside when it comes to non-gaming activities.

Despite the fact that the Wii is on the way out, Nintendo is still working to bring it up to speed with current console competitors. And today they’ve taken another step in the right direction by adding Hulu Plus support to the device. As of this morning, the Hulu Plus channel is officially available for download.

You’ll need to pay the $7.99/mo subscription fee for the service, of course, and have your Wii connected to some sort of internet. If you can meet those requirements, you’ll be watching new episodes of House and whatever else you kids watch in no time.

Nintendo appears ready to address concerns over its multimedia failings with a full-on app store for the Wii U, but time will tell if it’s enough to drive gamers towards the Wii U and away from existing platforms during the console’s short head start this fall.

What do you think? Can Nintendo find a way to match the PS3 and Xbox 360’s robust multimedia functionality?

[Game Informer]

Nintendo finally brings the Wii into 2011. Nice work, fellas.


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Duke Nukem Forever Delayed in Japan

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 5:48PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: duke nukem forever, Gearbox Software, take-two

Take-Two needs time to deliver “a better product.” TROLOLOLOLOL.

Gamers are still gagging over the huge steaming turd Gearbox Software dropped on the games industry last year. It was called Duke Nukem Forever, and though it took 14 years to get to retail shelves, it took about ten seconds after that implode into its own terribleness.

The game is being prepped for a Japanese launch (since, as you know, Japanese gamers love western titles), but Take-Two doesn’t believe the game is quite ready. The publisher has delayed Duke Nukem Forever by about three weeks, pushing it to a March 29 release. The reason? Take-Two is tweaking the game in the hopes of delivering “a better product.”

I’m not sure what Take-Two thinks they can accomplish in three weeks, unless they’re planning on replacing all of the Duke Nukem Forever discs with better games and hoping players won’t notice. Duke Nukem Forever was an unmitigated flop, with reviews so terrible the PR team supporting the game cried real Twitter tears.

Then again, there’s always hope in Japan. Perhaps Japanese gamers will find something to love about Duke and his dated methods.

Did you play Duke Nukem Forever? Do you think the game will fare better in Japan?

[Edge]

Take-Two needs time to deliver “a better product.” TROLOLOLOLOL.


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Australia Finally Getting SWTOR

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 4:37PM EST by Listed in: MMORPG Tags: EA, Star Wars, swtor, the old republic

Assuming, of course, that the Aussie ratings board doesn’t ban it.

Star Wars: The Old Republic hit shelves on December 20, 2011. Since then, the game has moved over two million copies. Unfortunately, none (or very few) of those copies were sold in Australia. EA announced in September that Australia would not be an initial launch zone for the game, and Aussie gamers have been waiting patiently for an update ever since.

Well, here’s your update: SWTOR lands in your upside-down country (also Kiwi nation) on March 1. If you’re already playing the game and you live in one of the March 1 zones (Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong or Singapore), you’ll receive an optional free character transfer to an Asia Pacific server.

The Old Republic has been doing quite well since launch, amassing 1.7 million active subscribers and more than a few glowing reviews. It’s not the WoW-killer everyone seemed to think it would be, but nothing ever is. An Australian release will boost subscriber numbers and help EA get a bit closer to recouping its $200 million-plus investment in the game.

Are you eagerly awaiting a SWTOR release in your area?

[Gamespot]

Assuming, of course, that the Aussie ratings board doesn’t ban it.


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Lego Star Wars has Sold 30 Million Units

Posted Feb 14, 2012 at 4:45PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: a new hope, clone wars, lego star wars, lego star wars iii, lucasfilm

If you put a lightsaber in it, they will come.


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Skyrim to Revisit Cyrodill and Morrowind? Hey, Why the Hell Not?

Posted Feb 14, 2012 at 9:50AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Bethesda, morrowind, skyrim

People have dicked around on the maps and found those landmasses, so we know they're there. Now Bethesda has acknowledged that they are indeed there, but they're being coy about whether or not they'll use 'em. Cockteasers.


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Blizzard Activision doubles annual profits

Posted Feb 12, 2012 at 1:30PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: activision-blizzard, BlizzCon, call of duty, cod elite, true crime hong kong, World of Warcraft, WoW

When you have $1.1 billion you know you're probably doing something right...or something terribly evil...or you just ruined the American economy.


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Diablo III late again

Posted Feb 11, 2012 at 10:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: Blizzard, diablo 3, diablo iii, diablo iii late again, DRM

Are we surprised? Is this gonna turn into another Duke Nukem Forever? I don't mean waiting 12 years for a sequel, I just mean, terribly mediocre.


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The Top PS3 Games in the UK This Week

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at 8:50PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3 Tags: battlefield 3, final fantasy xiii-2, metal gear solid hd collection

Final Fantasy and Metal Gear shake things up.


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Madden 13 Cover Star Up to Gamers

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at 11:50AM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: EA Sports, madden 13, peyton hills, tim tebow

EA Sports is letting fans vote on who graces the cover of the next Madden, this time with a bigger pool of players from which to choose.

In 2011, fans of the Madden franchise cast over 13 million online votes to determine who would land on the cover of Madden 2012. Faced with a roster of 32 different players, voters eventually landed on Peyton Hills, a running back for the Cleveland Browns. This year, EA Sports is giving players the same opportunity, but with a much larger pool of contestants.

The search for Madden 13’s cover star will start with 64 players – two from each of the 32 teams in the NFL. The first round of the voting will be per-team, as EA looks to sort out which player from each team players like the most. From there, the field will shrink to 32, and fans can commence the voting. The announcement came at this weekend’s Madden Bowl, in which Tim Tebow proved he’s a better virtual football player than a real one.

Voting begins on March 7. And seriously, don’t vote for Tim Tebow.

[Destructoid]

EA Sports is letting fans vote on who graces the cover of the next Madden, this time with a bigger pool of players from which to choose.


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Xbox 360 Wins 2011

Posted Feb 6, 2012 at 9:25AM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: nintendo sales, playstation 3 sales, ps3 sales, wii sales, wii u sales, xbox 360 sales

Microsoft’s console is named the best-selling gaming hardware of last year.

The Xbox 360 has long coasted in the second-place slot for hardware sales, just being Nintendo’s massively successful Wii. But the Xbox 360 has been steadily closing the gap, thanks in large part to a lineup of strong games, the success of Kinect and an ever-shrinking price tag.

2011 seems to have been the year of Xbox, with Microsoft moving 14.9 million 360s. Surprisingly, the PS3 beat out the Wii as well, moving 14.1 million units. The Wii, still going strong but on the downslide, sold 10.33 million.

These figures seem to hold up during the holiday rush as well – Microsoft moved 8.2 million Xboxes to Sony’s 6.5 million PS3s and Nintendo’s 5.6 million Wiis. It’s worth noting that the Wii is still way ahead of the other two consoles in terms of lifetime sales, with 95 million units sold. For comparison, the PS3 has sold 62 million, and the 360 has sold 66 million.

These numbers come at a time when everyone is focused on the next console generation. The Wii U is set for launch this year, with the new Xbox and PlayStation soon to follow. 2011’s numbers indicate that the contest is really anyone’s to take.

[Game Informer]

Microsoft’s console is named the best-selling gaming hardware of last year.


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Sony believes in Vita sales

Posted Feb 5, 2012 at 8:47AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS Vita Tags: ps vita sales estimates, Sony, vita sales, vita sales projections

While the Vita may be struggling Sony still believes in their handheld...everyone else, not so much.


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Sega Losing Money, But Still Doing OK

Posted Feb 4, 2012 at 8:00PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Tags: Pachinko, Sega, sega earnings

Ah, those old guys, still kicking around...


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Sony Earnings Take a Bit Hit

Posted Feb 3, 2012 at 4:55PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Kaz Hirai, ps vita, Sony

The company loses $2.03 billion in Q3, marking its fourth year of consecutive losses.

Things don’t look too great over at Sony this morning. The company has announced its earnings figures for the last quarter in 2011, and numbers are down, big time. Sony, as a whole, posted a net loss of around $2 billion – a 17.4% drop from the same quarter last year.

It wasn’t all black clouds over at Sony, however. Sony Consumer Products and Services, a.k.a. the PlayStation wing of the company, lost a little less - $1.09 billion. PS3 sales went up, but not enough to prevent the company from taking a pretty large hit. Unfortunately, sales numbers for the PS Vita were not provided.

Sony listed a few reasons for the revenue tumble, including a difficult market, tough exchange rates and the floods that occurred in Thailand. The company has also recently appointed Kaz Hirai, the man behind the PlayStation brand, as its new CEO, so perhaps investors are hoping he can turn things around.

As usual, it’s important to note that a company posting a loss simply means they made less money during a particular quarter than the same quarter in the previous year. It doesn’t mean that Sony isn’t making a profit – the company is still raking in money hand over fist. All these figures indicate is that Sony could be in for some trouble if they’re unable to reverse the downward tumble.

[IGN]

The company loses $2.03 billion in Q3, marking its fourth year of consecutive losses.


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Interview: Stay Alive creator Rob Allison

Posted Feb 2, 2012 at 7:45PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: iPad, iPhone Tags: android market, appstore, stay alive, stay alive android, stay alive ipad, stay alive iphone

Creator of one of the best indie mobile titles, Stay Alive, Rob Allison talks to Harrison E about creating the game, reddit and making games.


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Origin Brings in the Bucks

Posted Feb 2, 2012 at 3:55PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: battlefield 3, EA, origin, Remedy Entertainment, selectsoft

EA’s proprietary digital distribution service has banked $100 million since launching in June.

If you search around the web a bit, one thing you’ll find no shortage of is complaints about EA’s Origin service. Missing/vanishing games, indifferent support reps and a myriad of other problems plague the online platform, which is still very young in terms of its developmental cycle.

These troubles don’t seem to have fazed EA much, however. The company confirmed earlier this week that sales through Origin have been quite nice indeed, with the service brining in over $100 million since launching in the summer of 2011. EA is also boasting that the Origin client has been downloaded over nine million times, with a concurrent user peak of one million.

These numbers came alongside an announcement that new games from new publishers would be making their way to Origin – publishers like Remedy Entertainment, Focus Home Interactive, Iceberg Interactive, Macro Games, Legendo Entertainment and Selectsoft.

Of course, it’s hard for gamers not to take this news with a bitter squint, since a large number of Origin installs are the direct result of EA requiring the service on blockbuster games like Battlefield 3. When you force players to buy and play a game through one specific mechanism, you’re naturally going to see it begrudgingly adopted on a large scale.

What do you think of Origin’s numbers? And, how has Origin been treating you?

[Edge]

EA’s proprietary digital distribution service has banked $100 million since launching in June.


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Zynga Responds to Copy and Paste Criticism

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at 4:28PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: buffalo studios, dream heights, mark pincus, nimblebit, tiny tower, zynga

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”

Last week, we talked a bit about Zynga’s latest game, Dream Heights. More specifically, we talked about the fact that Dream Heights is a pretty blatant copy of 2011’s official iPhone Game of the Year, Tiny Tower. At least, that’s how Tiny Tower’s developer, NimbleBit, feels.

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with NimbleBit’s assertions, and instead believes that Dream Heights is just the next evolutionary step in a long line of tower games. His response, issued in an internal memo, referenced games like SimTower and Yoot Tower as other games that laid the framework for Tiny Tower, which in turn served as the basis for Dream Heights.

For the sake of fairness, here’s a direct quote:

“With regard to Dream Heights and the tower genre, it’s important to note that this category has existed since 1994 with games like Sim Tower and was more recently popularized in China with Tower of Babel in 2009 which achieved 15 million DAUs. On iOS there has been Yoot Tower, Tower Up, Tower Town, Tower Blocks and Tiny Tower. Just as our games, mechanics and social innovations have inspired and accelerated the game industry, its 30 year body of work has inspired us too.”

Of course, SimTower and Tiny Tower are very different games, a point made by NimbleBit’s Ian Marsh in the company’s rebuttal:

“It is a smart idea for Mark Pincus and Zynga to try and lump all games with the name Tower together as an actual genre whose games borrow from each other. Unfortunately sharing a name or setting does not a genre make. The games Pincus mentions couldn't be more different.”

He continued:

“If you take a quick look before "pulling the lens back" as Pincus suggests, you'll find an innumerable number of details in the game that were painstakingly crafted to be identical to Tiny Tower. These are core gameplay mechanics and rules, not similar settings or themes that games in the same genre might share.”

Pincus also took time to address allegations by yet another developer, Buffalo Studios, that the company had ripped off their design for Bingo Blitz to make the upcoming Zynga Bingo. Pincus wrote a missive similar to the original NimbleBit post, complete with picture-by-picture comparisons of how Buffalo actually ripped off Poker Blitz, an earlier Zynga title.

The whole thing is devolving into a running joke where one company says the other copied, and the accused company goes farther back in the books to claim the same about the accuser. One thing’s for sure, Zynga obviously doesn’t feel like what it is doing is wrong.

What do you think? Where is the line between being inspired by someone’s work, and copying it?

Also, you should absolutely read the full interview at GamesBeat.

[Game Informer]

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”


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Details Emerge on Mortal Kombat for Vita

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at 1:09PM EST by Listed in: PS Vita Tags: Kratos, mortal kombat

Everything the PS3 version was, and more.

We talked a few weeks ago about Mortal Kombat making its way to Vita, but we didn’t have much in the way of details. Thanks to IGN, however, we are now able to delve a little more deeply into what exactly Vita owners can expect from this return to the bloody tournament.

Mortal Kombat on the Vita is based on 2011’s PS3 reboot of the franchise, and will contain all four of the DLC characters as well as Kratos. The Vita version will also contain all DLC outfits and fatalities. The game will play much in the same way as the PS3 version, with a couple of Vita-specific tweaks. For one, you can tap the special meter to instantly unleash a special attack, or use the screen to perform fatalities in lieu of the touchpad. In some of the game’s 150 new missions, you may find yourself swiping the screen to wipe away blood or knocking missiles down with a tap.

The game also includes a few new maps that don’t address the Vita controls – they were developed for the console version but weren’t polished in time for release. Overall, this version of Mortal Kombat is essentially a GOTY repackaging of 2011’s title, with more features, more characters and more levels.

Are you stoked on Vita Mortal Kombat?

[IGN]

Everything the PS3 version was, and more.


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The Top 20 PS3 Games in the UK This Week

Posted Jan 30, 2012 at 11:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3 Tags: fifa 12, modern warfare 3, skyrim

Get DiRTy.


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Netflix dropping gaming rentals

Posted Jan 28, 2012 at 11:30AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: GameFly, mail order games, Netflix, qwikster, streaming

The big streaming and rental company has dropped service to send games to people via mail.


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