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Supreme Commander 2 walkthrough trailer

James Hyde — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:42 +0000

After announcing Supreme Commander 2 for a February 2010 release, Gas Powered Games released a lengthy walk through trailer for the game, explaining the details about the new tech. Very informative stuff.

Forza 3 free DLC released

James Hyde — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:00:21 +0000

Turn10 has released the first Fora 3 DLC, and completely free. While it’s not the biggest release ever — only includes three cars — it’s still great to know that they’ll offer stuff for free.

The DLC includes 3 “custom and fully-tuned” variants of the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, and is available now for download to all Xbox Live Gold members.

Gearbox claims Borderlands the fastest selling new IP in 09

James Hyde — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:01 +0000

Well, this isn’t surprising at all; Gearbox, developers of Borderlands, claim that Borderlands is the fastest selling new IP of 2009, which is no surprise, as it’s probably the most known new IP of 2009, not to talk about the most anticipated one. The only other notable new IP was Prototype, and, completely unsurprisingly, both games are looking to get sequels in the near future.

Half Life 2 turns 5

James Hyde — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:34:24 +0000

On this day, five years ago, one of the most critically acclaimed games was released: the sequel to Half Life, Half Life 2. The game was originally delayed for a year or so, after the source code was leaked and much of the game had to be rewritten. Since then, we’ve seen two expansions and a ton of mods. Half Life 2: Episode 3 is slated for release in 2010, with Half Life 3 coming in late 2012. Coolvibe has a great collection of early Half Life 2 concept art, worth checking out.

Infinity Ward talking possible spin-off based on “Ghost”

James Hyde — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:32:37 +0000

Ghost, the guy with the cool mask (see above), is one of the many characters in the game with a cool name and deep British accent. According to rumors, developer Infinity Ward is now considering a spin-off game based on the character — there’s already a comic book based on “Ghost”.

The news was broken by Craig Fairbrass, the guy who does the voice for Ghost, saying that there are talks about a “little game about Ghost”. Which might just mean a DLC only title sometime in the future. You never know. Especially considering how far Activision is willing to go to milk every penny out of their titles.

Super Mario Bros Wii, Super Skills trailer

James Hyde — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:58:44 +0000

Nintendo’s upcoming Wii Mario platform game appears to look quite exciting, as you can see in the above trailer, which showcases the new Super Skills system. The game will be out tomorrow.

Xbox Live hits 2 million concurent users online

James Hyde — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:46:29 +0000

While Xbox Live’s online membership exceeds 20 million (minus one million), but the real milestone was made earlier yesterday, when a whopping 2 million users were online at the same time, most of which were playing Modern Warfare 2 (what else would they play, seriously?). And this news comes after Microsoft banned over a million users from Xbox Live. There’s nothing like large numbers the game companies throw at us. We sure like it.

Facebook support coming to PS3

James Hyde — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:31:42 +0000

Mega-social network Facebook is already coming out on the Xbox 360 (alongside Twitter) later this month, and now Sony is getting a piece of that action as well, as Facebook has been confirmed for the PlayStation 3, after leaked shots showed some Facebook action on the console. Details haven’t been released yet, but we assume that it’ll at least support whatever the Xbox 360 supports in terms of functionality.

EA CEO frustrated by weak Wii game sales

James Hyde — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:43 +0000

During a recent conference all, EA CEO John Riccitiello expressed his frustration with games on the Wii selling not as well as they have, and not selling as well and they used to. He said,

“To be honest with you, I think the Wii platform has been a little weaker than we had certainly anticipated. And there is no lack of frustration to be doing that at precisely the time where we have the strongest third-party share.”

Riccitiello also added that Nintendo should support 3rd party developers more, and that EA has reached out to Nintendo to partner up and push third party titles even stronger.

Miami police arrests Modern Warfare 2 pirate

James Hyde — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:27 +0000

It seems that Activision can’t get enough PR for the release of Modern Warfare 2, as the game is now in the spotlight after 18 year old Christian Del Amo was arrested by Miami Police for trying to sell pirated versions of the game.

This comes after Activision had hired an online investigation firm to look into suspicious posts on Craigslist advertising Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundles for sale. With the age of high-speed internet, where anyone can download the pirated version, why would you even try and sell the pirated version on a burned disc? That kind of “business” seems so 1999.

NCsoft reports profits of $40 million in Q3

James Hyde — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:31:40 +0000

Korean publisher NCsoft announced in their latest financial results that the company made revenues of $142 million in the third quarter, with profits of $40 million.

This is an increase of a staggering 835% compared to last year, mainly fueled by MMO Aion — one of the few big MMO releases this yea — which was pre-ordered over 400,000 times, the publisher revealed, and proudly added that sales numbers top 500,000 copies in North America, and 470,000 copies in Europe.

Activision Blizzard posts $15m profits in Q3

James Hyde — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:03 +0000

The newly merged mega-publisher Activision Blizzard just posted their Q3 financial results, where they revealed profits of just $15 million on a whopping $703 million in sales, which as any businessman and wall street analyst will tell, isn’t the best profit margin. The revenue increased almost $100 million compared to the same time last year, but that year, the company lost $108 million. Now $15 million doesn’t seem like a bad thing at all. Activision Blizzard still expects sales to top $4 billion this year.

Polyphony Digital spent $60 million on Gran Turismo 5

Jeff Baker — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:57:44 +0000

Have you been wondering why it’s been 5 years since a Gran Turismo hit the scene? Well, according to Polyphony Digital that’s exactly how long it’s taking to develop Gran Turismo 5, not to mention the fact that it cost about $60 million.

News comes to us from Gran Turismo 5 developer Kazunori Yamauhci who was questioned how much money it cost to develop the highly anticipated title. After answering the question he let us know that the title required that much money and this much time to “get it right”.

So, it looks like we will be seeing a very very polished game when GT5 makes its way onto store shelves sometime next year.

via joystiq

Pre-order L4D 2, get a hat in TF2

James Hyde — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:53:42 +0000

File this under the “cheap-pre-order-tactics”; Valve is doing as much as they can to attract as many pre-orders of Left 4 Dead 2 as possible, this time, they’ll throw in a hat for your in Team Fortress 2. Players who already pre-ordered L4D 2 will get the hat unlocked as well, and can show it off, cartoon-style, in TF2.

Thor and Captain America games slated for 2011

James Hyde — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:40:39 +0000

After unveiling the games Thor and Captain America, SEGA has now announced that both games are slated for a 2011 release. The games are based on the anticipated moves which are set to be released in 2011, and the games will be released alongside, with Thor in May 2011 and Captain America in July 2011.

A chance to meet Uwe Boll

James Hyde — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:42:40 +0000

Uwe Boll, the infamous German filmmaker with smash hits, sorry, flops such as Alone in The Dark and Bloodrayne, will be available for photographs and signing in Van Nuys, California for two hours on Nov. 7, at the Spudic Movie Empire, where his film “Postal” will have a few screenings.

Doom cover artist passes away at 73

James Hyde — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:22:50 +0000

Don Ivan Punchatz, the artist behind one of the most recognizable game covers in history, passed away yesterday at the age of 73.

Punchatz created cover art for numerous publications in his life, from books to games, to magazines like National Geographic and Newsweek, but for gamers, he was known for that iconic cover of that iconic game; Doom.

Uncharted 2 gets Halloween update

James Hyde — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:51:38 +0000

Developer Naughty Dog has patched Uncharted 2, fixing a number of issues ranging from display issues to multiplayer connectivity issues (you can read the full change log here). The developer has also announced a “first ever Double Cash Weekend,” which started at 11:00 AM PST today, and continues until 11:00 AM PST on November 2, and will give double cash (just like double XP in COD 4), to players during the time. Players can then spend the money on upgrades etc.

Nintendo announces DSi XL

James Hyde — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:04:48 +0000

Nintendo has gone ahead and confirmed various rumors of a new DSi with larger screens, by officially revealing the DSi XL, which the console will be called in Europe. The new console will have 4″ screens instead of the regular 3.25″, and the whole system will be substantially larger (as you can see above) and will even include a full sized stylus. So far the console has only been announced for Japan (as the DSi LL) and Europe (as the DSi XL), but we expect a North American announcement to come shortly.

BioShock 2 Capture The Sister trailer

James Hyde — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:20:10 +0000

2K Games have released the trailer for the multiplayer mode of BioShock called “Capture The Sister” — a tweaked (and rather surreal) spin on the popular capture the flag mode. Yep, BioShock 2 multiplayer is shaping up to be a real treat.