News
| Dark Void - Mixed Combat Trailer | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 12:43 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Capcom has released a new trailer for Dark Void featuring mixed combat scenes. Dark Void is scheduled for release across Europe on January 22nd for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. | |
| Jeff Strain starts Undead Labs, working on Zombie MMO for consoles | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 12:25 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Video game industry veteran Jeff Strain today announced the formation of Undead Labs, a Seattle-based game development studio that's working on a zombie MMO for consoles. | |
| Star Trek Online - Space Exploration Trailer | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 09:22 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Atari have released a new gameplay trailer for Star Trek Online entitled "Space Exploration". The Star Trek universe will appear for the first time in a massively multiplayer online game. Everything from the elegant domes of Starfleet Academy to the ancient temples of Vulcan, from the towers of Qo'noS to the Fire Caves of Bajor, from the mysterious Mutara Nebula to the unexplored voids of deep space, all will be represented in stunning 3-D graphics. Immerse yourself in the future of the Trek universe as it moves into the 25th century: a time of shifting alliances and new discoveries. | |
| Sega plans Bayonetta Demo for US and Europe | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 09:11 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Sega has announced that a demo for Bayonetta will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network in the US and Europe on 3rd December. Bayonetta is set for release in the US on 5th January and in Europe on 8th January for Xbox 360 and PS3. | |
| Turn 10 working on new Project Gotham Racing game? (Update) | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 07:54 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 3 |
 Microsoft executive Tom Burt who owns a Tesla Roadster has been visited by Turn 10 and Microsoft Game Studios to record sounds from his electric sports car for a new game in the Project Gotham Racing franchise. "A team of sound engineers from Microsoft Game Studios (some working on Forza, some on Project Gotham Racing) asked if I was willing to take my Roadster to a track so they could record a variety of sounds," wrote Burt on a public Tesla Blog. | |
| Fans wanted more MAG beta time, Zipper "gone ahead and done it" | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 07:17 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 Developer Zipper Interactive have yielded to fan requests for more MAG beta, and so now it'll end sometime this week instead of Friday gone. In fact Jeremy Dunham of Zipper says the requests were "overwhelming" so they extended it "through the weekend" with it ending soon. | |
| Next Project Natal sneak peak at Microsoft's Gamefest conference | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 07:05 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Gamefest will run on February 10th and 11th next year in Seattle, where Microsoft reveals they'll be showcasing Natal's tech to developers.
They'll discuss topics like gesture and speech "recognition," as well as "avatar retargeting" and "advanced raw" streaming. Press will be there. | |
| Sony's online service based on where their "core competence lies" | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 06:52 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Kazuo Hirai of Sony has said their new online service ambition, set for next year, highlights their varied offerings of hardware and content.
Electronics, gaming, music and movies - it's that combo that's "not seen anywhere else." This online service plans to connect all Sony devices. | |
| BioWare habouring "original IP" according to ex-Senior Producer | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 06:36 by Technet2k | Comments: 5 |
 An online profile for Daniel Roy, once a Senior Producer at BioWare, spills beans that they've been working on something totally new.
Whatever this "unreleased original IP" is we want to know. Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Jade Empire, Star Wars... all have been super gems. | |
| EA unveil 'Team Racing Pack' for Need for Speed: Shift, it's all free | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 06:24 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 It's about to get all team-like with Need for Speed: Shift, or will once December 1st rolls around, and then only on Xbox 360 at first.
EA are introducing a new Team Racing mode where up to six a side can test their mettle online, with some legendary cars thrown in. | |
| Blue Castle want Level Designer for "exciting new Action project" | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 06:12 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Dead Rising 2 developer Blue Castle want someone who knows level design to join 160 of "the most talented minds" at the studio already.
Wants expert with their "finger on the pulse" of open world and first-person shooters like Assassin's Creed, Halo and "everything in between." | |
| Teaser trailer for 2K's Spec Ops leaked, is revealing at Spike VGAs | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 06:00 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 While this new instalment from 2K was supposed to be premiered at the 2009 VGAs event, a leaked clip hit the net for our viewing pleasure.
An extended trailer also leaked not long after but was pulled by marketers Adland, in which they blurbed it's due out next year - oops. | |
| It's "safe to say" there's to be no Diablo III in 2010, says Rob Pardo | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 05:47 by Technet2k | Comments: 6 |
 Blizzard has broken a billion hearts by confirming, sort of, that Diablo III won't be seeing a glorious 2010 release date. So, 2011 then?
Rob Pardo admits they announce their games "too early," and reveals there's no 'finish line' in sight yet. It's a "good time to exhale." | |
| BioWare hints at Mass Effect 2's "coming surprise" for this week | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 05:34 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 The infamous Evil Chris Priestly, otherwise known as that BioWare community guy, has dropped a citadel sized Mass Effect 2 tease.
Something is going to reveal this week on the official game site. Priestly has been occupied with meetings and "secret stuff", he says. | |
| New IP launch 'most difficult', Capcom have "better track record" | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 05:23 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 According to Capcom's Christian Svensson, the most challenging thing in the videogames industry is launching that new IP you've got.
The publisher does "very few" licensed titles. Okami, Dead Rising and Lost Planet are this generation's "successful new launches". | |
| PC Modern Warfare 2 "actually outsold" first game, market smaller | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 05:08 by Technet2k | Comments: 5 |
 Developer Infinity Ward has come to the defence of PC Modern Warfare 2 sales, saying its percentage is smaller because of the market size.
Percentages prove the console versions "sold great," but it's not indicative that PC "sold poorly," as that's totally "not the case." | |
| Over 3 million user-generated missions created for Star Wars Galaxies | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 04:59 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 2 |
 Sony Online Entertainment announced today that over 3 million quests for Star Wars Galaxies have been created since the user-generated content feature was implemented just over a month ago. The Chronicle Master quest creation interface allows players to create their own missions, which can include characters and plot lines from the classic movie trilogy. One user has even created over 6000 missions, so it must be pretty user-friendly. | |
| Microsoft: Million Xbox Live bans are untrue, "didn't release" figure | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 04:53 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten has dismissed the banning of "a million people" as just something a news source cooked up. Microsoft recently purged a load of modded Xbox 360's from Xbox Live to fight software piracy, and stop cheaters. But a million is wrong. | |
| Bloodrayne 3 movie in works from Uwe Boll, subtitled 'Warhammer' | |
| Posted: 23.11.2009 04:39 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Director guy Uwe Boll, who is overly fascinated with videogame adaptations, is believed to be putting a Bloodrayne 3 film crew together.
Kristanna Loken is to return as the star heroine. There is no third Bloodrayne game so this movie is all Boll, if the report proves true. | |
| Activision foots $40-50m bill for Modern Warfare 2's development | |
| Posted: 20.11.2009 06:57 by Technet2k | Comments: 9 |
 According to a report from the LA Times, developer Infinity Ward spent between $40m and $50m on putting their blockbuster sequel together.
In fact that's believed to be less than they were given initially. Rockstar Games reportedly spent $100m on making Grand Theft Auto IV. | |
