| EA announces Hasbro Family Board Game favourites for XBLA | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 09:40 by Jamie Davey |  Comments: 0 |
 EA today announced that it will be bringing out Xbox Live Arcade versions of perennial board game favourites under the Hasbro Family Game Night banner, which will feature games such as Boggle, Battleship, Yahtzee, Connect Four, Sorry! and Sorry! Sliders. "We believe our Hasbro Family Game Night channel on Xbox LIVE Arcade will be one of the most dynamic and fun collections available on the platform," said Chip Lange, General Manager of EA Hasbro. "We've been given the unique opportunity to create an exclusive EA Hasbro branded destination within the Xbox LIVE Arcade so players can easily find and play our lineup family-friendly digital board games. Just as families have game closets in their home, they will also be able to stock a digital game closet serving up hours of interactive play for kids and adults alike." | |
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| New Battlestations: Pacific Screenshots | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 08:53 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 The Battlestations: Pacific image gallery has been updated with 10 new screenshots. | |
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| The Wolverine videogame, you'll be annoyed "how slow" others are | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 07:37 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Raven's Dan Vondrak, the team behind the upcoming videogame, has told EGM that once you go Wolverine it'll be hard turning back for speed of action.
As for influences on gameplay and design go, God of War, Devil May Cry and "even Super Smash Bros., to a point" all helped fuel inspiration for the Raven team. | |
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| "Fantastic" in-house tools mean Microsoft "will not" be using Home | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 07:05 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Reports that executives from Microsoft would be entertaining virtual corporate meetings through Sony's Home are untrue says the company.
They're happy with their own in-house tools and solutions for that, and are obviously not keen to give Sony a big Cheshire cat grin, or to spill secrets through Sony servers. | |
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| Microsoft wants Radiant Silvergun on XBLA, dev "thinking about it" | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:48 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Treasure CEO Masato Maegawa has revealed in an interview with Gamasutra that Microsoft has requested they work on bringing the 1998 cult classic to XBLA.
An arcade original, and released on SEGA Saturn in Japan, it picked up quite the following despite never being released in the west. It's "not as simple as just saying" okay though. | |
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| New Ninja Blade Screenshots | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:46 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 The Ninja Blade image gallery has been updated with 13 new screenshots. | |
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| Microsoft wants their stuff back, preps legal attacks on Woolworths | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:35 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 With the collapse of UK retailer Woolworths there's been a lot of trouble brewing, but now more so as its distribution arm still has stock they didn't pay for.
Microsoft want their gear back, as do EMI, and can under "retention of title" law if the stock hasn't been paid for or in exchange for debt owed. It's better than having it sold cheaply. | |
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| Xbox 360 climbs to 28 million unit sales | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:28 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 0 |
 Even with the economic downturn, the gaming industry held strong in 2008 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 recorded the biggest year in Xbox history, with more consoles, games and online experiences sold than any previous year. The Xbox 360 unit sales climbed to 28 million consoles worldwide - expanding the product's lead over Sony PlayStation 3 to more than 8 million units. | |
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| Kojima teams need to "challenge foreign creators" better or else | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:10 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Hideo Kojima, speaking with Famitsu, has said Kojima Productions must work to ensure their games can "translate globally."
He reveals they're currently "reviewing everything" they can to see how they can match the rising success of western studios. They need to appeal to more than just the home Japanese market. | |
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| Mark Rein details upcoming Gears of War 2 Patch | |
| Posted: 06.01.2009 06:06 by Jamie Davey | Comments: 1 |
 Epic Games vice president Mark Rein has published a New Year post on the official Gears of War 2 forums, which reveals more information on the previously announced patch for Gears of War 2. "As I mentioned before the break we've been working on a major title update for Gears of War 2," said Rein. "This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related to downloadable content. We don't have an exact date for it but all indicators are it will go live within January. If that changes we'll let you know." | |
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