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Capcom: Dark Void movie to be handled by star Brad Pitt's Plan B
Plan B Entertainment, that's Brad Pitt's production company, will be dealing with all that Hollywood silver-screen stuff for Dark Void.
This is Capcom's latest IP which is due out next year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It's all sci-fi with aliens, jetpacks and the Bermuda triangle.
This is Capcom's latest IP which is due out next year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It's all sci-fi with aliens, jetpacks and the Bermuda triangle.
Exclusivity puts "pressure" on demoing tech, game itself secondary
Posted: 20.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Heavenly Sword's Ninja Theory has expressed how tough it can be going for the exclusive title, saying how it can be "draining" for the team.
The expectation you'll be demonstrating how great the console tech is "can override" the games development. Studio takes fanboy flak.
The expectation you'll be demonstrating how great the console tech is "can override" the games development. Studio takes fanboy flak.
Sony looking at PSN subscriptions, wants 3D Game support in 2010
Posted: 20.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Corporate giant Sony are tired of losing money, so they plan on returning to profitability by the end of the next fiscal year - by going PS3 3D.
That and "introducing a subscription model" to online services, possibly, like the PlayStation Network. Firmware update will allow 3D games.
That and "introducing a subscription model" to online services, possibly, like the PlayStation Network. Firmware update will allow 3D games.
Rumour-mill: There's 'hidden' Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer modes
Posted: 20.11.2009 by Technet2k
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According to code rummaging enthusiasts, Infinity Ward has three 'hidden' multiplayer modes and one involves a nuclear missile silo.
The second is a capture the flag match and the third is VIP, where you protect or kill the important person. Planned as DLC unlocks?
The second is a capture the flag match and the third is VIP, where you protect or kill the important person. Planned as DLC unlocks?
B:BC2 - Battlefield Moments Episode 2 Trailer
Posted: 19.11.2009 by JamieSI
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EA has released the Battlefield Moments Episode 2 Trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. It features over a minute and a half of gameplay footage from the Arica Harbor map.
View it here.
View it here.
WET developer A2M says ESRB gets cheated for lower age ratings
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Remi Racine of Artificial Mind & Movement has said how many developers try and trick the ESRB into giving their games much lower ratings.
Lower age bands means more sales. The ESRB meanwhile says they take the ratings process "extremely seriously", they're not so naive.
Lower age bands means more sales. The ESRB meanwhile says they take the ratings process "extremely seriously", they're not so naive.
Pandemic's closure "right decision" by EA, posts an ex-developer
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Over on NeoGAF, a posted who claims to be an ex-Pandemic says it was all the studio managements fault, they were "given free reign".
Execs "dropped the ball" they continued, with the studio upkeep high but recent products "weren't up to snuff". The Saboteur 'sent to die' by EA.
Execs "dropped the ball" they continued, with the studio upkeep high but recent products "weren't up to snuff". The Saboteur 'sent to die' by EA.
Call of Duty to pickup third developer, Acti "considering" MMO title
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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A Los Angeles Times article claims that publishing giant Activision has enlisted a third studio to work on the huge Call of Duty franchise.
Their report says Activision are "considering adapting" it into an MMO, which is likely given desires to launch new "online monetization models".
Their report says Activision are "considering adapting" it into an MMO, which is likely given desires to launch new "online monetization models".
Gran Turismo 5's dynamic weather done, "not sure about" its quality
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Developer Polyphony Digital has completed the dynamic weather system reveals series boss Kazunori Yamauchi, but it might be left out.
It's about "whether it will improve" the experience or not. If those rain drops feel subpar then it gets ditched from the final cut of the game.
It's about "whether it will improve" the experience or not. If those rain drops feel subpar then it gets ditched from the final cut of the game.
Uwe Boll's Far Cry goes straight to DVD
Posted: 19.11.2009 by JamieSI
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Another potentially disastrous movie from Uwe Boll has gone straight to DVD here in the UK, but Far Cry will also be making its way to the US on 24th November.
IGN has published the first trailer for the movie, confirming that this is probably another terrible video game adaptation from Uwe Boll.
IGN has published the first trailer for the movie, confirming that this is probably another terrible video game adaptation from Uwe Boll.
Borderlands DLC "four to six hours" gameplay, size of starter zone
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Paul Helquist of Gearbox Software says 'The Zombie Island Of Doctor Ned' is "about the same size" as a starter zone, like the Arid Badlands.
It'll add "probably four to six hours" of new gameplay. The DLC "detects what level you are" so you can start playing it straight away.
It'll add "probably four to six hours" of new gameplay. The DLC "detects what level you are" so you can start playing it straight away.
EU PS3 Video Store is launching tomorrow, "50 movies per week"
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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The PlayStation 3 is getting its Video Store in Europe tomorrow, finally, so we can enjoy an avalanche of movies through our next-gen console.
It premieres with a "really strong offering" and Sony plan to grow its library by 50 films "per week," with 2,000 available from day one.
It premieres with a "really strong offering" and Sony plan to grow its library by 50 films "per week," with 2,000 available from day one.
Guts spilled on Resi Evil 5 Alternate Edition DLC, has four pieces
Posted: 19.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Famitsu magazine has unearthed Capcom's DLC plans for Resident Evil 5 Alternate Edition, revealing a second new episode is on the way.
Lost in Nightmares is the first new episode and it's the one back in the mansion. Also joining the new stuff are two costume packs.
Lost in Nightmares is the first new episode and it's the one back in the mansion. Also joining the new stuff are two costume packs.
IO Interactive confirms development of Kane and Lynch 2 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
Posted: 18.11.2009 by JamieSI
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IO Interactive confirmed today that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is in development for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC with a release in 2010.
Activision snap up ex-EA vets, form the new Sledgehammer Games
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, formerly of Dead Space developer Visceral Games, now lead the new Acti Sledgehammer Games studio.
Both "are thrilled" to be building a new team with Activision. They left Visceral back in July, after having put the Dead Space IP together.
Both "are thrilled" to be building a new team with Activision. They left Visceral back in July, after having put the Dead Space IP together.
Pre-order Lost Planet 2 and get some Resi Evil Wesker, his gun too
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Capcom gamers will be delighted to learn that Lost Planet 2 plays host to Albert Wesker, an exclusive pre-order bonus, including his revolver.
That's not a euphemism. Wesker is Resident Evil's primary bad guy, and now he can battle aliens in Lost Planet's sequel, hitting February.
That's not a euphemism. Wesker is Resident Evil's primary bad guy, and now he can battle aliens in Lost Planet's sequel, hitting February.
BioWare "would" consider FPS, sees RPG as "being pretty broad"
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Asked if the Canadian developer (don't hold it against them) would consider a first-person shooter, boss Dr. Ray Muzyka declared "we would."
The veteran sees the "definition of RPG" as being "pretty broad" with Mass Effect as prime example. It's "as much a shooter" as an RPG.
The veteran sees the "definition of RPG" as being "pretty broad" with Mass Effect as prime example. It's "as much a shooter" as an RPG.
Pandemic not closing but consolidating, "core team" now at EALA
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Yes we read the closing down of offices and the laying off of nearly two hundred staff wrong, according to EA's statement on the whole affair.
Pandemic Studios isn't finished with, it's just uprooting all their left over assets to EALA. Its brand and franchises will "continue to live on."
Pandemic Studios isn't finished with, it's just uprooting all their left over assets to EALA. Its brand and franchises will "continue to live on."
Firm with voice recognition patent sues Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Disney
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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It's time again for another patent sue-athon, so please step into the ring Texas-based Bareis Technologies, and let loose those lawyers.
Sony, EA, Ubisoft and Disney have all violated Bareis' patent on voice recognition, they say, by including the option to talk with fellow gamers.
Sony, EA, Ubisoft and Disney have all violated Bareis' patent on voice recognition, they say, by including the option to talk with fellow gamers.
Ubisoft unveil Uplay, a cross-platform system for in-game rewards
Posted: 18.11.2009 by Technet2k
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Assassin's Creed II is the first Ubi title to feature Uplay support, which means actions and accomplishments earn "Win Units" to be spent.
It's like a micro-transaction shop but the points are earned from playing the games, which can then be used to buy "exclusive in-game content".
It's like a micro-transaction shop but the points are earned from playing the games, which can then be used to buy "exclusive in-game content".
Posted: 20.11.2009 by Technet2k
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