March 2012
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“In this period it’s been a bit of a pain. The history of the American Revolution...”
– Alex Hutchinson of Ubisoft talking to Kotaku about the difficulties of a female protagonist for Assassin’s Creed III.
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Capcom Opening Retail Store
In a really odd but cool move, Capcom are opening a deidcated retail store.
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The store will be openin Japan and will sell all sorts of Capcom goods to the people of Tokyo. The shop will stock t shirts, action figures, artwork and replica weapons from Resident Evil.
It will also be a rallying point for fans as the store will offer free wi-fi to portable gamers.
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“I am totally 100% confident – I will bet large amounts of money – that we will...”
– Ben Cousins of Namco talking to gamesindustry.biz
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Rumour: PS4 Detailes Outed
A whole load of information posted by Kotaku, details the PS4. Rumours or truth? We don’t care, we’ll post it anyway!
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Here we have the whole breakdown of points from the article:
Codename: Orbis
Planned for a holiday release in 2013
Information is coming from a reliable source who has provided reliable information in the past
Codename in Latin, combined with the Vita is...
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“We’ll absolutely take advantage of whatever the policies will let us do with the...”
– Chris Early of Ubisoft talking to EuroGamer about the Nintendo Wii U.
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Epic Mickey 2 3DS Details
The Nintendo 3DS version of Epic Mickey’s sequel, Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion has been given some details.
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The game has been revealed to be a sequel to the SEGA Mega Drive title, Castle of Illusion. The Nintendo magazine, Nintendo Power, provided the details on the game. The 3DS version is different to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, being it is a sequel of the 1990 classic.
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Xbox LIVE Gold Offer
Microsoft has launched a new offer for Xbox LIVE, enticing gamers will some free game goodness!
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If you are a new Xbox LIVE Gold customer, you will receive codes to download 5 games straight to your dashboard. They’re not just any odd title either, they are some top AAA games:
Halo Reach
Fable III
Kinect Sports
Toy Soldiers
The Gunstringer
The top two on the list above are by...
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“I think it’s is an unfortunate side effect of digital distribution, and I think...”
– Markus ‘Notch’ Persson talking to GameSpot about the collapse of GAME.
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Namco Bandai Teaser Site →
Namco Bandai are the latest Japanese company to be teasing a game via their website. The site shows a pulsing X and not much else to be honest. The image is titled xxx.jpg and the website is labelled ‘New Title’. Any ideas?
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GAME Closing Hundreds of Stores
With GAME now in official administration, 277 stores and thousands of employees will be made redundant.
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The administrators in charge of the firm’s finances and assets has confirmed the news. PwC stated that 2,104 employees will have to be made redundant this week. The remaining 2,814 employees across 333 stores will remain unaffected for the time being as the company seeks a...
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“It will ultimately be the type of game that can really make sense and be really...”
– Paul Sams of Blizzard Entertainment talking to CVG about a console version of Diablo III.
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Secret Square Enix Teaser Site →
Check out this mysterious teaser site that has been opened by Square Enix. The site teases a game for 2012 and is dubbed ‘Secret Title Summer 2012’. Judging by the fonts used on the site, it could be Final Fantasy related. Speculate people.
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Yoshinori Ono Taken to Hospital
Capcom’s very own Yoshinori Ono has been taken to hospital.
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Ono is a leading figure in the Japanese publishing company and has been a senior producer on the Street Fighter series. It was confirmed by Capcom themselves that Ono had been taken to hospital.
It was reported that Ono’s health had deteriorated in a tour of Asia, promoting Street Fighter x Tekken. We wish him the...
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Rumour: Sony Closing Zipper Interactive
In a post by the gaming site, Kotaku, it has been reported that Sony are to shut down the studio, Zipper Interactive.
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Zipper are the team responsible for the recent PlayStation Vita third person shooter, Unit 13. They are also the developers of the tactical shooter series’, SOCOM and MAG.
The most recent releases from the studio have had lesser positive reviews than titles...
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“By creating crews through Social Club, the crews that you create in Max Payne 3...”
– Dan Houser of Rockstar Games talking to IGN about GTA V multiplayer.
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“It’s not just the launch of a game, it’s the launch of a franchise. It’s bigger...”
– Peter Vesterbacka of Business Insider on the launch of Angry Birds Space.
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Minecraft 360 Dated
The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has been officially dated for May 9th.
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The downloadable indie hit will hit Xbox Live in just under a month’s time. There’s no word on a retail release, but we’re pretty sure the file won’t be too big. The price of the game is set at 1600 MSP.
Be sure to pick up the only available console version of Minecraft. Hell, who...
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Mass Effect 3 Ending 'Initiatives'
It has been confirmed by BioWare’s Ray Muzyka that there will be additional closure to the Mass Effect trilogy.
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In a controversial move, the team have responded to internet groans from some ‘diehard’ fans of the series, of which were complaining about the game’s ending. BioWare had reported they were listening, and now comes more decisive action:
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Angry Birds Space PC Demo →
Want to try out Angry Birds Space before you buy it? Well, follow the link through for the 32MB download. You know you want to try out the new anti-gravity, even if you are a hater of the popular series.
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“I do hope and believe there will be a phoenix rising from the flames. GAME is...”
– Keith Ramsdale of EA UK talking about GAME.
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LittleBigPlanet Karting Detailed
Sony have finally shared some details with us on their upcoming customisable kart racer, LittleBigPlanet Karting.
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In a surprising move, the game will be developed by United Front Games. If you don’t remember, this is the team behind the similar style game, ModNation Racers. It’s odd to us that they would choose a team with their own franchise which shares the...
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UK Budget Promotes Games Industry
The announcement from the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, of the annual budget has revealed the video game industry will receive a tax break.
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The plan from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is a continuation of the 2009 plan by Labour which was scrapped in 2010’s emergency budget. The tax break will be for firms in developing video games in the UK, being...
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GAME Enters Administration
As anticipated, GAME have headed into a state of administration.
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This means the PLC has removed itself from the London Stock Exchange. Business will continue in the short term, but the long term survival of the company will depend on whether a buyer will come into the fray.
Our thoughts go out to the staff who have jobs at risk.
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Dark Souls Announcement Inbound
Rich Bantegui of Namco Bandai has confirmed over twitter that a Dark Souls related announcement is coming.
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Bantegui said the following:
“Check it out DARK SOULS fans - An announcement is coming……”
We reckon it is going to be a PC release of Dark Souls. The game saw critical acclaim with it’s PS3 and Xbox 360 release last year. Many gamers petitioned...
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3D Music Videos for 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS video service is set to receive 3D music videos.
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Owners of the free Nintendo video service will receive a number of 3D music videos next time they power up the app. These videos include:
OK Go – Skyscrapers
Skrillex – Breakn’ a Sweat
Death Cab for Cutie – Underneath The Sycamore
I Fight Dragons – Save World Get Girl
The Shins - The Rifle’s Sprial
Go check...
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Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Confirmed
Disney Interactive have confirmed the existence of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
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The announcement has come earlier than we expected. The game is said to be in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii. The game’s producer, Warren Spector, confirmed the news in an interview with the Associated Press.
The sequel will include voice acting, musicals and co-op gameplay with...
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MW3 Double XP Weekend
According to the guys over at MP1st, players on all platforms will receive double XP for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for the weekend.
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Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward confirmed the news via his twitter feed. It was originally believed it was only going to be an Xbox LIVE treat, but Bowling clarified that it is for all platforms.
This comes as the DLC Collection 1 has been released....
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SWTOR Goes F2P For the Weekend
Haven’t had the chance to try Star Wars: The Old Republic yet? Well, why not have a go this weekend, for free!
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This is the second time that BioWare’s MMO has gone free to play for a limited time. The upcoming free time will be from March 22nd through to March 26th. The reasoning behind this is because of the ‘overwhelmingly positive’ response from the first...
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How Snake Made It Into Super Smash Bros.
Hideo Kojima has revealed his true motive for asking Solid Snake to be in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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In a recent interview with journalists at the Smithsonian exhibition in Washington D.C, Kojima sourced his son as the inspiration. Kojima told the attendees that his son was a huge fan of the Smash Bros. series.
“My child likes Super Smash Bros., so we play it a lot together. And...
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“The game I’m working on right now is dealing with quite a few issues that are...”
– Hideo Kojima talking about Project Ogre.
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Dragon Age III Coming?
A series of tweets from BioWare employee, Mark Darrah, suggests that a new Dragon Age is coming.
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After confirming that the team had finished working on any Dragon Age II content, Darrah went on to say the following in his tweets:
“We did have plans for an expansion pack to DA2 but, other DA opportunities came up.”
Other Dragon Age opportunities being a new a game we...
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“We’ve done a lot of work under the hood.”
– Roger Carpenter (Xbox LIVE Arcade Producer at Microsoft Studios Europe) talking about the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft. 