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EA Backing Slowly Away From Wii Development?
EA’s Montreal studio (Army of Two) certainly is, putting Wii development on the back-burner in favour of more big budget titles for the 360, PS3 and PC. “The Wii market is a little bit unpredictable these days.” EA Montreal‘s GM Alain Tascan told Edge. “We’re going to see how Christmas is going to do and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009 -
New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer Does Not Skimp On The Cinematics
Square Enix Japan released a new Final Fantasy XIII trailer today. It’s great, because it’s super-long, has some gameplay footage towards the end, and there’s not a late-night infomercial host in sight. Click to view
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2009 -
Microsoft Working On In-Game FAQs?
Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii has a thing called “Super Guide”. Helps you out when you’re stuck. Nintendo will almost definitely be using the technology again, but trademark filings reveal they may not be the only ones. Microsoft filed a patent in 2008 for a similar system for the Xbox 360, only instead of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
New Crackdown 2 Screenshots, Artwork
Crackdown 2 has been running quiet for a while now, rarely popping its head up for a look. That changes today, with more screenshots and pieces of concept art than you could shake a zombie’s leg at. Zombies, cops, weapons, cars, proper screenshots, it’s all here. Knock yourselves out. Might want to grab a cup…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
LittleBigPlanet: From Sketchbook To The PlayStation 3
As part of a recent re-launch of the game’s community portal, Media Molecule – the developers behind LittleBigPlanet – have shared with the world a ton of concept art from the early days of LBP’s development. In some ways, you can see that the game’s final aesthetic has a lot in common with its formative…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
British Sales Charts: Little Italy
Big surprise this week, as Modern Warfare 2’s cross-platform domination is abruptly ended after only seven days, with the PS3 version nudged aside by a stealthy, Italian newcomer. Assassin’s Creed II has dropped from the rafters and, with a flick of the wrists, shanked MW2 in the guts, the 360 version of Ubisoft’s big franchise…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Remaking Commander Keen
With id showing no signs of reviving the Commander Keen IP anytime soon, a guy in New Zealand is taking it upon himself to remake the game, give it a more contemporary touch. Laz, the creator, says the game is a “tribute”, but as fans of the little Cheesehead will instantly recognise, this is no…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Tony Hawk Keen On Kelly Slater Revival
In an interview with GameSpot, skating legend and video game staple Tony Hawk has spoken fondly, and none-too-subtly, of his wishes to see another Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer game. Using the Tony Hawk: Ride controller, of course. Chatting about what comes next for the expensive peripheral, Hawk says “I think that the first priority, beyond…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
EA Creates Madden For Disabled Gamers
EA Sports have teamed up with VTree, a provider of software for those with disabilities, to release what’s essentially a modified version of Madden. It’s called “My Football Game“, and while it won’t win many awards for its graphics (it appears to be running on an ancient version of the Madden engine), it gets thumbs…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Know Your Enemy (Especially His Weak Points)
By Olly Moss, as seen on A Life Well Wasted.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Microsoft Sued Over Memory Card Crackdown
You know Datel? I like Datel, mostly because they made the Freeloader for the GameCube/Wii. Well, Datel are in the process of taking Microsoft to court over Xbox 360 memory cards. The dispute between the two companies stems from a recent move by Microsoft to block the use of “unauthorised”, third-party memory cards on their…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Is This The Future Of Aion?
Mass bannings weren’t the only Aion-related business from NCSoft today. No, the MMO publisher also found the time to release this mysterious, 9-minute teaser trailer for the game. Called simply “AION Vision”, it shows sweeping visual upgrades to the game, along with a battle sequence that MMO fans could only dream of. There’s even a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Guitar Hero Ponders A Subscription Model For DLC
As Guitar Hero‘s catalogue of downloadable content grows larger, it gets harder and harder to make a buck selling the older stuff individually. So…what about a subscription to the whole service instead? It’s something Red Octane and Activision are thinking about, RO’s founder Kai Huang telling the Seattle Times “[a monthly subscription is] definitely one…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Then vs Now: Infinity Ward On Dedicated Servers, Mods In 2007
How time changes men. In 2007, Infinity Ward were gushing over the important things in Call of Duty 4’s PC version, like dedicated servers and the involvement of the mod scene. Wonder what, in the intervening years, has changed?
By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2009 -
Tearing The DSi LL To Pieces
It’s only fair. If Sony’s new PSPgo is to be torn asunder in the name of science, then Nintendo’s DSi LL should share a similar, grisly fate. Following on from the weekend’s launch of the new handheld, PC Watch got hold of one, unscrewed it, then gutted it like a fish for all the world…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 -
Aion Bans Many, Many, Many Players
When NCSoft swing the hammer, they do so with gleeful abandon: earlier today, as Aion’s servers came back to life after an unscheduled reboot, over 16,000 players found themselves banned from the popular MMO. And that’s not even 16,000 globally. It’s just from the game’s American and European servers. Causes for the bannings range from…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 -
Judge Takes Day Off To Play Modern Warfare 2
“Will Statton” – not his real name – is 48 years old. And when Modern Warfare 2 was released, he was up at midnight to get an early copy, then took the next day off to play. Problem? See, according to a report in Britain’s The Times, Will (guess he was spilling anonymously) not only…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 -
US Air Force Buying 2200 PlayStation 3s
Influenced in no way by the release of a newer, slimmer model, the United States Air Force will soon be placing an order with Sony for 2200 PlayStation 3s. And they’re not even going to play games on them! Instead, the consoles will be headed to the USAF Research Laboratory’s information directorate in Rome, New…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 -
Wii Gets Downloadable TV, Movies
Nintendo’s “Wii no Ma” service in Japan got a whole lot more interesting over the weekend, with the previously ad-only channel expanding to include user-paid movies, TV shows and anime. Think of it as the Zune Marketplace, or the PlayStation Video Delivery Service, only for the Wii. In Japan. Some of the studios signed up…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009 -
Deck The Halls With Video Game Ornaments
If this Christmas you’re feeling sick of seeing Santa, candy canes and wooden cars hanging from your tree, you could always try something different. Laser-cut video game controllers, anyone? These have been designed by Dave Rollins, are made of acrylic, and are going for the entirely reasonable price of $20. The only downside? No Wavebird.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2009
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