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Aliens: Colonial Marines Due Before July
Bit hard not to be excited about Gearbox’s new Aliens shooter. But how can we plan our excitement schedule if we don’t know when the game’s coming out? A presser sent out by Sega Europe today has the game tentatively slated for a “Q1 2009” release. That’s obviously not a calendar Q1, since then it’d…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 -
Sony To Bring In-House Racing Studios Together
Sony have two in-house racing developers. Evolution Studios, who do MotorStorm, and SCEE Liverpool, who do WipeOut. Seems a bit silly having two teams doing the one genre, doesn’t it? Does to Sony. In an interview with GI.biz, Sony’s Michael Denny says that, while the two studios currently share the same management, the two will…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 -
Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six
According to sources speaking to CVG, Ubisoft are planning to release new versions of both Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year. Try and regain your composure from the shock of it all to read on. Yes, after lacklustre, lazy previous outings for both brands, new games in the series are to be shown off…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 -
Some Call Of Duty 4 Stats To Boggle The Mind
Over on his blog, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has posted some user statistics they’ve gleaned from the 360 version of Call of Duty 4. Stuff like how there’s now been, oh, over 10,000,000 unique users. Yeah. More than ten million. And that’s just those who got a copy and have played at least once over…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 -
The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was
1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine’s 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here’s your silver lining. Former EIC James Mielke has posted the cover of the ill-fated February 2009 issue of the magazine, an issue that should have…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 -
Microsoft Inch Further Up The LittleBigPlanet Bandwagon With Kodu
Remember last year, we brought word of “Buko”, an XNA title that Microsoft were quietly showing off which sounded suspiciously like LittleBigPlanet? Well it’s not quiet anymore, they just showed it during the CES keynote. Renamed “Kodu”, the game admittedly looks nothing like LittleBigPlanet. In fact, it’s not even really as much a game as…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
[Update] Halo Wars Demo Dated, Release Brought Forward
Microsoft’s Robbie Bach just announced during the company’s CES keynote that a demo for Ensemble’s swansong title, Halo Wars on the 360, will be made available for download on Xbox Live on February 5. What’s more, he announced that Halo Wars would be out on February 28, instead of the previously-announced March 3, bringing the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
Dead Rising Wii Costumes Are 50% nothankyou.jpg
Dead Rising Wii has more costumes. But what kind of costumes? The latest issue of Famitsu has pictures revealing two of them, one familiar, one…unwanted. As you can see, one costume follows the lead set by the Mega Man gear in the 360 version, and is there to shill the upcoming launch of Grin’s take…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
PC Sales Charts
Two charts in one week! What a treat. Monday’s were for the week ending December 20, and were late thanks to the holiday slow-down. These are for the week ending December 27. NPD Sales Charts December 21-27 [via Shacknews] 1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe 3.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
In Defence Of Prince Of Persia
Ah, Prince of Persia. You either love it for what it tried, or hate it for what it tried. We love it, though, and Tom Cross at GSW does a good job of explaining why. Mostly because he takes everything the haters hate and breaks it down, then points out the game’s most endearing legacy…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
British Sales Charts
Looks like lots of people in Britain got Wiis for Christmas. And lots of people also got a second controller to go with it. Least, we reckon that’s what happened. After all, Wii Play isn’t going to top the charts on the strength of that escalator game, is it? No. No it is not. [British…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
Wii Fit Sells Three Million In Japan
Wii Fit was released in Japan in December 2007. Proved to be, despite its liberal use of the word “fit”, a hit. So much so that it’s now sold three million copies. Yup. Three. Million. Which is up 200,000 from the last round of numbers we saw (gotta love those Christmas sales!) Think Iwata &…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
Game Sales Up 17% In The UK
Music sales are down, movie takings are down, consumer spending is down…lucky for British retail, then, that game sales are on the up! In fact, they’re so up that it’s making everything else look good. Data released today by Britain’s Entertainment Retailers Association show that total entertainment sales – which combine the sales of DVDs,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
1UP Sold To Hearst Corporation, EGM To Close [Update]
What began as a rumour last month has now escalated into full-blown fact; Ziff Davis have officially sold the 1UP network to competitors Hearst, owners of UGO.com. Hearst – who more importantly own many of the nation’s biggest newspapers along with ownership stakes in ESPN and the History Channel – will however only be taking…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
Aliens: Colonial Marines Got QTEs, Custom Cover & Flashbacks
Details on Gearbox’s Aliens shooter are thin. But excitement is thick. So let’s address both those issues with this preview for the game, which touches on story, setting and the use of cover. Originally appearing in PlayStation World UK, this preview – now up on Games Radar – reveals that the game is split into…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 7, 2009 -
Europe Still Gets A Free Killzone 2 Demo
In the US, you have to pay for a demo of Killzone 2. Crazy days. In Europe, however, it’s the demo will be free. Which is good news for Americans! Yes, Americans. It’s not good news for Europeans, because the second you start treating the fact a demo is free as “good news”, you’re fucked.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 -
Dawn Of War II Specs Will Wage An Endless War On Your PC
Developers Relic – otherwise known as “they who can not put a foot wrong” – have released both the minimum and recommended specs for Dawn of War 2. Worried? Let’s take a look. Minimum Requirements – * Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 * P4 3.2 GHz (single core) or any Dual Core processor…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009 -
Mass Firings At 1UP After Sale
Oh boy. Looks like the sale of 1UP to Hearst hasn’t gone as smoothly as you’d expect. Rather than simply move house, it seems most of the site’s most experienced/popular writers have instead been let go. Looks like when Ziff CEO said “Many of our employees will travel with this business and become part of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2009
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