With the news of yesterday’s press conference and huge mea culpa from Sony’s top brass and the announcement of the PlayStation Network’s intended regional phase in to restore services have left many people wondering which regions would be restored first. If early reports are correct service has been restored for one region.
Capcom has been keeping the zombie-hunting police of Raccoon City busy. Two RE titles are in development for the 3DS (Mercenaries and Revelations), an HD compilation of last-gen classics is in the works for PS3 and XBox 360, and if Official XBox Magazine is correct, there’s going to be a brand new Resident Evil for the current-generation consoles.
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The future of the Metal Gear franchise has been uncertain since the PS3′s Metal Gear Solid 4 grand finale. The PSP got another Big Boss-starring Cold War title with this year’s Peace Walker, and next-gen consoles will see the Raiden-themed prequel Metal Gear Solid: Rising later this year. And if a recent Konami survey is any indication, the Snake clan may slither onto Android phones in the near future.
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February 28, 2011 in News, Rumor
Who could have predicted that a retro-style 2D platformer about a sentient wad of meat would be a success? Team Meat must have had some precognitive sense of their work’s popularity, as Super Meat Boy has sold over 400’000 copies across XBox Live Arcade, Steam, and perhaps soon, the Nintendo 3DS’ eShop.
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February 22, 2011 in News, Rumor
Once hackers managed to ‘jailbreak’ the PlayStation 3, Sony started to panic. Early solutions involved shutting down jailbroken PS3s remotely, but the electronics company is working on a more permanent and seemignly less Orwellian answer. According to an inside source, Sony’s making a new model of the PS3, to better defend their console against piracy.
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February 21, 2011 in Rumor
Let’s face it: at 11 titles, most game franchises start to lose steam. Case in point: Command & Conquer. The last few had Metacritic scores ranging around 60-70 and FMV is really more of a novelty at this point. Which means it’s no surprise that EA may just reboot the whole thing.
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February 11, 2011 in News, Rumor
Official talk about the new Twisted Metal game have been surprisingly quiet, but we may see the actual game sooner rather than later. The game’s official release date has just been upgraded from TBA 2011 to Spring 2011.
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February 10, 2011 in Rumor
Console releases for Blizzard have been a rare occasion. While they used to be big on the SNES back in the day and have had a few console versions of Diablo and Starcraft, they have mainly steered clear of them lately. Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime, however, still believes in a console version of Diablo III.
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February 9, 2011 in Rumor
Kinect isn’t just for ‘casual’ gamers. Gears of War, one of the most beloved titles on XBox 360, will be coming to Microsoft’s motion-sensing peripheral. However, some leaked information suggests that it won’t be the game you’re used to.
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February 4, 2011 in Rumor
It appears that the rumored remake of Halo: Combat Evolved is, in fact, coming down the pipe. According to sources at Joystiq, the game will be getting a complete graphic overhaul, with new visual assets and revamped controls. This would be the first Halo FPS without the involvement of Bungie.
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January 27, 2011 in Rumor
It’s understandable that when a new product gets announced, retailers will get a little over-zealous on the price. But it looks like GameStop has taken it a little too far with Sony’s NGP. Like more than the iPad price far.
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January 21, 2011 in Rumor
Many of Sony’s now-classic PS2 games have been remade in HD for the PS3, available as both digital downloads and discounted Blu-Ray collections. Rereleased franchises include God of War, Sly Cooper, Prince of Persia…and if Official PlayStation Magazine is correct, Metal Gear Solid.
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January 20, 2011 in Rumor
AMC’s extremely popular and critically acclaimed series, The Walking Dead, may be gracing the gaming world in the near future. Sam & Max and Back to the Future developer, Telltale, is supposedly heading the project, but Telltale won’t tell the full tale.
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January 19, 2011 in Rumor
In 2008 at E3, Shigeru Miyamoto made the announcement to a room filled with press that Nintendo was working on a new installment to the Pikmin series. While the assumption at the time was that such a project would be in development for the Wii, a retailer listing today suggests the franchise is heading to the 3DS instead.
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January 18, 2011 in Rumor
The addictive Xbox Live Arcade game, Chime, has just taken the first step towards a PlayStation Network release. The uniquely innovative music-based puzzle title just received an E raiting from the ESRB.
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January 17, 2011 in Rumor
Last week, Satoru Iwata announced that 1.5 million 3DS units would ship in Japan by March 31st. However, a retailer is reporting that the original shipment of 3DS consoles on February 26th will be significantly smaller.
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January 13, 2011 in Rumor
British trade site, MCV has recently unearthed some reports about the PSP2 and how it will stack up against the competition. Yesterday, dual reports out of the UK indicated that Sony may use a January 27 media briefing in Tokyo to unveil the PSP2. One of those reports expounded on the announcement with more reported details about the device, and how Sony is marketing it to developers.
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January 12, 2011 in Rumor
Game news journalists are hot on the trail of the elusive PSP successor, but if sources in Japan are correct, the mysterious handheld will finally reveal itself.
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January 8, 2011 in Rumor
GameStop has had reasons to sweat lately. What with digital distribution and DLC becoming so popular, one might think that the retail giant risks losing ground in the market. Even so, GameStop claims that trade-ins of DLC might be possible in the near future.
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January 6, 2011 in Rumor
Infinity Ward is still alive and kicking, despite the legal battle between Activision and their former heads. While we don’t officially know what they’re up to as of yet, there are some rumors that it’s Modern Warfare 3. What’s more, MW 3 is apparently going to be a prequel.
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January 6, 2011 in Rumor
One of the most prestigious stealth action franchises is making a return in Thief 4. Although we’ve heard very little about the upcoming title, a GDC panel may tell us more.
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