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6  Insomniac Games May Be Going Multiplatform Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 1:47 pm (EST) BY SHAWN According to a "trusted" source during GDC 2010, IGN AU reporting that Insomniac Games, creators of the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises, is working on a multiplatform title for the PS3 and Xbox 360. More »

2  Fils-Aime Feels 'Embarrassed' For Sony, Microsoft Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 5:50 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, has never really been one to mix his words and he's given his honest opinion on both Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PlayStation Move in one stinging retort. When speaking to Kotaku on the subject of Sony and Microsoft playing catch-up, he said "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing." More »

	0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Issues Being Addressed Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 10:25 pm (EST) BY SHAWN After having some initial trouble over the weekend resulting in server outages, it appears that Battlefield: Bad Company 2's online servers will be coming back online. The issue affected the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. More »

0  Microsoft: Full Project Natal Line-Up Coming E3 2010 Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 3:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Microsoft have announced that Project Natal's full launch line-up will be on display at this year's E3, which is mighty impressive considering the product won't actually become available until later in the year. Speaking at the Jefferies Annual Global Technology Conference in New York today, Microsoft CFO Mindy Mount said "As a history, Microsoft works very strong with third-party developers, so we’re hoping that we’re going to get some great titles from that. You’ll be able to see more news about that this summer at E3. We’ll show you the full line-up." More »

	0  Portal 2 Coming To Macs Sun, Mar 7th, 2010, 9:03 pm (EST) BY COLIN Earlier this month, Valve released images of Gordon Freeman in an iMac HEV suit and an iPod-esque Heavy Weapons Guy discreetly teasing an Apple related announcement. The developer even released an update for Steam that showed hints of the digital distribution software supporting Macs. More »

3  Peter Molyneux: Natal Vastly Improved Since Last Appearance Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 8:02 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Since Microsoft's motion control device, code named Project Natal, was first shown there have been concerns that the latency negatively affects many games. Peter Molyneux, creator of the Fable series and avid Natal supporter, recently came to the device's defense stating there have been "countless" improvements to the system since it was last shown to the press. More »

	6  Valve Announces Portal 2 For Xbox 360/PC Fri, Mar 5th, 2010, 4:29 pm (EST) BY SHAWN After a slew of recent mysterious updates to Steam version of Portal over the last few weeks, Valve has announced that they will be releasing Portal 2 later this year. The news broke earlier this morning when Game Informer put up the cover for their April 2010 issue. More »

2  What Sony Could Offer In A Premium PSN Service Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010, 11:34 am (EST) BY ADAM MA There's been a bit of talk over the alleged leaked Premium Playstation Network features, and how much anyone would actually want to pay for those services. Some people are interested in possibly getting free games, PS1 Classics, and discounts to all content. Others would prefer the beta access, and supposed user-to-user challenges that allow a bit more customization. But in the end these features are just icing on a cake, and have little to do with what being online with a console is all about. Unlike Xbox owners most people feel that since Playstation 3 already offers free online services there's no reason for them to be charged for. Copying the things Xbox Live already does then offering a slew of useless additions won't help. If Sony really wants to start winning the console wars, then whoever is in charge of this Premium service outline need only look to a few simple things: More »

0  EA: Console Price Cuts 'Have A Long Way To Go' Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 5:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS EA's Chief Financial Officer, Eric Brown, has stated his belief that console pricing has "a long way to go" before the end of this console generation. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, he said, "we do have a long way to go with respect to pricing. Last cycle, approximately 48 percent of PlayStation 2 units were sold at a price point of $149 or less. Clearly at $299 we're nowhere near that price point." More »

0  EA Prepping Army of Two: The 40th Day DLC Tue, Feb 23rd, 2010, 3:30 pm (EST) BY DARRYL EA have announced that new DLC for Army of Two: The 40th Day will be coming out in April. It will be called Chapters of Deceit, and will contain two campaign maps that are again set in the city of Shanghai. More »

0  Bioshock 2 Getting Multiplayer DLC In March Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010, 5:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS 2K announced today that Bioshock 2 will be getting multiplayer downloadable content (DLC) in March, with single player DLC to follow "In the coming months." The first multiplayer content, known as the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, will be available on Xbox Live and Games for Windows for 400 Microsoft points and on Playstation Network for £3.19. The new content will feature new playable characters, weapon upgrades, trials, masks and an increase in the rank cap to level 50. More »

0  New Saints Row And Red Faction Titles Will Be Shown At E3 Sat, Feb 20th, 2010, 8:03 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS THQ has confirmed that new Saints Row and Red Faction games will be shown at E3 later this year. In an interview with IGN, THQ Chief Executive Officer Brian Farrell said, "I think we're going to blow people away at E3. You'll be seeing Saints Row 3. You'll be seeing the next Red Faction... I think people are going to go, "Oh my God. They've got their stuff together." THQ is coming off a disastrous 2008 which saw the company close five studios, but Farrell believes the company has got powerful franchises such as Saints Row, Red Faction, UFC and WWE to continue growth. "In the third quarter of last year we did three and a half million units of WWE. Since the launch of UFC, we've done three and a half million units," said Farrell talking about the strength of THQ's other brands. More »

0  Interview With Antic Entertainment On Junk Battles Sat, Feb 20th, 2010, 11:12 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Last month Gaming Union reviewed a browser based, free-to-play game call Junk Battles. Little do most gamers know that one of the key developers behind the title is Fredrik Liliegren, Co-Founder and former CEO of DICE, the now EA-owned studio that brought the Battlefield series to the masses. Liliegren now heads Antic Entertainment as the company's CEO, spearheading Junk Battles' on-going development with Technical Director Mark Mikulec, and Creative Director Jeff Evans, who not to mention both worked on Dark Sector and Bioshock. Gaming Union sat down with Liliegren, Mikulec, and Evans to talk about Junk Battles, why they're working on browser based games, and where they see themselves in the future. More »

0  Sony: Capitalizing On Rough Wii Third-Party Game Sales Fri, Feb 19th, 2010, 4:57 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN For years now third-party publishers have struggled on the Wii, and in more recent times a number of big publishers, like Ubisoft, have highlighted that they'll be supporting other platforms more due to this. Speaking with IndustryGamers.com, Sony Senior VP of Public Relations Rob Dyer candidly explained where Sony sits in the picture: More »

0  Resident Evil 5 DLC Now Available Thu, Feb 18th, 2010, 9:17 am (EST) BY ADAM MA "Lost in Nightmares" has been officially released on both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, marking the first bit of Resident Evil 5 DLC to arrive on consoles. The content picks off from one of the games flashbacks, where Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine discover the Umbrella founders massive castle and catch up to their old nemesis. More »

0  Halo Reach Multiplayer Demo Launches In May Fri, Feb 12th, 2010, 9:04 am (EST) BY COLIN It's official! The Halo: Reach multiplayer demo launches on the 3rd of May. The announcement was made last night at Microsoft's X10 event in San Francisco among a myriad of other goodies for the 360. According to Bungie, the game boasts a new arsenal of weapons, customization and some pretty big battles previously unseen in any Halo game so far. Reach's beta program will also be the largest ever on any console to date and is "expected to see millions of participants when it begins." Creative director Marcus Lehto adds that the developer will be taking "pretty big risks" with their final Halo game, although he wouldn't go into specifics. All this in addition to the already established online community, Forge and co-op modes. More »

0  Rumor: Xbox 360 Getting FFXIII and Splinter Cell Bundles Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 3:09 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS According to Ars Technica, unnamed sources have revealed that Final Fantasy XIII and Splinter Cell: Conviction bundles will be coming to the Xbox 360. Apparently the bundles will come with a 250GB hard drive and a price tag of $399.99 USD. The only difference between each bundle, besides the game included, will be that the Final Fantasy bundle comes with two white controllers whereas Splinter Cell comes with black ones. More »

0  Bungie Planning 'One Last Hoorah' For Halo 2 Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 4:39 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Halo 2 fans disappointed by the discontinuation of Live service for the original Xbox will be happy to know that Bungie, makers of Halo, feel your pain. In a statement on their official website, the developer let players know they are "saddened" by the shut down and to "mark your calendars now - on April 14th let's all rally to go online for one last hoorah." More »

0  Ubisoft Reveals Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 10:36 am (EST) BY SHAWN Ubisoft Paris has just announced this morning that they are working on the next entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This name was trademarked late last year, for those who thought it sounded familiar. More »

0  Features In Fable III Might Upset People Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 8:12 pm (EST) BY COLIN In a video interview with Gamereactor, Peter Molyneux has said that there are things, big things, in Fable III that are going to piss people off. He'll be making a big announcement in the coming weeks, particularly at Microsoft's X10 event. More »