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0  Why Japanese Developers Need New IPs Part 2 Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:54 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Last time we covered what exactly is wrong in the mainstream Japanese gaming industry. The oversaturation of RPGs, longstanding titles that change very little, and of course the terrible attempts at reaching Western consumers certainly don't help much. There's really no reason for these developers (or publishers) to be so afraid of moving their products overseas, in fact there are a lot of great reasons to do so. The market is not only ready for Japan to take the lead again, they're almost begging for it. How do I figure? Allow me to explain. More »

	0  Shinji Mikami: Motion Control Not Mainstream For 10 Years Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:27 pm (EST) BY COLIN Shinji Mikami, father of Resident Evil, pioneer of the over-the-shoulder view and maker of upcoming third person shooter, Vanquish, isn't quite satisfied with the current tech that Move or Kinect offers. More »

	0  Medal Of Honor Pulled From GameStops On Military Bases Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:25 pm (EST) BY COLIN GameStops located on American bases have agreed to pull EA's Medal of Honor from shelves due to the inclusion of playable Taliban skins in the multiplayer component of the first person shooter. More »

	0  OnLive Testing Wi-Fi Play Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:22 pm (EST) BY COLIN OnLive has just announced that they will be running tests for Wi-Fi functionality for the already impressive cloud gaming service, which currently requires a wired connection. More »

	0  Medal Of Honor Video Showcases Apache Gunship Combat Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:20 pm (EST) BY COLIN EA started a series of videos for the upcoming reboot of the Medal of Honor franchise last week. Titled The Medal of Honor Experience, the first video released showed off multiplayer gameplay on a brand new map. More »

0  Things Older Gamers Like To Moan About Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 7:32 pm (EST) BY BEN GRIFFIN The gaming world has changed: videogames come on small, shiny things called CD's. A small child thousands of miles away in Korea can whip your ass at Starcraft II. Resident Evil is now considered to have bad voice acting. HD graphics have rendered the outside world obsolete. Hardcore gamers love EA and hate Activision. Yes, sir, the world has changed, and you can either nobly roll with the punches and embrace the future or sit in your favourite comfy, moth-bitten chair and bitch, bitch, bitch. These are some of the topics in gaming today that make old people feel cold and frightened. More »

0  GamesCom: Fallout: New Vegas Hands-On Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:57 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY Inheriting the reigns of the Fallout series is a double-edged sword at this point. On the one hand you have access to one of gaming's most-loved properties, the ability to build upon the revered work of Black Isle and Bethesda and the opportunity to follow-up one of 2008's best-selling, most critically lauded titles. More »

	0  GamesCom: Matt Webster Interview Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:38 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Criterion are best known for their Burnout franchise, but they've also had forays elsewhere. However, they've now been passed the Need for Speed torch by EA and they couldn't be happier. More »

0  GamesCom: The Force Unleashed 2 Impressions Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:23 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The Force Unleashed was exactly what the Star War franchise needed, a game that finally let players, as the name suggested, unleash the Force in all its glory. The amount of power was just awesome, but everything is built to be surpassed, and that's exactly what LucasArts plan on doing with The Force Unleashed 2; a game which promises more bang for your buck. And boy does it look like it's going to achieve that. More »

0  GamesCom: Seth Killian Interview Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 6:10 pm (EST) BY LEE BRADLEY Aside from being the Capcom Community Manager, an all-round Street Fighter master and the guy who SFIV's boss was named after, Seth Killian is also one of the nicest people you could hope to meet. It was a pleasure then, to sit down in the relative calm of a hotel room just around the corner from the carnage that was GamesCom and chew the fat about everything from the pains of balancing, to generating "a giant storm of crap." More »

0  Worms Reloaded Review Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 5:48 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA The Worms series is pretty iconic in a way, being one of the few games to combine turn based strategy, team oriented gameplay, and Monty Python all in a single package. It's hard to tell how they got away with it, but they have, and the series has been chugging along ever since. Not without criticism of course. Since the first generation of Worms games, many have come down on the developers for a lack of creativity, or variety, in the recent additions. Enter the modern day, where Worms Reloaded has come out on Steam and people are turning a scrutinizing eye once again to see if the series is worth investing in. More »

	2  Devil May Cry 5 To Cater More For Western Audiences Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 12:02 pm (EST) BY DARRYL It seems as though Keiji Inafune is on a roll. Not only did he just announce Resident Evil 6, but he's now confirmed the existance of Devil May Cry 5. More »

0  Square Enix Introduce New Game Engine: Luminous Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 11:47 am (EST) BY DARRYL Square Enix have just unveil a new next-generation game engine at this year's CEDEC. It has been given the named Luminous and it's said to build on the work that has previously been done by Eidos. More »

0  Activision Want Black Ops To Surpass Modern Warfare 2 Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 11:31 am (EST) BY DARRYL Activision strongly believe that their upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops, can surpass last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in sales. "We've a fantastic game and a fantastic marketing campaign so our ambition is to set another record like we did with Modern Warfare 2," said Michaël Sportouch, Activision's GM for Europe. More »

1  Capcom To Reveal Resident Evil 6 Shortly Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 9:16 am (EST) BY DARRYL It seems as though we might be seeing news about Resident Evil 6 rather soon, if Keiji Inafune, the creator of Resident Evil, is to be believed. Speaking to 3DJuegos at a Dead Rising 2 event, Inafune told them that he had 'expressed a desire within Capcom to get the next game in the Resident Evil series out as quickly as possible'. More »

0  Upcoming PS3 Firmware Update To Add 3D Blu-Ray Support Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 8:56 am (EST) BY DARRYL Sony have announced that they will be adding 3D Blu-Ray support to the PlayStation 3 in an upcoming firmware update which could be downloadable as early as October. More »

0  Multiplayer Confirmed For Batman: Arkham City Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:19 pm (EST) BY COLIN Batman: Arkham Asylum was a hit when it first released. It was the first proper licensed super hero video game that was actually fun. A sequel, Batman: Arkham City was confirmed to be in the works just recently and apparently, it will feature multiplayer. A component that was not seen in the original. According to a post on ArkhamCity.co.uk, the confirmation comes via this month's issue of UK magazine PSM3 where Rocksteady have claimed that "multiplayer is a certainty, but no details on this yet." More »

	0  Valve Promises 3 Big Surprises Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:17 pm (EST) BY COLIN Valve have announced that they have three very big surprises in store for gamers and these surprises will come within the next twelve months. Of course, they didn't specify anything else. More »

0  Obsidian: New Vegas Is Fallout's GTA: Vice City Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 7:31 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Obsidian believe that New Vegas is the GTA: Vice City of the Fallout series. Fallout: New Vegas' Project Director and Lead Designer Josh Sawyer made the comparison during a recent interview with GamingUnion. Responding to a question about New Vegas' use of the ageing Fallout 3 engine, Sawyer said: More »

0  Turbine: There's No Need For The Lord Of The Rings Online 2 Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 6:45 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Turbine are in the final stages of making The Lord of the Rings Online adopt a free-to-play model, but the game has now been out for around three years and there are plenty of stories to tell. More »