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Shinji Mikami: Motion Control Not Mainstream For 10 Years
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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 »


Medal Of Honor Pulled From GameStops On Military Bases
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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 »


Medal Of Honor Video Showcases Apache Gunship Combat
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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 »


Team17: Kinect Is A Headache To Work With
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Team17: Kinect Is A Headache To Work With

Thu, Sep 2nd, 2010, 7:13 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Many developers and analysts have spoken about Kinect's limitations, mainly because it has no buttons, and you can now add Team17 to that list.

When speaking to Mark Baldwin at GamesCom, we asked him what it's like to work with Kinect. He replied by saying: More »


Devil May Cry 5 To Cater More For Western Audiences
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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 »


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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 »


Activision Want Black Ops To Surpass Modern Warfare 2
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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 MichaĆ«l Sportouch, Activision's GM for Europe. More »


Capcom To Reveal Resident Evil 6 Shortly
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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 »


Multiplayer Confirmed For Batman: Arkham City
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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 »


TGS Lineup For PlayStation Brand Is Big, DS Is Even Bigger
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TGS Lineup For PlayStation Brand Is Big, DS Is Even Bigger

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:09 pm (EST) BY COLIN

The Tokyo Game Show is usually known for a good amount of game announcements, especially from Japanese developers for obvious reasons. Interestingly enough, the Xbox 360 had more titles on show compared to the PlayStation 3 in 2009. However, PS3 takes the cake this year. More »


Metal Gear Solid: Rising Spearheads Konami's TGS Line-up
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Metal Gear Solid: Rising Spearheads Konami's TGS Line-up

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:05 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Konami have confirmed that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will be showcased at the Tokyo Game Show. We last saw a trailer of the watermelon dicing action hero at E3 and it's good to know that Raiden will be making an appearance on home turf. No word if the game will be playable. More »


Obsidian: New Vegas Is Fallout's GTA: Vice City
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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 »


Criterion: Burnout Is In Our DNA
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Criterion: Burnout Is In Our DNA

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 6:06 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Criterion are best known for their Burnout franchise, but currently they're working on EA's Need for Speed franchise, with Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit due out in a few months time.

With this being so, questions were raised about whether Criterion would return to the Burnout franchise, or just stick with Need for Speed. So, we asked Matt Webster, a Senior Producer at Criterion. More »


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Kinect Voice Recognition Not Coming To Mainland Europe Until 2011

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 3:53 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

There have been various rumours floating around about Kinect's outlook for voice recognition, and it appears as though we finally have some answers. More »


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Ubisoft 'Cautious' About Creating More New IPs For This Generation

Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 10:02 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Ubisoft's Alain Corre has stated that he feels Ubisoft will be very cautious about its approach to creating new IPs for the remainder of this console generation. More »


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Pachter: Mafia 2 Unlikely To Be Profitable

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 6:16 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Mafia II spent around six years in development, but Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, doesn't believe 2K Games will be able to make a profit from the game. More »


EA's Peter Moore Defends Online pass
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EA's Peter Moore Defends Online pass

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:06 pm (EST) BY COLIN

In an interview with Edge, EA Sports president Peter Moore discussed the issue of Online Passes, defending it saying it will aid EA in providing and maintaining services. More »


Next Grand Theft Auto Not Until 2012
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Next Grand Theft Auto Not Until 2012

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:02 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter doesn't think the next Grand Theft Auto will see the light of day in 2011, saying it may well slip into the next year instead. More »


New Xbox 360 Gamepad Confirmed
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New Xbox 360 Gamepad Confirmed

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 1:01 pm (EST) BY COLIN

That one rumour of a new Xbox 360 pad with a proper d-pad has now been confirmed thanks to the Major. Apparently when rotated 90 degrees, the d-pad pops up into a "raised cross", reported VG247. More »


Atlus Dissolved By Parent Company
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Atlus Dissolved By Parent Company

Tue, Aug 31st, 2010, 12:58 pm (EST) BY COLIN

Atlus' parent company, Index Holdings, has dissolved the the company as an independent company according to their official announcement on Index Holdings website.

Index Holding acquired Atlus in November 2006 in a stock buyout. It is also the owner of game company Interchannel and animation studio Madhouse. It's current goal is to streamline its focus to "profitable core areas." More »