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LittleBigPlanet 2 Is The New LEGO
As a little kid, I loved LEGO. There was so much that you could do with it and the only thing holding you back was your own imagination. It really did open our minds and expand our imaginations. Hell, I still have a toy-box full of the stuff just for the nostalgia of it and [...]
PSJailbreak Gets Beaten At Its Own Game
The PSJailbreak is the current front-runner and pioneer in hacking the PS3 but it may just have some competition. Enter PSGroove, a free open-source alternative. Firstly, the name sounds far less dodgy but wait there’s more. PSGroove may not allow for the playing of pirated games (although you can backup games on your HDD) but [...]
Inafune: Dead Rising Aiming To Replace Resident Evil As Capcom’s Biggest IP
Keiji Inafune, Capcom’s head of R&D, Online Business and Global Head of Production, has told Eurogamer that it’s aiming for Dead Rising to replace the Resident Evil franchise as the firm’s top dog IP. “The goal for Dead Rising 2 is to replace the Resident Evil franchise and become number one IP within Capcom,” Inafune [...]
Treyarch: Black Ops Co-Op Mode Still To Be Announced
It looks like Treyarch still have an ace in the hole with upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops – and that’s the announcement of co-op. The developer’s community manager Josh Olin has told Gamerzines that it still has yet to reveal a co-op mode. However, despite his revelation that the game will feature one, Olin [...]
Inafune: Devil May Cry 5 Will Have A “Western Touch”
Keiji Inafune, head of R&D, Online Business and Global Head of Production at Capcom has said that Devil May Cry 5 will have a “western touch” to it – should it be made that is. Recently, in an interview with Spanish gaming site 3D Juegos, Inafune said that the new direction for the series would [...]
Blu-ray Capacity Will “Grow With The Industry” – And Ambition Of Devs
The Blu-ray Disc Association – which is made up of key executives from Sony, Samsung, Disney and Warner Bros, and others – has told CVG that the capacity of the Blu-ray disc will grow to “support the ambitions of games developers” in the future. This news comes after Sharp announced a new 100GB, triple-layered Blu-ray [...]
Remedy Talks Alan Wake 2
Remedy, despite refusing to officially announce Alan Wake 2, seem to enjoy talking about the sequel – often. It makes me wonder if they’re waiting for a huge uprising from fans demanding it to be announced, resulting in some sort of humongous hype-o-train being created. So, my hyperbolic thoughts aside, head of franchise development Osarki [...]
LucasArts Executes A ‘Massacre’ On Staff Headcount
LucasArts has cut an unspecified number of staff members following the completion of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2. The company has not provided any details, but a former studio member labelled the cutbacks as a “massacre” – informing Kotaku that approximately 85 employees had been sent away. “LucasArts is reorganising its teams to better [...]
Kojima “Wanted” To Do MGS4 ‘Complete Edition’
Metal Gear Solid mastermind, Hideo Kojima, revealed that he would like to have created a ‘complete version’ of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, fully equipped with Trophy support and 3D. However, he admitted that he hasn’t had the time to do. Writing on his Twitter page in response to a fan inquiring [...]
Sony’s TGS Games Line-up Confirmed
Sony has confirmed its list of games for the upcoming Tokyo Games Show of 2010 – and it’s quite an extensive list. We do notice the absence of some games, such as Infamous 2 or anything on Resistance 3 and Ratchet & Clank: All For One, but there are plenty of exciting titles here that [...]
Call Of Duty: Black Ops Will Get You Addicted To Gambling [Video]
Not with money, but experience. Activision has revealed the multiplayer component for Call of Duty: Black Ops in Los Angeles last night. The multiplayer mode for Black Ops is aimed at getting more players involved in multiplayer play, as Treyarch found that 30 to 40 percent of single player gamers have never tried multiplayer. Multiplayer [...]
Ubisoft Shows Us A Bloody Good Time
“You may not know it but everyone can make it big in Hollywood….with a glimpse of cruelty!” — That’s all the email said. At first the above made absolutely no sense to us, and we were damn confused. So without confusing you, we browsed around the internet to see what others were saying about the [...]
iPhone iOS 4.1 To Include Apple Game Center
Apple has announced that Game Center will launch on iOS 4.1. From “next week” onwards, iOS4.1 will be available to everyone, and this means that we’ll all be able to benefit from Apple’s Steam-like initiative called Game Center. Game Center focuses on multiplayer gaming and it goes a lot further than your normal two-player. There [...]
Resident Evil 6 Gets Teased By Franchise Boss
Capcom executive and the mastermind designer of Mega Man, Keiji Inafune, has teased, in a rather obvious manner, the possibility of an upcoming announcement for Resident Evil 6. In a recent interview with Spanish website 3D Juegos, Inafune said that the success of Resident Evil 5 meant that Capcom is eager to get a new [...]
Ubisoft Is “Cautious” Over New IPs
Ubisoft’s Alain Corre has said that the company is “cautious” regarding the introducing of new franchises at this point in the consoles’ life cycles. The European managing director said that the focus would be on existing brands and ensuring that they reach “the next level in terms of quality” with each new entry. “It is [...]
First Batman: Arkham City In-Game Screens Are Stunning
The first ever in-game screenshots for Rocksteady’s highly anticipated Batman: Arkham City have been released onto the interwebs – and they’re looking awesome. The entire gallery is down below for you to check out.
Square Enix’s TGS Games Line-up Detailed
Today, Square Enix revealed its games list for the upcoming Tokyo Games Show, which will begin September 16, 2010. While we’re incredibly excited to see more of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which has been confirmed by the publisher to be at TGS, we can’t help but notice the absence of Final Fantasy Versus XIII and [...]
Konami Announces TGS Games Line-up – MGS: Rising Included
Konami’s official site for the upcoming Tokyo Games Show of 2010 reveals a small library of games – with Metal Gear Solid: Rising grabbing our attention. However, it’s unclear whether or not a playable demo will be avaiable. The TGS press conference runs from September 16-19, and we’ll be bringing you full coverage of it. [...]
Kinect Voice Recognition Only Available To Certain Countries — South Africa Isn’t One Of Them
It has been confirmed that unless you live in the United States, Mexico or the United Kingdom — and speak English — Kinect will not listen to you. Microsoft will only offer voice recognition for USA English, UK English, Japanese and Mexican Spanish. If you live anywhere else–South Africa for instance–and you speak fluent English, [...]
Valve Are Planning Three Big Surprises
“We have three pretty big surprises in the next 12 months” said Valve boss Gabe Newell. And this could mean anything. We’re speculating that there’s a chance for Half-Life 3, or at least something else to do with Half-Life. “I can guarantee you people are going to be surprised at stuff we do. That isn’t [...]



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