Skip to main content

April 2011 Archive

April 30, 2011
1. Portal 2 gets second PC patch
2. New Call of Duty Black Ops zombie level gets grindhouse movie poster
3. Don't expect Master Chief to make a cameo in Gears of War 3
4. SSX developer video shows off Elise's character evolution
5. Fallout New Vegas Xbox 360 patch fixed
6. Digital Foundry: iPad 2 could "herald the arrival of a new home games console"
7. Capcom's PC support becoming "increasingly important," says exec
8. Hirai to hold PSN breach press conference tomorrow
9. Survival instinct: Mass of new Tomb Raider details revealed
10. The Weekly Wrap – ApocalyPSN, Project Café and more
April 29, 2011
1. Japanese charts – Pokemon Typing and PSP on top
2. Beyond the Labyrinth is very lovely to look upon
3. Friday Shorts: L.A. Noire, EQII, Mario Chucks, Disciples III, Civ V, D&D, sales
4. Gazillion details Marvel Universe at press event; confirms free-to-play and Brian Michael Bendis as writer
5. FX Plano to host an exclusive demo of RAGE on May 7
6. Cave Story 3D screens are cute, release date moved to August in US
7. PSA: Back to the Future Episode 4: Double Visions is out
8. Red Faction: Armageddon trailers show off pre-order bonuses
9. Homeland Security lends a hand in PSN data breach investigation; Sony changes FAQ
10. Video - How Telltale's bringing dinosaurs to life in Jurassic Park
11. Brink to use Standalone Dedicated Servers, pre-load early on Steam
12. Portal 2 DLC #1 has more test chambers, leaderboards
13. Rumor - Assassin's Creed: Revelations leaked by mistake
14. SWTOR - Take a look at the Sith Warrior's character progression
15. Today only - EA Store has 40% off on different titles, and free US shipping
16. New Vegas patch getting patched on Xbox 360, hold off on update for now
17. CryEngine 3 Educational License used by over 250 universities, says Crytek
18. Splash Damage details some of the environmental highlights in Brink
19. Space Marine developer diary discusses the game, Warhammer universe
20. Mass Effect 3 and Slant Six talks added to GDC Europe
21. Rumor - Starhawk to get official reveal next month
22. Shadows of the Damned developer diary is a bit wacky
23. Oddworld: Hand of Odd announced for tablets; Munche's Oddysee HD revamp hitting PSN
24. Mount&Blade Steam promo this weekend
25. Rumour: PSN member credit card numbers on sale in hacker underground
26. Hydrophobia Prophecy trailer predicts water, being wet
27. ACT may introduce R18+ ratings category independent of federal decision
28. Trophies, cloud saves, and data unaffected by PSNgate
29. Dungeon Siege III comic debut issue out now
30. Pitchford: Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer is about fun
31. Madden NFL 12 trailer previews gameplay
32. Monster Hunter Tri stats reveal growing player base, massive numbers
33. Fruit Ninja Kinect listed by Korean Games Rating Board
34. Bit.Trip Saga collects series for 3DS
35. Mortal Kombat multiplayer to be patched to meet "unanticipated" demand
36. Harmonix "looking hard" NGP and 3DS, thinking about Facebook and smartphones
37. Project Cafe unlikely to forsake traditional controls
April 28, 2011
1. Unpleasant Horse spreading evil equine wings on the App Store
2. Third Brink training trailer talks general gameplay
3. L.A. Noire's Social Club features detailed
4. Tales of the Abyss Japanese trailer shows off in-game footage
5. Thursday Shorts II: Sales, AOEO, EQII, Harry Potter, Gods and Heroes,THQ
6. Microsoft Q3 FY11 results: 360 revenue up 69% to $712M
7. PSN outage responsible for not being able to comment on the PS Blogs
8. Need for Speed: The Run - first trailer, details
9. Blizzard talks a bit about patch 4.2 and the Encounter Journal for WoW
10. The Imperial Agent from SWTOR gets the hands-on treatment
11. Ubisoft E3 press conference dated for June 6
12. Hulu Plus is free for a week on Xbox 360 thanks to Sasquatch
13. Red Faction: Armageddon delayed into June
14. Rift patch 1.2 to see a slight release delay
15. Sony's London studio developing unannounced PS3 title
16. Video - Spend four minutes with Phantasy Star Online 2
17. Driver: San Francisco dated for September 2 in UK
18. Reflections readies return of "iconic" Driver
19. Jurassic Park to be released on disc for Xbox 360 this fall
20. Knights Templar Bundestag call for ban of "negative computer games"
21. Sega confirms 2012 launch for Binary Domain, new trailer released
22. Volition's founder and president Mike Kulas leaving the firm next week
23. Geohot denies responsibility in PSN hacking
24. Lucy Lawless discusses Seraphine in new "making of" trailer for Hunted: The Demon's Forge
25. Tales of Xillia screenshots shine the spotlight on Rowan the butler
26. Diablo III "on the home stretch," says Blizzard
27. Final Fantasy XI Ultimate Collection Abyssea Edition releases on May 16
28. Off-Screen inFamous 2 video shows Cole fighting a huge monster
29. NCSoft celebrates Lineage, City of Heroes and Guild Wars anniversaries
30. Role reversal: Becoming the hunter in Prey 2
31. Team Ninja boss Hayashi teases Dead or Alive 5
32. Black Ops video gives "Taste of Escalation"
33. Report - Sony delivering new SDK kits to developers
34. Thursday shorts: Section 8: Predjudice, Logitech, Allied Star Police
35. Ubisoft gains publishing rights to WRC, SBK
36. The Gunstringer to be demoed in Austin this weekend
37. Team Ninja: Dead or Alive: Dimensions on 3DS for a "different perspective"
38. BULLETCAST, April 28 – What you need to know now
39. Catherine to offer alternate cover option in the US
40. Sony sees 5 percent share-drop following PSN-gate
41. MA15+ games to be reclassified as R18+ in South Australia
42. Square Enix announces Chaos Rings prequel, sequel for iOS
43. QUEEN'S RUBBER DUCK - Moving past PSN melodrama
44. Driver: San Francisco hits the US August 30
45. Dragon Age 2 DLC adds class-specific items
46. World of Warcraft 4.2 Firelands content previews
47. PSN reboot will require password change, credit card data was encrypted
48. First Portal 2 DLC due this summer, says Valve
49. Report: Tales of the Abyss 3D to see for US release
April 27, 2011
1. Games industry pay up, conditions down
2. Thief 4 development begins winding up
3. Wednesday Shorts: Dog fighting, DDO, Madden, God Hand, Angry Birds, Romero, sales
4. A new entry in SEGA's Shining series to be announced in the near future
5. Quick Quotes: SEGA Japan's Yukio Sugino on the company's gaming future
6. Sniper: Ghost Warrior to land on PS3 June 28
7. Telltale to publish Xbox 360 titles
8. California firm and Alabama man file class action suit against Sony over PSN breach
9. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Tournament heads to China's QQ Game Center
10. Namco Bandai launches teaser site with book
11. Duke Nukem sits for "officially commissioned portrait" to be auctioned for charity
12. Call of Juarez trailer explains what's going on south of the border
13. Viking Scenario Pack and Explorers Map Pack hitting Civ V next week
14. Closed beta for TrackMania 2 Canyon coming in July
15. Sony's T&C state it excludes "all liability or loss of data or unauthorised access" to consumer accounts
16. Data-security research firm suggests PSN breach could cost Sony over $24 billion
17. SOE: "To the best of our knowledge," no consumer information "got out"
18. Hulu to offer free credit on PS3 subs
19. No extra characters to be released for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
20. Second Brink SMART video showcases objectives
21. Former Sony president and chairman Norio Ohga passes away at age 81
22. "Serious" ICO to quiz Sony over PSN data theft
23. Xbox Live sees service alert come into effect
24. Report - F.E.A.R 3 delayed until June
25. New Binary Domain info introduces us to main characters
26. Red Faction: Armageddon demo coming next week
27. OXM US: Hulu Plus hitting Xbox 360 this week
28. Tomb Raider appears on Spanish mag cover, more news promised for today and tomorrow
29. BULLETCAST, April 27 – What you need to know now
30. Sony: Delay in info leak warning due to "forensic analysis"
31. CD Projekt "not in full-scale development on The Witcher 2 consoles"
32. Supposed hacker chat-logs reveal PSN security lapses
33. Sucker Punch working on unannounced new title
34. Rumor: Magazine scans reveal Gamecube Pokemon remake en route to 3DS
35. Star Ocean developer announces two new RPGs [Update]
36. Activision on its reputation: "Some people are going to hate because hating is more fun"
37. Firaxis working on unannounced strategy title, Civilization Revolution II canned
38. Rumour: Warner Bros restaffing once-defunct studio Surreal
39. Thursday Shorts, Overnight Edition - New Magicka maps, Beyonce game cancelled, Borderlands proposal
40. Sony Santa Monica seeking shooter staff for next proect
41. Gibeau: Battlefield 3 versus Call of Duty will be "fun"
42. Coming soon to XBL: Black Ops Escalation, Castlevania sale, Outland
43. Nintendo publishes international release schedule
44. Jaffe: Nintendo's anti-app stance is 'ironic'
April 26, 2011
1. Telltale delays PC and Mac versions of Jurassic Park into fall
2. Sony addresses PSN user concerns with official Q&A
3. US Senator upset it took Sony "nearly a week" to inform customers over possible information breach
4. Paradox releases a new trailer for Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword
5. PSN: Sony "could well have been negligent," faces big fine
6. Lucasarts signs multi-year licensing deal with Epic for Unreal Engine 3
7. Black Ops: Escalation Zombie Mode stars Romero
8. No More Heroes: Red Zone video has cursing and loads of blood
9. Ubisoft releases TrackMania 2 announcement trailer
10. L.A. Noire allows gamers to skip portions if they fail so many times
11. RidgeRacer Unbounded teaser trailer released
12. Sony offering extra promotional support to at least one developer over PSN outage
13. Iwata wishes Nintendo had marketed Wii better
14. Report - Obsidian hit with redundancies
15. "PSN being out definitely affects our bottom line," says PixelJunk developer
16. Tekken 6 now available on Games on Demand
17. Nintendogs + Cats moves 1.71 million units worldwide
18. Final Fantasy Type-0 gets new shots
19. James Cameron believes games will "help propel," glasses-free 3D in the market
20. New Dark Souls details emerge from Japan mag
21. Dead Rising 2 content is Live's deal o' the week
22. First Brink tutorial video shows the basics
23. Analysts predict a 60% drop in profits for GAME
24. EA COO Schappert leaves for Zynga
25. Fallout: New Vegas PC patch released in preparation for Honest Hearts DLC
26. Avalanche wants "new console hardware," "would love" Just Cause return
27. GameStop will no longer stock DS Lite to concentrate on "unique" 3DS
28. Nintendo still developing Vitality Sensor, Kid Icarus 3DS hitting this summer
29. Large, naked man begs for PSN to be "unhacked"
30. Minecraft passes 2 million sales
31. Hydrophobia Prophecy confirmed as "comprehensive reinvention"
32. Turbine to assume LotRO control from Codemasters in Europe
33. Witcher 2 video shows opening sequences, combat
34. First news on Soul Calibur reboot teased for next month
35. THQ secures "multi-year extension" to Warhammer 40,000 license agreement
36. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D opening posted online
37. LA Times explains how LA Noire was made, new screens and video released
38. Quick shots: Catherine shots now creepy in English
39. PSN: Sony issues "emergency maintenance" warning to developers
40. Star Ocean devs show off new engine with tech video
41. UK charts: Portal 2 takes top spot from Zumba
42. Report - Miyamoto mentions 2011 launch for Mario Kart 3DS
43. BULLETCAST, April 26 – What you need to know now
44. Nintendo full-year profits hit seven-year low, 3DS misses targets
45. Nintendo's Project Café: what we know, what we want
46. inFamous 2 beta gets extension due to PSN outage
47. Iwata: No Wii successor until after FY2012
48. Talk points to piracy as PSN downtime reason
49. Video: Sony unveils two PS-ready tablets for fall release
April 25, 2011
1. PSN down for six days, Sony warns of "time intensive" fix
2. Nintendo confirms new console will be playable at E3
April 24, 2011
1. Anonymous issues new PSN video, denies action
April 23, 2011
1. Japanese charts - Super Robot Taisen Z and 3DS win
2. Hacked to death: Sony faces crunch-time over PSN failures
3. Saturday Shorts: Humble Bundle, ARG thanks, EVE, Kinect, Xbox 360
4. More information on Tokyo Jungle pops up through Famitsu
5. Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version footage shows up in a couple videos
6. Dungeon Siege III trailer introduces you to Anjali
7. F.E.A.R. 3 story arch trailer gets you caught up on the series
8. Pre-order Section 8: Prejudice, watch an overview of the game's stats portal
9. Miyamoto says to expect more “remakes of games on 3DS"
10. Combining content from Origins and Awakening into Dragon Age II was "harder than one might think," says Gaider
11. ESRB lists Chrono Trigger for PSP and PS3, rates FFVI
12. Gatling Gears gets a date with XBLA and PSN
13. Weekend Deals: EA, Metro 2033, The Witcher 2, Ubisoft
14. Rumor - Dengeki Nintendo magazine to reveal new Pokemon title in May issue
15. Report - EA Sports' Persistent ID to be a new paid subscription service
16. Audio of Shigeru Miyamoto's press conference in Paris released
17. Microsoft issues statement regarding PSN outage
18. Rumor - NGP to launch outside of Japan first, four launch titles revealed
19. The Weekly Wrap – Skyrim, Portal 2 backlash, PSN Outage
20. Red-faced Sony confirms PSN shut down over hacking
April 22, 2011
1. BF3: Fault Line video with director commentary released
2. Friday Shorts: Gamocracy, KOTOR's Revan, science, Sheen, sales, Suda, more
3. Mega Man Legends 3 fate to be determined by popularity of Prototype Version
4. Guild Wars 2: Charr week ends with a nice backstory on the ferocious cat warriors
5. Matter between SouthPeak Interactive and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settled
6. Square files trademark for Hitman: Absolution
7. SEGA games sale on XBLA starts today
8. More goodies added to Humble Bundle
9. New shots: Max has a many different looks in Max Payne 3
10. Synesthesia trailer released for Child of Eden
11. Hydrophobia Prophecy listing pops up on Australian Games classification site
12. Fable III dev diary discusses changes made in order for it to work on PC
13. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean video and screens show a dead man's chest
14. Conduit 2 launch trailer released
15. Back to the Future: Episode 4 - Double Visions landing on PC and Mac next week
16. FIFA Interactive World Cup Grand Final to be hosted in Los Angeles
17. Brink, Oregon Trail, and Crysis 2 talks announced for GDC Europe
18. Western release date announced for White Knight Chronicles 2
19. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings to ship in 11 languages
20. Microsoft hiring official Xbox representatives for Ibiza Rocks Hotel in Spain
21. Super SFIV: Arcade Edition - Yoshi Ono on Ryu's next bout
22. Resident Evil 5 ?10 on Games for Windows this weekend
23. Keighley launches premium Portal 2 iPad feature
24. Rumour: DS Lite discontinued
25. Shadows of the Damned suffers slight delay
26. Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm to be shown next month
27. Rumor: Kinect Star Wars to include pod racing, playable Rancor
28. PS3 Child of Eden pushed to September
29. New DNF trailer isn't safe for work, is absolutely ridiculous
April 21, 2011
1. Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more
2. Ed Boon agrees with censorship of original Mortal Kombat on SNES
3. More Project Cafe rumors surface, "Stream" being considered as a name
4. Rumor - Restructuring plans at JoWood have failed
5. Super Mario 3DS a cross between Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario 64
6. GAME runs out of Gears of War 3 beta keys
7. SCEA: Production on PSPgo continuing in North America
8. Free Gold Weekend for Xbox Live members, take part in record breaking attempt
9. Mega Man Legends 3: Prototype Version coming to eShop on 3DS
10. King Arthur Collection announced with trailer
11. US and EU PSN outage could last "a day or two", says Sony
12. Miyamoto addresses Project Cafe rumors
13. Rise Through the Ranks trailer released for L.A Noire
14. Hector: Telltale's next episodic adventure lands April 27
15. New Hunted trailer explains Call of the Forge
16. SOCOM: Special Forces gets launch trailer with UK release
17. Hollywood actors approaching game devs for voiceover work, says Bethesda
18. Dundee developer Cohort Studios closing down at end of next project
19. EU Persona 3 Portable to launch on PSP April 29
20. Brink playable at UK insomnia42 festival this weekend
21. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games announced
22. Fable III PC to sim-ship on GfWM and Steam
23. Charr: Familiarize yourself with the "fire worshipping race of hell cats" in Guild Wars 2
24. Steam data for digital sales charts not beneficial, insists Valve
25. Puyo Puyo!! to mark puzzler's 20th birthday
26. More Sonic Generations gameplay released
27. American McGee to focus on free-to-play PC titles and mobile platforms
28. Thursday Shorts: glasses-less 3DS gets glasses, Deathsmiles pub Catherine video and World Ends With You 2 too?
29. Prototype 2 dev diary explains plot, shows gameplay
30. Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition to get EU release
31. Sniper: Ghost Warrior PS3 trailer is heavy on the headshots
32. Dream Trigger 3DS lands May 10 in US
33. Interview: FFIV's Hiroyuki Miura talks narrative and endurance
34. Video: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 gets first trailer
35. PS Plus gets new subs offer
36. 3DS edges over PSP in Japanese hardware charts
37. Quick shots: Shadows of the Damned gets freaky nasty
38. Video: Castlevania composer Michiru Yamane working on 2D fighter Skullgirls
39. Video: Fifth Witcher 2 dev diary talk character development
40. Might & Magic Heroes VI delayed into September
41. Gorgeous new Epic Mickey concept art released
42. BULLETCAST, April 21 – What you need to know now
43. Star Wars Galaxies implementing free server transfers
44. Video: New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 footage is silent, probably deadly
45. Video: Darkspore hero spotlight - Skar the assassin
46. CCP: "EVE is Forever", but new players need a better introduction
47. Xbox and GFW Live activity for the week of April 11 - Black Ops still on top
48. Ghost Recon to lead Ubisoft's assault on FY2012
49. Project Cafe round-up: First mock-up, analyst price predictions, tracking tech
50. Just Dance 2 Rabbid DLC free for a limited time
51. Shift 2 Unleashed Legends Contents Pack trailer shows classic cars, tracks
52. Howard: No avenue for Skyrim mod tools on consoles - yet
53. Games industry best at enforcing age ratings, says FTC
54. Borderlands 2 hinted at by freelancer's resumé
55. Miyamoto will "do everything" to release Super Mario 3DS this year
56. Bungie re-opens beta sign ups
April 20, 2011
1. Duke Nukem Forever dev time up to 7,000 man-months
2. Portal 2 AR game designed by indie devs
3. Rawlinson resigns from UKIE helm
4. Relic: Steam exclusivity important for Dawn of War II Retribution
5. Anarchy Reigns introduces Nikolai with trailer and screens
6. New Pandora's Tower trailer shows off more graphics, combat, story
7. Wednesday Shorts Late Edition: DiRT 3, Kotick, Earthrise, D&D, iOS, sales
8. Two Mass Effect 3 screens released, robots included
9. Ubisoft delays Might and Magic Heroes VI to September 8
10. Two new Magicka challenge maps hitting April 26, you decide which one will be free
11. Internal Activision memo asks: "Isn't Call of Duty today just like Guitar Hero was a few years back?"
12. Vatra finds Downpour comparisons to Alan Wake "a bit odd"
13. Sony explains how to get the most out of Kratos in Mortal Kombat
14. Moon Diver landing on XBL May 4
15. Next Xbox and PlayStation not expected until 2014, say insiders
16. Egosoft announces X Rebirth for Q4 2011
17. Eufloria on PSN is more of a "re-boot," contains new and updated features
18. EA confirms PSN and XBL details on original Alice title
19. Relic - Trying to please various factions with Space Marine
20. Tales of Xillia to have real-time swapping parties, three forms of chat
21. Star Wars: The Old Republic dev discusses flashpoints, testing and launch
22. New L.A. Noire video: 'Rising through the ranks' lands April 21
23. Spanish mag reveals new Mass Effect 3 details
24. Portal has sold nearly 4m, Steam sales not included
25. Portal 2 fan backlash on Metacritic
26. Prey 2 takes around 15 hours to play through, says Human Head
27. God of War 4 out 2012, rumours PSM3
28. Dungeon Siege III dev sets co-op party limits and more
29. EU PSN update, April 20: Fancy Pants Adventures, Pac-Man discounted
30. GAME and GameStation selling PC Portal 2 early in-store
31. Wednesday Shorts: Portal 2 Easter egg, Rift in Korea, Gears 3 executions
32. Video: New Inversion trailer defies gravity, shoot things
33. Rumour: Retro Studios "working on Project Café game"
34. Minecraft demo released
35. Anger management: id unveils RAGE's multiplayer in Utah
36. BULLETCAST, April 20 – What you need to know now
37. PSPgone: Sony Japan confirms slide-console as canned
38. Confirmed: The Last Guardian and ICO HD remixes all slip
39. Child's Play charity running pre-E3 golf tournament
40. MDK2 landing May 9 on WiiWare
41. City of Heroes developer happy with Incarnates reception
42. PlayStation Home patched to 1.5
43. PlayFish games to use Facebook credits from July
44. Skyrim may implement full DirectX 11 feature set
45. Epic's Sweeney: Better characters and environments are the next step to engagement
46. Pokémon Black and White Championship Series tourney begin in May
47. Square Enix's Dungeon Siege acquisition was "opportunistic"
48. Capps: Dollar apps are "killing" traditional game pricing
49. Kawata: Resident Evil 6 to be "totally different"
April 19, 2011
1. Harmonix has a "significant" announcement for E3
2. Capcom: Captivate 2011 "strongest showing to date"
3. US PS Store Update, April 19 - Red Johnson Chronicles, FFIV Complete Collection, Prince of Persia Bundle
4. Tuesday Shorts Late Edition: Lots of Sonic, LOTRO, Minecraft 1.5, Humble Bundle, sales
5. ArenaNet details the Charr in Guild Wars 2
6. PSA: Portal 2 has in-game store similar to Team Fortress
7. Ocarina of Time to contain Boss Rush mode, a Super Guide
8. Black Ops Escalation pack detailed with trailer, screens
9. DoW2: Retribution- The Last Stand mode gets $10 release
10. Quick Shots - Saints Row: The Third concept art and character renders
11. Quick Shots - Saints Row: The Third screens now available to one and all
12. Prey 2: Portals and gravity puzzles are out, originality is in - dev explains
13. Garden party: Mizuguchi nurtures the Child of Eden
14. MySpace Mafia Wars shut down by Zynga
15. Mortal Kombat reviews round-up: Bloody, good, sadistic
16. Report: Videogames make you eat more
17. Enslaved nominated for an Ivor Novello award as Namco "continues to focus" on it
18. Online pass is "necessary for games," insists Mortal Kombat creator
19. Collector's Edition announced for Deus Ex: Human Revolution
20. Doom 4 team "doing something Doom fans will be happy with," says RAGE's Hooper
21. Ubisoft: Driver dated for September, Child of Eden still coming in June
22. Capcom establishes Beeline Interactive, dedicated smartphone dev
23. Gamescom 2011 exhibitor numbers up 20% on 2010
24. Portal 2 comes with interactive Super 8 trailer
25. Highlighting made optional in Deus Ex
26. Rumour: Sony shelves PSPgo
27. Japan favours Pokémon Black, the US prefers Pokémon White
28. High Voltage "would love to do" DLC for Conduit 2
29. Portal 2 review round-up - Eurogamer goes with 10
30. Telltale creating episodic series based on Law & Order
31. Bethesda's pre-E3 event shows Skyrim and more - all details
32. BULLETCAST, April 19 - What you need to know now
33. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II destined for 3DS and PSP
34. Upcoming Duke Nukem comic promises Nazi UFOs, "French Ticklers"
35. Xbox Live Indie Games: ratings system overhaul
36. Mortal Kombat: Legacy hits 5.5 million views
37. Video: Third SSX dev diary talks level design
38. Price cuts announced for Wii Party and Wii Sports Resort
39. Suda 51: Dead Space 2 is an example of adventurous design
40. Portal 2 releases - Unreview, uninterview, unstudiovisit
41. No more potatoes: Portal 2 available right now on Steam
42. InFamous 2's editing tools trailered
43. Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition: Final Fantasy, Grasshopper iPhone cases, Atlus sale
44. BioWare episodic game listing smells pretty fishy
45. Just Dance 2 Rabbid DLC teased
46. Operation Flashpoint: Red River developer diary talks co-op
47. Under Siege dated, will release with editor and PS Move support
April 18, 2011
1. MX vs ATV: Alive to be THQ's flagship for $40 pricing model
2. ESRB to introduce automatic digital games ratings system
3. Wright: Gaming culture is a platform
4. Hines: "People want to play good stuff"
5. Killzone 3 Patch 1.08 detailed, releasing next week
6. Japan quake cost games trade $89m, says Enterbrain
7. Sonic Generations is 2D and 3D, 360 and PS3, 2011 and fall
8. Microsoft's E3 press conference before Sony on June 6
9. Nintendo Wii's price dropped to $169.99 all over US
10. Uncharted 3 multiplay: beta dates, new movie, screens
11. Ex-EA Tiburon staffers form Row Sham Bow
12. Gears of War 3: multiplayer beta starts today, Epic talks about defining HD gaming
13. Gamers' Voice unhappy with Channel 5's The Wright Stuff
14. Human Head hints at narrative DLC for Prey 2
15. SD's Wedgwood not worried over Brink reception despite new IP status
16. RAGE - New trailer, Anarchy Edition, new iOS game
17. Hunted: The Demon's Forge video shows UGC tools, new screens
18. Brink video feature and screens from "villain base"
19. Dragonborn again: Bethesda shows Skyrim in Utah
20. Alice: Madness Returns to include original game
21. Prey 2 screens get close-encountered in Utah
22. Canadian Videogame Awards: Mass Effect 2, AC: Brotherhood each score seven nominations
23. Anonymous Sony Centre sit-ins fail to cause a stir
24. Fallout: New Vegas Game of the Year Edition spied on Amazon
25. Smartphone and tablets capture 8% of US gaming market, analyst firm claims
26. Zero Point Software raises $125,000 through fan-funding for 'AAA Indie' title
27. inFamous 2 director on user-created content, "smashing in people's faces"
28. UK charts: Zumba Fitness still top
29. BULLETCAST, April 18 – What you need to know now
30. Dragon's Dogma takes Capcom into triple-A RPG combat
31. Wii UFC Personal Trainer adds balance board and leg strap support
32. The Sims 3: Generations enables "bigger, richer and deeper" stories
33. BioWare charity auction for Japan relief fund offers awesome prizes
34. Quick Shots - Shadows of the Damned environment concepts
35. Madden NFL creative Director farewells EA Sports
36. DiRT 3 to support true rally cornering
37. Demigod feedback sought by publisher
38. Dino Crisis 2 looks set for PSN release
39. Portal 2 ARG ongoing, Half-Life hints draw Internet's eye
April 17, 2011
1. Quick Shots - Silent Hill: Downpour is predictably creepy
2. Battlestar Galactica Online lets you pilot a battlestar
3. Quick Shots - BlazBlue: Continuum Shift to receive Trinity Platinum DLC
4. Diablo III designer: Action and RPG genres are "bleeding together"
April 16, 2011
1. Japanese charts – PSP and Earth Defense Force 2 tops
2. Saturday Shorts: RIFT, Star Trek, Green Lantern, The Settlers 7, sales
3. Information on planned "spiritual follow-up" to The Warriors outed
4. Videos - Mortal Kombat launch party, Sonya Blade in action
5. Metro 2033 sequel may be titled Metro 2033: Last Light
6. Quick Shots: Tecmo releases 62 DOA: Dimensions screenshots
7. THQ feels "disappointment" over Red Faction: Battlegrounds reception
8. Voice over man Peter Dickson tweets a September release for Xenoblade Chronicles
9. Quick Shots: Atlus hands out visual candy for The Cursed Crusade
10. "Duke Nukem Forever succeeds by understanding what was great" about the series, says Pitchford
11. Best Buy puts Wii on sale for $169.99
12. Rumor: Uncharted 3 multiplayer details leak out of Sony's E3 Sneak Peek event
13. Battlefield 3 - Full "Fault Line" gameplay video released
14. Crytek would like to see a minimum 8Gb of RAM in next batch of consoles
15. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC to release on XBL and EU PSN next week
16. The Weekly Wrap – Nintendo's next, Portal 2, DRM
April 15, 2011
1. Friday Shorts: Puzzle Agent, Two Worlds II, Akai Katana, Mortal Kombat, Red Faction: Origins
2. Batman: Warner registers Gotham Impostors domains
3. F.E.A.R. 3 shots and video show multiplayer
4. New SOCOM 4 owners get a voucher for SOCOM Pro
5. Quick Shots: Atmospheric Silent Hill Downpour screens released
6. More than 4 million LittleBigPlanet levels have been shared
7. Latest Dungeon Siege III vignette reveals new character
8. DICE: Using PC as BF3 lead platform is "helping us make a better console game"
9. Mortal Kombat Shang Tsung gameplay video
10. Over 1 million players register for Battlestar Galactica Online
11. MotorStorm Apocalypse hitting the US on May 3
12. Lend your CPU to GLaDOS by playing Potato Sack games
13. Total War: Shogun 2 DX11 patch due "first week of May"
14. Atlus: Catherine sales exceed expectations in Japan, Demon's Souls still selling in NA
15. Rumour: E3 unveiling of HD update for "major PS franchise"
16. Gears 3 multiplayer beta footage shows punching, gore, folks getting owned
17. PopCap revenue hits $100m for 2010, up almost 25%
18. New Sony commerical stars the VP of Silent but Deadly
19. Battlefield 3 - "My Life" trailer shows base jumping
20. Pokémon sells nearly 2.5 Million in Nintendo’s best March in US portable history
21. OnLive adds video recording and sharing features, plus achievements
22. Black Prophecy: Gamigo addresses the community in a 'state of play' letter
23. FFXIV new arrival: The Grand Companies of Eorzea
24. Gamestop lists GTA V, 2012 release mentioned
25. New Vindictus content lands April 20
26. DS platformer Fractured Soul lands US publisher
27. Best Buy to add dedicated game employees, gunning for "number one" at gaming retail
28. Amazon called out over its Android app pricing policy
29. Games Convention Online is no more
30. Video: Hulu Plus running on Kinect
31. Blizzard hiring for unannounced game (that's not Titan)
32. BULLETCAST, April 15 – What you need to know now
33. Humble Frozenbyte Bundle sells 100,000
34. Confirmed: 3DS sold under 400,000 units in its US launch week
35. EA Montreal hiring for more Dead Space, Army of Two
36. PS3 hits 50 million units sold, Move passes 8 million
37. 1m Facebook fans needed to unlock 12-minute BF3 trailer
38. March NPD: 3DS sells under 400k, misses top ten chart
39. Valve explains what makes PS3 Portal 2 so good
40. DICE is "desperate" to move on to the next console generation
41. Team Fortress 2 tries something new with the Hatless Update
42. F.E.A.R. 3 in development before F.E.A.R. 2 was released
43. Could We Have Gotten A Second Jade Empire Game?
44. Aperture Science adds mysterious new countdown clock
April 14, 2011
1. Quick Shots: Ocarina of Time 3DS screens and character art
2. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition hitting GoG May 10 for $4.99
3. Moon Diver DLC heading to PSN starting today
4. NintenGO: New console at E3, CPU boost over PS360
5. Thursday Shorts: AMY, Backbreaker, iPad vs PC, FFVI, Moon Diver, Ono on Chun Li's thighs
6. Red Johnson’s Chronicles given a date and a new trailer
7. CD Projekt details Witcher 2 DRM usage on non-GoG versions
8. Twisted Metal multiplayer and gangs detailed at Sony presser
9. Capcom has another original title in the works slated for next year
10. Streets of Rage 2 now available on the App Store
11. Get behind the masks in this Twisted Metal video
12. PSA: Kinect support for Netflix update released
13. First cinematic trailer for Risen 2: Dark Waters has pirates, muskets, Voodoo priestess
14. Homefront dedicated server tool available on Steam
15. Guild Wars 2: Creative fearlessness at work
16. BioWare contemplating future of the Mass Effect universe
17. Rolston's fantasy - inside the Kingdoms of Amalur
18. Disgaea 4 premium and super premium editions detailed
19. CD Projekt RED to stream its Spring Conference live through Facebook
20. Qriocity now available on PSP
21. Best selling UK entertainment products 2010: games hit three of the top ten spots
22. Activision: 'We're the same guys we've always been'
23. Oddworld dev to unveil Stranger's Wrath and a 90s revival
24. Ultra-pretty Outland gets new trailer, April 27 date
25. New SSX shots land on the powdery white
26. Wooga becomes fourth biggest game developer on Facebook
27. Free-to-play HTML5 Pac-Man is a monster
28. Trinigy shows off real-time NGP tech demo
29. Kinect for Windows SDK site launches
30. Final Fantasy XIV crafting system to be modified, 'Materia System' discussed
31. BULLETCAST, April 14 - What you need to know now
32. The 3DS problem: why we could be looking at a failure
33. Next Soulcalibur won't be Siegfried-centric
34. Section 8: Prejudice trailer celebrates impending release
35. Anno 2070 debut trailer gets divisive
36. PlayFish to close three games
37. Treyarch aims for Black Ops mod tools in May
38. Anonymous not satisfied by Sony vs GeoHot settlement
39. Humble Frozenbyte Bundle nets over $400,000 in one day
April 13, 2011
1. Large format E3 brings in three times the revenue of reduced show
2. Street Fighter x Tekken gets eight-minute gameplay video
3. Yakuza 4's faithful localisation inspired by fan demand
4. Fable III for PC is not "a half-done port" - lovely new shots
5. Stardock CEO responds to GamersGate criticism of Impulse
6. Video - Fictional Deus Ex commercial is a bit odd
7. Wednesday Shorts: Ghost Warrior, teleporting snipers, Sherlock, Ocarina 3D, SNES on the go
8. War in the North trailer is full of bloody, slow-mo combat
9. EA Sports: Madden NFL 12 still slated for summer despite current NFL issues
10. Digital Art for your PS3 XMB courtesy of The Studio hits today
11. Witcher 2 gameplay videos show castle defenders, Geralt using his words
12. Shadows of the Damned monster concept art surfaces
13. King of the Hill mode detailed for Mortal Kombat
14. Valve: Portal 2 to get full Steam experience on PS3
15. ESRB - L.A. Noire contains blood spurts, racist language, pubic hair
16. Pandora's Tower supports classic controller
17. Way of the Samurai Online canned
18. Portal 2 ARG draws to a close as "murderous GLaDOS" invades Toki Tori and RUSH
19. 343 Industries adds new Halo Waypoint features and motion comic
20. Steam slows Valve development, suggests Stardock CEO
21. Game Dev Story update introduces Game Center support
22. Team Meat: No moderation on Super Meat Boy level editing
23. Duke Nukem Forever was "75-80% complete" when 3D Realms closed in 2009
24. Angry Birds PSN success revised
25. DR2: Off the Record is "very different and very fresh and very new," says Leigh
26. Rockstar confirms PS3-exclusive content for LA Noire
27. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters breaks series record
28. Chimera and Capelli run around a train yard in Resistance 3 screens, video features a boat
29. More DLC for Marvel vs Capcom 3? Unlikely
30. Rare: "We’ve just scratched the surface" on Kinect voice commands
31. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One does the screenshot, art thing
32. EU PSN update: Might and Magic full game, Bulletstorm and Motorstorm DLC
33. Sony's NGP 2011 US launch "reconfirmed"
34. FIFA 12: first image released
35. Killing Leon: Resident Evil Raccoon City's "new direction"
36. Star Fox 64 3DS landing July 14
37. Backbreaker Vengeance for XBLA this summer
38. Rumour: Dragon Age: Origins servers weekend outage caused by DRM issues
39. Good Old Games: DRM's effectiveness "close-to-none," often causes piracy
40. BULLETCAST, April 13 – what you need to know now
41. Captivate 2011: Capcom outlines its coming year
42. Portal 2 to release early? Potato sack ARG signs point to "yes"
43. Sega issues statement on Streets of Rage Remake shutdown
44. Tiger Woods PGA Tour series selling faster than ever before
45. Mortal Kombat creator would like to see more adaptations
46. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron demo inbound
47. Quick Shots - NeverDead screens bring the weird
48. Rumour: Wii to make second official drop to $150 in May
49. 3DS takes Australian handheld launch title
50. Dragon Age II: The Exiled Prince DLC bugs patched, Sebastian accessible again
51. Fallout: New Vegas patch to precede DLC
52. Garry's Mod lures pirates to the ban hammer
53. L.A. Noire TV spot is live
54. Ubisoft announces new Kinect title PowerUp Heroes
April 12, 2011
1. US PS Store update, April 12 - Killzone 3 Steel Rain DLC, Guitar Hero, SOCOM 4 OST
2. Bungie composer: Leaving Master Chief behind "bittersweet"
3. Portal levels added to The Ball, Killing Floor and Audiosurf through Valve's Potato Sack-ARG
4. BlizzCon 2011 tickets go on sale starting May 21
5. Magicka: Vietnam out today, launch trailer released
6. Tuesday Shorts afternoon edition: Mythos beta, Humble Bundle, sales, Patapon 3, more
7. Koichi Ishii heading up 3DS port for Ocarina of Time
8. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning gets its first gameplay trailer
9. Homefront is "not a 71" because you can't "apply math to art," says Bilson
10. Coming Soon to XBL: Gears 3 beta, sales, SEGA All-Star Racing
11. Sony's E3 press conference to be held on June 6
12. Brink PC system requirements announced with Steamworks
13. SOCOM 4 reviews round-up: Scores range from high to low
14. Bulletstorm DLC: Gun Sonata Pack is live with extra mayhem, maps
15. Final Portal 2 video is all about the boots
16. Witcher 2 shots are new, lovely
17. Nintendo puts out list of game releases for the US
18. Captain America: Super Soldier Wii trailer
19. Score a place in a Catherine trailer; potentially ruin your relationship
20. Capcom's Dragon's Dogma getting medieval in early 2012
21. RE: Operation Raccoon City shots and video are mental
22. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition shots and videos
23. Dead Rising 2: Off the Record features Frank this fall
24. Captivate gifts Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D shots and video
25. Asura's Wrath shots and video show more than just a giant finger
26. KO: Street Fighter X Tekken in Captivate super-smash
27. Heads up: PlayStation Store Spring offers
28. Jurassic Park: The Game: around 10 minutes of footage
29. Gears 3 beta: Dedicated Execution bares multiplay
30. Zelda 3DS out June 17 in Europe, June 19 in the US
31. PSP software update incoming, plus Xperia Media Go update
32. Rumour: iPhone 5 launch to clash with NGP release
33. Introduction of Aussie R18+ game rating would create jobs
34. Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing arriving on XBLA and PSN in late summer
35. Guitar Hero not dead, just "on hiatus"
36. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC announcement "soon"
37. Mortal Kombat: Legacy live action web TV episode 1 is go
38. Super Street Fighter IV 3DS sells 1m units worldwide
39. BULLETCAST, April 12 – now with Black Rock drum 'n' bass!
40. Tuesday Shorts, morning edition - RIFT security app, APB beta update, Streets of Rage fan game shut down
41. Analyst: Geohot suit will deter hackers, a "win" for Sony
42. Google survey reveals gaming is the number one use for tablets
43. Rumour: Nintendo working on water-based japery?
44. Infinity and Beyond: Ken Levine on reinventing BioShock
45. Portal 2 comic: Part two of Lab Rat goes live
46. Video: Unreal 3-powered iOS game Dream:scape looks incredible, incredibly creepy
47. Gran Turismo 5 logos may point to upcoming DLC
48. Xbox 360 dashboard beta discs received by testers
49. Arkham City's world to be load-free, open from the get-go
50. InFamous 2 screens and video show off enormous boss creature
51. Rumour: Xbox Live to host free-to-play games in 2012
52. Pokémon Global Link launches April 13
53. Analysts: 3DS shifted 500,000 units on five days, but sales have dropped
54. Yoshinoro Ono: "There will be" Facebook fighters
55. Remedy claims L.A. Noire-beating facial animation
56. Quick Shots - Portal 2 art explosion found in AR game
57. Tuesday Shorts, Overnight Edition - GeoHot as a school kid, Drakensang beta, and Civilization sale
April 11, 2011
1. HMV launches preowned games app for iOS, Android
2. Tony Hawk: New game in the works, maybe for 2012
3. Kiip aims to connect ads to game achievements - video
4. Operation Flashpoint: Red River movie shows co-op
5. Black Ops Escalation Pack confirmed for May 3 release
6. Sony and Hotz agree out of court - full settlement details
7. Martian table added to Pinball FX2
8. Brink's release moved forward a week
9. Anonymous to stage global in-store Sony protests
10. Cave's new game a snip at ?1,500
11. Gadget Show Live 2011 offers first chance to play Duke Nukem Forever
12. American McGee: “We're not trying to reinvent the wheel”
13. Video games to grab spot at the Grammys
14. 3DS will sell 11.6m in 2011 but won't outsell DS, predicts research company
15. Braben: "The $50m game is not dead, but perhaps it is taking a nap"
16. Resistance 3 multiplayer demo to be PlayStation Plus exclusive
17. Move outselling Kinect in Japan by almost 2:1
18. FFVII for NGP rumour looks suspiciously like complete bollocks
19. Social gaming worth $5 billion by 2015, research firm claims
20. New Mass Effect 3 details flood from GI cover issue
21. UK charts: Crysis 2 knocked off top spot by Zumba Fitness
22. BULLETCAST, April 11 – what you need to know now
23. Cage: Developers must try harder "to help the industry to move on"
24. Holier than thou: Portal 2's Faliszek on padding and pace
25. RIFT troubled by European server woes, world event extended
26. PSPgo Australian price cut, Qriocity due Thursday
27. Levine: Gamers don’t need dumbed-down narratives
28. Stardock "surprised" by negative reaction to Gamestop's Impulse acquisition
29. White Knight Chronicles tops one million units shipped
30. Bloodrayne: The Shroud put on the back burner
31. SOCOM 4 trailer shows off solo campaign
32. Stardock banking on 64-bit graphics revolution
April 10, 2011
1. BioWare: MMO future "makes sense" for Mass Effect
2. Uncharted 3 story and new gameplay detailed
3. SSX developer diaries give first gameplay glimpse
4. Rumour - Fallout: New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC trailer leaked, screen grabbed
April 9, 2011
1. Japanese charts – PSP and Dragon Quest Monsters tops
2. Saturday Shorts: Alienware M14x, EyePet, SWTOR, SSFIV 3D, Angry Birds PSN, sales
3. Pre-purchase Dungeon Siege III through Steam, receive Dungeon Siege I and II free
4. Ubisoft CEO: Lack of new consoles is "part of the reason why the industry is in depression"
5. Minecraft video shows weather effects included in update 1.5
6. Team Fortress 2 in-game store sales raise over $430,000 for Japan earthquake relief
7. THQ has plans to differentiate Homefront from other shooters in the future
8. Portal 2 comic: Part One of Lab Rat released
9. Warner ups the creepy ante with new F.E.A.R. 3 concept art
10. RAGE video shows off weaponry
11. More Valve ARG elements reveal themselves
12. Red Dead Redemption DLC hitting PSN and XBL next week
13. Red 5 Studios releases first video dev diary for Firefall
14. New Mortal Kombat trailer tells Shang Tsung's story
15. The Weekly Wrap – ME3, SSX, Apple worming forward
16. Ubisoft CEO:"Our goal is to beat those guys, EA and Activision"
17. Super Meat Boy Ultra Edition ships for PC
18. Dirt 3 to get party modes; running over cardboard robots
April 8, 2011
1. Tretton: 360 "running out of steam," Nintendo makes "babysitting tools"
2. New Longest Journey game possible, says original creator
3. Torchlight II puts the spotlight on its monsters
4. Crysis 2 for PC to officially get DirectX 11 patch
5. Resistance 3 multiplayer beta access inside select copies of SOCOM 4
6. New Portal 2 shots emerge from EA Showcase
7. Mind-blowing Battlefield 3 single-player shown in London
8. New Duke Nukem Forever trailer shows us the "babes"
9. New Alice: Madness Returns shots are properly bonkers
10. Tactical Intervention closed beta begins in Europe May 6
11. League of Legends announces $100,000 prize purse for official Season 1 Championship
12. New trailer for The Secret World shows that everything is true
13. Report: Nintendo 3DS only sold just over half of its shipments in Japan
14. Friday shorts: Commodore 64, GameStop, City of Heroes
15. First Trackmania 2 screenshot released
16. Sony confirms PSP gets price cut in Europe, but not UK
17. Sony bringing Music Unlimited to PSP next week
18. Apple poaches top UK games PR from Nintendo, Activision
19. Disgaea 4 gets September release in US
20. First proper Mass Effect 3 info – plot details, multiplay nixed
21. Capcom planning Resident Evil 15th anniversary swag run
22. High V: Take-Two's reveals to mark FY2012 over slate
23. Ubisoft wins Grand Prix award at MCV Awards
24. BULLETCAST, April 8 – what you need to know now
25. Kinectimals demo now on Xbox Live Marketplace
26. October release for Twisted Metal confirmed in new trailer
27. Final Fantasy XI ninth birthday celebration plans laid
28. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D to feature Rebecca Chambers
29. Namco Bandai re-trademarks Tales of Innocence
30. Amy's gameplay to eschew combat for tactical viral management
31. The Secret World won't come to consoles, Xbox 360 spin-off is an experiment
32. Quick Quotes - Gabe Newell on the future of games development
33. White Knight Chronicles 2 picked up for US release
34. EA to introduce persistant player profiles
35. November Studios founded, ex-Lucasarts and EA devs announce Inemeri
April 7, 2011
1. Unpleasant Horse knocked back by Apple
2. Bilson is a "genius" compared to non-gaming executives
3. Kinect games developed in close collaboration with marketers
4. Minecraft to launch on the same day as Skyrim
5. Mortal Kombat Legacy live action web series offers brief teaser video
6. Dungeon Siege III reveals more co-op details
7. GoG.com adds Guilty Gear X2 Reload; new publisher to be revealed on April 14
8. Duke Nukem Forever subject of new history trailer
9. Rumor: More clues to Valve's ARG revealed?
10. Michael Jackson games sell 3 million copies worldwide ahead of PS3 and Xbox 360 release
11. 345 Games announced, will publish Ugly Americans and new Deadliest Warrior games
12. First Space Marine dev diary goes hard on the gameplay
13. New Infamous 2 trailer shows off new powers
14. Dungeon Siege III release date changed to June 17 for Europe; June 21 for US
15. Next Minecraft update will include rain and snow effects
16. New Dead Island screenshots show Sam B
17. Mass Effect 3 graces next GI cover, new Shepard art hits
18. Dawn of War II: Retribution Dark Angels DLC released
19. Third LA Noire trailer is go
20. Duke Nukem: Critical Mass trailer released ahead of Friday's European launch
21. Quick shots: Prey 2 gets first direct-feed screen, art
22. 700,000 players take part in World of Tanks beta
23. Rise of Nightmares becomes first "M" rated game for Kinect
24. Mass Effect anime film to release in 2012
25. Next Sonic game trailered, 360 and PS3 release this year
26. Global Agenda to switch to free-to-play model this month
27. UFC Trainer formally announced by THQ
28. Rumour - NGP pricing and name at E3, new Polyphony title before March 2012
29. Levine: Current game sex like "puppets with their clothes off"
30. Cage: Quantic "in discussion" with Sony over E3 reveal
31. Monster Hunter Diary G announced in Japan
32. Dance Central to get Japanese release in June
33. BULLETCAST, April 7 – what you need to know now
34. $300 DiRT 3 LE listed by GameStop, features Ken Block RC car
35. Thursday shorts: Don't Take It Personally, Gran Turismo clothing, Galaga Legions
36. Straight-up darkside: Namco aims for FY2012's soul
37. Story-free MMOs are nonsense, says The Secret World creator
38. Mojang looking for alpha testers for Scrolls
39. Yakuza of the End gets new June 9 Japanese release date
40. SSX: Deadly Descents now SSX: Too hard for subtitles
41. Report: New Xbox Dashboard beta being issued today
42. Section 8: Prejudice goes behind the scenes again, more devs marriage hunted
43. Portal 2: Lab Rat online comic to launch Friday
44. Atari's Greatest Hits now available on iDevice
45. Anonymous ceases PSN DDOS attacks, Sony admits failures
46. Sony rep: Japanese disaster has not affected NGP release
April 6, 2011
1. Sega trailer tease adds weight to Sonic Generations whispers
2. Operation Flashpoint Red River delayed for US market to June 7
3. Silent Hill: Revelation cast expands
4. Armored Core V to sport hour-long missions
5. Quick Shots - L.A. Noire's Candy Edwards
6. Cloud-based gaming companies could take years to earn money back, says exec
7. New Harvest Moon games for DS and 3DS to be revealed at E3
8. Paradox Interactive set for massive growth in 2011
9. Ad campaigns for BF3 and next CoD to cost "a couple hundred million dollars"
10. Super Meat Boy sales total 600,000 units so far
11. The Hidden announced for 3DS
12. Quick shots: Kameo II art shows game that never was
13. Mortal Kombat live action web series to debut on April 12
14. Mysterious Valve concept art shown in close-up
15. Minecraft revenues total $33 million so far
16. PS3 to get exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 demos
17. Famitsu to carry new Capcom game info next week
18. Team Fortress 2 gets "restricted" auto update
19. Bejeweled 2 and 3 game soundtracks available for download
20. StarCraft II adds three official custom maps
21. Beyond Good & Evil HD PSN confirmed for May
22. Chudley: Bizarre Creations could have bought itself out
23. Sniper Elite V2 announced for 2012
24. Tales of Vesperia added to 360 Games on Demand for €30
25. EU PS Store update, April 6 - New store section details, Killzone 3 DLC, more
26. Report - RAGE single player lasts 15 hours
27. Anonymous on Sony attacks: "We’re here for the long haul"
28. Wednesday shorts: Mother 4, ME2 PS3 for Japan, Gabe's favourite game
29. Stacking gets Lost Hobo King add-on today
30. Red Faction: Battlegrounds, inFamous 2 UGC beta, Sonic 2 headline PS Plus content for April
31. The Last Story web domain registered by Nintendo of America
32. Sun sickness slam shocker: 3DS "is game for a barf"
33. Third LA Noire trailer dropping tomorrow
34. First Pandora's Tower info confirmed via Famitsu, releases on May 26 in Japan
35. BULLETCAST, April 6 – what you need to know now
36. Bangai-O HD trailer shows usual over the top mental gameplay
37. Quad Damage: Skyrim leads four in Bethesda's FY2012
38. First Layton title hits 1 million units sold in Japan
39. Capcom opens "DD" teaser site, countdown to end next week
40. Section 8: Prejudice dated for 360, PC
41. Store Wars: GamersGate says GameStop struggling to "not be the next Blockbuster"
42. Sonic Generations domain names registered
43. Red Faction: Battlegrounds launch trailer
44. Pachter: West and Zampella won't be awarded the rights to Call of Duty
45. League of Legends players raise over $160,000 for Japan earthquake relief
46. The Sims 3 Generations expansion pack announced
47. Star Ruler developer drops Impulse after GameStop sale
48. Quick Shots - Mortal Kombat
49. Rumour: Silverlight to bring Windows Phone 7 apps to Xbox 360
50. US PS Store Update, April 5 - Lara Croft sale, Red Faction, SOCOM beta
April 5, 2011
1. Rockstar's Houser: "Movies made from games are awful"
2. Resident Evil celebrates 15th birthday with promo trailer
3. NBA Jam: On Fire Edition, new sim inbound
4. Ship Simulator Extremes Ferry Pack DLC released
5. DC Universe Online gets new, free update with Penguin Vs Two-Face
6. Mass Effect gets fourth novel in Deception
7. Inversion features floating cars, trailer proves it
8. Rock Band 3 price dropped to $19.99
9. Dragon Age II hits 1 million, gives free PC Mass Effect 2
10. Red Faction Battlegrounds now available on PSN, Live on Wednesday
11. City of Heroes Issue 20: Incarnates available now for subscribers
12. Epic releases UE3 features video
13. Killzone 3 getting Steel Rain DLC tomorrow
14. PopCap launches new experimental games label, 4th & Battery
15. Pitchford: Multiplayer features should not be forced into games
16. New Portal 2 video tries to sell us turrets
17. Tretton: Sony in "growth mode, not cruise control"
18. Battlefield 360 DLC on sale this week
19. Nintendo UK PR boss Saunders to leave
20. Gaikai teams up with Bigfoot Networks for better PC game streaming
21. Latest Brink gameplay trailer is ready and able - get it now
22. Anonymous sends video message to Sony, targets staff
23. Epic: Gears of War universe will continue, but Fenix story will have "closure"
24. GoG.com adds Funbox Media Games to PC library
25. Steel Diver heading to May 6 release in Europe
26. CDPR confirms Witcher II spec list, releases new screens
27. Black Ops Escalation Pack outed by GAME Australia
28. PlayStation UK boss Maguire leaves after 17 years
29. Lewie’s Weekly Deals: Witcher 2, Deathsmiles, more
30. Report - Sony releasing Android-based tablet this summer
31. The Sun: 3DS seeing "record return levels"
32. GameStop: Tablets are "next explosion in the gaming space," selling "immersive" tablet games is way forward
33. Australian AG: R18+ reform "needs careful scrutiny and public debate"
34. SOE shooting for 100 million Free Realms players, counting on "endless supply of children"
35. BULLETCAST, April 5 – what you need to know now
36. PlayStation Japan relief effort brings in $1.3 million
37. Sony's FY12 starred by NGP, Team ICO and Naughty Dog
38. Killzone 3 gets update 1.07 tomorrow
39. CESA planning charity auction for before TGS
40. Tuesday shorts: Mortal Kombat soundtrack, Dead Space charity, Peace Walker clothing line
41. Microsoft launches cheaper Xbox Development Kit
42. Quick Quotes - The Rock up for a Black Ops movie
43. Quick Quotes: Ubisoft has 15 3DS titles on the go
44. Rumour: Square Enix publishing "Project X" with external studio
45. Rumour: FIFA 12 to release on NGP along with usual suspects
46. Reynolds: "You can't just go write Call of Duty and add Facebook functionality"
47. Study: Inappropriate games may give children the wrong message
April 4, 2011
1. Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg joins Zynga's board of directors
2. Gibeau: "You've got to stick with" new IP
3. Tretton: Japan earthquake may delay NGP in some regions
4. Playstation Network down for "sporadic maintenance"
5. Bigpoint brings in second CEO; current CEO to run US business unit
6. Machinarium developer releases free "interactive" music video Osada
7. Bulletstorm PC demo finally released via Steam and GFWL
8. D&D Daggerdale trailer shows skills of the Fighter
9. DICE: Most sandbox games are "boring" and "hard to get into"
10. Final Fantasy V downloadable re-release coming to PS3 and PSP
11. Anno 2070 announced, takes series to the future
12. Battlefield Play4Free officially launches with new trailer
13. Spider-Man: Edge of Time media swings into action
14. World of Goo for iPhone finally coming soon, priced 99 cents for first day
15. Gamestop predicts $1.5 billion in digital game revenue by 2014
16. Xbox 360 exec victim of hacker attack
17. Final Fight, 1943 now available for iOS from Capcom Arcade app
18. Moonshot warns smaller devs to focus on "three or four things"
19. Epic aiming for 1 million players in Gears 3 multiplayer beta
20. EA enters game-changing FY2012 - complete details
21. THQ to co-develop new IPs with Random House Publishing Group
22. UK charts: Crysis 2 remains number one, Motorstorm fails to break top ten
23. BULLETCAST, April 4 – what you need to know now
24. Alan Wake 2 "looks promising," Remedy job posting looks for "drama and storytelling" for new game
25. Max Payne 3 features in new EDGE - multiplay confirmed
26. ESRB rates Alice: Madness Returns, details combat and bad language
27. Anonymous declares vengeance on Sony
28. Monday Shorts, Overnight Edition - Hot Pursuit patched, Bit.Trip tease, Super Meat World launched
29. CD Projekt: The Witcher 2 takes inspiration from Demon's Souls
30. Sword of the Stars II government and three-planes combat detailed
31. Rumour: Steam's Potato Sack bundle contains a Valve AR puzzle
32. Star Trek Online Foundry mission editor trailered
33. EVE Online players give $40k for Japan relief
34. FFXIV producer: Square Enix should have stepped in earlier, subscription-free period to continue
April 3, 2011
1. Pitchford: "I don't want to live in a world where Duke doesn't exist"
2. Hawken developers speak on cockpit view, 'real' mech gameplay, more
3. Planetside Next delayed, dev team possible expanded
4. Australian Classification Board rates Burnout Crash
April 2, 2011
1. Video - Thor: God of Thunder developer diary
2. Saturday Shorts: Joy Division, Mario Arcade, Harvest Moon, Xperia, SingStore, FarmVille, sales
3. Nielsen: Americans spend 13 minutes a day playing games with television sets
4. NASCAR 2011: The Game videos show what you would expect - racing
5. Naughty Dog wants Uncharted 3 to be the "go-to game" for multiplayer on PS3
6. Video - Developer diary released for SSX: Deadly Descents
7. Ninja Gaiden III stars a darker Ryu, includes "complex multiplayer mode"
8. Quick Quotes: Treyarch in being pleased with Black Ops success shock
9. Steam puts indie games on sale with the Potato Sack bundle
10. Team Meat says it felt "taken advantage of" by Microsoft over Super Meat Boy
11. Johnny Cage fights dirty in latest Mortal Kombat video
12. US PS movie store update: Black Swan, Tangled, MST3K
13. West and Zampella add charges of fraud to suit against Activision
14. Microsoft confirms legitimacy of yesterday's Forza 4 video
15. The Weekly Wrap – PS3 vs 360, Impulse sold, SOE lay-offs
April 1, 2011
1. Quick Shots - Resident Evil: Revelations concept art
2. Madden creator sues EA over claims of owing him "tens of millions" in unpaid royalties
3. Friday Shorts - evening edition: STO, Oberon, Angry Birds Rio, Pranks
4. Dungeon Siege III gameplay video is all about Lucas
5. Lucasarts hires former Tomb Raider man Tim Longo for unannounced project
6. Quick Shots: Fansites graced with L.A. Noire screens
7. Video - Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One: High Cliffs of Planet Magnus gameplay
8. Back to the Future is now free on PC and Mac - no foolin'
9. Quick Shots: Dawn of War II - Retribution DLC Dark Angels
10. EA Download Manager lists Battlefield 3 for a November 2 release
11. NPD Group acquires digital tracking firm In-Stat
12. First Saints Row: The Third trailer goes live
13. Sony led Japanese market in 2010, besting both Wii and DS
14. Report: Videogames outselling other forms of physical and digital entertainment in the UK
15. Cave Story 3D coming to Europe this summer
16. Six new Skyrim screens show role, playing, game
17. Sony Network Entertainment's Layden on Q Music, beyond
18. Nintendo: 3DS UK launch sales beat both Wii and DS
19. Duke Nukem Forever: Jetpack and feces-throwing videos, Capture the Babe art released
20. Blizzard does an April Fool's thing about Kinect Starcraft II
21. Homefront update goes live on 360, fixes freezing
22. Keiji Inafune forms two new companies
23. Resistance 3 multiplay footage gets out from Insomniac community event
24. Platinum Games outlines "new course," warns of lack of "vigor" in Japan
25. Persona 3 Portable dated for UK
26. BULLETCAST, April 1 – what you need to know now
27. Friday shorts: OneBigGame, Square Enix, Hideo Kojima, Steambot Chronicles 2
28. Music Unlimited coming to PSP soon, Sony will "make it happen" on NGP
29. Android Marketplace sporting PSOne Classics
30. Reverie DLC on US PSN an "error", says Lords of Shadow producer
31. Variax out now, watch the trailer and get it for free
32. RIFT players tot up over 4,000 years' play in one month
33. Analysts disagree on outcome of US console wars
34. Dragon Quest X development "going well"
35. GameStop to acquire Stardock's Impulse
36. Back to the Future Episode 3: Citizen Brown trailer
37. Cage: New Quantic Dream tech ahead of LA Noire's