Enhanced port featuring online co-op mode, new playable characters. By Kat Bailey , 07/27/2009 August is nearly upon us, and the lines have been drawn. With so many games being moved into 2010, the way is now open for titles like Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 , which has now been confirme...
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Xbox 360 exclusive will be on time. By Kat Bailey , 07/27/2009 At least one game will be making it out on time this holiday season. While everything from BioShock 2 to Red Steel 2 is being pushed back into 2010, Forza 3 is still right on track. Microsoft has announced that the latest i...
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Peter Jackson's Wingnut Interactive working on new IPs though. By Kat Bailey , 07/27/2009 Microsoft's partnership with Peter Jackson no longer exists, despite being a big deal when it was announced back in 2006. So what happened? As with most things, it was budget cuts. Jackson's manager Ken...
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Media Molecule wants to expand creation tool possibilities. By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 Little Big Planet's level creation is pretty robust -- enough so that it's featured variations on everything from Gradius to Contra . Media Molecule wants to take the level creation tools even further...
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PS3 growing pains continue pre-price cut. By Patrick Klepek , 07/23/2007 UPDATE: NPD Group has issued a statement there was an error in the original numbers -- PSP actually sold 290,100, not 230,000, as was originally listed. ORIGINAL STORY: It's that time again, folks, as the NPD Group ...
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Circuit de Catalunya raceway and 12 new compact cars make first appearances in the Forza series. By Kris Pigna , 07/28/2009 Hot on the heels of announcing that Forza 3 will (gasp) release this year , Turn-10 has revealed today that the famed Circuit de Catalunya raceway will be included i...
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Fans can check out the music from Capcom's sequel to the NES classic. By Dustin Quillen , 07/28/2009 As part of their previously announced partnership with Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Distribution record label, Capcom have released the full soundtrack for Bionic Commando . The 20-track CD should ...
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Publisher expects a one-time benefit of $23 million from ruling. By Kat Bailey , 07/27/2009 THQ has prevailed in at least one fight with World Wrestling Entertainment licensing partner Jakks Pacific. Gamasutra is reporting that an arbiter has ruled in favor of the publisher in a royalty di...
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Comic con panel from Top Cow confirms a follow-up is on the way. By Steve Watts , 07/27/2009 The News: Joystiq reports that a Comic Con's Top Cow Productions panel confirmed the development of a sequel to 2007's The Darkness . The follow-up had previously been hinted at during a 2008 panel...
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This week we check out Q-Games' fourth PSN game -- a 2D shooter where you attempt to save as many spacemen as possible. By 1UP Staff , 07/27/2009 Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player above. Questions : Submit you...
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Tracks from KISS and blink-182 round out today's Rock Band new releases. By Dustin Quillen , 07/28/2009 This week's Rock Band DLC lineup features three-packs from Weezer and blink-182, along with a trio of live recordings from rock legends KISS -- what, you thought they were only good for r...
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With open beta still missing in action, prospects for a 2009 release are looking bleaker. By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 As we head into the 2009 holiday season, one of the biggest question marks has been StarCraft II . Blizzard has said that they are doing their best to have it out this year, ...
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President admits that he's "terrified" of going into holiday season with new IP. By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 Releasing a new intellectual property is risky, especially with the economy being as shaky as it is. With Borderlands set to go up against the likes of Halo ODST and Cal...
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Says that accusations that they took Microsoft's money are "bollocks." By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 Microsoft has become well-known for using their financial might to secure timed exclusives. According to Team 17 studio director Martyn Brown though, that wasn't the case fo...
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Media giant blames sales decline on "soft retail environment." By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 Amazon isn't the only company suffering due to low sales at retail. MTV parent company Viacom is reporting an eight percent revenue drop for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, which they blame...
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Naughty Dog clears up confusion from boxart typo. By Kat Bailey , 07/28/2009 Naughty Dog has some good news for those of you who like to play your games as soon as you boot up your systems. It looks like there will be no mandatory installation for Uncharted 2 . The news comes from Naughty D...
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New COG Armor for Avatars and possibly Locust armor as well. By Mike Nelson , 07/25/2009 Here are a few pictures from Comic-Con's panel about the "Gearsverse" where they announced that Epic plans on bringing COG Armor to Avatars in the Xbox 360 Marketplace. They took a crowd vote a...
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Looks like Wolverine, Iron Man, and Captain America are all set to debut in Media Molecule's PS3 game. By Kris Pigna , 07/26/2009 At a Comic-Con panel titled "The Next Generation of Marvel Video Games" today, Marvel announced at least one small bit of news about their future: Class...
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BioWare explains how your decisions -- both big and small -- will have consequences in the sequel. By Kris Pigna , 07/26/2009 One of the more exciting prospects of Mass Effect 2 is the way it'll use your saved game data from Mass Effect 1 to affect the adventure in the sequel. Speaking ...
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Long-time Castlevania producer hasn't gone anywhere, despite not overseeing new Castlevania game. By Kris Pigna , 07/25/2009 Fans of Koji "IGA" Igarashi can rest easy -- Konami has confirmed that the man who's overseen the Castlevania series for the last 12 years is still with the dev...
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