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360 Achievements unlock developer tips, DLC dates: GDC 2010: Researcher Bruce Phillips detailed study of 18,000 players habits, multiplayer usage, and achievement acquisition is helping Microsoft Game Studios make better games.

Naughty Dog dissects Uncharted 2: GDC 2010: Co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand maps out the many pitfalls his studio had to overcame to release 2009s award-winning action adventure.

Uncharted 2 scores 5 at GDC Awards: GDC 2010: Naughty Dogs acclaimed shooter nets record number of statuettes, including Game of the Year; Batman Arkham Asylum upsets in Game Design category; Scribblenauts top handheld; Flower and Farmville also win.

Monaco tops Independent Game Festival Awards: GDC 2010: Top-down four-player co-op game takes Grand Prize, design honors at indie celebration; Limbo lands visual and technical excellence categories.

Blizzard's Pardo serves up game design secret sauce: GDC 2010: Studio game design chief Rob Pardo lays out companys core game-making philosophies that drive high-quality hits.

Epic Media Briefing: Unreal Engine 3, UDK, and APB: GDC 2010: Epic shows off the ever-expanding reach of Unreal Engine 3; Realtime Worlds Dave Jones give a demo of its upcoming MMO action game.

Eidos Montreal on designing Deus Ex 3: GDC 2010: Human Revolution art director on how the Icarus myth influenced the cyberpunk prequel, trying to come up with a distinct visual look, and Heavy Rains scary characters; confirms Human Evolution subtitle.

Do achievements spoil the fun?: GDC 2010: Ex-EA Maxis developer Chris Hecker wonders if reward systems are undermining the inherent enjoyment of playing games.

Silent Hill composer tunes into perfect sound: GDC 2010: Akira Yamaoka of Grasshopper Manufacture discusses how the human brain works and what techniques are effective when creating a memorable audio experience.

SCEA reveals what makes Move tick: GDC 2010: Publishers research team shows off the PS3 motion controller, from untapped potential to unfortunate limitations.

US game sales sink 15% in Feb., BioShock 2 best-seller: BREAKING NEWS: Xbox 360 #1 console during $1.48-Billion Month; New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Modern Warfare 2, Wii Sports Resort, Mass Effect 2, Dantes Inferno, and Heavy Rain all make top 10.

Sakamoto on Metroid: Other M, WarioWare: GDC 2010: Nintendo software group manager talks mood, creating games for different audiences, and how Dario Argento influenced Metroid.

Epic adds 3D Vision, Steamworks to Unreal Engine 3: Game engine licensees can now incorporate Nvidias stereoscopic graphics tech, receive online storefronts copy protection, matchmaking, anti-cheat tools free of charge.

Infamous director on cutting corners: GDC 2010: Sucker Punchs Nate Fox describes how his team built an open-world city with a small team by smartly reusing art assets.

Molyneux talks Fable III Natal support, Cleese to play butler: GDC 2010: Lionhead Studios chief talks about adding Twitter-inspired features, motion controls, and a Monty Python vibe; sequel will be more an action-adventure than RPG.

Green Day: Rock Band tour kicks off June 8: Band-specific rhythm game gets simultaneous worldwide launch; North America-exclusive premium edition gets DLC voucher, free song export.

PlayStation Move-ing on Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest: Warner Bros. family-friendly take on storied fantasy series will now support motion control on Sonys console; previously only for Wii, PS2, PSP, and DS.

Monkey Island 2 SE takes LeChuck's Revenge on consoles, PC this summer: LucasArts announces remake of Monkey Island 2 and the PlayStation Network version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

Indie developers spew rapid-fire rants: GDC 2010: Developers behind Super Meat Boy, Critter Crunch, Flower, and more line up to lay down their gripes with the gaming industry.

BioWare, Bungie execs talk building blockbuster franchises: GDC 2010: Ray Muzyka and Joseph Stanten talk about 10-year franchise plans, switching development teams between sequels, and Police Academy films.

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GameSpy

Eidos Confirms Deus Ex: Human Revolution Will Not Feature Multiplayer: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC)Eidos newly renamed project is to remain a single-player experience.

Eidos Confirms Deus Ex: Human Revolution Will Not Feature Multiplayer: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)Eidos newly renamed project is to remain a single-player experience.

Eidos Confirms Deus Ex: Human Revolution Will Not Feature Multiplayer: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (X360)Eidos newly renamed project is to remain a single-player experience.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Wii)Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Coming to PS3, PC and Mac: Sam & Max: The Devils Playhouse -- Episode 1: The Penal Zone (PS3)Telltales new five-parter is coming April 15th, PS3-console exclusive.

EA Sports MMA: New Gallery: EA Sports MMA (PS3)EAs first stab at the mixed martial arts genre is looking on-point, close to 20 new shots inside.

EA Sports MMA: New Gallery: EA Sports MMA (X360)EAs first stab at the mixed martial arts genre is looking on-point, close to 20 new shots inside.

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IGN

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Collectibles Guide (Console): Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC)Bad Company 2

GDC 10: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Preview: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (PC)Raiding ruins from a different perspective.

GDC 10: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Preview: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (PS3)Raiding ruins from a different perspective.

GDC 10: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Preview: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (X360)Raiding ruins from a different perspective.

GDC 10: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Blowout: Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)The silence is broken. Get your first in-depth details here.

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1UP

Gabe Newell: Portal 2 is "The Best Game We've Ever Done": Following this years Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, we were able to grab Valves Gabe Newell for a brief chat about Portal 2, wherein he mentioned that he thinks it is the best game Valve has ever

Gabe Newell Teases New Song for Portal 2: In an interview with 1UP after accepting the Pioneer Award at tonights Game Developers Choice ceremony, Valves Gabe Newell offered a few details about his companys upcoming Portal 2.When asked if he could provide a piece of trivia about the

Sony's Motion Fighter Might Need A Bit More Time In The Practice Ring: One of the featured games during Sonys PlayStation Move press conference was the nifty looking fighting simulator called, for now, Motion Fighter (Sony is quick to use the phrase working title in all the official paperwork). The premise is simple:

How Shank Is An Ultraviolent Cartoon That Animation Fans Should Pay Attention To: Shank had me at hello due to its ultra-stylized and violent debut back when it was first announced at PAX. Recently picked up by EA, Klei Entertainments endearingly brutal brawler (coming to XBLA, PSN, and PC this summer) has a

PlayStation Move: Quick Impressions Of What It Can Do: Okay, lets just get both the personal hygienic massager and the Wii HD comments out of the way. Done. Now, weve already covered some of the basics of the upcoming PlayStation Move, and we also checked out a traditional hardcore

MLB 10: The Show Review: In videogames, just as in sports, competitions really the key to success. When youve got a rival challenging your every move, youre simply a lot more motivated to get the job done right. The year-to year competition with Konamis Pro

ilomilo is Action-Puzzle Games Cubed: Back in 1985, Hudson made a game called Binary Land, a puzzle game where you guided a pair of penguin lovers through a maze -- at the same time. Simple, clever, and underrated, it was the kind of game typical

February NPDs: 360 Overtakes Wii, BioShock 2 Tops Software: The Wii doesnt often fall off its perch atop the console crowd, and when it does its worth noting. The Wii slipped below the Xbox 360 this month, though the reasons arent easy to identify. None of the

Nexon America Shows Off Latest Round of Free MMORPGs: Nexon America is preparing to launch their next batch of free MMORPGs in North America, and they showed off two of them during a recent GDC event. Already available in Korea, Dragon Nest and the recently-renamed Vindictus

The Shoot: The Only Light Gun Game That Also Features Figure Skating: The Shoot is a fairly standard arcade rail shooter, adopting the theme of a series of B-grade movie sets (hence the double meaning in the title). Its look is certainly different: the presentation features comic book-style harsh lines and dank

Former Getaway Developer Creates DJ App for iPhone: If youre a DJ looking for something a little more portable (and far cheaper) than your standard issue mixing equipment, then you may want to turn your attention to CUE.PLAY.DJ.. Its essentially an application for the iPhone

EA Seemingly Drops Dragon Age 2 Release Date: EA and BioWare are supporting the Dragon Age franchise with ambitious downloadable content plans and even an expansion. On top of that, we may have just discovered the release date for the upcoming sequel. Retail

John Cleese Voicing Butler in Fable III: Comedy legend John Cleese will soon be lending his voice to Fable III. The actor best known for his work on Monty Python and Fawlty Towers will be serving as the main characters butler.Lionheads Peter Molyneux dropped word

Epic Integrates Steamworks into Unreal Engine 3: Epic Games and Valve Software have announced a mutually beneficial partnership to bring Steamworks to Unreal Engine 3. Valves full suite of tools will now be offered to Unreal Engine licensees completely free of

Sony Considering God of War 3 DLC: God of War 3 is due out next week, and Sony is mulling over the idea of adding downloadable content. VG247 reports that design director Todd Papy hinted at DLC at this years Game Developers Conference. Were talking about DLC,

Green Day: Rock Band Coming June 8: Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that Green Day: Rock Band is set for a worldwide release on June 8, 2010. The game features over 47 tracks, including Brain Stew, Jaded, Hitchin a Ride, American Idiot,

EA Shows How Medal Of Honor Is Not Just Another WWII FPS: My memories of Medal of Honor traditionally involve the Saving Private Ryan-esque level depicting D-Day, or highly scripted (and action-filled) gunfights-as-rollercoaster moments. So its pretty darn weird to see the new Medal of Honor take place in a period other

SOCOM 4 Hands-On Preview: Many of us here in the office got our first hands-on with the new PlayStation Move today and its (somewhat necessary) add-on, the Sub Controller. There were a number of tech demos on display at the event (look for our

PlayStation Move Games Include LBP, SOCOM 4, Move Party, More: In addition to Sports Champions (which, lets be honest, may as well be called PS3 Sports, but you cant blame Sony for following the money), Sony also announced a slew of other games thatll use the

Sony Unveils Sports Champions for PlayStation Move: Among the many gameplay demos Sony just showed off for their newly christened PlayStation Move motion controller was Sports Champions, a compilation of athletic events very much along the lines of Wii Sports.The first event from the game that Sony

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Eurogamer

Video: Brink - Cinematic: View this video on EGTV

News: Wii's Hanabi Festival starts today: Plus WiiWare and DSiWare treats.Nintendos Hanabi Festival returns today, making NeoGeo game Iron Clad and NES game Lode Runner available in Europe for the first time.Thats so brilliant that Nintendo has bumped up the price, raising Iron Clad from 900

Article: Sam & Max heading to PlayStation 3: Five new episodes in Devils Playhouse.Episodic emperor Telltale will finally venture into PS3 territory this April with the launch of Sam & Max: The Devils Playhouse.The Devils Playhouse is title of the overarching series. The first episode will be known

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News: Tiger 11 won't support Natal: Not in a position to do so for this one.Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 game will not support Project Natal but will support PlayStation Move.We are always evaluating new technologies and Natal would be a perfect fit for the Tiger

News: Dragon Age sequel in February 2011?: Mysterious BioWare leaflet points to date.BioWare has singled out 2nd February 2011 as a significant date for the Dragon Age series.The numbers 02.01.2011 were printed on a leaflet inside the US Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening retail box, above a

Video: Deus Ex: Human Revolution teaser: View this video on EGTV

Video: Welcome To Yakuza 3: View this video on EGTV

News: Molyneux hints at Fable III for PC: As does job posting.Various hints dropped by Peter Molyneux and Lionhead point to a PC version of Fable III.There are some things we havent seen, Molyneux told GameSpot. We still havent talked to the world about Natal. We still havent

News: Molyneux: Natal is bigger step than Move: Thinks Sony wand may be for the core.Peter Molyneux has told Eurogamer that he doesnt think PlayStation Move is the same kind of step forward as Microsofts Project Natal, but admits he fancies a crack on Sonys new magic wand

News: Hidden Portal 2 message deciphered: Valve GDC BSOD joke points to E3.Valves Portal-inspired blue screen of death, which popped up during Gabe Newells GDC Awards speech last night, had a hidden message.Buried in hex code was the message, Suspend until EEE. Internet detectives on the

Video: 90 seconds of Mafia II gameplay: View this video on EGTV

Interview: Peter Molyneux's Question Time: Fable III! Project Natal! PS Move! Dogs!How time flies. Its been a whole year since we interviewed Peter Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference, and now here we are again, interviewing Peter Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference.But hes got

Video: Red Steel 2 - Super powers: View this video on EGTV

News: Jones talks up APB's "three-year plan": Flatly denies GTA Online rumour.Realtime Worlds has told Eurogamer that its long-term roadmap for APB will see the game change considerably over its lifespan.We have a three-year plan for it, David Jones said in an interview published today. For me

Interview: Realtime Worlds' David Jones: The APB mastermind, direct from GDC.David Jones, boss of Dundees Realtime Worlds, is hanging out on Epics thronged, buzzing, walled-in stand on the Game Developers Conference show floor. Hes been helping Mark Rein hawk the Unreal engine by running live

News: IGF 2010 winners revealed: Monaco and Limbo are names to watch.Stylish co-op crime caper Monaco has won top honours at the Independent Games Festival 2010.Pocketwatchs creation was hailed as Best Independent Game and took home the $20,000 Seamus McNally Grand Prize. Monaco also scooped

Video: Dragon Age : Origins: Awakening - The Architect: View this video on EGTV

Video: Extended Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker gameplay: View this video on EGTV

Hands On: Limbo: Get the lowdown.Uncertain of his sisters fate, a boy enters Limbo. Thats the remit. Those are the only words youll get before watching a bright-eyed youth wake up in a silent monochrome world and valiantly set out from left to

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ToTheGame

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VIDEOS: Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: Bakugan: Battle Trainer (DS) @ ToTheGame

VIDEOS: SOCOM 4 (PS3) @ ToTheGame: VIDEOS: SOCOM 4 (PS3) @ ToTheGame

GENERAL NEWS: Crafting Mama (DS) @ ToTheGame: GENERAL NEWS: Crafting Mama (DS) @ ToTheGame

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Kotaku

Talk Amongst Yourselves: Let us not speak too much about Metroid fan fiction or, uh,

New Brink Trailer Plays Peekaboo (With Big Guns): Splash Damages

No More Kindergarten, That's It, Kids Grow Up: To: CrecenteMore »

Sam & Max & Season 3 & PlayStation 3

Torchlight...For Consoles? Maybe!: Torchlight is a game we like. A lot. So we also like

Peace Walker Has The Stuff Of A "Masterpiece": Metal

Ten Seconds Of NBA Jam Footage: Theres some big NBA Jam

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Joystiq

Nintendo sells 1.9 million DS and Wiis through Feb. 2010: Following last nights NPD report for February, Nintendo has issued a press release lauding the amazing selling power of its own products. In typical fashion, the gaming giant that got your grandma into

GDC: Akira Yamaoka on the disturbing power of audio: The title of Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaokas GDC panel was As long as the audio is fun, the game will be too. Kind of a perplexing title, especially if youve enjoyed Yamaokas

Report: Silent Hunter 5 recalled in Germany: Ubisoft has issued a recall for Collectors Edition copies of the submarine sim Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic, According to a report from the German site ComputerBase. Apparently, some offending World

Metroid Dread concept is something Sakamoto 'can't say never existed': Immediately following his well-attended GDC panel, Nintendos Yoshio Sakamoto talked with us about (what else?) Metroid: Other M. In addition to all sorts of questions on the unique Team Ninja collaboration,

Peter Molyneux would 'love' to see Fable 3 on PC: There was an interesting moment during the Q&A session of Peter Molyneuxs Fable 3 panel at GDC this year. When asked if Fable 3 will be released on PC, Molyneux was cagey though

GDC: R.A. Salvatore wants you to die: Fantasy author R.A. Salvatore took the stage at GDC 2010 today and, while he made it clear that his talk about how to create believable fantasy worlds wasnt specifically about his work with

Seen@GDC: The spherical future of video game interactivity: We dont just go to GDC in search of hot scoops. Were also constantly scanning our periphery for the next big movement in video game technology. This year, it came in the form

GDC: Gaming gets framed for Into The Pixel exhibit: Click to Super Mario-size We like a pretty picture just as much as the next Tom, Dick or Monet, but the art featured in the Into The Pixel exhibit - which opened to

Valve's viral plot thickens with Portal blue screen of death: Even though Portal 2 has been officially announced, it seems the clever Alternate Reality Game which gave it impetus hasnt yet come to a complete stop. Shortly after accepting a Pioneer Award at

Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer makes the rounds: And just like that, hours after its debut at the Game Developers Choice Awards, weve got the Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer for you to enjoy after the

College Humor reveals the 'Video Game Bosses' Lament': We have to give it to College Humor, they know how to hold up a satirical mirror to video game conventions and culture. Whether to show the horror inflicted upon The Sims or

Tron: Legacy tests your games knowledge with Arcade Aid: Disneys upcoming sequel, Tron: Legacy, has been in full-on viral marketing mode via the Flynn Lives site for a bit now. Usually, we dont care about those kinds of things, but when something

Super Giant Games: New studio of former Command & Conquer vets: A new company debuting at GDC 2010, Super Giant Games is largely comprised of ex-EA LA members -- you know, the guys and gals who made those Command & Conquer games you like

Naughty Dog wants to half-tuck Uncharted into the PSP: Naughty Dogs co-president Evan Wells is definitely interested in having people tuck Nathan Drake -- either halfway or all the way -- into their pockets and visit the world of Uncharted whenever they

The Last Story's first concept art: The first details about Mistwalkers mysterious Wii RPG The Last Story have been released, in the form of a blog entry on Nintendos Last Story site. The game takes place on Ruri Island,

Interview: EA Sports Active 2.0 executive producer Tarrnie Williams: Tarrnie Williams, formerly of Relic Entertainment, now spends his days working at EA Burnaby on EA Sports Active, which now has him wearing plastic peripherals and extolling the virtues of exercise in his

Impressions: Deus Ex: Human Revolution: During the Game Developers Conference, Eidos Montreal Art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete revealed that Deus Ex 3 has been officially renamed Deus Ex: Human Revolution. If the name sounds familiar, its because Square-Enix actually

PSN Thursday: Mega Man 10, some BioShock 2 'Sinclair Solutions': The Blue Bomber -- who is inconveniently red in the pic above -- returns in the retro-centric Mega Man 10. Those who returned to Rapture with BioShock 2 can also

Joystiq live at the IGF/GDC Awards 2010: Were seated at the annual Independent Games Festival / Game Developers Choice event in San Francisco, absorbing the din of dedicated developers celebrating their craft. Its about to begin!Continue reading Joystiq live at

Disney: Split/Second coming to PC retail and digital distribution (plus: new GDC trailers!): Earlier today, we noticed a report over on That Video Game Blog that stated Black Rocks upcoming racer, Split/Second, would only be available on the PC as a limited online release. Turns out, that isnt the case, as a Disney

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Blue's News

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Revealed: Eidos has taken the wraps off Deus Ex: Human Revolution at GDC, unveiling the next installment in the action/RPG series as a prequel in development at Eidos Montreal, and confirming the Human...

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Announced: Telltale Games announces Sam & Max: The Devils Playhouse, a new set of monthly episodic adventures of the madcap freelance police. This will kick off on April 15 with the release of the first...

On Infinity Ward Royalties: Kotaku has a speculative article on why we have not heard about an exodus from Infinity Ward following the firing of Infinity Ward bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West and the subsequent lawsuit over...

Tales of Monkey Island on DVD: Telltale Games announces they are now accepting orders for the Tales of Monkey Island full season Collectors DVD on the Telltale Games Website. The DVD includes all five episodes for the PC and Mac...

Namco's Cross-Platform Game Engine: Namco announces UniteSDK, a new cross-platform game engine which will allow gamers to play each other using Windows, Mac, and iPhone (thanks Ant). This press release announces the iPhone release of...

Op Ed: CNN.com - Whats not fun about Assassins Creed 2. You blame the games publisher, Ubisoft, for implementing the most egregious form of digital rights management (DRM) ever seen by mere gamers; in...

Morning Consolidation: BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales. Interview for God of War III on UGDB.

Morning Mobilization: Thanks Ant. Ultimate Laptop Buying Guide. Thanks Digg. How Safe Is Your Cell Phone? Thanks Acleacius. 12 Types of Cell Phone Users That Drive Us Nuts. Thanks Digg.

Morning Tech Bits: Contemporary Graphics Cards Performance in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Enhancing Your Dual Boot System.

Safety Dance: Airport body scans breach rights: UN expert. Thanks LittleMe. IE zero-day exploit code goes public. Photographed at Nobu. Thanks Mike Martinez. Salmonella Traced Through Shopper-Card Data. Thanks...

Legal Briefs: Surprising, But True- Disney Gives Up Trademark Claim Over Mascot Duck. Thanks Mike Martinez. Feds: TSA Worker Tried to Sabotage Terror Database. Thanks Acleacius. Researchers Aim To Reduce...

Game Reviews: Combat Arms on GameZone. Flotilla on Out of Eight. Hotel Giant 2 on GameZone. Supreme Commander 2 on Games On Net.

Hardware Reviews: A-DATA PC3-17600 (2200MHz) Gaming Series 4GB RAM Kit on TweakTown. ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX Motherboard on Hardware Canucks. ATI Radeon HD5830 Graphics Card on Benchmark Reviews. Axus FiT...

etc.: Jake Gyllenhaal Promises That Prince Of Persia Will Reinvent The Video Game Adaptation…

Out of the Blue: With all the spring-like weather lately, we still have evidence of winter on our front lawn, which almost never sees direct sunlight thanks to a large pine tree. This has kept the mountain of snow I...

Dragon Age 2 In February 2011?: VG247 shows the retail packaging for the upcoming Awakening expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, BioWares RPG. This includes a drop card with a stylized dragon and a date of 02.01.2011, which they...

BioShock 2 DLC Released: The Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack DLC is now available for the Windows version of BioShock 2, 2Ks first-person shooter sequel. The DLC will be on sale through Microsoft Games on Demand starting...

Mass Effect 2 Paid DLC Next Month: Kasumis Stolen Memory is the name of the first DLC for Mass Effect 2 to be released outside of the Cerberus Network, reports Joystiq, saying this will be released on April 6 for Windows and Xbox 360....

More Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Capacity Coming: The Battlefield Blog announces plans to take down EA servers a couple of times for maintenance, saying this will affect all three Battlefield: Bad Company 2 platforms. They say they will come up...

The Settlers 7 Trailer: A new trailer is now available to show off the customization features in The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, the upcoming strategy/management sequel. The video includes gameplay footage and an...

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GamesIndustry.biz

News: OnLive to offer rentals without subscription: OnLive boss Steve Perlman has revealed that the cloud gaming service will allow users to rent PC titles on a game-by-game basis, highlighting a more flexible approach for customers.The company said earlier in the week that the basic OnLive packages

News: Molyneux "not surprised" by PlayStation Move: Peter Molyneux, Lionhead Studios founder and creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe, has characterised the PlayStation Move as more a device for the core than it is for the casual market.In an interview with sister site Eurogamer, Molyneux was

News: Pac-Man creator to open Festival of Games 2010: Toru Iwatini, the creator of arcade classic Pac-Man, is to open the Festival of Games 2010 event in The Netherlands with a keynote speech.Iwatani is now a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University and will demonstrate his teaching skills at an

News: EALA vets form Supergiant Games: Three veterans from Electronic Arts Los Angeles studio have announced the formation of their own San Francisco Bay Area developer: Supergiant Games.The new studio has not revealed any details of its initial products, except to say that it is working

News: Blossom Pink PSP trounces DS in Japan: Sales of the PSP in Japan almost doubled this week, following the release of a new Blossom Pink hardware colour.As a result the PSP shot past the Nintendo DS in terms of weekly sales, with a total of 66,083 units

News: APB business model is "completely unique" - Jones: Realtime Worlds highly-anticipated PC game All Points Bulletin (APB) will have a completely unique business model, with the Scottish developer eschewing traditional subscription payments in favour of a changing, flexible model that in some instances can offer play for free.Jones,

News: NPD: US hardware sales down 20% in February: US hardware sales have, in line with software sales, seen another year-on-year decline in February, down by 20 per cent to a total of $426.4 million.The latest NPD Group data does show an increase from January 2010 though, with much

News: NPD: Games software sales drop 15% in February: US software sales saw another double figure year-on-year decline in February, with revenues down 15 per cent to $624.4 million.The games market as a whole also fell by 15 per cent, to $1.26 billion. Hardware revenues were down 20 per

Editorial: Moving On: It is no great surprise that, despite Microsofts slowly building focus on Natal, Sony is likely to beat it to market with its PlayStation Move motion controller. The noise and heat generated by the rumbling PR campaigns behind both technologies

News: Pricing could stunt OnLive growth: A number of factors are pouring cold water on the launch plans for cloud gaming service OnLive, including an installed base too small to be meaningful for larger publishers, and a pricing model that could prove too expensive for consumers.Thats

News: UK govt: Case for games tax relief is "coming together": Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Digital Britain, has offered renewed hope to the UK games sector, revealing the argument for tax breaks is getting stronger, with an update likely in this months Budget. The Minister argued, in an exclusive interview

News: Valve and Epic ink Steamworks deal: Valve Software and Epic Games have inked an agreement to include Valves Steamworks suite of tools and services to all licensees of Epics Unreal Engine 3 middleware, free of charge.Epics technology is one of the most widely used engines in

News: Image Metrics settles $8 million funding deal: Leading facial animation technology firm Image Metrics has announced the closure of an $8 million round of financing, which it intends to use to increase the scope of its sales and marketing efforts for software products such as Faceware.The company

News: Old Republic EA's "largest ever" game: EA chief financial officer Eric Brown has claimed that BioWares Star Wars: The Old Republic is the publishers most expensive game in the companys nearly 30 year history.Speaking to a Wedbush Morgan Securities audience in New York, as reported by

News: Third Pokemon Ranger title tops Japanese charts: The third entry in the Pokemon Ranger series on Nintendo DS has cruised to an easy victory in the weekly Japanese sales charts, with sales of 161,000 units. Its predecessor sold 193,337 units in its debut.The second highest new entry

News: No EA Sports Active 2.0 for Natal: EA has announced that EA Sports Active 2.0 will be released this autumn on the Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone and iPod touch - but not the Xbox 360 or Project Natal.The original title was released on the Wii last spring

News: GamesIndustry.biz to launch German edition in April: A German edition of GamesIndustry.biz is to launch in April, with MCV founder Christoph Holowaty acting as managing editor.The site will offer market-leading daily news, analysis, interviews and features, with exclusive German market editorial alongside the current English-language content.Launching a

Interview: Nexon USA's Daniel Kim: Free-to-play is a sector of the online business thats grown significantly in the past five years, and with MapleStory present through that whole time, Nexon can certainly be attributed some of the responsibility.But the quality bar for what constitutes a

News: Sony names motion controller PlayStation Move: Sony has finally announced the name of its PlayStation 3 motion controller now officially known as PlayStation Move revealing that it will also operate with a sub-controller alongside the PlayStation 3 EyeThe platform holder said that a bundle

News: MySpace hopes games will emulate music success: MySpace has told GamesIndustry.biz that it hopes that its concentrated push into games will emulate the success its already achieved in the music business.Speaking in an exclusive interview published today, co-president Mike Jones said that his goal is to have

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Bethesda Releases New Brink Trailer: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: pwnophobiaPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 08:26 AM

Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse Announced: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: pwnophobiaPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 07:20 AM

Weekend Gamer: What are you playing?: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: JetherikPost Time: 03-12-2010 at 07:15 AM

February NPDs: 360 Topples Wii, Bioshock 2 Rules All: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: sjenkins32-1Post Time: 03-12-2010 at 01:55 AM

God Of War 3 May Get $DLC: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: sjenkins32-1Post Time: 03-12-2010 at 01:41 AM

EA Seemingly Confirms Dragon Age 2 Release Date: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: sjenkins32-1Post Time: 03-12-2010 at 02:08 AM

John Cleese Joins Fable 3: Forum: News ItemsPosted By: Evil AvatarPost Time: 03-11-2010 at 09:55 PM

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CVG

3DMark dev working on 'seriously awesome DX11 stuff': Futuremark places significant "focus and investment" into latest tech. Futuremark CEO Jukka Mäkinen has said the firms 3DMark team are hard at work on some "seriously awesome" DirectX 11 stuff.Click here to read the full article

Metro 2033 review - 90% in Xbox World 360: The atmospheric shooter gets a AAA score. Xbox 360 Worlds Metro 2033 review is in from and you can see it right here on our site.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNintendo downloads: Hanabi

Kojima unveils MGS: Rising details: Dev legend Tweets about Peace Walker follow-up. Hideo Kojima has just revealed details about the next Metal Gear Solid project on Twitter.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNew ONM podcast is liveNintendo downloads: Hanabi

Gabe Newell slams DRM: Piracy protection damages the value of games, says Valve boss. Valve bossman Gabe Newell has criticised the inclusion of DRM measures in games - claiming that copy-protection systems diminish the value of releases.Click here to read the full article

Sony: PS3 Move shovelware is 'a concern': Platform holder vows to avoid avalanche of poor party games. Sony has pledged to avoid an avalanche of party game shovelware being released for PS3 Move - calling the prospect "a concern".Click here to read the full article

New Sonic Classic Collection trailer: Its out today. Should you buy it?. Sonic Classic Collection is released in the UK today and you can watch the launch trailer below.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesUS PSN update: MLB 10

New Lara Croft is not Tomb Raider 9: Other Tomb Raider project hinted at by Crystal Dynamics. Crystal Dynamics representatives have assured concerned Tomb Raider fans that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is separate from the main Tomb Raider series.Click here to read the full article

US PSN update: MLB 10 The show demo: Plus Mega Man 10 and Feeding Frenzy 2. A demo for MLB 10 The Show has hit the US PlayStation Store in this weeks PSN update.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNew Sonic Classic

New ONM podcast is live: Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M and more... The ONM team discuss Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M in the latest edition of their chart-topping podcast which is now live on iTunes.Click here to read the full article

Nintendo downloads: Hanabi Festival returns: More import-only classics hit UK Virtual Console. The Hanabi Festival begins on Virtual Console this week with two old games being released for the first time in the UK - Lode Runner and Ironclad. Elsewhere you can download Military Madness:

Euro Yakuza 3 sees huge content cuts: Far more than just the hostess bars are missing. Early purchasers of the western version of Yakuza 3 are discovering that a huge amount of content that was in the Japanese version has been cut.Click here to read the full

Star Trek Online: Paul Presley launches his quantum torpedoes at Cryptic. Weve all wanted a Star Trek-based online world for many, many years now. Weve dreamed about it, plotted it out, made our plans for what wed do, gotten excited over potential, and

Splinter Cell: Conviction gets Horde Mode: Waves of enemies need to be dispatched in the new multiplayer mode. Patrick Redding of Ubisoft Montreal has described Splinter Cell: Convictions Last Stand mode as being like Gears of War 2s famous Horde Mode.Click here to read the full

Metro 2033: From Russia with love. Youre crouched in a corner clutching your AK-47 with both hands. Youre down to your last magazine. Five monsters are trying to get a lock on your scent in the next room and just beyond them

God Of War 3 review - 8/10 in EDGE: Multiformat mags score dips below average. EDGE has given its thoughts on God Of War 3 - rewarding the game with an 8/10 score.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNew EA MMA screens unleashedDeus

OnLive to get original, exclusive games: Creator discusses cloud gaming platforms prospects. OnLive boss Mike McGarvey has promised consumers "original, exclusive" games for the platform when it launches in June.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNew EA MMA screens unleashedDeus

BioShock 2 DLC already on disc?: Growing unrest as tiny file size leads to on-disc speculation. Foul moods and frowning faces are developing over the suspicion that recently-released BioShock 2 DLC could already be on the disc.Click here to read the full article

Dirt 3 revealed: Codies promises series innovation as it confirms a follow-up to last years racer. Codemasters has confirmed that its at work on Dirt 3.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesHeavy Rain ending discussedNew EA MMA

Yakuza 3 review - 9/10 in OPM: Official PlayStation mag calls game a hugely impressive package. CVG sister publication the Official PlayStation Magazine has reviewed the English language version of Yakuza 3. And guess what? It thinks its pretty darn special.Click here to read the full article

Heavy Rain ending discussed: PSM3 ponders the multiple conclusions to Quantic Dreams epic. Okay, first up: MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT. There, weve got it out the way.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesYakuza 3 review - 9/10 in OPMNew

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Images and videos of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: EA shows us Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 through these images, and these two videos introducing the golfers Rory McIlroy and Paula Creamer. The game will be out on July 2nd.

GDC 2010: Fable 3 images: Microsoft released a few images of Fable 3 showing some rather dark and claustrophic environments.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is official: Lucasarts announced that Monjey Island 2 Special Edition will be released next summer on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and iPhone. Another good news is that Guybrushs design looks a whole lot better than in the previous remake. Beware

Gamersyde Preview: Splinter Cell Conviction: While Sam Fisher is preparing his return for next April, Ubisoft recently welcomed us in their Parisian office building to show us a preview version of Splinter Cell: Conviction. We were granted no less than 4 hours with the game

God of War 3 new screenshots: Sony released new images of God of War 3 and they are still as impressive as ever.

Hakan joins the cast of SSFIV: Capcom has revealed the last character that joins the new cast of Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan, an original oil wreslter, watch his skills with the trailer and a gallery inside. The game is still expected for a late April

More Prison Break images: Tom Paxton, the character you will get to play in Prison Break, is in the spotlight today with this new batch of images.

Split/Second new screenshots: Disney Interactive released these new images of Split/Second and, as usual, it looks really good.

New DLC for Shift: There really is no stopping EA when it comes to releasing new content for Need for Speed: Shift. For the price of 800 points on Xbox Live and $9.99 on PSN, you will get access to seven new cars, 50

F1 2010 images: For a few years, Formula 1 HD games have laid low but Codemasters is about to try to give the fans what they want with F1 2010. It is pretty obvious the EGO engine is at work here, and though

Mafia 2 plays with boys: The very famous charm magazine will be a guest star in the upcoming Mafia 2 and, though it is no big news, it is still a good way to talk about the game now we know we are going to

True Crime shows itself: Activision released some images of True Crime, their future attempt at reviving an old franchise that was never really successful. Mix between an open world, a driving game, a third person shooter and a fighting game, the game should be

Fallout New Vegas first images: Bethesda finally decided to release a bunch of images for Fallout New Vegas. The games graphics seem to be very similar to Fallout 3, except for a few palm trees maybe, but if the game offers as huge an environment

Another Fall Guy in Just Cause 2: It would not be a normal day without a new stunt video of Just Cause 2. Eidos/Square-Enix will not let you down so here is another piece of explosive Colt Seavers action. Let us remind you that a demo of

2010 FIFA World Cup video: 2010 FIFA World Cup will be available in less than a month, so this new video from EA is a good opportunity to have a look at the player models, and, most of all, the female supporters.

God of War 3 images: Because of some sort of internal team issue at Gamersyde, we have not been able to propose our review of God of War 3 so far. As we would not want to completely miss an opportunity to talk about the

Bodycount announced: Codemasters announced that a new FPS designed by Stuart Black - known for having developed Black on Playstation 2 and Xbox - is in the works and will be released in Q1 of 2011. It will use the EGO engine

First look at Prince of Persia: Ubisoft sent us this first video of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands showing the game in motion. And needless to say this is quite a return to the original Sands of Time game.

Red Dead Redemption images: Delayed to May 21, Red Dead Redemption is back with these teeny tiny images. We are sorry we could not find them in a more appropriate resolution but it will have to do just now. Also, you should all know

Three images for Kane Lynch Dog Days: IO Interactive is rather shy when it comes to releasing images of kane Lynch: Dog Days so today, we are only shown three new screenshots. The surveillance camera look does not seem particularly convincing in stills, but word on the

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Images and videos of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11: EA shows us Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 through these images, and these two videos introducing the golfers Rory McIlroy and Paula Creamer. The game will be out on July 2nd.

GDC 2010: Fable 3 images: Microsoft released a few images of Fable 3 showing some rather dark and claustrophic environments.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is official: Lucasarts announced that Monjey Island 2 Special Edition will be released next summer on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and iPhone. Another good news is that Guybrushs design looks a whole lot better than in the previous remake. Beware

Gamersyde Preview: Splinter Cell Conviction: While Sam Fisher is preparing his return for next April, Ubisoft recently welcomed us in their Parisian office building to show us a preview version of Splinter Cell: Conviction. We were granted no less than 4 hours with the game

God of War 3 new screenshots: Sony released new images of God of War 3 and they are still as impressive as ever.

Hakan joins the cast of SSFIV: Capcom has revealed the last character that joins the new cast of Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan, an original oil wreslter, watch his skills with the trailer and a gallery inside. The game is still expected for a late April

More Prison Break images: Tom Paxton, the character you will get to play in Prison Break, is in the spotlight today with this new batch of images.

Split/Second new screenshots: Disney Interactive released these new images of Split/Second and, as usual, it looks really good.

New DLC for Shift: There really is no stopping EA when it comes to releasing new content for Need for Speed: Shift. For the price of 800 points on Xbox Live and $9.99 on PSN, you will get access to seven new cars, 50

F1 2010 images: For a few years, Formula 1 HD games have laid low but Codemasters is about to try to give the fans what they want with F1 2010. It is pretty obvious the EGO engine is at work here, and though

Mafia 2 plays with boys: The very famous charm magazine will be a guest star in the upcoming Mafia 2 and, though it is no big news, it is still a good way to talk about the game now we know we are going to

True Crime shows itself: Activision released some images of True Crime, their future attempt at reviving an old franchise that was never really successful. Mix between an open world, a driving game, a third person shooter and a fighting game, the game should be

Fallout New Vegas first images: Bethesda finally decided to release a bunch of images for Fallout New Vegas. The games graphics seem to be very similar to Fallout 3, except for a few palm trees maybe, but if the game offers as huge an environment

Another Fall Guy in Just Cause 2: It would not be a normal day without a new stunt video of Just Cause 2. Eidos/Square-Enix will not let you down so here is another piece of explosive Colt Seavers action. Let us remind you that a demo of

2010 FIFA World Cup video: 2010 FIFA World Cup will be available in less than a month, so this new video from EA is a good opportunity to have a look at the player models, and, most of all, the female supporters.

God of War 3 images: Because of some sort of internal team issue at Gamersyde, we have not been able to propose our review of God of War 3 so far. As we would not want to completely miss an opportunity to talk about the

Bodycount announced: Codemasters announced that a new FPS designed by Stuart Black - known for having developed Black on Playstation 2 and Xbox - is in the works and will be released in Q1 of 2011. It will use the EGO engine

First look at Prince of Persia: Ubisoft sent us this first video of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands showing the game in motion. And needless to say this is quite a return to the original Sands of Time game.

Red Dead Redemption images: Delayed to May 21, Red Dead Redemption is back with these teeny tiny images. We are sorry we could not find them in a more appropriate resolution but it will have to do just now. Also, you should all know

Three images for Kane Lynch Dog Days: IO Interactive is rather shy when it comes to releasing images of kane Lynch: Dog Days so today, we are only shown three new screenshots. The surveillance camera look does not seem particularly convincing in stills, but word on the

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Metroid Creator Wants Kid Icarus for Wii: The designer for the original Kid Icarus NES project has expressed a desire to resurrect the franchise for the Wii.

Red Steel 2 Nintendo Wii Press Impressions Video: Cubed3s Karn Bianco and a selection of games journalists offer some thoughts on Ubisofts highly anticipated Wii slasher.

The Last Story Wii RPG Artwork: Nintendo has updated the official site to Mistwalker and #45;developed RPG, The Last Story, with a trio of concept art.

Metroid: Other M (Nintendo Wii, Hands-On): Cubed3 recently got the chance to try out the joint venture between Nintendo and Tecmo’s Team Ninja, Metroid: Other M for Wii.

Reggie: Nintendo Not Ready for Wii Successor: Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils and #45;Aime recently reiterated comments that there Will be no Wii HD.

EA Gets Active on Wii Once More: Prepare to shed a few more pounds with the sequel to EA Sports Active, the multiplatform , revealed at GDC 2010.

Netflix Considering DS Video Streaming?: Netflix quizzed users last year on a Wii version, and with that being a reality, another survey is now suggesting Netflix for DS.

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