A source close to MCV has told the site that Alan Wake will be released on Xbox 360 worldwide during May of 2010. The source also claims that the game will be promoted “in the style of a Hollywood movie”. Microsoft’s response was that the company “does not comment on rumors and speculation”. We’ll ask [...]
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Report: Sony debuting an iTunes-like media...
Connect is dead. Long live whatever this thing is gonna be called! The Financial Times (registration required) is reporting that Sony’s set to hop back into the ring with Apple’s 800 lb. gorilla iTunes service for a second round after its Connect service came back in a body bag. Apparently, the new service will ask [...]
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Guilded wars: Guild Wars passes 6.5 million sales...
As it turns out, quite a few people are fans of this whole “not having to pay a subscription fee” thing. Who’da guessed? Speaking with Joystiq, an NCSoft rep pegged Guild Wars’ current sales total at over 6.5 million, which, using our impressive knowledge of big numbers, conclusively proves that the game’s sold – prepare [...]
Cryptic’s Craig Zinkievich has told the Associated Press that Star Trek Online will feature 20 ship bridges when the game launches February 2, 2010. That’s a lot better than none, which was the original launch plan. “We didn’t want to have interiors at launch,” said Zinkievich. “We thought it was just a little bit too [...]
DualShockers writes: "So you wanted a PSP Go, but just couldn’t envision yourself springing $249 for a handheld. Don’t worry, I couldn’t either. So how about $199, sounds a little more enticing right? Sony, has figured out a way to do just that and it comes in the form of a Playstation card. It’s actually [...]
PlayDevil just got back from a ‘Just Cause 2′ event in London where developer Avalanche announced a few interesting EXCLUSIVE PS3 features for their upcoming action/adventure game. These will not be inserted into the X360 version. Source
In a Q1 earnings call, SouthPeak Interactive hinted that DLC for Section 8 may be released before Christmas. Source
If you thought having three bars out of four for your "ping" in Modern Warfare 2 was a good thing, you may want to think again. A member of the Infinity Ward forums has broken down what those bars actually mean for your ping. Source
MusterBuster from the Official Playstation forums writes: "Hey guys, COD Classic has been removed as it was never supposed to be available for purchase. There is currently a promotion running for purchasers of the MW2 hardened/prestige pack which gives users a voucher code to claim COD Classic. I’m trying to find out if it will [...]
There’s no shortage of fiction in the Star Trek universe, but harvesting those resources can be a double edged sword as Cryptic don’t want to annoy the most hardcore of fans. Perhaps the biggest challenge is crafting gameplay which faithfully emulates the series and it’s something which Cryptic are investing a huge amount of effort: [...]
