Archive for the Category ‘GAMES’

Red Dead redeems Take-Two earnings, ships 6.9M

Publisher more than triples quarterly sales to $354.1 million; L.A. Noire officially delayed to first half of next year.

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Xbox 360, PC in for Bloody Good Time

Ubisoft readying downloadable multiplayer shooter from developer of The Ship; game built on Valve’s Source engine set for release this fall. Upon its maiden voyage, Outerlight’s 2007 debut The Ship received critical praise for its unique take on multiplayer shooters, where each person on a cruise ship has to hunt a specific passenger while avoiding his or her own stalker

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Blu-ray body still looking to gaming industry

The Blu-ray Disc Association believes that the latest innovations in the technology will be a boon for the games industry, with the likes of Sharp’s new 100GB capable BDXL upping storage significantly. The PS3 is currently the only console to offer Blu-ray support, and it can only currently read a dual-layered 50GB disc

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LucasArts scales down internal dev staff – Report

LucasArts scales down internal dev staff - Report

Star Wars studio said to have trimmed some 85 positions in advance of The Force Unleashed II’s October 26 release.

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Valve promising three ‘surprises’ within next 12 months

Portal 2 studio boss Gabe Newell says “people will be shocked again” by trio of announcements due over the coming year.

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Starcraft II rushes 3 million

Blizzard releases first-month sales total for Wings of Liberty; real-time strategy sequel on track to meet analyst expectations.

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IFA 2010: Sony bringing Qriocity VOD and cloud music to UK

IFA 2010: Sony bringing Qriocity VOD and cloud music to UK

Sony has officially expanded its Online Services platform Qriocity to the UK – with a Video on Demand service unveiled, music on demand arriving by year’s end and more services like gaming, applications and ebooks all to follow ‘over time’. Qriocity aims to bring the company’s connected devices together and “allow consumers to enjoy high quality entertainment across multiple devices”. Sony is showing its Video On Demand powered by Qriocity at IFA, as the first part of the platform and it will be available in the UK along with other key European countries.

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Microsoft confirms new Xbox 360 pad

Microsoft confirms new Xbox 360 pad

Microsoft has confirmed that a new Xbox 360 controller will be released this coming November. The new pad, pictured here, will be out on November 9 in the US, where it will cost $64.99 (£42.25). However, European gamers will have to wait all the way through until February 2011 to get their mitts on Microsoft’s latest Xbox pad.

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Sims 3: Barnacle Bay dropping anchor this fall

Sims 3: Barnacle Bay dropping anchor this fall

Electronic Arts readies online-exclusive add-on for popular life sim; vacation getaway lets players explore new island, discover exclusive in-game items.

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Mafia II target of Jimmy’s Vendetta Sept. 7

Add-on pack for 2K Games’ organized crime action adventure drops next week on 360, PS3, PC for $10; Italian-American foundation issues more brouhaha.

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