April 2009 News

Burn Zombie Burn dev praises PSN for allowing closer consumer communication

Published: April 30, 2009

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Open for nearly two years at this point, Kuju -owned, digital distribution-focused doublesix studios has begun to get a foothold in the burgeoning digital landscape . Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz this week, studio head James Brooksby said he and his studio prefer the direct consumer communication offered when working with the PlayStation Network over Microsoft’s Xbox Live . “We listened to what people were saying and …


Rumor: Forza 3 making an appearance at E3 2009

Published: April 30, 2009

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( click to embiggen ) At this point, after “supposed” artwork was leaked and the franchise’s publisher, Microsoft, circulated a survey inquiring about the game , you’d think the company would just up and announce Forza 3 already. Not so, however, as Microsoft’s even notoriously cagey about the game’s “possible” existence within its own doors! As you can see in the video embedded after the break (and in the less than beautiful screen grab above), Microsoft hides a logo for Forza even when showing the game to its own employees during a recent, camera-laden meeting in Brazil. The crowd audibly cheers ” Forza !” when the logo appears and the man in charge goes on to speak about his love for past entries in the franchise — never mentioning ” Forza 3 ” by name, mind you


Clover delayed by approval process, new trailer

Published: April 30, 2009

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Clover developer Binary Tweed has posted an update on the status of the upcoming Community Game. Unfortunately, the game has been delayed for at least another week thanks to a rule in the approval process.


Lionhead gives a sneak video peek at next Fable 2 DLC

Published: April 30, 2009

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Oh Lionhead , we’re going to miss this little chats. For nearly two years, Lionhead developer diaries have been our link to the company, and, in our darker moments, the only thing keeping us going . Now, we’re getting our last sneak peek at Fable 2 in the final developer diary, this time centered on the upcoming “See the Future” DLC


NES controller mouse: now you’re pointing with power

Published: April 30, 2009

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We can’t remember the last time we felt the pangs of gadget lust for something so utilitarian as a mouse.


Free Sackboys for UK LBP YouTube channel subscribers

Published: April 30, 2009

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Residents of the UK can count themselves lucky today as their geographic location permits them a free, official wool Sackboy, courtesy of the LittleBigPlanet YouTube channel .


Next Call of Duty: World at War map pack coming in June

Published: April 30, 2009

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What do you do after selling one million Call of Duty: World at War map packs during their first week of availability ? You make more. And, lo, Activision and developer Treyarch are doing just that, prepping a second salvo of DLC for a June release


Sony Gamers’ Day 2009: inFamous gameplay videos

Published: April 30, 2009

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Rounding out our inFamous coverage from Sony’s Gamers’ Day event, here are two, thorough gameplay videos (above and after the break), which shed light on the rather dark world featured in Sucker Punch’s sandbox action title. The videos put into motion the mechanics that power not-so-pedestrian bike messenger, Cole McGrath, up, over and through these urban environments and their precarious vertical obstacles and junk yard-spawned, mechanical overseers


New Brutal Legend shots, now with more Lemmy!

Published: April 30, 2009

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click to Lemmy-size Double Fine has released a new batch of Brütal Legend screenshots. There’s plenty of metal goodness to be had, including dragons, cars and giant-fisted baddies .


Iwata introduces the Wii no Ma video service

Published: April 30, 2009

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The Wii no Ma Channel , Nintendo’s own ad-supported video service, starts in Japan tomorrow. Nintendo seems to think pretty highly of its creation — not only did president Satoru Iwata record a 25-minute speech about the service, but Nintendo reportedly sent translations of Iwata’s speech to some English-language sites


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