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Online reports suggest mystery game teased yesterday isn’t Mass Effect 3, but a new entry in the series targeting the multiplayer shooter market.
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Try on Trion’s fantasy MMO.
Rift: Planes of Telara, an MMO we called “worthy of attention” recently, is soon to enter closed beta. And you can take part.
Between 3rd and 6th December, gamers who have signed up for the beta will be drafted in.
You’ll be able play the first 20 levels of Rift and swan around the starting zones of the Defiant faction. You can also peruse the Plane of Death-invaded land of Freemarch, where you may wallow in the fortress city of Meridian and frolic in the Iron Tomb dungeon.
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Ex-Sony boss predicts single platform future.
Sony and Microsoft could be working together on a single platform within the next 10 years, Sony Computer Entertainment’s former European president has claimed.
David Reeves, now Capcom’s COO, told CVG, “When you’re on the first-party side, you realise how really, really expensive it is to develop a platform. Whether it’s PS3, or Xbox 360 or even Wii, they cost millions – maybe not billions, but absolutely millions.
“Eventually, it may just become so expensive to develop that Microsoft and Sony say, ‘Okay, let’s get together.’ I’d say it’s between 10 and 15 years away. That’s how long I think it will take.
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Activision’s Cold War-era Call of Duty bests Modern Warfare 2’s record $550M first-week haul; Xbox Live records broken as well.
Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops was released on November 9 to favorable reviews and day-one sales of 5.6 million units, bringing in $360 million for publisher Activision. The Cold War-era title bested Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s 4.7 million unit, $310 million haul and stole away the “biggest entertainment launch of all time” title from Infinity Ward.
Black Ops won’t be stopping at first-day sales records, as Activision announced today that the game generated $650 million in its first five days of availability on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, DS, Wii, and PC. According to Activision, that tally bests all five-day sales for films, games, and books. It also outdoes Modern Warfare 2’s five-day take of $550 million from a year ago.
Black Ops has set two new Xbox Live records, as well. According to Microsoft’s statistics, more than 2.6 million unique users played more than 5.9 million multiplayer hours on launch day through Xbox Live. One million of those users apparently began playing on Xbox Live by 1 a.m. PST on November 9.
Although online statistics were not provided for the PS3, Sony Computer Entertainment of America president and CEO Jack Tretton said the game is driving “unprecedented traffic” to the PlayStation Network.
Black Ops is also proving popular for specialty retailer GameStop. The company’s CEO Paul Raines said the shooter not only had the highest number of preorders on record, but it also became the retailer’s “biggest launch ever.”
For more on the shooter, check out GameSpot’s review of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
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“Black Ops five-day sales hit $650M” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:34:53 -0800 -
Activision’s Cold War-era Call of Duty bests Modern Warfare 2’s record $550M first-week haul; Xbox Live records broken as well.
Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops was released on November 9 to favorable reviews and day-one sales of 5.6 million units, bringing in $360 million for publisher Activision. The Cold War-era title bested Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s 4.7 million unit, $310 million haul and stole away the “biggest entertainment launch of all time” title from Infinity Ward.
Black Ops won’t be stopping at first-day sales records, as Activision announced today that the game generated $650 million in its first five days of availability on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, DS, Wii, and PC. According to Activision, that tally bests all five-day sales for films, games, and books. It also outdoes Modern Warfare 2’s five-day take of $550 million from a year ago.
Black Ops has set two new Xbox Live records, as well. According to Microsoft’s statistics, more than 2.6 million unique users played more than 5.9 million multiplayer hours on launch day through Xbox Live. One million of those users apparently began playing on Xbox Live by 1 a.m. PST on November 9.
Although online statistics were not provided for the PS3, Sony Computer Entertainment of America president and CEO Jack Tretton said the game is driving “unprecedented traffic” to the PlayStation Network.
Black Ops is also proving popular for specialty retailer GameStop. The company’s CEO Paul Raines said the shooter not only had the highest number of preorders on record, but it also became the retailer’s “biggest launch ever.”
For more on the shooter, check out GameSpot’s review of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
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“Black Ops five-day sales hit $650M” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:34:53 -0800 -
Latest licensed brick adventure from TT Games hits the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, PSP, and DS next year alongside new film; incorporates narrative elements of every movie.
Gamers hoping for a new Pirates of the Caribbean title had their hopes dashed when Disney capsized Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned. However, the franchise isn’t sinking just yet.
Lego-minded developer TT Games has already spun blocky interactive interpretations of popular franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Batman, Rock Band, and most recently Harry Potter. Now, the developer has its sights set on Jack Sparrow and the high seas.
Disney Interactive and TT Games today sent word that Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game will set sail for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PSP, and PC during May 2011. The game will be released simultaneously with the new Pirates film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
As for the game, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean will feature narrative elements, characters, and locations from the first three films (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End), as well as the upcoming Stranger Tides.
The game will let players control 70 characters through 20 levels, and it will also sport a cooperative mode, where two players can plunder and loot together. Additionally, the title includes a Freeplay mode, where players can return to previously beaten levels to collect items.
For more on the Lego franchise’s latest installment, check out GameSpot’s review of Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
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“Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean sets sail in 2011” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:23:38 -0800 -
Japan’s Wii love affair re-ignited.
The new Red Wii bundle has had the desired effect for Nintendo in Japan, with sales of the console rocketing by nearly 300 per cent in its first week on sale.
Andriasang reports that Nintendo’s hardware topped Japan’s weekly Media Create home console charts, moving 39,308. That’s up from 11,521 last week. PlayStation 3 came in second with 21,114 units sold.
PSP was the best selling handheld, notching up 43,055 sales, with the DS trailing at 34,457.
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Publisher set to offer first taste of big-budget MMORPG to users in December.US-based publisher and developer Trion Worlds has announced that Rift: Planes Of Telara will enter a closed beta from December 3-6.
Rift is an MMORPG in the World Of Warcraft mould, the upcoming beta event will give users access to the first 20 levels of play, and the full opening area of the game.
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Activision says shooter grossed over $650 million worldwide, putting it ahead of Modern Warfare 2.US-based publisher Activision today announced that Call Of Duty: Black Ops set a record for sales in its first five days of release.
Activision estimates that COD: Black Ops grossed more than $650 million during the period, $100 million more than COD: Modern Warfare 2 when it was released last year.
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Oh me hearty is racing.
The next mega-licence to be given the LEGO treatment will be Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney has announced.
It’ll be released on DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 to coincide with the new POTC film – On Stranger Tides – in May 2011.
LEGO Pirates will straddle the story of all three existing Pirates films: Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest and Johnny Depp Goes Sailing Part 3.
