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Third-person zombie shooter Dead Nation will be released on the European PlayStation Network on 1st December, Sony’s announced.
It’ll set you back £9.99 / 12.99.
Dead Nation’s from Super Stardust HD creator Housemarque. It’s got online co-op, offline co-op and hundreds of zombies on screen. It looks a bit like Left 4 Dead with top-down dual analogue shooter controls. Video is below.
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Zen Studios prepping collection of four tables based on Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Blade; Xbox 360 version to be compatible with Pinball FX 2.
Like any good comic book character, pinball never truly dies. Zen Studios underscored this fact today with the announcement of Marvel Pinball, a downloadable collection of four super heroic virtual pinball tables for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Set for release in December, Marvel Pinball includes tables for four of the comic company’s film-featured heroes: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Blade. Each table will have music, artwork, and objectives specific to the characters, along with animated 3D representations of the heroes, as well as villains like the Green Goblin, Silver Samurai, Mysterio, Whiplash, The Mandarin, and Doctor Octopus.
The Xbox 360 edition of the game will be released as an expansion to Pinball FX 2, a free platform launched on Xbox Live last month that allows users to try individual tables before purchasing them. On the PS3, Marvel Pinball will be a stand-alone game.
Regardless of the version purchased, gamers will be able to look forward to more Marvel tables released as downloadable content. On the game’s official website, Zen Studios is running a poll to determine which Marvel property gets the pinball treatment next. The four options listed are Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider, and the Hulk. In early voting (under 100 votes total), the Hulk held a slim lead.
For more on Zen Studios’ pinball pedigree, check out GameSpot’s review of Pinball FX 2.
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Remedy recruiting motion control experts.
The next project from Alan Wake developer Remedy looks like it will be putting Kinect through its paces, according to a new recruitment listing.
The posting on Remedy’s website explains, “We are looking for a skilled programmer with a passion for game programming to join our team. You will be working on the next iteration of Remedy’s unique game engine that was previously used in Alan Wake.”
Among the credentials the Finnish developer asks of potential employees is, “Experience on motion-control technology (e.g. Kinect).”
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Remedy recruiting motion control experts.
The next project from Alan Wake developer Remedy looks like it will be putting Kinect through its paces, according to a new recruitment listing.
The posting on Remedy’s website explains, “We are looking for a skilled programmer with a passion for game programming to join our team. You will be working on the next iteration of Remedy’s unique game engine that was previously used in Alan Wake.”
Among the credentials the Finnish developer asks of potential employees is, “Experience on motion-control technology (e.g. Kinect).”
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H.A.W.X. 2 and R.U.S.E. below expectations.
Ubisoft’s delayed Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Driver San Francisco.
Both games were due to be released some time in the first three months of 2011. Now, they are included in Ubisoft’s 2011-12 line-up, which runs from the beginning of April 2011 to the end of March 2012.
No explanation was provided by the French company in its first-half 2010-11 financial results.
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Nintendo Store Update: Virtual marketplace adds EA’s racing title, Go Fetch!, 21: Blackjack; WiiWare welcomes Derby Dogs, Triple Running Sports.
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“Need for Speed: Nitro-X zooms to DSiWare” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:37:59 -0800 -
Financial magazine’s crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam’s hold on PC digital distribution.
Digital download unit sales of PC games surpassed their physical cousins during the first half of 2010 according to statistics compiled by the research firm NPD Group. One man leading this charge is Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve and its mega distribution house Steam, which recently tallied its 30 millionth user. Now, financial magazine Forbes has its eye on the man, saying Newell is a “name you need to know in 2011.”
Forbes kicked off the “Names You Need to Know in 2011” campaign in late October, saying that the magazine is “looking for ‘names’ that are likely going to have a huge impact in the coming 12 months.” Selections for the list will be chosen, in part, by nominations made by the community.
The magazine believes Newell is an appropriate selection for the list largely due to his work with Steam. The Forbes report cites “one industry estimate” that postulates that Steam’s virtual storefront accounts for a whopping 70 percent of the market for digitally distributed video games. The source of the estimate was not specified.
What is known, however, is that Steam has partnerships with most major publishers–from Activision to Electronic Arts–and has over 1,200 PC and Mac games available in its Web store.
Newell worked for Microsoft for 13 years and held multiple positions in the company’s Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions. After leaving the company, he founded Valve in 1996. The studio’s first title was 1998’s Half-Life, the adored first-person shooter. Valve is also responsible for the Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Counter Strike franchises, among others.
Other “names” on Forbes‘ list include James Murdoch, the son of News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch, NBA star Kevin Durant, Honestly.com, the nation of Ghana, and urban farming.
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Financial magazine’s crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam’s hold on PC digital distribution.
Digital download unit sales of PC games surpassed their physical cousins during the first half of 2010 according to statistics compiled by the research firm NPD Group. One man leading this charge is Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve and its mega distribution house Steam, which recently tallied its 30 millionth user. Now, financial magazine Forbes has its eye on the man, saying Newell is a “name you need to know in 2011.”
Forbes kicked off the “Names You Need to Know in 2011” campaign in late October, saying that the magazine is “looking for ‘names’ that are likely going to have a huge impact in the coming 12 months.” Selections for the list will be chosen, in part, by nominations made by the community.
The magazine believes Newell is an appropriate selection for the list largely due to his work with Steam. The Forbes report cites “one industry estimate” that postulates that Steam’s virtual storefront accounts for a whopping 70 percent of the market for digitally distributed video games. The source of the estimate was not specified.
What is known, however, is that Steam has partnerships with most major publishers–from Activision to Electronic Arts–and has over 1,200 PC and Mac games available in its Web store.
Newell worked for Microsoft for 13 years and held multiple positions in the company’s Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions. After leaving the company, he founded Valve in 1996. The studio’s first title was 1998’s Half-Life, the adored first-person shooter. Valve is also responsible for the Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Counter Strike franchises, among others.
Other “names” on Forbes‘ list include James Murdoch, the son of News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch, NBA star Kevin Durant, Honestly.com, the nation of Ghana, and urban farming.
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“Forbes lists Gabe Newell as a ‘name you need to know’ in 2011” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:11:28 -0800 -
Financial magazine’s crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam’s hold on PC digital distribution.
Digital download unit sales of PC games surpassed their physical cousins during the first half of 2010 according to statistics compiled by the research firm NPD Group. One man leading this charge is Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve and its mega distribution house Steam, which recently tallied its 30 millionth user. Now, financial magazine Forbes has its eye on the man, saying Newell is a “name you need to know in 2011.”
Forbes kicked off the “Names You Need to Know in 2011” campaign in late October, saying that the magazine is “looking for ‘names’ that are likely going to have a huge impact in the coming 12 months.” Selections for the list will be chosen, in part, by nominations made by the community.
The magazine believes Newell is an appropriate selection for the list largely due to his work with Steam. The Forbes report cites “one industry estimate” that postulates that Steam’s virtual storefront accounts for a whopping 70 percent of the market for digitally distributed video games. The source of the estimate was not specified.
What is known, however, is that Steam has partnerships with most major publishers–from Activision to Electronic Arts–and has over 1,200 PC and Mac games available in its Web store.
Newell worked for Microsoft for 13 years and held multiple positions in the company’s Systems, Applications, and Advanced Technology divisions. After leaving the company, he founded Valve in 1996. The studio’s first title was 1998’s Half-Life, the adored first-person shooter. Valve is also responsible for the Portal, Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress, and Counter Strike franchises, among others.
Other “names” on Forbes‘ list include James Murdoch, the son of News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch, NBA star Kevin Durant, Honestly.com, the nation of Ghana, and urban farming.
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“Forbes lists Gabe Newell as a ‘name you need to know’ in 2011” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:11:28 -0800 -
Company to push Bing as a social games platform with help from the world’s "second most popular social developer".
Social game studio CrowdStar has confirmed that Microsoft has recruited the company to help promote Bing as a social games platform. Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger and MSN Games portals already offer social play, but the company is keen to redefine its search engine.
