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Blap blap blap blap blap!
On-rails shooter series Time Crisis is baaaack. New instalment Razing Storm – which works with PlayStation Move and everything – launches on 5th November.
No price is mentioned on the EU PlayStation blog, but we know there will be two extra games rammed in for free. They are Deadstorm Pirates (shoot monsters while on a boat) and the arcade version of Time Crisis 4.
Not convinced? A demo of Time Crisis: Razing Storm will be available on 27th October – next Wednesday.
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We’re presenting our take on each studio on the shortlist until the voting deadline on October 25.
See the rest of the nominees and put your vote in right here >>
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He’s on fire in November.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of NBA Jam will be released in the UK on 26th November, EA has told Eurogamer.
They’ll come with a RRP of £29.99.
In the US the games will launch on 17th November. The press release announcing the date described it as worldwide, but that’s not accurate.
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Investment arm of the technology company is believed to be backing the mobile social game platform.VentureBeat is reporting that Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel, has invested $3 million in OpenFeint, a platform that adds the functionality of a social network to developers’ games.
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“Why would they want physical media?”
As shops prepare to open stores at midnight to sell Call of Duty: Black Ops and gamers around the world are anxiously for the likes of Fallout: New Vegas and Vanquish to pop through their letterboxes, one developer close to the hardware manufacturers has predicted that the next round of consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo will ditch physical media entirely.
Indeed Blitz Games Studio chief executive officer Philip Oliver would be surprised if the PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii HD if that’s what they’re called played discs at all.
“Let’s be honest, a lot of us have got smart phones mostly iPhones certainly in this office there are iPhones,” he told Eurogamer. “I can’t remember the last time I went into a shop to buy an iPhone game, and I haven’t missed it. In fact I’ve got lots of iPhone games and I’m quite happy.
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Nintendo announces new Wii and DSi XL packages; release date for new controller and FlingSmash bundle nailed down.
Nintendo’s Wii hardware crossed the finish line in third place in September, reportedly selling only 254,000 units in that month in North America compared to 312,000 PlayStation 3 units and 484,000 Xbox 360 units. Now it appears the Japanese game maker is hoping to rekindle enthusiasm with two new system bundles, a fresh controller, and a game due out next month.
Nintendo today announced that on November 7 retailers will begin selling a red Nintendo Wii bundle, the Wii Remote Plus, a new DSi XL bundle, and a new game, FlingSmash.
The new Wii package–in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros.–will include a red system, copies of New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Sports, a Wii Remote Plus, and everything else normally associated with the system. It will debut at $200 and will be a limited edition.
Also being released on November 7 will be a new $180 DSi XL bundle. Similar to the Wii package, the DSi XL bundle is also a limited edition and is colored red in honor of the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. This package will include a DSi XL with three themed graphics on its face, a copy of Mario Kart DS, and three preinstalled titles: Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math, and Photo Clock.
Also included in today’s announcement was a release date for the Wii Remote Plus. Nintendo had previously confirmed the existence of the controller following a leaked image of the peripheral but had not specified a release date for it. It will debut on November 7 and will be sold in all-new Wii hardware packages and bundles. It will also be sold separately beginning on that date for $39.99. The Wii Remote Plus combines the original Wii Remote with the MotionPlus add-on.
Finally, Nintendo officially announced the FlingSmash bundle. The new SKU bundles a Wii Remote Plus with a copy of the game. According to Nintendo, FlingSmash “combines the hands-on fun of tennis with the nonstop action and instant gratification of pinball.” Nintendo employed a similar tactic with Wii Play when the company included a Wii Remote with the title. That game went on to become the best-selling game of all time in the United States. The FlingSmash bundle will retail for $49.99. For more on FlingSmash, check out GameSpot’s hands-on preview.
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Age of Conan boss argues the toss.
Age of Conan executive producer Craig Morrison has written an interesting article on the inclusion of voiced stories and cut-scenes in MMOs. The upshot: “more isn’t always better”.
It’s why people have “reservations” about a game like Star Wars: The Old Republic, he alleged – a game in which story is “so integral”. And what a time BioWare’s MMO has had of late.
Morrison believes character progression has always been the “bedrock” of what is expected from an MMO. You earn experience, you level up.
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Second Life creator Philip Rosendale resigns as CEO and intends to focus on his independent company.After four months in the role of CEO at US-based studio Linden Lab, Philip Rosendale has announced he is leaving the position.
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With new game Fantastic Pets.
THQ has Fantastic Pets.
It’s an augmented reality game for Kinect that’s due March 2011.
So, it’s like real-life but better.
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Game and app downloads for Mac computers will play a role in Apple’s new Lion operating system.At its Back To The Mac event in California yesterday, Apple revealed details of Lion, the latest version of OS X. The operating system introduces the company’s App Store to Mac desktop and laptop computers.
