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Nintendo quarterly earnings down; 3DS launch date to be announced Sept. 29

2010-07-29T16:42:56+00:00

Nintendo has announced it financial earnings for the second quarter in its Fiscal 2011, running from April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010. Net sales, operating income and net income all saw declines compared to the same time last year. Net sales were down to 188 billion yen ($2.16 billion)...

Realtime Worlds Unveils Project: MyWorld

2010-07-29T16:42:07+00:00

APB developer reveals project which combines social media and traditional 3D gaming . Realtime Worlds, the developer behind Crackdown and APB, has unveiled its latest project. Project: MyWorld combines social networking with traditional gaming genres. read more

PS3 launch hype 'wasn't enjoyable' - Heavenly Sword dev

2010-07-29T16:41:51+00:00

Ninja Theory's 'much more comfortable' now. The creator of PS3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory, has revealed that the pressure on the game to succeed - stemming from the console's fevered launch - was not "enjoyable" for the firm.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesStarCraft 2 review scores create...

Hollywood Blues

2010-07-29T16:40:44+00:00

When it comes to console transitions, the rule of thumb is that they should arrive, like clockwork, every five to six years. Yet here we are, heading towards the fifth anniversary of the Xbox 360’s release, and March’s Game Developer’s Conference came and went without any mention of new hardware....

Nintendo Posts £184 Million Q1 Loss

2010-07-29T16:35:38+00:00

Nintendo has posted a loss of 25.2 billion yen ($288.4m / £184.3m) for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, compared to a profit of 42.3 billion yen a year earlier. Sales fell 25.6 per cent year-over-year to 188.6 billion yen ($2.16b / £1.4b), while operating income declined 42.2 per cent...

Coming Tuesday to PSN: Earthworm Jim HD for PS3

2010-07-29T16:34:22+00:00

Remember playing Earthworm Jim during the glorious 16-bit era? How about battling Major Mucus and Evil the Cat? Or saving Princess What’s-Her-Name? If you don’t recall ever playing Earthworm Jim, I can only shake my head with utter sorrow. Who else but an ordinary earthworm can transcend fleeing from crows and...

'SimCity Deluxe' by EA Now Available

2010-07-29T16:34:13+00:00

As we noted in our EA Hot For The Holidays roundup, the successor to the original SimCity for iPhone SimCity Deluxe [$6.99] is now available in the App Store. While not exactly a sequel, this new version is more of an enhanced version of the original iPhone iteration. ...

Amazon discounts Crystal Bearers, other Square Enix oddities

2010-07-29T16:31:24+00:00

At a $20 price point, we'd have no problem recommending Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers to any Wii owner looking for a totally unique new experience. Luckily, Amazon has dropped Square Enix's telekinetic adventure to just that price as part of its Deal of the Day. In addition, Amazon...

Gunnar Phenom 3D Glasses Review: A Slick Extravagance

2010-07-29T16:31:12+00:00

Whats the worst thing about 3D? The glasses. Gunnar Optiks realized that and decided to come up with their own line of fashionable, pricey 3D glasses. More »

APB, Crackdown Developer Reveals New Social Experiment

2010-07-29T16:30:31+00:00

With APB having just been launched to the masses last month, developer Realtime Worlds has already revealed their next project, and it's an ambitious one: Project: MyWorld. As the project's website describes it, it's not exactly a traditional videogame. "Project: MyWorld turns the real world into a fun 3D social gaming...

There’s Narrative in my RTS: StarCraft Told a Story, Will the Sequel Make People Listen?

2010-07-29T16:16:08+00:00

On the eve of StarCraft II's release Hellmode writer Ashelia argued in rich detail why Blizzard has struggled to express a great, epic story in their real-time strategy games, despite great potential. We proudly republish her sharp analysis here. More »

Sony's PlayStation division sees sales increase, still operating at a loss

2010-07-29T16:14:01+00:00

As analysts predicted, Sony finished the first quarter of its fiscal year (ending June 30, 2010) with a net income of ¥25.7 billion ($295M), a significant increase from the ¥37.1 billion ($426M) loss during the same quarter last year. Overall, sales were up 3.8 percent year-over-year to ¥1.7 trillion ($18.7B). Compared...

Unofficial Gears of War 3 trailer is officially awesome

2010-07-29T16:10:26+00:00

What you're seeing isn't an official trailer for Epic's Gears of War 3, but you'd be hard pressed to tell.Created by The Duo Group (in collaboration with a who slew of other folks), it's set to Johnny Cash's haunting cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt." It follows in the footsteps...

Runes Of Magic Brings Fashion And Metal To Gamescom

2010-07-29T16:07:49+00:00

Runes of Magic publisher Frogster brings the spectacle to Gamescom in Germany next month, with a Runes-themed fashion show, a costume contest judged by model Gina-Lisa Lohfink, and a performance by a cappella metal band Van Canto. More »

News: EVE fix-squad has "carte blanche" - CCP

2010-07-29T16:03:48+00:00

Thousand-strong battles are top priority. ***body CCP has given a "specialised" EVE Online dev-squad "carte blanche" to tackle in-game lag issues that have the community up in arms. "CCP has invested significant time and resources throughout EVE's history on increasing the performance of fleet fights. We've always had a team of developers devoted...

Inactive Aion accounts reactivated for double XP weekend

2010-07-29T16:01:22+00:00

Over on the official Aion message boards, NCsoft has announced a "Double Your Fun" weekend, during which all players will receive double experience points.. In addition, all inactive Aion accounts will be reactivated for the weekend in order to entice lapsed players. If you've had an inkling to revisit the...

Two More Murderers For Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

2010-07-29T15:47:19+00:00

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's line-up of sleek and deadly killers gets some serious bolstering by the armored Officer and the all-important tubby guy with a beard. Finally a character for me! More »

News: Dragon Age Awakenings DLC revealed

2010-07-29T15:45:22+00:00

One for the fantasy Amgarraks. BioWare has unveiled Golems of Amgarrak for Dragon Age: Origins. Due out on 10th August, this downloadable add-on follows a missing Dwarven expedition into an ancient underground ruin where an army of golems was being created. What happened down there? You'll have to find out. You can import...

Explodemon detonating on PSN in Q4 2010

2010-07-29T15:43:53+00:00

Explodemon, a platformer featuring a supergroup of inspirations such as Super Mario Bros., Bangai-O and 'Splosion Man, has been given a release window by developer Curve Studios. The chemically unstable title will land on the PSN sometime during Q4 this year. The PSP Go and WiiWare versions weren't referenced at...

Custom Halo: Reach accessories detailed, priced for UK

2010-07-29T15:31:16+00:00

Game RRP also confirmed. Microsoft and Bungie have given UK prices to a host of custom Halo: Reach themed accessories for the Xbox 360.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesNew Halo: Reach Campaign trailer dropsWipEout dev working on action game?StarCraft 2 review scores create 97% Metacritic ratingCCP: Fixing Eve...

Seven People Hold the Keys to the Internet, Literally

2010-07-29T15:27:37+00:00

In the event a cyber attack cripples the World Wide Web, seven members of a “chain of trust” have been given the responsibility of restarting the Internet, with each individual armed with a key.The key holders include one member from each of the following countries: Britain, the U.S., Trinidad and...

PlayStation 3 | Trine 2 Debut Trailer

2010-07-29T15:18:15+00:00

Check out this awesome new trailer for Trine 2. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ...

StarCraft 2 review scores create 97% Metacritic rating

2010-07-29T15:05:54+00:00

Early write-ups are very positive indeed. The first batch of professional StarCraft 2 reviews are online - and it's looking like the title will be crowned one of the highest rated PC games in history.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesMetroids invade Starcraft 2 universeWhy's de_dust the best map...

The first quarter financial figures are coming in...

2010-07-29T15:05:16+00:00

...good news for Sony, not so good for Nintendo and Capcom...Okay, get your calculators out, it's financial results time! The latest fiscal quarter figures are seeping in, with several major companies handing over their results in the last 24 hours. First up, it's good-ish news for Sony. The PlayStation arm...

More 'sluggish' sales plague Capcom financials

2010-07-29T15:03:42+00:00

Capcom experienced another "sluggish" performance in its latest financial quarter -- the first of Fiscal 2010, from April 1 to June 30 -- and consequently blamed slow growth of Lost Planet 2 sales, among other things. Net sales for the quarter were down 2.4 percent year-over-year at 19 million yen...