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Kevin Butler shows that PlayStation Move only does time travel

benequieria — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Not only does PlayStation Move enable realistic motion controls for PS3 games — it also allows for corporate dispatches from the future. We didn’t hear about that at any press conference! But there’s Kevin Butler, addressing us from November 2010 about advances in nutrition and the success of the PlayStation Move. That means, according to Sony’s time travel technology, the Move should be out sometime in November at the latest.

Peruse the God of War copyright infringement judgement

diablonadz — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter has uploaded the 27-page judgment [PDF link] in the God of War copyright infringement case . The case was already revealed as dismissed last week, but the full document bestows all the gritty details upon us mortals. In her summary, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel notes, “An examination of articulable similarities between the plot, themes, dialogue, mood, settings, pace, characters and sequence of events of God of War and plaintiffs’ works reveals far less similarity than would be required to overcome summary judgment, even if plaintiffs had proven access

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Impressions: Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – The Penal Zone (PS3)

BlintyBon — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

You wouldn’t expect to find “We’ve tightened up the graphics on Episode Three” among the usual list of noted improvements between Telltale ’s episodic releases. After all, with endearing, demented characters like Sam and Max taking up quite a bit of the screen, who cares how many polygons are left for that pot plant in the corner? “We wanted to bump everything up presentation-wise for this season,” said designer Chuck Jordan, drawing attention to the Telltale engine’s impressive — nay, tight — visual enhancements

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New EA Sports MMA trailer starts a fight

markkavelskiys — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

“Now it’s a fight,” this new trailer for EA Sports MMA proudly proclaims. And it’s true — EA Sports has a huge fight ahead of it. Not only is EA Sports MMA a latecomer to the genre, it’s missing the UFC license and some of the biggest fighters in the business

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Atlus offers video walkthrough of 3D Dot Game Heroes, Twilight fanfic

pete — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:30:00 +0000

Atlus has proven to be the distributor of some of the funniest press releases we regularly receive. The party responsible for a majority of that humor, PR manager Aram Jabbari, recently stopped by Playstation.Blog HQ to give a brief video demonstration of 3D Dot Game Heroes , which you’ll find posted above. The video shows a walkthrough of one of the game’s Zelda -esque dungeons and, appropriately, includes a number of irreverent jabs at 8-bit classics. Though legal reasons prevent Jabbari from naming specific games the title lampoons, he was more than happy to show off his homemade Vampire protagonist’s massive sword, remarking, “I’m sure Bella will find that impressive.” Oh, Aram.

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Hands-on: Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West

markkavelskiys — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Multiplayer first-person shooters are a dime a dozen lately, meaning Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West has a lot to prove for itself. The gameplay is definitely fun, but it’s clear that its main selling point is the format. As a downloadable game (confirmed for PC, planned for XBLA and PSN), it’s one of the most polished multiplayer shooter experiences available in the space

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Interview: Steam on Mac OS X is ‘the biggest event in Steam’s history,’ John Cook says

TarleleneJailitixwtv — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +0000

When Valve confirmed Mac support for Steam last week , I emailed the Joystiq team with the following claim: “this is arguably the biggest gaming news on Mac OS ever.” It seems Valve shares the sentiment, as the company’s John Cook – director of Steam development at Valve – calls it “the biggest event in Steam’s history.” He also answered some more of our questions via email, so read on! Joystiq: Just to clarify, Steam users with games already purchased on Windows and that have Mac versions available will have those Mac versions accessible to them immediately in Steam, for no extra charge? John Cook: This is supported by “Steam Play.” We are using this feature to provide cross-platform access to all Valve games to those who already own the PC version. We hope other developers and publishers will use it in the same way. Some blogs have reported that Valve “hates the Mac” – From Gabe: “So, they seem to think that they want to do gaming, but there’s never any follow through on any of the things they say they’re going to do.

What’s In A Name: Binary Tweed

rinpravide — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +0000

Every once in a while, we bring you the story of how a developer or publisher settled on the name for their company. Today we bring you the harrowing tale of Binary Tweed , the developer behind Clover: A Curious Tale : My main aim in setting out writing video games was to try and reinvigorate some of the forgotten genres that I loved so much as a kid. I knew right away I wanted a simple and slightly cheeky tagline, and “New games that are a bit like old games, but better” was the first thing that popped into my head.

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Kane & Lynch’s Dog Days begin on August 24

Tronfitietcer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0000

Though it seems like we just got back from Shanghai , it appears we’re going to be booking another flight soon. Square Enix has announced that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will kick off “48 hours of hell” for its duo of miscreant protagonists on August 24 in North America and August 27 in Europe. If you’d like to spend the interim months preparing for the sequel, there’s a new trailer from IGN available directly after the break. (Side note: How weird is it to see the Square Enix logo at the beginning? Totally weird, that’s how weird.) Continue reading Kane & Lynch’s Dog Days begin on August 24 Kane & Lynch’s Dog Days begin on August 24 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EST

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Former Transmission staffers open comms again as Trickstar Games

edwiuxz — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Members of the recently deceased Transmission Games , developer of Heroes Over Europe, have apparently started Trickstar Games. Develop reports that several former members of Transmission, including studio head Tony Parkes, have started the new studio in Prahran, Australia. The company’s website claims it is currently working on “a number of exciting new games.” It also says there are some it can talk about now … but we don’t see any titles. We’re currently following up for more details.

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