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  • Kitase wants a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on March 15, 2010 under Industry News
    The developers behind Final Fantasy XIII, Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama, told WriteAboutGames that they would take the oppurtunity to make a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII if the chance came along. The main point for them is the success of the first game though; "That depends on how well the game sells in the West". Kitase has said that there are several points in the game he would ... more.
  • Insomniac games going multiplatform? 0 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on March 13, 2010 under Industry News, News
    Insmoniac games - best known for their successful franchises Ratchet and Clank and Resistance, both of which are Playstation exclusive, are rumored to start developing (or already developing) multiplatform games. This comes to no surprise since Insomniac is not a first party studio but is an independent developer, but if they are developing some thing and it will be multiplatform, i don't think... more.
  • GT5 release date will be revealed soon 0 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on under Industry News, News
    The long awaited Gran Turismo 5 was getting delays over and over again, but this time, according to SCEE's Penrose Tackie, the official release date for the game will be revealed soon. “Completely understand that you guys are looking for a date, Please bear with us, we will be making an announcement on that soon.” [caption id="attachment_7411" align="alignnone" width="550" caption=""... more.
  • Metal Gear Solid: Rising to bring in new audience 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on March 12, 2010 under Industry News
    Hideo Kojima has said that he believes that Metal Gear Solid: Rising will bring in a new kind of crowd. “The next MGS… “RISING.” this game will create new users, be developed by the new generation, a new MGS,” Kojima tweeted. “But on the other hand, [Peace Walker] is made by Hideo Kojima, a new but classical MGS. PW is a new type of game design and experimental for future end... more.
  • PlayStation Move is finally real – everything in one place 0 CommentsPosted by PytHoN SelKaN on under Industry News, News
    At Sony's Press Conference in the start of this GDC, SCE WWS boss Shuhei Yoshida announced the PS3 Motion controller, PlayStation Move. Here, you should find all important news from the press conference. Move is due for release this fall. PlayStation Move confirmed as PS3 Motion Controller name. In Sony's Press Conference, SCE WWS boss Shuhei Yoshida announced the PS3 Motion controller ... more.
  • PS3 Motion Controller detailed 0 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on March 11, 2010 under Industry News, News
    Yesterday (March 10) Sony was on the stage at GDC, there were some small announcements such as Modnation Racers will be coming out this spring, but that's pretty much it. The big thing about this conference was the new Sony motion controller for the Playstation 3, the product has been officially named, and its called "Playstation Move".  Move lets the players enjoy tons of games ranging from s... more.
  • Final Fantasy XIII – 5 million units sold 0 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on March 10, 2010 under Industry News, News
    It should come to no surprise that the game sells well and will sell well, and that is exactly what happened. Yesterday the U.S. and Europe got their hands on with Final Fantasy III which was released in Japan in December of 2009, and what surprises me the most is that although the game only came out yesterday, it already sold 3 million units (PS3 and 360) in the U.S. and Europe combined, that'... more.
  • Sony Arc dates and partners to be announced tomorrow 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on March 9, 2010 under Industry News
    A source has told VG247 that we can expect a firm release date for the Sony Motion Controller as well as list of partners as soon as tomorrow. An announcement is expected at 5pm PST/1am GMT tomorrow, just before Sony's press conference in San Fransisco on Wednesday. Rumors also suggest that there could be a name change from Arc to something completely different, although this has yet to ... more.
  • Little Big Planet 2 to be released this year? 0 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on March 8, 2010 under Industry News, News
    One of the biggest and most unique titles this generation is non other than the Play, Create, and Share game - Little Big Planet. As some of you know or may not know, this week is GDC, a place where we all got our first looks at Killzone 2 in 2005, and many other surprises as well. Sony will also have their conference (obviously) this week, and a game that is rumored to be announced is Little B... more.
  • SCEA: 2010 will be one of ps3’s best years ever! 0 CommentsPosted by PytHoN SelKaN on under Industry News, News
    VG247 states that according to SCEA comms boss, Patrick Seybold, 2010 is one of ps3's best years ever! Seybold also added that there's a lot of great content in store for us, involving titles such as Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, MAG, God of War III and many more. Sony is holding a press conference this Wednesday along with the start of GDC. With God of War 3, Heavy Rain and Gran Turismo 5 o... more.
  • New 360 features and price points on the way? 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on under Industry News
    Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has said that there could be new functionality and pricing for the 360 soon to come, ThatVideoGameBlog reports. “For that big screen device … there’s no diversity. You get exactly the Xboxes that we build for you. We may have more form factors in the future that are designed for various price points and options, but we think it’s going to [be] important,” t... more.
  • Portal 2 officially announced via GameInformer 1 CommentsPosted by PytHoN SelKaN on March 5, 2010 under Industry News
    Portal 2 has finally been confirmed thanks to the next issue of GameInformer! VG247 reported that the newest issue of the GameInformer magazine includes the newly announced title, Portal 2 in it's front cover. It was also hinted that Portal 2 might be officialy revealed to the public with it's first official trailer in next week's GDC. No details have yet been confirmed, but like it's prede... more.
  • GTA V to be announced before E3? 9 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on under Industry News
    One analyst has said that he believes a GTA V announcement could be comig pre-E3. VG247 reported that Mike Hickey of Janco Partners said that a GTA V announcement could come before E3 later this year, but was unlikely to make a show at the LA event. “There is building suspension for a pre-E3 GTA V announcement, although we expect nothing from Rockstar at this year’s official E3 event,”... more.
  • Red Dead Redemption Delayed Into May 0 CommentsPosted by Javier Ledesma on March 4, 2010 under Industry News, News
    It seems that a rough first quarter has caused Red Dead Redemption to be delayed until a now, "promised" May release. Rockstar noted on their website: "The game’s new release date – which we promise is final! – is May 18th, 2010 (May 21st in Europe)." Hopefully they will stick with this release date. With the huge amount of pre-orders and the major hype that is arising over this game, ... more.
  • Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo keynotes absent at GDC 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on March 3, 2010 under Industry News
    This year's GDC (March 9th-13th, San Fransisco) will be headlined by a speech from Sid Meier, as there will be no main keynote from either of the Big Three, VG247 was told. There will however be a demo of the Sony Motion Controller; this isn't keynote though, and will be carried out by the Sony support developers. Think Services did not comment on the absentees. Peter Molyneux (Fable ... more.
  • Sony buys Media Molecule 0 CommentsPosted by admin on under Industry News
    Media Molecule, the team behind the most innovative game this generation: Little Big Planet has been bought over by Sony. Looks like Sony are bringing whatever studios, for example Guerilla. I wonder what will be next from the talented guys at Media Molecule. ... more.
  • Developers only scratched the surface of the Playstation 3 1 CommentsPosted by Daniel Ravid on February 27, 2010 under Industry News
    Perhaps one of the biggest claims this generation is that the Playstation 3 still doesn't utilize its full potential, even with masterpieces like Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Gran Turismo 5, and the soon to be released God of War 3, Jack Tretton claims that the developers only scratched the surface of the PS3. "Developers are still just starting to harness [the PlayStation 3], you’re just startin... more.
  • WoW boss resigns 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on February 26, 2010 under Industry News
    The Chinese boss of the World of Warcraft franchise has resigned. VG247 reported that Li Riqiang stood down recently, but gave no reason for his sudden departure. According to JLM Pacific Epoch, no suitable candidate has yet been found as a replacement. The franchise recently found itself in a sticky situiation when it was found the MMO had been running illegally in China, and it was only a ... more.
  • Rocksteady bought by Warner 2 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on February 24, 2010 under Industry News
    Rocksteady have been happy to announce that Warner have just bought a majority share in Rocksteady, developers of Batman Arkham Asylum. “We are proud to strengthen our association with WBIE, a world class publisher that we have enjoyed working with since we began developing Batman: Arkham Asylum,” said Jamie Walker, Rocksteady studio director. Sefton Hill, games director, added: “T... more.
  • Success with Red Steel 2 ‘crucial’ for continuation of franchise 0 CommentsPosted by Will Kenny on February 23, 2010 under Industry News
    Ubisoft's creative director Jason VandenBerghe has said that sucess with the FPS/slasher hybrid Red Steel 2 is crucial if the series is to continue. He stated at a press conference in London that there will be no Red Steel 3 unless the sequel to the Wii launch title is viewed highly by fans, and 'crucially' (no pun intended), sells in volume. “It was clear from the beginning we had to succ... more.
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