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Films for connoisseurs.
Fussy film-streaming service MUBI will be available on PlayStation 3 this week, Sony has announced.
When? Wednesday in the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal must wait until “next week”, the European PlayStation blog notes.
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Sega supervising the PC and mobile social game developed by Yu Suzuki’s company.New details have emerged regarding social game Shenmue City today, along with the launch of an official website.
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“I didn’t belong there any more.”
Katamary Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi has for the first time explained his decision to quit publisher Namco Bandai after 11 years working for the company.
In an open and frank admission the Japanese creator expressed sadness and boredom at the videogame industry’s obsession with sequels.
“The reason why I quit Namco was because I started to feel like I didn’t belong there any more,” Takahashi told Eurogamer at the GameCity festival in Nottingham last week.
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“I didn’t belong there any more.”
Katamary Damacy and Noby Noby Boy creator Keita Takahashi has for the first time explained his decision to quit publisher Namco Bandai after 11 years working for the company.
In an open and frank admission the Japanese creator expressed sadness and boredom at the videogame industry’s obsession with sequels.
“The reason why I quit Namco was because I started to feel like I didn’t belong there any more,” Takahashi told Eurogamer at the GameCity festival in Nottingham last week.
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Four surprising faces. Spoilers.
Guess who you’ll play as in Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombie mode when co-operatively protecting the Pentagon from zombies:
Former US president Richard Nixon? Yes.
Former US president John F. Kennedy? Yes.
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Lionhead’s role-playing epic takes the number one spot from Fallout: New Vegas.The UK multiformat chart for the week ending October 30 also saw strong debuts for franchise titles The Sims 3 and WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011.
EA Sports’ FIFA 11 managed to climb back up to second place after slipping a position in the previous week while Medal Of Honor fell four places in its third week of release.
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Because it was “so emotionally provoking”.
Martin Hollis, creator of N64 classic GoldenEye 007, had to stop playing PS3-exclusive Flower because he found the experience too emotional.
Hollis, founder of Cambridge developer Zoonami, tried to play thatgamecompany’s experimental downloadable title but had to put the controller down after experiencing an “upwelling”.
“One of the interesting things about Flower was I couldn’t play it because it was so emotionally provoking,” Hollis told Eurogamer at the Nottingham GameCity festival last week.
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New: Star Wars! WWE! Sims 3! Rock Band!
Fable III is the new leader of the UK all-formats chart.
The Xbox 360 exclusive beat off challenges from fellow newcomers Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (fifth), WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 (seventh) and The Sims 3 on console (ninth).
Harmonix’s fantastic Rock Band 3 spent a first week in 26th, with a significant 61 per cent of sales made on Xbox 360. The Sims 3 PC expansion Late Night arrived in 15th.
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“We’d love to do another one.”
Crytek UK is talking with various publishers about the possibility of creating a brand new TimeSplitters game, Eurogamer can reveal.
The studio formerly known as Free Radical Design is also discussing an original IP a single-player and multiplayer first-person shooter with publishers.
“We’re talking to publishers at the moment about whether that’s [TimeSplitters] a viable route or not,” managing director Karl Hilton told Eurogamer at the GameCity festival in Nottingham last week.
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This week’s release list features a double dose of 007.
Few titles have left as big a mark on the gaming landscape as GoldenEye 007 did on the Nintendo 64. For those unfamiliar with its history, GoldenEye was the first first-person shooter to work well on a console, and it set the FPS standards for many years to come. For over a decade, fans have been pleading for a remake of the classic game, and at this year’s Nintendo press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, their prayers were finally answered.
Although it’s not a straight port of the old game, GoldenEye 007 features many familiar elements that are sure to get the nostalgic juices flowing. Keep in mind that several new features have also been added that are intended to keep it up to modern standards. One such feature is the inclusion of a levelling-up system in multiplayer, while others are more subtle, like swapping Bond’s watch for a mobile phone and modernising the firearms roster. While the core story remains the same, Daniel Craig’s likeness is now used as Bond, and his actions have been modified in-game to reflect the grittier style of character that Craig plays. GoldenEye 007 comes out on the Wii and DS on Wednesday around Australia. Those who pick up the special-edition version of the game on the Wii will find a gold-coloured Classic Controller Pro in the box as well.
There’s a second Bond game coming out this week, but this time it’s for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. Again starring Daniel Craig as 007, James Bond 007: Blood Stone sees players travelling the world looking for stolen biological weapons. Developed by Bizarre Creations of Blur and Project Gotham fame, Blood Stone marks the second game made by the studio since being acquired by Activision. James Bond 007: Blood Stone will also be released on Wednesday.
If you’re after a game that doesn’t star a smooth-talking Englishman, then the team over at Ready at Dawn has the game for you. God of War: Ghost of Sparta is Kratos’ second outing on the PSP and tells his story during his early days as the newly made god of war. No hardware bundles have been announced for God of War: Ghost of Sparta, so you will be able to pick this one up only as a stand-alone when it’s released.
To find out what else is out this week, check out the list below:
November 3, 2010
GoldenEye 007 (Wii, DS)
James Bond 007: Blood Stone (PS3, 360, PC)November 4, 2010
Monopoly Streets (PS3, 360, Wii)
Imagine Fashion Paradise (DS)
God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (PSP)
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (PS3, 360)
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“AU Shippin’ Out November 1-5: GoldenEye 007” was posted by James Kozanecki on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:53:19 -0700