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Ocarina of Time, Pilotwings are first up.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Pilotwings Resort, Nintendogs + Cats and Steel Diver will be the first party 3DS launch titles, judging by a release schedule included in Nintendo’s annual fiscal report.
The list, posted by GoNintendo, states that the four games are down for a Spring release in Japan.
Kid Icarus: Uprising is listed merely for 2011. Mario Kart, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing and Starfox 64 3D are all down as “TBA”.
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Billion hours a month spent on service.
There has been a 157 per cent year-on-year increase in the amount of time users spend watching movies and TV shows through Xbox Live, Microsoft has claimed.
According to a survey conducted for the platform holder by Knowledge Networks, 21 per cent of all American consumers now use game consoles to watch TV programmes and films through Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, Zune, Last.fm, ESPN and Hulu Plus apps.
Those figures will likely see a further jump with the new Xbox 360 dashboard update due next month, which adds further support for Zune and Kinect. You can check out all the changes for yourself from 4th November.
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5th Cell announces Hybrid, a postapocalyptic title for Xbox Live Arcade, due out in 2011.
The developer behind the Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts franchises has unveiled its next project, and it’s not akin to anything the developer has been previously known for.
5th Cell’s new project appears to be an action title of sorts and is titled Hybrid. Set in a postapocalyptic world, the game is due out on the Xbox Live Arcade sometime in 2011. Hybrid will mark the developer’s first foray into console development. It was first hinted at in August, when it was revealed that the studio’s next project would use Valve’s Source Engine.
Firm details on the game’s narrative or gameplay mechanics are absent, but a website, WhatIsHybrid.com, is up and running. On the page are details on two factions: Paladin and Variant. Further, journal entries for both sides shed some light on where the plot may lead.
“Always weird to see actual humans ” reads a line from the Paladin entry. “They look at you, glassy eyed like they don’t know what you’re going to do to ’em. We just passed them by. Our captain is pretty sure we’ve recruited all the able-bodied survivors in this city. Now it’s just a matter of kicking the Variants out ”
“I have personally killed a thousand or more Paladin Wounded twice that many, yet an insignificant dream is unable to shake me?” reads a part of the Variant entry. “Has the time arrived for me to confess this weakness to the grand marshal? If he deems me weak, I shall accept whatever the consequence.”
Also embedded on the website is a teaser trailer for Hybrid. It doesn t show gameplay, but it provides a glimpse into the game’s ravaged world. Two power-armored figures confront each other, and the screen orders the viewer, “Choose this day whom you will serve.”
For more on 5th Cell’s most recent work, check out GameSpot’s review of Super Scribblenauts.
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“Scribblenauts developer announces next game” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:08:49 -0700 -
5th Cell announces Hybrid, a postapocalyptic title for Xbox Live Arcade, due out in 2011.
The developer behind the Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts franchises has unveiled its next project, and it’s not akin to anything the developer has been previously known for.
5th Cell’s new project appears to be an action title of sorts and is titled Hybrid. Set in a postapocalyptic world, the game is due out on the Xbox Live Arcade sometime in 2011. Hybrid will mark the developer’s first foray into console development. It was first hinted at in August, when it was revealed that the studio’s next project would use Valve’s Source Engine.
Firm details on the game’s narrative or gameplay mechanics are absent, but a website, WhatIsHybrid.com, is up and running. On the page are details on two factions: Paladin and Variant. Further, journal entries for both sides shed some light on where the plot may lead.
“Always weird to see actual humans ” reads a line from the Paladin entry. “They look at you, glassy eyed like they don’t know what you’re going to do to ’em. We just passed them by. Our captain is pretty sure we’ve recruited all the able-bodied survivors in this city. Now it’s just a matter of kicking the Variants out ”
“I have personally killed a thousand or more Paladin Wounded twice that many, yet an insignificant dream is unable to shake me?” reads a part of the Variant entry. “Has the time arrived for me to confess this weakness to the grand marshal? If he deems me weak, I shall accept whatever the consequence.”
Also embedded on the website is a teaser trailer for Hybrid. It doesn t show gameplay, but it provides a glimpse into the game’s ravaged world. Two power-armored figures confront each other, and the screen orders the viewer, “Choose this day whom you will serve.”
For more on 5th Cell’s most recent work, check out GameSpot’s review of Super Scribblenauts.
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“Scribblenauts developer announces next game” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:08:49 -0700 -
Plus, see Super Mario Land in action.
Game Boy classic Super Mario Land will be one of the first games to hit the 3DS’s online store, according to a video shown to Nintendo investors.
The clip was aired during an investor update hosted by CEO Satoru Iwata in which Nintendo’s boss showed off the new 3DS Store.
According to Andriasang, he promised that it would be much easier to use than the DSiWare shopfront and would also have a promotional function, hosting game trailers and release information.
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Edge contributors collaborate on new book which presents a collection of the best games released over the last 36 years.
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CEO to leave the US-based owner of Rockstar and 2K Games.It has been announced that Ben Feder, CEO of game publisher, developer and distributor Take-Two Interactive, will resign from the company as of January 1 2011.
In a statement issued today the company said Feder is leaving “in order to pursue plans to travel in Asia with his family for an extended period.”
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BioWare’s action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs.
The 27th annual Golden Joystick awards took place in London today, with awards dished out according to the results of a public vote. Last year’s ceremony saw Fallout 3 claim the Game of the Year award, with the game also winning PC Game of the Year. Gears of War 2 did the same for the Xbox as well as Killzone 2 for the PlayStation.
This year’s ceremony abandoned the platform-specific awards and focussed instead on genres. It was perhaps this decision that led to only a couple of double-award winners: Mass Effect 2, which took home both RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards, and Plants vs. Zombies, which claimed Strategy and Download titles. There were no other repeated winners, leaving big hitters such as Assassin’s Creed II to take prizes alongside more indie fare such as World of Goo.
Call of Duty did well as a franchise, though, with the upcoming Black Ops taking the One to Watch award, marking the third year in a row that a Call of Duty game has claimed that prize. Modern Warfare 2 also took the Best Shooter award and managed second place behind Mass Effect 2 in the Ultimate Game category.
Ultimate Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II
Download Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
Music Game of the Year
Guitar Hero 5
The One to Watch
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Online Game of the Year
League of Legends
Portable Game of the Year
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Puzzle Game of the Year
World of Goo
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
RPG of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Shooter of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Soundtrack of the Year
Final Fantasy XIII
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 10
Strategy Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
UK Developer of the Year
Jagex
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“Mass Effect 2 wins Golden Joystick double ” was posted by Guy Cocker on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:08:53 -0700 -
BioWare’s action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs.
The 27th annual Golden Joystick awards took place in London today, with awards dished out according to the results of a public vote. Last year’s ceremony saw Fallout 3 claim the Game of the Year award, with the game also winning PC Game of the Year. Gears of War 2 did the same for the Xbox as well as Killzone 2 for the PlayStation.
This year’s ceremony abandoned the platform-specific awards and focussed instead on genres. It was perhaps this decision that led to only a couple of double-award winners: Mass Effect 2, which took home both RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards, and Plants vs. Zombies, which claimed Strategy and Download titles. There were no other repeated winners, leaving big hitters such as Assassin’s Creed II to take prizes alongside more indie fare such as World of Goo.
Call of Duty did well as a franchise, though, with the upcoming Black Ops taking the One to Watch award, marking the third year in a row that a Call of Duty game has claimed that prize. Modern Warfare 2 also took the Best Shooter award and managed second place behind Mass Effect 2 in the Ultimate Game category.
Ultimate Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II
Download Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
Music Game of the Year
Guitar Hero 5
The One to Watch
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Online Game of the Year
League of Legends
Portable Game of the Year
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Puzzle Game of the Year
World of Goo
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
RPG of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Shooter of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Soundtrack of the Year
Final Fantasy XIII
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 10
Strategy Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
UK Developer of the Year
Jagex
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“Mass Effect 2 wins Golden Joystick double ” was posted by Guy Cocker on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:08:53 -0700 -
BioWare’s action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs.
The 27th annual Golden Joystick awards took place in London today, with awards dished out according to the results of a public vote. Last year’s ceremony saw Fallout 3 claim the Game of the Year award, with the game also winning PC Game of the Year. Gears of War 2 did the same for the Xbox as well as Killzone 2 for the PlayStation.
This year’s ceremony abandoned the platform-specific awards and focussed instead on genres. It was perhaps this decision that led to only a couple of double-award winners: Mass Effect 2, which took home both RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards, and Plants vs. Zombies, which claimed Strategy and Download titles. There were no other repeated winners, leaving big hitters such as Assassin’s Creed II to take prizes alongside more indie fare such as World of Goo.
Call of Duty did well as a franchise, though, with the upcoming Black Ops taking the One to Watch award, marking the third year in a row that a Call of Duty game has claimed that prize. Modern Warfare 2 also took the Best Shooter award and managed second place behind Mass Effect 2 in the Ultimate Game category.
Ultimate Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed II
Download Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
Music Game of the Year
Guitar Hero 5
The One to Watch
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Online Game of the Year
League of Legends
Portable Game of the Year
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Puzzle Game of the Year
World of Goo
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
RPG of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Shooter of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Soundtrack of the Year
Final Fantasy XIII
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 10
Strategy Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies
UK Developer of the Year
Jagex
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“Mass Effect 2 wins Golden Joystick double ” was posted by Guy Cocker on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:08:53 -0700