
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIV will be launched on Windows PCs worldwide on September 30 — well, provided you’ve obtained the game, installed it and then clicked on the launch shortcut. This step comes after you’ve made a choice between two different versions of the anticipated MMORPG: a standard edition, which will [...]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
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Codemasters has promised fans of the Colin McRae: DiRT franchise that the third in the series will feature the very latest technology – possibly including 3D capability. The title was outed last month by the firm – who revealed that it would be adding dynamic weather effects to the game. However, it appears that won’t [...]
Jun 27 2010 | Posted in
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Microsoft may have announced they were getting rid of the famous Red Ring of Death in their newest version of the Xbox 360, but that didn’t do much for the actual problem of overheating. What does solve the problem is the Xbox 360 Slim’s ability to shut itself down when its vents are blocked to [...]
Jun 23 2010 | Posted in
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As usual, there was a broad spectrum of odd new Wii accessories at this year’s E3. On one side you’ve got that inflatable racecar that I told you about yesterday. On the other, there’s this machine gun from the folks at Digiwinner. Having spoken with the product manager at the company and having had a [...]
Jun 19 2010 | Posted in
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It has been a good while since we’ve seen anything from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami—in fact, when he last directed a game he still worked for Capcom (rather than his current position as a part of the Japanese dream team developer Platinum). His newest game, Vanquish, was something of a wild card; aesthetically, the [...]
Jun 19 2010 | Posted in
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After the Nintendo press conference, the press was whisked out of the hall and into a much smaller meeting room filled with sodas, coffee, and, of course, Nintendo 3DS systems attached to dozens of models. Nintendo was very picky about how the system could be photographed; the 3D effect tends to look like a blur [...]
Jun 16 2010 | Posted in
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Nintendo boss says 3D glasses are rubbish Nintendo has finally unveiled its new 3DS handheld gaming console at E3 2010. Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime rubbished the idea of wearing 3D glasses in the home to watch 3D TVs at the company’s E3 2010 press conference this week. Demonstrating the new 3DS handheld, Reggie [...]
Jun 15 2010 | Posted in
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Nintendo 3DS mockup and leaks may spoil E3 Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has come its closest ever to a full leak today with a mockup and description of the gaming machine. Contrary to expectations, only one screen would have the large, likely Sharp-made glasses-free 3D output, as the second would be the same size as on [...]
Jun 11 2010 | Posted in
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Some of the biggest PlayStation 3 games will be available to play in 3D this year. The first 3D games hit as early as tomorrow. At an event in Los Angeles, Sony PlayStation boss Jack Tretton is just rattling off games coming in 3D this year for the PS3. These games will be rendered in [...]
Jun 10 2010 | Posted in
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Tweaks available now, soon, and squad modes meet old maps Support for DICE’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is still going strong — after last week’s PS3 patch, another major update was released in North America, bringing the game up to version 1.04. This update will be available today and in Europe tomorrow, as will updated [...]
Jun 8 2010 | Posted in
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