Dead Rising 2 Review
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Dead Rising 2 takes place 3 years after Frank West’s adventure. Has the game evolved, or is it best left 4 dead?
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010A while back we reported on a series of rumors surrounding movie director Guillermo Del Toro’s (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) possible involvement in game development with publisher THQ. And while any information on the games themselves have remained under wraps, the director himself confirmed the collaboration.
Comments OffTwo Worlds II Delayed, Manager Explains
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Southpeak Interactive’s Two Worlds II has been moved from its intended release next month until January of next year, making it the latest in a long line of fall releases bailing out of 2010. The official reason for the delay at the time of announcement was additional “heavy quality assurance” time, but since the initial [...]
Comments OffConfirmed 3DS Titles
Thursday, September 30th, 2010While Nintendo spent more than a little time on the hardware features of its upcoming 3DS, one of the highlights of its recent press conference was its overview montage of a selection of titles coming out for the system. While only a handful of games were shown, we here at Elder-Geek have the full list [...]
2 CommentsRock Band ‘Pro’ Songs to Cost $3
Thursday, September 30th, 2010Currently, all songs on Harmonix’s Rock Band Network and Music Store range from free to the most frequent cost of $1.99. But with the addition of Pro mode in Rock Band 3, which attaches a multitude of complexities to each instrument track in order to get as close as possible to having the player actually [...]
Comments OffGDC Open for Submissions, Announces Summit Lineup
Thursday, September 30th, 2010The Game Developer’s Conference has officially opened up its line for submissions for its 2011 show, and is accepting entries up until October 14th. Applicants are free to submit entries to any of the conference’s many summits, a lineup which has been expanded to now include the GDC Smartphone Summit, which focuses on hard and [...]
Comments OffESRB Recruits New Orleans Saints
Thursday, September 30th, 2010The latest public service announcement campaign from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board has gotten some new allies. Continuing its attempt to educate parents on video games and their ratings, the ESRB has recruited members of the current roster of the New Orleans Saints football team. Drafted players include Marques Colston (#12) and Devery Henderson (#19), [...]
1 CommentBeyond Good & Evil Coming To PSN / XBLA
Thursday, September 30th, 2010One of the most critically acclaimed games of the previous generation, Beyond Good & Evil, will be making its way into the Playstation Store and the Xbox Live Arcade catalog somewhere next year. The game was developed by Ubisoft and released for the Nintendo Gamecub, PC, Playstation 2, and Xbox in 2002. Though Ubisoft has [...]
1 CommentKotick: Former IW Heads Could Have Been Jailed
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Combined with his comments concerning Tim Schafer, Activision head Bobby Kotick appears to be cleaning house on all the former headlines his company has faced. Again speaking to Edge magazine [via Develop] (the front lines in his battle with both Schafer and Electronic Arts), Kotick spoke on former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince [...]
2 Comments3DS Intended for Holiday, Production Fears Delayed Launch
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010The announced February/March launch date of the 3DS missed many analyst marks by a few months. The handheld was expected to at least hit the Japanese markets by the holiday season this year, but Nintendo reported on some key concerns pushing back the release. Specifically, Nintendo wasn’t certain it would be able to produce enough [...]
2 CommentsRock Band Network Hosts Remix Contest
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010An OK Go remix could earn you and your band a free copy of Rock Band 3 and a signed, deluxe copy of OK Go’s new CD Of the Blue Colour of the Sky. Those are the prizes for the new competition hosted by the Rock Band Network, in collaboration with Indaba Music.
Comments OffIgnition Closing UK Studio
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Known most recently as the American publisher of Deadly Premonition and Blacklight: Tango Down, Ignition Entertainment will be closing their London office by October 31st. Whatever remaining development time needed on its in-production titles (Wardevil, Project Kane) to partner studios elsewhere. A publishing front will remain in the Ealing/London area after production ceases, but an [...]
Comments OffKotick Responds to Schafer Comments, Schafer Reacts
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010Once upon a time, not so long ago, cult favorite developer Tim Schafer had some key words for Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, chief among them being “prick.” Schafer has since elaborated on his thoughts of the man, but Kotick himself has finally weighed in on the initial tension. Speaking to Edge (via CVG), the same [...]
1 CommentNew Episode of Borderlands DLC Released
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010More than six months after the previous episode of downloadable content was released for Borderlands, the fourth package of DLC has made its way into the Playstation Store, Xbox Live Arcade, and Steam. “Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution,” as this episode is known, adds a total of 21 new missions to the roster and grants players [...]
1 CommentResistance 3 Screenshots and Concept Art Leaked
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010A set of screenshots and concept art for the upcoming third installment in the Resistance series have been leaked by means of a now-disabled Flickr account. Resistance 3 was officially revealed at GamesCom last month, after speculations regarding its existence had been floating around the internet ever since a billboard advertising the game was photographed [...]
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