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March 2008 Archive

March 31, 2008
1. Revamped PS3 Store "will no longer use the PS3 browser"
2. Name Generator inspires games
3. Nearly 1.3m play COD4 "every day"
4. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
5. Mr Driller coming to XBLA this week
6. Tabula Rasa: Getting Started
7. No PS Store updates until April relaunch
8. New Football Manager 2008 demo
9. Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack
10. 50 Cent sequel details emerge
11. Gearbox defends in-game ad deal
12. PixelJunk Monsters expansion in April
13. Capcom gets full MotoGP rights
14. Battlefield: Bad Company
15. GTA is about looking lived in - Houser
16. Echochrome and Elefunk here in May
17. Xbox Live downtime tomorrow
18. Second Warhawk expansion in April
19. New Smackdown game on the way
20. Gears of War film coming in 2010
21. Stop blaming games, says Byron
22. SEGA lawyers confirm Sonic Unleashed
23. Rating the Ratings
March 28, 2008
1. Premium content and demo roundup
2. C&C Kane actor speaks out on games
3. PS3 Store updated, Sony apologises
4. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
5. WAR Online "technically" ready for launch
6. Capcom questions N+ dev's logic
7. Ikaruga gets Japanese release date
8. Banjo-Kazooie 3 confirmed for Xmas
9. Ex-Xbox man predicts death of consoles
10. Penny Arcade game gets priced
11. "Technical difficulties" hold up GT5 Prologue PSN
12. Onimusha film delayed due to Ledger's death
13. Virtual Console Roundup
14. The Byron report - a roundup
15. Worms: A Space Oddity
16. First bonus UT3 maps on US PSN
17. Sequel to Dawn of War coming
18. GTA IV website to track player stats
19. What's Jade Raymond up to these days?
20. Cruis'n and C64 games on Virtual Console
21. GT5 Prologue misses PSN launch date
22. Eurogamer TV Monthly Highlights
March 27, 2008
1. New GTA IV trailer coming tonight
2. New PAL Releases Roundup
3. Alias actor speaks up for games
4. Final Fantasy Tactics A2 in summer
5. Euro 2008 demo on Live and PSN
6. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. prequel gets date
7. Gran Turismo to feature vehicle deformation
8. World of Warcraft review
9. Ninja Reflex
10. BioShock film and MMOG possible
11. SOCOM gets US release date
12. Zelnick hints at BioShock sequel
13. BioShock 2 announced
14. Ninja Gaiden 2 demo coming in May
15. Fresh Turok maps due to arrive today
16. Killzone 2 release date "not gospel"
17. New 50 Cent game officially named
18. Byron backs film-style ratings for games
19. Atari in financial trouble again
March 26, 2008
1. Try out the PC version of Euro 2008
2. Watch Resident Evil 5 being played
3. WOW Sunwell patch released
4. Killzone 2 coming in September
5. Haze finally gets release date
6. Far Cry 2 due to arrive in autumn
7. The Eurogamer TV Show - Episode 22
8. Take-Two open to third-party offers
9. Call of Jihadi
10. Sequel to 50 Cent game on the way
11. Master System cheapest on VC
12. More bands to feature in GH: Aerosmith
13. TiQal
14. EA unveils WAR Collector's Edition
15. New driving test trainer coming to DS
16. Play Mario Kart before release at GAME
17. UK charts: jackpot for Vegas 2
18. Warhammer Online delayed again
19. Gran Turismo 5 "about a year away"
20. Matrix Online celebrates 3rd birthday
21. Halo 3 Heroic maps are now free
22. Magic Made Fun
23. Everybody's Golf: World Tour
24. Darwinia Review
March 25, 2008
1. Epic patches UT3 on PS3
2. Getting into EVE Online
3. One Life Left on Eurogamer tonight!
4. Yakuza 2 finally heading to Europe
5. NCsoft licenses Unreal Engine 3
6. Recycled SingStar song delay explained
7. No new Resi 5 gameplay video this week
8. PS3 firmware 2.20 available now
9. MS cracks down on gamerscore cheats
10. N+ creators explain XBLA criticism
11. Mass Effect: Bring Down The Sky
12. Ubisoft wants your Vegas 2 bug reports
13. New Bully 360 patch creating problems?
14. WOW is not the "end of all things"
15. SEGA skirting Sonic Unleashed talk
16. Virtual Console Roundup
17. Condemned 2, Superstars Tennis demos
18. Namco Museum DS
19. Ubi wants to make a Clancy MMO
20. TiQal for Live Arcade this week
21. Dead Space to get animated prequel film
22. Midway's not dead yet, says Zucker
23. Ubi gets rights to Tom Clancy name
24. Rock Band confirmed for Wii
25. EG can't come to the Internet right now
26. Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
March 24, 2008
1. Jack Keane
March 23, 2008
1. Microsoft and the Mass-Market
March 21, 2008
1. MX vs. ATV Untamed
2. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
March 20, 2008
1. PAIN goes live on PAL PSN
2. Codemasters eyes console MMOs
3. Iron Man voice cast announced
4. Samurai Warriors 2 XL next week
5. Rock Band in-game shop launches
6. Byron Review due on March 27th
7. Chunky Orange Box PS3 patch released
8. LittleBigPlanet heading to Alpha
9. Console RTS "still not close to PC"
10. SouthPeak puts Big Bang on DS
11. Fresh SingStar PS3 tracks tomorrow
12. Church uses Jesus Mii to attract crowds
13. New PAL Releases Roundup
14. PS3 2.20 this month with BD-LIVE
15. The Agency
16. HEI$T planned for June
17. Operation Flashpoint 2 for this winter
18. Order GTA IV, get 1000 MS Points
19. City of Heroes to sell character slots
20. Live Video Store Easter discount
21. Beau Bridges to star in Max Payne film
22. Codemasters reveals HEI$T
23. Chinese online gaming sees crazy growth
24. Console teams doing Quake Wars demos
25. PC gamers moving to consoles - id
26. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
March 19, 2008
1. Digimon MMO in the works
2. New details of The Agency emerge
3. Blizzard previews Fury of the Sunwell
4. Guitar Hero DS peripheral unveiled
5. Molyneux names more Fable 2 XBLA titles
6. Ninja Theory not doing Heavenly sequel
7. Battlefield: Bad Company this summer
8. PS3 version of COD4 to get patch
9. Red Alert 3 coming this "holiday"
10. Spore, Dead Space showing in London
11. EA officially unveils The Sims 3
12. The Sims 3
13. Street Fighter film out next year
14. No Prey 2 for PS3, says Radar Group
15. Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack in April
16. Get a free Rainbow Six Vegas 2 map
17. EA boss talking "bullsh**", says analyst
18. Cosplayers set Guinness World Record
19. EA extends Massive in-game ad deal
20. Doodle Hex coming to Wii too
21. UK Xbox 360 sales up 40 per cent
March 18, 2008
1. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
2. Introducing the MMO channel
3. Soul Nomad for Europe in June
4. Join the Empire of Sports
5. Original Metal Gear Solid for PSN
6. Metal Gear Solid
7. Jumpgate: Evolution
8. Japan to get steel-coloured PS3
9. Eidos unveils "new phenomenon" for DS
10. Blue Omega offers Damnation details
11. Fresh German consumer event for Cologne
12. Game controllers are too complicated
13. UK charts: Mario & Sonic back in front
14. Cult Classics: GameCube
15. GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair dates
16. Weekly Premium Content Roundup
17. Fresh releases shake up UK Charts
18. Vaz claims games let you "rape women"
19. Collaboration with Jack Thompson "impossible", says EA
20. Army of Two becomes one
21. Pirates director keen to get into games
22. Wii is back on top in Japan
23. World of Warcraft Review
24. The Sims 2
25. The Urbz: Sims in the City
26. The Sims Online
27. The Sims
28. GT5 Prologue pre-orders nearly at 1m
29. Prey 2 to show Portal a thing or two
30. Radar Group confirms Prey 2
31. One Life Left returns tonight
32. New PSP firmware out today
33. THQ unveils new off-roader for PS3, 360
34. Euro Rock Band to get exclusive songs
35. Sony talks leaked PSN list
36. No word on Euro Bionic Commando price
37. SSBB is fastest-selling Nintendo game
38. Beatles version of Guitar Hero coming?
March 17, 2008
1. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
2. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
3. Cheap Assault Heroes and Doom on Weds
4. Puzzle Quest XBLA to get expansion
5. Elixir working on massively multiplayer Republic sequel
6. Massively improving
7. Call of Duty 4 gets GOTY Edition
8. More Forza 2 cars this Wednesday
9. BioWare talks up Dragon Age
10. Mass Effect
11. LOTRO producer talks Mines of Moria
12. GT5 Prologue PSN download is 1.9GB
13. Manhunt 2 will get UK release
14. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
15. GTA IV to have 15 multiplayer modes?
16. First details of SFIV newcomers
17. Condemned 2 demo coming to Live
18. Mario Kart stunt system revealed
19. Lack of SSFII beta for PS3 explained
20. Nintendo promises "big game" for Xmas
21. Games not linked to violence, says Govt.
22. First LOTRO expansion announced
23. FlatOut: Head On
March 16, 2008
1. Next-Gen Price War Breaks Out
March 14, 2008
1. Cult Classics: GameCube
2. No place for "really hardcore shooters" - R6 Vegas 2 developer
3. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 LiveText
4. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 thermal vision trailer
5. R6 Vegas 2 designer LiveText today!
6. Crisis Core FFVII SE for UK
7. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates
8. Burnout Paradise "islands" to be free
9. Sonic RPG to feature Big the Cat
10. Spore Creatures
11. Blu-ray will be history, says Microsoft
12. Valkyrie Profile series heading to DS?
13. Nintendo winning US hardware war
14. Equilibrium writer targeted for MGS film
15. Capcom unveils new strategy game
16. Super R-Type and Op Wolf on VC
17. Orange Box PC separates get date
18. New Grand Theft Auto IV screens
19. SEGA confirms Alpha Protocol
20. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty
21. Factor 5 signs with Brash
22. Capcom exceeds XBLA file-size limit
23. SOE to report to Kaz Hirai
March 13, 2008
1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 thermal scan trailer
2. Fresh Two Worlds content on Live
3. Guitar Hero III songs lead PSN update
4. Don't sell, Take-Two tells shareholders
5. GT5 tournament starts next week
6. Weekly PAL Releases Roundup
7. New Soul Calibur IV character revealed
8. We have the best games, says Microsoft
9. Fatal Inertia PS3 rated by ESRB
10. Bomberman WiiWare title on the way
11. GH3 Dropkick Murphys pack on XBL
12. Sam & Max 204: Chariots of the Dogs
13. Region-locking specific to Army of Two
14. 1942: Joint Strike for XBLA, PSN
15. God of War man doing Mad Max game
16. Houser talks up GTA IV episodes
17. We're not speaking to Sony, says MS
18. SSFII Turbo HD Remix 360 beta soon
19. Assault Heroes sequel coming to Live
20. Don't underestimate WipEout HD - Sony
21. New Wacky Races game for Wii and DS
22. Gibson launches Guitar Hero lawsuit
23. Sony unveils MotorStorm 2
24. PS3 firmware updated to 2.17
25. Gary Gygax: 1938-2008
March 12, 2008
1. Brash signs Genji dev for film game
2. Guilty Gear 2: Overture coming to 360
3. Multiplayer Tetris coming to WiiWare
4. No change for Vegas 2 PC date
5. Black Wing unveils futuristic new shooter
6. Triple-A Rockstar sequel promised for '09
7. First batch of Sims 3 details revealed
8. New Lost Planet Colonies details
9. More Heavy Rain details emerge
10. Star Trek Online back on track?
11. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 silencer trailer
12. My Coach Roundup
13. New Street Fighter IV character revealed
14. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
15. Race Driver: GRID at Play.com Live
16. Mass Effect 2 will be a "richer" experience
17. Novastrike for PSN in Q2 2008
18. Kojima working on non-MGS concept
19. User-made content "Holy Grail" for Home
20. Borderlands delayed
21. Xbox Live Arcade Roundup
March 11, 2008
1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 night vision trailer
2. Cult Classics: GameCube
3. DLC released for Dark Messiah 360
4. Line Rider coming to DS, Wii this summer
5. Condemned 2 slips a week
6. Talkman
7. Bully: Scholarship Edition
8. Dreamcast.com site a fake, says SEGA
9. MotorStorm 2 to feature monster trucks
10. Iron Chef game coming to Wii, DS
11. Consoles have outpaced PC, says Epic man
12. Obsidian's secret agent RPG unveiled
13. God of War: Chains of Olympus
14. European GT5 Prologue dated, priced
15. Heavy Weapon and Zuma PS2-bound
16. Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank
17. Harmonix wants Rock Band players to make own music tracks
18. Thinking and puffing on XBLA this week
March 10, 2008
1. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 PC in April
2. New babysitting sim coming to DS
3. European Xbox 360 price cut is official
4. New weight loss game for DS unveiled
5. The Soft Target
6. SEGA coy on Dreamcast.com ownership
7. Creator defends Holocaust DS game
8. EA Sports promises more new IP
9. Rock Band owes lots to Amplitude
10. Euro price cut for Xbox 360, says FT
11. MOH Airborne patched on PC
12. Bully: Scholarship Edition
13. Kururin Squash
14. Mass Effect DLC on Live today
15. See Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne
16. GTA MMO is "highly doable" - R*
17. "No one has blocked" Holocaust DS game
18. SSBB discs causing problems in US
19. Bully 360 patch due this week
20. No Euro release for Holocaust DS game
21. God of War PSP demo now available
22. Frag Dolls to attempt Vegas 2 record
23. SEGA duo on US VC this month
24. PoP movie to be filmed in Morocco
March 9, 2008
1. New International Track & Field
March 7, 2008
1. Weekly Premium Content Roundup
2. Spore and Monkey Ball coming to iPhone
3. Samba summer, Condemned late March
4. MS will support Blu-ray, says Ballmer
5. SingStar Summer Party for PS2
6. Wii Roundup
7. PES cheater booted from cash tournament
8. Sony in talks to do Getaway movie
9. Sin City game to use novels as inspiration
10. PSP outdoing Wii and DS in Japan
11. Unreal licensed for Sin City
12. Riddick writer on Sin City game
13. Sin City game planned
14. Sin City game out next year
15. Windows Live Marketplace likely - MS
16. Microsoft's Kevin Unangst
17. Midway plans casual game portal
18. Doodle Hex heads for June release
19. Crysis patched to 1.2
20. New cheerleading game for Wii, DS
21. Xbox 360 could get Blu-ray - Sony
22. Ubisoft doing Besson Minimoys games
23. Fresh liveries for Burnout Paradise
24. Kirby 64 hits PAL Virtual Console
25. New Sims 3 details emerge
26. Soul Calibur IV at Play.com Live
27. Infogrames offers to buy Atari Inc.
28. Modern Metal pack for Guitar Hero III
29. Triggerheart Exelica
March 6, 2008
1. Japanese echochrome PS3/PSP demo
2. No PAL echochrome demo today
3. LEGO Indiana Jones gets date
4. The World Ends With You heads West
5. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue line-up
6. Rise of the Argonauts for autumn
7. Capcom dismisses Resi 5 date rumours
8. Fred Gray on C64 Music
9. Another quiet week for PAL PSN
10. Codemasters unveils Damnation
11. MercurySteam doing new 360/PS3 game
12. EA to unveil Sims 3 this month
13. Tabula Rasa producer admits to slow start
14. Dark Sector PS3 "Entitlements" explained
15. Chronicles of Spellborn due in spring
16. Huxley to hit US PCs later this year
17. Easter treats for Halo 3
18. Electronic Arts: Back In The Game
19. Weekly PAL Releases Roundup
20. DS Roundup
21. Apollo Justice dated for Europe
22. Shantae developer signs up for WiiWare
23. Audiosurf tops February Steam charts
24. Xbox boss speaks out on ratings issue
25. Rockstar "horrified" by Bully bugs
26. Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures
March 5, 2008
1. MMO developer signs Unreal Engine 3
2. Xbox 360 price cut rumoured
3. Disgaea to make DS debut?
4. Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
5. What's coming in next WOW update
6. Undertow XBLA expansion out today
7. Activision boss mentions COD MMO
8. Ace Combat 6 gets repairs
9. Nintendo tops Spanish, German charts
10. Dungeons & Dragons creator dies
11. Zack & Wiki Flash demo
12. Mario Kart Wii online details
13. PSN to see "pretty big change" in April
14. Burnout Paradise to be patched
15. Left 4 Dead
16. SEGA's Wii Showcase
17. flOw PSP out for US on Thursday
18. Resi Umbrella Chronicles ships 1m
19. GRAW 2 Co-op Collection 2 on Live
20. Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
March 4, 2008
1. "Atari is gaming's best opportunity" - Phil Harrison
2. Okami Wii for April in the US
3. GPG "fairly certain" Demigod will make 08
4. Free MS Points for GTA pre-order
5. Assassin's Creed PC slips
6. Namco skiing game for Balance Board
7. Dark Sector for April, demo likely
8. Red Alert 3 beta with Kane's Wrath
9. History of Atari
10. One Life Left #67 tonight
11. Battlefield Heroes
12. Dexter game planned
13. Team Fortress 360 starts rumbling
14. No LEGO Indy demo for UK Indy DVDs
15. No Europe plans for Wii TV guide
16. Capcom working on 15 different projects
17. Valve will "never abandon" Counter-Strike
18. Assassin's Creed PC investigation details
19. Sony quiet on PS3 video store rumour
20. Bronze PSP Slim prepped for Japan
21. Harrison is new Infogrames president
22. Rocketmen price confirmed
23. Valve hopes to keep TF2 content free
24. N+
March 3, 2008
1. Eden boss hails Harrison "vision"
2. USD 208.7m bonus for Rock Band devs
3. LittleBigPlanet
4. Online gaming key to Atari revival - CEO
5. Nolan Bushnell working on an MMO
6. Meier wouldn't mind acquisition by EA
7. Warriors Orochi gets PC, PSP date
8. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
9. EVE Online arrives on Steam
10. Rocketmen this Wednesday on Live
11. E3: THQ reveals Darksiders
12. Billion-dollar WOW claim is "bluff"
13. Japanese XNA winners revealed
14. Lego to do physical versions of MMO chars
15. Sony details PlayStation Store updates
16. Rock Band finally gets Grateful Dead
17. Futurama game scenes made into episode
18. THQ man angry about Iron Lore closure
19. FunOrb targeting "every demographic"
20. Speed-eating game for WiiWare launch
21. Browser-based fantasy RPG launches
22. Speed-eating game in oven
23. Sagat and Balrog in Street Fighter IV
24. MGS4 required cuts to fit on Blu-ray
25. God of War 3 "coming soon"
26. PAX 2008 to host indie showcase
27. Sins of a Solar Empire
March 2, 2008
1. Call of Duty 4 patched for 360
2. Beat The Pirates At Your Own Game
March 1, 2008
1. Mirror's Edge