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May 2008 Archive

May 30, 2008
1. "Worlds of possibilities" for Wii board
2. Puzzle Fighter leads PAL PSN update
3. Sony doing PSN gardening game
4. Sony quiet on in-game XMB talk
5. Buku Sudoku and Warlords on XBLA
6. Prince of Persia
7. More content confirmed for SFIV console
8. HAWX squads to be voice controllable
9. Apologies and self-promotion
10. BG&E sequel to be "more accessible"
11. "MGS will always be around" - Kojima
12. Three new titles for Virtual Console
13. Brothers In Arms movie in "talks"
14. PSP still winning hardware race in Japan
15. Wii Roundup
16. Valve: we don't worry about piracy
17. Digital overtaking retail for Valve
18. Valve announces Steam Cloud
May 29, 2008
1. Pay for AoC without a card
2. Warhammer is PvP first and foremost - Mythic
3. Nintendo Channel launches tomorrow
4. Vanguard introduces racial mounts
5. Far Cry 2 to have 16-player online
6. Conviction "not yet perfect", says Ubi
7. Alone in the Dark demo plans revealed
8. PS3 launch was "fairly catastrophic" - Stringer
9. Another Baja game announced
10. Hell's Highway looks '20% better than Gears'
11. EndWar gets gesture controls
12. Two more MGS4 characters confirmed
13. Atari's Phil Harrison
14. Trials 2 now on Steam
15. No co-op in new Prince of Persia
16. Gears of War 2 multiplayer detailed
17. No upfront install for Fallout 3
18. PangYa
19. 360 outselling PS3 since GTA IV launch
20. Saints Row 2 delayed to October
21. Guitar Hero World Tour on stage at D6
May 28, 2008
1. No sign of Splinter Cell at UbiDays
2. Beyond Good and Evil sequel coming
3. Play Rabbids game "with your ass"
4. Shaun White Snowboarding revealed
5. Ubisoft unveils Rabbids 3
6. 2K Games confirms Bioshock PS3
7. Gears of War special edition details
8. Nexon announces Combat Arms beta
9. Japanese dates confirmed for Wii, DS titles
10. More Army of Two DLC on the way
11. Wii Fit in stock "as soon as possible"
12. Death's daughter to star in Venetica
13. Postal opens on 13 screens in the US
14. Raze the Shire in LOTR Conquest
15. GTA IV still top of the UK charts
16. "Rock Band saved our marriage"
17. Europeans play games a lot, says study
18. Sega goes Unreal for another game
19. MGS4 soundtrack details revealed
20. Capcom confirms SF IV for consoles, PC
21. Blood Bowl
May 27, 2008
1. Mass Effect
2. Army of Two Veteran pack this week
3. No Afrika for Europe, says Sony
4. City of Heroes
5. Rush Hour director to do game films
6. Niko actor prepared for GTA "backlash"
7. World first kill of Kil'jaeden
8. BBC: virtual worlds good for kids
9. BioWare keen on more licensed IP
10. Rock Band best for Motley Crue
11. New Gears 2 multiplayer details emerge
12. Microsoft explains XBLA delistings
13. PSN signups hit 1 million in Japan
14. Age of Conan nets 400,000 players
15. SFII SNES is Capcom's best-selling game
16. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One
May 26, 2008
1. Ninja Gaiden 2
2. Stronghold Crusader Extreme
3. Namco Museum Remix
May 25, 2008
1. The Waiting Game
May 23, 2008
1. Bank Holiday update plans
2. Kojima to sign MGS4 sleeves in London
3. God of War II song for Guitar Hero III
4. Guitar Hero III world record broken
5. Age of Conan Week: The Verdict
6. Spore Creature Creator
7. Nintendo announces E3 conference timing
8. PSP takes top spots in Japan
9. London MCM Expo this weekend!
10. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
11. Resi 5 to feature online co-op
12. SingStar Vol. 2 dated for Europe
13. Race Driver: GRID
14. Crap XBLA games to be delisted
15. Future PGR could be made by Turn 10
16. UbiDays to be broadcast online
17. Paradroid arrives on Virtual Console
18. PSP is "gateway drug" to consoles - SCEA
May 22, 2008
1. New PAL Releases Roundup
2. BioShock confirmed for PS3
3. GI.biz Editorial: Arriving In Third Place
4. Ninja Gaiden II
5. TGS: Ninja Gaiden 2
6. Bourne and Iron Man PS3 demos
7. ArchLord hits 500,000 players
8. Haze
9. Try out the Penny Arcade PC game
10. EVE election results in
11. Xbox 360's Infinite Undiscovery dated
12. BBFC launches new ratings system
13. Squad ordering dropped for Gears 2
14. Pac-Man movie on the way
15. More plane skins for Ace Combat 6
16. First Strong Bad episode details
17. Ubisoft explains HAWX storyline
18. Asterix movie tie-in coming to Xbox 360
19. Warriors Orochi 2 to get sequel
20. Dragon Quest trilogy coming to DS
21. Battle of the Bands
22. Kim "excited" about unannounced games
23. Niko speaks out on voice actors' pay
24. Age of Conan Week: The Classes
25. DS Roundup
May 21, 2008
1. GAME struggles with Rock Band demand
2. Second Rock Band album next week
3. Guitar Hero World Tour revealed
4. Neversoft talks World Tour
5. Space Invaders and Arkanoid DS in July
6. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
7. New Eurogamer Portugal site launches
8. Activision: Guitar Hero 4 this "holiday"
9. New peripherals for Guitar Hero
10. Def Leppard's Rick Allen
11. Bangai-O Spirits heading to Europe
12. Buzz! Quiz TV gets Euro date
13. Ninja Gaiden DS gets definitive date
14. Lost in Blue 3
15. Pi?ata DS and 360 nearly worked together
16. New DS Lite colours coming this summer
17. City of Heroes: Issue 12 released
18. Puzzle Fighter Live leaderboards reset
19. Killzone 2 date a "management decision"
20. Community Games on Live beta begins
21. Epic acquires Undertow developer
May 20, 2008
1. Battlefield Heroes
2. Consoles too toxic, says Greenpeace
3. List of E3 exhibitors aired
4. Assault Heroes 2
5. Metal Gear series not finished with
6. Haze writer responds to review score
7. Skate 2 set in entirely new city
8. Sony to take action over Uncharted gun
9. No gun metal grey PS3 for UK
10. XBLA set to "leapfrog" competition
11. Battlefield: Heroes beta sign-ups begin
12. Ubisoft denies Conviction redesign
13. FF Tactics A2 gets PAL release date
14. WiiWare Roundup
15. WiiWare launches in Europe
16. Charts: GTA IV and Wii Fit unstoppable
17. Details on each WiiWare launch game
18. Virtual Console Roundup
May 19, 2008
1. New game designed to train coppers
2. DS to get new range of budget games
3. Conan to offer 250 hours of levelling
4. Age of Conan breaks pre-order records
5. Age of Conan Week on EG MMO
6. Age of Conan Week: The Launch
7. Japanese top 10 nearly all Nintendo
8. Haze not in HD, has 4GB install
9. FaceBreaker
10. EA Sports' Peter Moore
11. Pre-order Ninja Gaiden 2, get MS Points
12. History of Ninja Gaiden
13. Frank O'Connor quits Bungie
14. Bungie Studios LiveText
15. Boll rages as US cinemas block Postal
16. Games more important than hip-hop
17. Nintendo apologises to Wii Fit players
18. DJ Green Lantern puts out GTA IV album
19. EA plans Hasbro Family Game Night
20. Sony US unveils new line-up
21. Leaving MS "broke my heart" - Moore
May 16, 2008
1. YouTube integration for PS3 games
2. Secret Agent Clank demo on US PSN
3. Antipodes get WAR when we do
4. More songs for PS3 SingStore
5. Dungeon Hero
6. Trio of continental treats for VC
7. Blizz: room at the top for Conan and WAR
8. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
9. WOW will "probably" get graphical reboot
10. PC/360 shooter The Protector unveiled
11. Wii to get Lost in Blue
12. Samba de Amigo
13. SEGA Goes Platinum
14. Konami plans Rock Revolution
15. Konami reveals next Castlevania for DS
16. Sony announces the new Big Phil
17. Nintendo Wii wins April in the US
18. Xbox 360 sales hit 19 million worldwide
May 15, 2008
1. New PAL Releases Roundup
2. Ex-Clover chaps sign up with SEGA
3. Pokémon Diamond expansion revealed
4. DS Roundup
5. Crisis Core FFVII here in June
6. Still no echochrome on PAL PSN
7. Overlord PS3 demo surfacing today
8. MS explains "theGAYERgamer" name ban
9. New Prince of Persia given basic date
10. Age of Conan early access sold out
11. Family MMO Free Realms takes shape
12. Rare: "people are always afraid of change"
13. Vivendi: Lich King due this year
14. Your echochrome levels as DLC soon
15. Rocketmen Uranus expansion out today
16. Sony releases PS3 "stability" update
17. More Pirates for the Burning Sea
18. Gauntlet and Stubbs for Live Originals
19. MS games not suitable for handheld - Kim
20. Microsoft's Shane Kim
May 14, 2008
1. Passively Multiplayer Online Game launches
2. Too Human demo coming to Xbox Live
3. No demo for Fable 2, says Molyneux
4. MMOs will be "selling point" for PS3
5. Real money trading in The Agency
6. Gears 2 can beat Resistance 2 - Kim
7. MySims to return this autumn
8. Too Human co-op cut from four to two
9. Fable 2 "content complete" by week's end
10. Race Driver: GRID multiplayer revealed
11. Race Driver: GRID Multiplayer
12. EA games more popular on Sony formats
13. Sony sold 9 million PS3s last year
14. EA was biggest publisher in fiscal 2008
15. One Life Left live from Nordic Game
16. Japan surpassed by West - Kojima
17. Gears 2 to have "best cover system ever"
18. Cliff Bleszinski and Kudo Tsunoda
19. Grand Theft Auto IV: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 Special
20. "We never announced a trilogy" - CliffyB
21. Gears 2 story will be "much better" - Tsunoda
22. Activision: no LEGO Indy demo for consoles
23. Penny Arcade game also for PC next week
24. Altair costume unlockable in MGS4
25. Xbox Live spring update details leaked?
26. Velvet Assassin sneaking onto 360
27. Pirates vs. Ninjas is "best looking" on XBLA
28. Silent Hill Origins
May 13, 2008
1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
2. Grand Theft Auto IV review
3. Fable 2 shifted to "holiday"
4. Too Human finally given a date
5. MS confirms Banjo and Pi?ata leaks, promises Gears of War 2 reveals
6. Penny Arcade game on XBLA next week
7. One million sign for Age of Conan beta
8. Sony winning Euro GTA IV battle
9. Broadband provider notes GTA IV boost
10. European WiiWare launch line-up
11. LostWinds sequel already planned?
12. LostWinds
13. EVE Online's Player Council: The Big Vote
14. Namco Wii dance mat game for Europe
15. GTA IV on 360 outsells PS3 in US 2-to-1
16. Burnout Bogart 360 patch back online
17. Pure
18. Banjo-Kazooie 3 named, detailed
19. Force Unleashed PS3/360 "indistinguishable"
20. Viva Pi?ata 2 details sprinkle out
21. Activision bringing Pitfall back for Wii
22. GTA IV tops 1 million sales in UK
23. Guitar Hero 4 has drums, custom music?
24. Race Driver: GRID PC demo up
25. Aardvark Records supplying songs to Audiosurf
26. MS claims 40 percent GTA IV attach rate
27. Rockstar could function within EA - Houser
28. Pure "exactly the same" on PS3, 360
May 12, 2008
1. Audiosurf
2. Assault Heroes 2 confirmed for Wednesday
3. WiiWare launching in US today
4. EA buys Napster bloke's site
5. GTA IV Face-Off Frame-Rates and FAQ
6. Boom Blox
7. Kojima not dissatisfied with PS3 at all
8. New LOTRO minigame hits web
9. Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
10. Banjo-Kazooie 3 "not a racing game"
11. Playboy to expand in virtual world
12. TimeShift map pack hits Live
13. Skate series heads to Wii, DS
14. Virtual Console Roundup
15. Metal Gear Solid 4 UK Limited Edition plans
16. Battlefield: Bad Company demo in June
17. Gran Turismo series ships 50m
18. Mass Effect PC authentication changed
19. Soul Bubbles
20. Gears 2 gameplay video on Live
May 11, 2008
1. Genetically Modified Gaming
May 10, 2008
1. MotorStorm Pacific Rift
May 9, 2008
1. Burnout Paradise coming to PC
2. Four games for Virtual Console
3. GRID demo leads PSN update
4. Win LOTRO lifetime sub and special editions!
5. Microsoft bigwig has a right go at Sony
6. Reeves: PSP needs more games
7. New Mortal Kombat will have finishers
8. GI.biz MMO Week roundup
9. Killzone 2
10. Fighting Fit
11. Mythic planning five years of WAR
12. Ninja Gaiden II pre-orders get treats
13. Rockstar offers GTA IV multiplayer tips
14. Okami
15. LEGO Indiana Jones
16. echochrome
17. We are number one, says Activision
18. BioShock movie on the way
19. New Marvel: Ultimate Alliance coming
20. Activision "reinventing" Tony Hawk
21. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
22. Call of Duty 5 to feature 'new theatre'
May 8, 2008
1. SF film writer explains Chun-Li focus
2. Free LOTRO weekend under way
3. Reeves explains why Europe has to wait
4. Sierra doing Mummy game
5. EA making Wii fitness game
6. New PAL Releases Roundup
7. Pandemic unveils Lord of the Rings game
8. Race Driver: GRID demo in position
9. Ex-Nintendo boss is Japan's richest man
10. PS3 will take the lead, says Hirai
11. Haze co-op demo now on PSN
12. Microsoft claims GTA victory in US, too
13. DOOM 4 announced
14. Take-Two boss denies GTA IV has glitches
15. EA unveils Fight Night Round 4
16. Moore "disappointed" by Home delay
May 7, 2008
1. Sony considering external PS3 hard drive?
2. NVIDIA bombards PC game pirates
3. THQ unveils Legends of Wrestlemania
4. Microsoft claims GTA IV victory
5. GTA IV sells 6 million in its first week
6. PlayStation Day Conference
7. Mass Effect PC requires net connection
8. Wits & Wagers
9. Realtime downplays GTA Online talk
10. GTA IV PS3 patch due today
11. Peter Moore unveils All Play range for Wii
12. UK charts: GTA IV steals number one spot
13. MotorStorm 2 demo before launch
14. GTA IV sales hit 926,000 in five days
15. Europe to get MGS4 bundle too
May 6, 2008
1. PlayStation Day shots roundup
2. Vol. 2 of SingStar PS3 unveiled
3. Episodic PS3 Siren game this summer
4. Forbidden Siren being remade for PS3
5. Sony unveils fresh EyeToy games
6. Sony doing Euro-wide talent search
7. Go!View dated for Europe
8. PS3 has outsold Xbox 360 in Europe
9. PlayTV to launch this September
10. New MotorStorm 2 details emerge
11. Nissan to sponsor Gran Turismo Academy
12. Insomniac shows off Resistance 2
13. Killzone 2 gets release date
14. LittleBigPlanet coming in October
15. PlayStation Gamers Day content revealed
16. 2 million GTA IV Achievements in a day
17. Football Superstars
18. Prototype delayed until 2009
19. Echochrome team explains DLC
20. More songs for SingStar PS3
21. Audiosurf gets meaty update
22. GamesIndustry.biz launches MMO Week
23. Codies to develop MMOs in-house
24. Iron Man
25. Blizzard begins digital distribution
26. WipEout HD
27. Race Driver: GRID demos this week
28. THQ unveils Nickelodeon line-up
29. Take-Two sues over pulled GTA IV ads
30. Rock Band Wii to get bonus track disc
31. Wits and Wagers coming to XBLA
May 5, 2008
1. Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack
May 2, 2008
1. Bank Holiday update plans
2. Two PSN updates next week
3. Muse songs for Guitar Hero III
4. 'F*** casual gaming,' says Rockstar boss
5. EA talks about Tiger Woods '09
6. GTA2 site not counting to re-release
7. Miyamoto wins Time's Top 100 poll
8. PSP still top of the pops in Japan
9. The end of "First Impressions"
10. Sierra Spring Break Roundup
11. Sony quiet on LBP beta date
12. New PAL Releases Roundup
13. State of MMOs "bleak", say developers
14. Virtual Console gets interesting
15. PlayStation Day LiveText plans
16. Virtual Console Roundup
17. Haze
18. Metal Gear Online
19. EA Casual Roundup
20. Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer review
21. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
22. Clover removed from Okami Wii credits
23. No-show for Activision at this year's E3
24. Bay denies agreeing to box Boll
25. NASA banking on MMO longevity
26. Mario Kart Wii tournaments begin
27. Obama speaks out on GTA IV
28. GTA 2 available for download this month?
29. Valve releases Steamworks SDK
30. GTA IV boosts PS3 sales in US
31. PSN PSone Roundup
May 1, 2008
1. LOTRO: Book 13 goes live
2. Majesco shows off new DS puzzler
3. Guitar Hero DS tracks revealed
4. Square Enix dates FFXI 2008 bundle
5. Wii and DS getting Rubik's game
6. 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
7. Win Frontlines and an Xbox 360!
8. Mark Kart still atop podium in Japan
9. God of War III to have multiplayer?
10. Sony PlayTV delayed?
11. New skiing game for Wii balance board
12. Echochrome out in US today
13. Turbine gets USD 40 million funding
14. Edited version of Prototype coming
15. Gears of War 2 keynote at GC 2008
16. Stargate Worlds beta sign-ups begin
17. GTA IV: Most expensive game ever made?
18. Age of Conan pricing confirmed
19. Drunk-driving group cross with GTA IV
20. GTA IV sales hit 600k on day one
21. Infogrames to acquire Atari