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June 2008 Archive

June 30, 2008
1. Blizzard: Activision was our choice
2. SEGA confirms Summer of Sonic event
3. PS3's 2.4 firmware dated
4. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
5. Europe gets date for PS3 Dual Shock
6. Harmonix unveils Rock Band 2
7. Cheap tracks for Rock Band tomorrow
8. LittleBigPlanet live interview on Weds
9. Chocobo's Dungeon on Wii this autumn
10. Virtual Console Roundup
11. Metal Slug 7 to return on DS this autumn
12. Metal Gear Online going solo in Japan
13. EA aware of Bad Company 360 "issues"
14. No Guild Wars 2 beta this year
15. Sony shows off PS3 update 2.4
16. Street Fighter IV for Japan this July
17. XBLA: Happy Tree Friends and Ticket to Ride
June 29, 2008
1. Making Music
June 28, 2008
1. Blizzard not worried about losing WOW fans to Diablo III
2. Blizzard announces Diablo III
3. Blizz fans won't notice merger - Morhaime
4. Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
June 27, 2008
1. New Buzz! PS3 website launches
2. New ratings system could make games more expensive, says Microsoft
3. Kung Fu Panda
4. LEGO Indiana Jones demo on Live
5. Mega Man 9 confirmed for WiiWare
6. 505 doing Subbuteo DS game
7. PSP back at number one in Japan
8. Only PS3 offers "true generation quality", says Sony's Kaz Hirai
9. Blizzard announces WOW Authenticator
10. Sacred 2 coming to PS3
11. Guitar Hero action figures coming
12. Microsoft says it's ahead of PS3 in Europe
13. Platform holders sign up for PAX
14. MGS4 shipments hit 3 million mark
15. Still more Ace Combat 6 DLC
16. New POP game coming to DS
17. Microsoft releases Xbox 360 DRM tool
18. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
19. Five for Virtual Console this Friday
June 26, 2008
1. Top Spin 3 demo available now
2. Kaz Hirai demos 'Life with PlayStation'
3. White Knight Story out by April
4. Conan is "steak" to WOW's "McDonald's"
5. Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list
6. More than 50m PS3s and PSPs now sold
7. Funcom's Gaute Godager
8. MGS4 Database/Commando demo on PSN
9. echochrome out in Europe next week
10. Jumpgate beta sign-ups begin
11. Siren: Blood Curse
12. PS3 movie download service to begin in US this summer
13. Microsoft hosts PC gaming event
14. Super Robot Wars tops Japanese chart
15. WiiWare: Block Breaker Deluxe and Cocoto Fishing Master
16. No patch planned for SFII beta
17. Dyack defends Too Human on forum
18. Realtime Worlds donates to APB site
19. WOW song coming to GHIII
20. Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
21. New songs appear in SingStore
22. Commando 3 on Euro PSN next week
23. Gears 2 multiplayer details revealed
24. New PAL Releases Roundup
25. New ratings system could delay releases
26. Over 1 million Spore creatures created
27. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
June 25, 2008
1. Spore
2. Spore Creature Creator
3. Thousands claim Hot Coffee compensation
4. Fallen Empire: Legions goes live
5. WOW was nearly free to play
6. Double D Dodgeball gets release date
7. Top Spin 3
8. Fable 2 looking likely for October
9. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
10. Even DC blokes have fatalities - Boon
11. SEGA comments on Nintendo date listing
12. Square Enix releases old games via PSN
13. No Ass Creed 2 this year, confirms Ubi
14. Blizzard hints heavily at game reveal
15. New Harvest Moon DS gets US release
16. InFamous due in 2009, new details
17. Street Fighter II beta to begin today
18. New PSP firmware update now available
19. Limited edition Spore unveiled
20. EA Sports to produce peripherals
21. Buzz! Quiz TV
June 24, 2008
1. LEGO Jones takes top slot from MGS4
2. Prizefighter demo on Live
3. Wario Land Wii due in September
4. No Manhunt 2 date despite Nintendo claim
5. Mythos
6. Metal Gear Solid 4 sales top 1 million
7. Eutechn working on casual MMO
8. Full Guitar Hero: Aerosmith tracklisting
9. Pixies and Weezer live for Rock Band
10. What Wii owners are playing most
11. DICE doing five Battlefield games
12. Rumours swirl around Blizzard teaser
13. Trading Standards cross with online shops
14. EA doing US-only Brain Quest DS
15. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy: Video Roundup
16. Ticket to Ride on XBLA tomorrow
17. Sports Party coming to Europe only
18. First Call of Duty 5 trailer premieres
19. Ninja Gaiden 2: Gameplay Video Roundup
20. "Messing up" was crucial - BioShock dev
21. Grand Theft Auto IV Gameplay Video Roundup
22. PS3 pricing costs Sony USD 3bn
23. New patches released for GTA IV
24. PS Network downtime planned
25. Xbox Live Arcade Roundup
June 23, 2008
1. Countdown to mystery Sony game begins
2. New Frontlines map now on Live
3. Battlefield: Bad Company
4. THQ reveals UFC 2009: Undisputed details
5. ArchLord to get new episode
6. Guitar Hero II full tracklist
7. Pro Evo 2009 confirmed for autumn
8. EVE: Ambulation on show in November
9. MGS4 database coming to Europe
10. More Metal Gear games on the way
11. AITD demo still planned for Xbox Live
12. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
13. Beatles-themed game on the way?
14. Co-op confirmed for Call of Duty 5
15. New Tomb Raider out in November
June 22, 2008
1. Skills Shortage
June 20, 2008
1. No online host advantage in Gears 2
2. DS to get Master of the Monster Lair
3. Disney doing game about a super-dog
4. BioWare's MMO due in 2010/11
5. The Witcher Enhanced Edition dated
6. WOW to get mounts at level 30?
7. Ace Combat team doing Wii dogfighter
8. Guitar Hero World Tour
9. Raiden IV shoots for 360 in September
10. Schizoid coming to XBLA in July
11. Two new WiiWare games out now
12. PS3 tops hardware chart in Japan
13. NVIDIA, CUDA and PhysX
June 19, 2008
1. Star Wars cartoon game for Wii, DS
2. Ubisoft makes Wii party-game label
3. No MGS4 Database for Euro PSN
4. Lionhead explains characters in Fable 2
5. "Misconception" that MMOs must look naff
6. Saints Row 2 "very differentiated"
7. Puzo estate sues over Godfather games
8. FFXIII Versus "on hold", says Nomura
9. FF Versus XIII reports "are false"
10. Media Molecule surprised by LBP's hype
11. The Incredible Hulk
12. New Wii lightsaber game this year
13. Metal Gear Solid 4 tops Japanese chart
14. New PAL Releases Roundup
15. 250,000 Spore creatures created in a day
16. Limited edition MGS4 watch unveiled
17. MGS4 database on PS3 Store today
18. Eidos unveils E3 line-up
19. PC Roundup
June 18, 2008
1. Valve explains Pyro TF2 updates
2. Passively Multiplayer Online Game
3. THQ quiet on ties to The Crucible
4. Opoona slips from July to September
5. Shame Train Roundup
6. Kingdom of Loathing expands
7. Nintendo DS pods pop up in the UK
8. Microsoft's Kudo Tsunoda
9. Long games are dead, says Spector
10. EA: WAR is no rival to WOW
11. EA boss on why reviews are frustrating
12. Spore Creature Creator unleashed
13. Facebreaker gets release date
14. MGS4 had "minimal" effect on PS3 sales
15. New Need for Speed game unveiled
16. MGS4 debuts at top of UK charts
17. Sony adds Buzz! titles to E3 line-up
18. PS3 update to introduce trophies system
19. Soul Bubbles
June 17, 2008
1. COD5 video premiere approaching
2. Die Hard director to do Gears film
3. SEGA dismisses The Crucible rumours
4. LostWinds tops WiiWare chart
5. Team Fortress 2 Pyro patch this week
6. PSP Roundup
7. Nintendo puts a stop to Wii Homebrew
8. Metal Gear Online
9. Nintendo looking into Wii storage issue
10. Activision responds to Intellisponse leaks
11. Virtual Console Roundup
12. DS is no competition for PSP, says Sony
13. Developers underestimated PS3 - Sony
14. "Core" Wii titles to be unveiled at E3
15. Double-header for XBLA tomorrow
16. MS already thinking about next Xbox
17. New PSP firmware integrates Google
18. Microsoft responds to Intellisponse leaks
19. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
June 16, 2008
1. EVE Online: The Empyrean Age
2. First S.T.A.L.K.E.R. hamstrung by over-ambition
3. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. misunderstood in US
4. Happy Tree Friends for XBLA next week
5. G1 Jockey Wii to use balance board
6. Pixies album for Rock Band next week
7. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
8. Ex-Rockstar devs doing board game
9. Fire Emblem DS to have online battles
10. MS SingStar game, SK's The Crucible, more
11. Get your face in Street Fighter IV
12. Forza Motorsport 3 details and DLC plans?
13. Pre-order Alone in the Dark PC
14. Microsoft working on Mii-style avatars
15. Coldplay tracks for Guitar Hero 3
16. New Guitar Hero IV controller unveiled?
17. Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
June 13, 2008
1. Sony making "break apart" PS3 pad
2. Nintendo man sorry for "geeks" comment
3. No microtransactions in The Agency
4. The Agency
5. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
6. Alliance wars heading to Age of Conan
7. Dragon Ball tops Japanese chart
8. Star Ocean 4 to be Xbox 360 exclusive?
9. Wakfu closed beta access on offer
10. Five new games for Virtual Console
11. Overlord: Raising Hell
12. Platform holders respond to NPD figures
13. Rising Star unveils Wii-exclusive RPG
14. Cryptic Studios to announce new MMO
15. Microsoft man takes a pop at PSP
16. PS3 outsells Xbox 360 in the US
17. Microsoft's Shane Kim gets promotion
18. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
19. Don King Presents: Prizefighter
June 12, 2008
1. Another Wii fitness game shows up
2. The Agency
3. Xbox 360 UT3 gets Euro date
4. Q Entertainment's Tetsuya Mizuguchi
5. Onimusha and Clock Tower film updates
6. Gears 2 leads Microsoft E3 charge
7. WOW's Arena Season 4 dated
8. More stuff pops up on European PSN
9. R-Type Tactics gets release date
10. SNK classics coming to Wii, PSP and PS2
11. NBA Ballers: Chosen One
12. New PAL Releases Roundup
13. Penny Arcade Adventures goes to Steam
14. Microsoft won't ever cancel games
15. Two more Xbox Originals on the way
16. Heavenly Sword acting better than Beowulf
17. SSF2T HD Remix XBLA beta dated
18. Peter Moore: "Future couldn't be brighter for FIFA"
19. Hellgate: London worries "inaccurate"
20. No plans for Space Channel 5 remake
June 11, 2008
1. Fatal Inertia EX gets "little" Euro delay
2. Resistance games get Home/Trophy support
3. Insomniac clarifies Trophy/Home comments
4. The Conduit aiming for early 2009
5. Final Fantasy XIII on show this summer
6. Neverwinter Nights 2 expands again
7. Street Fighter IV in London next month
8. Dark Sector demo springs onto Live
9. Tabula Rasa is not in trouble, says NCsoft
10. Turok movies in the works
11. Tom Clancy's EndWar
12. EVE Online enters Empyrean Age
13. MS sees DS as "very viable" - Rare
14. Europe getting Crisis Core PSP bundle
15. THQ ignores analyst's pomposity accusation
16. Turbine developing console game
17. Sporepedia evolves onto Internet
18. Hellgate is in dire straits, says designer
19. Download Psi-Ops for free
20. UTIII disc to feature Gears 2 video?
21. Viva Pi?ata: Pocket Paradise
June 10, 2008
1. Far Cry 2
2. Gov responds to UK games industry woes
3. Ready at Dawn finished with PSP
4. Lord of the Rings Online: Class Guide
5. "Consoles don't threaten PC gaming"
6. Kane's Wrath for 360 this month
7. Capcom unlikely to bring Resi 0 West
8. NVIDIA's Roy Taylor
9. Achievements coming to WOW?
10. Square Enix reveals 360 release dates
11. Halo Wars to have co-op campaign
12. Civ IV to get Colonization expansion
13. Frogger 2 coming to XBLA tomorrow
14. Tales of Vesperia gets release date
15. Portal 2 plot spoiled by casting ad
16. Actionloop Twist
June 9, 2008
1. LEGO Indy takes top spot from GTA IV
2. Monster Madness PS3 delayed
3. Battlefield: Bad Company patch tomorrow
4. Call of Duty 5 name and details
5. Burnout Paradise "Cagney" patch dated
6. Quake Wars demo lands on Live
7. EVE Fanfest set for November
8. Fallout 3 special edition only for US
9. Rock star slags off Guitar Hero
10. Next-gen Indy game still on track
11. More Rock Band 2 rumours emerge
12. DiCaprio to star in Atari biopic
13. Conan shipments hit 1 million
14. Bach: no plans for Blu-ray on Xbox
15. SBK-08: Superbike World Championship
June 7, 2008
1. Dead Space
June 6, 2008
1. Year ahead a "struggle" for Xbox
2. WiiWare Roundup
3. Euro Army of Two DLC on Live
4. Secret Apprentice for Soulcalibur IV
5. PC demo for Devil May Cry 4 up
6. SEGA: Sonic Unleashed out in November
7. Chris Taylor reveals Dungeon Siege 3
8. Commando 3 for Live next Wednesday
9. COD4 Variety pack free for PC
10. GTA IV has sold 8.5 million units
11. Former LucasArts staff share secrets
12. Old Supreme Court judge making game
13. Actionloop Twist launches on WiiWare
14. Duke Nukem Forever footage sighted
15. Take-Two hints at BioShock 3
16. San Andreas is best-selling in US ever
17. Forbes backs Apple to challenge DS
18. SingStar Vol. 2
June 5, 2008
1. Battlefield: Bad Company demo hits Live
2. Activision details June GH3 songs
3. Empire of Sports signs Justine Henin
4. Work on Red Alert PS3 officially halted
5. Xbox Live Arcade Roundup
6. EA officially reveals Crysis Warhead
7. Quite a selection for PAL PSN Thursday
8. A billion virtual world users in 10 years
9. Lots of fresh entries for Japanese chart
10. Dungeons & Dragons Fourth Edition
11. UT3 map competition for beginners
12. The Sims to go online again?
13. New PAL Releases Roundup
14. Novastrike and Commando 3 on PSN today
15. Afrika dated for Japan
16. Greenberg hints at Xbox Live revamp
17. Resistance 2 at 720p, 30fps
18. Ubisoft urges rescue of "directionless" PSP
19. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
June 4, 2008
1. "Great improvements" ahead on PSN
2. Killzone 2's delay good for gamers - Price
3. Resistance 2 about as long as first one
4. Warhawk Combo pack on its way
5. Next Tenchu title to be Wii exclusive
6. GT5 Prologue Academy compo begins
7. IGA takes charge of PS3 in-game ads
8. Sony scraps Eight Days and The Getaway
9. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
10. No Ryu or Ken for Street Fighter film
11. Breast outcry "very surprising" to Funcom
12. THQ flaunts Age of Empires DS sequel
13. Dyack: "two players the right thing to do"
14. Call of Duty 4 breaks 10 million
15. ESA/ECA row about religious E3 speaker
16. Bruce Willis in Kane & Lynch film talk
17. Civ Rev demo on XBL/PSN Thursday
18. Kingsley and Molina join POP cast
19. Microsoft thanks Itagaki for support
20. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
June 3, 2008
1. Puzzle Quest dev working with Capcom
2. Street Fighter IV not planned for Wii
3. Neopets Puzzle Adventure
4. Dark Void
5. SOE really wants you back in EverQuest
6. Trion doing Sci-Fi Channel MMO
7. Street Fighter IV
8. Capcom unveils Spyborgs for Wii
9. Bionic Commando
10. Resident Evil 5
11. Bionic Commando multiplayer unveiled
12. Bionic Commando Rearmed in July
13. Bionic Commando stories tie together
14. Dark Void dev explains Capcom choice
15. Dark Void team considering Sixaxis use
16. Puzzle Quest dev received death threats
17. Takeuchi stays quiet on Resi 5 rumours
18. Sixaxis "not sensitive enough" for FPS aiming - Resi 5 producer
19. Street Fighter IV producer talks Seth
20. SF IV to feature anime storytelling
21. Age of Conan breasts to be re-inflated
22. MMO Huxley finally gets Western publisher
23. Ninja Gaiden 2 demo flips onto Live
24. PS3 "first and foremost" a games console
25. Guitar Hero: Metallica spotted
26. Saint Row 2 to get PC offering
27. Ninja Gaiden's Itagaki quits Tecmo
28. Roogoo and Aces of the Galaxy for XBLA
29. GTA IV celebrates fifth week on top
30. Maximo Park DLC for Rock Band
31. Rock Band heading to Japan
June 2, 2008
1. HAWX locks on to September
2. Insomniac's Ted Price live interview on Wednesday!
3. Cole Train hints at Gears 2 date
4. Greenberg: XBLA cull will force quality
5. Sony ignoring PS3 Wiimote chatter
6. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
7. Kojima at Oxford Street HMV today
8. Ninja Gaiden 2 demo this week
9. Virtual Console Roundup
10. Fracture demo erupting before launch
11. Rock Band
12. Conan topples GTA IV in Europe
13. Crysis expansion announcement soon?
14. Codemasters has GRID patch on way
15. Fracture
16. LucasArts could revive graphic adventures
June 1, 2008
1. In The Stocks