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June 2009 Archive

June 30, 2009
1. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
2. Three DLC packs for Red Faction
3. Painkiller dev reveals Dreamkiller
4. WOW to enable faction-swapping
5. No LAN support for StarCraft II
6. Tigon: Hollywood needs to wake up
7. The Red Faction Tech Interview: Part One
8. Sony's Emotion Engine Patent Tells Us Nothing New
9. XBLA King of Fighters '98 tomorrow
10. Chinese government bans gold farming
11. Aliens vs. Predator
12. Carmack: EA held Wolf RPG back
13. ngmoco reinstates Rolando to App Store
14. Xbox Live does Canal+ deal
15. Aion beta keys now activated!
16. Fable II: Knothole Island reduced
17. Bond "constrained" Dead Space team
18. PS3 Slim for autumn - report
19. Marriage announcement outs Fable III?
20. QuakeCon relocates to Gaylord Texan
21. Halo: Reach may employ Natal tech
22. Anno: Create A New World
June 29, 2009
1. Sony trails PlayStation.com updates
2. Rising Star picks Fragile for Europe
3. Coming Soon: The Definitive Game Latency Showdown
4. Worms 2 for XBLA this Wednesday
5. Mythic focusing on RvR, Tier 4 endgame
6. Battlefield Heroes finally goes live
7. Trine PC demo available now
8. Sony staffing up for iPhone rival - report
9. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
10. Suzuki becomes deputy PlayStation boss
11. Lost Planet 2 demo for XBL "soon"
12. RedLynx releases DrawRace for iPhone
13. UK Charts: Fight Night 4 the champ
14. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
15. Marvel vs Capcom 2 for "late July"
16. Champions Online open beta in August
17. EA/Spielberg LMNO project not dead
18. Muzyka: "no change" to BioWare or Mythic
19. No same-character replay for ME2
20. Obsidian confirms demise of Aliens RPG
21. Free Realms to break 4m users soon
22. StarCraft II
23. WOW held up StarCraft II for a year
June 28, 2009
1. Ridge Racer 7: The 1080p Dream
2. Red Faction: V-Sync Video Shows Extra Class
June 27, 2009
1. Expansions announced for EverQuests
June 26, 2009
1. PAL New Releases Roundup - 26/06/09
2. MS marketing for XBLC games "woeful"
3. XNA Community Games Roundup
4. The collectors
5. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
6. Metal Gear Arcade: The Next Gen 3D Showcase
7. Wurm Online
8. PSN to expand to cameras, TVs next year?
9. Uncharted movie in development
10. PopCap's Zuma heads PAL PSN update
11. Tecmo iPhone trio features girls
12. Gearbox confirms War Hero project
June 25, 2009
1. ArmA II demo marches online
2. Fight Night Round 4
3. Serious Sam HD also coming to PC
4. PS3 Fallout 3 DLC is nearly done
5. Another Code R: A Journey Into Lost Memories
6. Eurogamer Denmark launches
7. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
8. EA: we will still publish Rage
9. Reeves to speak at GamesCon Germany
10. Croteam making Serious Sam for XBLA
11. The Path developer doing Salomé game
12. Last Remnant PS3 hopes fade further
13. Zeno Clash to be half-price this weekend
14. Gearbox trademarks War Hero
15. Original Beatles advising on Rock Band
16. Romero initially outraged by id acquisition
17. Square Enix being sued by FFXI player
18. EA merges Mythic and BioWare
June 24, 2009
1. Carmack was "tired" of publisher deals
2. Bethesda acquires id Software
3. WAR opens the Land of the Dead
4. Sky Broadband sorry for PSN problems
5. Face-Off Extra: Sacred 2 1080p Performance Analysis
6. XBLC games not "financially viable"
7. Wii Sports Resort
8. Take-Two's Ben Feder
9. Modern Warfare co-op is for two players
10. Trials HD takes series to "next dimension"
11. Vivendi didn't believe in Riddick, claims Tigon
12. Over 300 companies up for GamesCom
13. Age of Conan gets new RPG system
14. New PS3 firmware update coming soon
15. Mexican wrestling game on the way
16. Fallout 3: Point Lookout
17. Microsoft confirms acquisition of 3DV
18. Number of PSN accounts hits 25 million
June 23, 2009
1. LOTRO Book 8 for EU on Thursday
2. Spore: Galactic Adventures
3. Only hard drive size holding 360 back
4. MS unveils new 360 wireless mic
5. Aion heads to Europe in September
6. Tropico is coming to Xbox 360
7. Punisher shooter for PSN next week
8. Final Fantasy XIII
9. Mass Effect Galaxy out for iPhone
10. Uncharted 2 voted best game of E3
11. Realtime to reveal second MMO next year
12. Cursed Mountain
13. White Stripes man slags off music games
14. Garou also on XBLA tomorrow
15. 3D Realms: 2K had another Duke game
16. Tekken 6 gets October US release
17. A tale of Monkey Island
18. XBLA Tales of Monkey Island possible
June 22, 2009
1. Ballmer "sorry" for new Xbox remarks
2. GTA: Chinatown Wars for PSP
3. Grand Slam Tennis
4. Last Guardian E3 Trailer: Is It Really In-Game?
5. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis
6. Virtua Tennis 2009
7. Japan charts: Xbox 360 catching PS3
8. UK charts: Prototype works for Acti
9. ChampMan 2010 heads to September
10. Live Championship Manager interview
11. Controversial Antichrist film gets game
12. "Yes you can," EA tells President Obama
13. Droplitz for XBLA this Wednesday
14. Sacred 2 expansion still in the works
15. Mortal Kombat 9 in works, is "sick"
16. Namco finishing Splatterhouse for 2010
17. Ballmer was talking about Natal, says MS
18. Left 4 Dead toolset, user maps this week
19. Four PS3 wands can be used at once
20. Sony responds to Activision's threats
21. No Fat Princess this week after all
June 21, 2009
1. Overlord: Dark Legend
2. Overlord II
June 20, 2009
1. In Theory: How Microsoft could build a new 360 for 2010
2. Social Animals
June 19, 2009
1. Editor's blog: Grand Slam Tennis to be re-reviewed
2. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
3. New Xbox 360 "doesn't make sense"
4. New PAL Releases Roundup - 19/06/09
5. Activision "might stop supporting Sony"
6. Madballs return in summer XBLA game
7. EA Sports Active
8. A month of Xbox Live Gold for a quid
9. Sex scandal MP expenses football game?
10. No public beta for Battlefield 1943
11. Two for WiiWare, one for DSiWare
12. WOW: PVP levelling in next patch
13. Capcom updates BC Rearmed
14. MS boss Ballmer confirms "new Xbox"
15. Capcom dates and details MotoGP 09/10
16. John Schappert leaves Microsoft for EA
17. Updated: Full Criterion Interview Now Live
18. The Criterion Tech Interview: Part Two
June 18, 2009
1. Live Battlefield 1943 interview
2. Sgt. Johnson for ODST pre-orders
3. Spinal Tap leads PSN refresher
4. Xbox Originals amalgamated by GOD
5. Microsoft confirms 512MB X360 Arcade
6. Wii reviewers are the problem - Braben
7. Microsoft tackling Marketplace issues
8. Anno 1404 demo released
9. Unbound Saga stomps to PSP in July
10. DC Universe Online
11. BioShock and Oblivion UK bundle dated
12. Euro Home gets Everybody's Golf space
13. Warrior Epic to expand in July
14. Factor 5 accused of fraud by staff
15. Early and beta access for Aion pre-orders
16. US retailers price DJ Hero, Band Hero
17. PC Ghostbusters lack of MP explained
18. More goodies for Metal Gear Online
19. EyePet
June 17, 2009
1. World of Goo launches Great Indie Games
2. SEGA pushes Conduit to July
3. Marketing rules Wii, not quality - report
4. APB
5. Kim: Natal is a relaunch of Xbox 360
6. New "culturally British" test for games
7. New ratings logos green-lit for UK
8. UK "centre of excellence" proposed
9. COD online to be subscription-based?
10. ArmA II
11. EQ2 gets Monument and Might update
12. PAIN to get Blu-ray release next week
13. Aion open beta to run in August
14. Midway Newcastle flaunts cop game
15. SEGA Vintage Collection
16. The Criterion Tech Interview: Part One
June 16, 2009
1. Let's Tap, Let's Catch out this Friday
2. PEGI becomes UK standard for games
3. Magic: The Gathering for XBLA tomorrow
4. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time
5. Live Battlefield 1943 Q&A on Thursday
6. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
7. TF2 master-maps offered to modders
8. No Aliens: Colonial Marines this year
9. Obama mentions videogames!
10. Miller: T2 lawsuit "knee-deep in BS"
11. Chronos Twins remake for WiiWare
12. TMNT Smash-Up gets release date
13. Games to cost $60m, says Ubisoft boss
14. DJ Hero soundtrack is all original
15. Microsoft sources play down reports of new Xbox in 2010
16. Why Natal Won't Launch with 'Xbox Plus'
17. Miyamoto: you need a controller to hold
June 15, 2009
1. Fight Night Round 4: Technical Knockout on PS3
2. Star Wars: The Old Republic
3. Devs' blog: Article Karma beta testing
4. UK charts: suburb week for Sims 3
5. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
6. Dead to Rights: Retribution
7. FFXIII 360 was begun two months ago
8. Konami adds bikinis to MGO
9. Tetris: the "definition of a virtual sport"
10. Show Your Working
11. Christians decry fake Dante protest
12. New Xbox 360 console next autumn?
13. Tim Curry to appear in Brutal Legend
14. Nintendo teases Tingle DS game
15. Molyneux to help give Rare an identity
16. PSPgo battery "equivalent" to old ones
17. 80-player WOW battleground detailed
18. Kojima "deeply" involved with MGS Rising
19. New Zelda to require MotionPlus add-on
20. Rockstar using new Payne voice actor
June 13, 2009
1. Criterion: Nobody's maxed out PS3/360
June 12, 2009
1. Forza 3 has Le Mans tracks, modes
2. Tretton: our industry can't keep secrets
3. Runes of Magic to expand in September
4. Neversoft hints at turntable control for GH
5. Charts: Japan hearts Kingdom Hearts
6. Cult Classics: PlayStation 2
7. Cult Classics: PlayStation 2
8. Brink
9. Assassin's Creed 2 Euro date confirmed
10. Editor's blog: EG Expo publisher list
11. Pachter regrets calling PSPgo a "rip-off"
12. WOW slashes mount requirements
13. Sam & Max S1 coming to Xbox Live
14. Just Cause 2: Grappling For Glory
15. New PAL Releases Roundup - 12/06/09
16. Free Saints Row 2 fashion DLC today
17. Super Smash Bros. on Virtual Console
18. Valve has "good reasons" for Ep3 silence
19. Peggle just 59 pence on App Store
20. New name for Xbox Community Games
21. Natal not targeting existing casual gamers
22. MS defends full-price for Halo: ODST
23. NPD estimates XBLA/PSN downloads
24. Nintendo claims victory in May NPD
25. UFC is undisputed US champ for May
June 11, 2009
1. Final WAR Call to Arms event dated
2. PSN update: VidZone launches today
3. Virtua Tennis Wii out next Friday
4. WOW regional finals dated, detailed
5. No more Godfather games, says EA
6. Monster Hunter PSP bundle detailed
7. Peripheral Vision
8. Just Cause 2
9. Dragonica goes into open beta
10. E3: Ubisoft making all-new TMNT for Wii
11. PSP firmware update available
12. Just Cause 2
13. Battlestations maps erupt onto Live
14. THQ tackling UFC 2009 cheaters
15. Big Surf Island costs a tenner
16. New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
17. Nintendo announces DS Classroom
18. Ubisoft details Your Shape
19. ngmoco not planning 3GS exclusives
20. Moore: Metacritic's irrelevant to Wii
21. Gabe Newell restates L4D1 support
22. Carmack: Software holding back iPhone
23. iPhone Doom III spin-off imminent
24. Console Crysis 2 a "breakthrough"
25. SEGA Mega Drive classics hit XBLA
26. VidZone launches on PSN today
27. Prototype PS3 install bug workaround
28. Riccitiello confirms Criterion NFS game
29. Rock Band Unplugged
June 10, 2009
1. Call of Duty: World At War Performance Analysis
2. Hirai cautions against early conclusions
3. COD: WAW map pack 2 tomorrow
4. ACE Team doing Zeno Clash DLC
5. THQ's Rocket Riot for XBLA next Wed
6. FIFA man bigs up 360-degree control
7. E4 hosting a Summer of Games
8. MS: Natal will work with "all ethnicities"
9. Prototype
10. Puzzle Quest dev doing new game
11. Wallace & Gromit Ep 3 next Tuesday
12. D&D Online goes free-to-play
13. CCP to make announcement in August
14. Pandora music "possible" on Xbox 360
15. GH: Greatest Hits demo on Live
16. No game tie-in for new Hobbit movie
17. Multiplayer confirmed for SC: Conviction
18. Cryptic making Neverwinter Nights MMO?
19. EA boss: Motion could take half the market
20. Natal will reinvent games industry - Kim
21. Xbox Live maintenance next Tuesday
22. Balding Max Payne 3 sighted
23. E3: Iwata shows Wii Vitality Sensor
24. Iwata expected rival motion tech in 2008
25. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
June 9, 2009
1. Assassin's Creed 2: E3 Debut Analysis
2. Fallujah game may reappear yet
3. Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta
4. Zeno Clash heading to console
5. Star Ocean: The Last Hope
6. Pokemon remakes come with pedometer
7. PSP Resi designed "with PSPgo in mind"
8. Gamers will upgrade to PS3 later - House
9. Dead or Alive creator slags off Bayonetta
10. Sony not doing Trophies for PSP
11. Fight Night and MMA to alternate
12. Microsoft touts "amazing" XBLA summer
13. Apple shows 16GB/32GB iPhone 3GS
14. 360's game creator Kodu due soon
June 8, 2009
1. Eurogamer's Best of E3 2009
2. Team ICO pack for LBP this week
3. GDC: My games aren't art, says ICO man
4. ICO creator to speak at GDC
5. Sony boss praises Ico team's new game
6. ICO creator to speak at Nordic Game 08
7. "ICO 3" image pops up in job ad
8. MS details Last.fm for Xbox Live
9. Japan chart: all-change for top 10
10. UK charts: The Sims 3 rides high
11. Miyamoto: We've got 5 years' experience
12. Tecmo unveils Undead Knights for PSP
13. Turn 10: Polyphony checked out Forza
14. Bethesda toying with iPhone Fallout
15. EA has "maxed out" 360, but not PS3
16. German ministers attack "Killerspiele"
17. L4D community rallies against sequel
18. Modern Warfare 2 is direct sequel
19. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
20. God of War 3 Impresses at E3
June 6, 2009
1. ODST: Halo Evolved
June 5, 2009
1. New PAL Releases Roundup - 05/06/09
2. E3: Valve not "closing the book" on L4D
3. E3: Rare working on Natal projects
4. Smash Bros. user content to stop
5. Sony reveals SingStar: Take That
6. E3: ModNation Racers
7. E3: Devs could add Natal to old games
8. E3: Microsoft's John Schappert
9. E3: PSPgo to get UMD-to-digital solution
10. Vivendi sues Brutal Legend developer
11. FFIV: The After Years on WiiWare
12. E3: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
13. E3: Post-Natal Discussion
14. Final Fantasy VII is eight quid on PSN
15. Trash Panic
16. E3: Borderlands arrives this October
17. E3: Tekken 6 has beat-'em-up campaign
18. E3: Borderlands
19. E3: MGS PSone for PSN this month
June 4, 2009
1. PS Home update adds photo-uploads
2. Scottish dev ditches Guantanamo game
3. E3: Greenberg: PS3 wand is "fun" like Wii
4. E3: Jade Raymond exec-producing AC2
5. Glossy black Wii for Japan soon
6. Overlord II demo on Xbox Live
7. E3: Forza Motorsport 3
8. E3: Xbox Originals will stop soon
9. Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta: First Impressions and Video
10. E3: Halo: Reach for autumn 2010
11. E3: Left 4 Dead 2
12. E3: Gran Turismo PSP
13. E3: Rockstar's Agent is "genre-defining"
14. E3: MGS: Rising for PC, PS3, 360
15. E3: Mass Effect 2
16. E3: James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
17. E3: Final Fantasy VII on PSN today
18. Assassin's, Splinter Cell backed with DLC
19. Ubisoft working on 3D glasses games
20. Ubisoft gives Avatar a rough date
21. Ubisoft doing Avatar game
22. Avatar game to feature 3D glasses?
23. E3: Valve explains L4D2 exclusivity
24. E3: Last Guardian beast is a cateagle
25. E3: Modern Warfare 2
26. E3: Microsoft promotes Peter Molyneux
27. E3: Final Fantasy XIV Online
28. E3: Wolfenstein
29. E3: Kojima to be hands-off for MGS Rising
June 3, 2009
1. E3: Kojima overseeing new Castlevania
2. E3: Kojima announces Metal Gear Arcade
3. E3: FFXIV Online for PS3 and PC
4. E3: Crysis 2 pushes PS3 to "limits"
5. E3: Trials HD confirmed for XBLA
6. E3: Sony details Fat Princess PSP
7. E3: Sony reveals echochrono for PSP
8. E3: Rockstar North exclusive for PS3
9. E3: Kojima Twitter mystery solved
10. E3: Fallout 3: Point Lookout dated
11. E3: Yarnton: No Wii price cut this year
12. E3: Nintendo's David Yarnton
13. E3: Beatles: Rock Band DLC restricted
14. E3: Darksiders date revelation
15. E3: MS execs: Natal not derived from 3DV
16. E3: Lost Planet 2 confirmed for PS3
17. E3: Games-on-demand does re-downloads
18. E3: Halo 3: ODST
19. E3: Project Natal
20. E3: Hawk: Natal "not accurate enough"
21. E3: MGS: Rising is multiplatform
22. E3: R.U.S.E works on MS touch-table
23. E3: Crackdown 2 MP player counts
24. E3: SmackDown vs RAW 2010 revealed
25. E3: Kratos in Soulcalibur PSP
26. E3: Perfect Dark N64 for Xbox Live
27. E3: Alan Wake
28. E3: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
29. Face-Offs Go High Def
30. E3: Mario Galaxy 2 is "90 per cent new"
31. E3: Miyamoto demos NSMB Wii
June 2, 2009
1. E3: Assassin's Creed 2 connects to PSP ver
2. E3: God of War III
3. E3: God of War III in March 2010
4. E3: Buzz! Quiz World for PS3 and PSP
5. E3: PSP development made cheaper
6. E3: SingStar: Motown later this year
7. E3: PS3 VidZone out next week
8. E3: "PSPgo" priced and dated
9. Sony E3 Conference
10. E3: ModNation Racers is LBP for karting
11. E3: Trico finally shown, renamed
12. E3: Resident Evil coming to PSP
13. E3: Gran Turismo PSP in October
14. E3: Konami demos new MGS PSP
15. E3: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
16. E3: Mario & Luigi 3 this October
17. E3: Metroid Prime Trilogy dated
18. E3: Upload DSi photos to Facebook
19. E3: Super Mario Galaxy 2 announced
20. E3: Metroid: Other M unveiled for Wii
21. E3: Molyneux and Milo
22. Nintendo E3 Conference
23. E3: More Wii Sports Resort shown
24. Ubi's Killing Day and COP trademarks
25. E3: Singularity
26. E3: Tony Hawk: Ride
27. E3: DJ Hero
28. E3: Guitar Hero 5
29. E3: Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
30. E3: Ubisoft's Cop: The Recruit shown
31. E3: Golden Sun for DS in 2010
32. E3: Wii Fit Plus announced
33. E3: KOEI reveals Legends of Troy
34. Dynasty dev making new action RPG
35. Rape games outlawed in Japan
36. E3: Spielberg: Natal a "whole new world"
37. E3: Konami unveils Zephyr
38. E3: Ubisoft working with Mizuguchi
39. Uncharted 2 beta starts this Wednesday
40. E3: Report: APB still heading to 360
41. E3: EA Sports Active to get expansion
42. E3: Kojima turning to Castlevania?
43. Nintendo DSi hits 1m in Europe
44. E3 Editor's blog: games go A-list
45. Gears 2 expansion gets price cut
46. Check Out 360's 1080p Smooth Streaming Tech Now
47. E3: Left 4 Dead 2 detailed
48. E3: Homefront
49. E3: Molyneux showcases Natal tech
50. E3: MS unveils hands-free Project Natal
51. E3: MGS: Rising for PC/PS3 too?
52. E3: Red Steel 2 bundled with WMP
53. E3: Milius Homefront role clarified
54. E3: Assassin's Creed 2 gets release date
55. Assassin's Creed 2 to arrive in November
56. E3: Ubi unveils Your Shape
57. E3: Pele shows off new Wii exclusive
58. E3: James Cameron bigs up Avatar game
59. E3: Ubi working with Spielberg, Jackson
June 1, 2009
1. E3: SWTOR to be first fully-voiced MMO
2. E3: EA to publish Realtime's APB
3. E3: Ozzy Osbourne to star in Brutal Legend
4. E3: Electronic Arts unveils MMA
5. E3: Crackdown 2 and Left 4 Dead 2
6. E3: New Metal Gear confirmed for 360
7. E3: No comment on MGS formats
8. E3: Halo 3: ODST dated, Reach confirmed
9. E3: Games-on-demand service for Live
10. E3: Win Avatar extras by playing games
11. E3: 360 getting Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm
12. E3: Modern Warfare 2 DLC 360 exclusive
13. E3: Real Beatles show off game
14. Microsoft E3 Conference
15. E3: Alan Wake confirmed for spring 2010
16. E3: Forza 3 officially unveiled
17. E3: Final Fantasy XIII 360 in spring
18. E3: Bungie working on Halo: Reach?
19. E3: Xbox.com outs Halo: Reach?
20. Cooking Mama 3 out this Christmas
21. E3: New Telltale series is Monkey Island
22. Doom iPhone submission next month
23. Uncharted 2: Tech Analysis
24. DiRT 2 HD Video Analysis
25. E3: Epic has "something new to announce"
26. The Sims 3
27. Fat Princess out in June
28. E3: MotorStorm 2 expands again
29. Final Fantasy VII PS3/PSP heading West
30. Warner confirms LEGO Harry Potter
31. E3: New Front Mission unveiled
32. E3: EA announces Crysis 2
33. E3: Square Enix unveils Nier
34. UK charts: UFC is the undisputed champ
35. FIFA 10 debuts in EA's monster E3 line-up
36. Editor's blog: Eurogamer at E3
37. Tricia Helfer to star in Halo ODST
38. E3: Morhaime: Starcraft II probably in 09
39. E3: New Wii Fit, Mario, Zelda at E3 - report
40. E3: No Miyamoto for Nintendo conference
41. E3: EA dates Dragon Age, Dead Space Wii
42. E3: New Wii Fit, Mario for Japan this year
43. Greenberg: E3 leak is "uninformed"
44. E3: Molyneux reveal during MS conf?
45. E3: Kojima tease now suggests new IP
46. E3: Sony Qore accidentally outs PSP Go
47. E3: Sony's Koller: PSP Go out this autumn
48. E3: Microsoft conference brought forward
49. EA unveils Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online
50. Wii MotionPlus
51. Full Guitar Hero 5 band list confirmed
52. UK chart: UFC knocks Wii Fit off pedestal
53. BF1943 gets fourth unlockable map
54. Battlefield 1943 to cost around a tenner
55. Wolf and Wolf 3D European dates
56. LEGO Indiana Jones 2 announced
57. Eminem, Jay-Z to front DJ Hero
58. Batman: Arkham Asylum dated
59. Swords & Soldiers