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My Video Game Library (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP & Pc) (2010)
Posted by Game Mania in Youtube on July 10, 2010
Sega defeats confusion over Vanquish release date: Oct. 19 in North America
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on July 8, 2010
The European version of Vanquish is no longer alone in having an official release date . Sega of America announced that Shinji Mikami’s new shooter will ship to North American stores on October 19. Just in time for Halloween — look out for the inevitable trend of homemade, spark-spewing robot suits at this year’s parties
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Your real name to appear on Blizzard’s official forums
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on July 6, 2010
Long a source of rampant trolling and epic flamewars, Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft forums will soon be a lot less anonymous. The company announced today that it will be using the Real ID system, which was recently implemented into Battle.net , on its forums
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EA’s FIFA Manager 11 heading to PC this fall
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on July 4, 2010
Did you know that EA’s Football Manager franchise is developed in Germany? Did you then know that, in German, the game is titled “Fussball Manager?” ‘Cause that just about made our whole year
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StarCraft 2 getting 3D support post-launch
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on July 3, 2010
While StarCraft 2 may benefit from a “robust new 3D graphics-rendering engine,” we didn’t know until recently that the game would be receiving a post-launch patch enabling that other kind of 3D (read: the “needs glasses” kind). In an interview with IGN at a South Korean media event — where, no joke, a StarCraft 2 logo-emblazoned Korean Air plane was unveiled — production director Chris Sagaty explained, “We will be releasing 3D in the first few months, for those Nvidia cards and screens that support it.” For what it’s worth, an Nvidia rep also told IGN that it’s “optimising for all systems,” so that the 3D support would work on as many systems as possible
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Verbinski and co. trying to trim BioShock movie budget
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on July 1, 2010
Speaking of BioShock , the Gore Verbinski-produced film adaptation of the game is apparently still in the works, despite being halted for budgetary concerns more than a year ago .
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News: EA petitions against Edge Games
Posted by Game Mania in gamesindustry on June 30, 2010
Electronic Arts has petitioned the US Patent & Trademark Office to cancel a number of trademark registrations held by Tim Langdell’s Edge Games, Inc. Langdell has become infamous for attempting to assert ownership of the word “edge”, targeting companies big and small – from iPhone developer Mobigame to Future Publishing’s Edge magazine. A cease and desist order was first filed against EA in 2007, due to the game Mirror’s Edge.
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Preview: League of Legends, Season One
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on June 20, 2010
Riot Games’ League of Legends has been winning accolades and fans since it released last year for a few different reasons. It’s a highly polished version of Defense of the Ancients , the company has supported the game with continuous updates and new content, and oh yeah — it’s a free-to-play title . Lately, Riot has been working on a major update they’re calling “Season One,” designed to make the game a little more compatible with competitive play, as well as implement some of the most requested features for the game.
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Preview: Super Meat Boy
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on June 18, 2010
Super Meat Boy could become our newest addiction. Microsoft and developer Team Meat brought the Xbox Live version to E3, and we thoroughly enjoyed beating levels at the expense of the game’s hero. If sacrificing one’s body to rescue a fair maiden held hostage by a fetus sounds like a fun time (and it certainly should), this downloadable game should make it onto your most wanted list.
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Mizuguchi: Child of Eden to support standard controllers
Posted by Game Mania in Joystiq on June 15, 2010
Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s latest music-driven “synesthesia” shooter, Child of Eden , made for an exciting kickoff to Ubisoft’s pre-E3 2010 press conference . We caught up with the Rez creator following the event to chat about the his Kinect title, and found out that Microsoft’s new motion-tracking tech actually won’t be required to play. Mizuguchi answered in the affirmative when we asked if Child of Eden can be played using a standard controller, also confirming that players will experience Rez -like controller vibration synced to the game’s music
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