Computer And Video Games - News

Rock Band PSP update

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMT

REM and Stevie Ray Vaughn lead the charge.
Five new tracks have been made available to download for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP and they include the legendary guitar player Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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FIFA Manager 10 scores online mode

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:31:00 GMT

First time in the franchise's history, says EA.
EA's footy management sim will feature an online mode that lets gamers play against each other via LAN or online, which is a first for the series.

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Nobilis shows off sweet 2D quest for PSN

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Gameplay video and details for physics-based puzzler, Trine.
Nobilis' Trine is an interesting one - it's a physics-based, 2D platform puzzle game coming to PSN this summer. Product manager Oliver Vermeille has spilled the beans on how it'll work, along with a gameplay trailer which you can see below.

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Nintendo downloads - Hanabi week 2

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:47:00 GMT

Bomberman '94 and Zoda's Revenge come to UK for the first time.
Second week of the Virtual Console Hanabi Festival, and there's still nothing to go mental about, unfortunately.

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Guitar Hero 5: Partial tracklist released

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Kings of Leon...
Activision has released a partial tracklist for Guitar Hero 5. Here it is.

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Forza 3: "No weather, night racing or rally"

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Turn 10 community man ends all rumours, plus dev diary inside.
Forget what you may have heard. There will be no weather, no night racing and no rallying in Forza Motorsport 3.

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Tekken 6 media EXPLOSION

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:10:00 GMT

Three videos and 150 (yes, one hundred and fifty) screenshots.
No need to buy Tekken 6 this Christmas, because here's the entire game in videos and screenshots. Almost.

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UFC 2009: No one likes a quitter

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:57:00 GMT

Online fix coming "soon".
The producer of UFC 2009, Neven Dravinski, has put out a list of fixes to be introduced in an upcoming patch, which focuses mainly on the online component of the game.

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Command & Conquer 4 is official

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:15:00 GMT

"Epic conclusion" to Tiberium series for 2010.
After this morning's accidental confirmation, EA's officially announced Command & Conquer 4. Full release follows...

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Conduit dev "messing about" with MotionPlus

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:01:00 GMT

"The full potential is still yet to be seen".
Conduit dev High Voltage says it's been "messing about" with Wii MotionPlus and that the full potential of the peripheral "is still yet to be seen".

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Fuel demo out today

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:03:00 GMT

Online-enabled taster on PSN, XBL and PC.
A demo of Asobo Studio's Fuel is on the menu today for PS3, 360 and PC gamers who fancy giving its open-world antics a blast. And the console versions feature online play, too.

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Sony: "Hopefully last year is as bad as it gets"

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:30:00 GMT

2009 is going better than 2008 says SCE boss Jack Tretton.
Sony Computer Entertainment president Jack Tretton has spoken of fiscal 2008 as "a very challenging period of trying to sell future technology."

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Suda 51 wants in on Smash Bros

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

No More Heroes dev wants Travis Touchdown in next Ninty brawler.
Goichi 'Suda 51' Suda has said he'd like Nintendo to put No More Heroes lead character Travis Touchdown in the new Smash Bros. game. The mentalist.

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Alien Breed remake revealed - pics

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:39:00 GMT

Unreal Engine-powered remake of Team17 classic.
Team17's classic Amiga classic Alien Breed is set to make a return on current-gen platforms by the name of Alien Breen Evolution.

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360 Dashboard update pics leak

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:29:00 GMT

See Avatar props, Games on Demand.
Someone's been very naughty and leaked pictures of the next big Xbox 360 Dashboard update onto the internet. Here they are.

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New MechWarrior revealed

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:59:00 GMT

Reboot for Xbox 360 and PC.
The first details and video of the current-gen MechWarrior "reboot" have been unearthed, and it's looking absolutely wicked.

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Dragon Age: Three movies

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:44:00 GMT

See BioWare's hack and slasher inside.
We've all gone a bit BioWare crazy here on CVG. But that's not such a bad thing. We got a huge interview running right here with co-founder Dr Greg Zeschuk who's all over the site talking about sex in games, DLC and demo plans.

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Command & Conquer 4 announced (oops)

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Accidental outing of RTS sequel via Twitter.
It seems someone at EA got a little too Twitter-happy last night, prematurely tweeting the announcement of the development of Command & Conquer 4.

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Modern Warfare 2 delays Singularity

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:52:00 GMT

Raven shooter slips to Q1 2010 to avoid MW2 "excitement".
Time-shifting shooter, Singularity has seen a delay to the beginning of next year - and it's all thanks to Modern Warfare 2.

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Left 4 Dead does Ashes cricket

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:36:00 GMT

England bashes Aussies in new L4D 2 screenshot.
Valve's showcased Left 4 Dead 2's latest melee weapon: the cricket bat, and what better way to unviel it than with an England-emblazed Ellis bashing in an Aussie ghoul.

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WipEout HD 'Fury' expansion in final testing

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:30:00 GMT

Release date to be announced once it's done.
Sony's Liverpool Studio has said the huge WipEout HD expansion pack, entitled Fury, is in the final stages of QA testing and will get a release date once it's through.

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Battlefield launch swamped in lag

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:54:00 GMT

More 360 servers being added, PS3 launch later today.
It's hard to think that the popularity of EA's online-only FPS Battlefield 1943 caught the publisher by surprise, but that's exactly what happened yesterday. Developer DICE has given an update.

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Dragon Age DLC in development

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:21:00 GMT

BioWare also working on bringing PC mods to consoles.
BioWare co founder Greg Zeschuk has told CVG that the firm already has a team working on DLC content for the upcoming Dragon Age: Origins, which isn't out until October 20.

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ZeniMax raised $105 million for id acquisition

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:47:00 GMT

Extra funding needed acquire the house of Doom.
Bethesda parent ZeniMax Media raised £105 million in funding to acquire Doom developer id Software.

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Tretton: PS3 is best "value for the money"

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Cheaper machines aren't as good value as PlayStation.
Sony may be under pressure to drop the price of the PS3 - the most expensive of the three consoles - but SCEA president Jack Tretton remains resilient, saying the cheaper machines don't "deliver the degree of value for the money that [PS3] does".

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