Category Archive: News Podcast

May
23
2011

News for 22nd May 2011

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This week the news is dominated by Sony again, but hopefully for the last week. We also take a look at the future of Cryptic games and the latest Eve Online patch.

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May
16
2011

News for 15th May 2011

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The news show returns for another week as the Sony saga hopefully starts to draw to a close, World of Warcraft is declared dead for shedding a small percentage of players and everybody goes nuts over spoilers.

This time we are joined by Mike (@zosoz) from Killed in a Smiling Accident.

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May
08
2011

News for 8th May 2011

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This week we are taking a look at the latest news for Sony, a new cheap computer to help UK education and the latest financial results from EA.

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May
03
2011

News for 1st May 2011

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The news show is back, but with a slightly different format. This week we take a look at a bad few weeks for Sony, a bad year for Game and Lord of the Rings Online in Europe leaving the control of Codemasters.

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Mar
14
2011

News for 13th March 2011

News for March 13th 2011

  1. ‘Homefront’ Must Sell 2 Million Units To Turn Profit – Game Rant
  2. ‘Pokemon Black’ and ‘White’ Versions Catch Record Breaking Sales – Game Rant
  3. Argos blames games for trading slump | Games Industry | MCV
  4. Child of Eden takes retail trip on June 14 to Xbox 360 | Joystiq
  5. EA: 40% of game sales digital, NPD becoming less relevant | Joystiq
  6. EVE Online | EVE Insider | Dev Blog
  7. Free Realms Available on PSN March 29 – PlayStation Blog
  8. Gamasutra – News – Former Cryptic CEO John Needham Now Heading Gazillion
  9. Harrison Ford Working On Facebook City-Builder, ‘Ecotopia’ » MTV Multiplayer
  10. Microsoft claims 10m milestone for Kinect | Games Industry | MCV
  11. News: Dead Space 3 to gun for ‘broader audience’ – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  12. News: PS3 injunction lifted, LG fined – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  13. PC News: Titan can eclipse World of Warcraft – Blizzard – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  14. PlayStation Plus adding online game save storage March 10 | Joystiq
  15. PS3 re-secured with Firmware 3.60? – Page 1 | DigitalFoundry | Eurogamer.net
  16. The Escapist : News : MIcrosoft Promises Big Things Ahead for Games for Windows Live
  17. The Escapist : News : Microsoft Says Points Exploits Losses Were Exaggerated
  18. The Escapist : News : Pre-Register Your Star Wars: The Old Republic Guild Today
  19. The Last Guardian will “push PS3 to its limit”
  20. THQ’s Bilson: cutscenes are gamings “failure state”
  21. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 5 March | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  22. Wot No Jawas? The Old Republic In-Game | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

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Mar
07
2011

News for March 6th 2011

News for March 6th 2011

  1. Beefy: Super Meat Boy PC Outsells 360 | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
  2. Black Ops the best-selling PS3 game ever PlayStation 3 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  3. Braben still wants to make Elite 4 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  4. Cliffy B: “The middle class game is dead” News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  5. Darkfall tempts sandbox vacationers with special pricing deals | Massively
  6. EA ‘figuring out’ how to continue Mirror’s Edge | Joystiq
  7. Embark Beach and Mercenary Heroes coming to Guild Wars | Massively
  8. Eurogamer Expo tickets go on sale | Games Industry | MCV
  9. Federal Magistrate allows Sony to look up visitors to GeoHot site | Joystiq
  10. Gamasutra – News – Valve Unveils Steam Guard For Account Security
  11. GDC 2011: Heavy Rain, game not made for teenagers, finished by 72% gamers
  12. Gears of War 3 public beta date Xbox 360 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  13. GFK Chart-Track: UK News: Killzone 3 Guns its Way to the Top
  14. How Sony can beat LG and still ship PlayStations into Europe | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  15. InFamous 2 preview: User-generated chaos | Joystiq
  16. Microsoft resurrects dead Gamertags | Joystiq
  17. News: GAME to trial ‘pre-owned pre-orders’ – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  18. News: iPad 2 is ‘fantastic for gaming’ – Epic – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  19. NGP chips won’t rival PS3 performance PSP2 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  20. Peter Molyneux’s ‘FeedMe’ is a 256-player Populous pet project | Joystiq
  21. PlayStation Home hits 19m downloads | Games Industry | MCV
  22. Ryzom to go freemium on March 9th | Massively
  23. Saints Row: The Third landing on 360, PS3 and PC in Holiday 2011 | Joystiq
  24. Steam To Receive Big Picture Mode for Use on TVs – Game Rant
  25. The Escapist : News : PC Game Industry Shows Big Growth in 2010
  26. The Escapist : News : Sony’s Move.Me Fails to Move Me
  27. Ubisoft: Not our fault that our sex game’s rated for kids- Destructoid
  28. UK spends £64/month on Xbox 360 Xbox 360 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  29. UK top 10 video games chart | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  30. Warner Bros. Acquires the Rights to ‘Blade Runner’ Prequels & Sequels – Screen Rant
  31. Yamauchi: Gran Turismo 5 to get in-race game saves | Joystiq

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Feb
28
2011

News for February 27th 2011

News for February 27th 2011

  1. Age of Conan readying new hardcore PvP servers with corpse looting | Massively
  2. BBC Announces Doctor Who MMOG | Edge Magazine
  3. CCP Games expanding US presence, hiring 150 additional staff | Massively
  4. Gran Turismo 5 Sold 6.37 Million Copies in 2010 – Game Rant
  5. Microsoft: One In Ten WP7 Updates Failed | Edge Magazine
  6. Monthly Development Update – February 2011 – Age of Conan Forums
  7. New date for Gears of War 3 | Games Industry | MCV
  8. News: Killzone 3 doesn’t max out PS3 – Guerrilla – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  9. Police raid PS3 hacker’s home | Games Industry | MCV
  10. Ratings Board Says Teens Would Find Swinger Game ‘Beneath Them’
  11. RIFT’s head-start is standing room only | Massively
  12. Sony focusing on profitability, not on overtaking Xbox 360
  13. Sony plays down platform exclusivity | Games Industry | MCV
  14. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 19 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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Feb
21
2011

News for 20th February 2011

News for February 20th 2011

  1. ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ DLC Adding Single-Player Content And Then Some » MTV Multiplayer
  2. Bizarre Creations: a UK game development veteran closes today | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  3. EVE Online | EVE Insider | Dev Blog
  4. Gamasutra – News – Game Group Reveals New Strategic Shift, Expanding Web Presence
  5. Gamasutra – News – Telltale Rebooting Sierra’s King’s Quest, Confirms Puzzle Agent Sequel
  6. Gamers need to re-buy PSN content for Xperia Play | Games Industry | MCV
  7. Just Dance 2 sees off Dead Space 2 in US News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  8. News: New PS3 jailbreak allows gamers to undo PSN bans – report – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  9. No growth for games mags in ABCs | Games Industry | MCV
  10. Official Statement Regarding PS3 Circumvention Devices And Pirated Software – PlayStation.Blog.Europe
  11. PS2 News: PS2 tops incredible 150 million units – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  12. PS3 Black Ops problems are ‘edge cases’ | Games Industry | MCV
  13. PS3 News: Sony starts banning PS3 jailbreak users – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  14. Sony Unveils PlayStation Phone | Edge Magazine
  15. Tim Schafer brings Sesame Street to the Kinect | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  16. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 12 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  17. World of Warcraft: Bashiok Announces Dungeon Finder/Vote Kick Hotfixes | Ten Ton Hammer

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Feb
13
2011

News for 13th February 2011

News for February 13th 2011

  1. Activision axes Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and True Crime | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  2. Braben wants Metacritic for journos News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  3. Clint Mansell making Mass Effect 3 music News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  4. Dan Stahl talks Star Trek Online’s Season 4 and beyond | Massively
  5. Gamasutra – News – UK Retailer Game Group Selling Xbox DLC In-Store
  6. GAME selling Test Drive for £5 | Games Industry | MCV
  7. Jet Set Willy on iPhone dated News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  8. Naughty Dog Says ‘Uncharted 3′ Will Blur The Line Between Game and Reality – Game Rant
  9. NCsoft sales top £360m in 2010 | Games Industry | MCV
  10. Nokia And Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership | Edge Magazine
  11. Test Drive Unlimited 2 slammed with game-breaking launch bugs | Joystiq
  12. The Escapist : News : Kevin Butler Accidentally Retweets PS3 Jailbreak Code to Thousands of Followers
  13. The Escapist : News : Report: Crysis 2 Leaked
  14. The Fansite Conundrum
  15. Turbine bringing DDO: Unlimited to Europe in 2011 | Massively
  16. Turbine dev diary outlines LotRO Hunter tweaks | Massively
  17. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 4 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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Feb
07
2011

News for 6th February 2011

News for February 6th 2011

  1. As the PS3 Turns.. | GamePolitics
  2. Double Fine’s ‘Stacking’ Free to PlayStation Plus Members – Game Rant
  3. Gamasutra – News – Research: 26 Percent Of Android, iOS Apps Used Only One Time
  4. Legendary DC Universe Online Offer Coming February 8 – PlayStation Blog
  5. MapleStory Europe’s economy collapses due to currency exploit | Massively
  6. Mythic Entertainment | Warhammer Herald
  7. Portal 2 PS3 co-op mode requires Steam account to play – Neoseeker News Article
  8. PS3 News: Capcom’s controversial DRM returns to PS3 – ComputerAndVideoGames.com
  9. Saints Row 3 Confirmed For Autumn | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
  10. Sony looking to expand jailbreak lawsuit to more defendants | Joystiq
  11. Sony posts strong Q3 profits (+135%!) in PlayStation group | Joystiq
  12. Star Trek Online marks first anniversary with in-game events, discounts, and new Feature Episode | Massively
  13. The Escapist : News : Steam Flirts With $1 Billion in 2010
  14. THQ Says 40k MMO Due By March 31, 2013 | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
  15. Top Xbox LIVE Games of 2010 – Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  16. Tropico 4 Xbox 360 release announced Xbox 360 News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  17. Two Worlds II UK cargo “wrecked” News – Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
  18. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 28 January 2011 | Technology | guardian.co.uk

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