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February 01, 2012

Skyrim Creation Kit trailer

Bethesda has detailed the features available in the Creation Kit, the suite of modding tools for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The company promises that this will be its most powerful tool to date, with the Steam-hosted Skyrim Workshop streamlining sharing and discoverability.
http://www.bethblog.com/2012/02/01/first-look-creation-kit-and-skyrim-workshop
Bethesda

Bethesda has detailed the features available in the Creation Kit, the suite of modding tools it will soon release for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

The company promises that this will be its most powerful tool to date, with the Steam-hosted Skyrim Workshop streamlining sharing and discoverability.

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Armored Core V tops Japanese chart

From Software's Armored Core V is the new Japanese all-formats number one after selling almost 188,000 copies in its first week on shelves. Resident Evil Revelations is another new entry, Capcom's 3DS game selling 146,000 and making its debut in second spot. Just behind is Namco Bandai's DS remake Tales Of Innocence R, which with 54,800 units sold becomes the first Vita game to trouble the upper echelons of the chart in some time.
http://andriasang.com/comztx/media_create_charts/
Andriasang

From Software's Armored Core V is the new Japanese all-formats number one after selling almost 188,000 copies in its first week on shelves.

Resident Evil Revelations is another new entry, Capcom's 3DS game selling 146,000 and making its debut in second spot. Just behind is Namco Bandai's DS remake Tales Of Innocence R, which with 54,800 units sold becomes the first Vita game to trouble the upper echelons of the chart in some time.

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Lumines Electronic Symphony soundtrack revealed

Q Entertainment has announced the 34 songs it has licensed for PlayStation Vita launch puzzler Lumines Electronic Symphony. Revealed on the PlayStation Blog, the tracklist includes dance music luminaries including The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Josh Wink, Deep Dish, Ken Ishii, LFO and Orbital. And Benny Bennassi.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2012/02/01/lumines-electronic-symphony-q-entertainments-love-letter-to-electronic-music/
PlayStation Blog

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's Q Entertainment has announced the 34 songs it has licensed for PlayStation Vita launch puzzler Lumines Electronic Symphony.

Revealed on the PlayStation Blog, the tracklist includes dance music luminaries including The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Josh Wink, Deep Dish, LCD Soundystem, LFO and Orbital. And Benny Bennassi.

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How to protect your game against cloning

Why US copyright law can give you a chance to take cloners to court.

The past week has seen a spate of accusations of videogame plagiarism. First, Nimblebit accused Zynga of cloning Apple's iPhone game of the year, Tiny Tower, with its new game Dream Heights; it has since also noted that Glu Mobile has released two games based on similar concepts, Lil' Dungeon and Small Street.

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How to protect your game against cloning

Why US copyright law can give you a chance to take cloners to court.

The past week has seen a spate of accusations of videogame plagiarism. First, Nimblebit accused Zynga of cloning Apple's iPhone game of the year, Tiny Tower, with its new game Dream Heights; it has since also noted that Glu Mobile has released two games based on similar concepts, Lil' Dungeon and Small Street.

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Rift Lite launches

Trion Worlds has launched Rift Lite, giving players free access to the game up to level 20 with no restrictions on playtime. The launch coincides with the release of the latest Rift update, version 1.7, which adds weddings, new and tweaked dungeons, PvP improvements and more.
http://uk.riftgame.com/en/community/updates/carnival-ascended.php
Rift

Trion Worlds has launched Rift Lite, giving players free access to the MMOG up to level 20, with no restrictions on playtime.

The launch coincides with the release of the latest Rift update, version 1.7, which adds weddings, new and tweaked dungeons, PvP improvements and more; for the full list, follow the source link below.

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Monster Hunter goes social

Capcom has announced a social game based on its massively popular action series Monster Hunter. Andriasang reports that the game, Minna To Monhan Card Master (Monster Hunter With Everyone Card Master) is a card battle game, developed by Gloops, and will be released on February 21 on the Mobage network.
http://andriasang.com/comzts/monhan_card_game_mobage/
Andriasang

Capcom has announced a social game based on its massively popular action series Monster Hunter.

Andriasang reports that the game, Minna To Monhan Card Master (Monster Hunter With Everyone Card Master) is a card battle game, developed by Gloops, and will be released on February 21 on the Mobage network.

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Report: Game Group in credit trouble

Game Group, the UK's largest specialist videogame retailer, has insisted that this week's new releases will be on shelves on Friday as normal, despite reports to the contrary. Earlier today a Eurogamer report cited multiple sources who claimed Game had lost credit insurance with a number of agencies, meaning it would not be able to source stock of new releases without paying for them up front.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-01-game-in-trouble-as-doubt-cast-on-ability-to-stock-new-games
Eurogamer

Game Group, the UK's largest specialist videogame retailer, has insisted that this week's new releases will be on shelves on Friday as normal, despite reports to the contrary.

Earlier today a Eurogamer report cited multiple sources who claimed Game had lost credit insurance with a number of agencies, meaning it would not be able to source stock of new releases without paying for them up front.

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Examining Zynga's tower defence

We examine Zynga CEO Mark Pincus' claims that Tiny Tower just builds on the foundations of its forebears.

Yesterday, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus dismissed criticism levelled at the remarkable similarities between its upcoming Dream Heights and Nimblebit’s Tiny Tower.

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Examining Zynga's tower defence

We examine Zynga CEO Mark Pincus' claims that Tiny Tower just builds on the foundations of its forebears.

Yesterday, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus dismissed criticism levelled at the remarkable similarities between its upcoming Dream Heights and Nimblebit’s Tiny Tower.

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Hirai named Sony president and CEO

Incumbent Howard Stringer, who recommended Hirai for the job, to become chairman of the board in June.

Kaz Hirai has been named the new president and CEO of Sony Corporation.

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Zynga reponds to cloning allegations

"Just as our games and mechanics have inspired and accelerated the game industry, its 30-year body of work has inspired us too."

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has dismissed accusations that his company cloned Tiny Tower, saying Nimblebit's iOS game can hardly lay claim to the tower sim genre and that Zynga will continue to "evolve genres" for its players in future.

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January 31, 2012

Online FPS sets new world record with 999 simultaneous players

Planetside previously held the record, with 600 players. The Man Vs Machine session lasted two hours and saw players divided into the two titular teams.

Swedish non-profit technology organisation MuchDifferent has set a new world record for simultaneous online players, hosting 999 combatants in its browser based FPS Man Vs Machine.

Planetside previously held the record, with 600 players. The Man Vs Machine session lasted two hours and saw players divided into the two titular teams. Watch the video below for a taste of what it's like to face a 500-strong opposition.

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Out There: Do we need more stealth games?

The pleasures of sneaking, the finality of videogame death and game designers' love for MacBook Pros.

Stealth has hardly become a forgotten shade in the gaming spectrum, but it's hard to think of many new games that are dedicated to it. Instead of being the leading light, as it was at the heights of the Thief and Metal Gear series, today stealth is more frequently just an element - from a choice in Deus Ex: Human Revolution to a pastime in Skyrim.

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Bigpoint hits 250 million users

German browser gaming company Bigpoint now has more than 250 million registered players. In a press release, the company - which claims to have been the first to introduce the free-to-play model to the west, with 2002's IceFighter - says it is seeing more than 250,000 new signups every single day.

German browser gaming company Bigpoint now has more than 250 million registered players.

In a press release, the company - which claims to have been the first to introduce the free-to-play model to the west, with 2002's IceFighter - says it is seeing more than 250,000 new signups every single day.

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Develop In Brighton calls for speakers

Organisers of Develop In Brighton have issued a call for speakers ahead of this year's conference, which begins on July 10. The three-day event, now in its seventh year, plays host to over 100 sessions from industry experts. Speakers last year included David Braben, LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule, and SCEE's Mick Hocking.
www.developconference.com
Develop Conference

Organisers of the Develop In Brighton Conference have issued a call for speakers ahead of this year's conference, which begins on July 10.

The three-day event, now in its seventh year, plays host to over 100 sessions from industry experts. Speakers last year included David Braben, LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule, and SCEE's Mick Hocking.

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Quarrel review

Risk meets Scrabble in Denki's charming and thoughtful XBLA effort.

At first, it just looks big. Xbox Live Arcade was always Quarrel's target platform, but developer Denki's struggle to find a publisher meant the iOS release came first, and so your first moments are spent marvelling at things you'd previously had to squint at. Given its board game roots - pitched simplistically, and correctly, as Risk meets Scrabble - Quarrel is much better suited to a large panel and a good sit down than the snatched spare moments for which mobile games are largely designed.

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Monkey Bump review

PomPom’s back with an old idea and a brand new look.

The legal language for it is "expanding boundary". That’s the terminology PomPom settled on back in 2005, when it decided that its new control scheme was so good that the team should probably patent it. The technical definition makes it sound a lot more complicated than it actually is, of course: place a cursor on the playing field, and it simply creates a little circular puff of air, pushing outwards against any object it comes into contact with.

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EverQuest goes free-to-play

EverQuest will celebrate its 13th birthday in March by adopting the free-to-play model, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed. The move was revealed in a post on the game's official website by producer Thom Terrazas. Like its SOE stablemate, the PC and PS3 MMOG DC Universe Online, EverQuest will offer a free option alongside monthly subscriptions.
http://eqplayers.station.sony.com/news_article.vm?id=524183&month=012012
SOE

EverQuest will celebrate its 13th birthday in March by adopting the free-to-play model, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed.

The move was revealed in a post on the game's official website by producer Thom Terrazas. Like its SOE stablemate, the PC and PS3 MMOG DC Universe Online, EverQuest will offer a free option alongside monthly subscriptions.

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Dragon's Dogma delayed

Capcom's open-world action-adventure Dragon's Dogma has been delayed to May, the publisher has confirmed. In a brief statement, Capcom reveals that the game will now be released on May 22 in North America, and May 25 in Europe. It was previously due in North America on March 27, and Europe on May 1.

Capcom's open-world action-adventure Dragon's Dogma has been delayed to May, the publisher has confirmed.

In a brief statement, Capcom reveals that the game will now be released for PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 22 in North America, and May 25 in Europe. It was previously due in North America on March 27, and Europe on May 1.

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THQ facing Nasdaq delisting

THQ has been warned that it will be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange unless it can drag its share price out of the doldrums in the next six months. The publisher has today filed notification with the Securities And Exchange Commission in which it reveals that Nasdaq has given it until July 23 to raise its share price above $1 and keep it there for ten days, the minimum requirement for a Nasdaq listing.
http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2lyLmludC53ZXN0bGF3YnVzaW5lc3MuY29tL2RvY3VtZW50L3YxLzAwMDA4NjU1NzAtMTItMDAwMDAzL3htbA%3d%3d
THQ

THQ has been warned that it will be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange unless it can drag its share price out of the doldrums in the next six months.

The publisher has today filed documents with the US Securities And Exchange Commission in which it reveals that Nasdaq has given it until July 23 to raise its share price above $1 and keep it there for ten days, the minimum requirement for a Nasdaq listing.

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This week's opportunities on Edge Jobs

Find your future designing quests for WOW, building new social games with Wooga or overseeing Dice's Battlelog.

If the idea of helping to guide Azeroth's path through history appeals to you, Blizzard Entertainment's currently open position of World Of Warcraft senior quest designer is certainly worth a look. Based in Irvine, Cali, you'll be responsible for creating, writing and scripting new quests for the MMORPG.

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Soul Calibur V review

Namco's series sharpens up its act for today's fighting game audience.

You can read this review in full in our print edition.

Our February issue, which is on sale now, includes an in-depth Post Script article on the inherent difficulties of bolting a story onto a fighting game.

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Soul Calibur V review

Namco's series sharpens up its act for today's fighting game audience.

You can read this review in full in our print edition.

Our February issue, which is on sale now, includes an in-depth Post Script article on the inherent difficulties of bolting a story onto a fighting game.

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SSX online pass walls off virtual currency

EA has confirmed that SSX, the upcoming reboot of its snowboarding series, will use the company's online pass. Rather than lock second-hand buyers out of the game's multiplayer component entirely, however, it prevents them from accruing the in-game currency used to unlock vanity items and additional events.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/01/30/ssx-39-s-online-pass-isn-39-t-too-bad.aspx
Game Informer

EA has confirmed that SSX, the upcoming reboot of its snowboarding series, will use the company's online pass.

Rather than lock second-hand buyers out of the game's multiplayer component entirely, however, it prevents them from accruing the in-game currency used to unlock vanity items and additional events.

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