Archive for September, 2008

EA Redwood Shores Dead Space team to get a new name


EA Redwood Shores Dead Space team to get a new name

It’s not just reshaping their products that the team of developers at EA Redwood Shores are looking into. Head honcho Glenn Schofield disclosed in an interview with Variety that yes, they are indeed looking into the legal matter of changing their name.
But before you all go thinking that EA will no longer be EA, hear […]

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AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack release and pricing details


AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack release and pricing details

We have more details about the AC/DC track pack that Harmonix, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts are releasing for Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2) and Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2).
It pretty much confirms everything we’ve heard about it so far. All eighteen tracks are straight off of AC/DC’s Live […]

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Wii Homebrew - Trojan Wii v1.1


Wii Homebrew - Trojan Wii v1.1

This here is the Trojan Wii v1.1 created by Jon Conrad. It is a Trojan LCD game simulator, and it runs on PC, OSX, NDS, Wii and the original Xbox. That’s multifunctional for you.
He wrote this brew using SDL so that it can be ported easily. According to him, OSX was the easiest to port, […]

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Namco Bandai TGS 08 lineup: Nobi Nobi Boy to make public appearance


Namco Bandai TGS 08 lineup: Nobi Nobi Boy to make public appearance

It’s been a full year since we heard anything about Namco Bandai’s stretchy title for the PS3, Nobi Nobi Boy. I say “stretchy” because not only does the character literally stretches his body at will, the developers also obviously had to stretch their imaginations quite a bit to come up with another strange goodness after […]

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New independent studio Robomodo working on “high-profile extreme sports title”


New independent studio Robomodo working on “high-profile extreme sports title”

What happens after a development team gets dissolved? Sometimes they get shuttled off to other projects. Sometimes they get together, come up with a cool name and logo, and go independent.
The people behind Robomodo chose the second option. The company is made up of 27 industry veterans from the now-dissolved EA Chicago, majority of whom […]

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Diner Dash studio CEO: there is no real need for consoles


Diner Dash studio CEO: there is no real need for consoles

Many personalities in the video game industry have expressed their views on the future of gaming. Some say PC gaming is doomed, some say consoles will someday merge into one, some say there’s a 20 chance that we are computer simulations.
Ok, that last one didn’t have anything to do […]

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A year later: UK console and handheld installed base almost doubles


A year later: UK console and handheld installed base almost doubles

New numbers from Chart Track show that the current installed base for console and handheld gamers in the UK have doubled since last year.
So which console has the largest installed base? Three guesses. Well, three’s all you get since there are only that many consoles.
It’s the Wii! What a surprise. The Nintendo […]

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No fuss, no muss: Wii ISO Patcher Simple GUI


No fuss, no muss: Wii ISO Patcher Simple GUI

Benyboybob (aka Ben Lloyd) has released the Wii ISO Patcher, a simple GUI he made for waninkoko’s classic IOS Version Patcher.
Instead of dealing with command lines, you now simply have to browse for your ISO. As the author said, it’s nothing ground-breaking, but it will make your life a little easier.
The […]

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Konami’s TGS 08 lineup revealed


Konami’s TGS 08 lineup revealed

More and more exhibitors for the TGS event are revealing their lineup of titles to showcase next week. Just a few moments ago, we heard from Sony’s list of PS3 and PSP games that’ll end up on the show floor - one of which is an unannounced PS3 game from Konami.
Do we get that answer […]

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Team Twiizers relates plans for the future of SaveMii


Team Twiizers relates plans for the future of SaveMii

Here’s some behind-the-scenes news from the Wiibrew community concerning SaveMii, the anti-brick dongle for the Wii from Team Twiizers.
bushing explains in the hackmii blog that they are exploring a way to increase their production of the dongle to meet demand.
They received so many orders, in fact, that they are exploring a way to increase production […]

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