2010
03.11

Warner Bros.’ family-friendly take on storied fantasy series will now support motion control on Sony’s console; previously only for Wii, PS2, PSP, and DS. Though the PlayStation Move was only unveiled hours ago , companies are already beginning to pile onto the PlayStation motion-control bandwagon. The first publisher to jump aboard post-briefing was Warner Bros.

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PlayStation 3 | PlayStation Move-ing on Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest

2010
03.10

LucasArts announces remake of Monkey Island 2 and the PlayStation Network version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. SAN FRANCISCO–Last year, LucasArts gave Monkey Island fans a chance to relive fond memories of 1990s adventure gaming when it announced The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition on the PC and Xbox 360. With the 2010 Game Developers Conference well underway, LucasArts announced at an event tonight that The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition is coming to the PlayStation Network “in a few weeks.” More importantly, LucasArts also announced that Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC this summer

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PC | Monkey Island 2 SE takes LeChuck’s Revenge on consoles, PC this summer

2010
03.10

GDC 2010: Developers behind Super Meat Boy, Critter Crunch, Flower, and more line up to lay down their gripes with the gaming industry. Who was there: It might be quicker to go over who wasn’t there, as GDC boasted plenty of panelists for the session, including Adam Saltsman (Semi Secret Software), Jonatan Soderstrom (Cactus Software), Anna Anthropy (Auntie Pixelante), Jarrad Woods (Farbs), Brandon Boyer (Offworld), Randy Smith (Tiger Style), Nathan Vella (Capybara Games), Craig D

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BlackBerry | Indie developers spew rapid-fire rants

2010
03.10

GDC 2010: Ray Muzyka and Joseph Staten talk about 10-year franchise plans, switching development teams between sequels, and Police Academy films. Who Was There: Two of the leading figures behind gaming’s biggest hits joined together to talk about their keys to success. On hand was Ray Muzyka, CEO, general manager, and co-founder of BioWare Corp, and Bungie creative director Joseph Staten.

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BlackBerry | BioWare, Bungie execs talk building blockbuster franchises

2010
03.10

SyFy teams with Bigpoint to deliver Web browser-based online game based on Emmy Award-winning TV series. In 2007, NBC Universal and its now-defunct corporate sibling Vivendi Games teamed up to bring the Sci-Fi Channel’s popular space opera Battlestar Galactica to downloadable platforms as a multiplayer-focused shooter.The two are giving it another go, as the rebranded science fiction network SyFy and NBC Universal are bringing Battlestar Galactica back to the online space, but this time in a more massively multiplayer form. Battlestar Galactica Online is coming to a Web browser near you this fall

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PC | Battlestar Galactica MMORPG takes wing this fall

2010
03.10

This patch includes added missing function key icons, bug fixes and more.

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PC | DiRT 2 v1.1 Patch

2010
03.10

This is the fifth beta version of the free edition of the Unreal Engine 3.

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PC | Unreal Development Kit Beta 5

2010
03.10

Ubisoft taps two of three Logorama filmmakers to make $8-$10 million, 20-minute prequel for this holiday season’s Future Soldier. Get the full article at GameSpot ” Wii | Ghost Recon mini-movie being made by directors of Oscar-winning short ” was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:53:33 -0800

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Wii | Ghost Recon mini-movie being made by directors of Oscar-winning short

2010
03.10

GDC 2010: EA’s Kristian Segerstrale’s Social & Online Games Summit presentation advocates the unparalleled growth potential in creating connected experiences for players.

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Wii | Playfish cofounder on the power of ‘free’ – Keynote

2010
03.10

GDC 2010: COO John Schappert says digital revenue will still be tied to shiny discs for years to come, expresses regret that Modern Warfare 2 developers will be spending time making court cases instead of games. Who was there: John Schappert, chief operating officer of Electronic Arts, took part in a half-hour “Mythbusting Fireside Chat” with Los Angeles Times writer Alex Pham.

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PC | EA COO weighs in on Infinity Ward firings, retail’s fate