Post Tagged with: "consoles"

Blizzard Teases Console Projects

Blizzard is and always has been a very PC orientated company. From World of Warcraft to Starcraft and everything in between. Well Blizzard is possibly looking to change that, if a recent interview with MCV is to be believed…

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InstantAction CEO: “I assure you that piracy is coming to consoles”

The CEO of web gaming site InstantAction has told attendees of the 2010 Develop Conference that the problem of game piracy is not restricted to PCs, and that consoles are definitely going to have to deal with the problem as well…

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APB For Consoles Still A Possibility

When APB was announced, it was announced as an MMO for the Xbox 360 and the PC. Later, they delayed and eventually dropped development of the 360 title to focus their efforts on the PC version. Now Realtime Worlds’s David Jones is saying that a console version could still happen- with some caveats.

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The Old Republic on Consoles Hasn’t Even Been Considered

Stars Wars fans pondering the possibility of The Old Republic coming to home consoles are all alone, because BioWare hasn’t even talked about it.

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The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf officially “On Hold”

Remember when there was that rumour that the console version of The Witcher had been cancelled? It turns out it was partially true. WideScreen, the game’s developer, has confirmed that the game has been pushed back, thanks to CD Projekt (the owner of the IP) not having enough money. Widescreen boss Olivier Masclef said that [...]

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Screens of Ryu and Ken’s Sensei in Street Fighter 4

Street Fighter 4, from what I understand, is not getting a legal arcade release in America (correct me if I’m wrong), but never fear!  The US is getting the console version on both PS3 and Xbox 360, and a character that you may or may not have known was coming was Ryu and Ken’s teacher, [...]

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Confirmed: GTA IV PS3 Is Not 630p…It’s 640p

It’s fun to compare consoles, especially when the comparison involves one of the biggest games of this generation. Grand Theft Auto IV has been littered with websites giving their opinions on which version looks best. Surprisingly, most had no inkling of each version’s native resolution. Eurogamer are the first to speculate that GTA IV on [...]

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PS3/360 Cry Engine 2 to Look Near High Settings on PC

It almost sounds too good to be true. Almost? It is too good to be true. Could Cry Engine 2 on consoles really look any where near as good as Crysis on the PC? Crytek’s Engine Business Manager, Harald Seeley, states that they expect the console versions to “look like they’re running at high settings, [...]

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EA Sports Games Axed for PC, And It’s All Your Fault

Madden ’09 is the first casualty of the cull, which is apparently because we love our consoles too much.

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World of WarCraft Coming to Consoles!

Blizzard announced today that its overly-popular MMO, World of WarCraft, is headed to consoles in a spin-off entitled “The Molten Core”. We here at Ripten are excited about the possibilities of this concept, and I’m putting my money down that this is going to be the best game ever created. Find out why.

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Analysts Play With Crystal Ball: Foresee Wii Owners ‘Graduating’ To PS3

But for once it isn’t Michael Patcher sifting through the tea leaves. This time market researchers iSuppli have predicted that 2008 will be the turning point for PS3 – and if all goes to plan it will be the console Wii owners come running to.

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Gaming Trends Part 2: The State of PC Gaming

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been noticing quite a few themes that have been making their way through the industry. Throughout last week at GDC, many of these took center stage in a variety of forms. Today, we examine the state of PC Gaming. Every year a multitude of publications come out proclaiming “PC [...]

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Far Cry 2 Officially Announced for PS3 and Xbox 360

After rampant rumours of Far Cry 2 coming to consoles, Ubisoft have finally announced the game for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

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