Videogame Source: 05/02/11

Monday, May 2, 2011

New wave of Xbox Live ban

Spring cleaning? According to reports from a number of people on various international forums, Microsoft would have sparked a new wave of bans on Xbox Live. The recipients of this measure would seem to be, in order: the owners of modified Xbox 360 players who have falsified their scores users who have illegally modified their avatars users who have unlawfully used the online multiplayer of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 If you have committed any of the actions described above, there is a real possibility that your Xbox 360 to be banned from Xbox Live.

A new Dragon Ball coming from Namco Bandai?

Dragon Ball Game Project 2011 Age According to the site This Japanese Tale, set in language understandable by Andriasang, there would be a new video game Dragon Ball coming from Namco Bandai. A vaguely defined "source" told the site that the new Japanese game called Dragon Ball Game Age Project 2011 and would be used to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

This would be a game that does not belong to the series dedicated to the world's stable now Toriyama, while presenting itself as a "fighting action in 3D." The period of output would be expected in autumn 2011, we will see if everything will be confirmed by Namco Bandai and, if so, what it looks like this title.

Very special edition for Catherine in America

Love is Over Catherine appeared immediately papabile a title for one of those issues as "very special" that characterize the Japanese market, but recently begun to emerge in the West. Here is the special edition "Love is Over", at the time announced by Atlus for the North American market in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Housed in a typical pizza box with the label bar Stray Sheep, one of the applicants of the game, we find a pair of boxer shorts with polka dots type, a T-shirt with the theme "romantic" and a romantic pillow with multipurpose Catherine along course of the game. Everything is sold in the U.S.

A Music Marketplace coming to Xbox Live?

So suggests a job vacancy According to reports in a recent job advertised by Microsoft, there would be a new section of Xbox Live in preparation, called Music Marketplace. The announcement of work concerns the role of fact "Xbox Live Music Marketplace Business Manager, or an executive figure of this mysterious Xbox Live Music Marketplace yet, in fact, does not exist.

So we do not know what it is but the logical solution is that it is a new section of the Marketplace dedicated to music content. Whereas when the Xbox 360 from musical point of view contains only the Zune service, but that does not allow the permanent download of content, a Music Marketplace might be the replacement for this service (also with Zune games now out in terms of hardware ) in the form of digital delivery in the style of iTunes.

The Wii's online is not as good as, according to Iwata

Nintendo would have to turn to outside companies to handle some aspects' s strange to talk about shortcomings and limitations for a console that has sold more of eighty-six million units, but with Project Café on site it is clear that Nintendo does not want to repeat their mistakes, although their impact on hardware sales was apparently minimal.

In a question and answer session with investors, Satoru Iwata has therefore declared that the Wii did not have the network infrastructure needed for effective access to online multiplayer, web browsing and news. The presence of a Wi-Fi and an integrated online shop, though positive, was not accompanied by a rapidly through the contents, usually with a slow connection, which has severely limited any social implications of the experience.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations, you will see a new piece of the puzzle

At this rate it will take a while 'for more details ... The small "race" to the sound of shares and "I Like" issued on the official Facebook Page of Assassin's Creed has now led to a first result. On the page dedicated to Assassin's Creed: Revelations, in fact, the animation has changed and now shows on the left side, an arm with a typical blade of the killer, most likely belonging to Altair, ancient walls and blinds in the background.

The Italian charts 18 to 24 April 2011

Mortal Kombat dall'AESVI emerge come the usual software sales charts in Italy (source: GfK Retail and Technology), in this case on the week 18 to 24 April 2011. Pokémon still on top, followed dall'incalzante Mortal Kombat for the consoles, while PC back to normal between World of Warcraft, The Sims and others.

The Italian software charts 18 to 24 April 2011 Top 10 Console POKEMON BLACK (DS) MORTAL KOMBAT (PS3) POKEMON WHITE (DS) MORTAL KOMBAT (Xbox 360) Wii Party (Wii) FIFA 11 (PS3) JUST DANCE 2 WII FIT PLUS + Balance Board (Wii) Inazuma Eleven (DS) Crysis 2 LIMITED EDITION (PS3) Top 10 PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE PAID CARD 2 MONTHS FIFA 11 THE SIMS MEDIEVAL LIMITED EDITION THE SIMS 3 CRYSIS 2 LIMITED EDITION ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD PORTAL 2 ASSASSIN'S CREED II FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 GTA IV Top 10 Nintendo Nintendogs 3DS PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 + NEW GOLDEN RETRIEVER & FRIENDS Rabbids Rayman 3D 3D Pilotwings RESORT SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV Combat of Giants 3D Nintendogs + FRENCH BULLDOG FRIENDS & NEW LEGO STAR WARS The Clone Wars III ASPHALT 3D Top 10 Nintendo DS POKEMON POKEMON BLACK WHITE ART ACADEMY Inazuma Eleven FIFA 11 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS MARIO KART MARIO VS DONKEY KONG A melee Miniland SoulSilver POKEMON POKEMON HeartGold + + Pokéwalker Pokéwalker Top 10 PlayStation 2 FIFA 11 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 BLACK GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS PLATINUM NEED FOR SPEED CARBON BEN 10 ULTIMATE ALIEN COSMIC DESTRUCTION FIFA STREET 2 THE GODFATHER THE SIMS 2 MEDAL OF HONOR VANGUARD Top 10 PlayStation 3 MORTAL KOMBAT FIFA 11 CRYSIS 2 LIMITED EDITION Killzone 3 CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS MORTAL COMBAT COLLECTOR'S TOP SPIN EDITION 4 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 RED RIVER OPERATION FLASHPOINT ASSASSIN'S CREED BROTHERHOOD Top 10 SHADOW CREATURES Invizimals PSP FIFA 11 + CAM PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 Invizimals SHADOW CREATURES NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Kizuna DRIVE SPARTA GOD OF WAR GHOST OF NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PLATINUM BLOODLINES Assassin's Creed Ratchet & Clank Size Matters BEN 10 ULTIMATE ESSENTIALS ALIEN COSMIC DESTRUCTION Top 10 Wii JUST DANCE PARTY 2 WII WII FIT + BALANCE BOARD PLUS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS MARIO MIX MARIO KART + WII SPORTS FIFA 11 UDRAW WHEEL STUDIO TABLET + DONKEY KONG COUNTRY SUPER MARIO GALAXY RETURNS 2 Top 10 Xbox 360 FIFA MORTAL KOMBAT 11 KINECT SPORTS OPERATION FLASHPOINT RED RIVER ADVENTURES KINECT + MORTAL KOMBAT KINECT COLLECTOR'S EDITION NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT 2 CRYSIS CRYSIS PORTAL 2 2 LIMITED EDITION

Microsoft Vancouver develops a AAA shooter for Kinect

Something for hardcore Apparently there is a title "serious" for incoming Kinect, meaning that definition shooter considered "Triple A" for the public and gaming core. To develop Microsoft Game Studios is Vancouver, which already advertises in its newly opened official website. Apparently, the team in question has received the mission to create more games dedicated to the public "core", apparently starting from this new and mysterious shooters with support for Kinect.

Chrono Trigger to the Virtual Console

So says the ESRB's been 16 years since its original release but as Chrono Trigger, when he appears, always attracts the attezione. We therefore welcome with enthusiasm the news that sees the popular RPG from Square Enix ESRB appeared on lists as a title for Wii, then probably the section of the SNES Virtual Console.

There is no sign of price or release date, although it is likely that the first hovers around 900 Nintendo Points, SNES digit standard for high-profile titles for the date while there will still be waiting. The title of the game has recently appeared also associated with the PlayStation 3 and PSP suggesting an imminent arrival also on PlayStation Network.

Chrono Trigger (wikipedia) Virtual Console (wikipedia)

New plan calls for the beta of Gears of War 3

Add a place at the beta Epic Games today announced a new program that allows you to invite new users into the beta of Gears of War 3 through "Never Fight Alone." Under the new regulation, anyone who has attended at least one of the game may invite into the beta test version of the new shooter for the Xbox 360 a friend of your choice.

E 'can also earn additional "slots" for friends, or any other possibility to invite more friends, the following actions: Buy Gears of War via Games on Demand, a series or any of the DLC Gears Avatar Play more than 20 hours to release Gears of War beta 3 includes a subscription to Xbox Live Gold 12 months for 100 hours to play any game in the Gears of War Each of these activities provides a token for a new friend in the beta, but these must be completed within the May 4 with coupon codes that will be distributed on May 8.

Sony apologizes, the shares back

It 'a strange thing did not take the bag: after the crisis due to the problem of PSN, Sony is the value of the shares went up just after the lecture by Kaz Hirai and a public apology to the incident by the executive Nipponese. As reported by Reuters, at least in Japan, shares bounced back this morning at about 2,304 yen, mainly due to news of the return (in part) online PSN and promises rewards users for the inconvenience.

Dragon Quest X arrives next year?

The composer says something like There are no precise information on Dragon Quest X, chapter after the great success of the ninth should be already well in development at Square Enix. Then you may find a clue as reported by the series composer, Koichi Sugiyama, during a recent concert held in Japan and based on Dragon Quest III.

The musician said in fact "be pointing to next year" and be "in the middle of the composition of new music for Dragon Quest." So obviously our thoughts go to the tenth chapter, which for 2012 could therefore be ripe to enter the market. Yuji Horii, Square Enix on the other hand had already announced new to the series this year, so we look forward to the various summer fairs gaming.

Sony Online's portal is offline

Problem, Sony? In a maneuver that seems to be related to recent events on the PlayStation Network, Sony Online Entertainment has decided to disconnect the Station portal. com, which acts as a hub connecting the various products of the publisher. "We had to temporarily disconnect the service of SOE," the statement said, "in the course of investigations on threats to our systems, we discovered a problem that forced us to put the online service with immediate effect, we will provide updates throughout the day today" .

Anonymous public on the web a video of Sonic deleted

Not all Sonic can with a hole An anonymous has published on a web video for Sonic deleted by SEGA, Sonic Extreme. It will probably be an extension to the company does not want to be recognized. The reasons for the cancellation resulting possibilities quite obvious watching the movie: poor quality. However, it is a title a few years ago, but it's nice to meet you to lengthen the list of titles deleted in the developing world.

Invite a friend to the beta of Gears 3

Epic Games has launched an interesting initiative to enlarge the catchment area of the multiplayer beta of Gears of War 3. Anyone who has attended at least one game of that beta can invite your friends to take part. You can earn an additional "chip" includes the first Gears of invitation in category Games on Demand, or a DLC or an accessory to any avatar dedicated to the series.

Also buy a Live subscription for 12 months will contribute to the promotion, as well as play for more than 20 hours a beta or have accumulated over 100 hours of multiplayer with the first two chapters of the series. If you manage to complete one or more of these goals by the fourth of this month, Microsoft will send you the bonus codes by mail from May 8.

Metro 2034 Dmitry Glukhovsky: the story continues

Here comes the sequel to 2033 Metro Multiplayer. en Editions is pleased to announce the release of Metro 2034, the highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling Russian Metro 2033 diDmitry Glukhovsky, atypical science fiction novel, a post nuclear noir, set in a dilapidated Moscow, where radiation and genetically created chimeras made the surface completely uninhabitable by humans.

Published in Russia in 2009, 2034 sold out in the first six months of more than 300 000 copies, and remained among the best Russian novels of the period. Like its predecessor, Metro 2034 has had a double serving, on paper and online, read free of charge for more than 1 million Internet users.

New info for Dark Souls

The developers of Dark Souls, the spiritual heir of the masterpiece known as Demon's Souls damned, they're sipping a duty to the game information to grow out of the waiting fans. The last of these relates to a particular system that will be included in the online and gameplay reminiscent of that seen in part in the previous game.

Funzioerà way: in the game we can build alliances with groups belonging to particular NPC factions and influence our choice in a more or less heavy relationships with other players 'real', that might have allied with factions. The producer of the game, Hidetaka Miyazaki, said that this system has an incredible depth and will be able to give a flavor all new multiplayer game, something never seen before.

Double Mario and Animal Crossing on 3DS

Last week, Nintendo held its usual annual Q & A with investors, which marked, in fact, the conclusion of the fiscal year of the company. One of those present asked President Satoru Iwata information about the release dates of some key titles for 3DS: Super Mario, Mario Kart and Animal Crossing. Iwata said that such games should be out by the end of next fiscal year, which ends in April 2012, but gave no specific dates.

Omega Chaos Rings debuts in video

Coming in May, the prequel of Chaos Chaos Rings Rings Square Enix is the best Japanese RPG for IOS. You will be pleased to know that the prequel will arrive in May, Chaos Rings Omega, of which we present the debut trailer. Omega Chaos Rings - The debut trailer

Chaos Rings (homepage) Chaos Rings (wikipedia)

Classic Controller for Wii Madden

The twelfth chapter changes course. Read more ...

Classic Controller (wikipedia) Wii (homepage) Wii (crunchbase) Wii (wikipedia)

inFamous 2 - off-screen video with giant bosses

If there are large does not want a new stolen video of inFamous 2 (Sony ultimately steal things seem to be an Olympic sport) shows some game sequences and a fight with a giant boss. Although it is off a video screen, the quality is very good and suggests various details about the gameplay. But no more talk, we watch the movie together rejoicing like chickens stuffed with Viagra! inFamous 2 - Video screen off with giant bosses

Infamous 2 (homepage) Infamous 2 (wikipedia)

Italy Top 10 of hackers

Italy was one of the most affected countries in the ugly affair PSN, which I expect to find, hopefully, a solution for this first week. Through his Twitter account, the former editor of 1UP, Mark McDonald, has published some numbers relating to accounts stolen by hackers, by country. Are unwelcome on this podium in the first place the United States, with 31,104,307 accounts.

Second Great Britain (9296317) and Japan third (7,427,038). Following is France (4701424), Canada (3,524,227), Germany (3233800) and Spain (2982592). Even Italy is unfortunately in the Top Ten and just behind Australia, in ninth place with as many as 1,473,187 in the account data would be held by hackers.

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron was called Angelic

The love of brevity always gives good results I wonder what did the developers led by El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (El Shaddai in Hebrew, is one of the names of God) to change the name of their game. The old name, as ascertained by watching the video below, was the most simple and immediate Angelic.

Which do you prefer of the two? Surely it is all the more evocative and, in a sense, the original, as Angelic is a term of abuse that goes well a little 'to everything, from the name of a porn star to the songs of Justin Bieber, but it also said it was definitely easier to remember. El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Trailer with the original title

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (wikipedia)

Fifa Master Project: It's time to choose

Last weekend, the organizers of the FIFA Master Project sent to all those who have registered an email to find out which teams use to attend the event. Bad luck has it that due to problems in Aruba, provider of the official website of the event, many emails have not reached their destination, the organization therefore calls for the rinivio e-mail stating your choices.

Here are finally all relevant information relating to this last phase of registration. Upon receipt of the teams selected will be sent to the method for making the payment and then finally join the event which, remember, will be held from May 28 to June 5. The venue will host the event is located in the heart of Rome in a side street of Via del Corso.

Mortal Kombat in Superdirective today!

Continue Superdirective Multiplayer. it, from our studies of Terni. In today's episode show Mortal Kombat and answer any questions from users! Connect at 17 Monday, May 2 at this page to interact with us. The maximum number of users that can connect simultaneously is equal to 5000, to see the direct non-stop you have to have an ADSL connection of at least 1.2 Mbits, we recommend that you do not download anything while watching the live itself.

Mortal Kombat (homepage) Mortal Kombat (wikipedia)

Dawn of Fantasy

Exclusive 200 keys to participate in the beta! Multiplayer. it, together with Halifax, is pleased to present the exclusive and all our readers 200 multiplayer beta keys for the Dawn of Fantasy MMORTS interesting coming to PC. The first 200 users who request it and who meet the requirements listed below, will be entitled to the key store inside the client after you download it to this address, making sure you have installed on your computer at least DirectX 9.0 and Microsoft.

Madden NFL 12 - Gameplay Video

Electronic Arts video shows the new Madden Four Italian fans of football will be pleased to know that Electronic Arts has released a new video of Madden NFL 12, the next incarnation of the Madden series. In the video you can see some scenes of the game, so do not be lazy and press the play button to watch.

Madden NFL 12 - gameplay video

Madden NFL (wikipedia)

Tales of the Abyss 3D will arrive in Europe in 2012

After the confirmation of the publication in the U.S., that comes for the old continent series comes to Nintendo Tales of Tales of the Abyss 3D 3DS, fortunately, will be released in Europe during 2012, specifically in the spring (and then about a year by this news). The game will be released in June in Japan, while the U.S.

version will be released a few months later, although no official date has been announced. We recall that Tales of the Abyss 3D is just porting the repute Tales of the Abyss for PlayStation 2. Source: VG247

Tales of the Abyss (wikipedia)

Japanese hardware charts 18 to 24 April 2011

Despite PSN, PSP dominates the new week, new classifications. Those inevitable hardware sold in Japan, where he confirms the predominance of the PSP, despite the affair and the different reactions to the NDP's promise to give one month's Sony PlayStation Plus free to all users to reactivate the service.

The Nintendo 3DS sluggish, probably hampered by the lack of important titles, and the high price of online, while the PS3 is now a regular on the Wii in sales. - PSP: 49.162 [SU] 25.316 (106.16%) - 3DS: 23.038 [DOWN] 5.214 (18.46%) - PS3: 19.033 [DOWN] 3.232 (14:52%) - Wii: 7.866 [DOWN] 256 (3.15%) - DSi LL: 7.064 [DOWN] 660 (8:54%) - DSi: 6.214 [DOWN] 595 (8.74%) - Xbox 360: 1.891 [DOWN] 7 (0.37%) - PS2: 1.163 [DOWN] 98 (7.77%) - DS Lite: 283 [down] 140 (33.10%) - PSP Go: 265 [SU] 58 (28.2%) Source: Joystiq

Aprile (rottentomatoes) April (film) (wikipedia)

THQ talks about the model of the MX vs. ATV

THQ has spoken of the model used for the racing game MX vs. ATV Alive. According to the brand manager for THQ, Ali Bouda, to MCV, since the launch of the game will have numerous DLC, whose number will increase gradually each week for several months. As announced by the publisher some time ago, the game will hit stores with a price lower than the industry average.

"MX vs. ATV Alive is the only game based on this model we have announced," says the manager of THQ, "the title lends itself well to this concept because it is adding vehicles and tracks, not to pursue a story like for Saints Row and Homefront. " According to the publisher, the model adopted for the new off-road racing game will allow everyone to get from day one of the most popular ways to reduced prices, while expanding the universe of the game will follow the directions you want.

IGN's company acquires 1UP

The American publishing giant videogames on the internet is still expanding the network has acquired UGO IGN, 1UP, the publishing company since 2009. The reason lies in the willingness of the acquisition of IGN to get out of the way News Corp and become large enough to act alone. The division between IGN and News Corp will take place over several months, with the end result of having a new independent company led by current chief of IGN, Roy Bahat.

A few copies of Ocarina of Time in stores at launch?

Nintendo wants to avoid the effect Spirit Tracks Some rumors speak of a launch economical for the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 3DS. In fact, Nintendo had initially decided to send a few copies in stores. The reason? Avoid the effect Spirit Tracks, with several copies of the finished baskets offered in a month after launch.

As we know, in fact, despises Nintendo pretty special and hard to discount any of its securities have suffered over the years. Source: andriasang

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (homepage) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (wikipedia)

Master Chief in Gears of War 3

Cliff Bleszinski has revealed that Epic Games has asked Microsoft for permission to use the protagonist of the Halo series, Master Chief, the new chapter of Gears of War. Confirmation was given by the designer of Epic Games during an interview with Complex. "I will tell you a secret. I contacted Microsoft to get Master Chief in the game, but the boys seemed to me squeamish." "One of the reasons for the success of Halo lies in the Gears M.

Driver: San Francisco - the trailer for the return

The reboot of the series in a spectacular video show The Return of the Driver series, which will happen with Driver: San Francisco, is celebrated in this spectacular video where you can see some of the locations of the city and several main characters. Driver: San Francisco - The Return

Driver: San Francisco (homepage) Driver: San Francisco (wikipedia)

"Do not download the patch of New Vegas"

Bethesda has advised the owners of the Xbox 360 version of Fallout: New Vegas will not download the latest patch for the RPG developed by Obsidian because of the blocks caused by the update. Apparently the problem has been identified by the developer, reported on the Bethesda Blog. "Regarding the update on Xbox 360, we found a solution to the problem that is causing the blocks with game saves," it said.